Convince & Convert

AUGUST 16, 2010

3 must-read articles about social media (plus a bonus from the Convince & Convert vault) Sent twice per week (usually Monday and Friday) Sent at 1pm pacific time 3-2-1: it’s the greatest newsletter in the history of social media newsletters.

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MAY 12, 2010

May 12th, 2010 |Written By: Jay Baer | View Comments Tweet Guest post by Jennifer Maggiore, CEO of Maggiore Consulting, a multi-media lead generation firm and co-host of Locals Only: a Phoenix-based live Internet show. link] #ConvinceandConvert [link] Face to Facebook RT @jaybaer Would You Try It With a Fox? link] [link] Maria A.

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Marketing Insider Group

SEPTEMBER 9, 2010

I think this quote in the article from Erich Joachimsthaler, Founder and CEO of Vivaldi Partners sums it up well: “Brand Social Currency is not about social media, not about buzz, not about tactics. Follow Me: Twitter LinkedIn Facebook Recent Tweets Have any B2B examples? It is so much bigger. Give them what they want.

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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? Did you catch that part about being transferable and sub-licensable? Will they pursue you?

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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

Tired of chasing shiny objects, and setting up Twitter and Facebook accounts with clear direction, or success metrics? There is an interesting article about it. There is an interesting article about it. What I like most about this article is that it gets “big business&# to think about acting like they are small.

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markempa

AUGUST 29, 2007

Thats a question I know a lot of very busy B2B marketers ask themselves which is why I found Tessa Wegerts ClickZ article on " Facebook as a B2B Marketing Tool " interesting. But I’ve heard the audience demographic of the Facebook is now moving from being focused on college kids to becoming a place for adults.

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2010

There are a few sections devoted to the mechanics of Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin, and other social media operational specifics. Baer’s review of a new marketing book called UnMarketing by Scott Stratten is as insightful as most articles are on his excellent Convince and Convert blog. link] links for 2010-09-07 | Glenn Friesen [.]

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JULY 27, 2010

link] Kevyn Faulkenberry Are You Growing Enough Voices – [link] Good article on PitchEngine for releases. link] [link] Corey Tyhurst Awesome Article RT @jaybaer: Are you growing enough voices? While I was away, Convince & Convert featured 11 guest blog posts from friends, clients, and colleagues. Cheers to another great post.

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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. That’s the old-school marketing to which I think you refer — and another article we need to write.

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Convince & Convert

JULY 26, 2010

The more content, the better which leads me to the next thing… Social Media Optimization Sites like Facebook and Twitter can help you spread your brand’s net even wider. Someone searches for you, they’ll find your Twitter profile or Facebook brand page. This is another example of why you need accounts on these sites.

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Convince & Convert

JULY 20, 2010

I've been asking co-workers for suggestions on books/articles about content strategy. RT @jaybaer: 5 Steps to Winning Fans with Content Strategy [link] Stacey4fam Great article! Let me hear about it: View Comments | Subscribe To This Blog | Sign Up For Our Newsletter Share This Post: Similar Posts That You Might Enjoy: Why D.I.S.

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Convince & Convert

JULY 6, 2010

The taboo of never tooting your own horn with a press release about your good deeds clearly has crumbled in corporate America, and companies today are not only promoting philanthropy through social networks, they’re building unique Facebook pages and Twitter profiles for these important programs.

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JUNE 17, 2010

Consider the Followers-Per-Tweet Equation [link] [link] webcopywriter Is Your Twitter Addiction Paying Off [link] [link] indiebusiness Good article – [link] Takeaway: Twitter is about interacting with people in pursuit of definable goals. I love the Twitter culture and community, and I spend quite a bit of time using Twitter.

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Online Marketing Institute

DECEMBER 23, 2010

Top Topics Twitter YouTube Facebook iPhone Google Video Google Buzz Social media Business Mobile 2.0 Contact Us Submit News Contact Us Write for Us Spark of Genius Series Mashable | The Social Media Guide Business Mashable on Facebook Join Us! A couple of months ago, we talked about ways to engage your fan base on Facebook.

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Convince & Convert

APRIL 28, 2010

Look to Facebook Somewhat surprising (at least to me) was the finding in the Forrester study that 62% of influential impressions from Mass Influencers took place on Facebook, with Twitter just 10%. Consequently, look to your Facebook fans, or use of the new Facebook “like&# feature as a marker for Mass Influence. (It

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Online Marketing Institute

NOVEMBER 2, 2009

There are lots of excellent articles on SEO that provide guidance and tips. Share this on Facebook Share this on FriendFeed Share this on Linkedin Share this on del.icio.us Share it on StumbleUpon Share this on Technorati Buzz up! Conversations Re: Sales | Marketing | Social Media | Etc. Tweet This!

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Convince & Convert

MARCH 25, 2010

Future Plans for Facebook For now, Facebook doesn’t allow outside access to Facebook fan page metrics, so that’s the one large hole in the Swix data set. Mr. Lake believe that access will be granted however, allowing his company to deliver a whole suite of new Facebook data points into the Swix system.

