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Five Smarter Tweeting Tips
Just in case they’re of any use, here are five smarter Tweeting tips triggered by things I’ve been noticing cropping up on Twitter recently. 1) Want retweets? Write for retweets! Just in case you’re asking, 117 characters is a ‘retweetable’ … Continue reading
Posted in Internet, Middle East marketing, social media, Twitter
Tagged Alexander McNabb, communications, Internett, social media, Twitter, Writing
The Freedom Meme
A new report from the University of Washington’s Project on Information Technology and Political Islam comes to the conclusion that social media played a central role in the events we have all come to call ‘The Arab Spring’. Ever since … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging, Facebook, General, Internet, Measurement, Middle east, social media, Twitter
Tagged Alexander McNabb, Arab, Arab Spring, Arab World, blogs, Egypt, Facebook, Internet, MENA, Middle east, North Africa, politics, revolution, social media, Tunisia, Twitter, University of Washington, Websites
Night of the Twitter bots!
About 9pm Friday evening (Dubai time) my email inbox began filling up with ‘now following you’ email alerts from @spotonpr‘s Twitter account. My first thought was somebody must have name-checked us somewhere, perhaps a #FollowFriday thing, but a quick look … Continue reading
Posted in Internet, social media, Twitter
Tagged bots, Carrington Malin, social media, SPAM, Twitter
Who’s Afraid Of A Regulated Web?
French president Nicolas Sarkozy has come out and said he wants a regulated web – “You need to hear our limits, our red lines” he told an audience at the two-day ‘e-G8′ conference. The AP report is linked here. His … Continue reading
Posted in Disintermediation, General, Internet, social media, Twitter
Tagged Alexander McNabb, citizen-centric government, digital, egovernment, government, Internet, Nicholas Sarkozy, social media, Twitter, Wikileaks
Should you outsource your conversation?
There’s lots of stuff we do with clients building digital communications programmes, from SEO auditing through to setting up and populating social media platforms. But the one thing we recommend against is take the whole thing off your hands. There’s … Continue reading
Posted in Content, CRM, Customer care, Customers, Facebook, General, Internet, Middle East marketing, Online marketing, public relations, SEO, social media, strategy, Twitter
Tagged communications, conversation, CRM, engagement, Facebook, Internet, Internet marketing, marketing, public relations, social media, social media marketing, social networking, transparency, Twitter
Can we say Twitter revolution now? Can we?
There’s already been quite a lot written about the role of social media in the ousting of Tunisia’s President Ben Ali. Here’s our 2 cents worth, plus a list of useful links for anyone interested in learning about the role of social media in Tunisia’s regime change. Continue reading
Posted in Disintermediation, Facebook, General, Internet, Middle east, Newspapers, social media, Twitter
Tagged activism, Arab, Arab World, blocked, blogging, censorship, Facebook, government, hacking, Internet, journalists, media, media law, Middle east, new media, newspapers, North Africa, online, press freedom, social media, Tunisia, Twitter
GITEX 2010 Social Media Dashboard
Its GITEX time again and GITEX 2010, the Middle East’s biggest regional IT show, takes place October 17th through 21st. So, just for a little fun, we’ve created a dashboard of social media updates using one of our favourite social … Continue reading
Posted in Internet, Middle east, Middle East marketing, social media, Twitter
Tagged computers, Dubai, Flickr, GCC, GITEX, GITEX 2010, ICT, IT, marketing, MENA, Middle east, Netvibes, news, social media, social networking, Spot On PR, Spot On Public Relations, Twitter, UAE, YouTube
Media consumption & habits of MENA Internet users
Scroll down the page for survey download links The figures in our new Media Consumption & Habits of MENA Internet Users Survey simply confirm what everyone involved in the Middle East’s growing digital marketing industry has already been talking about … Continue reading
Posted in Applications, brand marketing, Facebook, General, Internet, Internet research, Measurement, Middle east, Middle East marketing, Mobile, Newspapers, Online marketing, public relations, research, social media, Twitter
Tagged communications, demographics, digital marketing, Effective Measure, Egypt, Facebook, habits, Internet, magazines, marketing, media TV, MENA, Middle east, Netlog, newspapers, North Africa, radio, research, Saudi Arabia, social media, social networking, Spot On PR, statistics, survey, Twitter, UAE
When social media programs grow up…
I’ve been doing quite a lot of speaking at ‘online’ conference events and workshops recently (this will surprise nobody who knows me) and consequently meeting a lot of people who are experimenting with social media within their organisations. It’s something … Continue reading
10 social media myths exposed
To our delight, more and more Middle East brands are looking seriously at using social media in their communications and making efforts to plan, structure and invest in strategic activities. It’s no secret that Spot On PR is a big … Continue reading
Posted in brand marketing, Content, CRM, Customer care, Customers, Facebook, General, Internet, Measurement, Middle east, Middle East marketing, Online marketing, public relations, SEO, social media, strategy, Twitter
Tagged advertising, agencies, blogging, blogs, Carrington Malin, communications, Content, conversations, CRM, customer service, direct marketing, email, Facebook, Internet, marketing, marketing communications, myths, online, planning, public relations, social media, social networking, strategy, Twitter
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