Convince & Convert

JULY 21, 2010

Marketers have a responsibility to ensure that bloggers are providing disclosure and that statements are not misleading or unsubstantiated. Having a social media policy is considered an enforcement action by the FTC, which can be important if you are sued for misleading or unsubstantiated claims on a blog or by a blogger.

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Convince & Convert

JULY 26, 2010

Meaning, a brand (or person) could benefit by leveraging the crowd. He’s a former journalist turned PR guy and straight shooter at New Media Cowboy. Which brings up the whole “viral&# aspect of the platform. Here’s how it works: People come to PitchEngine to get the word out about something.

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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. Don’t be Shy.

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Convince & Convert

JUNE 22, 2010

If communication is most effective in a press release, so be it, but if it is most effective via social media tools, that should be just as viable an option to a marketing or PR department. The only problem I've encountered is the trepidation associated with personal blogs. Maybe that will one day happen to social media.we

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Online Marketing Institute

JANUARY 4, 2011

Mark Jackson | August 18, 2010 | 0 comments ); //]]> Share Tweet My company has recommended blogging to many of our search engine optimization clients. I’m sure that there are many of you who have heard (or perhaps personally believe) something similar. Links Let’s be real. What do people like to link to? White papers?

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Convince & Convert

JULY 13, 2010

Every single person in a public relations firm should: 1) understand the impact of social media and 2) be able to activate that marketing potential for their clients. Oh, and for those that think that “blogger outreach” counts as social exposure for your staff, don’t kid yourself. I don’t believe in a “digital divide.”

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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

So, I took a personal inventory and created this overview of the 39 social media tools I use daily. Also, some bloggers (including Ari Herzog and Valeria Maltoni ) don’t favor including tweets as comments, since they are not true “comments.&# Twitter Tweetdeck I use Tweetdeck for serious twitter sessions.

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