Convince & Convert

JUNE 11, 2010

Sometime around next February (in time for SXSW), you’ll be able to hold in your hands, ponder on your Kindle, show off on your iPad, and maybe even listen on your headphones to a new book from me and my pal Amber Naslund. Scott’s book “ UnMarketing &# is out this Fall. It will be a must-read) We Want You!

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APRIL 20, 2010

Last week, I co-published a white paper with Chris Baggott , the CEO of Compendium Blogware (I’m on their advisory board). The free “Blogging’s Long Tail Approach&# white paper is devoted to describing this notion of blog content breadth, and its impact on search term selection, and search term optimization.

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Convince & Convert

APRIL 15, 2010

But I am incredibly delighted to top the list of content marketing blogs, because for me content marketing is becoming fundamental to business success at every level. Is Your Company in the Content Marketing Industry? Previously, content about Kodak products would have been created by the media. Smart, optimized content.

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Convince & Convert

APRIL 6, 2010

Too many companies and organizations are reinventing the content wheel for every social outpost they maintain. A better approach is to create a content ecosystem that allows you to repurpose and cascade your best information. Instead of a series of self-contained initiatives, build yourself a content ladder.

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Convince & Convert

FEBRUARY 15, 2010

To best develop thriving, mutually beneficial relationships with your customers, think of your social communication and email communication programs as two rungs on a content ladder. The Content You Want, via the Channel You Choose The future of integrated communications is in consumer choice and personalized preference centers.

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Convince & Convert

MARCH 25, 2010

Swix also plans to publish its own API so that third-parties can push and pull Swix data into other applications. They’ve only been around approximately 8 weeks, and they already have thousands of customers. Mr. Lake told me that beta customers are likely to receive a discount when Swix switches over to a monthly fee service.

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Convince & Convert

MAY 26, 2010

Content creation and content marketing will continue to allow companies to capitalize on the fact that every customer is now a reporter. YouTube is the second largest search engine in the world, and yet video content continues to be under-leveraged. Create a content ladder to leverage and syndicate your content.

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Convince & Convert

AUGUST 11, 2010

On The Road Again If you’re reading this on the day it’s published, me and my family are somewhere between Albuquerque and Oklahoma City , with cars full of kids, the dog, the cat, the snake, the lizard, and 8 cases of wine. A Kenyan expression and the title of one of my favorite Anne Lamott books.) And my laptop.

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Convince & Convert

AUGUST 10, 2010

Last week, I interviewed three men that are helping create an all-new field of marketing and customer service – the emerging discipline of influence mining. Raj Kadam is CEO of Viralheat , a social media listening platform (disclosure: I am a paid customer of Viralheat). Should companies treat customers differently?

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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

This is because B2B has a smaller potential customer base, a higher average price point, and a customer decision funnel that is more influenced by word of mouth and reputation. In fact, social media can be MORE transformative for a B2B company than a B2C company. 2) B2B and B2C are really not that different, on many levels.

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Convince & Convert

JUNE 3, 2010

I'm hoping Jim Joyce writes a book. We’re crying about BP too, but for a whole other reason. Billions of dollars. A coven of PR practitioners. And they can’t get just two little words right. Made an insanely bad call, but is a model for how to handle yourself. link] jaybaer You're welcome Jodi. link] jaybaer Thanks Cari.

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Online Marketing Institute

MARCH 30, 2011

Rohit positioned that, as more corporations and individuals create content, the role of the content curator is needed. Rohit describes this position as: Someone whose job it is not to create more content , but to make sense of all the content that others are creating. Heres what they found.

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Convince & Convert

AUGUST 18, 2010

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 encourage existing customers to truly engage with our clients on the social Web? Better question: How can we optimize a video so that prospective customers find it in search results?

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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

Last week, I was on a content marketing discussion panel (moderated by Jeff Rohrs ) at the ExactTarget Connections conference. At one point we discussed headline writing and what draws clicks within the social media content universe. The appetite for tools content is huge. Most of the rest are from spring 2010 or earlier.

