Webbiquity

NOVEMBER 2, 2010

With Social Media Marketing: Strategies for Engaging in Facebook, Twitter & Other Social Media , the inimitable Liana “Li&# Evans has provided the definitive handbook for social media marketers. Explain your goals and establish clear guidelines for any mention of the company on social media sites.

Social Media 100

Social Media Social Marketing Media Planning 100

Webbiquity

NOVEMBER 16, 2010

The grandmotherly maxim, “The good Lord gave you two ears but only one mouth for a reason&# applies to social interactions in general, but is nowhere more critical than in social media marketing. Without this information, the company’s social media pronouncements appear off-topic, unsolicited and out of touch. Tweet This!

Social Media 100

Social Media Media Digg PR 100

Buzz Marketing for Technology

SEPTEMBER 29, 2010

At a recent BlogWell event I got a chance to hear Robert Raines from Chevron present his Social Media program and how he reports their activity into the Boardroom. It all starts with the Pulse Report that Chevron had produced by Edelman (their PR firm) using their Alterian’s SM2 social media monitoring tool. Tweet This!

Social Media 100

Social Media Media PR Digg 100

Webbiquity

SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

“Traditional&# media is struggling. Instead, successful media will become aggregators and editors of content, rather than creators. to topic-focused niche sites such as (using social media as an example) Social Media Today and Social Media Informer. Examples range from Google News and Yahoo!

Aggregators 100

Aggregators Blogger Media Curation 100

Webbiquity

JUNE 15, 2010

At its core, social media marketing is still marketing: it requires a strategy, planning, objectives, measurement, and utilization of key messages. It’s a component (an increasingly essential one) of an overall marketing and PR plan. Unlike other channels, social media is informal, interactive and personal.

Social Media 100

Social Media Media Marketing Automation Services Budget Programs 100

Buzz Marketing for Technology

JANUARY 28, 2010

In my own words – Influencers are individuals that write about Avaya but they also write about Cisco and Siemens in social media or otherwise. Which is why I prefer to have my communications group work with them much like they have always worked with the media. They are non partial and therefore they write about many firms.

WOM 100

WOM Digg B2B Marketing Wikipedia 100

Webbiquity

NOVEMBER 23, 2010

many people pause to think about what they’re thankful for: family, friends, TiVo, the Yankees not winning the World Series… I’m thankful for all of those things too of course, but also for the development and growth of social media. Now, social media tools like Facebook and LinkedIn make it easy and (usually) non-awkward.

Social Media 100

Social Media Media Peer-to-peer B2B Thought Leadership 100

Webbiquity

DECEMBER 21, 2010

Though business use of social media is rapidly increasing, many executives remain skeptical of its value. The bottom line is that while social media marketing definitely provides benefits (such as a higher conversion rate for organic search traffic ), it’s not generally effective as a direct promotion tool.

Social Media 100

Social Media Media Business Paid Search Agency 100

Buzz Marketing for Technology

JANUARY 12, 2010

Advertising guru Russell Davies praised Greenpeace’s handling of the campaign as “one of the defining moments in New Media marketing.&# Tags: Buzz Marketing Cause Marketing Crowdsourcing PR Social Media. Share this on Linkedin. Share this on del.icio.us. Share this on Reddit. Stumble upon something good?

Digg 100

Digg Advertising Agencies Buzz PR 100

Webbiquity

DECEMBER 28, 2010

Public Relations (PR): trying to manually build links from high-quality sites is difficult, tedious and time-consuming. Social Media: while social media adoption is rapidly increasing, these efforts aren’t always coordinated with SEO or appreciated in terms of search benefits. Post on Google Buzz.

SEO 100

SEO Enterprise Management Digg Press 100

Webbiquity

DECEMBER 1, 2010

Generating PR “buzz&# and having a product perceived as “cutting edge&# were called significant challenges by only about a third of marketers, unchanged from last year. Tactics like telemarketing, PR and PPC advertising fell predominantly into the “somewhat effective&# camp. Post on Google Buzz.

Marketing Automation Services 100

Marketing Automation Services B2B Marketing Trends Planning 100

Webbiquity

FEBRUARY 8, 2011

Blogging is often viewed as the core component of a B2B social media marketing strategy, and other than discussion forums, it’s the most mature component of social media. Blogging is most effective when integrated with other communications efforts including PR and email marketing. Post on Google Buzz.

Aggregage 100

Aggregage Trends B2B B2B Thought Leadership 100

Webbiquity

OCTOBER 25, 2010

Meta description: (usually no more than 200 characters, e.g., “Webbiquity is the fusion of SEO, search marketing, social media, reputation management, content marketing and social PR to make you or your company omnipresent on the web for your unique search phrase.&# ). PR=3 (a bit edgy). Feed URL (e.g., Blogbunch blog+rss.

