Convince & Convert

MAY 27, 2010

Now, you can track number of “likes&# and daily interactions on your Facebook page, in the same place you can track RSS feeds, Twitter followers, and all the other awesome data points Swix provides. This was an item requested by approximately 125% of Swix’ customers, and the company was finally able to pull it off.

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Convince & Convert

JULY 27, 2010

RSS subscriptions are up. August 12, 2010 (766) Twitter Stream © 2008-2010 Convince & Convert, LLC. You might expect that this blog that has been written almost entirely by me for two years would experience a bit of a lull during this period, as different authors with less blogging experience took over. Visits are up.

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Convince & Convert

JUNE 17, 2010

I once calculated time spent blogging vs. number of RSS subscribers. 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! link] jaybaer Oh man. Please don't make me go there again. link] jaybaer Absolutely Patrick.

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Convince & Convert

FEBRUARY 15, 2010

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. As an aside – if Social Media becomes just a Direct Marketing platform – I predict a significant backlash.

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Convince & Convert

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 If you have complementary resources like an Ebook, email newsletter, events or otherwise, make sure those are easy for first-time visitors to find as well. First, never blow off a post.

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Convince & Convert

MARCH 25, 2010

Swix aggregates as many as 100+ of your social media metrics, and presents them in a unified, visually digestible fashion that will be the darling of any Excel hater. Want to compare the historical growth of your RSS subscribers to your YouTube channel subscribers? Need to see the increase in Twitter followers over time? Trade show.

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Convince & Convert

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? August 12, 2010 (766) Twitter Stream © 2008-2010 Convince & Convert, LLC. [link] Molly Carter Gaines I'm a little torn between #1 and #3– but my final vote is for #1. All rights reserved.

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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

I presented today at Social Media AZ , a new conference for Arizonans interested in, and practicing social media. Unbelievable turnout (more than 260) for a first-time event, and tremendous kudos to Fred Von Graf , who organized it practically solo. Social Media 101 Explained by the Best Fishing Analogy EVER =-.

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Convince & Convert

JUNE 22, 2010

That's where I think you hit the nail on the head in your second paragraph: social media has tremendous “potential&#. Social media is still evolving and until a solid few years of research can prove that there is definite ROI in utilizing company-wide social media plan, most companies will still consider it only a fad.

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Convince & Convert

JULY 28, 2010

[link] [link] Hot In Marketing 5 Ways to Turn Helpfulness Into Marketing Greatness | Blogging and Content Creation | Social Media Consulting – C. link] [link] duane forrester Alltop RSS – 5 Ways to Turn Helpfulness Into Marketing Greatness [link] [link] Matt McDougall 5 Ways to Turn Helpfulness into Mktg Success.

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Convince & Convert

MARCH 3, 2010

Think Different Here’s 6 ways to differentiate agency social media services: 1. Social is an Ingredient, not an Entree Help clients find ways to add social components to existing marketing (print, outdoor, broadcast, direct mail, email, search, live events) – rather than viewing social media as a freestanding silo.

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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

Can you RSS feed that? Can you RSS feed that? Can you RSS feed that? eduGuru Links of the Week for November 14th, 2008 |.eduGuru The 6 Dangerous Fallacies of Social Media – You may have heard of social media. There’s been a bit of news about it recently. Good stuff. Keep it rocking. Good stuff.

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Convince & Convert

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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Convince & Convert

MARCH 22, 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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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

You can also set up various searches from Google, Twitter, etc and run the RSS feeds from each search through Yahoo Pipes and have the resulting feed delivered to your inbox or RSS reader to monitor ongoing. Socialmention.com is basically a social search engine, if the business name is unique it can be a good option. Hope that helps!

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Convince & Convert

MARCH 16, 2010

I think twitter is more of a heavily curated rss reader/feeder rather than a portal, and I suspect that presenting twitter to new users as more of a friendly way to use rss that as a way to push conversation with strangers would help quite a bit. August 12, 2010 (766) Twitter Stream © 2008-2010 Convince & Convert, LLC.

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Convince & Convert

APRIL 8, 2010

When I'm clearing emails or reading (RSS, web, ReadItLater, etc.), August 12, 2010 (766) Twitter Stream © 2008-2010 Convince & Convert, LLC. the iPad is just more pleasant, even if the ability to sort emails to batch process seems to have eluded me so far. All rights reserved.

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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

Meanwhile, however, I do very much like Facebook Lite , which strips down a lot of the shiny distractions, and gives you a threaded News Feed, birthdays, and events – and that’s about it. 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).

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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 23, 2010

The results automatically update in front of your eyes, and watching Kurrently results for a buzz-worthy live event is a breathtaking portrait of our interconnectedness. Concepts under consideration include a variety of different search results (not just by time, but possibly by relevancy or impact), analytics, RSS feeds, widgets and more.

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Convince & Convert

AUGUST 3, 2010

link] Justin Remember blogs such as thing one can still come to the readers (RSS, Twitter…) There's a great deal of social web functionality built right in. In the case of this blog, you'll see the top level “like&# in the top right corner by the RSS icon. subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!Awhile

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Convince & Convert

AUGUST 3, 2010

link] Justin Remember blogs such as thing one can still come to the readers (RSS, Twitter…) There's a great deal of social web functionality built right in. In the case of this blog, you'll see the top level “like&# in the top right corner by the RSS icon. subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!Awhile

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Online Marketing Institute

OCTOBER 31, 2010

Meanwhile, however, I do very much like Facebook Lite , which strips down a lot of the shiny distractions, and gives you a threaded News Feed, birthdays, and events – and that’s about it. 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).

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Convince & Convert

JUNE 28, 2010

August 12, 2010 (766) Twitter Stream © 2008-2010 Convince & Convert, LLC. This is functionally similar to the Creative Brief that ad agencies have been using for decades to help copywriters and artists understand the psychology of the customer, and what needs to be included in the advertisement. All rights reserved.

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