Convince & Convert

FEBRUARY 24, 2010

Anonymous This is really interesting, because not only is Twitter its own culture, yet it is changing the marketing culture. 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. All rights reserved.

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FEBRUARY 5, 2010

I also really like the picture's position on the far right. Herr / @MsHerr Love that you're moving to headliner position on C & C. I’m leaning towards #1 the most because of the position of the photo and the color, but am put off by the sparkles. As another comment noted, it anchors the header better.

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Convince & Convert

FEBRUARY 15, 2010

I certainly do not support the Draconian position that somehow social networks threaten email’s existence as a marketing channel. But, if email marketers don’t actually use the data they have at their disposal to increase message relevancy, then the email versus social debate become more viable. All rights reserved.

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Convince & Convert

FEBRUARY 10, 2010

But the problem with email and social media is that too many people are positioning it as an either/or scenario. Several blog posts have foolishly been written about social media “killing&# email. August 12, 2010 (766) Twitter Stream © 2008-2010 Convince & Convert, LLC. All rights reserved.

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AUGUST 19, 2010

RT @jaybaer: The 3 Amigos: Email, Blogging, Social Sharing [link] [link] Anita Fiander The 3 Amigos: Email, Blogging, Social Sharing- [link] [link] Parissa Behnia put social frosting on your marketing cake! link] [link] Tolga Ercan Nice to see two great local companies Centric helps work together for great results! All rights reserved.

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Convince & Convert

JULY 21, 2010

Having clear language on blogs and websites puts the public on notice about your position vis a vis copyright. Those who create content in an environment of “sharing&# often find their ideas, photos and sometimes entire paragraphs repurposed without their permission. All rights reserved.

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Convince & Convert

MAY 27, 2010

The good news is that with the typical exception of Facebook, most of these changes are positive, well-communicated, and understandable. Just when you think you have some modicum of a handle on this industry, new developments come along and shake up your head like a snow globe. All rights reserved.

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JUNE 24, 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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FEBRUARY 23, 2010

link] [link] Spartanburg Library RT @scstatelibrary: Is Your Social Strategy Proactive or Reactive | Social Media Marketing | Social Media Consulting – Convince & Convert [link] kahuna7 Another extremely useful post to help drive social media strategy, Jay! Good post from @jaybaer on where to focus.

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Convince & Convert

JULY 6, 2010

Most recently, Target partnered with Search Institute® to develop the ‘ Turn Summer Play into Summer Learning ’ series on its Facebook page, which provides parents with fun, weekly tips to help their child’s mind stay active during the summer with research on how it makes a positive impact on child development. All rights reserved.

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JUNE 22, 2010

The company has to believe that it’s inherently a positive for your company to get involved, from the CEO on down, and that’s a lesson that only you can teach, however long it takes. That's where I think you hit the nail on the head in your second paragraph: social media has tremendous “potential&#.

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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

Addition: Social Media (relationships) can be outsourced. Addition: Social Media (relationships) can be outsourced. Addition: Social Media (relationships) can be outsourced. I would also add that Social Media Lets Others Control Your Brand. I suppose if I asked non-marketers or older folks I’d hear that perspective.

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Convince & Convert

JULY 15, 2010

But often in bigger corporations things get messy because there's simply not a clearly defined position for “creative blogger, social media engager, etc&# because the C-suite, although they pay lip service to social media – don't really get it yet. All rights reserved.

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APRIL 13, 2010

She has led a life that demonstrates the importance of a positive attitude, the need to laugh at yourself and the world around you, and the fact that the most happy people are the most compassionate people. There have been so many people in my life who have had a positive influence on me so I think I'm going to go a different route.

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Convince & Convert

AUGUST 11, 2010

RT @MmeSocialMedia: 7 Reasons I’m Moving to Bloomington Indiana [link] danperez Jay, after living in NYC for 33 years, I relocated my family to South Florida 7 years ago to take a Director of Sales position for a huge Family Entertainment Center. My angst about one move has to seem positively trivial to you, Jon. I prefer my cargo.

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Convince & Convert

JUNE 2, 2010

link] (Facebook, friendships, and voyeurism) [link] David Goldie Interesting cross between physical and online marketing, through Facebook and Diesel. link] [link] David Goldie Interesting cross between physical and online marketing, through Facebook and Diesel. link] Phil Baumann Going too far with online marketing?

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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

Top B2B marketing posts for 2009 (hint: social media) =-. To add full to your fire, we at ITSMA did a survey that found that 55% of IT buyers now use social media in the buying process. Top B2B marketing posts for 2009 (hint: social media) =-. Great stuff. I enjoy your blog. Chris @ckochster.-=

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Convince & Convert

MAY 11, 2010

It is a great time to be alive and spread the good news so that e can affect more people in a positive way and far too few are capitalizing on the potential. Or that a company will be doomed if it does not entertain some form of social media management program. Just plain scary !

