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Royal Wedding a Social Media Success with Youtube Facebook Twitter (Video and Pictures)

Royal wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton

Royal wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton

An estimated 2 billion people tuned in to the Royal wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton held today April 29th, 2011 at Westminister Abbey. With the massive amount of interest in the Royal event people turned to social media, Google and social networks to get real time information and participate in the dialog. With doting congratulations written on countless Facebook Fan Pages, Twitter feeds and on the official Royal Family Youtube Channel this is the year the Brits show us how to embrace social media to influence, inform and communicate with large numbers of people.

In what will go down in history as the first social media wedding William and Kate engaged all of us and invited us to view their special moment. With a live feed of the wedding on the official Royal Youtube Channel running simultaneously wtih CNN, FOX, CNBC, BBC and every other major network this is the most watched wedding in history.  There are over 12 million upload views on the Royal Youtube Channel as I write this and 100,000 subscribers.  These numbers will continue to soar as the world tunes in for more information on the future King and Queen of England.

People watch the royal wedding in Times Square helping to make it the 6th biggest Internet news event ever (CNN.com)

People watch the royal wedding in Times Square helping to make it the 6th biggest Internet news event ever (CNN.com)

The marriage of William and Kate is being touted as the sixth largest Internet news event in history. The Royal Wedding was even streamed into Times Square where onlookers watched the nuptials live. The top trend on Twitter all day has been #RoyalWedding and when they were tying the knot the top 10 trends had to do with the wedding. Social networks worldwide are buzzing allowing people to share photos, news and stories in real time and getting reactions as well. Search Engines everywhere are seeing a surge of Royal Wedding related keywords and 10 of the top 20 searches on Google in the U.S have been related to the Royal Wedding.

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Social Media Management by Bruce Porter jr the Social Networks Manager

Bruce Porter Jr the Social Networks Manager

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Social Networks Manager™ by EmmeGirls is pleased to announce they have reached an agreement to brand and develop the Pop Up Shop record label.  Social Networks Manager™ is leveraging it’s worldwide marketing brand to develop a powerful online presence for the record label including launching a SEO friendly, social network website that includes Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin and Foursqure integration.

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Pop Up Shop Records is a brand new cutting edge record label based out of Washington DC. This label carves their niche by promoting female talent. They take their artists from the coffee shops and lounges of America to the big stage”

 -EmmeGirls Blog

Social Networks Manager™ in conjunction with EmmeGirls Models will be promoting Pop Up Shop Records nationwide with promotional models, SEO, web development and events.

Jeanne Jolly makes her Washington DC musical debut this Friday April 22nd at the State Theatre

Jeanne Jolly makes her Washington DC musical debut this Friday April 22nd at the State Theatre

Pop Up Shop Records is inviting music fans to come out to the State Theater this Friday April 22nd to see up and coming country music star Jeanne Jolly.  Her voice is a breath of fresh spring time air!  Contact Pop Up Shop Records at 1-888-290-4582 or via Twitter , the first 10 people will receive complimentary tickets to this event! Doors open at 8pm! This is an evening of music you don’t want to miss!  Look for the EmmeGirls Models promoting the Pop Up Shop Records brand at the event.  See you there! :)

-EmmeGirls Blog

Social Networks Manager™ Bruce Porter Jr Social Media Management for Advertising and Branding

Social Networks Manager™ Bruce Porter Jr Social Media Management for Advertising and Branding

Bruce Porter Jr the Social Networks Manager™

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Social Media Marketing by the Social Networks Manager™ 202 436 6577

The success of a company is largely dependent on it’s marketing strategy. Your companies marketing strategy can make the difference between being a small company or a recognized worldwide brand. These strategies have changed vastly over the years. Before the age of the internet, TV and radio were the most effective ways to advertise your business. These days using social networking is a very effective way to reach and interact your consumers.  Social media marketing is fast becoming the preferred method of targeted advertising.

