Posts Tagged ‘social media’

Tuesday, March 8th, 2011
Social media is no longer a questionable business strategy. In fact, you'll most likely be questioned if colleagues and customers can't find you hanging out online. And while social media is now socially acceptable for businesses and entrepreneurs, creating and maintaining a social media strategy requires considerable time and effort. As we’ve written about before, many business owners are finding interns as a great source of social media help. How do you know if you’ve found the right fit for your company? Here are … read more
Wednesday, March 2nd, 2011
Using YouTube could pay off big time for your business. Industry experts agree that search engines love video, which could result in higher Google rankings. So how should you get started? YouTube is the number one video-sharing site, making the site a must-do. Here are a few pointers for your Urban Intern to help make the most of YouTube:

 
1. Create a Customized Channel — Your YouTube channel should match the look and feel of your brand – have your Urban Intern use … read more
Wednesday, February 23rd, 2011

You may not be a music mogul, but your business can benefit from channeling your inner rockstar. Why? Because music industry insiders know how to leverage screaming fans into promoters of their favorite rock (and pop) stars. The loyalty and excitement for a celebrity can easily turn fans into groupies — and subsequently — groupies into word of mouth marketers. Here's how to turn the music industry's successful marketing tactics into a virtual street team of your own:
 

Organize Your Guerilla Marketing Tactics
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Wednesday, February 23rd, 2011


Urban Interns co-founder Cari Sommer recently spoke with Kate Rogers on Fox Business News about how small businesses can get the most out of thier social media freelancers or interns. Sommer offered three best practices tips on how these small businesses can leverage these workers to expand their branding.

Here's the article:

Social media is often touted as a simple, free way for small businesses to brand themselves. But it can definitely take a full-time employee to man the Web and all its social media read more

Tuesday, February 1st, 2011
Every business owner should be actively networking, but sometimes it’s difficult to motive yourself to get to another seminar or reach out to a connection for coffee with so many demands on your time.  That’s where LinkedIn comes in.  Re-create and grow your network online with the help of an Urban Intern.
 
Here’s are a few tips on how an Urban Intern can help expand your influence on LinkedIn:
 
Create a Polished Profile – As an entrepreneur, you may not use a … read more
Thursday, December 2nd, 2010

Urban Interns was recently featured in an article by Crains NY Business about this increasingly popular trend.

“When husband-and-wife team Robard Williams and Amanda Allen founded NewlyWish.com in 2009, they needed a savvy social-media strategy to promote the online gift registry. But given their background in banking and risk management, creating such a plan wasn’t their strong suit….NewlyWish’s part-time intern—who’d worked in marketing before enrolling at Fordham University Graduate School of Business—helped with tasks including devising a Facebook and Twitter strategy and creating an e-mail … read more