By Sonia Simone OK, if Mama Bear is about conversation and connection, and Papa Bear is about listening more than you talk (sometimes known as lurking), what's Baby Bear? Baby Bear makes friends easily, and he always has a lot to say. He can be awfully cute—even adorable, if you do it right. So I hope you'll forgive him for not … [Read more...] about The Three Bears of Social Media Marketing: Part 3 (Baby Bear)
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The Three Bears of Social Media Marketing: Part 2 (Papa Bear)
By Sonia Simone OK, the Mama Bear of social media marketing is the customer conversation model. It's about connection, warm fuzzies, community, all that good stuff. The Papa Bear model isn't quite so fuzzy. I call it Papa Bear because it's the model that makes the most sense for gigantic organizations, but it can also be an important … [Read more...] about The Three Bears of Social Media Marketing: Part 2 (Papa Bear)
The Three Bears of Social Media Marketing: Part 1 (Mama Bear)
By Sonia Simone The Ad Contrarian Bob Hoffman, who can always be counted on to spice things up, wrote a thought-provoking post for Copyblogger last week about the lack of real interactivity for the huge majority of Web users. Bob has long held that the idealistic social media model of a rich, layered conversation replacing traditional … [Read more...] about The Three Bears of Social Media Marketing: Part 1 (Mama Bear)
Social Media Workshop: Ranching Butterflies
By Sonia Simone There is one highly predictable aspect to social media. Your best results will come from the least predictable part. An interview with Seth Godin revealed all of the smart, sensible biz dev deals he cut to promote Squidoo, and how miserably they all failed. Smart deals with media companies and major magazines, with celebrities and … [Read more...] about Social Media Workshop: Ranching Butterflies
