Which Side of Digital Divide Will Your Company Be On in 2 Years?

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Social Media Academy is an online learning experience for an online world, and I was fortunate to have recently completed their leadership training for social media consultants — where many of the classes were conducted by one of my first mentors SMACAD CEO Axel Schultze. SMACAD sponsors a LinkedIn group, and member Morris Pentel asked: [...]

Marketing Should Be the LAST Department to Be in Social Media

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Social Media Marketing is the BUZZ these days, and that IS what this article is all about: However, according to Axel Schultze. Chairman of the Social Media Academy, and my instructor for the first Leadership Class of 2010: “Marketing is only ONE component. We must shift in all departments. Social Media initiatives cannot work without [...]

Everyone Is Someone’s Customer: Use Social Media to Reach Them, Listen to Them, and Learn from Them

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Too often companies forget the second part of this scenario: Firms are in business (1) to make profits by offering products and services (2) to satisfy the unmet needs of their customers. Too often they are so immersed in organization-centric thinking, that they don’t even realize their products or services may no longer be in [...]

Social Media Enables Companies to Become Part of the Recommendation Chain

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Social Media is all about seeing what others are saying “The snowstorm is over. Everything is white. So now what?” How do we make social media relevant to company executives? Everyone hears the buzz, but many companies do not understand today’s marketing environment, and they don’t know where to start. That’s where programs like Social [...]

What Are the Educational Needs of Social Media Marketing?

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Guest Post by Axel Schultze Axel Schultze was the first social media guru I brought into my Public Relations class at San Francisco State at the beginning of 2009. He is the founder and CEO of Xeequa Corp. a social media software company, helping businesses to create a better customer experience. In addition, he began Social [...]

Social Media Tools Week begins: 11 tips to get you started

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The newest and most compelling Social Media tools from around the world — sponsored by Social Media Academy. Social Media Tools Week – New Date 11/16 – 11/21 Highlights from the Welcome Keynote Axel Schultze, Founder Social Media Academy November 16, 2009 Educated purchasing decisions are changing business Networks provide trusted sources of information. Social [...]

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