Social Marketing Man

How to set up a membership website using Wordpress, Buddypress and DAP

Thu, 13 May 2010 17:24:55 +0000

I’ve been doing some research about the best alternative membership software platform to use for some of our clients who don’t want to use SocialSAM as their platform (for whatever their reason may be…eg. they don’t like our look and feel, etc). Anyway, after a long and exhaustive search…after looking at almost every open source platform [...]

How Do I Define Failure Vs Success In My Social Media Campaign

Thu, 08 Apr 2010 16:13:40 +0000

I was recently asked this very question by a consulting client of mine and it is not as cut and dried as you would think. Please allow me to explain by giving a couple of good examples.I will change the names but these are real world examples. Example #1 Joe Get Rich Quick Guru Company Background: This [...]

Netflix for iTouch/iPhone/iPad

Fri, 19 Feb 2010 23:32:58 +0000

This is slightly off topic but is something I am quite mad about. Imagine being able to just open your iPhone/iTouch and watch your favourite movie on Netflix.  You can with your favourite game console, Roku box, and on your computer.  Why wouldn’t you be able to do it on your iphone/iTouch? I’ll tell you why. Because Apple  is [...]

What’s involved in a Launch?

Fri, 15 Jan 2010 22:41:13 +0000

Sorry for the long absence.  Some of you might be wondering what I’ve been up to.  Well, here’s what I’ve been up to. As you know, we launched SocialSAM in July and the product has been very well received.  Many people in the market place are aware of our platform and are talking about it to [...]

What is the big deal about Google Wave?

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 18:17:20 +0000

What is Google Wave? What’s the big deal? Why do I need it? What can I do with it and how can it help me with my business? Tweet This Post

SocialSAMinar Part 3/8: Secrets to Sucess in Business

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 01:18:48 +0000

In this Third Part of our SocialSAMinar series, I talk about my personal philosophy for success in business in any economic climate. To get the rest of the videos in this series, come to SocialSAM.net. Simply click on the Join Our Community button. Sincerely George Tran Author of “The Social Marketing Manifesto” Success Strategies for Small Businesses using Social [...]

Why you would want to start a membership website?

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 01:29:22 +0000

Here’s a presentation I gave during the Yoovolution event Nov 8, 2009. Enjoy. Sincerely George Tran Author of “The Social Marketing Manifesto” Success Strategies for Small Businesses using Social Media www.socialmarketingman.com www.twitter.com/georgetran Tweet This Post

SocialSAMinar Part 2/8: How to succeed in today’s economy

Sun, 01 Nov 2009 21:49:27 +0000

This is the second installment of the SocialSAMinar keynote. In this part, I talk about the impending economic crisis that will be faced by the Western world, and what we should do to avoid this disaster. If you like this article, please retweet this. Share this with your friends. Sincerely George Tran Author of “The Social Marketing [...]

Video blog: SocialSAMinar event Part 1/8

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 02:38:42 +0000

This is the first of 8 videos from my keynote presentation at our SocialSAMinar event that was held in Logan, UT at our headquarters Oct 20, and 21 2009. This series will share with you who is George Tran, what’s his vision for SocialSAM, and more importantly, how to build a Third Stage Business. Unlike [...]

Recognition is better than cash

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 20:01:01 +0000

For those of you operating a membership website or community, this tip is designed to help with: 1) Increase engagement within your community 2) Help your members stick for longer. One of the most primal desires as human beings is the need to belong. When combined with recognition for achievements within a closed group/tribe that one belongs [...]

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