Industrial Marketing Today

JULY 14, 2010

Bloggers of all stripes have counted on the popularity of “list” posts whenever they’ve run out of fresh ideas for content. Next, I came across a blog post written back in September of 2009 by Rohit Bhargava of Influential Marketing Blog. Heck, even MS Word kept flagging curation as a misspelled word. What is content curation?

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2010

I will spare Jay’s blog the list of the 70 videos we did, outside of YouTube, since most of them were made before YouTube existed. link] and you can “independently verify&# the 80,000+ views so far in the past 10 days since uploading it since this one is hosted on YouTube. All rights reserved.

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FEBRUARY 15, 2010

Sure, social media is rooted in conversations, and listening to your customers and then responding on the social Web is a pillar of social media. If you update your company's Facebook page about latest happenings, or create a YouTube video, or write a blog post, the conversation comes AFTER the content is sent out, not before.

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Convince & Convert

JULY 21, 2010

Have you read the Terms link provided by Facebook, Twitter or YouTube? Did your content creator (photographer, writer, designer) give you permission to post their work on Facebook or YouTube and hand over their control to Mark Zuckerberg? The FTC encourages social media policies be in place and reviewed. Read the fine print.

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FEBRUARY 10, 2010

Social Outposts Without the Mystery I’m often asked by corporate clients where they should engage in social media. “Should we be on Twitter, or Facebook, or Linkedin, or YouTube, or some other places?&# Flowtown gives you the answer in seconds. All rights reserved.

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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 14, 2010

If we can reliably identify a person across Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, Yelp and elswhere, we can then segment not only for the demographics of the consumer in question; we can tailor content for the mode they are in where we reach them. link] Ian Greenleigh Great post, Kevin. Have you tried out Flowtown? All rights reserved.

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FEBRUARY 24, 2010

and/or Linkedin Answers, or create a series of helpful YouTube videos ( like Coldwell Banker ). Is today the day you start integrating social media with marketing and customer service? 6 things you need 2 incorporate into your social media plan. All rights reserved.

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MARCH 25, 2010

Want to compare the historical growth of your RSS subscribers to your YouTube channel subscribers? New YouTube video that goes viral. That’s why there’s a built-in calculator where you can input your costs (hard costs + labor costs) for each social media outpost, and the system automatically calculates your ROI.

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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. So, I peeked at YouTube. 213 videos on YouTube , the most recent just five days ago.

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

I’ve asserted that B2B social media tactics vary from B2C, in that they are typically rooted in consumer education and thought leadership, and thus require deeper layers of interaction. Podcasts vs. YouTube. The pattern holds for YouTube and Linkedin, too. Top B2B marketing posts for 2009 (hint: social media) =-.

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Convince & Convert

MAY 27, 2010

DJ Waldow Director of Community, Blue Sky Factory @djwaldow [link] Doug Braun The More Things Change, The More Things Change (Jay Baer updates us on Swix, Flowtown, BulbStorm): [link] [link] ckdarby All I could keep thinking was the person on the youtube video sounded like an ultra nerd, sorry =(. All rights reserved.

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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

Social media is not about Facebook or MySpace or Flickr or Twitter or blogs or YouTube. Because so much focus has historically been on creation and distribution of content online, companies often mistake social media outlets as simply another, more social repository for this content. It’s about humanization.

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Convince & Convert

MAY 26, 2010

YouTube is the second largest search engine in the world, and yet video content continues to be under-leveraged. Because once everyone is on Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube, we'll have to start talking about storytelling, because the tools conversation won't have any facets left. Just like websites. link] jaybaer It will.

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Convince & Convert

JULY 14, 2010

link] #sm [link] Richard Becker Best Fresh Content Pick: Social Media is the Servant of Strategy, Not the Master [link] by @membershipjedi [link] Martin Seibert I definitely like your approach and I fully agree, that strategy comes first and social media and tracking follow. The challenges and chances of facebook, twitter, YouTube et.

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Convince & Convert

JUNE 3, 2010

I take pride in this job and I kicked the shit out of that call and I took a perfect game away from that kid over there.&# ( see it on YouTube ) But Joyce’s owning of the issue gets even better. There’s nobody that feels worse than I do. August 12, 2010 (766) Twitter Stream © 2008-2010 Convince & Convert, LLC.

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MAY 11, 2010

Put it on YouTube of course. The Youtube response from Taylor Guitars to the whole “United Breaks Guitars&# imbroglio is perfect. Otherwise, they probably end up clicking another video on youtube's search results page. Post it to your Facebook page. Your LInkedin page. Your blog, naturally. Now what?&#

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APRIL 6, 2010

Seek Content Inspiration Creating successful social media content isn’t just status updates. and search for them on Google, Bing, YouTube, Twitter, Facebook, and SocialMention. Take your top keywords (including your company name, product name, etc.) What shows up in these search results? How much photo and video content appears?

