Persuasive Picks for the week of 06/28/10

Why We Check In: The Reasons People Use Location-Based Social NetworksIs it for the colorful badges or the chance of a spontaneous meet-up with like-minded people? Marshall Kirkpatrick explores these and other reasons why people are becoming obsessed with “checking in” on location-based social networks like Foursquare and Gowalla.
Social networking sites: 10 mistakes organizations makeSteven [...]

Persuasive Picks for the week of 12/14/09

Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino: Social Media, FUN and ROI
Marketing Prof’s Community Manager, Beth Harte gives readers a look into social media efforts coming from the Las Vegas strip via her interview with Brandie Feuer, Director of Interactive Marketing for Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino.
9 Tips for Enriching Your Presentations With Social Media
Savvy business professionals [...]

Persuasive Picks for the week of 02/01/09

How MC Hammer went from caricature to human being – the social media story
Jim Tobin from IgniteSocial.com shares a few simple lessons for corporate marketers citing how MC Hammer has leveraged social media to help build his business and reputation with social media marketing.
ROI (Results on Insights) of Online Communities
Beth Kanter consistently offers up excellent [...]

Persuasive Picks for the week of 01/25/09

Community Managers Must Deliver ROI: Commandments For Surviving a Recession
Jeremiah Owyang provides sound advice to Community Managers on how to step up their game, provide continuing value and (most importantly) help keep their jobs in these tough economic times.
Are we really ready to move beyond Social Media 101?
Many of us in the PR and Marketing [...]