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Convince and Convert Blog: Social Media Strategy and Social Media.

Convince & Convert

I presented today at Social Media AZ , a new conference for Arizonans interested in, and practicing social media. This presentation: “Why Before How: The Keys to Developing a Social Media Strategy in 7 Steps&# also formed the basis for my recent MarketingProfs Webinar. Because tools will change.

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Social Media Success Stories

Anything Goes Marketing

I get a few blank stares at times when I talk about social media technologies with friends and colleagues but I’m starting to win people over day by day. I see blogging as a way of connecting many of the dots in social media - let me focus on a recent story to show you what I mean. How am I doing this? With real stories!

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Convince and Convert Blog: Social Media Strategy and Social Media.

Convince & Convert

However, a lot of people making that news have created expectations and beliefs about social media that aren’t true. Social Media is Inexpensive False. As Charlene Li said recently, social media trades media cost for labor cost. Social Media is Fast False. Absolutely.

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Best of 2008: Amusing, Creative and Just Plain Odd

Webbiquity

.&# In another noteworthy post, Ian presciently warns readers about 11 Internet Marketing Trends To Ignore in 2009 , such as “Vertical Search. I hate to kick that dead dog again, but it sucked in 2007, it sucked in 2008, and it’ll continue to suck wind in 2009.&#. The Freakiest Ads of 2008, Final 4 by AdFreak.

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Convince and Convert Blog: Social Media Strategy and Social Media.

Convince & Convert

Also, while I think it’s somewhat less likely that a first-time visitor will tweet or Digg or Stumble your work (I’d love to see a study on that), you should make that process as easy as possible as well. RT @jaybaer: 5 Ways to Make Friends with Strangers on Your Blog [link] [link] Social Media Mktg.

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Best Business Blogging Tips of 2009, Part 1

Webbiquity

Eric Brantner presents helpful tips for making a blog unique and compelling, including building relationships with readers, promoting your blog “like crazy&# through social media and guest blogging, and, my favorite: “if you aren’t first, be the best&# when covering breaking-news type stories. by Social Media Today.

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A Skewed Web: Are you an outlier?

Biznology

Relying solely on social news or social bookmarking services such as Digg , Reddit , Fark , Slashdot , and Delicious might leave you with a very peculiar version of the world. But is that real, or just a distorted view of the social media world? Google Zeitgeist (US) - 2009 News - Overview. by Aaron Kim.

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