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Comment on Why Buying Twitter Followers is a Terrible Idea by Social Media Magic Team

Social Media Magic Team — Thu, 11 Oct 2012 10:11:37 +0000

@Les – True competitors notice. For the most part however, buying Twitter followers is an awful idea. Any digging, and its easy to see that your account is pretty much fake. That’s not good for anyone. – John

Comment on 10 Ways To Improve Your SEO With Social Media by Social Media Magic Team

Social Media Magic Team — Thu, 11 Oct 2012 10:09:13 +0000

@Stacey, thanks for reading – pop by anytime. And if you have any questions, we’re always glad to help. – John

Comment on SMMU’s Top 10 Social Media Platforms For Small Businesses by Social Media Magic Team

Social Media Magic Team — Thu, 11 Oct 2012 10:06:48 +0000

@Guy – great comment, thanks! You’ll notice that I always mention in my posts that I don’t like it as a social networking platform, but as a business tool it does have many merits. I personally use it to organize my clients and meetings – John

Comment on NOT COOL, COOKIE: The Brand on Brand War Ft Oreo and AMC Theatres by Social Media Magic Team

Social Media Magic Team — Thu, 11 Oct 2012 10:04:37 +0000

@Lesa – a relevant point, and a growing concern all over the place. I just can’t help feeling that a few extra bucks for soda is better than having our local theater close because they can’t afford to stay open anymore. And as a business owner, I would never encourage my clients to do something that would harm another businesses income. I see the social viewpoint, I was just trying to say as a brand-on-brand thing – Oreos was totally out of line there. You as the consumer however, are welcome to stick to your guns and make it known to the theater that you’re not happy Great comment Lesa thanks! – John

Comment on NOT COOL, COOKIE: The Brand on Brand War Ft Oreo and AMC Theatres by Lesa

Lesa — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 20:34:12 +0000

While it may not be good business practice to promote the breaking of the rules of another business, the OREO tweet does speak to a very real perception of many theater goers: concession prices are outrageous. $5 for a soda? Seriously? I get that theaters have to pay their bills to stay in business, but it seems to me that more people would buy concessions — and not be tempted to bring anything from home — if those concessions were priced a bit more reasonably. In most of the movies that I have been to recently, only a handful of people purchased any refreshments at all. I would hope that this escapade is a wake up call for the big theater chains as well — maybe offering a different mix of snacks with a smaller margin would actually improve their bottom line.

Comment on SMMU’s Top 10 Social Media Platforms For Small Businesses by Guy Bailey

Guy Bailey — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 19:47:52 +0000

Google+ is horrible? You’re out of your mind!

I love Google+ for so many reasons – hangouts, clearer and better video and picture uploading than Facebook, discovery, events, embedded into youtube, blogger and now gmail – and the one reason why no business or professional can ignore it – it’s SEO ramifications.

I see it as your own personal allotment within the giant Google garden – you can cultivate it and manipulate how you see fit and it has a direct impact on Google search! Google are going all in with social search and recommendations, they realise that most people will pay more attention to their friends than a stranger or random search return and G+ is their tool for delivering these opinions and interactions to the user.

I also like how G+ is unobtrusive and ad-free – wait until paid-for posts start landing in peoples timelines very soon – a lot of users are going to get real angry, real fast and may give G+ another look.

Any marketer or PR who dismisses G+ out of hand is guilty of professional malpractice – as well as poor taste!

Comment on 10 Ways To Improve Your SEO With Social Media by Stacey@endurance team

Stacey@endurance team — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 01:46:24 +0000

Wow, nice read! These are really great tips not only for the newbies but also for professional SEO bloggers. Glad I was able to come across this post!

Comment on Why Buying Twitter Followers is a Terrible Idea by Les

Les — Tue, 09 Oct 2012 20:54:30 +0000

That’s an interesting point; people’s perception of your brand is influenced by how many followers you have or don’t have. I don’t think customers check to see when a company jumped 10K in followers. Their competitors notice those things.

Comment on NOT COOL, COOKIE: The Brand on Brand War Ft Oreo and AMC Theatres by Social Media Magic Team

Social Media Magic Team — Thu, 04 Oct 2012 17:08:10 +0000

@Ron, you could argue that Oreos was simply pandering to their target audience – ‘kids’ with their response. I agree with you that both companies received great publicity for it, but I don’t think Oreos will be making a mistake like that anytime soon. Negative sentiment can spread, as many brands have woefully discovered. Thanks for your opinion on the wars! – John

Comment on NOT COOL, COOKIE: The Brand on Brand War Ft Oreo and AMC Theatres by Social Media Magic Team

Social Media Magic Team — Thu, 04 Oct 2012 17:05:15 +0000

@Gary – great to hear! We all have to stand up for what we believe in. – John