Convince & Convert

MARCH 4, 2010

I'm not sure you can separate content from community anymore, as Google seems to be looking more and more at engagement (comments, linkbacks, time on site) to determine the value of content. August 12, 2010 (766) Twitter Stream © 2008-2010 Convince & Convert, LLC. All rights reserved.

Webinar Metrics 130

Webinar Metrics Marketing & Strategy Paid Search Agency Blogger 130

Convince & Convert

APRIL 6, 2010

Taxonomy is incredibly important in social media because it’s the most direct link between the worlds of social and search marketing. Remember, your most important customer is Google, and your content ladder needs to maximize your chances for search success. Take your top keywords (including your company name, product name, etc.)

Paid Content 143

Paid Content Ad Building Brand Identity Branding 143

Convince & Convert

APRIL 20, 2010

I am showing as 2291 keywords where my site appears in Google's index, but only 170 words where they have actually clicked through to the site itself. Whilst my site is very simple it was built from the outset to focus on the words brand, branding and more recently, social media. marierowley thank you for your great information.

Long Tail Marketing 117

Long Tail Marketing Blogger Paper Content 117

Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

And more… There is enough primary data within this report to help smart marketers be very actionable when it comes to sharpening their social media plans/focus or to help ease the entry into the social media waters. power to the people ? power to the people ?

Social Media 147

Social Media Media Webinar Metrics Marketing & Strategy 147

Convince & Convert

APRIL 15, 2010

Content marketing is perhaps alone in its ability to be a successful endeavor at every phase of the customer lifecycle: When a potential customer is using Google to research new digital cameras, what is going to get them to a Kodak site? August 12, 2010 (766) Twitter Stream © 2008-2010 Convince & Convert, LLC.

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Paid Content Content Marketing Paid Search Agency Planning 124

Convince & Convert

MARCH 23, 2010

I'll have to check my Google numbers, all that good stuff. August 12, 2010 (766) Twitter Stream © 2008-2010 Convince & Convert, LLC. I follow many of these other tips in my own ways, and it all centers around one idea: write for the readers. All rights reserved.

Social Media 119

Social Media Media Webinar Metrics Marketing & Strategy 119

Convince & Convert

FEBRUARY 23, 2010

People coming from Google don’t know who you are yet, so you can’t treat them like a Facebook audience that’s already drinking your Kool-aid. August 12, 2010 (766) Twitter Stream © 2008-2010 Convince & Convert, LLC. Of course, this isn’t entirely an either/or scenario. All rights reserved.

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Social Media Webinar Metrics Media Marketing & Strategy 117

Convince & Convert

JULY 14, 2010

His ramblings can be found at www.membershipjedi.com This post is a compilation of ideas born out of Jay’s post “ Why You’re the Key to Social Media Success ” in which he succinctly describes one of the biggest obstacles facing organization’s pursuit of social media effectiveness – corporate culture.

Social Media 134

Social Media Webinar Metrics Media Marketing & Strategy 134

Convince & Convert

MARCH 3, 2010

Me Too Agencies realize how hot social media is, and they are scrambling to add social media expertise (real or imagined) to their services mix. In fact, a search for “social media agencies&# on Google yields more than 41 MILLION matching Web pages. Remember, the most important customer of EVERY company is Google.

Social Media 121

Social Media Paid Search Agency Media Advertising Agencies 121

Convince & Convert

AUGUST 18, 2010

Let me hear about it: View Comments | Subscribe To This Blog | Sign Up For Our Newsletter Share This Post: Similar Posts That You Might Enjoy: 4 Steps to Drive Sales with a Social FAQ 18 Social Media Quotes My Wife Is Sick of Hearing Me Say The 3 Amigos: Email, Blogging, Social Sharing Jonny Stark Wow, quite a few comments on here already!

PR 160

PR Social Media Paid Content Media 160

Convince & Convert

AUGUST 10, 2010

You'd be lucky to find anything about Mr. Fux online even with a google search. You'd be lucky to find anything about Mr. Fux online even with a google search. August 12, 2010 (766) Twitter Stream © 2008-2010 Convince & Convert, LLC. And you wanna talk “online&# influence? All rights reserved.

Paid Content 133

Paid Content CRM Paid Search Agency Social Media 133

Convince & Convert

MAY 26, 2010

The metrics available on Facebook are in many ways better than you can get from Google Analytics. Make sure you’re tying together your email program and your social media program. August 12, 2010 (766) Twitter Stream © 2008-2010 Convince & Convert, LLC. Facebook fan pages are email newsletters 2.0

Social Media 134

Social Media Media Paid Search Agency Video Marketing 134

Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

MySpace answered in July, 2008 – almost a full year later. Meanwhile, Facebook comes along and sees a revenue model that’s not based on the banner ad, but rather on Google’s pay-per-click model (which businesses prefer because it mitigates financial risk). Facebook rolled out their iPhone app in August, 2007.

