Convince & Convert

APRIL 20, 2010

But the reality is, your blog is probably a lot more broad than you think. 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. If you get a chance, please check out the white paper.

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Convince & Convert

MAY 13, 2010

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: Does Your Blog Have a Long Tail Is Social Media Too Big For Its Britches? Are You Slow Enough to Succeed in Social Media? link] James Ball Very cool Jay.

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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. Not unlike traditional surveys, keyword research and social data mining tools tell a powerful story about the information target audiences want from organizations, on-and-offline.

Social Media 142

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The Effective Marketer

APRIL 29, 2009

The Effective Marketer Effectiveness is a discipline and it can be learned Home About the Effective Marketer Books Speaking Tools of the Trade: Webinars and Online Presentations Webinars or webcasts, as they are sometimes called, have increased in popularity and in effectiveness within the past 5 years or so.

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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 14, 2010

We have many good tools at our disposal right now we could be putting to use. To do so efficiently requires a good database solution and marketing automation and filtration tools that incorporate social media intrinsically. To paraphrase Tina Turner , we don’t need another acronym.

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Convince & Convert

AUGUST 19, 2010

The contents of this form are scanned by the Western River team, and are then posted (usually within minutes) to the company’s blog , which resides on the Compendium software. Compendium is a uniquely powerful blogging platform because it creates separate, “compended&# blogs for each keyword. That’s it.

Social Media 143

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markempa

AUGUST 11, 2006

B2B Lead Generation Blog About Free Resources Get FREE Updates Instantly Get A FREE Chapter from my book. « Webinar: Eight critical success factors for lead generation | Main | New E-Book Offers Great Advice » New Book on Corporate Blogging Its exciting when someone you know launches a new book.

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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

Then this is the blog post for you. The 7 Steps to Creating a Social Media Strategy Before you begin, commit to worrying about social media tools last, not first. Because tools will change. If you fall in love with tools, you’ll constantly be changing directions, with no real plan to guide your way. They always do.

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Convince & Convert

MARCH 4, 2010

Without a statistical measure of your blogging progress, adding content to your blog on a regular basis can be an incredibly lonely proposition. However, even within the business (non cat) blogging arena, there are a wide variety of potential measures to gauge your momentum. Is anyone out there? Does anyone care?

Webinar Metrics 132

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Convince & Convert

JULY 15, 2010

Something along the line of “we tried a blog but it wasn’t a success” or “we have a Facebook page, but it isn’t doing anything for our business.” The blog was a failure because posts were not written on a regular basis. There are tons of free and paid tools out there that help you to monitor the conversations taking place.

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Convince & Convert

JUNE 3, 2010

Possibly a future blog post in that concept. link] jaybaer First time pettifoggery used on this blog. So, really Jay, it kinda does fit into your blog. Great analogy. Seems like the more time we spend thinking about what's right, the less likely we are to do what's right. Look it up. I screwed up.

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Convince & Convert

MAY 5, 2010

There are blogs, forums, quizzes, polls, and sisterhoods (micro communities based on women’s life stages like “caregiver&# or “widow wise&# ). John & Partners , a full-service advertising and public relations firm, based in Jacksonville.

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Convince & Convert

JULY 6, 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 Tying Together Social Media and Corporate Social Responsibility (..)

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markempa

AUGUST 29, 2007

B2B Lead Generation Blog About Free Resources Get FREE Updates Instantly Get A FREE Chapter from my book. 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. And if not, should you start?

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Convince & Convert

MAY 4, 2010

Check out Phil’s blog too ) Your new book The Next Wave of Technologies deals with how organizations can adopt and adapt to new processes and advances. 1 problem #hcsmeu #hcsm [link] uri goren RT@andrewspong:Social Media’s Internal Impact [link] Important msgs for pharma from C&C blog regarding their ?

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Convince & Convert

FEBRUARY 11, 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 It Curtains for the App Store?

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markempa

MAY 13, 2007

B2B Lead Generation Blog About Free Resources Get FREE Updates Instantly Get A FREE Chapter from my book. My post a few weeks ago, " On B2B Demand Generation tools and Lead Generation Dashboards ," started an email exchange between me and Jeffrey Eisenberg on the subject.

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Convince & Convert

FEBRUARY 5, 2010

Changed the sharing tools to incorporate Sexy Bookmarks plug-in (Michael Stelzner at Social Media Examiner turned me on to it). I’m a big believer in humanization of your blog (in fact, it’s one of my 11 must-dos for serious bloggers ). We’ve added Disqus as the commenting system.

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Convince & Convert

MARCH 25, 2010

Thus, they have a built in “Events&# tool where you can plug in anything out of the ordinary, and that occurrence will show up in your integrated Swix reporting. A write up on a blog. A new product launch. Trade show. New YouTube video that goes viral. Great for small businesses.

