Whole Lotta Link Love Friday, January 9th
Happy (belated) New Year, Caffeinated readers! I'm hoping that 2009 has started off well for you, and you've been as busy as I have - socially, personally, professionally, or any other -ally!
Lots of great links to share with you today, so let's dig right in, shall we?
- First of all, my friend Danny Brown is hosting a blog carnival, called Social Media Goes Gonzo. It's going to be published on Tuesday, January 13th, and if you want to submit a post, you have until 11:59pm Eastern Standard Time TODAY to do so.
- If you want to start using press releases as part of your marketing strategy, but are having a difficult time coming up with ideas, then look no further than the Vertical Measures blog. They've done the work for you with this list of 20 press release ideas for your business.
- Speaking of ideas - you may be looking for some as you embark on a new social media marketing strategy this year. Take a page from the airlines and check out how they're using social media.
- If you're a non-profit wondering how Facebook can benefit your organization's outreach efforts, take a look at this great Facebook discussion over at Beth Kanter's blog.
- Considering hiring a social media agency or consultant. Beth Harte and Geoff Livingston came up with 25 signs of a strong SM agency or consultant.
- I was having a difficult time last week finding resources about using Slideshare for marketing - until a friend from LinkedIn (Gary Esposito) sent me this post from SocialSEO. It's about 9 months old, but it still gives some excellent advice (which is why I wanted to share it with you). Thanks Gary!
Have a great weekend, and stay warm (if you aren't already)!
