Convince & Convert

APRIL 1, 2010

If Your Story is Inconsistent, At Least Leverage Your Content Ouch. But, it’s widely disparate content usage across social outposts that’s the real mystery. Unfortunately, the same lack of content leverage applies to photographs as well. Why isn’t the Manifesto it’s own tab? Your Web site. At a minimum.

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Industrial Marketing Today

JULY 14, 2010

Home Marketing Matters About Contact B2B Marketing Store Company Website Is Content Curation an Easy Way for Content Marketers to Do More With Less? Google News, aggregating content via RSS feeds and social bookmarking sites have been around for a while. So curated content is not something new. What is content curation?

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Scoop.it

MARCH 16, 2023

One of the most powerful tools in the hands of content creators is the ability to collaborate with other creators. What results is a fruitful partnership, where a chunk of the audience from one creator can easily hop on over to your content and vice versa. Follow the Trends Most content lives and dies through trends.

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Industrial Marketing Today

MAY 21, 2010

It is a balancing act between making your B2B blog too narrow in focus and standing out from the crowded field of bloggers. Create content – It is easy to get bogged down with the design aspects of a company blog. Keep your focus squarely on finding topics that are of interest to your target audience and developing content.

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Convince & Convert

APRIL 15, 2010

To be on the same list (much less on top) with bloggers for whom I have tremendous respect and admiration ( Valeria Maltoni , Lee Odden , David Meerman Scott , and many others) is a real affirmation for what I’m trying to do. Is Your Company in the Content Marketing Industry? Smart, optimized content. And guess what?

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Convince & Convert

APRIL 6, 2010

Too many companies and organizations are reinventing the content wheel for every social outpost they maintain. A better approach is to create a content ecosystem that allows you to repurpose and cascade your best information. Instead of a series of self-contained initiatives, build yourself a content ladder.

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Convince & Convert

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 ). A little too sterile, in my opinion. Just my opinion though… -Ralph [link] iFroggy Hey Jay, I voted for number 2, but I changed my mind. but a right-hand location on content sites.

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Convince & Convert

MAY 11, 2010

The key is to create meaningful content that answers those questions, and propagate that content throughout the social Web, making a visit to your site unnecessary. I recommend starting with six, because it’s a meaningful amount of content and will address the tip of your question iceberg. Here’s how it works: 1.

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Convince & Convert

JUNE 2, 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 Do You “Like&# How I Look In These Jeans?

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Online Marketing Institute

JANUARY 4, 2011

Today, I’m going to share my opinion of why you might want to consider adding a blog to your corporate website. Thought Leadership As my client mentioned above, “blogs are just places where people can hear themselves talk about how smart they are…” Well, in my opinion, that’s only partially true.

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Convince & Convert

MAY 5, 2010

So, Lisa Beatty build JaneNation.com , a new opinion, information, and idea community just for women, that launched recently at the Marketing to Women conference. With free membership open to all women, JaneNation combines social networking with opinion collection. Company launches a media content destination for women.

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Convince & Convert

MARCH 23, 2010

Remember that your likelihood of a first-time visitor coming back goes up the more content they consume on that first visit. So, make sure first-time visitors can access other content that may be of interest, convincing them that perhaps they should make a return trip. They may not realize that personality and function come first.

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Convince & Convert

FEBRUARY 24, 2010

Southwest Airlines has to coordinate its marketing and customer service response, in real-time, create its own content on its blog and Twitter account, while also dealing with the media jackals. Always Be Marketing Marketing is real-time now, and consumer opinion and search-engine results can change literally in seconds.

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Convince & Convert

MARCH 10, 2010

With a comprehensive eBook featuring ideas and opinions from some of the best social media minds, concisely chronicling the state of social media today – and where we’re headed. I'm impressed with the quality as well as the frequency of your solid content. Will tweet and FB now.

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Convince & Convert

APRIL 28, 2010

Labeled “Mass Influencers&# this army of 29 million opinionated chatterboxes may very well be the key to your social media success. Same with the message board trolls, who are all too easy to overlook in favor of bloggers and Twitterers. population. It’s entirely possible she is a Mass Influencer.

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Convince & Convert

AUGUST 10, 2010

McCann : We know not just identities, but also a second order of information about your content publishing frequency, density, and topical focus. And even another order that includes content interactions – who consumers and retweets your content? We can now associate a tremendous amount of data to individuals.

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Convince & Convert

JUNE 22, 2010

If anything, social media is MORE important for B2B companies than it is for B2C companies. Most B2B companies have fewer customers, so the opinions of each are magnified. Also, many B2B purchases are heavily researched, providing a real success path for content creation and socially-derived thought leadership.

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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

based on budget or schedule) Once you’ve answered those questions you can compare major social media monitoring tools. I’ve started a comparison chart, based only on my own experience and opinion, for you to use and update as you see fit. The main pitfall to avoid is flashy graphics for the sake of flashy graphics.

