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Convince and Convert Blog: Social Media Strategy and Social Media.

Convince & Convert

link] Lauren Faith Great post that can be summarized as the old comparison of shotgun approaches and rifle approaches. I especially like your comparison of social media to digital bumper stickers and an expression of passion for something, as opposed to permission to market to them.

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4 Steps to Drive Sales with a Social FAQ | Blogging and Content.

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Consider the cost comparison of communicating the kind of messages, and the useful information that we can freely distribute now through the internet tools available versus the older media sources and their cost structures? Or that a company will be doomed if it does not entertain some form of social media management program.

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Convince and Convert Blog: Social Media Strategy and Social Media.

Convince & Convert

Interesting read and comparison. Interesting read and comparison. I divinity see some comparison between infomercials and social media, but more on the experience side. You’re thinking that I’m crazy. But, I’m not. I’ve been in marketing or advertising (online or otherwise) for 20 years.

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B2B Lead Generation Blog: Direct mail for the complex sale that really works

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« Podcast: Duct Tape meets Lead Generation for the Complex Sale | Main | Podcast: Interview on the Cullinane & Green Report » Direct mail for the complex sale that really works With the proliferation of e-mail and its resulting abuses, direct mail has become almost a novel approach by comparison.

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Why Influence Mining is the Next Gold Rush | social crm | Social.

Convince & Convert

Influence mining makes the old school, direct marketing notions of sorting consumers by purchase history seem dinosaurian by comparison. Obviously this is a valuable metric but we are able to give companies a network value score to understand a person's word of mouth impact. In comparison, Twitter is a piece of cake.

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Convince and Convert Blog: Social Media Strategy and Social Media.

Convince & Convert

I think the banks/financial institutions should be included in your comparison. We may be the least vindictive, grudge-holding society ever. For the most part, we’ve forgiven Tyson, Clinton, Nixon (my father-in-law is still a hater), Tylenol and about 63,157 other transgressions. Fawn Thanks Jay. You are exactly on point here.

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Convince and Convert Blog: Social Media Strategy and Social Media.

Convince & Convert

I’ve started a comparison chart, based only on my own experience and opinion, for you to use and update as you see fit. 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).