Paid Content 136

Paid Content Facebook Paid Search Agency Advertising Agencies 136

Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

How to be Human – Develop a Social Media Strategy in 7 Steps | [link to post] – Posted using Chat Catcher [link] mycrowdca (MyCrowd.ca) Twitter Comment RT @instaboy – My favorite is 6. Develop a Social Media Strategy in 7 Steps [.] August 12, 2010 (766) Twitter Stream © 2008-2010 Convince & Convert, LLC.

Social Media 167

Social Media Media Webinar Metrics Marketing & Strategy 167

Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

At one point we discussed headline writing and what draws clicks within the social media content universe. I mined my Google Analytics and put together a list of the 25 most popular posts that have ever appeared on this blog , ranked by total number of page views. All rights reserved.

Social Media 141

Social Media Media Webinar Metrics Marketing & Strategy 141

Convince & Convert

FEBRUARY 9, 2010

world-wide shows that just 25% of respondents said their friends and peers are credible sources of information about companies – a decline of 20% since a similar analysis in 2008. When comparing the group of 25-35 year olds in 2008 to 2010 – the % change is only 16% – not 25%. A survey of 4,875 adults (500 U.S.)

Social Media 119

Social Media Webinar Metrics Media Paid Search Agency 119

Convince & Convert

JULY 22, 2010

August 12, 2010 (766) Twitter Stream © 2008-2010 Convince & Convert, LLC. She is deeply curious, loves all things marketing and blogs less frequently than she would like at Stickystimuli.com. All rights reserved. 4463 Forest Hill Drive -- Bloomington, Indiana 47401 (602) 616-1895 jason@convinceandconvert.com

Social Media 128

Social Media Media Paid Search Agency Webinar Metrics 128

Convince & Convert

MAY 20, 2010

They are tracking all of that, and by Christmas, Facebook will be a formidable competitor to Google Analytics. link] [link] Joby Semmler Love the Google “7 people who came to your Web site” line – RT @jaybaer: Are You Suffering From Premature Calculation? You know all that stuff that we “like&# now? well played Jay.

Social Media 116

Social Media Webinar Metrics Media Paid Search Agency 116

Convince & Convert

AUGUST 31, 2010

Google Wave was the closest we’ve come, and that got killed off faster than the new Knight Rider TV show. August 12, 2010 (766) Twitter Stream © 2008-2010 Convince & Convert, LLC. Absolutely not. All rights reserved. 4463 Forest Hill Drive -- Bloomington, Indiana 47401 (602) 616-1895 jason@convinceandconvert.com

Conversion 116

Conversion Paid Search Agency Social Media Advertising Agencies 116

Convince & Convert

AUGUST 26, 2010

To date, customers of RowFeeder have either been interested in monitoring social media campaigns (tracking hashtags, Twitter replies, etc.); Schoenfeld says that the original RowFeeder project was intended to integrate into Google Spreadsheets (and it still does), but the recent addition of Excel tie-ins open up the user base substantially.

Social Media 119

Social Media Media Webinar Metrics Work Management 119

Convince & Convert

MAY 19, 2010

Whether it be discovered as a blog post via Google search, a video via YouTube or through an archive of indexed Tweets — we want the content we are looking for, when we are looking for it. This means the best kinds of marketing content need to be findable by Google (and the others), properly tagged, and optimized for search engines.

Social Media 137

Social Media Media Webinar Metrics Marketing & Strategy 137

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. August 12, 2010 (766) Twitter Stream © 2008-2010 Convince & Convert, LLC. That said there are some options.

Social Media 155

Social Media Media Paid Content Work Management 155

Convince & Convert

AUGUST 3, 2010

Incidentally, this is why Google is so afraid of Facebook. Google has made a couple of dollars by reading and ranking Web pages. Facebook’s opening of the API to searches (and the subsequent inclusion of Facebook content in Google, Bing, Yahoo search results) blunts the historical searchability advantage of Web pages.

Social Media 167

Social Media Facebook Paid Content Marketing Websites 167

Convince & Convert

AUGUST 3, 2010

Incidentally, this is why Google is so afraid of Facebook. Google has made a couple of dollars by reading and ranking Web pages. Facebook’s opening of the API to searches (and the subsequent inclusion of Facebook content in Google, Bing, Yahoo search results) blunts the historical searchability advantage of Web pages.

Facebook 167

Facebook Marketing Websites Paid Content Social Media 167

Convince & Convert

JUNE 15, 2010

4=wicked smart!

