<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" ><channel><title>Social Media Examiner | Do you think 2012 will be the year of building relationships not numbers? | Topic Replies</title> <atom:link href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/do-you-think-2012-will-be-the-year-of-building-relationships-not-numbers/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><link>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/do-you-think-2012-will-be-the-year-of-building-relationships-not-numbers/feed/</link> <description>Do you think 2012 will be the year of building relationships not numbers? - Forum Topic in the Group Small Business</description> <pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 15:53:02 +0000</pubDate> <generator>http://buddypress.org/?v=1.5.5</generator> <language>en</language> <item> <guid>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/do-you-think-2012-will-be-the-year-of-building-relationships-not-numbers/#post-140</guid><title><![CDATA[Mickey Murphy replied to the forum topic Do you think 2012 will be the year of building relationships not numbers? in the club Small Business]]></title><link>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/do-you-think-2012-will-be-the-year-of-building-relationships-not-numbers/#post-140</link> <pubDate>Sat, 17 Dec 2011 19:27:18 +0000</pubDate><description> <![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/michaelmurphy/" title="Mickey Murphy" rel="nofollow">Mickey Murphy</a> replied to the forum topic <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/do-you-think-2012-will-be-the-year-of-building-relationships-not-numbers/" rel="nofollow">Do you think 2012 will be the year of building relationships not numbers?</a> in the club <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/" rel="nofollow">Small Business</a> <a href='http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/jeff-korhan/' rel="nofollow"></a><a href='http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/jeff-korhan/' rel="nofollow">@jeff-korhan</a> makes a great point. I think that If you focus on the relationships the numbers will come. Doing business is about people. When you forget about people and focus on numbers your business will suffer.</p> ]]> </description> </item> <item> <guid>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/do-you-think-2012-will-be-the-year-of-building-relationships-not-numbers/#post-139</guid><title><![CDATA[Jeff Korhan replied to the forum topic Do you think 2012 will be the year of building relationships not numbers? in the club Small Business]]></title><link>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/do-you-think-2012-will-be-the-year-of-building-relationships-not-numbers/#post-139</link> <pubDate>Sat, 17 Dec 2011 18:51:56 +0000</pubDate><description> <![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/jeff-korhan/" title="Jeff Korhan" rel="nofollow">Jeff Korhan</a> replied to the forum topic <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/do-you-think-2012-will-be-the-year-of-building-relationships-not-numbers/" rel="nofollow">Do you think 2012 will be the year of building relationships not numbers?</a> in the club <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/" rel="nofollow">Small Business</a> <span class="Apple-style-span"><a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/rshahbaz/" title="Rana Shahbaz" rel="nofollow">Rana Shahbaz</a>&#160; Absolutely. And I think&#160;</span><span class="Apple-style-span"><a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/rich-brooks/" title="Rich Brooks" rel="nofollow">Rich Brooks</a>&#160;makes a good point about quality.&#160;</span><div><span class="Apple-style-span"></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span">For consumer brands, quality is to an extent measured by the reach of the brand. Even for my work as a professional speaker that [&#8230;]</span></div> ]]> </description> </item> <item> <guid>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/do-you-think-2012-will-be-the-year-of-building-relationships-not-numbers/#post-111</guid><title><![CDATA[Trefor Munn-Venn replied to the forum topic Do you think 2012 will be the year of building relationships not numbers? in the club Small Business]]></title><link>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/do-you-think-2012-will-be-the-year-of-building-relationships-not-numbers/#post-111</link> <pubDate>Wed, 14 Dec 2011 13:17:06 +0000</pubDate><description> <![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/treformunn-venn/" title="Trefor Munn-Venn" rel="nofollow">Trefor Munn-Venn</a> replied to the forum topic <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/do-you-think-2012-will-be-the-year-of-building-relationships-not-numbers/" rel="nofollow">Do you think 2012 will be the year of building relationships not numbers?</a> in the club <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/" rel="nofollow">Small Business</a> Wow! Loaded question.</p><p>I don't think there's a single answer to this because the relative importance of numbers is based on your objectives. At Social Capital Communications, we work with a lot of police [&#8230;]</p> ]]> </description> </item> <item> <guid>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/do-you-think-2012-will-be-the-year-of-building-relationships-not-numbers/#post-106</guid><title><![CDATA[Rana Shahbaz replied to the forum topic Do you think 2012 will be the year of building relationships not numbers? in the group Small Business]]></title><link>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/do-you-think-2012-will-be-the-year-of-building-relationships-not-numbers/#post-106</link> <pubDate>Tue, 13 Dec 2011 22:34:41 +0000</pubDate><description> <![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/rshahbaz/" title="Rana Shahbaz" rel="nofollow">Rana Shahbaz</a> replied to the forum topic <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/do-you-think-2012-will-be-the-year-of-building-relationships-not-numbers/" rel="nofollow">Do you think 2012 will be the year of building relationships not numbers?