Convince & Convert

FEBRUARY 19, 2010

Then Linkedin. And More… Although I’m not using it presently, you can also configure your NutshellMail to include Linkedin and MySpace content, as well as updates from the Ning groups of which you are a member. You run over to check your Twitter account. Then you dash to Facebook to see what’s going on there.

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Convince & Convert

FEBRUARY 10, 2010

“Should we be on Twitter, or Facebook, or Linkedin, or YouTube, or some other places?&# Both seek to keep your brand top-of-mind with customers and prospects, communicating in a relevant, timely way that ideally is measurable and testable. Flowtown gives you the answer in seconds.

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Buzz Marketing for Technology

MARCH 9, 2010

Which prompted a question by Scott Zosel about how much should you allocate for Social Media in your budget – and so I created the Social Media Budget Ratio (SMBR) post back in 2008 which was good but it lacked historical data like I have now. Share this on Linkedin. So here is my take …. Tweet This! Share this on Facebook.

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markempa

JANUARY 19, 2006

Critical Success Factor #9 Effectiveness 8 Critical Success Factors for Lead Generation 2.0 Call for speakers: MarketingSherpa’s B2B Marketing Summit 5 dials to tune in your lead generation process Recent Comments Copyright This work is licensed under a Creative Commons License.

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Convince & Convert

FEBRUARY 24, 2010

and/or Linkedin Answers, or create a series of helpful YouTube videos ( like Coldwell Banker ). because through social media, customers are praising and criticizing companies in public in a way that requires marketing to triage and respond. On a near-continuous basis, consumers are asking for help making purchasing decisions.

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Convince & Convert

MAY 11, 2010

Your LInkedin page. At the end of the day, however, a great product and great customer service is still what will keep your clients coming back despite the notion by some social media gurus (certainly not Mr. Baer) that positive word of mouth (or “buzz&# ) was created by social media. Post it to your Facebook page.

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Convince & Convert

APRIL 1, 2010

The team’s record for the last five years: 2009-10 (14-60) so far 2008-09 (24-58) 2007-08 (22-60) 2006-07 (32-50) 2005-06 (33-49) In fact, the Timberwolves have won a playoff series only one time in their 21 years of existence. The chronically bad Minnesota Timberwolves NBA franchise has this sign in the Twin Cities airport: Bravo.

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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

Linkedin Groups vs. Twitter. The pattern holds for YouTube and Linkedin, too. Whether you’re spending millions per year on marketing, or less than $50,000, your proclivity toward being active on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin and YouTube is strikingly similar. Things I Don’t Want to Hear Anymore in 2010 =-.

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Convince & Convert

JUNE 2, 2010

June 2nd, 2010 |Written By: Jay Baer | View Comments Tweet Is the interconnected Web bringing us together, or making us all distracted voyeurs? Maybe I'm crazy, but I think ultimately Linkedin may be in a good position here. Smart, as long as you don't get a backlash or sell out. link] jaybaer Exactly. Friend has lost value.

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Convince & Convert

JULY 14, 2010

Skip to content Skip to navigation Skip to footer Convince and Convert Blog: Social Media Strategy and Social Media Consulting Social Media Strategy Blog Social Media Consulting Blog Social Media Consulting Speaking Newsletter Free Social Media Tools Twitter Interviews About Lijit Search Social Media is the Servant of Strategy, Not the Master July (..)

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Online Marketing Institute

NOVEMBER 8, 2010

Top Topics Twitter YouTube Facebook iPhone Google Video Google Buzz Social media Android Mobile 2.0 Increased spending on online marketing is driving companies to try new and innovative means of getting the word out about their products and services — one area that’s getting a lot of buzz with B2B marketers is social media.

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Convince & Convert

JUNE 15, 2010

You provide a list of your customers’ email addresses, and these services figure out how (and who) among your customers are on Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin and niche social networks, what their “likes” are, and other important details. Add data collection fields for Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin (at a minimum).

