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MAY 12, 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 Would You Try It With a Fox?

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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. As a consultant, you help organizations walk the tightrope of technology adoption and integration. I play a similar role in the social media arena.

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AUGUST 16, 2010

3 must-read articles about social media (plus a bonus from the Convince & Convert vault) Sent twice per week (usually Monday and Friday) Sent at 1pm pacific time 3-2-1: it’s the greatest newsletter in the history of social media newsletters. Im Jay Baer. How can I help you?

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JULY 27, 2010

Blogging every day doesn’t make you a better thinker or consultant, it makes you faster at WordPress formatting. Business News "Blogging every day doesn’t make you a better thinker or consultant, it makes you faster at WordPress formatting." Those words are often used interchangeably, but they are not the same.

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JUNE 29, 2010

link] Hot In Marketing Cognitive Surplus – Use Social Connectivity to Change the World | Book Reviews | Social Media Consulting – Con. Im a tequila-loving, hype-free social media strategy consultant, speaker, and author that works with major corporations and PR firms to harness the awesome power of the social Web.

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JULY 20, 2010

Im a tequila-loving, hype-free social media strategy consultant, speaker, and author that works with major corporations and PR firms to harness the awesome power of the social Web. Im a frequent social media conference speaker , and interview social media luminaries for my Twitter 20 series of live Twitter interviews.

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FEBRUARY 24, 2010

6 things you need 2 incorporate into your social media plan. 6 things 2 incorporate in your social media plan [link] [link] Nate Riggs I'm really excited to speak with @jaybaer on a Skype Session today. Though I somewhat disagree with the premise that “social media makes everything about marketing&#.

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MAY 5, 2010

John & Partners , a full-service advertising and public relations firm, based in Jacksonville. link] [link] Courtenay Pitcher As the owner of my own small marketing agency, I find it much easier to consult with clients based on experiences and insights gained in the trenches. Is this the future of agencies?

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2010

Is it good enough to just say “here is our product, go buy it?&# Im a tequila-loving, hype-free social media strategy consultant, speaker, and author that works with major corporations and PR firms to harness the awesome power of the social Web. and hope for a.02 02 conversion rate – I don’t think so!

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AUGUST 24, 2010

We absolutely realize it could be interpreted as if we’re trying to “buy&# votes with Make-A-Wish Foundation as the conduit. Im a tequila-loving, hype-free social media strategy consultant, speaker, and author that works with major corporations and PR firms to harness the awesome power of the social Web. Im Jay Baer.

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MAY 27, 2010

The More Things Change, The More Things Change | Social Media Marketing | [link] [link] Tena Hartwig great post featuring @bulbstorm! The More Things Change, The More Things Change | Social Media Marketing | [link] [link] DJ Waldow Mr. Baer – How about Constant Contact buying Nutshell Mail?

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JULY 26, 2010

Im a tequila-loving, hype-free social media strategy consultant, speaker, and author that works with major corporations and PR firms to harness the awesome power of the social Web. Im a frequent social media conference speaker , and interview social media luminaries for my Twitter 20 series of live Twitter interviews.

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APRIL 20, 2010

Which is closer to buying, a consumer searching for “flat panel TV&# or a consumer searching for “26 inch 720p flat panel TV.&# ? Because of the specificity, it’s much easier to achieve a top 10 search engine ranking for long tail searches, and higher rankings = higher conversions.

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JULY 6, 2010

100 Tying Together Social Media and Corporate Social Responsibility | Guest Posts | Social Media Consulting – Convince… [link] [link] Top ? link] [link] WebPro360 And, it's not just about businesses 'tooting' their own horn.

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JUNE 17, 2010

For us, it has helped expand our consulting business, which is a real measure. Im a tequila-loving, hype-free social media strategy consultant, speaker, and author that works with major corporations and PR firms to harness the awesome power of the social Web. Im Jay Baer. How can I help you?

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FEBRUARY 10, 2010

Im a tequila-loving, hype-free social media strategy consultant, speaker, and author that works with major corporations and PR firms to harness the awesome power of the social Web. Im a frequent social media conference speaker , and interview social media luminaries for my Twitter 20 series of live Twitter interviews.

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FEBRUARY 11, 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 It Curtains for the App Store?

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

Creating and calibrating a social media strategy for any company should follow the same process. You need to determine why your company should be social, for whom your efforts are intended and where your audience is in the buying cycle, and how you’ll measure success. Not true, but thank you. SXSW, perhaps? link] Jay Baer Awww.

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JUNE 7, 2010

link] [link] Hot In Marketing Delivering Happiness Delivers Indeed | Book Reviews | Social Media Consulting – Convince & Convert [link] [link] LoriBurke I want to win this book too. Sullivan RT @jaybaer: Should you buy the new book from @zappos – "Delivering Happiness"? Great story!

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MAY 13, 2010

Im a tequila-loving, hype-free social media strategy consultant, speaker, and author that works with major corporations and PR firms to harness the awesome power of the social Web. Im a frequent social media conference speaker , and interview social media luminaries for my Twitter 20 series of live Twitter interviews.

