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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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JUNE 17, 2010

I love the Twitter culture and community, and I spend quite a bit of time using Twitter. For us, it has helped expand our consulting business, which is a real measure. Im a frequent social media conference speaker , and interview social media luminaries for my Twitter 20 series of live Twitter interviews. Im Jay Baer.

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MARCH 4, 2010

Blogging for Community These blogs seek to guild a consistent readership that interact with the blogger(s) and advocate on behalf of the content on other social outposts. Yet, in much of my social media consulting work corporate blog owners are invariably most interested in total visits and RSS subscribers.

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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 27, 2010

Those words are often used interchangeably, but they are not the same. 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."

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JULY 28, 2010

link] [link] Hot In Marketing 5 Ways to Turn Helpfulness Into Marketing Greatness | Blogging and Content Creation | Social Media Consulting – C. When I discuss this concept with companies, however, too often I hear something in the realm of “we don’t know what to provide our customers that would be helpful.&#

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FEBRUARY 24, 2010

People use Twitter and FB and other social media sites to provide word of mouth advertising whether it be negative or positive, it is some time of feedback of a product. 6 things you need 2 incorporate into your social media plan. And thanks for the shout out on the blog. That Twitter widget is cool. Im Jay Baer.

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2010

But marketers have always reached out to communities in many forms, and each new medium has taken its turn as Holy Grail for customer influence. 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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AUGUST 24, 2010

One other thing that I would toss out there…in our community of Social Media, marketing, etc., 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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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 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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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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FEBRUARY 19, 2010

Stelzner This free tool may become your your new favorite social media companion (you really should check this out!) link] [link] Tom Schneller Is anyone using NutShellMail to manage their social media? I haven't used it, but looks interesting [link] [link] Meylah Community Anyone use NutshellMail? If yes, what do you think?

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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 15, 2010

It always puts a big smile on my face to see posts like these that talk about how email and social media work together. DJ Waldow Director of Community, Blue Sky Factory @djwaldow [link] Graeme White interesting! Dare I say the “digital glue?&# Thanks dude. Great stuff… always. Im Jay Baer. How can I help you?

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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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APRIL 15, 2010

Content without community, without approachability, without humanization and kinship is ineffective. I think your point about being involved in the community is the toughest for companies to put their arms around. Of course, content alone is not the answer. link] Joe Pulizzi Really enjoyed this read Jay. link] Matthew Ross YES!

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MAY 11, 2010

Kennedy 4 Steps to Drive Sales with a Social FAQ | Blogging and Content Creation | Social Media Consulting – Convince & Convert [link] [link] Terry L. Kennedy 4 Steps to Drive Sales with a Social FAQ | Blogging and Content Creation | Social Media Consulting – Convince & Convert [link] [link] Terry L.

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

In fact, social media can be MORE transformative for a B2B company than a B2C company. This is because B2B has a smaller potential customer base, a higher average price point, and a customer decision funnel that is more influenced by word of mouth and reputation. Private brand communities vs. Facebook.

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MAY 27, 2010

DJ Waldow Director of Community, Blue Sky Factory @djwaldow [link] Doug Braun The More Things Change, The More Things Change (Jay Baer updates us on Swix, Flowtown, BulbStorm): [link] [link] ckdarby All I could keep thinking was the person on the youtube video sounded like an ultra nerd, sorry =(. Need to … noodle on it a bit.

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APRIL 1, 2010

It’s a good mix of coach-speak, highlights, community service footage, and cheerleader features. In a world where company employees from Legos reward their most die hard fans by engaging with them in their online communities, what better vertical to do something similar than with professional sports? So, I peeked at YouTube.

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JULY 6, 2010

Online consumers are savvy and being open and communicative is vital to reputation management. Showcase the strides that the company has made for the cause, whether this means funds donated, awareness raised, consumers reached, beneficiaries helped, communities improved, etc. Rally third-party endorsers to help share your stories.

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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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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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JULY 21, 2010

Protecting Yourself From Social Media Lawsuits – [link] from @bgindra over on @jaybaer's place [link] Hot In Marketing Social Media Lawsuits Protect Yourself From Them | Guest Posts | Social Media Consulting – Convince & Convert [link] [link] lisa mcgrath Protecting yourself from social media lawsuits.

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AUGUST 19, 2010

Allowing for and creating communities. 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. Engaging people in their passions all helps make the business more meaningful. 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. arikhanson [link] Christine B RT @inspiredmag: What BP Can Learn from Umpire Jim Joyce [link] those 2 little word mean so much. 2 little word mean so much. DJ Waldow Director of Community, Blue Sky Factory @djwaldow [link] DJ Waldow Really, Jay?

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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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JUNE 24, 2010

That mission, to add value to the communities they reach, is the heart beat of social. 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. The truly believe in the products they promote. Im Jay Baer.

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JUNE 7, 2010

Also, the official Web site at www.deliveringhappinessbook.com will be morphing soon to an online community where readers and others can share their stories and work together to create and spread happiness in the workplace and beyond. Donate just $33, and get a copy of the book, and an entry into a trip to NYC. See you there. Great story!

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APRIL 20, 2010

new white paper from me and @chrisbaggott) [link] [link] Blu Maya Does Your Blog Have a Long Tail | Blogging and Content Creation | Social Media Consulting – Convince & Convert [link] [link] Ken Styles RT @jaybaer: Does Your Blog Have a Long Enough Tail? Those long-tail stats are real eye-openers.

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FEBRUARY 23, 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 Your Social Strategy Proactive or Reactive?

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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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JUNE 22, 2010

Be Your Own White Knight I know this blog is called Convince & Convert, and originally I thought that was a perfect description for the social media and real-time business revolution. I’m not going to tell your company that social media is pointless and “not for them&# because that’s simply not true.

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AUGUST 10, 2010

Cheers, Sheldon, community manager for Sysomos [link] 40deuce I agree that influence mining will definitely be a huge thing in the next year or so. Obviously this is a valuable metric but we are able to give companies a network value score to understand a person's word of mouth impact. It will be interesting to watch.

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MAY 25, 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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