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Convince & Convert

MARCH 18, 2010

Reading them through, I really wish we could have done a series of Webinars, because the content is simply outstanding. Reading them through, I really wish we could have done a series of Webinars, because the content is simply outstanding. Maybe social media isn’t the new television, but rather the new telephone and CRM?

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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

19% seek customer support. I maintain that as Facebook continues to tie together the real-time Web with the open graph, Twitter usage will inexorably shift from person to person connectivity, to customer to company connectivity. Even though half your customers may not be tweeting or retweeting, they ARE watching, reading, and clicking.

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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?

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Convince & Convert

MAY 19, 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 Why D.I.S. Then they can go back to business as usual.

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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 1, 2010

There’s a huge gap between the perception of social media as an instant, free, can’t miss marketing opportunity and the reality of social media as a long-term, time-intensive customer loyalty and brand advocacy opportunity. link] jaybaer There’s a good book in there: Social Media Lessons from Homer Simpson.

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Online Marketing Institute

OCTOBER 1, 2010

There are at least a few points of entry to integrate your corporate website: 1) Extending your corporate websites to social networks, 2) Allowing for customers voices through reviews and ratings, 3) Aggregating the discussion back on your own website.

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Convince & Convert

AUGUST 26, 2010

You need to be creating custom charts and graphs and ideas that speak directly to the operational realities of each client. Assuming you want to dive into the pool of custom graph creation and data manipulation, you’ll probably do so in Microsoft Excel. or engaged in brand reputation management, often on a weekly basis. .

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Convince & Convert

JUNE 3, 2010

But things kept speeding up – companies’ increasing customer data needs necessitated more complex forms, that were faster and more easily modified. It’s making social content sharing more fun. The method caught on, and soon, those with deep pockets could afford to hire developers to maintain these forms.

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Convince & Convert

AUGUST 4, 2010

Do you know why you don’t get angry when customers call customer service and say all kinds of crazy, depressing stuff about your brand? But meanwhile, you need to recognize that the ire you direct at the customer that DARED to slam you in a blog comment is wholly misplaced. Your problem isn’t social media negativity.

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Convince & Convert

AUGUST 3, 2010

Make your content at least semi-friendly for search engines. Now, the move is toward “social objects&# which are invariably smaller, more directed pieces of content. Build a website. Make it useful and at least moderately pleasing to the eye. Keep it updated. A digital marketing success story.

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Convince & Convert

AUGUST 3, 2010

Make your content at least semi-friendly for search engines. Now, the move is toward “social objects&# which are invariably smaller, more directed pieces of content. Build a website. Make it useful and at least moderately pleasing to the eye. Keep it updated. A digital marketing success story.

Facebook 167

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Single Grain

MARCH 7, 2022

With the launch of Bitcoin in 2009, the decentralized cryptocurrency market powered by blockchain gained massive success. TABLE OF CONTENTS: ↓ What Is Crypto PR? Book My Free Crypto PR Marketing Consultation . Focus on Content Marketing. The cryptocurrency market is booming. 8 Best Crypto PR Agencies.

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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 2, 2010

That’s the premise of my new book with Amber Naslund , “The Now Revolution: 7 Moves to Transform Your Business with Speed, Smarts & Social Media.&# I love hearing about someone’s kids and trips and what books they read and movies they watch. I can’t wait to read the book!!! Largely, they have not.

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Convince & Convert

APRIL 27, 2010

We also have the shortbread cookie, which has finally returned to the air after three and one half years of customer requests. Why can’t you make your FAQ a marketing and sales tool, instead of a necessary evil? Personally, I've had terrible customer experience with US Airways and unfortunately this doesn't change that.

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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 Is Twitter for Business Even Worth the Trouble?

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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

There is More Than One SXSW As the conference continues to grow (interactive registrations up 40% over 2009, to more than 15,000 total), attendee segmentation follows apace. But now, even the best content is beyond the official SXSW boundaries. I maintain that QR codes will eventually be as huge in the U.S.

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