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Social Media's Next Victim?

The Effective Marketer

Who doesn’t like to see a big giant fall down on its face, especially if it’s in public? We all like stories of companies that mess up and in the process of trying to clean up their act end up messing up even more. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 Like Be the first to like this post.

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effective marketer principle 4: take responsibility for decisions

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The Effective Marketer Effectiveness is a discipline and it can be learned Home About the Effective Marketer Books Speaking Effective Marketer Principle 4: Take Responsibility for Decisions The fourth principle can be summarized in one word: ACT ! Quoting directly from Peter Drucker “ Making good decisions is a crucial skill at every level.

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free stuff that sells. maybe.

The Effective Marketer

The Effective Marketer Effectiveness is a discipline and it can be learned Home About the Effective Marketer Books Speaking Free Stuff That Sells. Free Marketing Stuff Can Sell As marketers our job is to generate brand awareness, educate our prospective customers on the benefits of our products and get them to purchase. So, why is it free?

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How NOT to pitch a blog | Online Marketing Blog

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Home About Resources Archives Subscribe Consulting Contact How NOT to pitch a blog 29 Comments | Posted by Lee Odden on Aug 29th, 2007 in Blog Marketing , Blogging , Online Marketing , Online PR In the past I’ve written about blogger relations offering tips on how marketers or PR professionals ought to present their story ideas to bloggers.

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Social Pros 25 – Alison Carlman, globalgiving

Convince & Convert

At one point, Digg was the poster child for Social Media and Web 2.0 This episode features Alison Carlman of globalgiving. Read on for insights from Eric Boss & DJ Waldow’s Social Media Stat of the Week ( This week : The Wall Street Journal reports more people are turning to YouTube as their news source). Listen Now.

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Getting the most out of conferences and events « The Effective.

The Effective Marketer

Making the Conference Count If you really want to make the most out of your trade show, conference, or other learning event you attended, you have to be prepared to act when you get back to the office. Acting On Your Learning Before you leave to the conference there’s two things you need to do.

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copywriting that sells: powerful copy is easier than you think

The Effective Marketer

The ultimate test is whether the reader acted on your call to action. Not all workshops are good, most of the ones I’ve been to are actually pretty bad but once in a while there’s one that stands out and this time was the copywriting workshop I attended a couple weeks ago. then read on. The goal is to write persuasive copy.