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Why ATT and Verizon Price War Important To Social Media

First the most important point: anyone using ATT or Verizon saves money right now. How is that relevant to a business devoted to social media marketing and social media network building?

Most likely you are using an iPhone or some other smart phone device for connecting to the Internet, retrieving email,  posting to Facebook, Twitter and more plus watching YouTube videos. The device (iPhone, Droid, Nexus, Blackberry …more) is a tool that has just become less costly.

I am very happy about that and remember when the base charges drop so do the taxes and fees on the services you have.  I know I am saving money now and you are too if you take action

As read on Mashable:

If you thought AT&T and Verizon weren’t at war already, today will change your mind. In an effort to undercut each other, both networks have dropped the prices of their unlimited voice plans, including the unlimited plans of iPhone owners (but with a caveat).

Verizon was the first to strike. Earlier today they revealed a new set of nationwide plans for unlimited talk and text. An Unlimited Talk plan now costs $69.99, a full $29 cheaper per month. Unlimited Talk and Text now costs $89.99. Family plans and low-end data plans have also been overhauled (the $19.99 3G data package no longer exists). These new prices will not impact existing customers unless they change their plans (which requires no contract extension or penalty).

It didn’t take long for AT&T to respond, though. It just announced its own price cuts, matching the price of Verizon’s unlimited voice plan ($69.99) and unlimited talk and text ($89.99). The iPhone, labeled by AT&T as a smartphone, costs $99.99 for unlimited voice and data, while texting plans remain unchanged ($20 for unlimited). And just like Verizon, AT&T customers can switch to these new plans, starting on Monday, without penalty or contract extension.

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Steve Pohlit
New Digital Media, Inc

“Building Social Media Networks That Build Revenue and Profits”

The Benefits of Social Media: A Presentation

This is very well done and worth the time to review.

The Latest Volume Stats for Facebook, Twitter, Digg

“Comscore worldwide data says Digg, Twitter and Facebook have 32 million, 58 million and 411 million unique monthly visitors (September 2009), respectively. Google Trends says much the same thing.” (As reported by Tech Crunch)

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I love scanning the comments when an article like this hits. People write about what they love, what they don’t love and some write as to how long these sites will be around. For me that is not a good use of my energy.

What I focus on and help New Digital Media clients to focus on is how best to use these major sites for maximum benefit.  That is the key. Social media helps me and my clients expand business. In the process we make new friends. I love both results.

To Your Success,
Steve Pohlit, President
New Digital Media, Inc

“Building Social Media Networks That Build Revenue and Profits”

For the full article by Tech Crunch Click Here

The Twitter List Buzz – First Reports Released

It is reported Twitter “randomly” selected about 1000 users to beta test the soon  to be released build your list feature.  The exact number of Twitter users seems to be elusive.  It is likely more than 10 million.  So don’t be discouraged if you were not a beta tester.

Several high profile people and companies who were “randomly” selected like Mashable and Tech Crunch have written reports on this latest development.  Here are links to those that I have found most useful to date:

http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/09/30/twitters-new-lists-feature-finally-introduces-grouping-offers-an-alternative-to-the-sul/

The following article has screen shots:

http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/10/15/breaking-twitter-begins-lists-rollout/

I recommend reading this last as it is more detailed and will make sense after you read the first two.

http://scobleizer.posterous.com/twitter-lists-limitations-bugs-impact-and-bri

Other

Check out the news feeds to the right. Interesting headlines.

To Your Success,
Steve Pohlit, President
New Digital Media, Inc

“Building Social Media Networks That Build Revenue and Profits”

Social Media Blueprint

A panel discussion of Social Media experts formed at JV Alert conference addressed a question on the business of Social Media. A key point  made is that Social Media is a tool.

That excellent reminder serves as the starting point for this summary on How To Use Social Media to Start and Grow a Business. Social Media is a general term for community based Internet sites with the biggest ones being Facebook, YouTube, MySpace, and very fast growing ones like Twitter and LinkedIn.

Generally, my first response with a question like “how should I use Social Media?” is “what is it that you want”.  My business Manifest Mastermind guides everyone in our free course as well as paying members to begin with a clear definition of what it is that you want and  then they are asked why.

Applying this to Social Media and using my own experience as an example, my initial goal was to understand the primary options for Social Media sites. My conclusion was that I could spend my time for entertainment or for developing business.  Very soon I further clarified Social Media for me which was that I wanted to know if Social Media was a valid tool for building a profitable business.

Social proof that Social Media is an effective tool for building a business is Manifest Mastermind. The time line from business idea to business launch was four months. This actually could have been shorter if we would have been able to allocate more financial resources to it.  We spent a lot of professional time and very little cash in developing this business.

