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Tag Archives: twitter
Is Your Brand Leading The Way in Social Media?
Posted on03. Feb, 2012 by Shane Brien.
Creating a successful brand in today’s information-overloaded social media landscape takes time, work, and believe it or not – courage. Brands that achieve success within the social space go beyond the boundaries of your typical online marketing strategies. Here are some tips on how to save your brand from becoming another face in the crowd. [...]
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What Does Your Online Reputation Say About You? Part 2
Posted on21. Jan, 2012 by Shane Brien.
I recently wrote a blog entitled ‘What Does Your Online Reputation Say About You?’ I outlined how organisations are screening potential job candidates online and how managing your online reputation is as important as ever. In part two of this piece, I will focus on how employers evaluate online reputations as well as provide some [...]
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Social Media Enhancing Your Sporting Experience
Posted on03. Jan, 2012 by Shane Brien.
Social media continues to evolve and change the landscape of the sporting industry. Information is now instantly accessible at the touch of a button. Through working within a social media agency, I have spent countless amounts of hours on Facebook and Twitter. What I enjoy most about these platforms is the instant, readily accessible information [...]
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Google+ brands = ?
Posted on09. Nov, 2011 by Richard Spencer.
This week Google launched Google+ Pages the entry point for brands and businesses. The future of Google+ will be determined by how well brands adopt the platform and at this point the initial reaction is underwhelming. There are a couple of issues that Google will have to address as a priority before most organisations will [...]
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b2b use of Social Media
Posted on31. Oct, 2011 by Richard Spencer.
A recent study by GlobalWebIndex found that the Social Media channel has become the most important with regards influencing business decision making, moving ahead of the more traditional forms of b2b marketing. In effect, this makes Social channels more effective than direct, calls, events, exhibitions and sponsorship. Their research also found that b2b decision makers [...]
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Sports And Social Media: The Fan/Athlete Relationship
Posted on19. Sep, 2011 by Shane Brien.
As a massive sports enthusiast myself, I thought it would be interesting to examine the impact social media channels, in particular Twitter, has had on sport in today’s society. Sports and social media look a perfect match. Rarely does a topic such as sport inspire such passion and discussion amongst people. It offers us all [...]
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Athletes free to Tweet during 2012 Olympic Games
Posted on05. Sep, 2011 by Shane Brien.
Australia’s London-bound athletes have been warned to use social media responsibly ahead of the 2012 Olympic Games. Athletes competing at the 2012 Olympic Games in London are free to tweet during the competition, the Olympic Committee said. During the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, athletes were confused over what they could and could not tweet. [...]
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Is Social Media Killing Our Relationships?
Posted on01. Sep, 2011 by Shane Brien.
Lovers who are on the rocks are now airing issues in counselling sessions that have arisen from social media, chat rooms and dating websites. A recent online survey conducted by Relationships Australia discovered the internet is being turned into a battleground, with social networking sites such as Facebook becoming breeding grounds for jealousy, cheating, snooping [...]
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FOR TWITS SAKE!
Posted on31. May, 2011 by Shane Brien.
The ugly side of Social Media was exposed last week when National Rugby League team, the West Tigers, found themselves embroiled in a Twitter storm. The rumors involved two teammates Bryce Gibbs and Benji Marshall, who were allegedly involved in a scuffle during a routine training session. Last Thursday was when all the alleged off [...]
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Athletes, Tweets and Co.
Posted on29. Apr, 2011 by Shane Brien.
There has been no shortage of stories of athletes using Twitter and social media to further their ‘personal brand. Not all stories are bad though. This is why I thought it would be interesting to focus on those athletes who use social media, in particular Twitter, as a way to interact with their fans. Being [...]


