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SEPTEMBER 7, 2010

August 12, 2010 (766) Twitter Stream © 2008-2010 Convince & Convert, LLC. His self-deprecation adds a hilarious, warm tone throughout. UNstructured Like Gary Vaynerchuk’s Crush It , Stratten dictated some of the book, and it reads very conversationally. For readers that consume material in bits and pieces, this format is ideal.

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JULY 27, 2010

First of all, tremendous thanks to the incredible team of guest bloggers who did an amazing job keeping the content fresh, and the conversation lively. August 12, 2010 (766) Twitter Stream © 2008-2010 Convince & Convert, LLC. Retweets are up. RSS subscriptions are up. All rights reserved.

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MAY 12, 2010

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FEBRUARY 11, 2010

I wonder how much web apps produced in the same month?) – Apple may take a 30% cut, but conversely developers KEEP 70%. August 12, 2010 (766) Twitter Stream © 2008-2010 Convince & Convert, LLC. In December, that meant $175 million in revenue to developers. All rights reserved.

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JUNE 29, 2010

Convene, converse and collaborate. August 12, 2010 (766) Twitter Stream © 2008-2010 Convince & Convert, LLC. [link] Doug Braun Cognitive Surplus – Use Social Connectivity to Change the World: [link] (Good assessment @cshirky @jaybaer) [link] Bob Leonard Turn off your TV. All rights reserved.

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JULY 20, 2010

Through their inquiries for, and conversations about content, the public is telling us what they want online in record volume, and nearly in real time. Understand the Context of the Inquiry Match the topic of the desired content as observed in social conversations with the keywords identified in search. Easy – you listen!

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AUGUST 24, 2010

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MAY 4, 2010

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FEBRUARY 15, 2010

Sure, social media is rooted in conversations, and listening to your customers and then responding on the social Web is a pillar of social media. But, it's not all conversational. Messaging you deliver to your audience that creates conversations, rather than stems from them. link] Samuel Fagan Great post.

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JUNE 17, 2010

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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. August 12, 2010 (766) Twitter Stream © 2008-2010 Convince & Convert, LLC.

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FEBRUARY 5, 2010

thanks, Kathy [link] jaybaer Although it's my usual practice, I'm not going to reply to each comment, since this isn't a very conversational blog post. August 12, 2010 (766) Twitter Stream © 2008-2010 Convince & Convert, LLC. Thanks for your help! But seriously, THANK YOU. Incredible. All rights reserved.

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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 14, 2010

With social media, we can join conversations previously hidden, but what we need is the same as ever: a way to reach you – the places you metaphorically live, the clubs you frequent, the places you hang out, the company you keep. 02 conversion rate – I don’t think so! and hope for a.02 through a new channel.

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JULY 21, 2010

You'll see a line that resembles this: © 2008-09. | I've just changed mine to © 2008-10. August 12, 2010 (766) Twitter Stream © 2008-2010 Convince & Convert, LLC. Thanks for the reminder; just did it. For you fellow WordPressers out there, go to Appearance > Editor and open footer.php. Im Jay Baer.

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FEBRUARY 24, 2010

People use Twitter and FB and other social media sites to provide word of mouth advertising whether it be negative or positive, it is some time of feedback of a product. August 12, 2010 (766) Twitter Stream © 2008-2010 Convince & Convert, LLC. All rights reserved.

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FEBRUARY 10, 2010

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MAY 13, 2010

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JULY 26, 2010

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FEBRUARY 19, 2010

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AUGUST 19, 2010

All of these tactics can work together seamlessly to create a robust, optimized content marketing engine that pays real dividends in increased website traffic, and conversions. That content helps the company with SEO, and also builds a real-time, living FAQ of customer testimonials and insights. It makes sharing simple.

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MARCH 4, 2010

Blogging for Commerce Related to the first, but commerce-oriented blogs are more interested in conversion events than in traffic generation. August 12, 2010 (766) Twitter Stream © 2008-2010 Convince & Convert, LLC. All rights reserved.

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MAY 5, 2010

Says Lisa Beatty, “We want to bring women into the conversation, but also into the solution. John & Partners can have conversations with major brands that perhaps wouldn’t put the mid-sized agency on their radar otherwise. August 12, 2010 (766) Twitter Stream © 2008-2010 Convince & Convert, LLC.

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MARCH 25, 2010

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MAY 27, 2010

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AUGUST 31, 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 Is Social Conversation a Myth? That’s feedback.

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JUNE 24, 2010

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MAY 25, 2010

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Convince & Convert

APRIL 20, 2010

Because of the specificity, it’s much easier to achieve a top 10 search engine ranking for long tail searches, and higher rankings = higher conversions. August 12, 2010 (766) Twitter Stream © 2008-2010 Convince & Convert, LLC. That group used 3,126 different search terms to get here. All rights reserved.

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JUNE 7, 2010

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FEBRUARY 23, 2010

Conversely, many blogs are too community-oriented, taking an overly insider approach, given that new research from my friends and clients Compendium Blogware shows that search drives 60%+ of total traffic on 80%+ of corporate blogs. August 12, 2010 (766) Twitter Stream © 2008-2010 Convince & Convert, LLC. All rights reserved.

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JULY 6, 2010

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JULY 15, 2010

There are tons of free and paid tools out there that help you to monitor the conversations taking place. August 12, 2010 (766) Twitter Stream © 2008-2010 Convince & Convert, LLC. It might be different people for each task. Who is monitoring social spaces where you don’t currently have outpost? All rights reserved.

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AUGUST 10, 2010

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. 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.

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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. August 12, 2010 (766) Twitter Stream © 2008-2010 Convince & Convert, LLC. All rights reserved.

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JULY 14, 2010

At the very least those companies are engaged in the conversation and have a strong awareness of the perceptions of their brand. On occasion, each has even taken action related to the “conversations”. Conversations R happening about UR brand-why not capitalize on it? Social Media is the Servant of Strategy, Not the Master.

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Convince & Convert

APRIL 28, 2010

I would look at increase in positive social mentions, increase in social conversations indicating purchase intent, actual purchases from defined influencers (if the database and transaction funnel permits that level of tracking), website behavior indicating purchase intent on the part of influencers. link] jeff_molander Fascinating, Mike.

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Convince & Convert

APRIL 15, 2010

is Crucial to your Content Marketing Strategy 4 Steps to Drive Sales with a Social FAQ Build Your Brand a Social Content Ladder in 5 Steps [link] Jeremy Victor Jay, Congrats – I completely understand your feeling of affirmation as that is exactly the way I felt about [link] making the Junta42 at #24. All rights reserved.

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