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AUGUST 10, 2010

Joe Fernandez : The amont of public-facing data attributed to a person’s name has exploded. We’ve gone from MySpace and a era of anonymous accounts and comments attributed to “SexyBear1984″ to using our real names on Facebook, Twitter, and elsewhere as we build personal brands.

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AUGUST 19, 2010

The email is well-designed, personalized, and compelling. This of course creates a mini viral effect, as trip participants invite their friends, family, and desk-bound colleagues to check out their tales of whitewater adventure, dining al fresco, and sparkling waterfalls. said Brandon Lake, Vice President of Western River.

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FEBRUARY 23, 2010

Of course, this isn’t entirely an either/or scenario. Hey, your positive feedback on my personal blog was extremely encouraging… can you take a look at my newly formed company's blog as well? And of course, how many followers will become customers. Man, you are good, my friend. I'd love your thoughts.

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

[link] Jimmykellyart (Jimmy Kelly) Twitter Comment RT @barneydavey: RT @jaybaer Develop a Social Media Strategy in 7 Steps [link to post] – Posted using Chat Catcher [link] kathysacks (Kathy Sacks) Twitter Comment RT@jaybaer: Develop a social media strategy in 7 steps. link] Social Media Strategy | Afrinnovator.com [.]

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MAY 5, 2010

John & Partners is evaluating other communities that they could build and manage, and of course they are now confident in their ability to sell community construction and oversight to their clients. Big companies are starting to follow JaneNation on Twitter , and engage with the community across the social Web.

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APRIL 13, 2010

Carnegie’s principles: You can make someone want to do what you want them to by seeing the situation from the other person’s point of view. Let the other person feel that the idea is his or hers. Talk about your own mistakes before criticizing the other person. I don't know why, but that has always stuck with me.

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

Social media is not about Facebook or MySpace or Flickr or Twitter or blogs or YouTube. It’s about having a strategy for making your company or organization more like a person and less like a machine. I’m always equating social media more in the business development side of things than marketing.

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APRIL 1, 2010

link] Chris Hall Jay as a lifelong T-wolves fan (the team’s life not mine), and a person involved in social media I have to say, awesome! But I wasn’t the only person doing this, and by no means was I doing it any more than anybody else in the community. Too many cooks can spoil the dinner. (PS

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

And of course thanks for including Radian6. And of course thanks for including Radian6. And of course thanks for including Radian6. And of course thanks for including Radian6. Also, the ability to tag sources and posts for later reporting or creating listening streams is often important to consider. Thanks again Katie.

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JUNE 2, 2010

But, as Facebook continues to grow like John Candy at an all-night buffet, the number of possible connections for each person multiplies correspondingly. The oops factor comes into play again when you post something personal on Facebook you'd rather not have privy to that non-friend “friend&# and the entire world.

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

Are there differences between B2B and B2C in social media? Creating and calibrating a social media strategy for any company should follow the same process. Google, Lijit, and other’s profiting from publishers plan on there being no power among independent, freethinking writers. 'They Your UNION, P.U.B., Your UNION, P.U.B.,

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AUGUST 18, 2010

Of course, there are a ton of outstanding PR firms doing excellent work in social media, including all the folks I have the great privilege to work with every day here at Convince & Convert. How can we find the most influential bloggers and get them to write about our client? Does that make sense?

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AUGUST 11, 2010

Personally, I love that you have all of the essentials in the car… the family, pets…and the wine! Of course it would have been nice if you had picked Iowa- we have a pretty great social media scene around Des Moines- but I'm always amped when someone lands in “fly over country&# on purpose!

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JULY 28, 2010

I personally can help people with every aspect of running a business operationally as well aside from accounting and law and I have referrals for both, as well as connections with experts in the areas I am not an expert in. . *5 Check out these 5 ways: [link] #contentmarketing [link] Jim Meyer, GM/VP Of course.

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APRIL 28, 2010

Don’t assume that the person that gave you one star on a Yelp review is some sort of carnival freak outlier. Except in this case, they were almost always talkers because a home is so personal and it's easy to share. In particular, sales and leads (as opposed to chatter, sentiment, buzz, purchase intent, etc.).

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Sprout Social

JANUARY 30, 2019

First things first: you need to figure out what you want out of social media at large. Either way, remember that social media planning is a marathon, not a sprint. Instead, focus on content emphasizes your personality and puts your followers ahead of the hard sell. Drive in-person sales.

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JUNE 11, 2010

Plus, it’s like the personal trainer scenario. We also have an outstanding publisher ( Wiley & Sons ), and a fortuitously patient, experienced editor ( Shannon Vargo ) guiding us through the obstacle course. I'll deliver you a signed copy in person. I'll deliver you a signed copy in person.

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

I’m, personally, more interested in those posts that are successful – despite – not having a “top ten list&# approach. If one fills one’s posts with the “How&# the writer can spend less time on the “why&# which is of course far harder to pull off. Perhaps the reason is as simple as this.

