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JULY 5, 2007

« Podcast: Interview with MarketingSherpas Anne Holland | Main | Early Stage Leads are too important for Sales People Alone » Off-Topic: On Selling Ideas in 1776 Fellow blogger Tom Pick, over at the The WebMarketCentral Blog tagged me to write something off topic, interesting, seasonal and non-work related this week.

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markempa

JUNE 21, 2006

A number of bloggers I know have become or are in the process of becoming published authors after starting a blog. A number of bloggers I know have become or are in the process of becoming published authors after starting a blog. Critical Success Factor #9 Effectiveness 8 Critical Success Factors for Lead Generation 2.0

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markempa

NOVEMBER 18, 2005

On the other side, Ive heard numerous speakers and bloggers declare e-mail marketing dead. On the other side, Ive heard numerous speakers and bloggers declare e-mail marketing dead. Critical Success Factor #9 Effectiveness 8 Critical Success Factors for Lead Generation 2.0 That’s simply not true. That’s simply not true.

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Convince & Convert

JULY 27, 2010

First of all, tremendous thanks to the incredible team of guest bloggers who did an amazing job keeping the content fresh, and the conversation lively. What I really appreciated about the C&C guest bloggers is that almost across-the-board they wrote about topics that I never would have thought to have tackled. Visits are up.

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markempa

FEBRUARY 3, 2005

IT Must Help Marketing and Sales Collaborate with Lead Generation Fellow blogger, Jim Berkowitz and his CRM Mastery E-Journal provides excellent insight into the lead tracking issue. Critical Success Factor #9 Effectiveness 8 Critical Success Factors for Lead Generation 2.0

Lead Generation 120

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Convince & Convert

JULY 20, 2010

The post explored the topic of utilizing common interactive marketing tools in unintended ways to tap into consumer demand. It’s Time to Put Content Strategy First, Shiny Objects Second Until recently, interactive marketing tactics and techniques, bells and whistles, and new online tools often outshone smart, targeted messaging.

Social Media 141

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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 22, 2010

That’s because Facebook’s EdgeRank formula ensures that only status updates from companies that consumers routinely interact with show up in their news feed (unless the Facebook member changes their News Feed preferences to “Most Recent&# – anecdotally Facebook acknowledges that fewer than 5% do so). Warm fuzzies.

Social Media 137

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Convince & Convert

AUGUST 2, 2010

Now with more than 500 million global members, Facebook is changing the way we interact, communicate, share, and shop. Despite Facebook’s apparent addiction to public relations missteps and half-baked schemes, they still keep chugging along, taking over the world one “like&# button at a time. All rights reserved.

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markempa

MARCH 27, 2005

RSS is still bleeding edge especially for non-bloggers. Bloggers over-hype RSS. RSS is still bleeding edge especially for non-bloggers. Bloggers over-hype RSS. Critical Success Factor #9 Effectiveness 8 Critical Success Factors for Lead Generation 2.0 " Here is his original concept.

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Convince & Convert

JULY 21, 2010

She spends her days thinking about social media, public relations and digital strategies for her agency’s consumer focused clients. Marketers have a responsibility to ensure that bloggers are providing disclosure and that statements are not misleading or unsubstantiated. Companies must also uphold privacy laws.

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Convince & Convert

JUNE 29, 2010

Before TV we entertained ourselves by interacting, making and doing, whether it was paper airplanes, a game of Yahtzee, or family harmonica night. More people making stuff (100 million bloggers can’t be wrong) 2. More people making stuff (100 million bloggers can’t be wrong) 2. Convene, converse and collaborate.

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Convince & Convert

APRIL 20, 2010

white paper from @jaybaer and @chrisbaggott [link] #blog #smm [link] arikhanson Bloggers: Does your blog have a long tail? new white paper from me and @chrisbaggott) – [link] /via @jaybaer [link] jeffespo RT @arikhanson: Bloggers: Does your blog have a long tail?

Long Tail Marketing 117

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Online Marketing Institute

JULY 9, 2009

skip to main | skip to sidebar Strategic Guy Timely views and best practices in the world of technology public relations Sunday, April 12, 2009 Three Phases of Social Media Maturation At Strategic Communications Group (Strategic) weve been through the cycle. April 13, 2009 12:55 PM Axel Schultze said.

Social Media 40

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Convince & Convert

AUGUST 16, 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

Newsletter 114

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Convince & Convert

JULY 5, 2010

I have recruited a posse of incredibly smart social media, digital marketing, and public relations thinkers to entertain and inform you while I’m learning how to pay with colored money, and my son attends hockey camp. August 12, 2010 (766) Twitter Stream © 2008-2010 Convince & Convert, LLC. All rights reserved.

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Convince & Convert

MARCH 4, 2010

This sounds simple, but it’s shocking how many bloggers aren’t clear on the core business rationale behind their blog initiative. Blogging for Community These blogs seek to guild a consistent readership that interact with the blogger(s) and advocate on behalf of the content on other social outposts. What’s the Point?

