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AUGUST 16, 2010

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MARCH 4, 2010

Blogging for Commerce Related to the first, but commerce-oriented blogs are more interested in conversion events than in traffic generation. 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.

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JULY 21, 2010

She spends her days thinking about social media, public relations and digital strategies for her agency’s consumer focused clients. You can find her on Twitter or, if you’re lucky, behind a rolling pin making a fresh pie. It’s called intellectual property and in each case it belongs to somebody.

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JUNE 17, 2010

I love the Twitter culture and community, and I spend quite a bit of time using Twitter. It also continues to be a reliable conduit for new visitors here at Convince & Convert. Maybe you found this blog from Twitter?

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JULY 20, 2010

It’s Time to Put Content Strategy First, Shiny Objects Second Until recently, interactive marketing tactics and techniques, bells and whistles, and new online tools often outshone smart, targeted messaging. Now, the rules are changing, and noteworthy, quality content is the future of online marketing success.

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2010

DJ Waldow Director of Community, Blue Sky Factory @djwaldow [link] unmarketing Thanks a lot Jay. I guess I better read the book before Scott arrives next month for #UnBookTourSLC, right? Who is going to post a blog review of YOUR new book (raising hand now). As you know, you’re my living example of how to write a blog.

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JUNE 29, 2010

More from Convince and Convert 7 Ways to Use Social Media to Build Stunning Brands The Wisdom of Social Media X-Rays Marketing Sideways to Win at Social Media Convince and Convert Recommends How to Introduce Social Media to Your Business (Danny Brown) Alexandra Kirsch and the Perfect Blogger Pitch (Danny Brown) How Not To Use Social Media (The Arkayne (..)

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APRIL 15, 2010

Content without community, without approachability, without humanization and kinship is ineffective. But, I’m excited about content marketing, as more and more companies recognize its potential. I think your point about being involved in the community is the toughest for companies to put their arms around.

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AUGUST 24, 2010

One other thing that I would toss out there…in our community of Social Media, marketing, etc., .&# But I think if everyone banded together and told SXSW that this forces really good people to negotiate their need to have a panel with what they teach the rest of the year, it could make a difference.

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JULY 27, 2010

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MAY 12, 2010

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FEBRUARY 19, 2010

As I am starting to preach more and more in email marketing – there is no such thing as best practices, only practices that are best for YOU. I haven't used it, but looks interesting [link] [link] Meylah Community Anyone use NutshellMail? link] [link] Tom Schneller Is anyone using NutShellMail to manage their social media?

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AUGUST 19, 2010

It turns advocates into volunteer marketers. That content helps the company with SEO, and also builds a real-time, living FAQ of customer testimonials and insights. Allowing for and creating communities. Each story shared becomes new content for the blog. It makes sharing simple.

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FEBRUARY 15, 2010

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

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FEBRUARY 11, 2010

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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.

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MAY 4, 2010

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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?

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FEBRUARY 10, 2010

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JULY 26, 2010

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MAY 13, 2010

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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.

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JUNE 3, 2010

DJ Waldow Director of Community, Blue Sky Factory @djwaldow [link] DJ Waldow Really, Jay? DJ Waldow Director of Community, Blue Sky Factory @djwaldow [link] DJ Waldow Jay – I disagree here. How can you not know how to care? It's been 40+ days and they are still doing and saying dumb stuff. Is anyone advising them?

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FEBRUARY 23, 2010

Brand communities, contests, most social listening, and non-promotional tweeting fits into this category. Conversely, many blogs are too community-oriented, taking an overly insider approach, given that new research from my friends and clients Compendium Blogware shows that search drives 60%+ of total traffic on 80%+ of corporate blogs.

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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. These front lines warriors are the people most in touch with the concerns and questions of your customers and prospects. Have them document EVERY question they receive.

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MARCH 10, 2010

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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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JUNE 24, 2010

That mission, to add value to the communities they reach, is the heart beat of social. The thought also crossed my mind about the pitchman of that era. The truly believe in the products they promote. They are always asking the question “How can we do this&# better?

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FEBRUARY 24, 2010

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FEBRUARY 5, 2010

Thanks for your help!

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MARCH 3, 2010

Consumers are using social media (especially Twitter) as a 1-800 line, and agencies should be helping their clients answer the social telephone by setting up listening posts and protocols, and trying marketing to customer service in real-time. Remember, the most important customer of EVERY company is Google.

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

You have to create content, be part of many communities, and proceed incrementally. Social Media is “Viral Marketing&# False, in the same way that a square is also a rectangle, but a rectangle isn’t a square. going so our COMMUNITY INFLUENCERS ?can going so our COMMUNITY INFLUENCERS ?can

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MARCH 25, 2010

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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. Customers could tell everyone about your product face to face, as they have for centuries, but it's more efficient through social media and we, as marketers, can measure the result.

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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.

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MARCH 23, 2010

We've been talking about what “our community&# looks to our blog for, and a quick peek at the blog analytics showed me that over 60% of visitors are first timers and not long time readers. And many of us in the social media space are guilty of that particular sin. link] Adine Jay, This was timely and a great help for me.

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JUNE 11, 2010

Amber is Director of Community for Radian6 , co-proprietor of the influential Brass Tack Thinking blog (formerly Altitude Branding), a cool mom, a motivating force, and a hell of a flautist). DJ Waldow Director of Community, Blue Sky Factory @djwaldow [link] DJ Waldow As I wrote on Brass Tack Thinking, I have the chills. is my vote.

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