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Convince & Convert

FEBRUARY 15, 2010

Won’t we soon see forms that ask us to choose one or all of these contact methods: Email newsletter Blog (via RSS or email) Twitter Facebook Remember, social media is an ingredient, not an entree. But, isn’t “following&# and “fanning&# just a new version of “opting in&# ? Don't be alarmed.

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markempa

JUNE 8, 2007

B2B Lead Generation Blog About Free Resources Get FREE Updates Instantly Get A FREE Chapter from my book. I just interviewed David Meerman Scott author the new book, The New Rules of Marketing and PR: How to Use News Releases, Blogs, Podcasting, Viral Marketing and Online Media to Reach Buyers Directly.

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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

I’ve spent a lot of time working with various social media monitoring tools and I’ve whittled my list of favorites down to two or three. How much can you afford to spend on the tool? • based on budget or schedule) Once you’ve answered those questions you can compare major social media monitoring tools.

Social Media 158

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Convince & Convert

JULY 28, 2010

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 list, looks a lot like the discovery we do prior to content planning.

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Convince & Convert

JUNE 24, 2010

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. I believe Social media delivers new communications tools. Thanks for sharing. By creating something a customer can believe in you can create a lucrative product. Im Jay Baer.

Social Media 122

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Convince & Convert

MARCH 10, 2010

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 Social Conversation a Myth? I must say, that has to be the BEST business card idea I've ever seen. Im Jay Baer.

Social Media 117

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markempa

SEPTEMBER 29, 2006

B2B Lead Generation Blog About Free Resources Get FREE Updates Instantly Get A FREE Chapter from my book. FREE E-Book 8 Critical success factors for lead generation Just tell us where to send your FREE updates Subscribe in a reader Podcast Feed Subscribe via iTunes Recognition Thanks for Reading!

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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

First, marketers of all stripes seem to have accepted (for now) that social media in large measure = Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, YouTube and blogs. You will see in 2010 that most companies will, hopefully, leave behind both notions (media is important, and B2C and B2C are different) due to results that we will start seeing in the market.

Social Media 150

Social Media Media Webinar Metrics Marketing & Strategy 150

Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

OCTOBER 20, 2010

The focus of the 2010 User Summit was the transformation of how marketing and sales organizations work – and work together – to generate revenue. Marketo’s vision is to help companies of all sizes adopt Revenue Performance Management and accelerate predictable revenue growth by providing them the tools, thought leadership, and best practices.

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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. This blog is great as encouragement and validation for my own endeavors in social media marketing. This blog is great as encouragement and validation for my own endeavors in social media marketing. It’s about humanization.

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markempa

OCTOBER 6, 2006

B2B Lead Generation Blog About Free Resources Get FREE Updates Instantly Get A FREE Chapter from my book. For many B2B marketing pros (especially those in technology), a time-tested tool is the white paper. For many B2B marketing pros (especially those in technology), a time-tested tool is the white paper.

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Convince & Convert

MAY 11, 2010

I also like to look at search data, both the searches that people are conducting about your company on Google ( use this free keyword tool ), (insert Google keyword tool screen shot) and the searches conducted on your Web site (assuming you have a search function). Your blog, naturally. Talk it up on Facebook and the blog.

FAQ 139

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The Effective Marketer

FEBRUARY 22, 2011

The list is not all inclusive and depending on the focus of your blog you may have to search for that specific plugin elsewhere, but it seems there is an agreement that at minimum you need some kind of SEO and Analytics plugin, and if your blog has enough traffic, a cache plugin is justified. United States License.

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Convince & Convert

APRIL 28, 2010

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: 7 Surprising Statistics About Twitter in America Why Influence Mining is the Next Gold Rush Is Twitter for Business Even Worth the Trouble?

Social Media 150

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Convince & Convert

JUNE 7, 2010

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: The Best Advice Has No Shelf Life It’s Time for Real-Time Is Twitter for Business Even Worth the Trouble? He was very passionate about happiness and creating a culture to support the vision.

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Convince & Convert

APRIL 6, 2010

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. Test and track content success on Facebook using bit.ly (or number of likes and comments), and add the most effective content pieces to the next rung on the ladder (blog).

Paid Content 146

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markempa

JUNE 8, 2005

B2B Lead Generation Blog About Free Resources Get FREE Updates Instantly Get A FREE Chapter from my book. Using thought leader content as a lead generation tool Content is king in demonstrating your thought leadership and expertise. Critical Success Factor #9 Effectiveness 8 Critical Success Factors for Lead Generation 2.0

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markempa

AUGUST 23, 2006

B2B Lead Generation Blog About Free Resources Get FREE Updates Instantly Get A FREE Chapter from my book. " Ive written a number of times that educational content is an important tool for lead generation. " Ive written a number of times that educational content is an important tool for lead generation.

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