</a> in the group <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/" rel="nofollow">Small Business</a> I think this post from the Guru will help us to understand this better.&#160;<div></div><div><a href="http://sethgodin.typepad.com/seths_blog/2011/12/the-trap-of-social-media-noise.html&#160;" rel="nofollow">http://sethgodin.typepad.com/seths_blog/2011/12/the-trap-of-social-media-noise.html&#160;</a></div> ]]> </description> </item> <item> <guid>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/do-you-think-2012-will-be-the-year-of-building-relationships-not-numbers/#post-105</guid><title><![CDATA[Don Purdum replied to the forum topic Do you think 2012 will be the year of building relationships not numbers? in the group Small Business]]></title><link>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/do-you-think-2012-will-be-the-year-of-building-relationships-not-numbers/#post-105</link> <pubDate>Tue, 13 Dec 2011 22:09:02 +0000</pubDate><description> <![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/donpurdum/" title="Don Purdum" rel="nofollow">Don Purdum</a> replied to the forum topic <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/do-you-think-2012-will-be-the-year-of-building-relationships-not-numbers/" rel="nofollow">Do you think 2012 will be the year of building relationships not numbers?</a> in the group <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/" rel="nofollow">Small Business</a> <a href='http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/rshahbaz/' rel="nofollow"></a><a href='http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/rshahbaz/' rel="nofollow">@rshahbaz</a>I think it's going to be more balanced. Brands will still want and need as large an audience as possible. Numbers equal credibility and perceived value. However, within those numbers will be your best [&#8230;]</p> ]]> </description> </item> <item> <guid>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/do-you-think-2012-will-be-the-year-of-building-relationships-not-numbers/#post-887</guid><title><![CDATA[Jim Fierce replied to the forum topic Do you think 2012 will be the year of building relationships not numbers? in the club Small Business]]></title><link>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/do-you-think-2012-will-be-the-year-of-building-relationships-not-numbers/#post-887</link> <pubDate>Mon, 12 Dec 2011 17:17:48 +0000</pubDate><description> <![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/fierce_living/" title="Jim Fierce" rel="nofollow">Jim Fierce</a> replied to the forum topic <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/do-you-think-2012-will-be-the-year-of-building-relationships-not-numbers/" rel="nofollow">Do you think 2012 will be the year of building relationships not numbers?</a> in the club <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/" rel="nofollow">Small Business</a> <a href='http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/rshahbaz/' rel="nofollow"></a><a href='http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/rshahbaz/' rel="nofollow">@rshahbaz</a><div></div><div>I think in order to grow you have to continue to build new relationships. You never know if you will meet somebody that can "disrupt" your business in a positive manner. But it's equally as important [&#8230;]</div> ]]> </description> </item> <item> <guid>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/do-you-think-2012-will-be-the-year-of-building-relationships-not-numbers/#post-872</guid><title><![CDATA[Rana Shahbaz replied to the forum topic Do you think 2012 will be the year of building relationships not numbers? in the club Small Business]]></title><link>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/do-you-think-2012-will-be-the-year-of-building-relationships-not-numbers/#post-872</link> <pubDate>Mon, 12 Dec 2011 16:02:42 +0000</pubDate><description> <![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/rshahbaz/" title="Rana Shahbaz" rel="nofollow">Rana Shahbaz</a> replied to the forum topic <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/do-you-think-2012-will-be-the-year-of-building-relationships-not-numbers" rel="nofollow">Do you think 2012 will be the year of building relationships not numbers?</a> in the club <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/" rel="nofollow">Small Business</a> @richbrooks&#160;You are absolutely right Rich.Thanks for clarifying my point in details.&#160;Lets see what other club members have to say about this.&#160;</p> ]]> </description> </item> <item> <guid>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/do-you-think-2012-will-be-the-year-of-building-relationships-not-numbers/#post-871</guid><title><![CDATA[Rich Brooks replied to the forum topic Do you think 2012 will be the year of building relationships not numbers? in the club Small Business]]></title><link>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/do-you-think-2012-will-be-the-year-of-building-relationships-not-numbers/#post-871</link> <pubDate>Mon, 12 Dec 2011 15:52:53 +0000</pubDate><description> <![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/rich-brooks/" title="Rich Brooks" rel="nofollow">Rich Brooks</a> replied to the forum topic <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/do-you-think-2012-will-be-the-year-of-building-relationships-not-numbers/" rel="nofollow">Do you think 2012 will be the year of building relationships not numbers?</a> in the club <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/" rel="nofollow">Small Business</a> <a href='http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/rshahbaz/' rel="nofollow"></a><a href='http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/rshahbaz/' rel="nofollow">@rshahbaz</a>Great question. It seems that your question is the value of fewer, stronger ties vs. more weaker ties.I believe it depends on your business goals. For some of us, who need a number of high quality clients [&#8230;]</p> ]]> </description> </item> </channel> </rss>