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Cognitive Surplus - Use Social Connectivity to Change the World.

Convince & Convert

The rise and role of the “non-professional&# is another very interesting concept in the book, as an increase in participation naturally leads to an explosion in content created by people that haven’t been vetted by the traditional means of degrees, apprenticeships, or ownership of a broadcasting license.

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Convince and Convert Blog: Social Media Strategy and Social Media.

Convince & Convert

This blog is great as encouragement and validation for my own endeavors in social media marketing. Over the last 7 months I’ve certainly walked the walk of social media marketing and this post is as plain and simple as a definition gets. Thanks for the post, yet again a brilliant post I must add.

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Is Your Social Strategy Proactive or Reactive | Social Media.

Convince & Convert

If there's a crisis, for example, they're going to be out there broadcasting their crisis management blogs but also reacting to customer issues. link] – very valid observations on the diff [link] varming Is Your Social Strategy Proactive or Reactive?

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Is Social Conversation a Myth?

Convince & Convert

It’s a great place to broadcast and get some quick tidbits, but let’s face it, unless you’re creating spiritual and motivation tweets, it’s hard to have substance in 140 characters (or less – if you’re looking for a retweet). Twitter doesn’t really bring out a conversation.

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Convince and Convert Blog: Social Media Strategy and Social Media.

Convince & Convert

The point about McDonald's is incredibly valid. It's my experience that not every kind of organisation gels nicely with social media, certainly in the standardised, more-popular forms. The point about McDonald's is incredibly valid. link] by @jaybaer [link] johnhaydon Are You Taking Social Media Shortcuts?

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What is a Media Kit — and How to Make One [+ Examples]

Hubspot

Only a few lines of text (even just a single short quote) and a single related image gets the point across, lending your pitch greater credibility thanks to social validation. Your media kit isn't a style guide, but it should pull in the most essential elements of your visual brand.

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Is Twitter for Business Even Worth the Trouble | social crm.

Convince & Convert

On a radio show on social media (I'll post about it within a few minutes) a listener asked what to say to a small business owner who doesn't want to use Twitter for their social media strategy. Valid question and I responded with, “You don't need to use Twitter. They don't just broadcast.

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