Buzz Marketing for Technology

JUNE 15, 2010

But focusing on the Extrovert angle for a second, I began to wonder if you need to be an extrovert to be in social media. Certainly internally in your organization you need to be an extrovert if you want to organize a Tribe or movement in your company to take on social media. Share this on Facebook. Share this on Linkedin.

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Buzz Marketing for Technology

SEPTEMBER 22, 2010

To make matters worse it is almost impossible to use in my home but that is a network issue rather than an iPhone issue. It connects to AT&T’s network via your existing broadband Internet service and is designed to support up to five simultaneous users in your home. Share this on Facebook. Tweet This!

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Buzz Marketing for Technology

NOVEMBER 17, 2010

Everyday I provide support on the social web to customers. But what’s becoming clear to me is that real time communications is essential in this new multi channel world where you better be listening for your customers and delighting them with Social Customer Service. Share this on Facebook. Email this to a friend?

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Webbiquity

MARCH 29, 2010

With the tidal wave of how-to articles , jargon and self-proclaimed “social media experts&# hitting the online world, it’s easy for marketers and business executives to view social media as something akin to the unexplored regions of the earth as presented on medieval maps—&# here be dragons.&# Social Media Demystified.

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Buzz Marketing for Technology

DECEMBER 8, 2010

Around this time last year I wrote about the 10 B2B Marketing Predictions for 2010 and while I would say 7 out of 10 have already materialized and the others are on their way. So that begs the question – what’s on the horizon specifically for B2B Marketers next year? Keep in mind we all start in the same place and that’s at ZERO!

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Webbiquity

JANUARY 24, 2011

Supplement your email list with your contacts’ social network info? Find out if the username or vanity URL you want is still available across dozens of social sites? Display a feed of brand-related comments from a variety of social networks on your website? Promote events through social media?

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Webbiquity

FEBRUARY 16, 2011

LinkedIn is firmly ensconced among the “big 3″ social networks for marketing and business purposes, and though its base of 80 million members is far smaller than the 600 million users of Facebook, its impact in B2B marketing is larger. Blogs represent 50%, Facebook 47% and…Twitter scores 41%.”.

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Webbiquity

FEBRUARY 18, 2011

Any business that primarily relies on customers within it’s local geographic area—which includes not just restaurants and dentists but also some types of b2b vendors, such as IT services and of course marketing and PR firms—needs to understand the ins and outs of local search engine optimization (SEO). Share this on Facebook.

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Anything Goes Marketing

MARCH 8, 2009

I get a few blank stares at times when I talk about social media technologies with friends and colleagues but I’m starting to win people over day by day. LinkedIn: Starting an Alumni Group When Linkedin started a groups feature (like Facebook groups) I thought about how I could network with former colleagues. With real stories!

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Online Marketing Institute

DECEMBER 23, 2010

Top Topics Twitter YouTube Facebook iPhone Google Video Google Buzz Social media Business Mobile 2.0 Top Topics Twitter YouTube Facebook iPhone Google Video Google Buzz Social media Business Mobile 2.0 A couple of months ago, we talked about ways to engage your fan base on Facebook.

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Webbiquity

DECEMBER 21, 2010

Though business use of social media is rapidly increasing, many executives remain skeptical of its value. The bottom line is that while social media marketing definitely provides benefits (such as a higher conversion rate for organic search traffic ), it’s not generally effective as a direct promotion tool.

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Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

OCTOBER 12, 2011

by Maria Pergolino As the social media terrain becomes more populated with websites, the choices for B2B social media marketing stretch far and wide. Facebook, has only been around for seven years, after all!) stalwarts – Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn – there are thousands of other sites to choose from.

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Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

MARCH 17, 2011

by Maria Pergolino I know what you’re thinking – the seven ways marketers should be using social will be all about Twitter, Linkedin, Facebook, Digg or Reddit, and YouTube, right? These channels are just the places where we network with others online, not the best ways to do it.

Social Media 48

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B2B Marketing Savvy

JULY 27, 2009

Read time = 2 minutes) For me – getting a handle on the “social media” marketing landscape is easier if I simply connect the new stuff to my trusted, old and faithful outbound and marketing roots. This will be way to simplistic for some, but hopefully a way to lessen the confusion, for others.