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Webinar Metrics Marketing & Strategy Paid Search Agency Blogger 132

Convince & Convert

AUGUST 18, 2010

How can we find the most influential bloggers and get them to write about our client? It's not just PR, but since that's the industry with which I primarily interact, I wanted to put a fine point on it. Wanting to be at the center of a new way to communicate to customers and prospects is a worthy objective. Means a lot to me.

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Convince & Convert

MAY 12, 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

FEBRUARY 11, 2010

Wil Stephens, CEO of Cube Interactive, shared in his review of Google’s Nexus One , “First up, I don’t really care much for apps. Developers can completely bypass Apple’s money-grubbing, dictatorial policies. If you had a chance to increase your profits instantly by 30%, wouldn’t you?

Social Media 114

Social Media Media Webinar Metrics Paid Search Agency 114

Convince & Convert

FEBRUARY 15, 2010

You are becoming one of my favourite bloggers! a vote for integration) [link] [link] Josh Shua Peters RT @jaybaer: Why is your email and social media being handled by different people? (a a vote for integration) [link] [link] Sumo Group Great article Jay – as always.

Social Media 114

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Convince & Convert

AUGUST 24, 2010

Your votes count for 30% of the “scoring&# when organizers determine who gets to speak at the mighty SXSW Interactive festival in March in Austin, Texas. For every vote you cast for the keynote at South by Southwest featuring me and Amber Naslund , we’ll donate $1 of our book advance to Make-A-Wish Foundation ®.

Paid Search Agency 111

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Convince & Convert

JUNE 17, 2010

There is no real benefit to having more Twitter followers per se, just a potentially bigger group of people with whom you can interact in pursuit of a more definable goal. But really, there’s not much point in that.

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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 7, 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

Social Media 115

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Online Marketing Institute

NOVEMBER 2, 2009

Keep up with the leading b2b bloggers by subscribing to the B2B Marketing Zone and regularly visiting this new site, BtoBbloggers.com. He helps clients improve business results through search engine optimization (SEO), search marketing, interactive PR and social media programs.

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Convince & Convert

MAY 13, 2010

I love your quotes and they are spot on! 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

Social Media 153

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Convince & Convert

FEBRUARY 10, 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

Social Media 128

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The ROI Guy

NOVEMBER 4, 2010

Tom Pisello: The ROI Guy This blog is dedicated to the strategies and tools used by solution providers to better prove and improve the value of B2B solutions to frugal buyers - using diagnostic assessments, interactive white papers, ROI calculators and TCO comparisons. We call this the “Internet fueled buying cycle.&#

Work Management 40

Work Management ROI Marketing Management Marketing Budget 40

Convince & Convert

JULY 26, 2010

Way back in the early days of PitchEngine (like 2009), people thought we were crazy to offer our social media news release service for free. He’s a former journalist turned PR guy and straight shooter at New Media Cowboy. “I can publish search engine optimized pitches for free, really?&# All rights reserved.

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Convince & Convert

FEBRUARY 5, 2010

I’m a big believer in humanization of your blog (in fact, it’s one of my 11 must-dos for serious bloggers ). But I need your help with the biggest change – the header. And while I have my photo on the right side of every page (I like the photo – by my friend Tyson Crosbie – do you?),

Paid Search Agency 109

Paid Search Agency Webinar Metrics PR Advertising Agencies 109

Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 14, 2010

We need to relate that contact to the networks where they participate, which requires we build programs tailored to each of those channels. Foremost, we need a way to convert with whom we interact in social media into real prospects. The data and segmentation potential is just one half of the equation.

Social Media 123

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Convince & Convert

MAY 4, 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

Social Media 116

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Convince & Convert

MAY 5, 2010

John & Partners , a full-service advertising and public relations firm, based in Jacksonville. .&# And Now For Something Completely Different But here’s where it gets interesting. In addition to being Chief Jane of JaneNation, Lisa is also the Cultural Strategist for St.

Social Media 126

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Convince & Convert

MARCH 10, 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

Social Media 117

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Convince & Convert

APRIL 28, 2010

Because our behaviors on the social Web leave a noticeable fingerprint, smart companies can modify the way they engage and interact with us, based on our social graph, purchase history, etc. Same with the message board trolls, who are all too easy to overlook in favor of bloggers and Twitterers. million followers on Twitter?

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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

JULY 15, 2010

Again with the blogging, make sure your blogger or bloggers want to do it, if they are forced into it, you won’t get your posts on time. If you have a Twitter account, set up a CoTweet account to help manage interactions, and define who is responsible for interaction.

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Convince & Convert

MAY 25, 2010

It’s a journey that’s similar to my own when I merged my digital agency (Mighty Interactive) to Off Madison Ave in 2005. 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.

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