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#tweetsmart: 25 Twitter Projects to Help You Build Your Community [Paperback]

J. S. McDougall
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22 Feb 2012 1449309119 978-1449309114 1

"OK. I’ve got my Twitter account…now what can I do with it?" Sound familiar? #tweetsmart provides the answer with 25 creative projects to help your business, cause, or organization grow. But this isn’t just another social media marketing book—it’s the anti-marketing how-to community-engagement book.

Twitter is not a marketing channel (and should never be used as such) but it is a community of interested, engaged, and influential people. Meeting and getting to know these people can help you build your own community. In this useful guide, you’ll find projects to help you approach your Twitter audience in ways that are strategic, measurable, and fun.

  • Put a new wrinkle on an old contest: "be the 10th person to tweet"
  • Create a hashtag game around your company or products
  • Instead of polling, ask your followers to help you make a product decision
  • Make MadLibs out of your marketing copy or mission statement
  • Hold a scavenger hunt, and relay clues via Twitter
  • Organize a weekly Twitter chat on various subjects
  • Solicit funny product shots, using Twitter’s photo-sharing utility
  • Spontaneously tweet from a store location: "Meet me now and win!"

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  • Paperback: 108 pages
  • Publisher: O'Reilly Media; 1 edition (22 Feb 2012)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1449309119
  • ISBN-13: 978-1449309114
  • Product Dimensions: 17.8 x 0.6 x 23.3 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 2,135,266 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Jesse has over 12 years of experience as a web designer, programmer, and web strategist. He speaks about web strategy and content marketing at conferences across the country and is the author of eight books about conducting business on the web. He is the co-owner of Catalyst Webworks, a web design and strategy firm focusing on the book publishing industry with clients across the US. He enjoys skiing, motorcycling, camping, motorcycle-camping, and ski-motorcycling. Currently, he lives in Vermont.


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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
By cram
Format:Paperback
Ok. I am new to twitter (@nxadm) and I am not sure I completely grasp the concept. So what's more promising than a title in the form of a hashtag? The back of the book reads: "#tweetsmart provides the answer [to what to do with twitter] with 25 creative projects to help your business, cause, or organization grow. But this isn't just another social media marketing book--it's the anti-marketing how-to community-engagement book". Does the book deliver? Well, it all boils down to who you are.
The good

It's certainly a good read. I enjoyed it. It's short (100 pages), sometimes funny and always extremely to the point, something I appreciate. McDougall is really passionate about the subject and that shows: the author's style is enthusiastic and upbeat. If you're a business you'll be using the oldest marketing tricks in a digital jacket in no time. You'll reach a much bigger audience that you thought it was possible and it will cost you peanuts. Good.
The bad

So, what if you not own a business? No problem, the back says "business, cause, or organization", you may think. Nope. Being an free and open source enthusiast involved in a few projects (e.g. Padre, the Perl IDE) it was specifically the "cause or organisation" part that made me curious. Of the 25 recipes, isn't there at least one applicable to smaller (not commercial) open source projects? Sadly, no. It will help you to sell coffee or burritos, but not reach new users or developers. Did I learn something I didn't know? Again, no (I repeat: I enjoyed the book).

So the "anti-marketing how-to community-engagement book" epithet may be a little euphemistic. Let's stick with a "not-annoying and not insulting practical online marketing book for small business".
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5.0 out of 5 stars An excellent collection of Twitter promotion ideas! 19 Mar 2012
By Shawn Hesketh - Published on Amazon.com
Format:Kindle Edition
Who says marketing has to be boring? This quick read contains 25 innovative ideas that you can begin implementing right away to create effective promotions that will engage your audience in fun ways.

Jesse's lighthearted tone and conversational writing style makes this an entertaining read, and his experience in online marketing will help you to avoid common mistakes made by folks who have failed to leverage the power of social media effectively.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Makes Twitter fun again! 6 Mar 2012
By Andrew Kavanagh - Published on Amazon.com
Format:Paperback
In #tweetsmart 25 Twitter projects are presented in funny, creative, and playful ways.

Creating Twitter projects, games, and contests takes the monotony out of simple Tweeting,
and will entice your audience into more inter-action with you!
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars A must-read for building engagement on Twitter 4 Mar 2012
By Janet Fouts - Published on Amazon.com
Format:Paperback
This is a great read. Each chapter delivers an easy way to quickly engage your followers and gain more by understanding the concepts that make Twitter work for business.

Whether it's a scavenger hunt, a Twitter haiku or an on the spot promotion, McDougall give you great ideas and step by step instructions. The QR codes in every chapter are a fun way to deepen the readers engagement with the book too.

Any business, club or group wanting to have fun and engage their following should get this book.
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