Comments on: So I like Twitter, but what does it do for me? http://www.joyofdirectmarketing.com/so-i-like-twitter-but-what-does-it-do-for-me/strategy because all marketing touches the customer "direct"ly Tue, 31 Jan 2012 17:42:06 -0500 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: Alan - $100K Small Business Coach http://www.joyofdirectmarketing.com/so-i-like-twitter-but-what-does-it-do-for-me/strategy/comment-page-1#comment-463 Alan - $100K Small Business Coach Sat, 24 Jul 2010 11:44:45 +0000 http://www.joyofdirectmarketing.com/?p=698#comment-463 Great information. As a small business coach working I do several workshops a month to get in front of small business people, and discovered that few really manage Twitter, or any of the other social media, for results. Most do what I call "Hope and Pray" marketing. They've heard that it's important so they do it, but they stand there and wait for something to happen . . . and wait . . . and wait. Because they don't know how to do it, or to manage it they cast a net out over and over and come up empty handed. Great article to help them. I'll share it. Thanks. Great information. As a small business coach working I do several workshops a month to get in front of small business people, and discovered that few really manage Twitter, or any of the other social media, for results. Most do what I call “Hope and Pray” marketing. They’ve heard that it’s important so they do it, but they stand there and wait for something to happen . . . and wait . . . and wait.

Because they don’t know how to do it, or to manage it they cast a net out over and over and come up empty handed.

Great article to help them. I’ll share it. Thanks.

]]> By: Terri Maurer http://www.joyofdirectmarketing.com/so-i-like-twitter-but-what-does-it-do-for-me/strategy/comment-page-1#comment-352 Terri Maurer Sat, 24 Apr 2010 06:13:30 +0000 http://www.joyofdirectmarketing.com/?p=698#comment-352 Like you, I am an avid reader....books, magazines, newspapers, computer screens, soup cans...if there is printed words, I'm reading them. Nice, organized list of WIIFM with Twitter. It's taken me some time, but am finally getting the hang of it and how it can be used as a powerful business tool. And, the 'meet wonderful, new people' part is an enormous plus. Like you, I am an avid reader….books, magazines, newspapers, computer screens, soup cans…if there is printed words, I’m reading them.

Nice, organized list of WIIFM with Twitter. It’s taken me some time, but am finally getting the hang of it and how it can be used as a powerful business tool. And, the ‘meet wonderful, new people’ part is an enormous plus.

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Thanks Lois!

]]> By: Kate Hutchinson http://www.joyofdirectmarketing.com/so-i-like-twitter-but-what-does-it-do-for-me/strategy/comment-page-1#comment-350 Kate Hutchinson Fri, 23 Apr 2010 14:30:47 +0000 http://www.joyofdirectmarketing.com/?p=698#comment-350 Lovely post, Lois. I consider you a Twitter power user because you're able to leverage your followers to such great advantage. But most importantly, you're engaging with other users. People who don't "get" Twitter often view it as a one way street--people posting random tidbits of daily life into the vacuum of the Internet. But the power of Twitter is the power of connecting, finding the person who knows the answer to your Mac question or can look at a new idea and give you feedback. Lovely post, Lois. I consider you a Twitter power user because you’re able to leverage your followers to such great advantage. But most importantly, you’re engaging with other users.

People who don’t “get” Twitter often view it as a one way street–people posting random tidbits of daily life into the vacuum of the Internet. But the power of Twitter is the power of connecting, finding the person who knows the answer to your Mac question or can look at a new idea and give you feedback.

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