Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 14, 2010

I think doing some “gathering&# before you go hunting is in order, in the marketing world – social or traditional. And in thinking of CRM and social media, it made sense to think of hunting as an approach. Is a “tag&# predictive of a result if you send the right message at the right time thru the right medium?

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Convince & Convert

JUNE 24, 2010

How many people watch one, then actually search online for product reviews before ordering? Or, as I suspect, how many order, are disappointed in the item, but don't write it up because, well, they got it from an infomercial and should have known better.

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Convince & Convert

JULY 28, 2010

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. That's right, when you open an account with us, you can simply place in your orders or inquire us for detail. Have them document EVERY question they receive.

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Convince & Convert

JUNE 22, 2010

link] La cultura corporativa es clave en el éxito de una campaña #SMM [link] Buzz Mkt Turismo RT @tcreativo: ¿Crees o no crees en #SocialMedia? link] La cultura corporativa es clave en el éxito de una campaña #SMM [link] Buzz Mkt Turismo RT @tcreativo: ¿Crees o no crees en #SocialMedia? Good luck converting the masses !

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Convince & Convert

APRIL 1, 2010

I totally agree that repurposing content across social networking platforms is a necessity, and that saying what you mean and meaning what you say across every channel is very important. I also think that there is a lot of potential in the often overlooked message board communities that existed well before both Facebook and Twitter.

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Convince & Convert

AUGUST 10, 2010

McCann : We know not just identities, but also a second order of information about your content publishing frequency, density, and topical focus. And even another order that includes content interactions – who consumers and retweets your content? Will it be the hot new field of marketing and customer service?

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JUNE 7, 2010

RT @jaybaer: Delivering Happiness Delivers Indeed [link] [link] Connie Reece Ordering my copy.

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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

Social media is hard False. And that’s only because of the alphabet soup of social networks, lifestreams, sharing sites, etc. Social media is not about Facebook or MySpace or Flickr or Twitter or blogs or YouTube. link] Matt Social media isn’t really marketing. Be where your customers are.

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Convince & Convert

APRIL 6, 2010

Ordered from most frequent publication to least, let’s assume that your program looks like this: • Twitter (5x/day) • Facebook (2x/day) • Blog (3x/week) • Email (1x/week) Create your own integrated frequency schedule to better understand how your outposts interrelate.

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Convince & Convert

JUNE 11, 2010

Put me on the pre-order list. Put me on the pre-order list. Put me on the pre-order list. Put me on the pre-order list. Put me on the pre-order list. Put me on the pre-order list. While it's not ALWAYS true that good things happen to good people, in this case … it certainly is. is my vote.

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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

I looked at Meltwater Buzz a couple of months back and thought it offered a better platform than Radian6 (which is a good option in itself and often used as the industry example). I completely agree that national companies need to establish a local voice in order to stay relevant. Historical data seemed more robust as well.

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Convince & Convert

AUGUST 18, 2010

Let me hear about it: View Comments | Subscribe To This Blog | Sign Up For Our Newsletter Share This Post: Similar Posts That You Might Enjoy: 4 Steps to Drive Sales with a Social FAQ 18 Social Media Quotes My Wife Is Sick of Hearing Me Say The 3 Amigos: Email, Blogging, Social Sharing Jonny Stark Wow, quite a few comments on here already!

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Convince & Convert

JULY 22, 2010

Let’s look at a few examples of companies that have done this successfully: Yelp’s Elite Squad: Yelp operates a social networking, user review, and local search website for members to post reviews and get user feedback on local businesses and restaurants.

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Convince & Convert

JULY 8, 2010

They must be explicitly invited into your home in order to enter. In fact, it’s quite telling that every single social network still requires members to sign-up with an email address. One might even argue that social media isn’t email’s Van Helsing, but rather it’s Bella or Sookie. Vampires have class. So too with email.

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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 1, 2010

If you sent 200 pieces of direct mail, and got 6 orders you’d feel great about direct mail. The bottom line is that you need to EXPECT to fail in social media. Which is to say, the hot, new, trendy, “next big thing&# needs early excitement and overpromising in order to attract followers and get established.

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Buzz Marketing for Technology

JUNE 27, 2008

Since almost any piece of information can now be found online in less than a minute (along with inaccurate and biased data), what core knowledge does every student need in order to prepare for twenty-first-century work and citizenship? Order This Issue. Contact | Help | About EDUCAUSE | FAQ | Feedback | Colophon | Terms of Use.