Let’s say you own a construction company and want to promote yourself to new customers. One of the most effective ways to reach your consumer is through social media marketing. Using Social Media to market your company exposes your product to millions of internet users worldwide. Using social networks like Facebook, MySpace, Twitter, and Digg are cost effective way to gain new clients

The success of marketing with social media is evident when people perform a Google Search (or Bing, Yahoo, ect) for a specific keyword.  If a person is looking for a promotional modeling agency they may search for “promotional modeling agency” or “promotional models” to find an agency that fits their needs.  The sites that are most relevant and have the highest web traffic show up on the first page of the search results and therefore get the most clicks and most sales opportunities.

Start using social networks to achieve your targeted advertising goals.

Social Media Management for advertising, branding and SEO by Bruce Porter Jr (Social Networks Manager™)

Social Media Management for advertising, branding and SEO by Bruce Porter Jr (Social Networks Manager™)

Bruce Porter Jr the Social Networks Manager™

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Use Social Media Facebook Twitter Linkedin to Find Kidney Organ Donor (SM management for advertising, branding, SEO 202 436 6577)

Ricky Cisco, 25, right, talks about his decision to donate one of his kidneys to Jeff Kurze, center, seated with wife Roxy, at the Beaumont Hospital Heart Center Conference in Royal Oak, Mich. Facing a three-to-five-year wait for a kidney, the couple turned to Facebook. (Clarence Tabb Jr. / Detroit News / Associated Press / April 4, 2011)

Ricky Cisco, 25, right, talks about his decision to donate one of his kidneys to Jeff Kurze, center, seated with wife Roxy, at the Beaumont Hospital Heart Center Conference in Royal Oak, Mich. Facing a three-to-five-year wait for a kidney, the couple turned to Facebook. (Clarence Tabb Jr. / Detroit News / Associated Press / April 4, 2011)

Perhaps anything is possible with social media — but even so, this story caught me off guard: A man donated his kidney to a stranger after seeing a plea on Facebook.

Jeff Kurze’s kidneys were failing, according to the story. His wife, Roxy, posted on her wall in desperation:

“Wishing a kidney would fall out of the sky so my husband can stop suffering,” the 30-year-old Web designer wrote. “So if anyone knows of a live donor with type O blood, PLEASE let me know.”

Ricky Cisco, a 25-year-old comedian, saw the post and messaged Roxy, saying he wanted to help. Even though the two were nearly complete strangers, they were Facebook friends (having met once through work).

The rest, as they say, was surgery. But it raises an interesting question: Are people more likely to be philanthropic through Facebook and other social media? Plenty of charities have banked on the theory — but if there’s any power in it, it may come from a more general idea not limited to the Internet: the theory that people are more likely to be generous in social networks of all kinds, from family to clubs to religious organizations.

Robert Putnam, author of “Bowling Alone: The Collapse and Revival of American Community,” would probably agree. The Harvard University professor compared Americans’ charitable tendencies to their social connectedness, and found that they matched up pretty well.

In this paper, he writes, “By far the best predictor of philanthropy, for example, is not how much money you have, but how many clubs you go to or how often you go to church. There is a very strong affinity between social connectedness and altruism.”

Does this mean you should be expanding your social networks — including friending everyone you ever meet in case you ever need a replacement organ? That might be going a bit far. But it’s an interesting note to how our interconnectedness through the Internet might shape our motivations just as much as our “real” social networks do.

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Social Media Management for advertising, branding and SEO by Bruce Porter Jr (Social Networks Manager™)

Social Media Management for advertising, branding and SEO by Bruce Porter Jr (Social Networks Manager™)

Bruce Porter Jr the Social Networks Manager™

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Social Media Management App Stroodle for Facebook Twitter Linkedin Review (Bruce Porter Jr 202 436 6577)

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With mega sites like Facebook, Twitter, and Linkedin social networking has never been bigger. These websites are not only changing the way we communicate with each other, but also changing the way we live our lives. If you own a smartphone chances are your most used applications are going to be one of the three listed above.

