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Now watch online! “Swarm Communications: Protecting Your Brand When Good Buzz Goes Bad”

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You are view­ing a selected por­tion of a longer keynote pre­sen­ta­tion I give called Tweet Warfare: Protecting Your Brand from Online Attacks.” (Clicking won’t stop the video; it will open a new page up.)

This keynote is for any pub­lic rela­tions or com­mu­ni­ca­tions per­son in an orga­ni­za­tion or asso­ci­a­tion, or really any­one who val­ues their brand on the Internet.

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by Tod on August 22nd, 2009 (1)

Free Webinar: SWARM Communications — When Good Buzz Goes Bad

This free webinar lasts about 25 minutes.
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Video unavailable? You can also watch it here.

Want to see the whole 90-minute keynote presentation?

You are viewing a selected portion of a longer keynote presentation I give called Tweet Warfare: Protecting Your Brand from Online Attacks.” (Clicking won’t stop the video; it will open a new page up.)

This keynote is for any public relations or communications person in an organization or association, or really anyone who values their brand on the Internet.

If you have an event where you’d like me to present the full 90-minute keynote presentation, please check my availability and/or contact me.

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by Tod on August 22nd, 2009 Leave a Reply

P.R./Communications

Protecting Your Brand When It’s Attacked Online

It’s clear now — the new war for market domination is being fought 140 characters at a time. Your company may already be a sitting duck in the crosshairs of an online brand attack — do you know how to respond to convert attackers into friends?

Social media futurist Tod Maffin shows your meeting attendees how to:

  • Automatically monitor social networking sites to uncover attacks in development
  • Respond to a #hashtag attack on Twitter
  • Protect your brand on hundreds of social networking sites in less than five minutes
  • Convert attackers into friends that will help you instead
  • Achieve a Win-Win: Let the attacker have their say without it affecting your brand
  • Deal with blog trolls and comment flames before they spawn offshoot attacks
  • Pinpoint-measure the effectiveness of your response
  • Learn the perfect tweet character length and why using it is so important

And you’ll learn Tod’s proven SWARM Response model for responding to an online attack — what you learn here might save you a whole world of trouble.

In the true Tod Maffin form that’s won him praise from hundreds of meeting planners worldwide, there are no high-level theoretical overviews here, no boring bullet points, and no technical jargon. Your attendees already understand the social media basics these days; this presentation takes them to the next level — past understanding and directly into strategic, measurably effective use.

At the end, each of your attendees will get immediate access to a private online resource — branded with your conference or meeting logo — complete with presentation notes, worksheets, and step-by-step walkthroughs of each strategy demonstrated on stage. This secure online resource is fully accessible via Blackberry, iPhone, and nearly all other mobile devices.

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by Tod on August 10th, 2009 Leave a Reply

Tweet Warfare: Building, Protecting, and Managing Your Brand Online

It’s clear now — the new war for market domination is being fought 140 characters at a time.

Social media futurist Tod Maffin shows your meeting attendees how to join the battle — dominate market space online, access more qualified leads, pinpoint-measure your marketing efforts, and immediately counter negative online attention.

In his new fast-paced, entertaining keynote presentation, Maffin will let your attendees in on the micro-marketing secrets previously used only by “the digerati” on sites like Facebook, Twitter, and corporate blogs. The latest, most measurably-effective branding tools that organizations can use online — demonstrated step-by-step and illustrated for startling effect.

Realizing that warfare defense is as critical as strategy, content includes deploying counter-measures against online attacks of your brand — whether from comment flames, hashtag attacks on your Twitter feed, blog trolls, or more.

In the true Tod Maffin form that’s won him praise from hundreds of meeting planners worldwide, there are no high-level theoretical overviews here, no boring bullet points, and no technical jargon. Your attendees already understand the social media basics these days; this presentation takes them to the next level — past understanding and directly into strategic, measurably effective use.

At the end, each of your attendees will get immediate access to a private online resource — branded with your conference or meeting logo — complete with presentation notes, worksheets, and step-by-step walkthroughs of each strategy demonstrated on stage. This secure online resource is fully accessible via Blackberry, iPhone, and nearly all other mobile devices.

For more information or to book a date, contact Tod now.

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by Tod on June 19th, 2009 Comments Off