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Buzz Marketing for Technology

JUNE 27, 2008

Pre-assemble a file of possible leave-behinds -- cheat sheets, step-by-step instructions, FAQs, bookmark lists etc. Develop and disseminate (with simple one-page instructions or FAQs) routines and practices for effectively capturing, filing and finding relevant knowledge in the context of what it is to be used for.

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Convince & Convert

AUGUST 3, 2010

Facebook for all its intents and purposes is a social site, and great for building buzz, but giving your brand off to a foreign control is a tricky thing to do. sahmreviews Awesome article. I have to say that this is the first time I have heard Facebook compared to AOL, but by George, I think you hit it on the nose.

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Convince & Convert

AUGUST 3, 2010

Facebook for all its intents and purposes is a social site, and great for building buzz, but giving your brand off to a foreign control is a tricky thing to do. sahmreviews Awesome article. I have to say that this is the first time I have heard Facebook compared to AOL, but by George, I think you hit it on the nose.

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Convince & Convert

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. If I were Starbucks, I would get creative with the platform in all sorts of ways… imagine sitting at your table and ordering your drink/food from your laptop, and having it delivered?

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Online Marketing Institute

OCTOBER 31, 2010

Flowtown allows you to take email addresses (like the people subscribed to my newsletter) and determine in which social networks they are active. Also check out Gist [link] – helps with seeing the connection between your various social networks in a dashboard setting. link] Mark Levy Great list Jay. Just a thought!

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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

Companies should go into the RFP process looking for a partner, not an order-taker. There’s a difference between a client seeking an agency-partner and someone looking for a “vendor.&# Then, I bet they’d be more appreciative of qualities like judgment and critical thinking. I completely agree.

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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 2, 2010

Let me hear about it: View Comments | Subscribe To This Blog | Sign Up For Our Newsletter Share This Post: Similar Posts That You Might Enjoy: Do You Have the Guts to Expect Social Media Failure Online Community With Purpose and a Plan Why D.I.S. It would be nice to see a bloggers only social network.

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Convince & Convert

JUNE 23, 2010

Effective crowdsourcing delivers exactly this and it can super-charge your social media efforts along the way. Constant As crowdsourcing evolves, we’ve learned that initial efforts had a defined end date, and the vast majority of energy, buzz, and brand-love dissipated over a short stretch of time. We know better now.

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B2B Marketing Zone Posts

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

Order of SEO Operations. FAQ: What’s the Difference Between a Home Page and a Landing Page? 7 free B2B social media tools you probably haven’t heard of - B2B Web Strategy , August 19, 2010 Those B2Bs holding out on social media in the belief that it’s too cumbersome and time-consuming may soon be running out of excuses.

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Buzz Marketing for Technology

JUNE 28, 2008

Slide 1: Toward a Future Knowledge Society Stephen Downes VENUS Seminars Gebruary 14, 2007 Slide 2: Once upon a time there was order We had two types of knowledgeâ?¦ What does the network look like when youâ??re re in the network? Like Social Networks â?? All embeds: 77 views: [link]. 11 views: [link]. the ideaâ?¦

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Convince & Convert

APRIL 27, 2010

Ask Emmanuel Rosen , – whose revised version of Buzz Marketing should be required reading for all communicators. Or, Steve Knox and the guys at Tremor who spend massive amounts of time and energy figuring out how to make Procter & Gamble products buzz-worthy. But I submit the face of US Airways should be Randy, not Sully.

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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

With regards to the debate on Twitter vs. Facebook influence – or the influence potential of social networks altogether, I think the influence opportunity is there, but correct execution, and the ability to accept its indirect relationship to sales growth, is critical for realizing it. Social networks are for exposure.

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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

Twitter is so 2008 The buzz about location came largely at the expense of Twitter, as most of the social media brigade updated their Twitter status infrequently, if at all. Smart phone-toting attendees could snap a photo of each others’ code, and instantly follow one another within the my.SXSW social network.

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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

However I don't agree that every company will have some level of social media in the next 24 months. Many large companies see social media great for B2C, but the B2B companies find it hard to think that it can fit for them as well. As you said, it needs to patience to build credibility!

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