But isn’t it kind of a hassle on your smartphone? I mean, on a computer you can open up multiple tabs to keep track of what’s going on within your internet life. On your smartphone it isn’t quite that easy. Even with background processing it can be a pain if you want to post one thing to all of your favorite social networking accounts. That is where the app “Stroodle” comes in.

Stroodle is an app developed by Frinzer that brings you the ability to connect your Facebook, Twitter, and Linkedin accounts all in one app. Gone are the days of multiple walls and feeds. Stroodle takes all three timelines and creates a universal timeline that indicates which social networking site it was posted from. Not only that but it goes the same for posting as well. You can post one single tweet or status update and it will automatically be sent to all 3. Don’t worry though, you have the ability when writing your post to determine if you want to only post it to specific ones.

So how is it you ask?

Stroodle Screenshot (Social Media Management by the Social Networks Manager 202 436 6577)

Stroodle Screenshot (Social Media Management by the Social Networks Manager 202 436 6577)

Stroodle delivers exactly what it promises… except it doesn’t quite live up to it’s true potential. Yes, you get a nice unified timeline. Yes, you can post from a single app. But something is just…wrong.

First and foremost the app is free. That’s a good thing right? Well honestly this time around it really isn’t. Firstly, be aware that you are going to have numerous ads all over your timeline (like the one pictured here). It even forces you to make your first post specifically about their app. That’s right, after you spend a few minutes connecting your social sites it actually forces you to make a post about THEM before you can actually go on and post something relevent.

It’s not like you can’t just go back and delete those ad posts, or pay $1 to go ad free, but it’s something that would’ve been nice to forgo altogether. The other thing Stroodle kind of missed on was profiles themselves. If you want to visit your profile or that of your friends you’ll have to exit Stroodle to go back into the native app of your social network of choice. While that doesn’t seem like that big of a deal, after a few days I was already tired of the extra work.

Lastly, the app is SLOOOOOOW. It comes as no surprise that the app would be slow since it’s gathering a ton of information from everywhere, but it’s REALLY slow.

Final Verdict:

Stroodle is a good app, but it’s just not a great app. While it delivers in some aspects I couldn’t help but want more out of it when using it. Frinzer took a step in the right direction but unless they improve what they started, someone will make a better app very soon. I can guarantee it.

Website article: http://sickdamage.com/2011/04/08/iphone-app-review-stroodle/

Emme Porter, Bruce Porter Jr the Social Networks Manager

Emme Porter, Bruce Porter Jr the Social Networks Manager

Bruce Porter Jr the Social Networks Manager

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Google’s viral marketing April Fools Joke a success with youtube video Gmail Motion (Social Media Management 202 436 6577)

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Social Networks Manager™ Bruce Porter Jr Social Media Management for Advertising and Branding

My brother sent me a text and asked “what’s up with Gmail Motion”?  Does he mean Google +1 I thought?  Google has all but changed the world a few times over and now with it’s +1 recommendation feature in Google Searches expect more changes in search results worldwide. I do remember seeing something about this Gmail Motion earlier on April 1st day but as usual I was busy.  I let the text sit in my in inbox and went about my day.

Note to self:   Look into Gmail Motion

For those of us that use Gmail on a daily basis you know that we have a public profile that that is searchable and we can make private if we like.  We also know that Gmail has a BUZZ feature that we can use to share social media with our friends.  Google recently launched it’s +1 recommendation feature where you click a “like” or “plus” button to recommend the website to your friends.  People will want to see websites that their friends recommend is the idea.  Facebook is far ahead in the game with it’s “Like” button.  You can “Like” just about everything on the internet.

