Biz Seminar for SME’s – Your Growth Kit

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The Tweet Twins will be presenting on Social Media, as one of the sessions on Social Media organised by the good folk at Enact and Apex Group during the last week of November. Just in time before the silly season kicks into full swing.

Their, back by popular demand series is ideal if you are serious about growing your business;
- Have an opportunity to network and meet like-minded individuals;
- Listen to interesting topics then… join us for…
- Relevant topics as requested!

• Balance in your business for prosperity;
• Financial Clarity – business and personal;
• Social networking: The power of LinkedIn & Facebook for SMEs;
• Corporate risk demystified for SMEs;
• Risk cover and funding for your business.

There will be ample opportunity to mix and mingle as well as introducing your business to other local people. Bring heaps of business cards, and be prepared to be exposed to new topics, to have fun as well as refreshments.

Two events to suit your location:
• South: 9:00 to 12:00 Wednesday 25 November 2009 Papatoetoe @ Seventh Day Adventist Church, 16 Puhinui Road, Papatoetoe, Manukau
• North: 9:00 to 12:00 Thursday, 26 November 2009 in Browns Bay @ The Bays Club, Anzac Road, Browns Bay
Cost $49 which includes refreshments
Numbers are limited so please RSVP before 23 November 2009 to jmarais@enact.co.nz
Inquiries and Bookings: John Marais 0212120147, 094783806 or
Chris Auret: chrisa@apexgroup.co.nz

Posted by Kevin Andreassend Co-Founder of the Tweet Twins
http://www.simdeck.com http://www.iqrite.com http://www.digitaldaytim

Social Media in 33 Languages

The Tweet Twins now include a unique aspect to their Social Media services and can now deliver this in multiple languages. Though English is an international platform on the internet, millions are not fluent in English and thereby are separated from potential partners, clients, collaborators, partnerships or new suppliers.

Using state of the art software engines the Tweet Twins are able to work between 33 international languages ranging as diverse as Hindi, Romanian, Russian, French, Latin, German and Thai to name a few in a direct and multi level text to language translation with outstanding accuracy.  This  allows the Tweet Twins for example to set up a Twitter communication strategy using any language, or multi language pages on a blog site.
As an enhancement to this service we are able to also offer human voices doing a direct software translation to spoken human voices from text.
This service is ideal for exporters or those targeting a particular language group or simply need a prompt no fuss email translation of business or personal email correspondence.
International translation for social media

