The next New North Social Media Breakfast will be held on May 18, 2010 at Titletown Brewing. It will be sponsored by the fabulous folks at Titletown!
Register here http://nnsmbmay10.eventbrite.com/

The discussion will focus on the use of how local small businesses are using social media. We’ll share perspectives from several local small business who are involved in [...]

Social media combines the effectiveness of word of mouth marketing with the limitless power of the Internet. Fostering word of mouth with social media can help market to prospective customers, building strong customer relationships along the way. B2B social media also improves search engine ranking, assists in generating sales leads, helps identify company issues early on, and develops brand awareness.

Heading into our second year, we’re really on top of things with an event schedule and our first social media breakfast of the new year on Jan 19th!
The The New North Social Media Breakfast, a local networking group for New North business professionals, announces their schedule for 2010. The updated program includes locations at various influential [...]

Did you know Facebook reached 350 million users last month, 70% of which are outside the US, and it accounts for 25% of the Web’s traffic? Nearly one in five people on the web use Twitter, and 94% of enterprises plan to maintain or increase their investment in enterprise social media tools. The social media conversation is no longer considered a Web 2.0 fad. It is taking place in homes, small businesses and corporate boardrooms, and extending its reach into the nonprofit, education and health sectors.

Be a Social Media Rockstar Twitter session, featuring Element’s Kiar Olson.

Here’s your chance to elbow your way to center stage. Join the Green Bay Area Chamber of Commerce for “Be A Social Media Rock Star.” You bring your laptop and a blank slate. They’ll provide a hands-on approach to setting up and using social media to enhance your brand.

Clifford, known as TommyTRC to his Twitter followers, regularly rates as one of the top three Twitterers in Wisconsin and the top 100 in the world. He has more than 15,000 followers on Twitter and has created more than 50,000 tweets – and counting. Clifford’s presence on Twitter escalated to new heights when he tweeted about one of the pivotal events in his family’s life: the birth of his son, Andrew, on May 22, 2009. The resulting followers – from Hong Kong to Los Angeles – and ensuing news coverage even astounded Clifford, a self-professed technology nut.

Social media allows your company to increase its brand visibility, customer loyalty, and ultimately increase its sales because your target audience is given the opportunity to hear, see, and experience your brand in an unobtrusive environment.

A What the *Tweet* is Social Media blog post from Element’s Kiar Olson.

It may be hard to know what type of content to respond to, especially with millions of people creating new content every day. As a guideline, here is the top ten types of user generated content to which you should be responding.