Convince & Convert

AUGUST 18, 2010

What’s the best way to get the most possible Facebook “likes&# and Twitter followers? Wanting to be at the center of a new way to communicate to customers and prospects is a worthy objective. Better question: How can we optimize and improve our existing social media programs? What do you think?

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Convince & Convert

JULY 27, 2010

While I was away, Convince & Convert featured 11 guest blog posts from friends, clients, and colleagues. Some of the guest writers blog on occasion at their own sites. You would be entirely wrong. Instead, traffic here on Convince & Convert is actually UP since I went on vacation. Visits are up. Page views are up. Retweets are up.

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Convince & Convert

MAY 13, 2010

Social media allows big companies to act small again. Twitter is for people you want to know. (I What others are floating around out there? Leave them in the comments, and I’ll expand the collection. Everyone says social media is a unicorn, but maybe it’s just a horse? Focus on how to be social, not on how to do social.

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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

Linkedin Groups vs. Twitter. Twitter is even narrower at 36% – 46%. The difference is actually very small, as the goal of social media is to make big companies act like small ones. Are there differences between B2B and B2C in social media? Private brand communities vs. Facebook. Podcasts vs. YouTube.

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Convince & Convert

FEBRUARY 5, 2010

Changed the sharing tools to incorporate Sexy Bookmarks plug-in (Michael Stelzner at Social Media Examiner turned me on to it). We’re working on tweaking the subscription center at the top a bit, too. But I need your help with the biggest change – the header. I don't think it's needed. Hope this helps.

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Hubspot

MAY 13, 2015

When you're working within the highly regulated finance industry, there can be legal implications for companies that are seen as being "over-promotional" on social networks like Twitter and Facebook. a) Twitonomy (For Twitter). But this isn't the reality for all marketers (even though it should be). The result?

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Convince & Convert

FEBRUARY 23, 2010

Skip to content Skip to navigation Skip to footer Convince and Convert Blog: Social Media Strategy and Social Media Consulting Social Media Strategy Blog Social Media Consulting Blog Social Media Consulting Speaking Newsletter Free Social Media Tools Twitter Interviews About Lijit Search Is Your Social Strategy Proactive or Reactive?

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Convince & Convert

APRIL 1, 2010

The team’s record for the last five years: 2009-10 (14-60) so far 2008-09 (24-58) 2007-08 (22-60) 2006-07 (32-50) 2005-06 (33-49) In fact, the Timberwolves have won a playoff series only one time in their 21 years of existence. But, facebook.com/mntimberwolves appears to be available, and their Twitter handle is @mntimberwolves.

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Convince & Convert

JULY 14, 2010

On occasion, each has even taken action related to the “conversations”. I believe I have tried almost every type of measurement and metric to alter the mindset of CEOs and leaders. In my exuberance and passion for social media and the impact it can have on non-profit organizations I lost sight of what was important.

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Convince & Convert

APRIL 13, 2010

All of us have influences. People who have educated, inspired, engaged, supported us. Let the other person feel that the idea is his or hers. Talk about your own mistakes before criticizing the other person. Sounds like the playbook for successful brand/customer relationships on the social Web, does it not? I’ll randomly select 10 winners.

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Convince & Convert

JULY 28, 2010

Diagnosing your potential helpfulness doesn’t have to have the complexity of drilling a relief well, learning the triangle offense, or even Mahjong. You just have to put on your customer glasses for a while and think through all the questions, confusions, and frustrations they may have at each stage. You can be helpful, too.

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Convince & Convert

MARCH 23, 2010

Definitely NOT in high school. Mustaches (for real, not a few hairs being passed off as a mustache). Leather jackets. Jeans with either paint splashed on them, a knife sheath attached to the belt, or a distinct ring on the back pocket indicating habitual tobacco chewing. Show your first-time visitors who you are (literally and figuratively).

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Eric Mower + Associates

NOVEMBER 29, 2018

Today’s always-on digital environment means that when there’s a crisis, public relations pros often play from behind. For public relations professionals, it signaled the death of the news cycle, the deadlines when morning and evening newspapers went to press and the 6–7 p.m. And not just in racing.

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Convince & Convert

JULY 13, 2010

Well, I got to start a Twitter feed for one client, but we no longer work for them. Every single person in a public relations firm should: 1) understand the impact of social media and 2) be able to activate that marketing potential for their clients. And, it’s harder to get rid of you and that “media relations” retainer.

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Convince & Convert

MAY 11, 2010

I think not. During my 15 years of Web site strategy and usability work (before I got all social media on you) I very much tried to live by the two-click rule (discover the most common questions customers have about your business, and answer them on your site within two clicks or fewer). How does zero clicks sound? Social media makes it possible.

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Convince & Convert

APRIL 14, 2010

Just 2 Letters The difference between “selling” and “helping” is only two letters, but the gap is in reality, much larger. The best – and most effective – social media programs aren’t based on promotions and message distribution. Instead, they revolve around removing friction and uncertainty for potential or current customers.

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The Effective Marketer

APRIL 29, 2011

Making the Conference Count If you really want to make the most out of your trade show, conference, or other learning event you attended, you have to be prepared to act when you get back to the office. Acting On Your Learning Before you leave to the conference there’s two things you need to do.

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The Effective Marketer

JULY 5, 2009

The ultimate test is whether the reader acted on your call to action. Not all workshops are good, most of the ones I’ve been to are actually pretty bad but once in a while there’s one that stands out and this time was the copywriting workshop I attended a couple weeks ago. then read on. The goal is to write persuasive copy.

