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You may have noticed a recent increase in our activity on Facebook. We know many of you have social media accounts, and we’re really enjoying the ability to disseminate information and interact on a less formal and real time basis. If you haven’t yet “liked” us on Facebook, I offer in today’s blog 5 reasons why you should.

Top 5 Reasons, Plus a Bonus!

1. Be “in the know”. When it comes to important announcements, we’ll usually post to Facebook first, before the information makes it onto our web site. A perfect example is our recent announcement about the location and dates of the 20th Annual NASPP Conference, which will be held in New Orleans from October 8-11, 2012. The announcement was on Facebook before we posted the information to our site. We will be continuing this trend of bringing our “news” to Facebook early on, so this is a great way to be the first to find out.

2. Stay on Top of Industry Developments. If word of a significant event comes our way, we’ll tweet it and post it to Facebook. We did this during the past couple of weeks when the Payroll Tax Cut was extended. We can’t promise that we know everything, but those all-important matters that cross our desk will certainly be posted.

3. Another Resource in the Toolbox. We come across many articles and other content that we post to our web site. Many times we’ll share those links on our Facebook page. We also post links to current blogs and other content.

4. Interact with your Peers. We have great forums on our web site to discuss the serious topics related to stock compensation. On Facebook we can expand the discussion to be of a more “interactive” nature. You may have seen us posting some discussion questions to facilitate interaction. We’ll be continuing this trend, so come join the conversation.

5. You Can Post Too! Comment on your peers’ postings and even post statements of your own. We have a great community of stock plan professionals, and the more interaction we have, the stronger our community will be.

Bonus reason: Ah, so many reasons, so little time. I offer an additional reason: see the fun side of stock compensation. We often post pictures from industry events, so browse our albums for familiar faces. My personal current favorite is that of our own Executive Director, Barbara Baksa, posing as a CEPI super hero at our last conference.

I hope I’ve shared enough great reasons why you should hurry over to Facebook and click that “Like” button. Why not take 15 seconds now and do it?

– Jennifer