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The Social Media MBA: Your Competitive Edge in Social Media Strategy Development and Delivery
 
 

The Social Media MBA: Your Competitive Edge in Social Media Strategy Development and Delivery [Kindle Edition]

Christer Holloman
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′Standalone, easy–to–read chapters with a clear structure.’ (CPO Agenda, April 2012)

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It's a fact that companies so far have only scratched the surface of what can be achieved with social media.

Whatever continent, industry, company size, current degree of social media adoption or your job title, the purpose of this book is to inspire you to see how you can raise the bar further to reap new rewards. It will give you the tools to make a difference to your organisation's social media strategy development and delivery going forward.

In addition it will also give you more intellectual support and confidence to discuss social media on a higher level with peers, inspire colleagues or negotiate and create support for increased investments from your leadership team.

In The Social Media MBA editor Christer Holloman has crowd sourced 15 thought leaders from 4 continents to offer an exceptional educational programme written for experienced social media professionals just like you.

In addition, learn through cases studies produced by the social leaders at these brands:

ARM by Kerry McGuire Balanza – Director of Strategic Marketing

Aviva by Jan Gooding – Global Brand Director

Dell by Stuart Handley – Communications Director

Evans Cycles by Will Lockie – Head of Social Media

GlaxoSmithKlein (Ribena) by Verity Clifton – Brand Marketing Manager

Kodak by Madlen Nicolaus – Social Media Manager

Phillips by Hans Notenboom – Global Director B2B Online

Sage by Cath Sheldon – Online PR Specialist

There is more, connect with the co-authors and other readers by joining The Social Media MBA Alumi group, visit http://www.socialmedia-mba.com or search or the group on LinkedIn to stay updated on the latest, ask questions or join the discussions.


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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
I bought this book hoping it would help me develop a strategy for social media marketing, which really it was never intended to do, although it has helped me develop my own. It's full of great ideas and very inspirational but doesn't really lay down a step-by-step guide. The particularly good part of this book is th case studies section and the parts written by others in the same industry as this is real life experience and very useful to the rest of us. I'd still highly recommend this book to anyone working in the Social Media arena.
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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful
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The first chapter of Christen Holloman's book, a 'Quick Recap', told me in around 13 pages everything that I thought I knew about Social Media: plan, be honest, listen, appeal, be where your customer is. I didn't think I was so ignorant, but there's a lot more to Social Media!

But he's got a lot more tricks up his sleeve. Holloman has assembled an outstanding group of people to explain some really advanced topics in social media. But explain them in a way that makes the topic easy to understand.

This is also a practical book. The techniques (focus groups, for example) are well known to web designers and consultants so they will have no problem implementing them, and well known to clients who will be comfortable taking part. The difference is how you use these techniques and what you do with the results.

This is a book for consultants and advisers, and for experts in organisations. It is packed full of help to make your customers love you more. And perhaps the most important advice of all is "Have fun. At least if you are having fun, your audience may have fun too"
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Organisations need to change their marketing strategy to encompass social media or get left behind the pack!

This book gives you a great set of tools to help you design your strategy and includes sections on creativity, branded content, the importance of integrating social media in your organisation to communicate with your internal audiences as well as external - all these sections which are all written by experts in their field.

There are also case studies which go through different types of organisation's social media success stories and giving key learning from their experience and advice to readers.

Not a book for beginners to social media, but one for those already familiar wanting to get their strategy right!
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Considering Social media For Your Business? Read This Book!
As an entrepreneur it has become increasingly obvious to me that there are a number of excellent marketing and business development opportunities to be had in the social media... Read more
Published 7 days ago by B. Towns
Better books out there
I found that this book could have been much short and would have made the read. It good as an lengthy over written intro into using social for business but I feel there are more... Read more
Published 10 days ago by OrganicGreen
Useful and engaging
There is more to social media than just being online. There is a whole industry waiting to take you in a coordinated way, and help you use it as a powerful tool in your business. Read more
Published 25 days ago by Antonia Chitty
Excellent and Helpful
I really enjoyed this book and found it an interesting introduction to using social media in a business setting. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Wendy Jones
the social media MBA
Very useful book for anyone studying business or for anyone in business who needs a refresher on social media. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Green Book Addict Librarian
Good if you are in the industry !
I work in social media marketing and this is bang on the button and very up to date (bar the last six months of Facebook advertising changes)

This isn't an easy read... Read more
Published 2 months ago by Michael Scott
Important reading
This is not quite the book I was expecting it to be. Beneath the jolly cover hides a comprehensive book on business strategy. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Clare Mccann
essential reading
For anyone that works in digital, whether it's client or agency side - this book should be an essential read, not just for the information on social media (for which it contains a... Read more
Published 3 months ago by E. Chittenden
Collaborative thinking beyond the US. A good starting point in one...
At the risk of feeling like a boys club of social media only - Holloman and his fellow authors have done an excellent job of laying the groundwork for discussion of today's issues... Read more
Published 3 months ago by Cat Fraser, Head of Social Business Intelligence at BLOOM Worldwide
Very Handy Study Guide
Very handy study guide giving examples and in an easy to read format for anyone studying business/marketing and the affects social media can play on a business.
Published 3 months ago by wicket2005
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