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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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APRIL 13, 2010

Let the other person feel that the idea is his or hers. Talk about your own mistakes before criticizing the other person. Sounds like the playbook for successful brand/customer relationships on the social Web, does it not? Just leave a comment below about who influenced you and why and you could win. I’ll randomly select 10 winners.

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

Are there differences between B2B and B2C in social media? The difference is actually very small, as the goal of social media is to make big companies act like small ones. First, marketers of all stripes seem to have accepted (for now) that social media in large measure = Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, YouTube and blogs.

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FEBRUARY 23, 2010

Technology should only be determined at the last stage of the planning process. I do think though that every communicative act has to be rooted in some kind of strategy within the business. But understanding your primary goal is key to developing a strategy for social media. Good post from @jaybaer on where to focus.

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JULY 28, 2010

Diagnosing your potential helpfulness doesn’t have to have the complexity of drilling a relief well, learning the triangle offense, or even Mahjong. You just have to put on your customer glasses for a while and think through all the questions, confusions, and frustrations they may have at each stage. You can be helpful, too.

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JULY 14, 2010

In my exuberance and passion for social media and the impact it can have on non-profit organizations I lost sight of what was important. I now take the organization’s current strategic plan, CEO’s vision, mission statement and make those the metrics of a social media strategy. Having said that, I really like your point of view.

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JULY 13, 2010

Clients can tell if you are just spouting platitudes that you picked up from a two day immersion conference. And, it’s harder to get rid of you and that “media relations” retainer. I recently had lunch with an old colleague who now works for a well respected and large competitor PR firm. Stop delegating and start absorbing.

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MARCH 23, 2010

At first, you knew everyone at the party. Definitely NOT in high school. Mustaches (for real, not a few hairs being passed off as a mustache). Leather jackets. Jeans with either paint splashed on them, a knife sheath attached to the belt, or a distinct ring on the back pocket indicating habitual tobacco chewing. Make links to your bio easy to find.

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MAY 11, 2010

During my 15 years of Web site strategy and usability work (before I got all social media on you) I very much tried to live by the two-click rule (discover the most common questions customers have about your business, and answer them on your site within two clicks or fewer). Social media makes it possible. I think not.

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APRIL 14, 2010

The best – and most effective – social media programs aren’t based on promotions and message distribution. Geek Squad Founder Robert Stephens was asked about the contradiction of a services company providing helpful videos at a conference where I spoke. That’s understanding that social media success is a long putt, not a tap-in.

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SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

MySpace answered in July, 2008 – almost a full year later. Stemming from the IRC and discussion forums of old, it was routine (accepted and expected even) to have an online pseudonym. “BunnyBoy213″ was your handle. finally shut down Geocities last year, a decade after buying it for $3.5 It’s understandable on one hand.

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AUGUST 18, 2010

Let me hear about it: View Comments | Subscribe To This Blog | Sign Up For Our Newsletter Share This Post: Similar Posts That You Might Enjoy: 4 Steps to Drive Sales with a Social FAQ 18 Social Media Quotes My Wife Is Sick of Hearing Me Say The 3 Amigos: Email, Blogging, Social Sharing Jonny Stark Wow, quite a few comments on here already!

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FEBRUARY 9, 2010

Social media relies on the premise that we’ll believe what people tell us more readily than if we were told the same thing by a nameless, faceless company. But, a new study by Edelman (whose digital arm features social media and ebusiness genius David Armano ) claims that bond is eroding. A survey of 4,875 adults (500 U.S.)

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AUGUST 31, 2010

Yet, Mitch doesn’t see it happening in social media. To expect social media to truly emulate conversation as we know it is a fools errand. He writes: There is not much conversation going on at all. Here’s what I do see: Blogs that have comments, with little back and forth. Watson—come here—I want to see you.&#

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MAY 20, 2010

This is because social media success is inherently slow , not fast. Get your cross-functional social media team together, and agree on reasonable success metrics before you get started in social media. Second, he just didn’t “seem&# like a Machaca. Rarely are accumulations the best data points. Two problems arose.

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JULY 8, 2010

The mere act of opting-in is an expression of interest in your products and services, so it stands to reason that relevant product or service promotions to this audience would stimulate sales. I had an epiphany the other day. Email is a vampire. Now I don’t mean that in the negative, “suck the life out of you” way. Skeptical of the analogy?

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APRIL 22, 2010

At Monday’s Social Fresh conference in St. Meaning Less In our zest and zeal, our warm embrace of the transformative power of social communication, we’ve thrown everything we can think of into a bucket, and slapped the “social media&# label on it.

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SEPTEMBER 23, 2010

The real-time Web is about seeing opportunity, and acting upon it. I believe Kurrently has the potential to make Facebook a much larger player in the social CRM world, as companies can now instantly see just how much they are being mentioned on that platform. But there are 400 million people on Facebook,&# Gilbert said. It only launched 5/3.

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AUGUST 25, 2010

The coupon has a timed code and expires in 3 days, nudging you to act. Can’t argue with your point and neither can Starbucks… BUT they can and are attempting to shift the way you ‘act’ aka surf while on ‘location’ at their venue. Why would Starbucks need their own digital network?

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SEPTEMBER 2, 2010

The ability to make or consume social media from an array of mobile devices increases the convenience factor (and the pressure on my wi-fi router) immensely. Transitory There’s literally never a dull moment in social media. But the rise of social media isn’t about technology and tools, it’s about power and people.

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

Yes, thanks to social media, business is faster than ever. Support Slowness It’s up to all of us to redefine what social media “success&# looks like, to focus our efforts on building kinship day-to-day, and yielding sustained passion for the brand. link] [link] Maggie Hibma Are we rushing into social media?

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JUNE 16, 2010

The Secret Sauce Is Relevance I’m noticing common themes among social media successes like BBVA bank. Doing so often leads to meaningful (profitable) discoveries that can be acted on. It’s more about demand creation. Whether B2B or B2C, customers are buying based on what they need. Adagio gives tea drinkers a useful tool.

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JUNE 28, 2010

Description of Content: This chart and glossary will show businesses how to select the most appropriate social media success metrics, based on their business goals and availability of specific data. If someone is looking for “chocolate ice cream&# you need to have content pieces to show up on that radar. Targeted at marketing directors.

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