Social Media Examiner | Twitter Question: Should You Ask for the Retweet? | Topic Replies http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/twitter-question-1/feed/ Twitter Question: Should You Ask for the Retweet? - Forum Topic in the Group Small Business Wed, 22 May 2013 14:58:56 +0000 http://buddypress.org/?v=1.5.5 en http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/twitter-question-1/#post-13471<![CDATA[Joan Muschamp (Fagnani) replied to the forum topic Twitter Question: Should You Ask for the Retweet? in the club Small Business]]>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/twitter-question-1/#post-13471 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 16:15:52 +0000 Joan Muschamp (Fagnani) replied to the forum topic Twitter Question: Should You Ask for the Retweet? in the club Small Business @fredericgonzalo @rich-brooks I think your points are well taken, and like most other things, it is situational. For meetings, causes, important news, events, etc. I do see the value.
I guess my struggle is when […]

]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/twitter-question-1/#post-13407<![CDATA[Debbie Lynn Butler replied to the forum topic Twitter Question: Should You Ask for the Retweet? in the club Small Business]]>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/twitter-question-1/#post-13407 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 01:36:26 +0000 Debbie Lynn Butler replied to the forum topic Twitter Question: Should You Ask for the Retweet? in the club Small Business Just remember to keep the "please RT" message short so those who RT actually have enough characters left to do so. I'm amazed how many people overlook this.

]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/twitter-question-1/#post-13404<![CDATA[Frederic Gonzalo replied to the forum topic Twitter Question: Should You Ask for the Retweet? in the club Small Business]]>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/twitter-question-1/#post-13404 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 01:21:00 +0000 Frederic Gonzalo replied to the forum topic Twitter Question: Should You Ask for the Retweet? in the club Small Business @joanmuschampfagnani Indeed, @rich-brooks is right yet again on this one. I have read various articles and research that confirms the effectiveness of adding "please RT" at the end of a tweet. Of course, the […]

]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/twitter-question-1/#post-13396<![CDATA[Rich Brooks replied to the forum topic Twitter Question in the club Small Business]]>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/twitter-question-1/#post-13396 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:40:37 +0000 Rich Brooks replied to the forum topic Twitter Question in the club Small Business @joanmuschampfagnani @melissaagnes @debbielynnavaWhat happened to "ask and ye shall receive?"I'm a big fan of the "please RT!" (Silence.)Actually, Hubspot or some similar group found that when you ask for […]

]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/twitter-question-1/#post-13394<![CDATA[Melissa Agnes replied to the forum topic Twitter Question in the club Small Business]]>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/twitter-question-1/#post-13394 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 23:34:55 +0000 Melissa Agnes replied to the forum topic Twitter Question in the club Small Business @debbielynnava  those are exactly the situations where I see them as being, not just a good strategy, but encouraged.
And if everyone did this, it would take away from those worthy causes that really should be […]
]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/twitter-question-1/#post-13390<![CDATA[Debbie Lynn Butler replied to the forum topic Twitter Question in the club Small Business]]>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/twitter-question-1/#post-13390 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 23:14:44 +0000 Debbie Lynn Butler replied to the forum topic Twitter Question in the club Small Business @joanmuschampfagnani TweetDeck also allows you to edit/resize a RT. I have seen this "plz RT" used successfully by other people who are drawing attention to a cause like helping a victim of a crime, a cancer […]

]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/twitter-question-1/#post-13384<![CDATA[Melissa Agnes replied to the forum topic Twitter Question in the club Small Business]]>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/twitter-question-1/#post-13384 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 22:24:39 +0000 Melissa Agnes replied to the forum topic Twitter Question in the club Small Business @joanmuschampfagnani  Thanks for that HootSuite tip! I haven't used them in a while, so I didn't know :)
I can see using the "please retweet" strategy for perhaps more urgent or really important news updates, […]
]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/twitter-question-1/#post-13381<![CDATA[Joan Muschamp (Fagnani) replied to the forum topic Twitter Question in the club Small Business]]>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/twitter-question-1/#post-13381 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 22:03:33 +0000 Joan Muschamp (Fagnani) replied to the forum topic Twitter Question in the club Small Business @melissaagnes I agree about the lack of authenticit. It seems to me that if a Tweet is worthy I will retweet. But, I do realize time is essenntial and many Tweets get missed, so part of me gets it. Hopefully […]

]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/twitter-question-1/#post-13379<![CDATA[Melissa Agnes replied to the forum topic Twitter Question in the club Small Business]]>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/twitter-question-1/#post-13379 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 21:51:19 +0000 Melissa Agnes replied to the forum topic Twitter Question in the club Small Business Hmm... Good question Joan!

I haven't ever tried this strategy for a couple of reasons. It kind of goes without saying that we'd all love our tweets to be retweeted, so asking for it (in a tweet) kind of seems […]

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