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Webbiquity

OCTOBER 5, 2010

Awareness of Twitter has exploded; 87% of Americans said they were “familiar with” Twitter in a poll taken earlier this year, versus just 5% in 2008 and 26% in 2009. You’ll find the answers to these questions and many more here in 50 of the best Twitter tools, posts, how-to guides and rants of 2010 so far. Post on Google Buzz.

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Convince & Convert

AUGUST 31, 2010

August 31st, 2010 |Written By: Jay Baer | View Comments Tweet Mitch Joel , whose blog and work I greatly admire, wrote a very interesting blog post recently that bemoaned the lack of conversation in social media. I’ve seen some linkedin groups with great discussions. Absolutely not. The thought instigator.

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Webbiquity

JANUARY 17, 2011

Americans spent nearly a quarter of their time online on social networking sites and blogs in 2010, up from 15.8 At its current rate, Twitter will process almost 10 billion tweets in 2010. Social Media 3Q Update: Who Uses Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, & MySpace? The State of the Blogosphere 2010 by Brian Solis.

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Hubspot

JUNE 23, 2010

G Google Buzz - Google Buzz is a social networking and messaging tool from Google, designed to integrate into the company's web-based email program, Gmail. LinkedIn - LinkedIn is a business-oriented social networking site. Blogging has emerged as a popular method of link building.

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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

Most of the rest are from spring 2010 or earlier. Mostly from me, with some terrific assistance from talented guest authors. Of the top 10 posts, only number 4 and number 10 are semi-recent. I’m sure there’s patterns I’ve missed.

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B2B Marketing Zone Posts

DECEMBER 1, 2010

Ten reasons to blog – even if nobody reads it - grow - Practical Marketing Solutions , November 7, 2010 Building an engaged community through a business blog can be extremely difficult — sometimes impossible. Twitter for B2B Marketing - MI6 Marketing Agency , November 18, 2010 Author: Chris Herbert. There better be. Why not use it?

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Convince & Convert

MARCH 22, 2010

Over ~30 days, there are 24 sessions about everything social media , and because it’s totally virtual, one registration can cover your entire team or company, and you get access to a registrants-only Linkedin group and other networking opportunities.

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Hubspot

DECEMBER 30, 2011

Connections - The LinkedIn equivalent of a Facebook 'friend' is a 'connection.' Because LinkedIn is a social networking site, the people you are connecting with are not necessarily people you are friends with, but rather you met in brief, heard speak, or know through another connection. has its own LinkedIn Today.

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Convince & Convert

MARCH 9, 2010

March 9th, 2010 |Written By: Jay Baer | View Comments Tweet Are you treating social media like a checklist? A recent study by Econsultancy called “ The Value of Social Media &# shows that companies are overwhelmingly using the “Big 4″ of Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and Linkedin for their social media efforts.

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Convince & Convert

MAY 20, 2010

May 20th, 2010 |Written By: Jay Baer | View Comments Tweet Originally, he was called Machaca. However, my preference is for the baby naming approach – selecting key performance indicators (KPI) before a single Tweet is sent, blog post is written, or Linkedin group is christened. Two problems arose.

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Convince & Convert

MAY 19, 2010

is Crucial to your Content Marketing Strategy May 19th, 2010 |Written By: russhenneberry | View Comments Tweet Guest post from Russ Henneberry , who writes, speaks and executes on content marketing plans for small businesses. Are you familiar with the concept of Ego Capital? We like things that involve us.

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Convince & Convert

AUGUST 26, 2010

RowFeeder is the first business to be spawned from the buzzed about new tech incubator Untitled Startup – a “transparent startup&# in Seattle that even publishes their website traffic live on their home page. There’s a bonus feature that automatically selects winners of online contests, via random number generator.

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Convince & Convert

APRIL 8, 2010

It’s an almost magical device that can show incredibly crisp HD video, all the audio you can handle, Web pages, books, online magazines ( Zinio is great on the iPad), newspapers, tweets, Facebook, Linkedin, and just about anything else you’d want to digest. It’s fast, it’s seamless, and it’s enthralling.

