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.)

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Paid Content Ad Building Brand Identity Branding 145

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. RT @jaybaer: How to Match 10 Key Success Metrics to Your Blogging Strategy [link] [link] 3Hats Communications Tips to blog with a purpose.

Webinar Metrics 132

Webinar Metrics Marketing & Strategy Paid Search Agency Blogger 132

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. link] Darren Robson Great tips. RT @jaybaer: 14 Things I Think I Think About Social Media [link] [link] Darren Robson Great tips.

Social Media 135

Social Media Media Paid Search Agency Video Marketing 135

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 149

Social Media Media Webinar Metrics Marketing & Strategy 149

Convince & Convert

JULY 28, 2010

Here are some tips to help you uncover the transactional or informational rough edges that you can smooth using the sandpaper of good, relevant content: Ask your customer service team. Make sure you’re not just shopping who you think your competitors are, but also who Google says your competitors are, based on search engine results.

Social Media 150

Social Media Media Webinar Metrics Marketing & Strategy 150

Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

Develop a Social Media Strategy in 7 Steps [.] link] Pakde Cholik This is a very comprehensive tip which very useful and valuable for me. link] Pakde Cholik This is a very comprehensive tip which very useful and valuable for me. Just Because You’re “Green” Doesn’t Make You Sustainable: Nature’s 10 Simple Survival Tips. =-.

Social Media 167

Social Media Media Webinar Metrics Marketing & Strategy 167

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 122

Social Media Paid Search Agency Media Advertising Agencies 122

Convince & Convert

JUNE 15, 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: Build Your Brand a Social Content Ladder in 5 Steps Why Social Supports Email in the Interactive Marketing Hub Blastoff for My New Social Media Newsletter [link] Danny Brown Great tips, Mr Baer.

Social Media 155

Social Media Ideal Customer Profiles Paid Content Media 155

Industrial Marketing Today

OCTOBER 26, 2009

For example, the search term “industrial valves” yields 238,000 pages in Google. Leave a Comment Previous post: 101 Tips from 50 Small Business Bloggers Next post: Are You Creating Irresistible Offers with Your Email Marketing? However, about all you can expect here is the visitor bookmarking your site for future visits. Resources

Traffic 60

Traffic Lead Scoring Lead Ranking Top of Funnel 60

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.

Paid Content 125

Paid Content Content Marketing Paid Search Agency Planning 125

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. Hhenry Excellent tips! link] jaybaer So it would appear.

Social Media 142

Social Media Media Webinar Metrics Marketing & Strategy 142

Convince & Convert

AUGUST 18, 2010

There are free and inexpensive tools that do just about the same thing Google Analytics can do, except that GA also shows bounce rate. It's that until Google analytics develops a social media monitoring tool, they're left with using social media marketing in much the same way a kid plays jacks.

PR 161

PR Social Media Paid Content Media 161

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. Good thoughts from @ktvan on @jaybaer's blog: [link] [link] Shari Acharya Useful mkt tips! That said there are some options.

Social Media 157

Social Media Media Paid Content Work Management 157

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

B2B Marketing Zone Posts

DECEMBER 1, 2010

If you want to get success through your online blog it is essential that you get some social media help so that you can grow faster and get better profits. Google Analytics. Sales Leadership: Time Management Tips - Your Sales Management Guru , November 29, 2010 Sales Leadership: Time Management Tips. Special Tips.

Enterprise Management 40

Enterprise Management B2B Marketing Work Management Marketing Management 40

B2B Marketing Zone Posts

NOVEMBER 2, 2010

50 (of the) Best Twitter Guides, Stats, Tips and Tools of 2010 (So Far) , October 5, 2010 While a dwindling number of business executives still dismiss Twitter as a waste of time, recent research suggests it is one of the most valuable social networks for business. Is social media creating a generation of cowards? Have I gone MAD??

B2B Marketing 40

B2B Marketing Enterprise Management Planning Work Management 40

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

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 139

Social Media Media Webinar Metrics Marketing & Strategy 139

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.

Social Media 140

Social Media Media PR Webinar Metrics 140

Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 23, 2010

Then, you could pull the results into a Google Reader for an automatic and permanent archive of activity. link] jaybaer Great tip Ike. Thanks for the tip Jay. Thanks for the tip Jay. Thanks for the tip Jay. Thanks for the tip Jay. Thanks for the tip Jay. Or Microsoft. I noticed the same thing.

Social Media 165

Social Media Media Webinar Metrics Marketing & Strategy 165

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. Tools are easy.

Social Media 119

Social Media Media Webinar Metrics Marketing & Strategy 119

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.

Social Media 129

Social Media Paid Content Media Advertising Agencies 129

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] jaybaer In theory, yes.

Paid Content 144

Paid Content Facebook Paid Search Agency Advertising Agencies 144

Convince & Convert

APRIL 7, 2010

from @themaria from @glassesgeek from @imediamichelle There were a lot of comments about not caring as much about real-time reviews, but rather caring more about reviews/tips from people you actually know. I don't think the tips/todos are particularly good at being used for reviews. At least it is for me.

Analysis 152

Analysis Social Media Work Management Mobile Marketing 152

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 117

Business Paid Search Agency Social Media Analysis 117

Convince & Convert

JULY 9, 2010

They loved the behind-the-scenes experience and the transformation tips from Stern – particularly because they saw how effortless the make-up application was. August 12, 2010 (766) Twitter Stream © 2008-2010 Convince & Convert, LLC. It doesn’t get much more real than inviting a group of people in to watch you get ready.

Personalization 123

Personalization Paid Search Agency Transparency PR 123

Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

For example, there is likely little value to a mother of becoming a fan or follower of the Pampers brand for the sheer sake of brand support – but she might benefit from a Twitter feed offering tips or linking to articles on avoiding diaper rashes or toilet training. HEY COMPANIES: GET YOURSELF A GOOGLE ALERT SET UP.

Twitter 147

Twitter CRM Business Paid Search Agency 147