Duct Tape Marketing
"All Aboard The Twitter Train, SMBs!"
This is a great article and a must-read. It doesn't just wax lyrical about using Twitter, it explains why and how. It covers:
Networking.
Market research & lead generation.
Improving your local search rankings.
Customer service & reputation management.
Take orders via twitter.
Fill last-minute inventory.
Engage in community activism.
Twitter as an extension of local search.
Link to original article: http://griff.in/o
"The Anatomy of Buzz Revisited."
This article is a plug for the book of the same name, but I was grabbed by a factoid it highlighted: "30% of negative buzz comes from people who have never owned or used a product or service." That's a compelling argument why companies cannot afford to ignore social media; it can circulate and amplify negative buzz which you need to identify and deal with as soon as it emerges.
Link to original article: http://griff.in/d


