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This City’s Social Media Day
Last Wednesday, June 30 was (according to Mashable.com) Social Media Day across the U.S., and around the world. In fact, Victoria and Vancouver, B.C. officially recognized June 30 as Social Media Day. From Antwerp to Thailand, Australia, Brazil, India and beyond, the whole world seemed to embrace and celebrate how social media has changed and [...]
Read moreMastering Social Media for Tourism
Using social media to attract visitors to your city or destination? Its not a matter of “Should we?” anymore, its “How?” and “How can we do it effectively?” The folks over at Tourism Currents, Becky McCray (@BeckyMcCray) and Sheila Scarborough (@SheilaS) are about to open up an encore round of online workshops and full-curriculum courses [...]
Read moreEat Drink & Be Social Highlights
This post is a compilation of articles from my Twitter for Restaurants blog. There’s much relevance here for the entire hospitality industry. Last week I wandered on down to Cambridge, MA for my first Eat Drink & Be Social event put on by Dialogue. The house was packed and attendees could be seen diligently taking [...]
Read moreSocial Media for Chambers update
Last fall I posted some thoughts about my decision to not renew my local Chamber of Commerce membership (read it here »). I had no idea the eyes that post would fall upon, but the response was healthy and seemed to get folks thinking about how and why Chambers either should or shouldn’t embrace social [...]
Read moreSocial Media: The new Chamber of Commerce?
I’ll probably catch some flack for the following observations, but in talking with some of my tweeps, I know I’m not alone. Its that time of year – time to renew my local Chamber of Commerce membership. Before blindly writing a $300-$400 check and dropping it in the mail, I have to stop and think [...]
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