Social Media Examiner | How much of your social media is promotional? (TOTW: 7.29.12) | Topic Replies http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/topic-of-the-week-how-much-of-your-social-media-is-promotional-7-29-12/feed/ How much of your social media is promotional? (TOTW: 7.29.12) - Forum Topic in the Group Small Business Mon, 20 May 2013 04:59:52 +0000 http://buddypress.org/?v=1.5.5 en http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/topic-of-the-week-how-much-of-your-social-media-is-promotional-7-29-12/#post-38514<![CDATA[Amy Valentine replied to the forum topic TOPIC OF THE WEEK: How much of your social media is promotional? (7.29.12) in the club Small Business]]>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/topic-of-the-week-how-much-of-your-social-media-is-promotional-7-29-12/#post-38514 Sat, 04 Aug 2012 04:52:58 +0000 Amy Valentine replied to the forum topic TOPIC OF THE WEEK: How much of your social media is promotional? (7.29.12) in the club Small Business @mikecartmel I totally agree:) I run social media campaigns for clients which are 100% promotional, but I also write their blogs and try to post out useful content rather than hard sales pitches. My aim is to […]

]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/topic-of-the-week-how-much-of-your-social-media-is-promotional-7-29-12/#post-38202<![CDATA[Mike Cartmel replied to the forum topic TOPIC OF THE WEEK: How much of your social media is promotional? (7.29.12) in the club Small Business]]>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/topic-of-the-week-how-much-of-your-social-media-is-promotional-7-29-12/#post-38202 Wed, 01 Aug 2012 18:09:28 +0000 Mike Cartmel replied to the forum topic TOPIC OF THE WEEK: How much of your social media is promotional? (7.29.12) in the club Small Business Good topic!I run social media campaigns for a number of clients and everything I do on their behalf is promotional.  Everything.  Now ask me how much deliberate selling/advertising I do then the answer is about […]

]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/topic-of-the-week-how-much-of-your-social-media-is-promotional-7-29-12/#post-38192<![CDATA[Stacy Layman replied to the forum topic TOPIC OF THE WEEK: How much of your social media is promotional? (7.29.12) in the club Small Business]]>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/topic-of-the-week-how-much-of-your-social-media-is-promotional-7-29-12/#post-38192 Wed, 01 Aug 2012 16:22:46 +0000 Stacy Layman replied to the forum topic TOPIC OF THE WEEK: How much of your social media is promotional? (7.29.12) in the club Small Business Hi Rich, I post around 20% promotional on Facebook, but no more than once per day (usually) on any social media platform. Otherwise I'm engaging friends and trying to get to know them better, offer opinions and […]

]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/topic-of-the-week-how-much-of-your-social-media-is-promotional-7-29-12/#post-38163<![CDATA[Ann at greenoak replied to the forum topic TOPIC OF THE WEEK: How much of your social media is promotional? (7.29.12) in the club Small Business]]>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/topic-of-the-week-how-much-of-your-social-media-is-promotional-7-29-12/#post-38163 Wed, 01 Aug 2012 11:46:44 +0000 Ann at greenoak replied to the forum topic TOPIC OF THE WEEK: How much of your social media is promotional? (7.29.12) in the club Small Business @charlene-kingston thats  how i look at it too  charlene.....  its a  blend  but  most is pretty  close to my subject....hoping im   giving out  good info   at the same time  its  still about my  business....  […]

]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/topic-of-the-week-how-much-of-your-social-media-is-promotional-7-29-12/#post-38151<![CDATA[Charlene Kingston replied to the forum topic TOPIC OF THE WEEK: How much of your social media is promotional? (7.29.12) in the club Small Business]]>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/topic-of-the-week-how-much-of-your-social-media-is-promotional-7-29-12/#post-38151 Wed, 01 Aug 2012 09:15:51 +0000 Charlene Kingston replied to the forum topic TOPIC OF THE WEEK: How much of your social media is promotional? (7.29.12) in the club Small Business I don't really have a formula, and the mix changes.
I do go through and review my history on every tool to see how it feels to someone who is checking it out for the first time. I don't think you can ever really […]
]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/topic-of-the-week-how-much-of-your-social-media-is-promotional-7-29-12/#post-38025<![CDATA[Amani Roberts replied to the forum topic TOPIC OF THE WEEK: How much of your social media is promotional? (7.29.12) in the club Small Business]]>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/topic-of-the-week-how-much-of-your-social-media-is-promotional-7-29-12/#post-38025 Tue, 31 Jul 2012 01:35:13 +0000 Amani Roberts replied to the forum topic TOPIC OF THE WEEK: How much of your social media is promotional? (7.29.12) in the club Small Business In general, I like to promote myself a maximum of 20% of the time. Use the 80/20 rule. Many of my tweets are sharing articles that can help everyone and not about my services. So I share tips and informative […]

]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/topic-of-the-week-how-much-of-your-social-media-is-promotional-7-29-12/#post-38017<![CDATA[Pauline Cook replied to the forum topic TOPIC OF THE WEEK: How much of your social media is promotional? (7.29.12) in the club Small Business]]>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/topic-of-the-week-how-much-of-your-social-media-is-promotional-7-29-12/#post-38017 Tue, 31 Jul 2012 00:14:25 +0000 Pauline Cook replied to the forum topic TOPIC OF THE WEEK: How much of your social media is promotional? (7.29.12) in the club Small Business HI Rich, On Facebook I do about 20 % promotional the rest is relevant informaton, interesting graphics, and just conversation.
on Twitter it's about 90% promotional
on LinkedIn about 50-50 as I am trying to build […]
]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/topic-of-the-week-how-much-of-your-social-media-is-promotional-7-29-12/#post-37977<![CDATA[Paul Wylie replied to the forum topic TOPIC OF THE WEEK: How much of your social media is promotional? (7.29.12) in the club Small Business]]>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/topic-of-the-week-how-much-of-your-social-media-is-promotional-7-29-12/#post-37977 Mon, 30 Jul 2012 11:57:59 +0000 Paul Wylie replied to the forum topic TOPIC OF THE WEEK: How much of your social media is promotional? (7.29.12) in the club Small Business @rich-brooks Interesting, our social media has really been focused around 2 platforms Twitter and Pinterest. However, like everyone else has a varied opinion as to the percentage of promotional vs. general […]