You can imagine my surprise in hearing that Google launched another new product two days after the March 30th launch of +1?  I was signing out of my Gmail later on that evening and I saw a video about Gmail Motion.  I was greeted by Google’s Product Manager, Paul McDonald.  Google claimed to have developed a user interface to send and receive email via hand and body motions.  At the end of the video it said click here to try the product then APRIL FOOLS!

It was hands down the April Fools joke of 2011.  A lesson in using social media for viral marketing, branding and advertising. The youtube video has registered 5,271,590 views as I write this and 15,102 comments.  It has been a topic of conversation even for the Google haters and they have us all wondering how we can use +1 to achieve our targeted advertising goals.

Emme Porter, Bruce Porter Jr the Social Networks Manager

Emme Porter, Bruce Porter Jr the Social Networks Manager

Bruce Porter Jr the Social Networks Manager

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Trending Topics: Why don’t we value the NHL regular season? (Social Media Management 202 436 6577)

Stanley Cup

Stanley Cup

Trending Topics is a new column that looks at the week in hockey according to Twitter. If you’re only going to comment to say how stupid Twitter is, why not just go have a good cry for the slow, sad death of your dear internet instead?

The Vancouver Canucks have now officially been the best team in hockey, since the beginning of October right up until today.

They have the Presidents’ Trophy all sewn up, and, barring a horrific collapse on their part, plus a huge turnaround by the Philadelphia Flyers, they will likely win it by a healthy margin.

However, as everyone on the planet is quick to point out, Presidents’ Trophy winners don’t traditionally win the Stanley Cup. Since they started handing out the formal trophy in 1985-86, the team with the most points in the regular season has won the Cup just seven times, and the 2007-08 Red Wings are the only ones to do so since the lockout.

So when teams like the Canucks or the Washington Capitals before them — those with playoff histories that are spotty at best — do go out from and lay waste to nearly every team from October through April, people just laugh. They’ll say that this is in no way indicative of how good the Canucks are as a team. Not really. Because: They Haven’t Won The Cup.

Even people like the wonderful Tom Benjamin, who believe winning the Presidents’ Trophy is remarkable thing that should be celebrated, say that in the same breath as they note it’s not the “big prize.” And what sense does that make?

There’s this illogic in North America that places the importance of a season not on the 82-game, six-month slog of a schedule, but rather on a 28-game-at-most, needlessly drawn out crapshoot of a lottery. One which rewards luck rather than an ability to win, a lot, for more than half a year.

I’m not sure what it is that makes people think the playoffs are so much more important than the regular season.

(Coming Up: Disgusting taunts against Theo Fleury(notes) on Twitter; Where is TJ Oshie(notes)?; and your Pearls of BizNasty.)

What little I know of baseball history indicates to me that the World Series, the oldest postseason tournament in North America, was little more than a way to make money and determine whether the winner of two totally separate leagues  — the regular season champions, in fact — was better.

That the Stanley Cup, or really any postseason trophy, has taken on this level of import is curious, given what it takes to win it: a winning percentage as low as .571, or about a 94-point regular season pace. Boy if that doesn’t scream excellence, nothing does.

This concept that the real teams are separated from the pretenders during the postseason is of course ridiculous. You know that. There’s never been a conversation about a mediocre playoff team with a good goalie where you haven’t said, “…but he could steal a series.”

“Steal” being the operative word, as it implies that the series and indeed the playoffs themselves rightfully belong to the league’s best teams at their core.

And players with amazing regular-season numbers but so-so playoff stats? Chokers. Joe Thornton(notes) is a choker. Can’t possibly be one of the best players on the planet. That makes sense. Because Proven Playoff Warriors like Pavel Datsyuk(notes) or Bill Guerin(notes) have never had stretches of seven or 10 games in their career where they weren’t particularly effective.

Oddly, people actually also say — and, I guess, fully believe — that Alex Ovechkin(notes) is a choker, despite his having more points per postseason game than anyone currently in the NHL and scoring more than he does in the regular season. It probably has something to do with his inability to also be both defensemen and the goalie as well as a ruinous and highly productive sniper.

