Comments on: The vuvuzela social media strategy: are you doing it? http://www.candocanbe.com/social-media/the-vuvuzela-social-media-strategy-are-you-doing-it/ Helping small businesses attract the right clients Mon, 06 Feb 2012 20:15:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Karen Skidmore http://www.candocanbe.com/social-media/the-vuvuzela-social-media-strategy-are-you-doing-it/comment-page-1/#comment-6026 Karen Skidmore Fri, 05 Aug 2011 13:10:23 +0000 http://www.candocanbe.com/?p=1896#comment-6026 Thanks for a great rant Ade ;0) Thanks for a great rant Ade ;0)

]]> By: Ade Oduyemi http://www.candocanbe.com/social-media/the-vuvuzela-social-media-strategy-are-you-doing-it/comment-page-1/#comment-6025 Ade Oduyemi Fri, 05 Aug 2011 05:30:29 +0000 http://www.candocanbe.com/?p=1896#comment-6025 I like the 'kick-boxing' KISS posts on this blog. I'm enamoured of the phrase 'vuvuzela strategy'. The real vexation is that some the vuvuzela exponents are marketing folk and irritate the life out of me with their 'oh, look at me, aren't I wonderful' broadcasting. The pity is is some of these tweeps are otherwise sensible folk, but they engage in this vuvuzela business and my word for them 'propagandists'. Could someone please remind folk that it's called social for a reason :: engage and interact. That's me, rant over! I like the ‘kick-boxing’ KISS posts on this blog. I’m enamoured of the phrase ‘vuvuzela strategy’. The real vexation is that some the vuvuzela exponents are marketing folk and irritate the life out of me with their ‘oh, look at me, aren’t I wonderful’ broadcasting. The pity is is some of these tweeps are otherwise sensible folk, but they engage in this vuvuzela business and my word for them ‘propagandists’.
Could someone please remind folk that it’s called social for a reason :: engage and interact. That’s me, rant over!

]]> By: Sarah Nelson http://www.candocanbe.com/social-media/the-vuvuzela-social-media-strategy-are-you-doing-it/comment-page-1/#comment-1575 Sarah Nelson Wed, 16 Jun 2010 20:21:45 +0000 http://www.candocanbe.com/?p=1896#comment-1575 Great post and example of creating relatable content! While social media is "free," the time it takes to really do it well adds up! Great post and example of creating relatable content! While social media is “free,” the time it takes to really do it well adds up!

]]> By: Karen Skidmore http://www.candocanbe.com/social-media/the-vuvuzela-social-media-strategy-are-you-doing-it/comment-page-1/#comment-1571 Karen Skidmore Wed, 16 Jun 2010 12:48:47 +0000 http://www.candocanbe.com/?p=1896#comment-1571 I did hear on the radio a couple of weeks ago of a SA chap who was trying to get the vuvuzelas to toot in a tuneful unison. They can apparently sound lovely when played like this - but obviously he's not had much impact so far!! I did hear on the radio a couple of weeks ago of a SA chap who was trying to get the vuvuzelas to toot in a tuneful unison. They can apparently sound lovely when played like this – but obviously he’s not had much impact so far!!

]]> By: Karen Skidmore http://www.candocanbe.com/social-media/the-vuvuzela-social-media-strategy-are-you-doing-it/comment-page-1/#comment-1570 Karen Skidmore Wed, 16 Jun 2010 12:46:57 +0000 http://www.candocanbe.com/?p=1896#comment-1570 Just had a look Conrad at your vuvuzela thread on your profile - great comments. And the poor mum whose child cried because of a loud toot in the ear! Oh dear :) Just had a look Conrad at your vuvuzela thread on your profile – great comments. And the poor mum whose child cried because of a loud toot in the ear! Oh dear :)

]]> By: Karen Skidmore http://www.candocanbe.com/social-media/the-vuvuzela-social-media-strategy-are-you-doing-it/comment-page-1/#comment-1569 Karen Skidmore Wed, 16 Jun 2010 12:45:35 +0000 http://www.candocanbe.com/?p=1896#comment-1569 It's one of the reasons I have not got in to Google Buzz as so many people seemed to be just on auto-tweet for everything! But must give that Buzz another go [mental note to self!!] It’s one of the reasons I have not got in to Google Buzz as so many people seemed to be just on auto-tweet for everything! But must give that Buzz another go [mental note to self!!]

