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MARCH 4, 2010

However, even within the business (non cat) blogging arena, there are a wide variety of potential measures to gauge your momentum. This sounds simple, but it’s shocking how many bloggers aren’t clear on the core business rationale behind their blog initiative. Is anyone out there? Does anyone care? What’s the Point?

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MAY 5, 2010

This 40-something Florida Mom found herself undergoing several simultaneous life shifts, and realized that products and the communication about them didn’t resonate with her any longer. “If we’re going to counsel clients on the role of community, and its ability to garner insights, we need to be able to walk the walk.&#

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2010

A subscriber-centric, unified view of email + social connectivity is what we need to move social out of the experimental phase and into true business integration — including (perhaps especially) at the enterprise business level. August 12, 2010 (766) Twitter Stream © 2008-2010 Convince & Convert, LLC.

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JUNE 17, 2010

I love the Twitter culture and community, and I spend quite a bit of time using Twitter. Indeed, I use Twitter for all of the reasons above (especially to meet new people), but for me and my business, I have two core, measurable goals. For us, it has helped expand our consulting business, which is a real measure.

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AUGUST 16, 2010

August 12, 2010 (766) Twitter Stream © 2008-2010 Convince & Convert, LLC. And of course, I’d never share your email address (frankly, I don’t even know where to find it without help from my assistant, Jess ) Thanks as always for your tremendous support of me and my work here at Convince & Convert , and elsewhere.

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2010

The faux testimonials on the back of the book are priceless, including: “This book is the greatest business book in the world, besides mine.&# - Author who only gives testimonials for people who give him one in return Stratten’s rant against direct marketing – “People still teach courses on how to cold-call better!

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FEBRUARY 24, 2010

because through social media, customers are praising and criticizing companies in public in a way that requires marketing to triage and respond. Power, Risk & Accountability Today, I gave a presentation to LEAD San Diego, a group of Southern California business leaders.

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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. It’s a good mix of coach-speak, highlights, community service footage, and cheerleader features.

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FEBRUARY 15, 2010

' I still see a huge value for a business to provide personal one-on-one customer service by maintaining a list of client thru e-mail marketing. It always puts a big smile on my face to see posts like these that talk about how email and social media work together. Great article! Dare I say the “digital glue?&# Thanks dude.

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APRIL 15, 2010

But I am incredibly delighted to top the list of content marketing blogs, because for me content marketing is becoming fundamental to business success at every level. Content without community, without approachability, without humanization and kinship is ineffective. Like I said, "The #Media Is You!"

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JULY 21, 2010

because the plaintiff’s wife learned about her husband’s infidelity directly from the online florist who, despite a privacy policy on its site, sent a card to their home thanking him for his business. Having a privacy policy or a social media policy is not enough. I've just changed mine to © 2008-10. . |

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2010

But marketers have always reached out to communities in many forms, and each new medium has taken its turn as Holy Grail for customer influence. So, in your experience, are there products making those cross-references? link] Mike Boysen I didn’t see any real deep behavior analysis discussed here.

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AUGUST 24, 2010

The Revolution is Coming I don’t think I’ve announced it publicly yet, but the final title of the new book from Amber and me (coming in February, 2011) is: The Now Revolution: 7 Moves to Transform Your Business with Speed, Smarts and Social Media Many, many thanks to everyone who voted on possible titles, and provided suggestions.

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JUNE 29, 2010

August 12, 2010 (766) Twitter Stream © 2008-2010 Convince & Convert, LLC. All rights reserved. 4463 Forest Hill Drive -- Bloomington, Indiana 47401 (602) 616-1895 jason@convinceandconvert.com

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MAY 12, 2010

Social Media With A Mouse? A lot of people are still saying no to social media. Last night while reading the story, it occurred to me that many small business decision-makers are like Sam- saying no to social media, without even being sure why. And that’s just it. You Just Might Like It Sam I Am.

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JULY 27, 2010

Indra Gardiner covered social media law in a way that I cannot. Mike Cassidy made me (and a lot of other people) think differently about the intersection of social media strategy , and business objectives. August 12, 2010 (766) Twitter Stream © 2008-2010 Convince & Convert, LLC. link] [link] Lanc.

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FEBRUARY 19, 2010

Stelzner This free tool may become your your new favorite social media companion (you really should check this out!) link] [link] Tom Schneller Is anyone using NutShellMail to manage their social media? I haven't used it, but looks interesting [link] [link] Meylah Community Anyone use NutshellMail? If yes, what do you think?

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MAY 4, 2010

I’m delighted to have had the chance to interview technology consultant and author Phil Simon about how technology and social media adoption is changing companies. Do you see social media participation as one of the hurdles businesses now need to successfully clear? Absolutely.

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FEBRUARY 11, 2010

That being said, the “transition&# will likely go on for some time, meaning there's still quite a bit of business to be had and money to be made in mobile apps. The decision to go with a web or native app comes down to what makes the most sense for the business so there is no right answer to this one. All rights reserved.