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Convince & Convert

JUNE 24, 2010

is Crucial to your Content Marketing Strategy 6 Lessons Learned From the Demise of MySpace Driving Sales with Relevancy and Utility [link] Innovate AZ 3 Ways Infomercials Can Inspire Your Social Media: I know, I know. It all comes down to content (and creatives). link] Chris Baldwin Jay, Have you not been sleeping lately?

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Convince & Convert

MAY 26, 2010

Social media is fueled by passion, and too many companies try to take elements of their company that aren’t passion-worthy, and attempt to build a social media program around it. Content creation and content marketing will continue to allow companies to capitalize on the fact that every customer is now a reporter.

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Convince & Convert

JUNE 3, 2010

Check out @jaybaer's What BP Can Learn from Umpire Jim Joyce [link] [link] DogWood Beds RT @pawspix: Saying sorry = courage… RT @jaybaer: [link] The PR secret BP can learn from an umpire. jefflogden You are so right, Jay.

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Convince & Convert

JULY 14, 2010

" /by Mike Cassidy [link] [link] Scott Carson RT @smallbiztwit: Social Media is the Servant of Strategy Not the Master [link] [link] Mark Moreno Mike, I am not a jump on the bandwagon guy who comments just to add Twitter followers. Earlier today I commented on a somewhat counter opinion to yours that you might find interesting.

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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

Done correctly, social media is about developing meaningful relationships with customers and prospective customers in their natural habitat. You have to create content, be part of many communities, and proceed incrementally. Many successful social media programs take months (or even more than a year) to really germinate.

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Convince & Convert

MARCH 3, 2010

Communicate with Content After strategic thinking, the key to social media success is content creation. And make sure to atomize your content , taking one idea and propagating it in as many places and formats as possible, each reaching a different audience.

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Convince & Convert

AUGUST 31, 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 Social Conversation a Myth?

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Convince & Convert

APRIL 8, 2010

Because as a content consumption device, the iPad is simply without peer. Using the iPad to do something as mundane as check headlines on your local newspaper’s Web site becomes a visceral, tactile experience as your ability to touch and move content redefines the physiology of the task. Same with email.

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Convince & Convert

MARCH 22, 2010

This program is being produced by Mike Stelzner, who runs the successful Social Media Examiner site (where I write monthly). He knows what he’s doing, and I can assure you the content will be solid. Tickets are going fast , Social Media Success Summit. 297 gets you 24 killer social media Webinars.

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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

41% provide opinions about products/services. It works for those kinds of accounts because the content or offering is SOOOO valuable that the engagement would only dilute it. It works for those kinds of accounts because the content or offering is SOOOO valuable that the engagement would only dilute it. 19% seek customer support.

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Convince & Convert

FEBRUARY 9, 2010

In real life, we trust a chosen few, while we consider the opinion of others. The others may “break through&# into the trusted circle by action and consistency; but until then we only trust the opinion of those that have earned our trust. Why would this be any different online? Like, say gravity. It’s a constant.

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Convince & Convert

FEBRUARY 10, 2015

You already know a social media plan can really help you share your content and connect with your audience. In fact, a solid social media plan helps us at CoSchedule get 31.5 times more traffic than if we would just share our content once and forget about it. With great content, comes great responsibility.

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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

Also, some bloggers (including Ari Herzog and Valeria Maltoni ) don’t favor including tweets as comments, since they are not true “comments.&# All In One SEO Pack Like many bloggers, I utilize the excellent All in One SEO Pack plug-in to optimize posts for search engine rankings. I implement bit.ly

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Convince & Convert

FEBRUARY 25, 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 Do You Know Your Customers Enough to be a Social Media Hit?

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B2B Marketing Zone Posts

NOVEMBER 2, 2010

Great content this month via the B2B Marketing Zone. people are only going to listen if you provide valuable content. Bringing down the Twitter snobs , October 25, 2010 It seems that Mitch Joel and I are becoming the Social Media Odd Couple. When Social Media Is Against the Law , October 3, 2010 Image by mskogly via Flickr.

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Convince & Convert

MARCH 9, 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 Are You Taking Social Media Shortcuts?

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Convince & Convert

AUGUST 3, 2010

Make your content at least semi-friendly for search engines. Now, the move is toward “social objects&# which are invariably smaller, more directed pieces of content. I particularly liked your sentiment on building one's marketing program on rented land, especially regarding content-copyright. Build a website.

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Convince & Convert

AUGUST 3, 2010

Make your content at least semi-friendly for search engines. Now, the move is toward “social objects&# which are invariably smaller, more directed pieces of content. I particularly liked your sentiment on building one's marketing program on rented land, especially regarding content-copyright. Build a website.

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Convince & Convert

MARCH 16, 2010

I mean content should be king, not one-liners on the likes of Twitter. link] unruh ann has a point – it's all about the content. Content is king, agreed. Twitter provides ready access to said content. I'm not even going to try. How many more platforms or tools must one try to digest/use regularly?

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