33 Languages for Social Media.

Japanese
さえずるツインズ今や社会的なメディアサービスへの複数言語インチものの英語はインターネット上で国際的なプラットフォームは、百万人は英語に堪能されていませんであり、それによって潜在的なパートナー、クライアント、協力、パートナーシップから切り離され、この提供するためのユニークな点が含まれます。最先端のソフトウェアエンジンのつぶやきツインズAAAを使用状態に33の国際語、ヒンディー語、ルーマニア語、ロシア語、フランス語、ラテン語、ドイツ語、タイ語など多様に至るまでの間の言語に直接マルチレイヤのテキストでtransaltion数名に作業をすることができます優れた精度で、この例のためのTwitterのコミュニケーション戦略ブログサイト上のすべての言語、または複数の言語のページを使用してセットアップする私たちできるようになります。このサービスの輸出企業にとって理想的な、またはそれらの特定の言語グループのターゲットまたは単にプロンプトは必要であるビジネスや個人的なemail.の大騒ぎメール翻訳
Korean
짹짹짹 트윈스는 이제 그들의 사회 미디어 서비스를 여러 언어로했다. 비록 영어는 인터넷에 대한 국제적인 플랫폼으로, 수백만의 영어가 유창하지 않습니다이며, 따라서 잠재적인 파트너, 고객, 협력자, 파트너로부터 분리된이 제공하는 독특한 측면을 포함합니다. 예술 소프트웨어 엔진 짹짹짹 트윈스 주 33를 사용하여 국제적인 언어 힌디어, 루마니아어, 러시아어, 프랑스어, 라틴어, 독일어, 태국어 등 다양한 언어로에 이르는 사이에 직접적인 멀티 레이어 텍스트 transaltion 몇 가지 이름으로 일할 수있습니다 뛰어난 정확도와. 이것은 예를 들어, 트위터의 커뮤니케이션 전략을 블로그 사이트에있는 모든 언어로, 또는 다중 언어로 페이지를 사용하여 설정하도록 허용합니다.이 서비스 수출에 이상적이나 특정 언어 그룹을 타겟팅 또는 단순히 프롬프트에서 아무 필요하지 않습니다 기업 또는 개인 email.의 호들갑 이메일 번역
Turkish
Tweet Twins artık Sosyal Medya hizmetleri için birden fazla dilde. Olmasına rağmen İngilizce internet üzerinde bir uluslararası platformda, milyonlarca İngilizce bilmektedir değildir ve böylece potansiyel ortaklar, müşteriler, ortak, ortaklık ayrılır bu sunmak için eşsiz bir yönü vardır. sanat yazılım motorları Tweet Twins kullanma durumu 33 uluslararası dil Hintçe, Romence, Rusça, Fransızca, Latince, Almanca ve Tayland gibi farklı olarak değişen dil arasında doğrudan ve çok katmanlı metin çeviri birkaç isim çalışması edebiliyoruz olağanüstü doğrulukta. Bu, örneğin bir heyecan iletişim stratejisinin bir blog sitesi herhangi bir dil, veya çok dil sayfalarını kullanarak kurmak için bize izin verecek. Bu hizmet ihracatçılar için ideal ya da belirli bir dil grubu hedeflemesi ya da basitçe bir sorulmayacağını ihtiyaç vardır iş veya kişisel email. bir telaş e-posta çeviri
Dutch
Tweet Twins artık Sosyal Medya hizmetleri için birden fazla dilde. Olmasına rağmen İngilizce internet üzerinde bir uluslararası platformda, milyonlarca İngilizce bilmektedir değildir ve böylece potansiyel ortaklar, müşteriler, ortak, ortaklık ayrılır bu sunmak için eşsiz bir yönü vardır. sanat yazılım motorları Tweet Twins kullanma durumu 33 uluslararası dil Hintçe, Romence, Rusça, Fransızca, Latince, Almanca ve Tayland gibi farklı olarak değişen dil arasında doğrudan ve çok katmanlı metin çeviri birkaç isim çalışması edebiliyoruz olağanüstü doğrulukta. Bu, örneğin bir heyecan iletişim stratejisinin bir blog sitesi herhangi bir dil, veya çok dil sayfalarını kullanarak kurmak için bize izin verecek. Bu hizmet ihracatçılar için ideal ya da belirli bir dil grubu hedeflemesi ya da basitçe bir sorulmayacağını ihtiyaç vardır iş veya kişisel email. bir telaş e-posta çeviri
Italian
I Gemelli Tweet includono ora un aspetto unico per i loro servizi social media per fornire questo in più lingue. Se l’inglese è una piattaforma internazionale su Internet, milioni di persone non sono correntemente in inglese e, quindi, sono separati da potenziali partner, clienti, collaboratori, partnership. Stato Utilizzo dei motori di software d’arte i Gemelli Tweet sono in grado di lavorare tra le 33 lingue internazionali, che vanno così diversi come l’hindi, rumeno, russo, francese, latino, tedesco e tailandese per fare qualche nome in un testo diretto e multi layer alla lingua di traduzione con una precisione eccezionale. Questo ci permetterebbe ad esempio di impostare una strategia di comunicazione Twitter usando qualsiasi lingua, o le pagine multi lingua su un sito di blog. Questo servizio è ideale per gli esportatori o quelle destinate a un particolare gruppo di lingua o semplicemente bisogno di un prompt no fuss traduzione e-mail di lavoro o personali email.
Arabic
والتوائم سقسقة الآن تشمل الجوانب الفريدة لخدماتهم الاجتماعية وسائل الإعلام لإيصال هذا في لغات متعددة ، ورغم اللغة الإنجليزية هي منصة الدولي على شبكة الإنترنت ، الملايين من البشر لا يتحدثون الانكليزية بطلاقة ، وبذلك يتم فصل من الشركاء المحتملين والعملاء والمتعاونين معها ، والشراكات. حالة استخدام محركات البرمجيات الفن التوائم سقسقة قادرين على العمل ما بين 33 لغات دولية تتراوح متنوعة مثل الهندية والرومانية والروسية والفرنسية واللاتينية والألمانية والتايلاندية على سبيل المثال لا الحصر في النص مباشرة ومتعددة الطبقات للغة الترجمة مع دقة غير المسددة ، وهذا من شأنه أن يسمح لنا على سبيل المثال لانشاء التغريد استراتيجية الاتصالات باستخدام أي لغة ، أو الصفحات المتعددة اللغات على موقع بلوق. هذه الخدمة مثالية للمصدرين أو تلك التي تستهدف مجموعة معينة أو لغة ببساطة الحاجة موجه لا ضجة الترجمة البريد الإلكتروني للأعمال التجارية أو الشخصية email.
French
The Twins Tweet incluent maintenant un aspect unique à leurs services de média social pour offrir ce dans plusieurs langues. Même si l’anglais est une plateforme internationale sur l’Internet, des millions ne sont pas couramment l’anglais et, partant, sont séparés de partenaires potentiels, clients, collaborateurs, des partenariats. étatiques utilisant des moteurs de logiciels de pointe les Twins Tweet sont capables de travailler entre 33 langues internationales, allant aussi divers que l’hindi, roumain, russe, français, latin, allemand et thaï pour ne citer que quelques-uns dans un texte direct et multi couche à la langue de traduction avec une précision exceptionnelle. Cela nous permettrait par exemple de mettre en place une stratégie de communication Twitter en utilisant n’importe quelle langue, ou des pages multi-langue sur un site de blog. Ce service est idéal pour les exportateurs ou ceux qui ciblent un groupe linguistique particulier ou simplement besoin d’une invite n fuss traduction email d’affaires ou personnels email.
Posted by Kevin Andreassend Co-Founder of the Tweet Twins

