3 Common Social Media Mistakes Companies Make

We are sponsors of At The Top Networking, an Indianapolis-based networking group for people who are, or want to be, at the top of their career ladder, the top of their game.

Every month we have a strategy session before the general networking session, and this month was “Common Marketing Mistakes Companies Make.” Each of us had 10 minutes to speak on our topic, and each of us was supposed to talk about 3 mistakes. Mine was “Common Social Media Mistakes Companies Make.”

I have to thank — because I totally stole these points from them — the following people:

  1. Ignoring Social Media: Gary Vaynerchuk, author of Crush It!” (affiliate link)
  2. Broadcasting, Not Conversing: Tara Hunt, author of The Whuffie Factor“ (affiliate link)
  3. Abandoning Your Campaign: Kyle Lacy, author of Twitter Marketing For Dummies“> (affiliate link, plus I helped write it).

Also on the panel:

We have one more At The Top event on May 20, at the Skyline Club in Indianapolis. We hope to have more events in the future, and we’ll have more information on that in the coming weeks.

Erik Deckers is NOT Leaving Pro Blog Service

You know, I leave town for a couple days, and things just go crazy while I’m gone.

It seems people believe that I have left Pro Blog Service to run Confluence Networking. Only part of that is true. I’m now the president of Confluence, but it’s a networking association that’s run and organized by volunteers. I am now the chief volunteer. But I’m still here at Pro Blog.

What happened is that the release went out the day before I left for Vevay, IN (the 4th coolest small town in the country, according to America by Budget Travel) to do a Facebook for Business training session.

While I was there, I started getting congratulatory tweets and emails from people I knew. And then from people I only knew a little bit. And then Mike Seidle called and said one of our clients was worried that I had left.

Uh-oh.

I found out that one of our local business news sites had republished our press release, but in the opening lede had made it sound like I had left. Which would also explain a couple emails I got this morning congratulating me on my new position.

Don’t worry. I’m still with Pro Blog Service, I’m still a blog manager, I’m still ghost blogging for corporate clients. I’ve only added additional responsibilities to my already-dwindling free time.

So I apologize for the confusion.

In case you’re interested. . .

Confluence is a professional development and networking group for mid- to large-size companies. We offer educational sessions on social media, sales and marketing, human resources, and networking for anyone who works for a corporation. We meet on the 2nd Tuesday of every month, from 3:00 – 5:00. We alternate between the Blu Martini at 96th and Gray, and 45 Degrees at College and Massachusetts Ave. Attendance at an event is $20, payable online or at the door. Or you can become a regular member for $19.95, and save you $.05 per month (see, we provide financial value too).

Next month’s session is Tuesday, July 14, and will be about how corporations can benefit from an internal social network, presented by Jeb Banner of Smallbox. Jeb was the technical editor for the Ning for Dummies book, so you know he knows what he’s talking about.

If you have never attended before, and would like to come as my guest, drop me a quick note, and I’ll arrange a complimentary ticket for you. If you have come before, ou can also register online at www.IndyConfluence.com and pay by credit card.

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