SMBME 7 Recap – Head off problems with a social media policy

February 16th, 2010

Carl Natale needed a full weekend to process all the information we threw at him at last weeks breakfast. Sarah Wallace and Brad Lawwill did a really great job covering why having a social media policy is important and how to get started. Carl wrote another really great recap of the morning and included both presenters slides.

Read Carl’s full recap here.

Read more about SMBME #7 on our archive page

SMBME 6 Review: Tourists tell stories about your business

January 19th, 2010

The travel/tourism/recreation industry is one of the best fits for social media. Why? Because social media is just a new extension of word of mouth marketing. Destinations are sold by hearing people’s stories and testimonials. What better way to share you message than letting your customers do the talking for you?

Carl Natale, blogger at large on small businesses in Maine, wrote a great summary of the last breakfast where we covered using social media in the travel, tourism and recreation industries. Read his whole article here.