Facebook is king. Unless you are a band, and therefore it's still OK to use Myspace.
The 150-plus attendees at the Model D speaker series with Open City at Cliff Bell's got an earful of such tips last week. Two social media experts gave us the lowdown on how best to use the myriad social media outlets to promote our Detroit businesses. (Shameless plug for Model D on
Facebook and
Twitter here.)
The speakers were Terry Bean, chief networking officer of
Networked Inc. and founder of
Motor City Connect, and Charlie Wollborg, founding partner and "chief troublemaker" of
Curve Detroit and community builder of Motor City Connect.
"We're in a post phone book world. We carry google around everywhere we go. It's right here in our pockets," Charlie told to a room full of iPhone and Blackberry users twittering away. (OK, a few were.)
Also at the event, representatives of Local Roots Market asked the audience to participate in surveys they are using to help them create a loyalty program designed for customers of local businesses.
Tawnya Clark and John Hughes, two Bizdom U entrepreneurs, ask that you take their quick survey to help them out. Retailers click
here for your survey. Consumers take
this one. These surveys are also posted on their web site:
localrootsmarket.comThe next
Open City meeting will be at Cliff Bell's on Tuesday, April 21. Watch their site for more information:
www.opencitydetroit.comSource: Open City/Model D
Writer:
Clare Pfeiffer Ramsey, editor, Model D
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