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Emerging 2013 Social Media Trends
Posted by admin on Feb 22, 2013 in Blogging, CRIB Notes, Facebook, New Online Strategies, Social Networking, Tips and Tutorials, YouTube | Comments Off
This week e.politics posted a helpful list of online trends to watch in 2013. We found it really helpful for prompting discussions around both short-term and long-term online strategies. Here you go: Online rapid response — more important than ever. In the days of the 24-hour news cycle, even 2 hours can cause you to miss your chance, so make sure your decisionmaking process is as clear and...
Read MoreLive-Tweeting an Event?
Posted by brendan on Sep 12, 2011 in Blogging, CRIB Notes, Text Messaging, Twitter | Comments Off
M+R has a great checklist for preparing to live tweet an event. As they remind us “Live-tweeting can be a great way to build your audience on Twitter – if you do it right…Setting yourself up for successful live-tweeting before the event is just as important as doing a good job with the tweets themselves. Thinking through a few simple things in advance will not only ensure that you...
Read MoreNonprofit Spam Manifesto
Posted by brendan on Mar 25, 2011 in Blogging, CRIB Notes, Direct Mail, Email, eNewsletters, Tips and Tutorials | Comments Off
There are people out there that hate – and we mean hate – spam. As the blogging team writing as “No NonProfit Spam,” says “Your mission is noble, and your intentions are honorable. But if you subscribed us to your organization’s bulk email list without our permission, then you are sending us spam. That is discourteous, unethical, illegal, and ineffective – so...
Read MoreDo You Use Your Blog Strategically?
Posted by brendan on Mar 13, 2011 in Blogging, CRIB Notes, Tips and Tutorials | Comments Off
Folks over at BlueStateDigital have put together a very helpful list of ways to to use your put your blog to good strategic use. They ask “How do you ensure your blog is worth the time it takes your staff to produce it? For a nonprofit, especially one without a team of writers and researchers at the ready, the value question becomes even trickier. But, by investing a little energy into...
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