“I can 't remember a world without social networking. Whatever did we do without Facebook and LinkedIn and Twitter? How did we connect? Set up meetings? Reach our audience? Connect with employees and investors? Oh, right. The phone. And email. And face-to-face meetings. And coffees and networking events. How much, and how little, our world has changed”. (von Rosen, LinkedIn Marketing: An Hour a Day) I am experiencing the same situation as von Rosen. Before I came to the States from China a year…
Against common stereotypes, LinkedIn is not only for the young adult looking to step into the job market or the already established professional looking for a career switch. LinkedIn for business is becoming one of the most powerful tools on the marketplace. Lead generation, industry connections, brand awareness as well as network and partnership opportunities are all potential growth opportunities from using LinkedIn for business. Unlike other channels, LinkedIn is a social network for…
2000, people were using the internet to socially interact with one another. With the launch of MySpace in 2003 allowed users to privately send messages, create a profile as well as comment on friends bulletins. Soon afterward, Facebook, Twitter , LinkedIn, and YouTube were created and social media would evolve into a fundamental marketing principle. Leverage in marketing was realized when social media elevated customer base covering activities involving sharing of content, videos, and…
brand campaign. A personal brand means, “You make the consumers-customers, readers, organizers, and hiring managers- aware of your personal brand and gain their trust to transact with you” (Deckers & Lacy, 2013). I use LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter to promote myself. I use LinkedIn for my professional life. A social networking platform for professionals. This is where I display my professional accomplishments, show how many connections I have and aspects people have endorsed me on. By having…
companies. The outcome can be advantageous and profitable for the companies. This process involves work process evolution and shifts in organizational structure in certain cases. (Ross Dawson, 2009) The popular social media platforms like twitter, linkedin, facebook, youTube, instant messaging, web meetings, video conferencing, etc., used for collaboration purposes have now become very common in people’s day-to-day lives. Social media is currently establishing its way towards enterprise…
The following communicative steps are recommended for all Stakeholder Groups: i. Desktop research and document review at the commencement of project or planning of meetings and consultative fora. This includes research into the history of engagement, available information, relevant stakeholders ii. Developing documentation (letters, programmes, meeting agendas and Strategy documents) which has to be approved at Executive level. iii. Writing detailed reports of meetings and circulating them…
From January 2008 to January 2014 “the use of online social networking sites such as Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, LinkedIn, and Pinterest went up from twenty six percent to seventy four percent” (Social Networking ProCon.org). Social networking has negatively impacted society. Social networking is a distraction, and it puts one’s life in danger. Social networking creates distractions for the users of their school, work, and their everyday lives. In 2012 “sixty four percent of employees…
portrays it. Being connected in a world like this is very important and can make you a better person. Without social media who knows what the world would be like. There are many types of social media networks. Some are Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and LinkedIn. As society advances social media is being used more and more. Everything from memes to current events is posted and social media. Everything you post on social media is there, forever. Do you have a social media? Social media is…
Social Networks: Are There More Positives Than Negatives Because of the making of social networks like Facebook, Google, LinkedIn, and Twitter (Bowles, 2013), the way individuals cooperate informally has different intensely. Social networks used to happen with only young folks, however, now the key tools of communication for people of all age group. As of February 2012, in the United States, almost 86% of age group uses these websites, in the past couple of years, social networking websites…
the intelligent, very capable people out there who don 't realise that their behavior on social media can have a bearing on getting another job and can even affect the one they 're currently in," On the other hand, social networking sites such as LinkedIn, can be an advantageous tool for both jobseekers and employers alike. Although it is important for a jobseeker to make sure that all information is consistent on all social media platforms. (Smith,…