]]> By: Gail Mullard http://www.candocanbe.com/social-media/the-vuvuzela-social-media-strategy-are-you-doing-it/comment-page-1/#comment-1564 Gail Mullard Tue, 15 Jun 2010 17:06:19 +0000 http://www.candocanbe.com/?p=1896#comment-1564 Hi Karen, Love the analogy. Social media is still a difficult idea to get your head around if you are a small business desperate to make sales. Yet viewing it as a cheap sales channel first and foremost will almost certainly make it slide into vuvuzela's muted status. If those vuvuzelas listened to each other and played together, I'm sure a tune could be derived from the ensembled noise: it might even be called music and enjoyed. Social networking is no different. Gail Hi Karen,

Love the analogy. Social media is still a difficult idea to get your head around if you are a small business desperate to make sales. Yet viewing it as a cheap sales channel first and foremost will almost certainly make it slide into vuvuzela’s muted status.

If those vuvuzelas listened to each other and played together, I’m sure a tune could be derived from the ensembled noise: it might even be called music and enjoyed. Social networking is no different.

Gail

]]> By: Conrad Jooste http://www.candocanbe.com/social-media/the-vuvuzela-social-media-strategy-are-you-doing-it/comment-page-1/#comment-1563 Conrad Jooste Tue, 15 Jun 2010 15:42:25 +0000 http://www.candocanbe.com/?p=1896#comment-1563 Hi Karen, Think you've coined a new phrase the 'vuvuzela social media strategy' :-) Definitely in line with my viewing frustration see my recent status update & the resulting comments: http://www.facebook.com/#!/profile.php?id=664452268 BUT a very important message you have in there! Use this type of strategy at your own PERIL! Conrad Hi Karen,

Think you’ve coined a new phrase the ‘vuvuzela social media strategy’ :-)

Definitely in line with my viewing frustration see my recent status update & the resulting comments: http://www.facebook.com/#!/profile.php?id=664452268

BUT a very important message you have in there! Use this type of strategy at your own PERIL!

Conrad

]]> By: LouiseBJ http://www.candocanbe.com/social-media/the-vuvuzela-social-media-strategy-are-you-doing-it/comment-page-1/#comment-1562 LouiseBJ Tue, 15 Jun 2010 12:31:46 +0000 http://www.candocanbe.com/?p=1896#comment-1562 Hi Karen Great post! As I don't watch football, thankfully I haven't heard the dreaded vuvuzelas. But I do see plenty of people who broadcast repeatedly from RSS feeds and misuse the automated tools. Just today I unfollowed someone on Google Buzz because they were sharing every single tweet and as a result being too noisy. Just because we have so many different ways to communicate online doesn't mean we have to use them all ;) Hi Karen
Great post! As I don’t watch football, thankfully I haven’t heard the dreaded vuvuzelas. But I do see plenty of people who broadcast repeatedly from RSS feeds and misuse the automated tools. Just today I unfollowed someone on Google Buzz because they were sharing every single tweet and as a result being too noisy.

Just because we have so many different ways to communicate online doesn’t mean we have to use them all ;)

]]> By: Karen Skidmore http://www.candocanbe.com/social-media/the-vuvuzela-social-media-strategy-are-you-doing-it/comment-page-1/#comment-1560 Karen Skidmore Tue, 15 Jun 2010 09:57:18 +0000 http://www.candocanbe.com/?p=1896#comment-1560 The more you try to ignore those vuvuzelas, the more you hear them don't you! Thanks for stopping by Bindi. The more you try to ignore those vuvuzelas, the more you hear them don’t you! Thanks for stopping by Bindi.

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