Social Media

Time and attention are the next big fight in social.

The future is social.

Facebook

Do you surrender your website to facebook?

How facebook redefined the Community Manager.

How does a site with over 600 million members and over 300 million daily visitors push updates to its site?

Email

How many of you grab your phone first thing in the morning to either check email before you get out of bed or just before going to work?

Twitter

Twitter is still my favorite…check out this great twitter campaign from Turkcell. Thanks to Simply Zesty in Dublin, Ireland for finding this.

COLUMBUS, OHIO (May 27, 2011)— MJ2 Marketing Group was recognized last night as one of the state’s top digital and interactive talents at the 2011 Ohio Interactive Awards.

MJ2 Marketing Group received an award for Social Web – best use of a social network to promote an organization, product, cause, etc. and create an ongoing dialogue with fans, customers and potential customers for client, Columbus Diocese Office of Vocations, Face Forward: Connecting Catholic Youth.

The awards were presented during a recognition ceremony at the Ohio Union at the Ohio State University, in Columbus.

L-R – Jeremiah Guappone, Becky O'Connor, Anna Young, Fr. Jeff Coning, Megan James, Colleen Mar, Stephanie Giska

A total of 15 awards were presented in the following categories: Advertising, Sectors/Industry, Social Web, Best Integrated Campaign, Best Use of New Technology, and Interactive Agency of the Year. Winners were chosen by a panel of marketing industry leaders who work with and represent some of the world’s most recognizable brands and Fortune 500 companies. Entries were judged on a 5-point scale in four areas: Challenges, Strategy, Objectives, and Results.

“Ohio is home to some of the best and brightest digital and interactive professionals in the world, who do incredible work for both major and emerging brands,” said Bryan Huber, a founding member of the awards program. “The Ohio Interactive Awards were created to showcase and recognize that tremendous talent.”

Sponsors of the 2011 Ohio Interactive Awards include Website sponsor, Sync Creative; Promotional sponsor, Kessel Communications; and Event sponsors, Columbus Interactive, Dynamit, Ozone Studios, Talktainment Radio, Webbed Marketing, Exact Target and Resource Interactive. Founding sponsors of the awards are TeamBuilder Search, Bryan and Leigh Huber, and 247 INTERACTIVE.

Created in 2009, the Ohio Interactive Awards celebrate and recognize Ohio’s creative talent and the exceptional work produced by the interactive marketing community.  For more information on the awards, visit http://ohiointeractiveawards.com.

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Business:

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Blog:

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Facebook:

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Web:

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