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		<title>5 Ways Thinking Like a Hippie Can Help You With Social Media Marketing &#8211; Jason Elkins</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I was presenting a Facebook Marketing overview the other day, and I mentioned that Hippies were perhaps the first social network. I said it as a lighthearted opener, but there are some things we can all learn from Hippies that apply to social media marketing. Before you think “What does a 40 year old, bald, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Be the One Others Are Waiting For &#8211; Jason Elkins</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Long before I started my own business, I used to dream about it. I dreamed about making my own decisions, loving on customers, vendors and partners and building something special. I had no idea what that looked like years ago, but I knew a couple of things: I wanted the structure to be different from [...]]]></description>
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		<title>2012 SMAC Event Topic &#8211; Jason Elkins &#8211; Engage your audience! Understanding the Facebook Algorithm and how to utilize creative strategies to get the most out of your status updates.</title>
		<description><![CDATA[It’s pretty apparent that I live and breathe social media and love working with people that want to use social media to advance their business and see their successes as they grow. &#8216; This is why I could not be more excited about our upcoming Social Media in Action Conference.  (Referred by everyone in-the-know as [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;B.O.P.P. Formula&#8221; &#8211; How to Deal With Negative Comments on Your Facebook Page &#8211; Jason Elkins, Transparent Social Media</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I had the blessing of co-teaching a 10 week course on Social Media at Belmont University this fall.  I was an adjunct faculty professor for the Massey School of Business  and taught nineteen, 400 level marketing students how to best utilize social media to market to connect and market to businesses and consumers.  &#8211; I [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Introducing &#8220;BuddyUp&#8221; A Social Media Strategy For Branding and Lead Generation &#8211; Jason Elkins</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I’m constantly testing ways to utilize social media to expand engagement and enhance branding and create lead opportunities for my clients.  My team and I have developed another technique that I wanted to share with you called “BuddyUp.” BACKSTORY It&#8217;s easy to become annoying on Facebook and Twitter as a marketer.  If you are constantly [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Belmont Social Media Class Powerpoints and Documents</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Hey folks! Here are the power point presentations and Case Study Document. The Case Study Document is what you will need to use for your assignment. UPDATED SYLLABUS Syllabus Outline Revised_v3 WEEK1 Week 1 Belmont &#8211; Facebook Overview Social Intro &#8211; Belmont &#8211; Steve Chandler WEEK2 Week 2 &#8211; Twitter 101 Social Media Planning Worksheet [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Google+ and Social Transparency &#8211; A Philosophical Issue? &#8211; Jason Elkins</title>
		<description><![CDATA[One thing that I love about Social Media is that it allows me to engage in one of my favorite activities – conversation. I love to write, and build relationships. I enjoy connecting others and view the world as a large web of ideas and experiences. I truly cherish the moments when I introduce two [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://transparentsocialmedia.com/google-and-social-transparency-a-philosophical-perspective-jason-elkins/</link>
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		<title>Facebook + Skype Technology Video Chat = Win For Me and You – Jason Elkins</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I remember first I used Skype to talk to my business partner 9 or 10 months ago.  Technically speaking I was a slow adopter of Skype and was more interested in how this business was upsetting the telecom industry than I was in actually using their product.  However, after utilizing the service for just a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Embed a Full Catalog on Your Custom Facebook Page Using &#8220;issuu.com&#8221; &#8211; Jason Elkins</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Recently we were working with Steve Chandler, the marketing mad scientist behind “ChandlerThinks.com”.  He had a customer in the promotional products industry wanting to display their entire catalog on their Facebook Fan Page.  There were a couple of options we discussed however the one we settled on was utilizing a cool web utility called issuu. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://transparentsocialmedia.com/embed-a-full-catalog-on-your-custom-facebook-page-using-issuu-jason-elkins/</link>
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		<title>Coffee Shop Meeting Etiquette #1 &#8211; How to Avoid &#8220;Awkward&#8221; and Make a Great First Impression &#8211; Jason Elkins</title>
		<description><![CDATA[How do you make a good first impression with your clients?  What can you do to start off a business relationship on the right foot?  I had an interesting experience with a new client that I wanted to share. My company, Transparent Social Media, develops custom fan pages and apps for businesses, bands and individuals, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://transparentsocialmedia.com/coffee-shop-meeting-etiquette-1-how-to-avoid-awkward-and-make-a-great-first-impression-jason-elkins/</link>
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