]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/topic-of-the-week-how-much-of-your-social-media-is-promotional-7-29-12/#post-37976<![CDATA[Paul Wylie replied to the forum topic TOPIC OF THE WEEK: How much of your social media is promotional? (7.29.12) in the club Small Business]]>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/topic-of-the-week-how-much-of-your-social-media-is-promotional-7-29-12/#post-37976 Mon, 30 Jul 2012 11:57:59 +0000 Paul Wylie replied to the forum topic TOPIC OF THE WEEK: How much of your social media is promotional? (7.29.12) in the club Small Business @rich-brooks Interesting, our social media has really been focused around 2 platforms Twitter and Pinterest. However, like everyone else has a varied opinion as to the percentage of promotional vs. general […]

]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/topic-of-the-week-how-much-of-your-social-media-is-promotional-7-29-12/#post-37957<![CDATA[Ann at greenoak replied to the forum topic TOPIC OF THE WEEK: How much of your social media is promotional? (7.29.12) in the club Small Business]]>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/topic-of-the-week-how-much-of-your-social-media-is-promotional-7-29-12/#post-37957 Mon, 30 Jul 2012 02:05:35 +0000 Ann at greenoak replied to the forum topic TOPIC OF THE WEEK: How much of your social media is promotional? (7.29.12) in the club Small Business @rich-brooks mine is mostly to actual   customers  and  people  who   are   very interested in  my  field.....we are local and  brick and mortar....my percent    of  promotional posts is at   least […]

]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/topic-of-the-week-how-much-of-your-social-media-is-promotional-7-29-12/#post-37946<![CDATA[Russell Allert replied to the forum topic TOPIC OF THE WEEK: How much of your social media is promotional? (7.29.12) in the club Small Business]]>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/topic-of-the-week-how-much-of-your-social-media-is-promotional-7-29-12/#post-37946 Sun, 29 Jul 2012 23:00:27 +0000 Russell Allert replied to the forum topic TOPIC OF THE WEEK: How much of your social media is promotional? (7.29.12) in the club Small Business @rich-brooks Hi Rich
My general rule is 10-20% promotional, but if you are creative enough, even these can be written without the hard sell. 
Russ
]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/topic-of-the-week-how-much-of-your-social-media-is-promotional-7-29-12/#post-37944<![CDATA[Joan Muschamp (Fagnani) replied to the forum topic TOPIC OF THE WEEK: How much of your social media is promotional? (7.29.12) in the club Small Business]]>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/topic-of-the-week-how-much-of-your-social-media-is-promotional-7-29-12/#post-37944 Sun, 29 Jul 2012 22:42:35 +0000 Joan Muschamp (Fagnani) replied to the forum topic TOPIC OF THE WEEK: How much of your social media is promotional? (7.29.12) in the club Small Business @rich-brooks For me a lot depends on what I have teed up, and my available "engagement time", especially on LinkedIn. If I have a particularly busy week, my participation in discussions will wane a bit, but if […]

]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/topic-of-the-week-how-much-of-your-social-media-is-promotional-7-29-12/#post-37942<![CDATA[Diane Bianchi replied to the forum topic TOPIC OF THE WEEK: How much of your social media is promotional? (7.29.12) in the club Small Business]]>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/topic-of-the-week-how-much-of-your-social-media-is-promotional-7-29-12/#post-37942 Sun, 29 Jul 2012 22:20:48 +0000 Diane Bianchi replied to the forum topic TOPIC OF THE WEEK: How much of your social media is promotional? (7.29.12) in the club Small Business I do maybe 10% promotional, like specials and coupons, the rest is informational and interesting content.

]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/topic-of-the-week-how-much-of-your-social-media-is-promotional-7-29-12/#post-37934<![CDATA[Kristy C. Cartier replied to the forum topic TOPIC OF THE WEEK: How much of your social media is promotional? (7.29.12) in the club Small Business]]>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/topic-of-the-week-how-much-of-your-social-media-is-promotional-7-29-12/#post-37934 Sun, 29 Jul 2012 21:32:25 +0000 Kristy C. Cartier replied to the forum topic TOPIC OF THE WEEK: How much of your social media is promotional? (7.29.12) in the club Small Business @rich-brooks For Twitter I only put in 2-3 "about AHAA" tweets per day promoting the conference, member webinars, our career page, etc. On Facebook, I pin our events while the rest of my content is geared […]

]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/topic-of-the-week-how-much-of-your-social-media-is-promotional-7-29-12/#post-37927<![CDATA[Daniela Previtali replied to the forum topic TOPIC OF THE WEEK: How much of your social media is promotional? (7.29.12) in the club Small Business]]>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/topic-of-the-week-how-much-of-your-social-media-is-promotional-7-29-12/#post-37927 Sun, 29 Jul 2012 16:40:06 +0000 Daniela Previtali replied to the forum topic TOPIC OF THE WEEK: How much of your social media is promotional? (7.29.12) in the club Small Business @rich-brooks interesting topic Rich, one the one hand most of my clients are posting corporate news only about their personal product and enterprise announcements; honestly I don't see much interaction; using […]

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