Peers Have Influence Over Consumers, Celebrities Don't. This according to research by Collective Bias. On the day that Trump has his account fact checked, I look at why President Trump uses Twitter as his chosen channel to influence his followers, and more importantly should an entrepreneur follow his lead?

I dive into the stats behind Twitter, its value for trends, time sensitive information and customer engagement.

Credit to Sprout Social for informative post:
Too summarise - 

1. The Twitter algorithm is constantly evolving.
2. The Twitter timeline is a mix of algorithmic content and real-time content.
3. You can turn off the Twitter algorithm in your own feed display, if you want.

Twitter’s curation means that content quality and connecting with your followers are still essential ways to help your posts get reach and visibility.

We also discuss Admiral James Stockdale, and what Jim Collins coined as the StockDale Paradox, and what guidance that gives to entrepreneurs about their messaging during this time. It's not about being optimistic, but having faith and being realistic about the challenges at hand.

Admiral Jim Stockdale said,
“This is what I learned from those years [1968-74] in the [Hanoi] prison camp, where all those constraints just were oppressive. You must never ever ever confuse, on the one hand, the need for absolute, unwavering faith that you can prevail despite those constraints with, on the other hand, the need for the discipline to begin by confronting the brutal facts, whatever they are. We’re not getting out of here by Christmas.”

If a person wants to write their own version of events, then Twitter enables them to circumvent the traditional filters and restrains of editorial media. As Trump has found this makes Twitter a supremely powerful platform but also one to be managed with due care and attention.

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EASTWEST Public Relations Group was founded in Singapore in 1995 and has a company in China and the UK. Jim James is an award winning British entrepreneur who has spent the past 25 years building businesses using PR,

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