Twitter guide for PR and Marketing from immediate future

I found this guide on Twitter (heh) and wanted to share it with any marketing & PR peeps and tweeps. Hope this helps as you plan your social media strategy.
Twitter strategies for PR and marketing guide from immediate future.

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Laid off? Job looking shaky? Now what do you do? 5 Tips to Build Your Network Right Now.

If you are reading this, then I am very sorry for what you are going through. Allow yourself time to mourn being laid off and feeling bad. It is part of the process. Just know that it will get better.
I have been laid off twice in my thirtysomething life. It sucks, and no matter what [...]

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Five Low-Cost Small Business PR Tips

Getting the word out about your latest company news whether it is a new product announcement or customer win is tough. If you don’t have a marketing or public relations department in-house, use a freelancer or outside agency, the task can be daunting. Where do you begin?
First, make sure what you are going to announce [...]

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Teacher Gift Ideas for the Holidays and Beyond.

As the holidays approach, I was stuck trying to think of teacher gift ideas for my girls’ kindergarten and daycare teachers.
So I turned to my good friends on Twitter. I love having a sounding board for ideas be it marketing related or for holiday gift ideas. Feedback so far – candy/food, scarf/hat, handmade items from [...]

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A Tweetsgiving Charity and Black Friday Shopping Widget

As we approach Thanksgiving, I am thankful for many things. My health, family, friends and freedom. Here is a neat Thanksgiving (Tweetsgiving!) charity started on Twitter to raise money for a classroom in Tanzania in the next 48 hours. Give up a latte for a day and help needy kids get an education.
After you do [...]

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Make Posts Twitterific with Twitterkeys

I have recently become a Twitter addict and just learned today of a cool feature to add graphics to my Twitter posts. The Next Web created it and it’s called Twitterkeys. Check it out and happy tweeting!
http://thenextweb.com/2008/09/16/twitterkeys-enhance-your-twitter-conversations/

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No Gas in Atlanta

This is crazy. We spent half of our day today worried about getting gas in Atlanta. Here is a neat real time Twitter feed with Atlanta people posting the status of gas stations in the area. 11alive.com NBC Atlanta news is also posting a message board.
Twitter ATLGAS feed (posted on the AJC.com)
http://search.twitter.com/search?q=%23atlgas Find gas in Atlanta
If you [...]

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Moms who Tweet. Sweet.

I just discovered Twitter a few weeks ago on my journey of web 2.0 and social media self-education. At first I was like, WTF? But now that I have found interesting people to follow, it is addicting! I follow PR and marketing industry leaders, social media pros, local atlanta people, journalists and media, moms, you [...]

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