And don’t get me wrong, I love the playoffs for all the drama that the ping-pong-ball probability brings. But the value placed on them, rather than the regular season, seems far too great to be reasonable. Winning in the playoffs isn’t everything. In fact, it’s occasionally a complete fluke. You don’t get Edmonton/Carolina Cup Finals otherwise.

Yeah, winning the Stanley Cup is a pretty cool accomplishment, and one that should obviously be celebrated to some extent. But to also denigrate beating the hell out of everyone you play for 82 games? That’s just stupid. Because winning the Presidents’ Trophy is a more impressive achievement.

Canucks fans prove the worst people in the universe

Speaking of trashing the Presidents’ Trophy winner as being unable to compete in the playoffs, Theo Fleury recently hopped on Twitter and asked his followers if they thought the Canucks can make it out of the first round (and of course they can) because he’s not sold on Roberto Luongo(notes).

Maybe a bit of trolling of Vancouver fans, but you’d think no harm, no foul, right?

Wrong. Apparently this is the type of thing that really brings the mouthbreathers out of the woodwork. So offended were Vancouverites that Fleury had the temerity to suggest the Canucks or Luongo were not infallible that things got really ugly, really fast.

For making this statement, Fleury was taunted by some of the most vile human beings on earth for his substance abuse problems and, worse, the sexual abuse in his past. Fortunately, these cretinous embarrassments were shouted down fairly quickly, and certainly do not represent the entire fanbase, but some people are the absolute worst.

How remarkably vile.

NHL Hockey

NHL Hockey

#WhereisOshie

TJ Oshie missed practice the other day, leading to his being left home for two games by the team (he later donated his paychecks for those matches to charity). While no official reason was given for the quasi-suspension, a lot of people had theories.

@dgregson: trying to get 3 stars on all levels of Angry Birds

@itsjuststarla: Getting in line SUPER early for the last Harry Potter movie.

@JoeYerdonPHT: He’s trying to get back that Filet ‘O Fish.

@TheFecklessPuck: Writing a savage missive about bloggers in the press box

@theactivestick: Criminal Minds marathon on A&E

@AnthraxJones: “Up where he belongs.” – Joe Cocker and Jennifer Warnes

@SkinnyPPPhish: At the bottom of a well with Timmy O’Toole

And your very topical winner:

@SpeakoftheDevs: Looking for the cobra that escaped from the Bronx Zoo.

Pearls of Biz-dom

We all know that there isn’t a better Twitter account out there than that of Paul Bissonnette(notes). So why not find his best bit of advice on love, life and lappers from the last week?

BizNasty on getting chirped by a certain former shoe-fighter: “Milbury? The guy who traded chara and the second pick (spezza) for yashin? That guy?”

If you’ve got something for Trending Topics, holla at Lambert on Twitter or via e-mail. He’ll even credit you so you get a thousand followers in one day and you’ll become the most popular person on the Internet! You can also visit his blog if you’re so inclined.

Website article: http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/blog/puck_daddy/post/Trending-Topics-Why-don-8217-t-we-value-the-NH?urn=nhl-wp1646

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Bruce Porter Jr the Social Networks Manager

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Wife and business partner Emme Porter is a three time

member of the Washington Capitals Red Rockers

Google Joins Facebook with Social Media Like Button +1 for Search Engines (Social Networks Manager 202 436 6577)

Google Joins Facebook with Social Media Like Button +1 for Search Engines

Google Joins Facebook with Social Media Like Button +1 for Search Engines

So I just signed up for Google’s +1 experiment. Have you heard about it? It’s basically another way Google is trying to compete with Facebook. If you have a Google account, you can click on the “+1” box next to your search results if you like the result. Here is what Google has to say:

Use +1 to give something your public stamp of approval, so friends, contacts, and others can find the best stuff when they search. Get recommendations for the things that interest you, right when you want them, in your search results. Your +1′s are public. They can appear in Google search results, on ads, and sites across the web. You’ll always be able to see your own +1′s in a new tab on your Google Profile, and if you want, you can share this tab with the world.

