Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 22, 2010

I’ll have to look into the new Exact Target tool. My clients are currently set up with Constant Contact which has been trying to add more social tools- but not quite cohesive yet. link] Deliverability Days Wrap Up + Fabulous Marketing Finds from Around the Web: 9/23/2010 « Topica's Blog [.]

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Marketing Insider Group

OCTOBER 28, 2010

If you are looking for a more formal approach, check out The Marketing Leadership Council which offers a marketing planning tool called MarkPlan and recently held a series of workshops on marketing planning. You may need to supplement your programs with these types of tactics depending on your corporate goals. All rights reserved.

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Convince & Convert

AUGUST 2, 2010

Each of these strategies requires different tactics, resources and success metrics. facebook Rocks [link] objectivemarketer Facebook Success Summit 2010 @marismith @jaybaer @briansolis @mike_stelzner @ekaterinawalter and the likes. If it’s not now, it will be soon (see my post tomorrow for more on that).

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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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Marketing Insider Group

JUNE 2, 2010

Not understanding our target audience’s pain points : Simple surveys using free tools like SurveyMonkey or Zoomerang can provide quick and easy access to a prioritized list of prospect pain points. Michael Brenner Jun 3 2010 Great point Daniel. Ryan Beale Jun 3 2010 Michael, Great post. What does someone from 3M say?

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Marketing Insider Group

JUNE 7, 2010

Social media is just another channel and just another tool to reach customers. Most important – listen to the conversations and use those insights to drive integrated campaigns that use traditional, digital, and social tactics in harmony- centered on meeting a well-defined customer need. Michael Brenner Jun 9 2010 Thanks Paige.

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Convince & Convert

MAY 12, 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 Would You Try It With a Fox? Just my two cents.

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Convince & Convert

FEBRUARY 10, 2010

And that’s the premise behind Flowtown , one of the most exciting new social media tools I’ve seen in months. “We want to give SMB a complete tool to allow them to move the needle on the 20% of social media that matters.&# But, the current system is just the beginning. Ethan [link] Josh Lysne Hey Jay, great post.

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Convince & Convert

AUGUST 19, 2010

All of these tactics can work together seamlessly to create a robust, optimized content marketing engine that pays real dividends in increased website traffic, and conversions. Since April, 2010 Western River has collected more than 1,100 of these customer stories. said Brandon Lake, Vice President of Western River.

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Convince & Convert

JULY 5, 2010

I’m on vacation in the great white north for a couple weeks, trying to spend a little time with the family and get The Now Revolution (my new book with Amber Naslund ) finished up.

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Convince & Convert

FEBRUARY 23, 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 Your Social Strategy Proactive or Reactive?

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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. then who is responsible for innovationsupport of info and tool, e. I have seen this part kill a.

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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.

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Convince & Convert

JULY 27, 2010

I couldn’t write Katie Van Domelan’s post about social media listening tools. While I was away, Convince & Convert featured 11 guest blog posts from friends, clients, and colleagues. I don’t have the chops to write Mike Corak’s piece on the role of language in content marketing.

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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 7, 2010

link] links for 2010-09-07 | Glenn Friesen [.] More from Convince and Convert Is Twitter for Business Even Worth the Trouble Why Social CRM Needs to Be Less About the Social and More About the Customers The 3 Amigos: Email, Blogging, Social Sharing Convince and Convert Recommends From Twitter to Blog – #FollowFriday Vol.

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Marketing Insider Group

AUGUST 12, 2010

Lead scoring is a key component so that once a lead meets a quality threshold, it is sent to sales with all the relevant history such as marketing tactics responded to, content viewed, solution interest, budget or timeframe. kenny madden Aug 13 2010 Michael, Great post. We discussed the great lead quality vs. lead quantity debate.

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Convince & Convert

MAY 13, 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 18 Social Media Quotes My Wife Is Sick of Hearing Me Say May (..)

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Convince & Convert

JUNE 17, 2010

They're bots and goofballs who followed you using one of the tools you alluded to. First of all, half of those followers you (not you in particular, you being anyone) are including aren't real followers. There are just so many different ways people use Twitter that make it tough to use FPT.