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Social Media Digg Media PR 40

Webbiquity

JULY 25, 2011

Because more than 80% of consumer purchases and 90% of b2b buying cycles now begin with search. The second and third largest “search engines,&# based on volume of searches, aren’t search engines at all: YouTube and Facebook. And that you are interacting with your networks on those platforms.

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Webbiquity

JULY 25, 2011

Because more than 80% of consumer purchases and 90% of b2b buying cycles now begin with search. The second and third largest “search engines,&# based on volume of searches, aren’t search engines at all: YouTube and Facebook. And that you are interacting with your networks on those platforms.

Optimization 100

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B2B Marketing Savvy

JULY 26, 2009

Read time = 2 minutes) For me – getting a handle on the “social media” marketing landscape is easier if I simply connect the new stuff to my trusted, old and faithful outbound and marketing roots. This will be way to simplistic for some, but hopefully a way to lessen the confusion, for others.

Social Media 40

Social Media Digg PR Media 40

Online Marketing Institute

OCTOBER 29, 2010

Contact Us Submit News Contact Us Write for Us Spark of Genius Series Mashable | The Social Media Guide Business Mashable on Facebook Join Us! The B2B Social Media Marketing Series is supported by IDG Enterprise. Promoting a brand through social media is no longer unique or novel — it’s simply the norm.

Social Media 40

Social Media Enterprise Management Advertising Agencies Social Marketing 40

Webbiquity

JULY 28, 2010

Despite its airy title, Social Media Marketing: An Hour a Day by Dave Evans is anything but a lightweight treatment of this topic. At roughly 340 pages of text plus another 42 pages of worksheets, this is a meaty book, but the end result of following Dave’s hour-a-day guide is a solidly justified, strategic social media marketing plan.

Social Media 100

Social Media Social Marketing Planning Media 100

Online Marketing Institute

NOVEMBER 1, 2010

Reviewing the prior survey's results published in April 2009 , I expected that the economy -- and burgeoning interest in social media -- would accelerate the shift toward digital channels throughout 2009 to an unprecedented degree. 3) B2B marketers clung to unimaginative spending habits. What does work?

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Online Marketing Institute

NOVEMBER 8, 2010

Top Topics Twitter YouTube Facebook iPhone Google Video Google Buzz Social media Android Mobile 2.0 Contact Us Submit News Contact Us Write for Us Spark of Genius Series Mashable | The Social Media Guide Business Mashable on Facebook Join Us! The B2B Social Media Marketing Series is supported by IDG Enterprise.

Social Media 40

Social Media Enterprise Management Social Marketing B2B Marketing 40

Webbiquity

FEBRUARY 2, 2011

It helps the consumer solve a problem or improve their life in some way, and it helps the producer sell goods or services that accomplish that task. Social Media Leads Content Marketing: New Survey Reveals by Jeff Bullas. 7 “Rs&# for B2B Marketing Content Planning by Customer Think. How Much B2B Content is Enough?

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Webbiquity

JANUARY 10, 2010

by Social Media Today. Favorite snip: “ Frank Eliason, director of digital care at Comcast…drew hearty laughter when he described the cable giant as being known for its customer service. Twitter in B2B – a Velocity Slideshare by The B2B Marketing Blog. What’s a Retweet? Share this on del.icio.us. Tweet This!

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Online Marketing Institute

NOVEMBER 2, 2009

Virtually every b2b buying decision involves some level of research on the web. Based on my own anecdotal research, natural search typically drives at least 40% and average more than half of all unpaid traffic to b2b websites. What’s more, social media supports SEO and even branding activities. Acme Software Inc.).

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Buzz Marketing for Technology

JULY 7, 2008

Nuggets from Social Media workshops as of late… posted in Uncategorized |. The answer is NOT always social media/community - that would be another warning sign if it was. 6) Social Media is not new…just digitizing the norm: Reminded of this all the time. I think the same is true for the bevy of social tools.