When possible I would advise others to outsource more but we proved that a business could be successfuly launced with very little money.

Social Media Blueprint:

This is a top level summary of the Social Media Blueprint I recommend. This is  based on my actual experience with Manifest Mastermind:

1. Have a clear definition of what you want and why.  Are you using Social Media for business or pleasure?  If you intend to use Social Media sites for developing  business there will and should be pleasure because Social Media is about developing relationships with people interested in who you are and what you are doing.

2. Identify what Social Media sites are best for your business. Actually this is fairly easy with the top three sites for business being Facebook, Twitter and YouTube.  There are an ever increasing list of social media sites. Start with the ones that have the market. LinkedIn is growing fast and can be another one that is important for you going forward.

3. Form relationships with those most likely interested in that what you are doing.  I am sure you have heard the advice to define your target market. This is no different. How do you find your market on Social Media sites? There are several ways. A primary one is doing research on: who is talking about your business topic (Twitter); who is joining groups related to your business (Facebook); and, who is adding video content related to your business (YouTube).  I advise a filtering approach. Invite people into your world and then invite them into a network focused on your niche business.

4. Ultimately you must capture those with an interest into your own list. We use traditional Internet Marketing guidance on bringing people to our list and then offering value to demonstate why they benefit from spending money with us.

Next Steps:

Manifest Mastermind’s business purpose is to help others create their own success stories. Success stories happen in the areas where people are clearly focused on a prioritized list of their own dreams. Dreams fall into three main categories: financial, health and relationships.  They are never mutually exclusive. Our guidance is based on The Law of Attraction and the Mastermind Principle.  Guidance is developed with experts advising us on particular topics.

Sharing with all my readers the energy of peace, happiness and abundance

Steve Pohlit
The Profit Expert

Steve is the Founder of Manifest Mastermind and  President of International Business Consulting Resources. My firm specializes in guiding companies to rapid increases in revenue and profits with a sustainable growth rate. FREE Reports:

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About: Steve Pohlit is a CPA,MBA and has been the CFO of several major domestic and international companies. Steve is business owner and an expert business consultant, direct response and social media marketing and social networking security expert . Steve is focused on helping companies improve their business performance. All articles published by Steve unless specifically restricted may be freely published with this resource information.

How To Find A Job Using Twitter

This is a great article on How To Find A Job Using Twitter. With the current environment I wanted my list to be aware of it: The complete article is published at: http://www.lifehack.org/articles/money/taking-your-job-hunt-to-twitter.html

There are three hashtags that can come in handy to someone on a search for a new job. Keeping an eye on #rtjobs, #jobangels and #jobs can give you a look at who’s looking to actively recruit on Twitter. Even recruiters from companies like AT&T have started postingjob listings, often labeling them with #jobs. While #jobs may be the most obvious tag, there’s a reason behind both #jobangels and #rtjobs tag.

JobAngels is a Twitter account dedicated to helping individuals get back to work. Through retweets and reply messages, a number of Twitter users direct JobAngels’ attention to mentions of job listings on Twitter. Those listings are then broadcast to JobAngels’ 700+ followers on Twitter. Using the #jobangels tag provides another layer of tracking, for both individuals passing jobs along to JobAngels, as well as letting them listen in on another layer of the discussion about jobs that are available.

For the most part, #rtjobs seems quite similar to #jobangels. But rather than having one central Twitter account bringing job opportunities together, #rtjobs relies more on Twitter users including the appropriate hashtag in their messages. One Twitter user, Aaron Brazell, has created a site to help organize all the information labeled with #rtjobs. The site is based on the Twitter API, the #rtjobs site brings all #rtjobs tweets together in one place and makes them searchable. It makes using all the information flowing through Twitter that much easier to use — and it can be a much faster way to search through tweets to find a job opportunity than any other approach. You can even follow it through an RSS feeder if you aren’t so inclined to rely on Twitter.

Running A Search: Click Here  http://www.lifehack.org/articles/money/taking-your-job-hunt-to-twitter.html

Ask Your Network: Click Here:  http://www.lifehack.org/articles/money/taking-your-job-hunt-to-twitter.html

Decide now to live the picture you have already painted in you mind.

Steve Pohlit, Business Consulting

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About: Steve Pohlit is a CPA,MBA and has been the CFO of several major domestic and international companies.  Steve is business owner and an expert business consultant, direct response and social media marketing  and social networking security expert . Steve is  focused on helping companies improve their business performance. All articles published by Steve unless specifically restricted may be freely published with this resource information.