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BetterBuy press conference live Twitter feed

Posted by David on October 26, 2009 · Leave a Comment 

Live Twitter feed of BetterBuy press conference:
Follow the highlights of the press conference as they’re tweeted by the attendees. Links to be added later.
Better Buy Project: Better Buy is a joint project of the National Academy of Public Administration and the American Council for Technology-Industry Advisory Council in conjunction with the General Services Administration. The [...]

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How Valuable is “Being There”?

Posted by David on September 29, 2009 · 1 Comment 

An interesting blog post by Marc Hausman of Strategic Communications Group got me to thinking. In his post he admits that one of their social media campaigns is not delivering on all 8-cylinders for their client. Although results are far ahead of expectations when it comes to creating awareness and positioning they fell far short [...]

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Twitterview #prexaminer – Discussion on twitter about PR

Posted by David on September 10, 2009 · Leave a Comment 

@ValerieSimon Twitterviews @evanweisel about PR. Thread starts at bottom. Twitter view lasted approx 1 hour and included just under 50 tweets from start of Twitterview to end. You’ll find great advice in these tweets from an industry expert in Evan Weisel, co-owner of Welz and Weisel Communications, a PR firm supporting technology companies around the [...]

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Social Media Warning

Posted by David on September 8, 2009 · Leave a Comment 

Before I get into the pros and cons of social  media and how government contractors can move into the world of GovCon 2.0 I felt it appropriate to issue this warning:
WARNING! SOCIAL MEDIA IS ADDICTIVE
Just wade through Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, or numerous other sites and you’ll spot addicts who can’t seem to pull away from [...]

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What is GovCon 2.0?

Posted by David on September 7, 2009 · Leave a Comment 

GovCon 2.0 is the practice of winning government contracts (i.e. government contracting) utilizing both tried and proven methods developed over decades and Web 2.0 tools and resources to gain a competitive edge.
To better understand where the term “GovCon 2.0″ came from it’s helpful to look at the term “Web 2.0″ and what it means.
Wikipedia defines [...]

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The SBA YouTube Channel Is Live

Posted by David on August 26, 2009 · Leave a Comment 

The SBA rolled out their new YouTube channel today in a press release. They had already begun posting informational videos and currently there are 15 videos uploaded by the SBA plus they have a growing list selection of other videos useful for small businesses.
YouTube is highly popular among younger people and the SBA is [...]

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