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APRIL 14, 2010

But yet Geek Squad has a YouTube channel that includes hundreds of videos showing people how to do it themselves. Twitter, Facebook, YouTube and a Blog all dedicated to creating places for the public to tell them problem areas in the city, ask questions about traffic safety and promote a safer community. All rights reserved.

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Industrial Marketing Today

OCTOBER 26, 2009

Home Marketing Matters About Contact B2B Marketing Store Company Website Driving Traffic to Your Homepage All the Time May Be a Big Mistake by Achinta Mitra on October 26, 2009 in Industrial Websites , Website Design & Development You’ve read up on all the traffic generation tactics and optimized your site to rank high on major search engines.

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Convince & Convert

MARCH 9, 2010

March 9th, 2010 |Written By: Jay Baer | View Comments Tweet Are you treating social media like a checklist? A recent study by Econsultancy called “ The Value of Social Media &# shows that companies are overwhelmingly using the “Big 4″ of Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and Linkedin for their social media efforts.

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FEBRUARY 25, 2010

ThinkGeek has a robust involvement in social media, with over 68,000 followers on Twitter , 50,000 fans on Facebook and over 11,000 subscribers to their channel on YouTube , which features company-posted videos demonstrating items like their proximity-meter t-shirts and fake-blood-filled, realistically gummy heart for Valentine’s Day.

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

Most of the tools in the space focus on Twitter, we focus on Facebook Pages, YouTube and Twitter. Its much more cost effective for the mid size company who doesn't have a giant budget or the customer base on Twitter. I think Facebook pages are a tool that are not given enough credit right now. All rights reserved.

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JUNE 8, 2010

A single tweet, YouTube video, or blog post can be the spark that sets off a firestorm of controversy. Opportunities Via Context Musician Dave Carroll has been widely lauded for his “ United Breaks Guitars &# YouTube video that has now been seen more than 8.5 450,000 views on YouTube, and counting.

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FEBRUARY 9, 2010

Between the pre-set bots, and the humanoids who decide to act like 'bots RT anything if the right blog (or blogger) curates it … I unfortunately think the #'s would be huge. Because, unlike newspapers or bloggers or ‘friends,’ gravity has no agenda of its own. Not their #'s and reach, but are they trusted.

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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. We want our marketing content to be: Discoverable – Marketing content is consumed on our time and with our permission. All rights reserved.

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

Also, some bloggers (including Ari Herzog and Valeria Maltoni ) don’t favor including tweets as comments, since they are not true “comments.&# All In One SEO Pack Like many bloggers, I utilize the excellent All in One SEO Pack plug-in to optimize posts for search engine rankings.

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AUGUST 3, 2010

Although I'd be looking at my YouTube and Facebook search optimization right about now, too. Facebook, YouTube, Search, etc are all entrance points and are all of changing value depending on purpose of campaign. 3 Ways Facebook is Killing Your Website" [link] [link] Social Media Guide RT @jaybaer: "R.I.P.

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AUGUST 3, 2010

Although I'd be looking at my YouTube and Facebook search optimization right about now, too. Facebook, YouTube, Search, etc are all entrance points and are all of changing value depending on purpose of campaign. 3 Ways Facebook is Killing Your Website" [link] [link] Social Media Guide RT @jaybaer: "R.I.P.

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SEPTEMBER 23, 2010

It’s also now pulling Youtube and a few other spots it looks like. Im a tequila-loving, hype-free social media strategy consultant, speaker, and author that works with major corporations and PR firms to harness the awesome power of the social Web. Im Jay Baer. All rights reserved.

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Online Marketing Institute

OCTOBER 31, 2010

Also, some bloggers (including Ari Herzog and Valeria Maltoni ) don’t favor including tweets as comments, since they are not true “comments.&# All In One SEO Pack Like many bloggers, I utilize the excellent All in One SEO Pack plug-in to optimize posts for search engine rankings. Sheesh, you are busy.

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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. The area of “metrics integration&# is especially interesting.

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SEPTEMBER 2, 2010

It’s a benefit, not a drawback that (despite what others might proclaim) there is no social media playbook that can taken off the shelf and executed in rote fashion for all companies. Inevitability Sure, we all talk about Facebook and Twitter and YouTube. It would be nice to see a bloggers only social network.

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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. All rights reserved.

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APRIL 27, 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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SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

It's also about how the brand has set up the Twitter account or accounts: are they just selling, giving deals; is it a genuine customer service contact point; are they engaging with followers and brand advocates, directing conversations beyond Twitter to blogs, YouTube, other channels? All rights reserved.

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