Social Media & Restaurants: The Leaders

Curious how your favorite restaurant or coffee haunt handles Social Media? This quick glance confirms what you have been thinking: These brands are putting enormous efforts into Social Media.

Personally, I am AMAZED at how much Starbucks has distanced itself from its peers on Facebook, Twitter, Google+ and Pinterest. Astonishing!

They are definitely listening. Drop any of these brands a line in a Social Media channel and see what happens.

Restaurant Social Media Top 10 [Infographic]

Compliments of QSRweb.com and Foodservice Social Media Universe

Social Media 101

Do you use different social networks for different reasons? Here is a great infographic on when to use each social network.


Facebook
Twitter
LinkedIn
Google+


Toss around one or two of these factoids and you will be the smartest one at the party! (I know this photo gets a little unwieldy on the blog. Just click the graphic or the link immediately to read it more clearly.)

http://mashable.com/2012/04/16/social-networks-tips-infographic/

Social Media Explained...with donuts!

All you need to know about social media, explained by donuts.

Making Social Networks Social

With the tip of a hat to my friend Swaroop, I bring you a fantastic article about being engaged in social media.  Though aimed at a more business and commerce audience, the same principles apply to individuals too.


The quick highlights:

1. Post links to outside resources. Show that you can provide some value by sharing resources you have found with your audience.
2. Retweet worthy tweets. When you find a gem in the Twitt-o-sphere, share it. You bring value to your followers and honor the original tweeter.
3. Have a conversation. When people leave comments on your Facebook wall, respond.
4. Jump into conversations. Find a place to have make regular input, like a particular group in LinkedIn.
5. Say something interesting. Don't be a me-former, who talks only about themselves.  Be an in-former, who elevates the conversation.

Read the entire article here.  It's a nice quick read.


http://www.startupnation.com/business-blogs/index.php/2011/11/03/social-media/

Your thoughts? Throw a comment in here, and we will have a conversation (See Point #3).

Impact of Social Media

Just how powerful is social media.  Take less than 3 minutes to find out in this great YouTube video.



Then drop some social media factoids on friends over dinner and truly impress them.


Surprised? Impressed? Overwhelmed? Share your thoughts in the comments.