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Social Media Communities Wiki Work Management 100

Hubspot

MARCH 10, 2011

Today LinkedIn launched a new news aggregation and curation service called LinkedIn Today. Many other websites automatically curate news based on what your friends have liked, shared or voted such as Reddit, Digg, Facebook and tons more. LinkedIn today is yet another service that gives inbound marketers an advantage.

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Linkedin Tips Paid Search Agency Digg 28

Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

However, a lot of people making that news have created expectations and beliefs about social media that aren’t true. Social Media is Inexpensive False. As Charlene Li said recently, social media trades media cost for labor cost. Social Media is Fast False. Social media is by definition slow. Absolutely.

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Social Media Media Webinar Metrics Paid Search Agency 149

Online Marketing Institute

JANUARY 4, 2011

Follow Me On Twitter 90 Tips To Make Your Blog Rock Written by jeffbullas - 30 Comments Categories: Blog , Blogging , Social Media Share Tweet Blogging whether it is for your personal passion or for the corporate blog is quite often a journey that has its highs and lows. Provide “share this” buttons to Facebook and Twitter as a minimum 22.

Paid Content 40

Paid Content Tips Webinar Metrics Ideal Customer Profiles 40

WebMarketCentral

APRIL 6, 2009

Everybody uses Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn, but which niche social media sites are worth investigating? How can you maximize your results through social bookmarking sites like Digg? How does social media relate to SEO? Why is online reputation management so important?

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Social Media Optimization Digg Web 2.0 20

Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

Tired of chasing shiny objects, and setting up Twitter and Facebook accounts with clear direction, or success metrics? I presented today at Social Media AZ , a new conference for Arizonans interested in, and practicing social media. Developing a Social Media Strategy in 7 Steps View more presentations from Jason Baer.

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Social Media Media Webinar Metrics Marketing & Strategy 167

Buzz Marketing for Technology

DECEMBER 15, 2010

One of the great things about the Facebook is that it provides you access to a large audience of over 550 Million people worldwide at a very low cost so why not take advantage of it. So let’s go through 3 Tricks to Maximize a Facebook Advertising purchase for B2B Marketers. There are tons of ways to target folks on Facebook.

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WebMarketCentral

MAY 18, 2009

How should you measure the impact of social media? What are some of the best free tools for monitoring social buzz about your brand or company? Of the hundreds of Facebook applications available, which ones are best for business? How can you create effective online video content on a budget?

Social Media 20

Social Media Web 2.0 iCrossing Optimization 20

Convince & Convert

MARCH 23, 2010

Also, while I think it’s somewhat less likely that a first-time visitor will tweet or Digg or Stumble your work (I’d love to see a study on that), you should make that process as easy as possible as well. RT @jaybaer: 5 Ways to Make Friends with Strangers on Your Blog [link] [link] Social Media Mktg.

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Social Media Media Webinar Metrics Marketing & Strategy 119

Webbiquity

JANUARY 10, 2011

It’s hard to overstate the impact of Facebook. Having long ago passed MySpace as the most popular social network, Facebook recently replaced Google as the most-visited website in the U.S. Facebook Marketing Tips and Guides. The 12 Best Ways To Customize Your Facebook Pages by TechCrunch.

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Webbiquity

JANUARY 10, 2010

With the rapidly increasing use of social media tools for marketing and PR comes growing pressure to demonstrate results. But what metrics are really most appropriate for social media measurement? Is your social media strategy built on a solid foundation, or is it more like a Hollywood movie set—a pretty facade with nothing behind it?

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Webbiquity

JULY 12, 2010

Recent surveys have shown that while businesses are embracing social media in droves, many are doing so without any real strategy in place. Just as these questions are critical to solid journalism, so they can be invaluable to social media strategy development. Update your company’s Facebook page?

Social Media 100

Social Media Media B2B Thought Leadership Marketing & Strategy 100

Buzz Marketing for Technology

OCTOBER 27, 2010

If you follow me you know I talk a lot about the ROI of Social Media since I happen to have stumbled on a great ROI using Social Media in providing support for our customers at Avaya. But I think there are 3 more ROIs out there where you can build a great business case with Social Media. Share this on Facebook.

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