Paul Gillin

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Attack of the Customers Press Release

Paul Gillin

I’ve read thousands of press releases over the years but don’t believe I ever wrote one until now. Decision-makers believe that social media has made managing crises more difficult and more expensive,” Gillin said. “We It was more difficult than I expected!

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Five Often-Overlooked Reasons Senior Executives Should Use Social Media

Paul Gillin

I hear these objections all the time when speaking to top executives about social media. Alerting the media – Why do CEOs like Bill Gates , Richard Branson , Oprah Winfrey , Rupert Murdoch and Elon Musk waste time on Twitter? It’s a lot of noise, and no one cares about what I’m reading.”. “I Sound familiar?

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Oracle’s Social Media Policy

Paul Gillin

With the acquisition of Sun complete, Oracle distributed its social media policy to employees this week, and I was forwarded a copy. Chris Boudreaux has assembled an amazing database of 167 social media policies from businesses, government agencies and nonprofit organizations that you may also find useful. REQUIREMENTS.

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Oracle’s Updated Social Media Policy

Paul Gillin

The Oracle Social Media Participation Policy applies to. Since social media activities can impact your ability to do your job and Oracle’s business interests, it is extremely important to follow the requirements set forth below. You may not use your blog, micro-blog or other social media to disclose Oracle’s confidential information.

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The Most Fun Class Ever

Paul Gillin

Last week I had the opportunity, for the second year in a row, to teach social media marketing to a group of former NFL players under a league program call The Trust, which helps former players set up and run their own businesses. The group of 12 was like a brotherhood.

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Engineering360 Joins Expanding World of Vertical B2B Communities

Paul Gillin

IHS Engineering360 editorial “covers the entire engineering landscape, with key areas of focus such as automation and control, electronics, energy and natural resources, general engineering, manufacturing, materials, network and computing and process equipment,” IHS said in a press release.

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Not Dead Yet: Blogging’s Popularity Surges Among F500

Paul Gillin

There’s no fluff in the press release, so I’ll just excerpt it word for word. It’s no great surprise that this year’s report shows a broad-based increase in adoption of all types of social media. Read more and download the full report at “ 2013 Fortune 500 Are Bullish on Social Media.”