The +1 button is shorthand for “this is pretty cool” or “you should check this out.”

Click +1 to publicly give something your stamp of approval. Your +1′s can help friends, contacts, and others on the web find the best stuff when they search.

Sometimes it’s easier to find exactly what you’re looking for when someone you know already found it. Get recommendations for the things that interest you, right when you want them, in your search results.

The next time you’re trying to remember that bed and breakfast your buddy was raving about, or find a great charity to support, a +1 could help you out. Just make sure you’re signed in to your Google Account.

Check it out and let me know what you think. At the very least we have a new catch phrase: “You just ‘+1′d’ this.”

Website article: http://palocreative.wordpress.com/2011/04/01/i-just-1d-something/

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Bruce Porter Jr the Social Networks Manager

Bruce Porter Jr the Social Networks Manager

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Google adds a Like Button to Search Results With +1

Google is making a big new push into social with a feature called “+1” that is similar in purpose to the Facebook “Like” button, but integrated directly into the world’s biggest search engine.

Starting Wednesday, users who opt into the +1 button experiment(and soon everyone else) in Google Labs will start seeing a +1 icon next to each link in Google search results.

Google defines this action as a “public stamp of approval,” and it is exactly that. When you +1 something, your name becomes associated with that link “in search, on ads, and across the web,” according to the company. It also shows up in a feed on your Google Profile, which is required to use the product.

Google Profile

Google Profile

The move builds on a number of social features that Google introduced in search earlier this year, such as the ability to see which friends have tweeted a given link in search results. Today’s move, however, is clearly something much bigger.

Beyond showing up in search results, Google plans to offer to publishers a +1 button that lets readers +1 something without leaving the publisher’s site. Facebook has a big head start here with its Like button — some 2 million sites and counting have it installed — but Google’s button will instantly have a lot of appeal, given the company says +1 data will directly influence its market share dominating search rankings. Similarly, we have to imagine that +1 is more bad news for content farms, whose content is less likely to be shared.

In another twist, users will also be able to +1 ad, which essentially adds a “recommended by friends” component to AdWords and AdSense. as the company explains on the AdWords blog.

The video below explains +1 in more detail; we’ll have further analysis on Mashable later today.

Website article: http://mashable.com/2011/03/30/google-plus-one-button/

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Bruce Porter Jr the Social Networks Manager

 

Bruce Porter Jr the Social Networks Manager

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Advertise with Facebook Twitter Linkedin, Sell Your House with Social Media Management (202 436 6577)

As social media has turned mainstream, many people have started to use Twitter and Facebook in more constructive ways, instead of just connecting with high school buddies. For instance, some use them to sell their home.

Realtors and homeowners are turning to Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn to market their properties in a sometimes frustratingly slow market. While these methods can help expose a listing to a new audience, it does require a strategy. You can’t just start tweeting and friending indiscriminately, since that’s a surefire way to become a social-media pariah.

In this brave new world, it’s important to first study the lay of the land before choosing your path.

1. Laying the groundwork

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Advertise with Facebook Twitter Linkedin, Sell Your House with Social Media Management (202 436 6577)

For several months, Betsy Talbot didn’t put her Seattle home on the market. Instead, she and her husband Warren promoted it through social media. “We’ve basically been living our lives online for the last couple of years as we document the preparations for our upcoming travels around the world, so it made sense to do the same to sell the house,” she says.

 

 

 

2. Here’s what they did:

  • Launched a website.
  • Produced home-tour videos, which they’ve uploaded to their site and YouTube.
  • Added a “Help Us Sell Our House” link to their blog.
  • Updated their Facebook pages to let friends know their house was for sale.

