A little slide show for a talk I gave at O'Reilly's Twitter Boot Camp in June 09 to help introduce brands to the twitterverse.

1. Listening for opportunities on twitter from the annals of @AdBroad

2. The four stages of twitter: as diagnosed by @ jasonhiner true twitter tales from @Adbroad

3. 1. Incredulity true twitter tales from @Adbroad

4. Futureman, courtesy Dave Wilkie, @jetpacks true twitter tales from @Adbroad

5. 2. Aha!

6. 3. Hey, I’ve got something to post! true twitter tales from @Adbroad

7. 4. Thinking in 140 characters true twitter tales from @Adbroad

8. Your brand is being defined by what others are saying about it 14 % consumers trust recommendations from ads; 78% trust recs from friends true twitter tales from @Adbroad

9. (or not saying about it) on multiple channels you can’t control true twitter tales from @Adbroad

10. Business reputations that take years and millions of dollars to build can now be undone by a single tweet. true twitter tales from @Adbroad

11. That’s why it’s so important to listen true twitter tales from @Adbroad

12. Brand benefits of listening: true twitter tales from @Adbroad

13. Discover evangelists who can rally crowds for you. true twitter tales from @Adbroad

14. Increase brand equity by building reputation for being attentive. true twitter tales from @Adbroad

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16. Take advantage of unique opportunities to promote. true twitter tales from @Adbroad

17. Do real time research. true twitter tales from @Adbroad

18. There are lots of ways to search twitter. true twitter tales from @Adbroad

19. Start with search.twitter.com true twitter tales from @Adbroad

20. Google search tools true twitter tales from @Adbroad

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24. It matters less which tool you use, matters that you use one (or more) true twitter tales from @Adbroad

25. What to search for: • your name • your competitors’ names• your category • your product, services, event names • CEO or well-known personalities associated with your organization • brands and taglines • URLs for your blog, web site, online communities • industry terms or other phrases • your strengths and weaknesses. true twitter tales from @Adbroad

26. Don’t hide from bad news true twitter tales from @Adbroad

27. Turn lemons true twitter tales from @Adbroad

28. into lemonade true twitter tales from @Adbroad

29. in customized flavors true twitter tales from @Adbroad

30. The first tweet is the hardest true twitter tales from @Adbroad

31. But it’s okay if your first post isn’t exactly right. true twitter tales from @Adbroad

32. Have patience. Social media takes time. Like any relationship. true twitter tales from @Adbroad

33. helen klein ross @AdBroad helenkleinross@gmail.com