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MARCH 4, 2010

However, even within the business (non cat) blogging arena, there are a wide variety of potential measures to gauge your momentum. This sounds simple, but it’s shocking how many bloggers aren’t clear on the core business rationale behind their blog initiative. Is anyone out there? Does anyone care? What’s the Point?

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APRIL 20, 2010

While this is important for a blog like mine, it’s flat-out critical for e-commerce companies, and others that are blogging for business. But the reality is, your blog is probably a lot more broad than you think. I need to do some serious analysis to see how those 3,126 terms fit together, and dramatically expand my keyword usage.

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AUGUST 2, 2010

Many businesses are past the point of asking the “should we be on Facebook&# question. The Facebook Success Summit Answers That Question, And A Lot More For one ridiculously low price of $297 (for now) , you get access to 22 Webinars about every facet of Facebook success. My session is on October 12.

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JULY 20, 2010

RT @MikeCorak: Honored as guest blogger on C&C-RT @jaybaer: 5 Steps to Winning Fans with Content Strategy [link] [link] Abby Thanks for the resources. About a year ago, I wrote a guest post here titled “ Use Online Listening for Competitive Research. I actually work at Vertical Measures!

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Industrial Marketing Today

APRIL 28, 2010

Home Marketing Matters About Contact B2B Marketing Store Company Website A Blogging Style to Call Your Own by Achinta Mitra on April 28, 2010 in Industrial Marketing Blog , Industrial Marketing Strategies , Social Media Marketing Creating a blog is not too difficult but building an active community around it is.

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JUNE 29, 2010

More people making stuff (100 million bloggers can’t be wrong) 2. More people making stuff (100 million bloggers can’t be wrong) 2. We’re Making Progress Together As I see it, the recipe for improving the world through collaboration has three steps: 1.

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FEBRUARY 15, 2010

' I still see a huge value for a business to provide personal one-on-one customer service by maintaining a list of client thru e-mail marketing. a vote for integration) [link] [link] Josh Shua Peters RT @jaybaer: Why is your email and social media being handled by different people? (a You are becoming one of my favourite bloggers!

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2010

A subscriber-centric, unified view of email + social connectivity is what we need to move social out of the experimental phase and into true business integration — including (perhaps especially) at the enterprise business level. It looks like the predictions of email and social being two sides of the same coin are coming true.

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Industrial Marketing Today

MAY 21, 2010

If you are still not sure about the benefits of using a business blog, head over to HubSpot and read these articles: 6 Reasons Every Small Business Should Be Blogging… Are You Missing the Boat? It is a balancing act between making your B2B blog too narrow in focus and standing out from the crowded field of bloggers.

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MAY 12, 2010

Social Media With A Mouse? A lot of people are still saying no to social media. Last night while reading the story, it occurred to me that many small business decision-makers are like Sam- saying no to social media, without even being sure why. And that’s just it. You Just Might Like It Sam I Am.

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JULY 21, 2010

The FTC encourages social media policies be in place and reviewed. Remember all the hubbub last fall when the FTC released its Guidelines for Blogging and Social Media ? Marketers have a responsibility to ensure that bloggers are providing disclosure and that statements are not misleading or unsubstantiated.

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AUGUST 16, 2010

And of course, I’d never share your email address (frankly, I don’t even know where to find it without help from my assistant, Jess ) Thanks as always for your tremendous support of me and my work here at Convince & Convert , and elsewhere. August 12, 2010 (766) Twitter Stream © 2008-2010 Convince & Convert, LLC.

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FEBRUARY 11, 2010

That being said, the “transition&# will likely go on for some time, meaning there's still quite a bit of business to be had and money to be made in mobile apps. The decision to go with a web or native app comes down to what makes the most sense for the business so there is no right answer to this one.

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FEBRUARY 24, 2010

because through social media, customers are praising and criticizing companies in public in a way that requires marketing to triage and respond. Power, Risk & Accountability Today, I gave a presentation to LEAD San Diego, a group of Southern California business leaders.

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Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

FEBRUARY 6, 2012

In fact, we were recently rated as #1 on the Silicon Valley Business Journal’s Fastest Growing Private Companies list for 2011! Your content expertise goes far beyond white papers and blogs, and includes the ability to manage video and webinar programs. A minimum of two years social media experience with B2B organizations.

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FEBRUARY 5, 2010

I’m a big believer in humanization of your blog (in fact, it’s one of my 11 must-dos for serious bloggers ). I'm am always grateful (and somewhat amazed) that people want to take time out of their incredibly busy existence to read my stuff. link] Social Business Bank Option 1. No question! link] Warren Fick Wow.

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Industrial Marketing Today

JUNE 3, 2010

In the words of Jeffrey Zeldman , the renowned web designer, blogger, independent publisher and the king of Web standards according to Business Week, “Content precedes design. It doesn’t matter whether you work for a corporate marketing department or the owner of a small business website. If so, you know the frustration.

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2010

The faux testimonials on the back of the book are priceless, including: “This book is the greatest business book in the world, besides mine.&# - Author who only gives testimonials for people who give him one in return Stratten’s rant against direct marketing – “People still teach courses on how to cold-call better!