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Convince & Convert

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. population. What would you do? link] jaybaer Brady and Jeff – Good question.

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Convince & Convert

JUNE 3, 2010

Great analogy. 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

MARCH 23, 2010

Incidentally, these internal links are also a SEO positive) 4. Also, don’t be afraid to link to other posts or resources from within your posts. Not in an obnoxious way, but if you’ve written other stuff that expands on the subject at hand, link away. All rights reserved.

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Convince & Convert

JULY 14, 2010

We Are Not Alone Serving as the organization’s advocate for adopting social media can be a test of passion and commitment. Personally, I have had to serve in the positions of jester, leper, and pariah in my efforts to have others adopt social media strategies. With the low/no cost of entry, it does cost time – your time.

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Convince & Convert

AUGUST 10, 2010

The more you can understand about the person on the other end of the phone, the higher the likelihood of a positive business outcome. If they are social media savvy, you can follow up via Twitter direct message. If they aren’t you follow up via email. JB : Will these tools ever truly benefit the small business?

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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

Be Business-Friendly It wasn’t that long ago that MySpace wasn’t just big, it was positively cool. It never captured the social media market. link] Howie at Sky Pulse Media Hi Jay I agree with most things you posit here. The Open Graph API was a giant leap past that. Cutting edge.

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Convince & Convert

AUGUST 31, 2010

I think social media is still settling into a niche between real conversations, and simple statements. It eliminates distance/pedigree/position/and depth between people. Anf if a company is using social media, bottom line is they don’t necessarily want “conversation&#. Twitter I feel is a conversation in shorthand.

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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

Check out this post from @ktvan on choosing the right one [link] [link] B2B Online Marketing Very informative! RT @jaybaer: Not sure which social media tools to use? It’s positioned for any restaurant, any chain, operating anywhere and is fully customizable.

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MARCH 18, 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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AUGUST 4, 2010

' When you provide an answer like in The Tale Of Amy you are putting your self in difficult position. online comments + reviews [link] Convince & Convert [link] [link] Alexa Samuels. online comments + reviews [link] Convince & Convert [link] [link] Alexa Samuels.@jaybaer side of neg. side of neg. They seem to get it.

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Convince & Convert

APRIL 8, 2010

This was one of my favourites this week – [link] [link] Akash Sharma Some practical thoughts Jay, Guess the response over iPad's success has been a mixed bag of equal significance on both positive and negative thoughts.I think it's just a step towards making the tablet computing technology work in the future.

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B2B Marketing Zone Posts

DECEMBER 1, 2010

B2B strategic marketing consultant’s value proposition. 12 Tips For B2B Marketers to Excel in Twitter - Modern B2B Marketing , November 16, 2010 Any successful B2B social media plan includes strategies and tactics to forge relationships and build a brand. Online business is a platform of tough competition.

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Convince & Convert

JUNE 8, 2010

But while companies are rightly trying to get their heads around the concept that every customer is now a secret shopper and a potential reporter, not enough attention is being paid to the positive ramifications of real-time business. August 12, 2010 (766) Twitter Stream © 2008-2010 Convince & Convert, LLC. All rights reserved.

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B2B Marketing Zone Posts

AUGUST 3, 2010

Best SEO Link Building Guides, Tips and Tools of 2010 (So Far) - Webbiquity , July 14, 2010 Optimizing a website by incorporating keywords into page titles, headlines, text, page URLs, image alt tags and internal links will help improve the position of a site in the search engines—but it’s only half the battle. Share this on Bebo.

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Convince & Convert

AUGUST 3, 2010

Yet, when people come looking for you on the Google Beast, 70% of search, your website should be in position #1. Perhaps the TOS has a clause that their name can only be associated with positive words. That's all I'll even dignify this position with. I would also consider it a gateway. link] jaybaer Indeed.

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Convince & Convert

AUGUST 3, 2010

Yet, when people come looking for you on the Google Beast, 70% of search, your website should be in position #1. Perhaps the TOS has a clause that their name can only be associated with positive words. That's all I'll even dignify this position with. I would also consider it a gateway. link] jaybaer Indeed.

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Online Marketing Institute

OCTOBER 31, 2010

I’m planning to write a full post about it soon, but the real genius of Swix is that it allows you to easily create a unified scoreboard of all your key social media metrics like blog traffic, subscribers, Facebook fans, Twitter followers, YouTube subscribers, and much more. All rights reserved.

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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

I’m planning to write a full post about it soon, but the real genius of Swix is that it allows you to easily create a unified scoreboard of all your key social media metrics like blog traffic, subscribers, Facebook fans, Twitter followers, YouTube subscribers, and much more. All rights reserved.

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AUGUST 25, 2010

[link] Howie at Sky Pulse Media Interesting because some Starbucks are banning people with Computers during peak hours to increase table turn over. My one retort to your posit here Jay because it is a good one, is don’t we already have such networks available to us as proprietary networks and websites online.

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