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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

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. Yahoo, too. Myspace also.

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Convince & Convert

MARCH 4, 2010

We hear how twitter and the other SM tools will help to get you on top, blah, blah but that only happens so few times. A blog can serve many functions, depending on whether or not the blog is the business (revenue stream) or a tool (for commerce, community, etc.). Blogging is a commitment to yourself and anyone reading.

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Convince & Convert

JUNE 29, 2010

In his piercing new book Cognitive Surplus: Creativity and Generosity in a Connected Age Shirky asserts that the technological revolution has enabled us to work together to conquer challenges big and small, if we’d just watch less TV and commit to participating in something other than our own mental decay.

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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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Convince & Convert

MAY 4, 2010

I’m delighted to have had the chance to interview technology consultant and author Phil Simon about how technology and social media adoption is changing companies. 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.

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Convince & Convert

AUGUST 24, 2010

For every vote you cast for the keynote at South by Southwest featuring me and Amber Naslund , we’ll donate $1 of our book advance to Make-A-Wish Foundation ®.

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Convince & Convert

FEBRUARY 19, 2010

RT @jaybaer: Turn the Tables on Social Media with NutshellMail [link] (this tool is a big time-saver) [link] Akash Sharma RT @jaybaer Turn the Tables on Social Media with NutshellMail [link] (this tool is a big time-saver) [link] Jeff Tucker I too set up NutShellMail and even added a tab for it on one of our Facebook fan pages.

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Convince & Convert

MAY 27, 2010

In that spirit, here are some interesting updates from companies and tools I’ve written about previously here at Convince & Convert. One thing that’s excited me is socialmention.com It’s unbelievable the amount of data they give you and the ultra-targeting you can do with a free search tool.

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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

But those differences are at the tactics layer, not the strategy layer. I’ve asserted that B2B social media tactics vary from B2C, in that they are typically rooted in consumer education and thought leadership, and thus require deeper layers of interaction. Are there differences between B2B and B2C in social media?

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Convince & Convert

JULY 26, 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 Co-op SEO and the Future of Websites July 26th, 2010 |Written (..)

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Convince & Convert

FEBRUARY 15, 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 Social Media and Email – More Alike than Different February (..)

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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). We’ve added Disqus as the commenting system. We’re working on tweaking the subscription center at the top a bit, too. But I need your help with the biggest change – the header.

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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. RT @jaybaer: A Social Media Scoreboard That Works [link] (check it out) [link] Scott Bauman RT @tamadear Very, very cool and useful tool. A new product launch.

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Convince & Convert

JULY 21, 2010

Protecting Yourself From Social Media Lawsuits – [link] from @bgindra over on @jaybaer's place [link] FreelanceCamp 2010 Protecting Yourself From Social Media Lawsuits [link] [link] Stuart Feigley RT @ShannonPaul: IMPORTANT!

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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

But, fortunately there are some pretty sweet tools out there to help me find the right people to engage in conversation. But, fortunately there are some pretty sweet tools out there to help me find the right people to engage in conversation. Working on campaigns for several clients and its been a slow haul, especially for a new brand.

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Convince & Convert

MARCH 10, 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 Staggering Social Media Insights – The Best of Twitter (..)

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Industrial Marketing Today

APRIL 26, 2010

Cold calling is replaced by useful content and tools that help people find them and contact them for more information. More and more B2B marketers are shifting their marketing budget out of expensive pay per click (PPC) advertising and traditional media and into content creation, optimization and social media.

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Convince & Convert

JUNE 24, 2010

I believe Social media delivers new communications tools. You’re thinking that I’m crazy. But, I’m not. Everything that’s transpiring around us is actually improving the existing foundation for our business, from service to marketing to product development to sales to executive management, and everything in between.

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Convince & Convert

MAY 5, 2010

This 40-something Florida Mom found herself undergoing several simultaneous life shifts, and realized that products and the communication about them didn’t resonate with her any longer.

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