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MAY 25, 2010

Here are the highlights: A Colossal Opportunity According to Forrester research, from 2009 – 2014, the average annual growth rate in digital marketing expenditures in the U.S. link] [link] Jeremy Bryant RT @jaybaer: Adding SEO, Web analytics, email marketing, social media services to your ad/PR agency. link] [link] Abbie S.

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APRIL 28, 2010

In Search of Mass Influencers In a fascinating new Forrester Research study about online peer influence, Augie Ray and Josh Bernoff determine that consumers generated more than 500 billion online impressions about products and services in 2009. Also, perhaps your potential Mass Influencers aren’t already fans of yours on Facebook.

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FEBRUARY 24, 2010

People use Twitter and FB and other social media sites to provide word of mouth advertising whether it be negative or positive, it is some time of feedback of a product. Anonymous This is really interesting, because not only is Twitter its own culture, yet it is changing the marketing culture.

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MAY 11, 2010

You can study your Web analytics, and see which pages get the most traffic, and what questions are likely to be in prospects’ minds when they are on those pages. Post it to your Facebook page. Talk it up on Facebook and the blog. Or, you could survey Web site visitors, gathering data in real-time. Your LInkedin page.

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JUNE 2, 2010

Either way, it would make me double-check how I have the privacy settings set for photos on my Facebook page. The last thing I need is a dressing room photo of me modeling Diesel brand fat pants hitting the public News Feed on Facebook. But the default view will be the opinions of your Facebook friends.

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MARCH 4, 2010

(photo by Teriyaki Tofu ) More from Convince and Convert 7 Critical Elements of Your Social Media Strategy Is Your Social Strategy Proactive or Reactive How to calculate your PPC budget and success Convince and Convert Recommends How to Introduce Social Media to Your Business (Danny Brown) How Not To Use Social Media (The Arkayne Blog) How to SEO your (..)

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APRIL 6, 2010

Find keywords and search phrases to include in these four places: Google Analytics (or whatever Web site analytics program you’re using) Look at your keywords report to find phrases that are driving traffic to your site. Consider adding some of these to your list if they differ from your analytics results.

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AUGUST 10, 2010

We’ve gone from MySpace and a era of anonymous accounts and comments attributed to “SexyBear1984″ to using our real names on Facebook, Twitter, and elsewhere as we build personal brands. month), so filtering and more and more analytics are important to our customers. If it is, we’ll include it in Viral Heat.

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MAY 26, 2010

I don’t believe Twitter and Facebook will always dominate. The metrics available on Facebook are in many ways better than you can get from Google Analytics. Companies are starting to think of Facebook as a natural piece of the conversion funnel, not just as a free-standing silo.

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MARCH 23, 2010

We've been talking about what “our community&# looks to our blog for, and a quick peek at the blog analytics showed me that over 60% of visitors are first timers and not long time readers. And many of us in the social media space are guilty of that particular sin. link] Adine Jay, This was timely and a great help for me.

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

87% of respondents had heard of Twitter, compared to 88% who had heard of Facebook. Compare that ratio to Facebook, where 88% have heard of it, and 41% have a profile (a conversion rate approaching 50%). Put another way, Twitter users are 3 times more likely to follow brands than Facebook users. 19% seek customer support.

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AUGUST 3, 2010

Facebook, of course. Ironically, Facebook itself started as humble website. But, for all its foibles and fairytales, its growth and groan-inducing missteps, Facebook and its leadership have known for a long time that websites are yesterday’s technology – they are just now getting around to twisting the knife.

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JANUARY 10, 2010

PeoplePond is a secure social profile site that can be connected to your Facebook, Twitter and other social media accounts. TAF offers free and fee-based tools to help companies capitalize on word-of-mouth (or word-of-web) marketing. PeoplePond. Tell A Friend.

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AUGUST 3, 2010

Facebook, of course. Ironically, Facebook itself started as humble website. But, for all its foibles and fairytales, its growth and groan-inducing missteps, Facebook and its leadership have known for a long time that websites are yesterday’s technology – they are just now getting around to twisting the knife.

