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Social Media Strategies

How to Build a Social Media Strategy
You know about social media, you want to use social media, you have a budget for social media, but you need to know how to effectively use social media to help achieve your corporate marketing goals, right? You need to know you are not alone. This is a common issue for many CMOs. You also need to know that social media is not free, though many of the platforms and technologies are available at no cost. If the platforms are free then where is the cost? As many companies have already discovered, the true cost in social media is in employee time, resources, and management. So, what happens when a corporation does not have a strategy in place to effectively utilize social media? 1. They risk wasting a tremendous amount of time and resources. 2. They put their brand in great jeopardy. 3. They potentially fall short on many of their corporate marketing goals. So, what can I do? This presentation will walk you through the potential hazards of not building a strategy and outline some preliminary steps to help you plan for 2010.

AJ Gerritson AJ Gerritson is a Founding Partner at 451 Marketing, a Boston-based online lead generation and public relations agency. 451 Marketing specializes in creating and implementing customized communications campaigns for mid-size to large companies geared towards generating highly qualified business leads. Core competencies of the agency include: search marketing (SEO and PPC), social media marketing, traditional and online public relations, search leveraged public relations, Web 2.0 integrated website design and development, content development, and CRM integrations.  At 451 Marketing, AJ oversees the agency’s strategic direction and sales and marketing efforts. AJ brings over 12 years of experience in interactive brand strategy, social media marketing, Search marketing, public relations, and interactive marketing. Prior to co-founding 451 Marketing, AJ was a Vice President at Zeeo Interactive, Inc., an award winning interactive agency. Before Zeeo, AJ was the VP of Interactive Marketing for AsiaFoods.com, where he helped build the online Asian food company from the ground up and help position it for a successful acquisition. - 451 Marketing, LLC

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