I'm Manal Assaad, aka The Manalyst, a Branding Fanatic, Marketing Enthusiast, and Media Addict.
By profession, I'm a marketing specialist with a keen eye in design, a quirky style in communications, and avidity for social media.
By passion, I'm into psychology, sociology, mythology, movies and TV series, technology and gadgets, music and dancing, languages, art and culture, fashion designing and styling.
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Posted by Manal Assaad on Saturday, August 6, 2011,
In :
Social Media
I live in the Middle East and you don't need statistics to know that people here are more of Facebook fans, probably because we tend to be very talkative and 140 characters simply doesn’t cut it for most of us. Or perhaps because FarmVille doesn't have an account on Twitter (for which I'm really grateful).
I asked some friends about that, and read some other people's opinions on it, and barely any of them seemed to really like Twitter. But I kept seeing it everywhere online and was curious ... Continue reading ...
Posted by Manal Assaad on Thursday, April 7, 2011,
In :
Personal Branding
You don't have to be in the marketing field to understand what a brand is. Most probably, you have been a brand all your life and you don't even realize it. Whether you are the cool funny person in your family, the geek in the office, the go-to guy or girl in your click, or the troublemaker in your neighborhood, chances are you have been branded with some label… quite possibly some people have even branded you behind your back with labels I can't point out here...
Some many weeks ago I started this post on getting engaged online with your audience, starting steps 1 to 5. I intended to publish the rest of it sooner but what can I say… procrastination isn’t pretty, unlike what you see in the video above. So without any more procrastinating, here are the rest of the steps:
6- Don't be afraid to step into unfamiliar grounds: It’s known that we’re creatures of habit, and we seldom like change for our fear o...
Posted by Manal Assaad on Thursday, August 19, 2010,
In :
Social Media
If you came in here hoping at the end of this you’ll get out of it with the man/woman of your dreams, then I apologize for misleading you but it was quite intentional!
However, what you can hope for by reading this post is learning how to activate your social media strategy and get engaged with your target audience. Whether you’re seeking potential clients, potential employers, or potential cultists, here are 5 of the 10 steps to get engaged with them:
I'm Manal Assaad, aka The Manalyst, a Branding Fanatic, Marketing Enthusiast, and Media Addict.
By profession, I'm a marketing specialist with a keen eye in design, a quirky style in communications, and avidity for social media.
By passion, I'm into psychology, sociology, mythology, movies and TV series, technology and gadgets, music and dancing, languages, art and culture, fashion designing and styling.