RSS 100

RSS Promotion PR PageRank 100

Biznology

DECEMBER 4, 2012

Social media and its social networks may feel like a home to some of us, but they’re really just private public spaces, similar to coffee shops, the Politics & Prose reading area, or the conference or ballroom at the Rosslyn Marriott. At the end of the day, none of us own anything we do on Facebook, Twitter , Pinterest, Google +.

Social Media 80

Social Media Paid Search Agency CMS Development Advertising Agencies 80

Webbiquity

FEBRUARY 1, 2010

Social media marketing activity exploded in 2009, and so did coverage of these practices. Every social media consultant , corporate marketer and PR professional was challenged to keep up with the latest writing on the topic. Social Media Measurement. Understand the Impact of Social Media by ClickZ. Jason Burby.

Social Media 100

Social Media Social Marketing Budget Programs Media 100

Webbiquity

JULY 28, 2010

Despite its airy title, Social Media Marketing: An Hour a Day by Dave Evans is anything but a lightweight treatment of this topic. At roughly 340 pages of text plus another 42 pages of worksheets, this is a meaty book, but the end result of following Dave’s hour-a-day guide is a solidly justified, strategic social media marketing plan.

Social Media 100

Social Media Social Marketing Planning Media 100

Webbiquity

MAY 30, 2010

From social media cartoons and contextual advertising gone wrong to dysfunctional agency-client relationships and the best (and worst) online ads, here are some of the most amusing, creative and remarkable blog posts and videos of 2009. Social Media. Top 30 Social Media Jokes, Clips and Cartoons! Advertising & PR.

Social Media 100

Social Media Social Marketing Paid Search Agency Advertising Agencies 100

Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

I presented today at Social Media AZ , a new conference for Arizonans interested in, and practicing social media. This presentation: “Why Before How: The Keys to Developing a Social Media Strategy in 7 Steps&# also formed the basis for my recent MarketingProfs Webinar. How Does Your Audience Use Social Media?

Social Media 167

Social Media Media Webinar Metrics Marketing & Strategy 167

Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

However, a lot of people making that news have created expectations and beliefs about social media that aren’t true. Social Media is Inexpensive False. As Charlene Li said recently, social media trades media cost for labor cost. Social Media is Fast False. Social media is by definition slow.

Social Media 149

Social Media Media Webinar Metrics Paid Search Agency 149

Webbiquity

JULY 6, 2010

Social Media is Simpler Than You Think. A post that explains why “social media marketing is simpler than you’ve probably been led to believe. At its core, social media is not about doing new things, but about doing things you’ve always done as a business person differently.&#. Five Big Shifts in Social Media Marketing.

RFP 100

RFP Paid Search Agency Advertising Agencies Digg 100

Webbiquity

MARCH 23, 2010

10 Basic Rules Of Twitter (And How To Avoid Being A Twanker) by Social Media Today. Best Practices for Corporate Twittering by Social Media Today. Visualizing Twitter Statistics x100 by Digital Buzz Blog. The Marketing Power of the Retweet: An Interview With Dan Zarrella by Social Media Examiner. Rohit Bhargava.

Twitter 100

Twitter Best Practices Digg PR 100

Webbiquity

NOVEMBER 29, 2010

Any editor who isn’t embarrassed by the Anvil Media – Attensa Wiki-gate fiasco should be permanently banned. It’s an over-used PR buzzword. However, there’s a world of difference between PR buzzwords and objective facts. Blogs are now the mainstream media. Post on Google Buzz. Tweet This!

Wikipedia 100

Wikipedia Thought Leadership Wiki Blogger 100

Webbiquity

FEBRUARY 18, 2011

Any business that primarily relies on customers within it’s local geographic area—which includes not just restaurants and dentists but also some types of b2b vendors, such as IT services and of course marketing and PR firms—needs to understand the ins and outs of local search engine optimization (SEO). Post on Google Buzz.

SEO 100

SEO Digg Consulting Social Networks 100

Webbiquity

AUGUST 5, 2010

Better results from social media? Learn how to make your blog the center of your social media efforts, build traffic, write great posts and more here in some of the best tips, tactics and guidance for blogging of 2010 so far. Gini Dietrich lays out a six-step, eight-minute process to use social media to promote blog posts.

Business Blogging 100

Business Blogging Tips PageRank Business 100

Buzz Marketing for Technology

FEBRUARY 9, 2010

Social Media changes that and elevates Trust to the individual level. The word community is often overused now that Social Media has come along. The 4 P’s to Social Media Marketing Ok ok – based on the great response I got. This is actually good news for the B2B Marketer. Share this on del.icio.us.

