Convince & Convert

MARCH 4, 2010

This sounds simple, but it’s shocking how many bloggers aren’t clear on the core business rationale behind their blog initiative. Blogging for Community These blogs seek to guild a consistent readership that interact with the blogger(s) and advocate on behalf of the content on other social outposts. What’s the Point?

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Convince & Convert

JULY 28, 2010

Here are some tips to help you uncover the transactional or informational rough edges that you can smooth using the sandpaper of good, relevant content: Ask your customer service team. This is the strategy of creating a Social FAQ. Thanks for the link back to the social FAQ – I'd lost the link during my busy summer.

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Convince & Convert

AUGUST 2, 2010

link] Spark Great information from @jaybaer: Everything you ever wanted to know about Facebook. link] [link] Tim Bryan RT @jaybaer: Everything you ever wanted to know about Facebook, in one convenient batch of awesome Webinars.

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Convince & Convert

JULY 5, 2010

I have recruited a posse of incredibly smart social media, digital marketing, and public relations thinkers to entertain and inform you while I’m learning how to pay with colored money, and my son attends hockey camp.

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Convince & Convert

FEBRUARY 15, 2010

You are becoming one of my favourite bloggers! I find that companies need to ask for LESS information to get people to follow through to the 'Thank you page' of their forms – so I agree that it will all soon start congregating into more integrated communications where we will see forms with more SM contact options.

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Convince & Convert

FEBRUARY 10, 2010

Other gr8 uses [link] [link] Richard A Beane III Review of the site Flowtown that can give you information about how your customers use social media. Imported a 4th address – get a picture of Bruce Lee informing me something has gone horribly wrong. Other gr8 uses [link] [link] Jodi Gibson Discovered this excellent tool.

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Convince & Convert

JULY 21, 2010

Marketers have a responsibility to ensure that bloggers are providing disclosure and that statements are not misleading or unsubstantiated. Having a social media policy is considered an enforcement action by the FTC, which can be important if you are sued for misleading or unsubstantiated claims on a blog or by a blogger.

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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 14, 2010

The B2B prospect hanging out on Facebook Sunday night behaves differently and has different information needs than the same person reading e-mail on Monday morning. trying to get at information, oops scratch that b. then getting the information out. I have seen this part kill a. agreeing on what you are putting in there, c.

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Convince & Convert

MAY 25, 2010

Thanks for sharing this information! Thanks for bringing it to CA conference! link] Jose Huitron Jay, thanks for sharing these outstanding keys. 34% speaks volumes and highlights the fact that there is plenty of room for those who offer true value one service at a time filling needs and making an impact.

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Convince & Convert

MARCH 10, 2010

In re-reading each of these interviews multiple times to create this compilation, the information and insights conveyed in a short format are exceptional. I anticipated that interviews on Twitter would boil the process down to its purest essence, eschewing the ramblings and trappings of the customary approach, and it’s proven to be true.

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Convince & Convert

MARCH 23, 2010

I think first-time bloggers get enamored with the concept of “design.&# thanks meganzuniga While it's true the reason first time visitors go to your blog is because they wanted some information. So much more can come to a blog when it is more than just giving information. 5 ways to fix it. 5 ways to fix it.

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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. Companies didn’t seem to understand where she was, who she was, or what she wanted.

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Convince & Convert

JULY 15, 2010

Again with the blogging, make sure your blogger or bloggers want to do it, if they are forced into it, you won’t get your posts on time. You don’t need to know the what, just the who and when. If you have a Twitter account, set up a CoTweet account to help manage interactions, and define who is responsible for interaction.

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Online Marketing Institute

AUGUST 14, 2011

Will send you a ping.

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Convince & Convert

AUGUST 10, 2010

Joe Fernandez is CEO of Klout , a provider of influence metrics that is being incorporated into a variety of social media tools (including CoTweet , a client of mine) Jay Baer : What’s changed in the last two years or so with regard to access to influencer information? We can now associate a tremendous amount of data to individuals.

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Convince & Convert

APRIL 28, 2010

Same with the message board trolls, who are all too easy to overlook in favor of bloggers and Twitterers. I think using the information in tandem would be great to add to social media strategies. This would answer questions like: - out of your customer base, how many are key influential mommy bloggers. link] Amy D.

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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. It’s an information annuity that can’t be replicated elsewhere.

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Convince & Convert

JUNE 24, 2010

He doesn't just spew endless bits of information about his product (books, etc.). Something had to be wrong there, or everybody and their brother would already be proclaiming the wonders of this weed whacker from their rooftops, like they do for Dunkin Donuts coffee. They do that for real, right?

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Convince & Convert

JUNE 2, 2010

We sure as hell don’t lack for information at this point. The killer app isn’t information, it’s curation. Instead of you having to go to Facebook to see what your friends are up to and what they think, that information can be exported and embedded so that it becomes omnipresent. 500+ TV channels.