Betsy also kept track when someone typed in “move to Seattle” on Twitter, and then got in touch. Recently, a woman tweeted that before moving to Seattle, she planned to revisit her favorite restaurants in her current city. Betsy tweeted her back with a link to her website. “I tweeted back to recommend that she follow a great local food writer,” she says.

Betsy had shown the house several times, but then finally put it on the market. The house sold within three weeks.

 

3. Find a Facebook-friendly Realtor

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Advertise with Facebook Twitter Linkedin, Sell Your House with Social Media Management (202 436 6577)

Realtor Margaret Roberts, the broker/owner of MRM Realty in Groton, Mass., uses a Facebook page to market her company’s listings. Whenever a new listing comes in, she posts the photos and information on Facebook. While many fans are not in the market for a home, they’ll often forward the listing to friends who are. The listing gets passed from one Facebook page to another, generating a lot of exposure.

“It’s hard to quantify if any homes have sold because of Facebook, mainly because people don’t buy homes online. Instead they go through Realtors,” says Heather Logrippo of Distinctive Homes, who manages the Facebook account for Roberts. But she adds that two properties that were listed on Facebook have sold only three weeks after being posted, including this one in Groton.

4. The celebrity connection

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Advertise with Facebook Twitter Linkedin, Sell Your House with Social Media Management (202 436 6577)

Ruta Fox of Manhattan had her Upper East Side apartment on the market for almost a year with no bites. She recently developed a Twitter campaign (@divinediamonds) to drum up interest by focusing on the fact that many celebrities live in the neighborhood.

“My campaign centered on the fact that you, too, could live near celebrities if you had my apartment,” she says. A few sample Tweets:

“Madonna just bought a town house two blocks from RUTA.”

“Justin Timberlake’s Southern restaurant is right around the corner from RUTA.”

“Carrie, Miranda, Charlotte and Samantha filmed ‘Sex and The City 2′ right around the corner.”

And so on. Each tweet included a link to her Realtor’s listing. So far, Fox reports that her strategy has increased the number of people at showings and she’s received two offers, both of which fell through.

She’s confident that a sale will come through soon due to her social media efforts.

5. Baby, it’s cold outside

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Advertise with Facebook Twitter Linkedin, Sell Your House with Social Media Management (202 436 6577)

Todd M. Schoenberger decided to market his San Antonio home by using LinkedIn and Twitter, but he knew he needed a lure. In early January when temperatures around the country were brutally cold, he posted that it was 70 and sunny in San Antonio, and provided a link to the listing.

The results surprised him. Though he hasn’t received an offer, more people have requested details than before he started posting.

However, social media by itself cannot work miracles. If your house hasn’t sold after a reasonable length of time because it’s priced too high, needs major repairs or is in a dicey neighborhood, all the tweets and Facebook friends in the world won’t be able to help.

6. Seller beware

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Advertise with Facebook Twitter Linkedin, Sell Your House with Social Media Management (202 436 6577)

Realtor Linda Slocum of Valencia, Calif., warns that though she does use Facebook and Twitter, posting too often can quickly turn into spam. So she doesn’t post unless there’s something truly unique about the property, like this one on Hacienda Lane in Newhall, Calif. “It’s different in that it’s a horse property with full horse facilities, which is unusual for our area,” she says.

“Each posting only stays in the stream for a few seconds for many people,” she says. If you repeat the same posts over and over, people will start to unfriend you, which is counterproductive to establishing relationships via social media.

In the end, social media is another valuable tool in the arsenal of house-selling and marketing techniques that must be used wisely to be most effective.

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Bruce Porter Jr the Social Networks Manager

Bruce Porter Jr the Social Networks Manager

Bruce Porter Jr the Social Networks Manager

Email Bruce@EmmeGirls.com  202 436 6577

Social Media Management by EmmeGirls Modeling

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