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JUNE 3, 2009

Go to the Data Knowledge Bank CASE STUDY: Nortel and Segmetrix Using well-researched data to structure a marketing campaign CASE STUDY: Reed Exhibitions How personalisation created buzz for the 2008 IDMF HOW TO. write effective PPC ad copy Tips on how to maximise the effectiveness of this key digital marketing channel.

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MAY 27, 2010

In that spirit, here are some interesting updates from companies and tools I’ve written about previously here at Convince & Convert. This was an item requested by approximately 125% of Swix’ customers, and the company was finally able to pull it off. These are exciting times at Bulb HQ!

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JULY 27, 2010

RSS subscriptions are up. Whether it’s finding other people in your company to contribute an occasional post, recruiting guest bloggers from within your industry, or encouraging your customers to let you interview them for a podcast, make finding and supporting new content creators a mandatory part of your content marketing strategy.

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FEBRUARY 19, 2010

Like RSS for your relationships NutshellMail sends you a highly customizable email digest (from 1 to 24 times per day) of what’s happening in your social media spheres, so you can browse and get up to speed quickly, without having to visit several different destinations or fire up your iPhone’s social apps. And it’s free.

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JUNE 17, 2010

I once calculated time spent blogging vs. number of RSS subscribers. Ive founded 5 companies, and spent 15 years running digital marketing agencies. August 12, 2010 (766) Twitter Stream © 2008-2010 Convince & Convert, LLC. [link] jaybaer Seriously, you are missing the boat on the Double Down. It's awesome!

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FEBRUARY 15, 2010

Unify Your Team The first step is for companies to devise a coordinated strategy that uses email and social communication synergistically. Won’t we soon see forms that ask us to choose one or all of these contact methods: Email newsletter Blog (via RSS or email) Twitter Facebook Remember, social media is an ingredient, not an entree.

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MARCH 23, 2010

If your blog is consistent enough that you believe RSS subscription is realistic, make sure visitors can easily subscribe to your RSS feed. (As then you have a much better chance that they’ll return or sign up for your RSS feed, email newsletter or other call to action. Consequently, I have two recommendations. Great post!

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

Your company needs to be part of that conversation. It’s about having a strategy for making your company or organization more like a person and less like a machine. If your customers and prospects feel like your company is more human and actually cares about them, they’ll want to be part of it.

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FEBRUARY 5, 2010

I'd suggest that you move the search box somewhere below the navigation– maybe above the RSS feed option on the right? Ive founded 5 companies, and spent 15 years running digital marketing agencies. August 12, 2010 (766) Twitter Stream © 2008-2010 Convince & Convert, LLC. A little help for the rest of us.

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MARCH 25, 2010

Want to compare the historical growth of your RSS subscribers to your YouTube channel subscribers? On the ROI front, Swix CEO Scott Lake ( @scottica ) told me that the company puts as much emphasis on tracking the “I&# as they do the “R&#. Ive founded 5 companies, and spent 15 years running digital marketing agencies.

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JUNE 22, 2010

New research from White Horse of 104 companies found that in 86% of companies, executives are not using social media. Would a company launch a major television campaign if the CEO had never watched TV? If anything, social media is MORE important for B2B companies than it is for B2C companies. This makes no sense.

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JULY 28, 2010

When I discuss this concept with companies, however, too often I hear something in the realm of “we don’t know what to provide our customers that would be helpful.&# Try to return something to your own company. 5 excellent points that a company can (should!) 5 excellent points that a company can (should!)

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Online Marketing Institute

JUNE 22, 2009

Home > Our blog HOME | RSS FEEDS | SITEMAP | CLIENT ZONE | CONTACT US Our blog About Velocity Our clients What we do Who we are Recent posts The white paper is dead…or is it? … Read more… Doug Kessler | December 23rd, 2008 | 3 comments Papa’s got a brand new bag, maaan.

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Convince & Convert

MARCH 3, 2010

Remember, the most important customer of EVERY company is Google. Companies often get so close to their own knitting that they cannot see the knots, and that brand of myopia is especially difficult to overcome in social media. Ive founded 5 companies, and spent 15 years running digital marketing agencies.

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JULY 8, 2010

Seth Godin predicted that RSS would kill email. Well, it’s certainly weathered the wooden stakes of pundits and the introduction of IM, RSS, Skype, MySpace, Facebook & Twitter quite well. link] [link] Bob Johnson 5 predictions of the end of email, 2004 to 2010 (RSS to FB): Why it isn't happening soon at [link] [link] Allison B.

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

Can you describe what your company does in 120 characters or less? If you’re a small company, congratulations, this should be pretty easy. If you’re a big company, how can you act small again? link] Clare Swindlehurst Can you describe what your company does in 120 characters or less? What’s Your Pitch?

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MAY 10, 2012

The RSS feed is: [link]. Huge thanks to data-driven social media management software company Argyle Social for their presenting sponsorship, as well as Infusionsoft , Janrain , and Jim Kukral at DigitalBookLaunch. Of course, Argyle Social , Eric’s company, data driven, social media management software. Listen Now.

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

I know that different companies provide different amounts of historical data at the start of the campaign (another item I should have included – may need to do a follow up on this on my own blog later on as I get all this great feedback on items to include!) Hope that helps! Joseph | RepuMetrix Inc.

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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. link] Zack Wow, list of heavy hitter presenters… you're in good company.

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MARCH 16, 2010

I advocate participating in Twitter, and I’ve certainly grown my own audience via that channel, and it should be part of almost every company or business professional’s social media tool kit. Ive founded 5 companies, and spent 15 years running digital marketing agencies. Don’t get me wrong.

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APRIL 8, 2010

When I'm clearing emails or reading (RSS, web, ReadItLater, etc.), Ive founded 5 companies, and spent 15 years running digital marketing agencies. August 12, 2010 (766) Twitter Stream © 2008-2010 Convince & Convert, LLC. link] jaybaer Every day that goes by, I use my phone (and Macbook) less, and iPad more.

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AUGUST 3, 2010

Facebook took a major (yet curiously underreported) move in this direction last week, when they enabled companies to publish to Facebook members’ news feeds for anyone that has “liked&# a Web page. I do think there is some validity to that, and it is up to the companies how much control they really want to cede to someone else.

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Convince & Convert

AUGUST 3, 2010

Facebook took a major (yet curiously underreported) move in this direction last week, when they enabled companies to publish to Facebook members’ news feeds for anyone that has “liked&# a Web page. I do think there is some validity to that, and it is up to the companies how much control they really want to cede to someone else.

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

Use WWSGD to include a little message before or after each of your posts, asking readers to subscribe to your RSS feed (or buy you a drink). Google Alerts Like most marketing professionals, I have several Google Alerts set up for my name, my company name, and topics of interest to me. Disclaimer: I tweet and blog for the company.

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SEPTEMBER 23, 2010

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. What neither of them seems to have is an RSS feed for results, which would be the Holy Grail of Facebook open-graph API monitoring.

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Online Marketing Institute

OCTOBER 31, 2010

Use WWSGD to include a little message before or after each of your posts, asking readers to subscribe to your RSS feed (or buy you a drink). Google Alerts Like most marketing professionals, I have several Google Alerts set up for my name, my company name, and topics of interest to me. Disclaimer: I tweet and blog for the company.

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JUNE 28, 2010

You cannot just show up to the party and create your 10 podcasts, and not think about what keywords apply, what the psychology of the people using those keywords is, and how your company can fulfill those needs. Ive founded 5 companies, and spent 15 years running digital marketing agencies.

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