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AUGUST 18, 2010

What’s the best way to get the most possible Facebook “likes&# and Twitter followers? I don't think that the secretary needs to know every tool, channel and strategy that the firm uses but she does need to know the difference between a Facebook page or profile. How can we make a viral video that gets thousands of views?

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JULY 26, 2010

SazBean ( Social Network Analytics Measurement Social Media ). Why Use Twitter, Facebook & LinkedIn for Content Marketing? Dianna Huff – B2B Marcom ( Small Business Newsletter Email Campaign Facebook SEO Budget Writing ). What’s a Facebook fan worth? Facebook For CRM , Monday, July 19, 2010.

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

applications like Facebook, Twitter, Skype, etc. I think Facebook pages are a tool that are not given enough credit right now. Most of the tools in the space focus on Twitter, we focus on Facebook Pages, YouTube and Twitter. Bonus: My list of social media monitoring tools that I collect to share with others and test myself.

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

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. Build Your Brand a Social Content Ladder in 5 Steps Is Starbucks the Most Dangerous Competitor to Facebook? (co-authored I don’t think it would have.

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MAY 20, 2010

Number of people who “like&# you on Facebook. For example, data that shows that in comparison to last month, 15% more people went to your product pricing page after first visiting your Facebook page is a far superior KPI to number of Facebook “likes&#. But don’t wait for Facebook.

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OCTOBER 1, 2010

Furthermore, the information consumers enter into the antiquated registration pages is likely inaccurate percentage-wise compared to the level of accuracy in self-updated profiles in Facebook and other social networks. This, could, overtime go away as we’re seeing Facebook snuggle up to payment systems like Paypal in recent quarters.

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AUGUST 26, 2010

Six types of reports are included in RowFeeder: Post Volume and Velocity Analysis – What’s being said about keyword(s) on Twitter and Facebook. Want to see every person that’s tweeted about you or send a Facebook message about you in the last 2 days? No problem. Pricing is quite reasonable for RowFeeder.

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JULY 13, 2010

Instead of writing web copy for your client, see if they’ll let you assess their current site analytics: If you are a keeper of data, you have access to the quantitative insights we’ve always longed for as a profession. Then, define a social and thought leadership strategy to get them there.

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SEPTEMBER 12, 2011

As social media monitoring and integration with CRM systems improves, marketers will have the metrics and analytical tools to more accurately assess the value of various social media efforts and continually improve them. The B2B Social Media Landscape: a portrait by Beyond. ** 5 STARS. Social Media Tools. Social media: What lies ahead?

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

I find it to be especially valuable and hassle-free for updating Twitter, Facebook, and LInkedin simultaneously. It doesn’t have the advanced functionality of Tweetdeck (such as cross-posting to Facebook), but it’s so easy-to-use that it’s my favorite Twitter app. I implement bit.ly Try it yourself.

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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. Put any search term or combination of terms into Kurrently, and instantly receive the chronicle of RIGHT NOW, with Tweets and Facebook status updates organized by date stamp. Or Microsoft.

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Webbiquity

MARCH 31, 2010

Why are consumers following brands on Twitter and Facebook? Searchers Using Longer Queries in 2009 by Small Business Search Marketing. Single-word search queries declined from 24.5% in 2009, while 4-word searches increased from 13.3% The median Twitter user is 31, compared to 26 for Facebook and 40 for LinkedIn.

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Online Marketing Institute

OCTOBER 31, 2010

I find it to be especially valuable and hassle-free for updating Twitter, Facebook, and LInkedin simultaneously. It doesn’t have the advanced functionality of Tweetdeck (such as cross-posting to Facebook), but it’s so easy-to-use that it’s my favorite Twitter app. I implement bit.ly Try it yourself.

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APRIL 7, 2010

Now, I’m not suggesting Foursquare will ever approach Twitter’s level of ubiquity, much less Facebook’s. It’s never going to be Facebook (unless Facebook buys them), but don’t ignore geo-location apps. I’ve personally discovered several restaurants that way). Go for it in the comments.

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MARCH 2, 2010

My friends at ExactTarget announced a moment ago that they have acquired CoTweet , the leader in enterprise Twitter management, and will be building a social products lab to add tie-ins for Facebook, YouTube, and other elements of the social communication ecosystem. it’s difficult to get into much detail.

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