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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

I find it to be especially valuable and hassle-free for updating Twitter, Facebook, and LInkedin simultaneously. Linkedin Similarly, the Linkedin iPhone app has made major strides, and I find myself rarely using Linkedin via a computer any longer. Twitter Tweetdeck I use Tweetdeck for serious twitter sessions.

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Online Marketing Institute

JANUARY 4, 2011

Throughout 2008, I gathered quotes from some of my favorite bloggers and published it: 22 inspirational quotes. Use other social channels for distribution, but focus on your site I don’t do too much to nurture followings in external networks, I simply feed content into Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, etc. Good stuff, thanks.

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Online Marketing Institute

NOVEMBER 4, 2010

Top Topics Twitter YouTube Facebook iPhone Google Video Google Buzz Social media Mobile 2.0 Increased spending on online marketing is driving companies to try new and innovative means of getting the word out about their products and services — one area that’s getting a lot of buzz with B2B marketers is social media.

Social Media 40

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Online Marketing Institute

NOVEMBER 1, 2010

One of the best sources of information is industry statistics. This is set to reach 12% by 2013 Source : AMR International B2B Online Marketing Assessment and Forecast to 2013 US business-to-business (B2B) advertising and marketing spending will increase by 0.8% this year, to $129 billion Interactive spending will climb 9.2%, to $51.5

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Convince & Convert

APRIL 5, 2012

“Liongate’s campaign differed from most movie campaigns because it created actual social media buzz.” ” Basically, anytime you use the word “buzz” in a blog post or article, you’ve already lost my respect. LinkedIn I think has got a little bit of a different dynamic.

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Convince & Convert

MARCH 16, 2010

Twitter’s role as a conduit for the Zeitgeist is unrivaled, and it has almost single-handedly ushered in the era of real-time search, and social CRM. But for good reasons. I have met so many great people and made so many connections which I wouldn't have made on Facebook or other tools.

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Online Marketing Institute

OCTOBER 31, 2010

I find it to be especially valuable and hassle-free for updating Twitter, Facebook, and LInkedin simultaneously. Linkedin Similarly, the Linkedin iPhone app has made major strides, and I find myself rarely using Linkedin via a computer any longer. Twitter Tweetdeck I use Tweetdeck for serious twitter sessions.

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Webbiquity

FEBRUARY 7, 2012

Jenise Uehara Henrikson highlights the phenomenal growth of social media over the last six years, and particularly since 2008. Twitter, Facebook And LinkedIn: Age, Ethnicity And Gender Of The Major Social Networks [STUDY] by All Twitter. women make up 64% of Twitter’s following), men (63% to 37%) are the larger share on LinkedIn.

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Webbiquity

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

Data junkies, stats addicts, web trivia buffs rejoice — here are a deluge of social media, search and other marketing research facts and figures from 50 articles and blog posts published so far in 2010. Senior marketing execs see their companies moving to social media in 2010 by The Viral Garden.

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Convince & Convert

APRIL 7, 2010

On the other hand, the new Linkedin app completely nuked my BB – had to reinstall o/s this morning…grrr! Seems like it would be very easy to only show you tips/check-ins from your Foursquare connections as a default (or maybe even friends of friends like Linkedin) while still giving you the option to “view all&#.

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Convince & Convert

MARCH 2, 2010

link] Evo Terra That seems to be the angle Google has taken with Buzz. But Buzz DOES (heh, that rhymes) seem to overcome the hurdles you've set forth. Yes, it's a stretch, since it's not about customer service. Save the metrics piece, and since they also own a metrics company… Application to business?

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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 23, 2010

But, he's signed to Island Def Jam and (for example, from a random LinkedIn search), their VP of Digital has been around for a minute: [link] – can't vouch for him, don't know him for anyone. Having some exposure to the music industry, it can be a lot of people (label, management, label and artist-hired publicity, etc.).

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