Social Media Outreach, RSS Feed Speed Reading, Office Politics and Marketing Life Lessons | Four Links | 12.24.07

This Christmas Eve round-up brings us advice based on several bloggers’ hard-earned experiences. Enjoy and add your own opinions in the comments…if only because it’s better to give than receive.

1) 10 Tips for Reaching out to Social Media Influencers | Communication Overtones
Kami Huyse’s tip list for influencer outreach using social media. I’ll add that outreach takes time and it takes participation vs. logging in and pitching.

2) 10 Steps to Manage Your Feed Reading Time | Social Media Explorer
Jason Falls’ hints on how to make it work when you plug 100 feeds into a feed reader. My favorite rule? Just Let Go -- Click “Mark All Read” and start fresh if you get too far behind.

3) The Lazy Office Worker’s Guide to Office Politics | Servant of Chaos
Gavin Heaton reminds us that even staying out of office politics requires understanding office politics. Don’t forget to steer clear of your workplace’s nattering nabobs of negativism. They’re the co-workers who would be upset if they were happy as they're only happy being upset.

4) Thinking of Going into Marketing? | Drew’s Marketing Minute
Drew McLellan closes out our lists of lists with advice for anyone getting into marketing. I think it's also a friendly reminder for folks who are already in the business.

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tags | public relations | PR | social media | marketing

Comments

[Jason Falls]

Thank goodness I wasn't too far behind and caught this one! Thanks for the cap tip, K.D. Much appreciated. Happy Holidays to you and yours!

[Drew McLellan]

Kevin,

Thanks for the nod. As we both know -- it's a great business to be in, but not without its challenges too!

Kami's list is a must read for people on both sides of the pitch. We who are being pitched need to "shape" the emerging best practices by rewarding those who do it right and gently pushing back on those who don't.

As a Christmas present to myself...I am going to follow Jason's advice right now!

Happy holidays!

Drew

[Shama Hyder]

Great list. Thank you Kevin!

[Kevin Dugan]

Shama and Jason - Glad you enjoyed it.

Drew - It is a great business to be in, but NO business comes without challenges.

[Kami Huyse]

Kevin, I always find a gem or two in your roundups. I hope you are having a happy one.