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KoMarketing Associates

JUNE 16, 2014

For a more complete list of the issues Brazil has faced with this year’s World Cup, check out this NBC News article. Relevance to World Cup: Who could forget the haunting noise of the vuvuzelas from the 2010 World Cup in South Africa? Seemingly every company today has a blog, Facebook page, Twitter handle, and more.

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Convince & Convert

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. It’s in our DNA. Joe Fernandez : The amont of public-facing data attributed to a person’s name has exploded.

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Convince & Convert

JUNE 2, 2010

June 2nd, 2010 |Written By: Jay Baer | View Comments Tweet Is the interconnected Web bringing us together, or making us all distracted voyeurs? Either way, it would make me double-check how I have the privacy settings set for photos on my Facebook page. But the default view will be the opinions of your Facebook friends.

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Convince & Convert

MARCH 4, 2010

jaybaer article: [link] [link] Jon Buscall This is great, Jay. It's important to educate businesses about the different permutations of business blogging, and measurement is going to part of that.

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Convince & Convert

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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Convince & Convert

JULY 28, 2010

Website surveys, email surveys, Facebook inquiries, focus groups, telephone calls to 25 customers each month. Let me hear about it: View Comments | Subscribe To This Blog | Sign Up For Our Newsletter Share This Post: Similar Posts That You Might Enjoy: Is Starbucks the Most Dangerous Competitor to Facebook? Great article Jay!

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Convince & Convert

MAY 11, 2010

Post it to your Facebook page. Talk it up on Facebook and the blog. I think there's a lot social media articles out there that cover two of the three sales steps (“prospecting&# & “presenting&# which = “engaging&# ) but not as much out there about “closing&# the sale. Your LInkedin page.

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Convince & Convert

JUNE 3, 2010

What #BP Can Learn From the Umpire [link] [link] Steve App Absolutely brilliant article via Mr. Jay Baer RT @jaybaer: Truth, or Consequences? RT @sawaob12: brilliant article @jaybaer: Truth, or Consequences? We may be the least vindictive, grudge-holding society ever. What BP Can Learn From the Umpire. Schatschneider agreed.

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Convince & Convert

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. Facebook fan pages are email newsletters 2.0

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Convince & Convert

FEBRUARY 23, 2010

February 23rd, 2010 |Written By: Jay Baer | View Comments Tweet Is your social media program about asking, or answering? We also find Facebook fan pages that try to explain product features (wrong again, as it’s unlikely that non-customers are going to fan your page, thus talking about features is preaching to the converted).

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Convince & Convert

APRIL 6, 2010

and search for them on Google, Bing, YouTube, Twitter, Facebook, and SocialMention. Your scenario may of course vary, but for illustration purposes let’s assume you have a Twitter account, Facebook fan page, blog, and email newsletter. Take your top keywords (including your company name, product name, etc.)

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APRIL 20, 2010

More from Convince and Convert 5 Ways to be a Social Networking Smash How to Create a Share of Voice Report Does Your Facebook Page Have a Pulse? You are not alone…keyword research pays off in the #longtail [link] [link] Jamie’s Shared Items Does Your Blog Have a Long Tail: [link] [link] SEOP Great article.

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MAY 25, 2010

Interesting article about online marketing. Interesting article about online marketing. I was there speaking at the Counselor’s Academy PRSA annual conference. I can help with the website [link] Rich Barker RT @ScottHepburn: RT @LisaHoffmann @jaybaer: [link].

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Convince & Convert

APRIL 1, 2010

So, I turned to the team’s Facebook page, where NBA rules have not yet been codified, and team’s have more leeway than they do on the official Web site. The Timberwolves on Facebook page has no mention of a manifesto, not even a link on the Info tab. They need to snap up that Facebook name pronto. Your Web site.

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Convince & Convert

JULY 14, 2010

If a non-profit has a strategic objective to “further engage current donors”, with 600 million people on Facebook it is a sure bet that some of them have a profile. The challenges and chances of facebook, twitter, YouTube et. Look on facebook. The challenges and chances of facebook, twitter, YouTube et. That means: a.

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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. Too often, the humanization part gets overlooked in an effort to create a “user-generated video contest widget that we’ll launch on Facebook with support from Ustream.&# It’s not hard, it’s complicated.

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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

applications like Facebook, Twitter, Skype, etc. I looked at Meltwater Buzz a couple of months back and thought it offered a better platform than Radian6 (which is a good option in itself and often used as the industry example). She specializes in social media strategies that lead to actionable plans to achieve real world objectives.

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APRIL 15, 2010

link] Scott Aughtmon You should check out @jaybaer new blog post "Why Content Marketing Matters To Me And Should To You" – [link] – It's really good!

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Convince & Convert

MARCH 3, 2010

Allowing clients to treat number of Facebook fans as the core success metric is a dereliction of duty. Don’t just let your clients post to their Facebook page willy nilly, or write random blog posts whenever they feel that WordPress urge. There’s a way to get your Facebook update seen in more news feeds.

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Buzz Marketing for Technology

FEBRUARY 2, 2011

In a recent Brandweek article I saw a quote from Lynne Seid , a senior partner at Heidrick and Struggles – one of the top recruiting firms in the world – in which she said: “We’re seeing the emergence of the chief digital officer reporting into a global CMO.”

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