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Feedback could be hard to come by even with the best social media strategies. Simply implementing an internal social media team isn’t a magic bullet solution for company outreach. Updating a Facebook page or composing clever tweets may work for some companies and not others. Jon Bird, Creative Manager for Social Media at American Airlines, spoke at the Feb. 3 SMCKC Breakfast. Bird presented the necessary social media strategies @AmericanAir uses to interact with their…

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Hello.

 

First, I sincerely thank each of you who supported my re-election to the board of SMCKC as Communications Chair.

 

Those of you with more tenure in the club might be familiar with the course of some of my initiatives. With this new opportunity to build on what has come before, I’ve again engaged a team of some of the most talented writers and communicators in our community to assist me in raising the bar in communicating timely, relevant and meaningful…

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Google Fiber recap

 For those that weren’t able to be there tonight, 50 SMCKC and SMCLK members attended the T-Bones event preceded by a presentation by local Google Fiber advocates Brent Miles, president of the Economic Development Council of Wyandotte County, Rick Usher, Assistant City Manager of Kansas City, MO, and Greg Kratofil of Polsinelli Shugart.

 

One message rang loudly through the speeches and Q&A.

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Happy Holidays!

United Way of Greater Kansas City…

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Interactive Producer (Online Marketing Specialist)

Family Features - Mission, Kansas

Family Features is offering an excellent opportunity to collaborate with the Director of Online Marketing and the Media, Sales/Marketing departments on implementation of interactive development and online marketing projects. In this newly created position, you will perform a wide variety of duties… Continue

Jobs in Social Media have popped up a lot this summer. Companies are seeking a variety of talents using social media tools in all industries. We are also finding a number of internships incorporating these tools, creating a strong opportunity for recent grads who are interested in a profession with social media. Lastly, we hope all are Social Media clubs in the metro area can benefit from our bi-monthly blog The Job hunt, and help us seek new available positions.



Here's a sampling of… Continue

Web Marketing/Social Media Associate

Waddell & Reed, Inc. - Shawnee, Kansas

Member of Ivy Marketing Project team responsible for the coordination of the design

and content for all electronic communications including websites, email

programs, social media and advertising. Other duties may be assigned.…

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Director of Digital Content and Social Media

Applebees – Lenexa, Kansas

Applebees is a premier, national dining chain, seeking a Director, Social Media and Digital Content. Reporting to the SVP, Marketing this newly created position will develop all social media and digital content strategy for the brand. This will be a key strategic position and will provide leadership and… Continue

Hi, everyone! I recently joined the Social Influence discipline at Nicholson Kovac, and I am proud to share that we are a sponsor of the upcoming D2W Conference. Please see below for more information. Thanks!…



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I’ve written about my media training seminar before, and a popular part of my seminar is tips on interacting with the news media.

Here’s some basic information on giving an interview broken down into 8 key points. Bear in mind there are lots more nuanced approaches and tactics (TV vs. print interviews, phone vs. in-person, etc.) but this should give you food for thought.

The…

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I'd like to start a discussion about the companies in Kansas City that present a strong, cohesive brand image on social media. I recently moved to KC, by way of Saint Louis, and have been studying the market since I arrived. The biggies like H & R Block that do such a fantastic job are easy to find, of course. (Innovative marketing channel, that one!)



What I'd really like to hear about are the specialty niche firms that appeal to more specialized demographics, or those small… Continue

Hey Everyone,

We hope you can make it to the Social Media / Blogger tour of Narnia this Thursday! For one night only you will have the exclusive opportunity to take photos and participate in special activities. Not something that just anyone gets to do!

Thursday, June 25
5:30 - 7:30 p.m.

Click here to view the html invitation:
http://narnia.unionstation.org/Invitation/Invite.html

Gregory Blvd. and 71 Highway - Workers installed new cameras to monitor traffic. Drivers need to slow down and stop when the light turns yellow or risk getting a ticket in the mail for running a red light.

(Orginally posted via Ideas and Angles)



was really happy to get a notice in my inbox today of a new user following my twitter account. The Kansas City Public Library.



We are lucky to have a library system in our community that is so proactive in so many ways. Last month they recieved a… Continue