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JULY 5, 2010

August 12, 2010 (766) Twitter Stream © 2008-2010 Convince & Convert, LLC. All rights reserved. 4463 Forest Hill Drive -- Bloomington, Indiana 47401 (602) 616-1895 jason@convinceandconvert.com

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MAY 13, 2010

Let me hear about it: View Comments | Subscribe To This Blog | Sign Up For Our Newsletter Share This Post: Similar Posts That You Might Enjoy: Does Your Blog Have a Long Tail Is Social Media Too Big For Its Britches? I love your quotes and they are spot on! August 12, 2010 (766) Twitter Stream © 2008-2010 Convince & Convert, LLC.

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FEBRUARY 10, 2010

August 12, 2010 (766) Twitter Stream © 2008-2010 Convince & Convert, LLC. All rights reserved. 4463 Forest Hill Drive -- Bloomington, Indiana 47401 (602) 616-1895 jason@convinceandconvert.com

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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. Do you see social media participation as one of the hurdles businesses now need to successfully clear? Absolutely.

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Industrial Marketing Today

AUGUST 24, 2009

. – an industrial and business-to-business (B2B) marketing communications company in Houston, Texas. This guide will walk you through each step involved in creating a roadmap for a successful business Website. Achinta offers his industrial clients marketing for engineers by an engineer.

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FEBRUARY 19, 2010

August 12, 2010 (766) Twitter Stream © 2008-2010 Convince & Convert, LLC. All rights reserved. 4463 Forest Hill Drive -- Bloomington, Indiana 47401 (602) 616-1895 jason@convinceandconvert.com

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JUNE 17, 2010

Indeed, I use Twitter for all of the reasons above (especially to meet new people), but for me and my business, I have two core, measurable goals. For us, it has helped expand our consulting business, which is a real measure. By far and away it has been our best means of getting our story out, and capturing business.

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AUGUST 24, 2010

The Revolution is Coming I don’t think I’ve announced it publicly yet, but the final title of the new book from Amber and me (coming in February, 2011) is: The Now Revolution: 7 Moves to Transform Your Business with Speed, Smarts and Social Media Many, many thanks to everyone who voted on possible titles, and provided suggestions.

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Convince & Convert

MARCH 10, 2010

I must say, that has to be the BEST business card idea I've ever seen. link] Vishal Joshi RT @SMBConsultant: Staggering Social Media Insights »The Best of Twitter 20 eBook »Very Generous @jaybaer »[link] blog comments powered by Disqus Subscribe to Convince & Convert Jay Baer Greetings. Just got my copy in the mail.

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Convince & Convert

MARCH 23, 2010

I think first-time bloggers get enamored with the concept of “design.&# websitetraffic Call to Action is a great way of practicable business blogging, but it must be conducted in a very subtle manner. websitetraffic Call to Action is a great way of practicable business blogging, but it must be conducted in a very subtle manner.

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JULY 15, 2010

When it comes to creating a social media strategy , there is one, often overlooked piece of the puzzle that falls through the cracks. Something along the line of “we tried a blog but it wasn’t a success” or “we have a Facebook page, but it isn’t doing anything for our business.” The who is doing what piece of the puzzle.

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JULY 26, 2010

Let’s say you’re a small business owner who wants your brand to appear in Google when someone searches for your product or service in your area. But what if you’re a big business with lots of SEO already? Does that drive business to you? Social media has changed the way we communicate. Spread the net.

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

Yes, social media applies to B2B. In fact, social media can be MORE transformative for a B2B company than a B2C company. None of that is impacted in the slightest by whether you’re selling to consumers or other businesses. Happy Christmas and New Year.-= Ed Hartigan´s last blog. Eurostar and the Blame Game =-.

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Industrial Marketing Today

JULY 14, 2010

Bloggers of all stripes have counted on the popularity of “list” posts whenever they’ve run out of fresh ideas for content. an industrial and business-to-business (B2B) marketing communications company in Houston, Texas. This guide will walk you through each step involved in creating a roadmap for a successful business Website.

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2010

However — and this came up frequently at the recent Social Media AZ event — in B2B applications, they haven’t been as useful because people still often use a different e-mail address for personal and business use. So, in your experience, are there products making those cross-references? Of course, *I* have an app for all that.

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Convince & Convert

MAY 27, 2010

If you use Wufoo to power your forms, you can hook up Flowtown to investigate, score, and sort your form submissions, and then alert you based on custom business rules. Sounds like it could really help businesses out in the social media realm. Let’s say you have a white paper for download on your site.

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Convince & Convert

MAY 5, 2010

From a business standpoint, it’s brilliant. Let me hear about it: View Comments | Subscribe To This Blog | Sign Up For Our Newsletter Share This Post: Similar Posts That You Might Enjoy: Crowdsourcing: Beyond the Basics Tying Together Social Media and Corporate Social Responsibility Is Twitter for Business Even Worth the Trouble?

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Convince & Convert

JUNE 7, 2010

He writes in a breezy, accessible, invigorating style that makes Delivering Happiness the rare business book that is also a genuine page turner. The book concludes with a few pages about the science of happiness, and how personal and business happiness can be inextricably linked. Great story!

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MAY 25, 2010

will range from 11% (the relatively mature email marketing), to 34% (social media). What other aspects of the marketing services business are likely to grow like that? This focus on specificity rather than generality applies to business development, too. Direct mail? Get Your Foot in the Door Selling One Service. Embrace Math.

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