I know, I know.
You’re tired of posts telling you to use Valentine’s Day that show you “Five Ways to Show Your Clients Some Valentine’s Day Love,” or “How Not to be a Bloody Valentine,” or “A Valentine From My Business to Yours.”
You’re not? Oh, ok. Then I might file away some of those headlines for future posts.
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Frankly, if you have been working on a Valentine’s Day promo for your business, it was likely planned a while back; if it wasn’t, then you’re way late.
Ditto for any PR efforts piggybacking on the day, regardless of how bad they are (what, exactly, about WUL says “pitch me for politically-themed dating sites” I really don’t know)… if you’re just getting to them today, you’re really, really late.
Which is not to say they won’t work, it’s just that the likelihood is pretty low.
So instead, I put together a Listly list (my new favorite toy!) of posts that might spark ideas on how to incorporate social media and customer service into your business in a smart way. Some of the posts might help you directly; some might help you indirectly (because of the media they use, or the way they’re framed). A couple are from WUL, but most are not. But they are all, IMHO, good posts.
I’ve started the list with 12 posts; if you find others you’d like to add, go for it (I did turn on moderation for the list while I’m getting used to Listly, just so you know). And if you enjoy some posts more than others, do vote them up or down; I’m curious to see what you think of them.
Happy Valentine’s Day!
A collection of blog posts that will encourage business, social media and customer service smarts. Consider it a Valentine's Day gift to you and your business.
The context of what we say is often more important than the words we use.
Social businesses understand that interactivity is key to converting fans into customers for life. Here's a Valentine's Day song for them.
This post suggests ways to make sure that as service providers we have outside perspectives that prevent us from loving the labor more than the outcome.
In business, an apology without a solution is no solution at all, says Kaarina Dillabough.
While Valentine's Day typically celebrates romantic love, there are several ways to inject the day's spirit into social media to show respect and admiration.
The good news for retailers this Valentine's Day is that consumer spending is on the rise. Here are some last-minute marketing ideas.
This is your life. You don't have to love your job. But you should love what you do. Rusty Speidel guest blogs on Lisa Gerber's blog.
Mary Barber explores whether privacy issues might be the death knell of social platforms; an issue all businesses must keep abreast of.
The last time you watched a major event on television—a presidential debate, the Academy Awards, the Super Bowl—did you have your smartphone within reaching distance?
Giving gifts is a lot like creating good content. Sure you can dash off a post, or recycle an old idea. But if you want to really engage people you need to put some energy and imagination into it.
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Great list @shonali funny I am right now deal with Motorola on an apology with no solution. I am having @KDillabough call them up today for me.
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@KDillabough Did you call them and sort 'em out? @HowieG
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@bdorman264 @janlgordon @sherrilynne @kmueller62 @ericamallison @sheriewinston @kdillabough Thanks for sharing today's #VDay @listly post!
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@shonali My pleasure Shonali, great to meet you here, thank you for posting great content everyday!!
@janlgordon How nice of you to say, thank you!
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Well there goes the rest of my day! Thanks for the heads-up on Listly, I hadn't heard about it. Happy Valentine's Day!
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@HeatherTweedy Hahah! I'm glad I could contribute to your un-... er, super-productivity. ;) Did you have a good V Day?
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TY & HVD! RT @shonali: Today on #WUL a @listly list of 12 posts to help make your biz more social! #smallbiz: http://t.co/SmhBRoIQ
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Listly List!?? Love. Thank you for including me in this list - most impressive. I am going to have to really dig in to this new tool of yours - and read up on the posts I missed that you've included here!
Happy Valentine's Day, Shonali!
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@EricaAllison You're welcome and belated V Day greetings to you!
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@EricaAllison Looking forward to seeing you over at Listly making lists and embedding them on your blog too:)
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Hey, where was mine? What? I didn't have one? Well if that don't beat all..........
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Nice list and thanks for including me. Also, I've been thinking about toying around with Listly, and I love the way you are using it. I might have to try it out!
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@KenMueller You're welcome! Your post popped right up when I did a search on your site. Good internal SEO, Ken. You should definitely try @listly, as you can see, it's really easy to use and a lot of fun. @Nick Kellet is super helpful too.
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@Shonali @KenMueller @listly @Nick Kellet Thanks and Hi Ken. Feel free to ping me if you need any help:)
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Wow: thanks so much for including my post Shonali: I look forward to checking the others out. And of course...happy Valentine's Day! Cheers! Kaarina