Social Media is many things to the Tweet Twins

Social Media is a fancy name for something we have been doing for centuries and something the Tweet Twins have been doing for years in various capacities.

It is communicating, caring, sharing, relating, listening, delivering, introducing, broadcasting your thoughts, buying, selling, finding friends, sharing contacts, sharing info, recommending others,  making aware, warning, revealing, and one aspect vital for all businesses.. a little self promotion in any galaxy.

Star Trooper goes hungry

What is the economy coming to when a Star Trooper goes begging for food!

So if you are thinking about Social Media and what is all the hoo ha, it includes one thing you should be doing now… some shameless promotion, however be careful as it is substantially more than shouting from the rooftop. Sometime it is about shutting up and listening to what others are saying about you.

Remember the old saying, “it is not what you know but who you know”, well Social Media redefines this to now being “its not who you know, but who knows you. The Tweet Twins are adept at combining technology, hardware, business practices, software and Social Media to bring you into a new realm of living in a galaxy called “Your World”. In a Tweet Twin seminar or workshop we empower you to walk through into a new dimension.

So our little piece of shameless self promotion for the forth coming Christmas season is here:

www.absolutediscos.co.nz for audio and music at your next party and function. Or if you want to get into the fast lane in a Formula Race car then head down the road to www.simdeck.com

Absolute Disco equipment and DJ Rental Services

Absolute Disco equipment and DJ service is ideal for your Xmas function, wedding or 21st party. We bring the gear, music and dance party DJ to keep you on your feet.

Formula Simulator end of year activities

The SimDeck Formula Simulator is a full size car that places you into a life size virtual environment.

Posted by Kevin Andreassend Co-Founder of the Tweet Twins
http://www.simdeck.com http://www.iqrite.com http://www.digitaldaytime.com

Free Micro Blogging Site with privacy now launched.

The TweetTwins work with WordPress.com as the blog platform of choice in our workshops. However this is only one of many platforms available. We actually use some of the other platforms from a familiarity and evaluation perspective. One in particular ….

One brand of blogs that range from free to enterprise network blog engines is from Six Apart. Their engines are worth a look especially if you are looking for an alternative to WordPress.com or wordpress.org. Tweet twin Partner Kevin Andreassend maintains a Vox blog site from the Six Apart developers. It is a free site and has some interesting and unique features.

Team Vox have just announced an exciting new addition to the Six Apart family. They saw a need for something that was placed  between the quick status updates of Twitter and Facebook and the long form posts of “classic” blogging. The solution is called TypePad Micro, a new free level of TypePad that is streamlined for microblogging.
TypePad Micro is great for the blogger who wants to easily share stuff from around the web to a large audience. The opinion sometimes heard on the street corner that makes Vox unique, and one of the best places to blog on the web, is that Vox always has been—and always WILL be—the best place for “friends and family” blogging, where you’re in control over who sees what. Read more about Vox’s Privacy Settings and why posting to your Vox blog doesn’t mean publishing to the whole world.
Have you begun using any of the Type Pad blog options, we would be interested in hearing your thoughts. To see how Kevin maintains two websites dedicated to Formula Simulator racing visit http://www.simdeck.vox.com and http://.simdeck.wordpress.com and compare the different look and layout.

