Convince & Convert

JUNE 24, 2010

Just good ol' direct marketing principles, describe my problem like you know me and get me to trust you. August 12, 2010 (766) Twitter Stream © 2008-2010 Convince & Convert, LLC. Yep I see the connection with Social Media. Thanks for the great video. All rights reserved.

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Online Marketing Institute

JULY 31, 2009

Home Forrester Research « Getting Up Close and Personal | Main | Social Technographics Data Now Available » March 20, 2008 B2B Lead Management Market Heats Up [Posted by Laura Ramos ] Since the start of this year, I’ve been receiving a boatload of briefing requests from companies wanting to show me their lead generation and management solutions.

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Convince & Convert

APRIL 28, 2010

Finding Your Influencers As noted in the study, the notion of true 1:1 marketing via social media is a bit of a fallacy. It’s really only possible in a reactive sense via social CRM, where individual complaints or questions can indeed be handled. At the same time, word of mouth marketing IS important, and effective.

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Convince & Convert

AUGUST 18, 2010

Perhaps we can frame the conversation with clients in this way (as I do with mine): Social media is not the same as direct marketing. But creating an engaging social media presence will ultimately provide the air cover you need for your more direct marketing tactics to be successful. What do you think?

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Convince & Convert

JULY 14, 2010

Because online advertising began as a direct marketing tool that was highly focused on tracking, marketers may assume that because digital media is 'digital' it should be easy to see the exact impact of every dollar spent in increased sales volume. All rights reserved.

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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

MySpace answered in July, 2008 – almost a full year later. More from Convince and Convert Why Social CRM Needs to Be Less About the Social and More About the Customers Content Lessons Learned From 25 Popular Blog Posts Is Starbucks the Most Dangerous Competitor to Facebook? Facebook rolled out their iPhone app in August, 2007.

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Convince & Convert

MARCH 18, 2010

Maybe social media isn’t the new television, but rather the new telephone and CRM? If we integrate our CRM and social media, we can use our social interactions with customers to learn more about their needs and desires, and improve the relevancy of our email communications and offers. There’s a best time to send Tweets.

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Convince & Convert

AUGUST 31, 2010

Now They’re Just Sound Bites « Direct Marketing Observations [.] August 12, 2010 (766) Twitter Stream © 2008-2010 Convince & Convert, LLC. You simply can’t get that from any other channel. Keep up the good stuff. Loved this post. Chris [link] Conversations? You know what’s cool in a [.]

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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 23, 2010

Whether it’s brand reputation management, PR and influencer outreach, customer service and social CRM, interacting with fans on a brand community, or just creating content that builds thought leadership – it all takes time. August 12, 2010 (766) Twitter Stream © 2008-2010 Convince & Convert, LLC.

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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

Some business owners become impatient with the “slowness&# of social media relationship building because they've often abandoned their more direct marketing tactics (direct mail, cold calling). – [link] (via @jaybaer) [link] BrianVellmure CRM Are You Slow Enough to Succeed in Social Media? Great article!

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