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

To help you figure all this out, you might want to download my free social media strategy worksheet. Social Media Strategy Worksheet from Jay Baer at Convince and Convert As a social media consultant, I specialize in helping companies create and implement social media strategy.

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FEBRUARY 15, 2010

Im a tequila-loving, hype-free social media strategy consultant, speaker, and author that works with major corporations and PR firms to harness the awesome power of the social Web. Im a frequent social media conference speaker , and interview social media luminaries for my Twitter 20 series of live Twitter interviews.

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MARCH 10, 2010

link] Lisa Alvey Staggering Social Media Insights – The Best of Twitter 20 eBook – [link] (via @jaybaer) <–cool stuff! Download it: [link] [link] dzimmerman RT @MarketingProfs: Have you scored a copy of @jaybaer's Staggering Social Media Insights – The Best of Twitter 20? Im Jay Baer. How can I help you?

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JUNE 24, 2010

One of the local Twitterati here had Chris Brogan up to Maine for a social media conference, and I caught it on UStream. I'd buy a book from him. Heck, I'd even buy a lithium powered weed whacker from him if he endorsed it. He was personable and funny, a real likable guy. Take a look at Zappos. Im Jay Baer.

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JUNE 3, 2010

And you know what, he didn't take a week to consult with PR folks or attorneys. link] [link] Elise Duplin What BP Can Learn from Umpire Jim Joyce | PR 2.0 | Social Media Consulting – Convince &Convert [link]. Sometimes the best response is just a human one, right? That's what you saw last night and today.

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FEBRUARY 5, 2010

shorten Social Media Consulting & Coaching to just “Consulting & Coaching&# ) and add Search to the end of the nav bar? Im a tequila-loving, hype-free social media strategy consultant, speaker, and author that works with major corporations and PR firms to harness the awesome power of the social Web.

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FEBRUARY 19, 2010

Turn the Tables on Social Media with NutshellMail [link] blog comments powered by Disqus Subscribe to Convince & Convert Jay Baer Greetings. Im a tequila-loving, hype-free social media strategy consultant, speaker, and author that works with major corporations and PR firms to harness the awesome power of the social Web.

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MARCH 4, 2010

Yet, in much of my social media consulting work corporate blog owners are invariably most interested in total visits and RSS subscribers. Like the rest of social media can be of great value to your small business in many ways if you know [.] Mark, you're spot on! Im Jay Baer. How can I help you?

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MARCH 25, 2010

"A Social Media Scoreboard That Works" [link] (via @jaybaer) [link] Gregg Morris If you haven't looked at this yet, you might want to. Social media statistics and reporting, without the hassle. RT @jaybaer: Yea! Im Jay Baer. Ive founded 5 companies, and spent 15 years running digital marketing agencies.

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APRIL 14, 2010

Tami [link] Tami Hello jay, Great points and not just for Social Media but for doing business in general! I find it really annoying to see a stream of tweets that contain nothing but the message “buy my stuff&#. Tami loritwilliams Great post!

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MAY 11, 2010

You can survey your customers, although that’s not always the best approach because the questions are not fresh in their minds – they’ve already made their buying decision.

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JULY 28, 2010

Because helpfulness hasn’t historically been looked at as a marketing objective (tons of great stuff about this umbrella concept in Scott Stratten’s forthcoming new book UnMarketing – buy it ), identifying areas where help could be provided isn’t in the DNA of most companies – yet. Buy your own product.

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AUGUST 19, 2010

Im a tequila-loving, hype-free social media strategy consultant, speaker, and author that works with major corporations and PR firms to harness the awesome power of the social Web. Im a frequent social media conference speaker , and interview social media luminaries for my Twitter 20 series of live Twitter interviews.

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JULY 15, 2010

Im a tequila-loving, hype-free social media strategy consultant, speaker, and author that works with major corporations and PR firms to harness the awesome power of the social Web. Im a frequent social media conference speaker , and interview social media luminaries for my Twitter 20 series of live Twitter interviews.

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

link] Susan M Kuhn Very good distinctions between one-way media and social media. I am new to Twitter and Facebook, my two choices for developing my voice and platform as a business writer and consultant. link] Susan M Kuhn Very good distinctions between one-way media and social media.

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JUNE 22, 2010

You often are buying in part because of the service and personnel of the company in question. For whom is it more important to have a humanizing social media presence? I’m not going to tell your company that social media is pointless and “not for them&# because that’s simply not true. And she’s right.

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APRIL 6, 2010

Sharing this with my readers, very well laid out! link] Top ? link] [link] IABC CWR RT @IABCFirstCoast: Reading ~ Build Your Brand A Social Content Ladder (via @socialmediabiz) [link] [link] Andrew Gillette RT @EmilyHaughey: Good stuff here. e zbudowanie sobie piramidy aktywno?ci ci na #blog.u i w #socialmedia, podobnej do tej [link] jest niez?ym

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