Business 2.0 part 2

Many see Social Media as a subset of digital marketing, therefore as a subset of marketing which is then under the umbrella of overall strategy.

BUT what if you consider that the whole concept of old business was CONTROL and the new way is COLLABORATION then Social Media is a driver for internal and external market and communication transformation.

What do you think?

Let me put it this way. An NZ example of a 36 business agricultural organisation under old business systems. This company was deemed to have breeched local effluent bylaws. It was disocevered that every individual supplier and company who interacted with the company experienced problems of an inordinate nature. The employees and contractors were disempowered. Consultants found that the organisations dysfunction permeated from the way employees were treated right through to the product quality to consumer level. The company is now bankrupt by $22 million.

Now if we were 3-5 years down the track with Social Media all these companies would have known through Social Media conversation and monitoring how severe the problem was beyond their own experience.They would collaborate to rescue the company from its self imposed peril (no one wants to lose a major account – especially in a primary sector export market).

The result would have been peer pressure provoking inordinate change (resulting in profitability) or deeper defensiveness.

Before you switch off because you think this is only for the big companies, just consider how much easier it is to transform smaller organisations in smaller timeframes. We all interact with companies of various sizes. We all carry risks and opportunities. The principles apply to the small and large.  We can all be part of a whole change towards Business 2.0.

by Jenny Wilmshurst, Tweet Twins, Social Media Workshops how to’s, strategy and onboarding with your organisation

Business 2.0 part 1

I am a-pondering here as I sit at my computer. It’s a bit windy outside but warm enough. My mind wanders as I thnk of corporates, agencies and SME friends and would be friends busy doing business.

But I want you to take a moment to ponder too – to think while you read this. I want you to think beyond your norms.

What is Social Media to you? Is it a curiosity? or cynicsm? or just a new fangled tack on to digital marketing? Is it just how to set up and use Twitter, FaceBook or LinkedIn? Or have you pushed yourself beyond the tactical and thought of the strategic?

If you think Social Media is a tack on and you really want to do a really good job of using it, how does implementing it impact on the Marketing Department? Who and how much buy in do you need?

Which other parts of your company will be impacted? What if those in HR, Marketing, Finance & Ops all had a new way to do business? What are the concepts you really want your superiors, colleagues, clients and suppliers to REALLY ‘GET’?

What would Social Media look like if it was part of a whole corporate psyche? What if it were a whole change of psyche between your company and those you connect with? How would collaboration look? What kind of new face would Social Media have in your eyes?

Spill over your thoughts below….

…or visit the Business 2.0 part 2 for an NZ case study that explains what I’m driving at

Social Media benefits Sales Management

Social Media benefits Sales Management - but how? This may be new thinking to many.

NZ Sales Management today published an article today which highlighted these points:
* The connection between online and offline relationship building
* Ways Social Media can be used in the supply chain and marketing process
* Improved ROI potentially
* How specific types of Social Media tools save budget by handling the sales/buying process
* Using your strong Social community of loyal brand evangelists to protect your brand
* What tolerance your suspects, prospects and clients will permit in the use of online tools, without compromising the relationship
* NZ examples of Social Media in the sales cycle. How even exported high tech products can be sold through Social Media!
* That by using online relationship building, you will be swapping methods and where you do business – not necessarily compromising time. The tools and how the process is handled may differ compared to traditional ways.

Confession – the NZ Sales Manager article was written by Tweet Twins Jenny Wilmshurst

The article will leave you wondering more on the how to specifics of Social Media. So check out Tweet Twins Social Media Hands On workshop dates.

December 2009 to March 2010 dates TBA any day now. Please email an expression of interest in Social Media workshop attendance, with your email, phone numbers – mobile & landline, personal & company names) at tweettwins[at]gmail[dot]com. We will let you know the dates once formalised.

To access the Social Media Benefits Sales Management  article or  subscribe here to electronic inspiration from Jenny Wilmshurst of Tweet Twins & other writers at NZ Sales Manager

Bing, Google, Social Media – Search Engine Wars

Microsoft’s Bing is now adding more applications and tools to challenge Google, the current search engine market leader. Currently Bing ranks third in leading search engines, behind Google and Yahoo.

First launched in May 2009, Bing introduced some changes last week that keeps the user on the same internal page when it answers Internet user’s questions. Currently Google and others search engine websites respond to users’ search queries by providing links to other websites that online users can get information easily.

