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

Convince & Convert

link] Lauren Faith Great post that can be summarized as the old comparison of shotgun approaches and rifle approaches. I especially like your comparison of social media to digital bumper stickers and an expression of passion for something, as opposed to permission to market to them.

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

Convince & Convert

Interesting read and comparison. Interesting read and comparison. I divinity see some comparison between infomercials and social media, but more on the experience side. You’re thinking that I’m crazy. But, I’m not. I’ve been in marketing or advertising (online or otherwise) for 20 years.

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4 Steps to Drive Sales with a Social FAQ | Blogging and Content.

Convince & Convert

Consider the cost comparison of communicating the kind of messages, and the useful information that we can freely distribute now through the internet tools available versus the older media sources and their cost structures? Or that a company will be doomed if it does not entertain some form of social media management program.

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Why Influence Mining is the Next Gold Rush | social crm | Social.

Convince & Convert

Influence mining makes the old school, direct marketing notions of sorting consumers by purchase history seem dinosaurian by comparison. Obviously this is a valuable metric but we are able to give companies a network value score to understand a person's word of mouth impact. In comparison, Twitter is a piece of cake.

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

Convince & Convert

I think the banks/financial institutions should be included in your comparison. We may be the least vindictive, grudge-holding society ever. For the most part, we’ve forgiven Tyson, Clinton, Nixon (my father-in-law is still a hater), Tylenol and about 63,157 other transgressions. Fawn Thanks Jay. You are exactly on point here.

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Why Content Marketing Matters To Me And Should To You

Convince & Convert

Comparisons with other products in the category. Previously, content about Kodak products would have been created by the media. Photography magazines. Gizmodo and other tech blogs. Now, Kodak is creating their own content that looks and feels quite similar.

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Converse, Old Spice & More: 6 Famous Brands That Made Inspiring Comebacks

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Instead, when PBR sales hit rock bottom in 2001 -- and they couldn't have afforded traditional advertising even if they'd wanted to -- the company turned to Fizz, an Atlanta-based word-of-mouth marketing agency. Old Spice, in comparison, was stale and outdated. And sales were reflecting that more and more.