Candidates should know and understand the power of social media but, sadly some don't.

 

We must educate band leaders of the influential power of social media and how it can benefit the organization.

Pan Trinbago’s business should not continue to be run in a clandestine manner. This present executive would obviously have a problem with social media because it has been used to highlight the negativity surrounding their regime. The new PT must have good news coming out of the organization, once or twice every month. Would we then pay exorbitant fees to the mainstream media, (radio, TV, newspapers) or should we then depend on the affordable social media (FB, Whatsapp, email etc.) to communicate our information?

 

Why is it important for me to be on social media regularly and to write articles regularly?

My career, as a musician and music educator, was mine before my involvement with PT and was intended to be the same after. I also have a music school, therefore building Aquil Arrindell as a trusted brand was important. I started using social media as it was the cheapest advertising tool available to date. However, building an audience is a skill and it requires driving new content on a regular basis. Because, if you are not posting on your FB page regularly, people just don’t visit it, much like the PT page we have now. My articles are posted regularly and this is an example of how to properly maintain a FB page.

   

Are the articles posted on Facebook, reaching bandleaders who are senior citizens?

Research shows that FB is now being referred to as the old people forum. https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2018/feb/12/is-facebook-for-old-people-over-55s-flock-in-as-the-young-leave. That means that more and more mature individuals (bandleaders)are getting involved.

 

I had to honour Akiba ‘Pan Man’ Joseph because with all the people who think they are so intelligent and bright, a simple grass roots man created one of the leading FB pages for pan. He understood what content meant to his audience. He also understands that the only way to sell products is to ramp up viewership on your page. Men get big pay from Pan Trinbago to make that happen and they failed. Let me assure members that if we do not use When Steel Talks, Pan Paparazzi, Steel Pan Trivia and more, James Cook, Concerned Individuals for Pan etc. on social media, the platform which is the perfect market to promote Pan Trinbago’s new image, we will not get far any time soon.

 

Aquil Arrindell

Social Media Technician 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

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  • most times progress starts with small steps.

  • We must educate band leaders of the influential power of social media and how it can benefit the organization.

    Does PT offer training workshops for Pan Yard management to learn about the technology that's available?

    There are Online training classes that are available for FREE. A desktop/iPhone/iPad, laptop can take you all over the WORLD into all kinds of institutions of learning.

    Everyone seem to be focused in one area, social media? Why not take courses in leadership training, accounting, project management, decision making, problem resolution, data analysis and organization development?

    It’s been my experience, the older one gets there’s resistance to change and adaptability to the new technology. I’ve worked at technology service desks before and have found in communicating with the user community one has to be patient in helping them gain CONFIDENCE with new technology and the proper use of iPhones, i pads, desktop and work-station apps.

    Some helpful notes about Snapchat…

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    Snapchat - a Popular App for Teens But With a Dark Side

    https://www.verywellfamily.com/what-is-snapchat-and-its-use-1270338

  • Aquil: All PAN TRINBAGO NEEDS is some HONEST LEADERSHIP with a couple LEADERS who have SOME VISION and a carefully thought out WEBSITE.

    And then they LINK UP WITH SOME EXPATS if they want to GO GLOBAL.

    And somebody needs to know how to make some DECENT PAN MUSIC FOR GLOBAL AUDIENCES.

    Everything else will fall INTO PLACE after that!!! But it is not going to happen OVERNIGHT as TRINIS like to BELIEVE!!!

    But -- to be honest -- you take AMAR and DUPREY out of the LEADERSHIP PICTURE ... and it does not matter who you APPOINT or how much SOCIAL MEDIA you USE -- PAN TRINBAGO will REMAIN STAGNANT!!! Yes!!! Allyuh go stay in allyuh little circles and FEEL BIG -- but that is not going to bring about PAN PROGRESS in the way that it could be achieved.

    And if you think that the MINISTER OF CULTURE and the PRIME MINISTER really want to see PAN PROGRESS -- well, yuh better dig deeper into the TRUE PURPOSE of PAN TRINBAGO!!!

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