First thing’s first, anyone who encounters this wonderfully constructed book, What They Fought For, by James M. McPherson, must acknowledge his great work. McPherson is one of the few historians worth reading; this is coming from a Kinesiology major who wants little to nothing to do with historians. I strongly believe that this marvelous piece of art work has no flaws or weaknesses, yet has many strong points.…
Over the years, with the development of powerful technologies of connected devices such as smartphones and tablets, the new generation has found ways to communicate and exchange ideas, not only through traditional communication mediums such as television and radio, but also through social media such as Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn. These technologies allow individuals to access vital information at their fingertips. As such, in…
Social Media has become so powerful and influential within modern culture and society, that it has the ability to affect people’s lives in all aspects, including both financial and social status. Quite simply, it can either “build you up or break you down”; and only those that knowingly can utilize its services in a skillful manner are the ones able to succeed.…
Social media marketing has become exceedingly popular among business of all sizes. So many people use social networks every day. Marketing for business can get very expensive. With social networking, businesses can promote their products and build their fan base. A business can use Facebook or Twitter to alert customers on sales and specials. Social networking was originally set up to interact with family, friends, and colleagues. Now businesses use social media marketing to keep current customers as well as get potential customers. Most businesses consider social networks as a marketing opportunity. Social media marketing is quickly gaining popularity. Facebook has more than three hundred million members worldwide. Twitter logs about fifty-million tweets per day. Businesses use this to their advantage.…
HootSuite is a social media management system for individuals and businesses to monitor and interact through multiple social networks from a web-based dashboard.…
Facebook, Myspace, and Linkedin are three social media platforms with which many internet users are familiar with. The creation of these platforms has resulted in the formation of online communities where individuals can share information about themselves with other members. The use of these sites allow people to stay in connected to friends and family members, meet new people, and update information about themselves to share with others. These sites can also be used to post photos, upload videos, and link to other sites. Businesses have also found the advantages of using social media networks like Facebook, Myspace, and Linkedin. These sites give businesses the ability to advertise products and services in a manner that allows information to be easily searched, shared, and promoted. Organizations can also benefit through the use of social media platforms like Facebook, Myspace, and Linkedin. These sites help organizations promote their cause, fund raise, and inform individuals.…
Tim Horton’s current social media strategies are effective; they engage consumers and operate distinct payment methods that appeal to consumers. The company’s social media approaches are exceptionally purposeful and beneficial not only to their consumers but also to their financial profits. However, if the company wanted to enrich their social media tactics, they may value making some small changes. Perhaps, Tim Horton’s can broaden their target consumers; they could accomplish this by appealing to a wider variety of cultures by advertising more multicultural food and beverages. The company can also benefit from targeting a younger audience in their advertisements and specials. Although the target consumer for Tim Horton’s is above eighteen years old, the company may find is valuable to lower this target age, as many individuals under eighteen years old are utilizing social media but are not being appealed to in Tim Horton’s advertisements. By applying these changes, your social media techniques should thrive and your financial profits should…
Answer each of the following questions completely using your results from the activity, as well as what you have learned in the lesson:…
Justyesterday, MySpace and Friendster were big news. ThenFacebook and Twitter absorbed all our attention. Now it’sFoursquare and Groupon. Tomorrow?In a social media landscape that shifts by the minute, onething is certain: some channels will fall by the wayside, otherswill rise to take their place. Marketers, therefore, can’t wasteenergy simply chasing channels. Instead, they must create anagile, consistent process for sustaining customer dialog.This process must include:• Methods for tracking customer interactions andcapturing insights from individuals and segments,regardless of channel• Strategies for experimentation that identify the mosteffective channels and justify further investment• Systems that coordinate marketing efforts across socialmedia and traditional channels2. Put social media in its place – as one channel withinyour interactive marketing strategy.Practiced in isolation, social media tactics fail to deliver allof their potential value. Without appropriate planning, youlose the ability to see which efforts drive web traffic andconversions. The impact of influencers on friends and followerscannot be measured . . . and individual and aggregatecustomer behaviors, rich with marketing potential, vanish intothe ether.…
Biotechnology can be broadly defined as “Commercial techniques that use living organisms, or substances from those organisms, to make or modify a product, including techniques used for the…
Over the past 10 years social media has become a part of our everyday live. From MySpace to Instagram just about everyone is only one degree of separation from social media. What was once just a source to stay in touch with long lost friends and family has evolved into a place for marketing, customer and product research, networking, informal learning, and real time interaction with peer’s and colleagues. Initially business only used social media for marketing and an avenue to reach out to their target market. However some organizations have found it essential to utilize this new technology to its full potential. In an article entitled Social Learning authors Matt Allen and Jennifer Naughton have conducted studies done to address how social media can and should be integrated into the business world. Allen and Naughton say’s “Baby Boomers are retiring, and predictions are that by 2014, half of the workforce will be Millennial. They have grown up using technology and expect it to be part of how they work. And, increasing numbers of individuals are adopting it.” (Allen, M., & Naughton, J.2011) Because social media apps are intergraded with just about every piece of technology the millennial generation have become accustom to using it daily.…
Research data was collected over four months. Respondents in this qualitative study were ten college students plus two high school students and three adults. Statistics about Facebook users indicated that the core users were 18-24 year olds.…
Growing up in the twenty-first century, social media has been a huge part of people’s everyday lives. From the time they wake up in the morning to the time they go to sleep at night, there is always some sort of technology…
Looking at Hootsuite’s website and videos, they really do a good job of going over how well it helps people to keep track of all their different social media accounts, so that they can maximise the potential of their social media use. It also allows for social media scheduling, so that in one day, a social media user could compose an entire week's worth of posts on a variety of website, all from Hootsuite’s toolbar. This saves a tremendous amount of time and effort, while maximising social media’s potential.…
It is on the 12th day of October, in the year 2011, that I set out to go and observe the effects that Facebook has had on the adult population. According to research, over eighty percent of American adults consume coffee and Starbucks is where they obtain their favorite brew. At around seven thirty, I set out to star bucks, which is located at the city center. It is strategically positioned and this means that many adults on their way to work have to pass by. Currently, Facebook is the most popular social site in the world and it attracts even adults, who would be busy with other things. Starbucks is especially full since it is a cold morning and everyone is in dire need of coffee, which has been freshly brewed.…