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MARCH 10, 2010

The Best of Twitter 20 From the forward: I’m sitting in a ballroom in Indianapolis in September, 2008 watching Joseph Jaffe give a masterful presentation on social media transforming corporations, when I come upon the idea to interview him on Twitter. I must say, that has to be the BEST business card idea I've ever seen.

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JULY 26, 2010

Let’s say you’re a small business owner who wants your brand to appear in Google when someone searches for your product or service in your area. But what if you’re a big business with lots of SEO already? Does that drive business to you? Social media has changed the way we communicate.

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

Done correctly, social media is about developing meaningful relationships with customers and prospective customers in their natural habitat. You have to create content, be part of many communities, and proceed incrementally. Many successful social media programs take months (or even more than a year) to really germinate.

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JUNE 22, 2010

The problems with that are clearly one of culture (truly believing that every customer is a reporter), and of definition (thinking that social media is somehow driven by Twitter and Facebook). You have to work on a pilot program – maybe even in secret – to show social media’s impact on customer satisfaction.

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FEBRUARY 23, 2010

Brand communities, contests, most social listening, and non-promotional tweeting fits into this category. Match Your Social Media Tactics to Your Social Media Goal The problem we’re faced with today is that very few companies seem to be thinking about their efforts in this way.

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FEBRUARY 10, 2010

August 12, 2010 (766) Twitter Stream © 2008-2010 Convince & Convert, LLC. All rights reserved. 4463 Forest Hill Drive -- Bloomington, Indiana 47401 (602) 616-1895 jason@convinceandconvert.com

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MAY 13, 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: Does Your Blog Have a Long Tail Is Social Media Too Big For Its Britches? August 12, 2010 (766) Twitter Stream © 2008-2010 Convince & Convert, LLC. All rights reserved.

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AUGUST 19, 2010

And once the system was set up and the business rules determined, the company spends almost no time managing the program. But after that, Western River spends a few minutes a day on oversight and interaction, freeing up the rest of their time to actually run their core business. How are you integrating social media into other programs?

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MAY 27, 2010

If you use Wufoo to power your forms, you can hook up Flowtown to investigate, score, and sort your form submissions, and then alert you based on custom business rules. Sounds like it could really help businesses out in the social media realm. Let’s say you have a white paper for download on your site.

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JUNE 24, 2010

Businesses on Twitter should just read some Harvey MacKay books. Oh yeah, my husband used to work for Tony Robbins and he's a hypnotist and business coach for small businesses and professionals. That mission, to add value to the communities they reach, is the heart beat of social. It's not rocket science.

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JUNE 11, 2010

Amber is Director of Community for Radian6 , co-proprietor of the influential Brass Tack Thinking blog (formerly Altitude Branding), a cool mom, a motivating force, and a hell of a flautist). To aid your decision, here’s what it’s about: Business is increasingly done in real-time. Who they hire. is my vote. is my vote.

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FEBRUARY 5, 2010

link] Social Email Guy By the way: nice crowdsourcing / co-creation / collaboration Chris Rogers I initially like #3 best, however, not a big fan of the screened back logo – i.e. if #3 was a bit less busy, it would be my favorite. link] Social Business Bank Option 1. You are what make all of this worthwhile. No question!

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JULY 6, 2010

As the world continues to watch the devastation caused by the BP oil spill, it shines the light much brighter on the impact that major companies have on society while increasing consumer concerns about business practices. Online consumers are savvy and being open and communicative is vital to reputation management.

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JUNE 7, 2010

He writes in a breezy, accessible, invigorating style that makes Delivering Happiness the rare business book that is also a genuine page turner. The book concludes with a few pages about the science of happiness, and how personal and business happiness can be inextricably linked. See you there.

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JULY 20, 2010

August 12, 2010 (766) Twitter Stream © 2008-2010 Convince & Convert, LLC. All rights reserved. 4463 Forest Hill Drive -- Bloomington, Indiana 47401 (602) 616-1895 jason@convinceandconvert.com

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JUNE 3, 2010

DJ Waldow Director of Community, Blue Sky Factory @djwaldow [link] DJ Waldow Really, Jay? DJ Waldow Director of Community, Blue Sky Factory @djwaldow [link] DJ Waldow Jay – I disagree here. " [link] Shady Business PR “@jaybaer: The two words BP should steal from umpire Jim Joyce. How can you not know how to care?

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AUGUST 10, 2010

The more you can understand about the person on the other end of the phone, the higher the likelihood of a positive business outcome. If they are social media savvy, you can follow up via Twitter direct message. JB : Will these tools ever truly benefit the small business? That’s achievable for most small businesses.

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MARCH 25, 2010

Advanced social media analytics and ROI calculations often require tying together disparate systems, and looking for causation (or at least correlation) between social media success and business outcome. Great for small businesses. August 12, 2010 (766) Twitter Stream © 2008-2010 Convince & Convert, LLC.

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