Trust Marketing 100

Trust Marketing Communities ROI B2B Marketing 100

Convince & Convert

MARCH 23, 2010

Also, while I think it’s somewhat less likely that a first-time visitor will tweet or Digg or Stumble your work (I’d love to see a study on that), you should make that process as easy as possible as well. RT @jaybaer: 5 Ways to Make Friends with Strangers on Your Blog [link] [link] Social Media Mktg.

Social Media 119

Social Media Media Webinar Metrics Marketing & Strategy 119

Buzz Marketing for Technology

JUNE 27, 2008

A podcast series focused on online PR and communication, anchored by the twice-weekly "Hobson & Holtz Report." Fords social media initiative in Canada; two social media surveys; Lee Hopkins reports; listeners comments discussion; and more. Add to Digg. " Visit. Podcasts Home Page. Archived Post.

Digg 100

Digg RSS PR Validation 100

Buzz Marketing for Technology

MARCH 30, 2010

I am a big fan of David Meerman Scott’s work and I am in the middle of re-reading his book the New Rules of Marketing and PR 2nd edition ! Can your social media activities cost you your job? Tags: Advertising Crowdsourcing Facebook Marketing Social Media Social Networking Strategy behavioral targeting. Share this on Facebook.

Buyer Personas 100

Buyer Personas Facebook Advertisements Advertising 100

Online Marketing Institute

NOVEMBER 2, 2009

Social Media – according to a study early this year by Forrester Research, 91% of technology b2b decision makers use social media in some form (blogs, video, customer reviews, social networking sites, Twitter, etc.). What’s more, social media supports SEO and even branding activities. Ideally, do both. Acme Software Inc.).

Marketing Budget 40

Marketing Budget Budget Programs Marketing Budget Creation Paid Search Agency 40

Online Marketing Institute

NOVEMBER 8, 2010

Top Topics Twitter YouTube Facebook iPhone Google Video Google Buzz Social media Android Mobile 2.0 Top Topics Twitter YouTube Facebook iPhone Google Video Google Buzz Social media Android Mobile 2.0 The B2B Social Media Marketing Series is supported by IDG Enterprise.

Social Media 40

Social Media Enterprise Management Social Marketing B2B Marketing 40

Convince & Convert

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. Metrics would include the number of times a post is mentioned in other blogs or media, references, RT's, etc. I believe this idea is mutually-exclusive from what you're offered here?

Webinar Metrics 130

Webinar Metrics Marketing & Strategy Paid Search Agency Blogger 130

WebMarketCentral

MAY 18, 2009

How should you measure the impact of social media? What are some of the best free tools for monitoring social buzz about your brand or company? Discover these answers and others here in more of the best posts from the past year on social media marketing and PR.

Social Media 20

Social Media Web 2.0 iCrossing Optimization 20

WebMarketCentral

JULY 30, 2009

Understandably, as businesses begin to invest more marketing/PR dollars into social media, there is great concern over the ROI of these activities. Tools like HubSpot do a great job of quantifying social media leads, but still have some last-click bias. RONI: reduced customer satisfaction, damage (possibly severe) to brand.

Social Media 20

Social Media Paid Content ROI Media 20

Online Marketing Institute

NOVEMBER 7, 2010

Where it will go, no one knows…but I’ve heard from smarter people than me that content curation is the future (even present) of media. It’s already happened in the consumer world: Sites like Digg (social curation) which have little or no original content have become key resources for information.

Curation 40

Curation Enterprise Management B2B Marketing Work Management 40

Convince & Convert

JUNE 15, 2010

Here are 4 ways to find out where your customers are in social media: 1. Ask Perhaps the most obvious way of finding out where your customers are hanging out in social media is unfortunately the least utilized. Have you added the ability for email recipients to share content on Twitter, Facebook, Digg and elsewhere?

Social Media 153

Social Media Ideal Customer Profiles Paid Content Media 153

Buzz Marketing for Technology

JUNE 27, 2008

Recent Media Appearances. The trip was centered on speaking, client work, and meetings to prepare for the Future of Media Summit 2008. At the same time, the extraordinary rise of social media means that the thoughts arising from millions of conversations are now available to the world at large. RECENT MEDIA APPEARANCES.

Web 2.0 100

Web 2.0 Process Enterprise Management Work Management 100

Webbiquity

JANUARY 10, 2010

With the rapidly increasing use of social media tools for marketing and PR comes growing pressure to demonstrate results. But what metrics are really most appropriate for social media measurement? Discover the answers to these questions and others here in more of the best posts on social media from this year.

Social Media 100

Social Media Marketing Budget Social Marketing Paid Search Agency 100