tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-85302773977374037032024-02-07T02:56:54.507-08:00MediaNewbieMediaNewbiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11420186113436598261noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8530277397737403703.post-83729165183282220522009-08-05T06:55:00.000-07:002009-08-05T07:10:59.175-07:00FeedbackI have decided that the best way for me to use social media in my <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error">ecommerce</span> world is to reach out to the critics. i manage 40 <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">different</span> online stores with 40 different sets of <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">online</span> inventory. Shoppers are are <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">funneled</span> my way en route from our partner websites. once there, my <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_4" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">visitors</span> turn into a pretty specific focus group. A group of potential customers browsing a single concept, selection of products. So the <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_5" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">opportunity</span> is to harness this resource for product <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_6" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">development</span>. The product in my case, at this moment is the web store itself. i need to find a good <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_7" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">mechanism</span> with which to query, survey, or more important to listen to this group. I am going to try different things on different stores to see what works. A guest book on one, a <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_8" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">survey</span> on the next and may a mini blog on another..."What do you think of the site?". good or bad, hopefully they will be talking. If anyone reads this, what do you think would be a good way to get feedback from this type of customer? here is the most recognized online store, have a look and tell me what you think! : <a href="http://enssc.com/?store=502">http://enssc.com/?store=502</a> .MediaNewbiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11420186113436598261noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8530277397737403703.post-36986743468851954172009-07-22T10:40:00.000-07:002009-07-22T11:08:35.392-07:00Class 2 and 3I am still trying to figure out on how to work Social Media into what i do here at work. As i said our company is a 3rd party retailer. We outsource to other companies. To take it one more step removed, i run the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">ecommerce</span> business for each one of our locations. Currently i work "Inside out" through our partners to their members and general database. I do not have direct contact with my online customers. <br /><br />So, I have been back to Tim Jackson's blog for inspiration <a href="http://masiguy.blogspot.com/">tp://masiguy.blogspot.com/</a> and decided that the means to my end...more sales...will be different than Tim's. As he has been doing this for 5 years for his company i guess i don't really know what his means were when he started but for me i am going to focus first on <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">immediate</span> feedback for product <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">development</span>. I will use an <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">approach</span> more akin to <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Mini's.</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">ie</span> using my <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">existing</span> customers to spread the word and also make a better product. The product being my individual web stores. Instead of going through my partners to get to the public, i will talk to the individuals that only i know...the people who visit my stores...is that a duh or what?<br /><br />What do you think of a simple guest book? <br /><br />"Please sign our Guestbook, let us know what you think of the store".MediaNewbiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11420186113436598261noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8530277397737403703.post-43678397127977998702009-07-15T15:32:00.000-07:002009-07-15T16:30:36.817-07:00First ClassClass 1 was a bit of an eye opener for me. my company told me to go take some classes to help out with my ecommerce business. i wanted to take Web Market Strategies but was too late to get in. This was available so i signed up with the idea that anything i can learn about marketing in new media would definitely hep my cause. I was right, i am fascinated by this topic and have been racking my brain trying to think of how i can use this media to promote online sales. Looking at the data from "Groundswell" and class 1 it is obvious that there are people out there talking and listening, my problem is that my company is a 3rd party. Our brand is our partners brand. So far i have been connecting my customers through our partners.MediaNewbiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11420186113436598261noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8530277397737403703.post-42884289437912730052009-07-14T18:43:00.000-07:002009-07-14T18:46:47.094-07:00New GoalI think i need to redefine my goal. There is too much going on to break everything down every week. Instead, i am just going to comment on the material as i see it. A mini summery of my favorite information. Or i can just keep commenting about what i am going to comment about!MediaNewbiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11420186113436598261noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8530277397737403703.post-42890420638246624172009-07-11T10:03:00.000-07:002009-07-11T10:08:42.960-07:00RSS First<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5WOXCC2Rw11mXr5he1-R9i0u73D8f6YmjE9am-ACHkkEyOVXbC5SO2XLytXLh3SQ_TGEldlPjtjXd22se8RmFiyoL9dFiElG9rest1faVS6hZ7csZleek8XUQQobseK39cyOurNsUctc/s1600-h/my+yahoo.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357250527884391266" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 262px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5WOXCC2Rw11mXr5he1-R9i0u73D8f6YmjE9am-ACHkkEyOVXbC5SO2XLytXLh3SQ_TGEldlPjtjXd22se8RmFiyoL9dFiElG9rest1faVS6hZ7csZleek8XUQQobseK39cyOurNsUctc/s320/my+yahoo.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>As my URL states "MediaNewbie" so i am totally fired up about seeing my first post show up on "My Yahoo" home page from simply clicking a little RSS icon on my blog page. Cool.</div>MediaNewbiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11420186113436598261noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8530277397737403703.post-1225485151199458032009-07-11T09:17:00.000-07:002009-07-11T09:41:37.293-07:00Blog Goal<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQl4QvSZDjikkB4vKvOlPS6TlWrvEZXvtz5KDXhIwVOHNyWfbZoV_D3fVZIrQEIrOct-FNPWkR3ZKIgVqteHZ1Ql3-QZZfmVBTVxSqtPORRmOajipAV4zWed8uwZvsuGFiBAzmCZg3aj0/s1600-h/common+craft.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357243583604535794" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 133px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQl4QvSZDjikkB4vKvOlPS6TlWrvEZXvtz5KDXhIwVOHNyWfbZoV_D3fVZIrQEIrOct-FNPWkR3ZKIgVqteHZ1Ql3-QZZfmVBTVxSqtPORRmOajipAV4zWed8uwZvsuGFiBAzmCZg3aj0/s200/common+craft.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>I have created this blog to organize my class notes and thoughts. I will be required to look back into my notes and the presentation materials to summerize the facts, resouces and tools that i see usefull in acheiving the goals i have created for myself at work. Plus, i will need to take better notes! :) My favorite tool from class one...The Common Craft Show!</div>MediaNewbiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11420186113436598261noreply@blogger.com2