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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

MySpace last week declared what amounts to a post-modern armistice, announcing that they will integrate status updates with Facebook (and Twitter). MySpace last week declared what amounts to a post-modern armistice, announcing that they will integrate status updates with Facebook (and Twitter).

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Biznology

FEBRUARY 10, 2017

I graduated from college in 2009 and found myself in a tough economic environment. My team acts as social media strategists in a center of excellence model. Welcome Kerry! Can you please share what brought you to where you are now, a social media leader in finance? So happy to participate in this interview, Hester!

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Convince & Convert

AUGUST 31, 2010

Skip to content Skip to navigation Skip to footer Convince and Convert Blog: Social Media Strategy and Social Media Consulting Social Media Strategy Blog Social Media Consulting Blog Social Media Consulting Speaking Newsletter Free Social Media Tools Twitter Interviews About Lijit Search Is Social Conversation a Myth? That’s feedback.

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Convince & Convert

MAY 20, 2010

Skip to content Skip to navigation Skip to footer Convince and Convert Blog: Social Media Strategy and Social Media Consulting Social Media Strategy Blog Social Media Consulting Blog Social Media Consulting Speaking Newsletter Free Social Media Tools Twitter Interviews About Lijit Search Are You Suffering From Premature Calculation?

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Convince & Convert

JULY 8, 2010

The mere act of opting-in is an expression of interest in your products and services, so it stands to reason that relevant product or service promotions to this audience would stimulate sales. services like Twitter, Pownce & Jaiku. March 2009. October 2009. I had an epiphany the other day. Email is a vampire.

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Convince & Convert

FEBRUARY 9, 2010

And in most cases, we’re willing converts, with Facebook’s ease-of-use and Twitter’s immediacy replacing letter writing and meeting up for lunch. Social media relies on the premise that we’ll believe what people tell us more readily than if we were told the same thing by a nameless, faceless company.

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Webbiquity

SEPTEMBER 12, 2011

Expand Your Social Media Mix: Twitter Alone is Not Enough by Web Strategy by Jeremiah Owyang. ** 5 STARS. Beyond the obvious (Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn and YouTube), Cara Friedman makes the case for adding social networks like Flickr , Tumblr and Meetup to your social media marketing mix. What to do?

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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 23, 2010

Kurrently is a new, free real-time search engine that combines results from Twitter and Facebook in a simple, blazing fast format. I’ve been wondering whether the Open Graph API will yield an explosion in Facebook-powered satellite applications (like the 2,000+ Twitter add-ons that all seems to start with “tw…&# ).

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B2B Marketing Zone Posts

AUGUST 3, 2010

The 20 craziest things you can do on Twitter - grow - Practical Marketing Solutions , July 7, 2010 OK, we’ve heard all the great business success stories about connecting and learning through Twitter. Like hooking their toilet up to Twitter. Featured Sources. Bloody great idea. The cows at a Buttermine Farms near Woodstock, Ont.,

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Convince & Convert

APRIL 22, 2010

Skip to content Skip to navigation Skip to footer Convince and Convert Blog: Social Media Strategy and Social Media Consulting Social Media Strategy Blog Social Media Consulting Blog Social Media Consulting Speaking Newsletter Free Social Media Tools Twitter Interviews About Lijit Search Is Social Media Too Big For Its Britches?

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Convince & Convert

AUGUST 25, 2010

Skip to content Skip to navigation Skip to footer Convince and Convert Blog: Social Media Strategy and Social Media Consulting Social Media Strategy Blog Social Media Consulting Blog Social Media Consulting Speaking Newsletter Free Social Media Tools Twitter Interviews About Lijit Search Is Starbucks the Most Dangerous Competitor to Facebook?

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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 2, 2010

Humanity People always slam Twitter for people talking about “what they had for lunch&# but the blending of the personal and professional is very attractive to me. Inevitability Sure, we all talk about Facebook and Twitter and YouTube. I want to know what music you listen to, what you think is funny, why your cat is insane.

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Hubspot

OCTOBER 21, 2011

You can follow her on Twitter at @sarahskerik. About once a month, as I trawl public relations blogs, discussion groups, and Twitter streams, I’ll run across the assertion, “The press release is dead.” Press release views on PR Newswire’s web site are 30% higher than the averages recorded in 2009.

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Online Marketing Institute

DECEMBER 13, 2010

With the rise of Twitter, Posterous, Tumblr and other forms of micromedia, many believed that the glass was half empty. Today, 100 million Tweets flew across Twitter. Their longevity far outlasts the short-term memory of Twitter or any other micro network. In fact, with Twitter, we are simply competing for the moment.

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Convince & Convert

JUNE 28, 2010

On today’s Web, buying decisions are influenced less by the grand, sweeping programs that take old marketing and put a fresh coat of social paint on them. If someone is looking for “chocolate ice cream&# you need to have content pieces to show up on that radar. Targeted at marketing directors.

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Convince & Convert

JUNE 16, 2010

And masses of Facebook fans or Twitter followers aren’t enough either. Ditch Experimentation and Plan Instead The real social media success stories aren’t arising out of tactical experimentation with Twitter and Facebook. It’s more about demand creation. These winning strategies key on usefulness and value-creation.

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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

Skip to content Skip to navigation Skip to footer Convince and Convert Blog: Social Media Strategy and Social Media Consulting Social Media Strategy Blog Social Media Consulting Blog Social Media Consulting Speaking Newsletter Free Social Media Tools Twitter Interviews About Lijit Search Are You Slow Enough to Succeed in Social Media?

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