Social Media 153

Social Media Ideal Customer Profiles Paid Content Media 153

Convince & Convert

MARCH 18, 2010

There’s a reason that some videos show up on the first page of Google, and others do not. All of these answers are knowable, and if we commit to testing and optimizing our social media efforts in 2010, we’ll go from having a social media presence, to having a social purpose that drives meaningful ROI.

Social Media 119

Social Media Media Webinar Metrics Marketing & Strategy 119

Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

Tracking Google Analytics No surprise, this is my primary statistical source for Convince & Convert. Despite being free, Google keeps adding functionality to Google Analytics. SocialMention For more comprehensive social media searching, I use SocialMention , which indexes blogs, tweets, message board posts, and a lot more.

Social Media 167

Social Media Media Paid Content Webinar Metrics 167

Convince & Convert

JULY 13, 2010

Instead of proudly touting your digital department’s latest project, hold yourself accountable for personal and company engagement goals: Simply put, what do you want people to find if they Google each employee’s name a year from now? I'd argue that social media is like sales, recruiting, or communications. All rights reserved.

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Social Media Media PR Webinar Metrics 138

Convince & Convert

MARCH 9, 2010

[link] RT @leeodden @jaybaer [link] John White >Do you really know where your customers are in social media? You've just set the tone for Social Media 2.0, There's probably a team at Google working on this kind of discovery technology even as we comment. Are you ready to look harder? or Web 2.5, All rights reserved.

Social Media 133

Social Media Media Webinar Metrics Marketing & Strategy 133

Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 23, 2010

Then, you could pull the results into a Google Reader for an automatic and permanent archive of activity. link] [link] Phil Real time results will be next main area for marketers to focus in coming days as BING, YAHOO also came in this market and google already have real time results [link] Ms. Or Microsoft. I noticed the same thing.

Social Media 164

Social Media Media Webinar Metrics Marketing & Strategy 164

Convince & Convert

MARCH 16, 2010

I wish I could say the same for Google). August 12, 2010 (766) Twitter Stream © 2008-2010 Convince & Convert, LLC. [link] ( [link] ) [link] News, Status & T RT @jaybaer 7 Reasons Not to Put All Your Eggs in the Twitter Basket. Twitter is solely reacting– not only to users but all the other platforms out there.

Social Media 124

Social Media Media Paid Content Webinar Metrics 124

Online Marketing Institute

OCTOBER 31, 2010

Tracking Google Analytics No surprise, this is my primary statistical source for Convince & Convert. Despite being free, Google keeps adding functionality to Google Analytics. SocialMention For more comprehensive social media searching, I use SocialMention , which indexes blogs, tweets, message board posts, and a lot more.

Social Media 40

Social Media Paid Content Tools Media 40

Convince & Convert

APRIL 22, 2010

I’m not about to banish “social media&# from Convince & Convert. I’m not courageous enough to swim against a tide of 110,000 global searches per month on Google for “social media&#. August 12, 2010 (766) Twitter Stream © 2008-2010 Convince & Convert, LLC. All rights reserved.

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Convince & Convert

AUGUST 25, 2010

Because of the commerce potential (subscriptions, coupons) a Starbucks local ad network (possibly empowered by Yahoo’s sales force) might even be a revenue share, making it even more efficient for marketers than Google Adwords or Facebook ads. It’s capitalism and marketing at its most brilliant. link] > Very interesting.

Paid Content 142

Paid Content Facebook Paid Search Agency Advertising Agencies 142

Convince & Convert

MARCH 2, 2010

The social media community is starving for a viable way to track customer behavior throughout all social outposts (as evidenced by the massive number of retweets for this post I mentioned recently about a new way to tie Google Analytics to your Facebook fan page ). link] Evo Terra That seems to be the angle Google has taken with Buzz.

Business 116

Business Paid Search Agency Social Media Analysis 116

Convince & Convert

JULY 9, 2010

August 12, 2010 (766) Twitter Stream © 2008-2010 Convince & Convert, LLC. The basic strategy behind any successful marketing is transparency and creativity. While transparency itself gains authenticity, creativity spreads your business viral! All rights reserved.

Personalization 122

Personalization Paid Search Agency Transparency PR 122

Convince & Convert

APRIL 7, 2010

Although ironically, I wouldn't exactly hold up Facebook, Twitter, Google, eBay, or YouTube as fantastic customer service examples either. I was not aware of the acute Blackberry problems. That is troubling. Customer service is also an issue, for certain. link] jaybaer Thanks Ann. No thanks. No thanks. No thanks.

Analysis 150

Analysis Social Media Work Management Mobile Marketing 150