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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

This is because B2B has a smaller potential customer base, a higher average price point, and a customer decision funnel that is more influenced by word of mouth and reputation. Thanks for sharing good support information for B2B social media. Thanks for sharing good support information for B2B social media.

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Convince & Convert

APRIL 6, 2010

A better approach is to create a content ecosystem that allows you to repurpose and cascade your best information. I will certianly put to good use these nuggets of information. Very helpuful information. Too many companies and organizations are reinventing the content wheel for every social outpost they maintain.

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Convince & Convert

JUNE 3, 2010

.&# Here’s the closest they get: “…a tragedy that never should have happened&# “deeply disappointed&# (about the failure of the top kill, not the spill itself) “…our responsibility to keep you informed. And to do everything we can so this never happens again.&#

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Convince & Convert

FEBRUARY 23, 2010

I’m constantly referring back to Forrester’s POST methodology when planning campaigns. But your characterisation of a strategy as proactive vs reactive adds another important layer to planning.

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Convince & Convert

AUGUST 18, 2010

How can we find the most influential bloggers and get them to write about our client? As a blogger, I receive misplaced pitches for the most part from agencies in Calif and New York who don't know me from a hole in the wall, and have never taken the time (clearly) to read the blog or get to know me.

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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

Integrating Email and Social Media with Flowtown 7 Ingredients in the Perfect Twitter Profile Content Lessons Learned A few patterns become instantly clear when I look at this information: Time matters, but not in a consistent way. 21 out of my top 25 all-time posts have at least 7 words in the headline. Thanks for this research.

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Convince & Convert

MARCH 3, 2010

Help clients take their message to consumers directly, impacting purchase intent by providing truly helpful information at the right time in the buying cycle. Communicate with Content After strategic thinking, the key to social media success is content creation.

Social Media 121

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Convince & Convert

MAY 26, 2010

There is a lot of information out there and small businesses owners do not always have the time and in some cases the resources to hire an agency or consultant so they rely upon what people are saying and follow that. Tools – they are tools that implement the strategy and not the strategy themselves.

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Convince & Convert

APRIL 13, 2010

The larger screen size is great for an information-based app like this one). I’ve been playing with it for a few days, and it’s amazing how much they were able to jam into it. (I I also recommend it on the iPad. See my review of the iPad review here) This content would also make a fantastic Facebook application.

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Convince & Convert

APRIL 14, 2010

Nationwide Insurance has a terrific iPhone app that allows you to document a vehicle crash in real-time, including photos, collection of the other drivers’ insurance information, and other key details. Your posts are a million times better than organizations acting as social media resources that always charge a fee for information.

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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

link] Jeff Jacobs Informative piece from @jaybaer today: 7 surprising statistics about Twitter in America. link] RT @thebrandbuilder [link] Jeff Jacobs Informative piece from @jaybaer today: 7 surprising statistics about Twitter in America. It's a source of information. It's a source of information.

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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

Thanks for providing information that is not just general chat on the subject.-= Thanks for providing information that is not just general chat on the subject.-= Thanks for sharing the very useful information with the rest of us. Thanks for sharing the very useful information with the rest of us. frank´s last blog.

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Convince & Convert

AUGUST 31, 2010

Some Bloggers respond to the comments and some don’t. The information exchange is asynchronous. I have tremendous respect for blogger that are not too busy to at least acknowledge comments with a simple “thank you.&# Conversations require iteration and modifications as new information is digested.

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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

Everything from supply chain management, product design, customer service, accounting and beyond can be informed through analysing the data collected through your social media strategy. There’s a lot of knee-jerk, half-truth information out there about social media and what it can do. link] Alasdair Munn Good post.

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Valasys

DECEMBER 7, 2022

The majority of consumers now look online for information about goods and services in what has grown to be a very congested market. They’ve mastered the technique by asking bloggers and content producers to connect to their websites in order to pay an advertising fee each time a purchase is made or a desired action is completed.

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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

• On-going monitoring: What are people saying about your brand and how can you use that information to either repair your reputation or identify opportunities? Second – Are there any special types of information you’ll need? Research: How do people talk about your industry and who are the influencers?

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Martech Advisor

JANUARY 28, 2020

On the other hand, B2B brands focus on a wide range of content formats that demonstrate their subject matter expertise to inform, inspire, and engage the prospective buyers while helping them resolve their pain points. Infographics (Information Graphics) condense text, data, and information in a visual format. Infographics.

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Valasys

JULY 20, 2023

Think of it as the digital word-of-mouth that not only elevates your online reputation but also drives targeted customers to your website, resulting in increased sales and growth. Are we actively forging relationships with influential bloggers and websites in our industry?

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