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SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

We easily forget that Facebook was one of the first social networks that insisted that we use REAL names, and policed personal profiles accordingly. MySpace adopted that spirit of personal scrapbooking, and let its members commit unspeakable crimes against HTML, fonts, color schemes, and animation. Then, of course they scaled up.

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Webbiquity

AUGUST 28, 2012

David Rabjohns says that the top five questions Fortune 500 companies are asking about social media are: • Where are people talking about my brand? • How much buzz do I have vs. competition/trend? • Why Now Is The Time To Build Your Personal Brand by B2B Marketing Insider. 29 Social Media Leaps of Faith by Heidi Cohen.

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AUGUST 4, 2010

But it’s not like social media created negativity, it just puts a magnifying glass to it.

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JULY 13, 2010

Every single person in a public relations firm should: 1) understand the impact of social media and 2) be able to activate that marketing potential for their clients. I tell folks never to take advice from someone that does not personally practice what they preach, and most leadership at PR firms are still digital dummies.

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AUGUST 3, 2010

Facebook, of course. Facebook, of course | @jaybaer [link] > Is the website dead? link] [link] jeffespo @JGoldsborough Of course. I use all media available, Facebook, Website, and keep an active blog (which I must admit posts now directly to my facebook ha). Who killed the website? What do you think?

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AUGUST 3, 2010

Facebook, of course. Facebook, of course | @jaybaer [link] > Is the website dead? link] [link] jeffespo @JGoldsborough Of course. I use all media available, Facebook, Website, and keep an active blog (which I must admit posts now directly to my facebook ha). Who killed the website? What do you think?

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APRIL 22, 2010

. “Social media&# will change customer service more acutely than it will change marketing. Social CRM (customer relationship management) is the emerging discipline of providing personalized helpful, meaningful service and support using social channels like Twitter (and increasingly, Facebook ). Whatchew Talking Bout?

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FEBRUARY 9, 2010

Of course I wonder how much patience many will have, considering the effort involved in building trust? Some companies (such as Domino's which I also wrote about here: [link] ) have gotten better at acting like they are all of those buzz words like transparent, human, conversational, engaging, etc.

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JULY 8, 2010

I haven’t seen a recent study on the number of email accounts the average person has, but I’m guessing it’s declined slightly–aside from we crazy online/social marketers who have accounts for every purpose. It lets them know that there's a real person associated with the account. Why is this?

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MARCH 18, 2010

Well of course they do — in most cases the reason they becamse fans and followers was because they already are customers of the brand and were seking more information, usage hints, coupons, products news, etc.

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B2B Marketing Zone Posts

DECEMBER 1, 2010

Certainly in this era where people actively seek information that is pertinent for their needs, questions or buying journey, personalized and valuable content is crucial. Of course not. I’ve noticed people on Twitter talking about QR codes, so of course they popped out at me while I perused the November 15, 2010 issue of Fortune.

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MARCH 9, 2010

Of course facial hair supply. I'm not sure if blatant promotion of such, well, a promotion would work, but I BET the person behind the community would be interested in some sort of promotional deal/co-promotion and the person behind the community is usually one of the biggest influencers in niche communities along with the mods.

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

Also, at my social media speaking engagements hither and yon I’m often asked what tools I use. So, I took a personal inventory and created this overview of the 39 social media tools I use daily. Familiar of course, but just never dove in. Twitter Tweetdeck I use Tweetdeck for serious twitter sessions.

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JUNE 8, 2010

We can take these very accessible tools and figure out how to create a customized mosaic that fits our lives personally – and as business owners, how to market professionally. Of course, I have an affiliate relationship with the hosting company recommended by the videos I created. Biz owerns, clients, customers. Great post!

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JUNE 30, 2010

If you want to reach out to your customers who like to dress up in viking garb and sing showtunes on the weekends, social media has now given you that opportunity. It was lots of fun and they got a lot of buzz. But get a real person talking back to you, then you may have a customer. RT @jaybaer Moo. RT @jaybaer: Moo.

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JULY 9, 2010

An expert in marketing to women, she heads the Media Connections practice, focused on managing brand dialogue via traditional and social media.

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OCTOBER 31, 2010

Also, at my social media speaking engagements hither and yon I’m often asked what tools I use. So, I took a personal inventory and created this overview of the 39 social media tools I use daily. Familiar of course, but just never dove in. Twitter Tweetdeck I use Tweetdeck for serious twitter sessions.

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AUGUST 25, 2010

Imagine a Starbucks patron is reading a review in the free version of the New York Times about a Chardonnay and suddenly their iPhone buzzes. Free access to a WSJ article or a free iTunes song I can instantly download will have me (personally) seeing what the SDN offers first, THEN going back to my old stand-by(s). That was powerful.

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Webbiquity

FEBRUARY 14, 2011

No, of course not.&#. Les McKeown briefly yet brilliantly contrasts the attributes of great leaders with those of “tiny&# leaders, e.g., “(great leaders) want to find the smartest person in the room. Tiny leaders want to be the smartest person in the room.&#. Post on Google Buzz. Share this on Bebo.

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