Now the Bing results page, will display more information about up-to-date weather forecasts, travel options, product details, events and attractions in destination locations,  and even hospital reviews. The results are now obtained from multiple sources, including some which are the result of partnerships Microsoft has  formed. For those mathmatically challenged can now type in complicated math equations or even ask Bing a math question and get accurate answers.

The increased functionality will be commence on Bing in the following days.

At the Web 2.0 San Francisco in October, Microsoft made a deal with Twitter in its ongoing attempt to compete with Google in many fields.

Posted by Kevin Andreassend Co-Founder of the Tweet Twins
http://www.simdeck.com http://www.iqrite.com http://www.digitaldaytime.com

Tweet Twin’s 21 Pointers for Twitter

Twitter is a phenomon that on first glance does not make commercial sense … they have yet to make a profit from Twitter! However as you look way pass the tweet, the long term return is immense. One long term aim that is currently happening is that Twitter is recording, categorising evaluating and monitoring a zillion conversations of real time communication. Make sure you, your brand and company is found in the conversation.

So if you want to be known in the online world Twitter should be a tool you are using and at least have registered your brand / name with before someone else takes it forever.
 
Here are some of the ways you can get the most out of Twitter:
1.) Know what your Social Media goals are and manage your own expectations!
2.) Looks are important even at a few pixels square! Make sure your photo shows you at your best and is engaging and shows your personality, this will be your benchmark for success.
3.) Only use your logo if you have a personal AND a company profile-this will depend on ability to manage and your own internal PR rules.)
4.) Make sure you list a website, blog, Myspace or url link in your profile where your followers can get more information about you. Make sure you test it!
5.) “Protect My Updates” should NOT checked!
6.) Tell the world how great you are in your bio. It should include strategic keywords for the market you are trying to grow you/your brand too.
7.) Shows that you are listening and care about what people are saying by Re-Tweeting and Re-Tweet again, as it a great way to validate others!
8.) Search to find subjects, keywords, trending topics that are important to you and follow the people who are talking about them. Use the Twitter Search tool (http://search.twitter.com)
9.) Do not use the default Twitter Avatar and Background.  Nothing says, ‘I don’t care’ MORE than the default Twitter Bird Avatar or default Blue Cloud Background.
10.) SEO-Search Engine Optimization will love you if you promote Twitter on your other Social Media Networks and vice versa.
11.) In your physical world, consistently talk about your Social Media participation when you are out in public.
12.) Twitter is now part of the mobile phone experience. Download a Twitter Application into your phone. It is just like texting and should be treated the same.
13.) Automatic Direct Message from Twitter automaters can come off as insincere and most people are put off by them. Use with care.
14.) Be thankful – Acknowledge EVERYONE who Retweets you and reply to EVERYONE who @replies to you.
15.) Do not message rubbish. No one cares what you had for breakfast!
16.) Try to make Social Media useful for your Followers by providing information and tips that benefit THEM!.
17.) Twitter is GLOBAL and PUBLIC. Everyone who follows you can see what you are saying.  That means if you are Twittering you will want to make sure you use the same public relations rules you use for yourself or your company.
18.) Twitter is a discussion platform not a one way street for you to blast a sales message. Ask your followers what they want!
19.) Aggregators such as Tweetdeck, Seismic or Twitterific are really useful for a better understanding of how to use Twitter to its full potential.
20.) Try to spend at least 30 minutes a day on Twitter
21.) Try to spend only 30 minutes a day on Twitter.
Share these with your friends and colleagues with this address
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Would you like to add to the list, please add your comments below.

Reaching Customers through SlideShare

Your Powerpoint skills are well used in Social Media. Why SlideShare Is An Uber Cool Way To Reach Out To Your Customers. Present once and deliver to many 24/7.

1. Present any time with On-demand viewing – Users can access them and go through them at their own pace.
2. Spread the message Very Shareable – Through the SlideShare community, LinkedIn, Facebook and embeds on blogs your content has plenty of places to be shared.
3. Be found Shows up in Search Results – If your presentation is well titled and tagged, it will rank well in search results.
4. Engaging & Educational – Presentations, when well designed, are perfect for introducing new ideas, products or concepts.
BuzzFactory continues this theme with some excellent insight.
Mitch Joel covers off an interesting point of creating speaker notes for distribution.
One of the skills you learn in Tweet Twins Workshop 101 “From Hands Up to Hands On” is how to create a video with voice over from your existing Powerpoint presentation.