Convince & Convert

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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Convince & Convert

MARCH 4, 2010

Blogging for Commerce Related to the first, but commerce-oriented blogs are more interested in conversion events than in traffic generation. Yet, in much of my social media consulting work corporate blog owners are invariably most interested in total visits and RSS subscribers.

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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

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

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

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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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Online Marketing Institute

JUNE 15, 2009

Missed Opportunity Online Public Relations and Blogs Comments: Jason Falls says: August 29, 2007 at 7:54 am Great list. Buzz Marketing highlights from this week … and Buzz Marketing highlights from this week … says: February 27, 2008 at 10:50 pm [.] Ruby Web says: September 9, 2008 at 2:53 am Great article.

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Convince & Convert

MARCH 25, 2010

Want to compare the historical growth of your RSS subscribers to your YouTube channel subscribers? Events & ROI The Swix team understands that to understand social media’s true impact, you must track over a lengthy period, while simultaneously accounting for external factors that could skew results disproportionately.

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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

Unbelievable turnout (more than 260) for a first-time event, and tremendous kudos to Fred Von Graf , who organized it practically solo. includes slides & worksheet) [link to post] (RT @jaybaer) #smaz – Posted using Chat Catcher [link] Park Howell Sorry I missed you at today’s event. Then this is the blog post for you.

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Convince & Convert

MARCH 3, 2010

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. Think Different Here’s 6 ways to differentiate agency social media services: 1.

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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

Thus, public relations and even customer service folks are probably best able to make it work, with tactical and vehicle assistance from the Web folks. Thus, public relations and even customer service folks are probably best able to make it work, with tactical and vehicle assistance from the Web folks. Good stuff.

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Convince & Convert

JULY 28, 2010

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. Not too different than this guy I met at an AZIMA event who was just freely sharing his hard earned knowledge. Thanks again and Keep it up! link] Meryl K.

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Convince & Convert

JUNE 22, 2010

August 12, 2010 (766) Twitter Stream © 2008-2010 Convince & Convert, LLC. You have to commit to social media for the long haul to see the benefits. You also know how to measure your ROI effectively. Good luck converting the masses ! All rights reserved.

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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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Online Marketing Institute

NOVEMBER 8, 2010

. # of Prospects – these are folks that in some way have indicated they have an interest in your product/service by filling in a form, hitting a sufficient number of pages on your site, attending an event, speaking to someone at your company at a show, etc. # If you enjoyed that, you should subscribe! All Rights Reserved. Designed by.

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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. [link] unruh ann has a point – it's all about the content.

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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

AUGUST 3, 2010

The trick with websites is the never-ending need to feed the monster, through search optimization, public relations, banner ads, skywriting, or whatever other means you’ve devised to let people know that your site is out there and worthy of attention. subscribe to my RSS feed. Will it start an “Unlike&# trend?

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Convince & Convert

AUGUST 3, 2010

The trick with websites is the never-ending need to feed the monster, through search optimization, public relations, banner ads, skywriting, or whatever other means you’ve devised to let people know that your site is out there and worthy of attention. subscribe to my RSS feed. Will it start an “Unlike&# trend?

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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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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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Online Marketing Institute

DECEMBER 13, 2010

Even with RSS, bloggers take to Twitter and Facebook to help create bridges between social and interest graphs to related content. An enviable array of bloggers are tapped to speak at industry events. Micromedia will serve as the bridges between the events, observations, and social objects that bind us.

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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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