SmartBug Media

MARCH 19, 2021

New articles are posted daily on topics such as inbound marketing, creative design, marketing strategy, paid media, PR, sales enablement, and web development—providing a valuable resource for any B2B marketer. 21 SEO Tips, Tactics, and Trends for Website Content in 2021. New Report Looks at the Rising Influence of Online Communities.

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The Point

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

And yet, at most B2B companies, social media is still relegated to a role loosely defined as awareness, community-building, or even PR. According to IBM, when a lead is generated through social selling or advocacy, that lead is 7X more likely to close compared to other lead gen tactics. (HS)

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Webbiquity

FEBRUARY 4, 2013

Businesses need to break down the silos both within their marketing and public relations (PR) teams but also more broadly between other departments, including product development and customer support. Much more than just another tactical marketing field guide, Marketing in the Round aims to provide comprehensive strategy guidance.

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Hubspot

MAY 10, 2016

Squeezing every bit of value out of a PR campaign is something very few of us actually do. It’s very easy to call a close on proceedings once the press grab hold of your campaign, but there are a still a few things you can do to turn your PR campaign from 90% to 100% effective. 7 Ways to Get More Value From Your PR Campaigns.

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nDash

FEBRUARY 17, 2019

Realigning ROI and Community. It provides useful learnings and sessions around strategies, tactics, marketing and how brands can benefit from these. From SEO and PPC to content marketing and PR. The sessions cover content strategy, content planning, content creation, distribution, and new marketing tactics.

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Convince & Convert

JULY 5, 2010

Wonderful community-building strategy! Wonderful community-building strategy! Wonderful community-building strategy! Wonderful community-building strategy! Wonderful community-building strategy! Wonderful community-building strategy! Wonderful community-building strategy! Thomas for five days.

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Convince & Convert

MAY 5, 2010

This 40-something Florida Mom found herself undergoing several simultaneous life shifts, and realized that products and the communication about them didn’t resonate with her any longer. “If we’re going to counsel clients on the role of community, and its ability to garner insights, we need to be able to walk the walk.&#

Social Media 126

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Only B2B

JANUARY 29, 2018

Tactics like using Twitter bots to follow users and build lists allow you to get exposed to your target audience. Moreover, now I use this channel for sharing exclusive content to create a solid community and engage new leads every day. Connect with Laura: Linkedin | Website | Twitter. Shaheen Adibi.

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Convince & Convert

AUGUST 2, 2010

I’ll be talking about brand community strategy and how to activate your audience. Each of these strategies requires different tactics, resources and success metrics. Danny Brown) Tagged as: brand communities , facebook , facebook strategy , facebook success summit , Speaking Engagements Did you enjoy this blog post?

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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 22, 2010

DJ Waldow Director of Community, Blue Sky Factory @djwaldow [link] Jered I think you hit the nail on the head, here. 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. Warm fuzzies. Im Jay Baer.

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Convince & Convert

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. We see blogging both as community building and as a function of being a web based business.

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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

You have to create content, be part of many communities, and proceed incrementally. Especially in comparison to many other communication programs like traditional PR, TV advertising, outdoor advertising and others, social media actually offers pretty solid metrics. That’s not a “wave the magic wand&# scenario.

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Convince & Convert

JULY 26, 2010

He’s a former journalist turned PR guy and straight shooter at New Media Cowboy. Sales reps from traditional PR distribution services were even quoted as saying, “there’s a reason it’s free.&# – implying that it doesn’t perform well. I think pitchengine and its concept is going to rock PR world.

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Convince & Convert

JUNE 3, 2010

Sorry Works Contrast that with the guts and class (and good crisis management sense, despite having zero PR counsel) shown by umpire Jim Joyce in the immediate aftermath of his blown call, robbing Armando Galarraga of a rare perfect game. A coven of PR practitioners. That’s how much we are wired to forgive. Billions of dollars.

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Convince & Convert

AUGUST 16, 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. [link] Higher Calling Media RT @SadieMHarris Blastoff for My New Social Media Newsletter [link] [link] [link] MyCrowd.ca Im Jay Baer.

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Convince & Convert

FEBRUARY 23, 2010

Sample tactics include writing blog posts, sending promotional tweets, creating and posting videos, and blog commenting. Brand communities, contests, most social listening, and non-promotional tweeting fits into this category. Brand communities, contests, most social listening, and non-promotional tweeting fits into this category.

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Convince & Convert

JUNE 17, 2010

I love the Twitter culture and community, and I spend quite a bit of time using Twitter. 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. Maybe you found this blog from Twitter? Im Jay Baer.

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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 7, 2010

DJ Waldow Director of Community, Blue Sky Factory @djwaldow [link] unmarketing Thanks a lot Jay. 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. Seriously honored to be on here. Im Jay Baer.

Social Media 115

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Convince & Convert

MAY 25, 2010

PR pros, read this!) ^NS Holden-Bache RT @jaybaer: How to add the digital ecosystem to your ad/PR agency (incl. Holden-Bache RT @jaybaer: How to add the digital ecosystem to your ad/PR agency (incl. Holden-Bache RT @jaybaer: How to add the digital ecosystem to your ad/PR agency (incl. 17 Services.

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Convince & Convert

MAY 12, 2010

Yet they blindly support tactics like blanketing local zip codes with direct mail pieces (argh). 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. Will you embrace Twitter if I can show you ROI?

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Convince & Convert

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.

Paid Search Agency 111

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Convince & Convert

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.

Social Media 123

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Convince & Convert

JUNE 29, 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. link] blog comments powered by Disqus Subscribe to Convince & Convert Jay Baer Greetings. Im Jay Baer.

RSS 118

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Hubspot

JANUARY 21, 2014

PPC managers find new users through online ads. Demand generation programs can help your organization reach new markets, promote new product features, build consumer buzz, generate PR, and re-engage existing customers. Demand generation, however, is more than just a branding concept or early funnel marketing tactic.

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Convince & Convert

AUGUST 19, 2010

All of these tactics can work together seamlessly to create a robust, optimized content marketing engine that pays real dividends in increased website traffic, and conversions. Allowing for and creating communities. However, I think some really neat things could occur if some offline (or nonline) tactics were added into the mix.

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Convince & Convert

JULY 27, 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 Jay Baer. Ive founded 5 companies, and spent 15 years running digital marketing agencies.

Paid Search Agency 117

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Convince & Convert

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.

Social Media 120

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Hubspot

JULY 15, 2016

The fundamentals of digital might work well for your clients, but unless you’re extremely differentiated, aiming to compete in SEO or PPC with the agency down the street is becoming a futile exercise. But this high-priority tactic shouldn’t stop at the top ­-- all experts within the firm should have a mandate to get your message out there.

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Convince & Convert

FEBRUARY 19, 2010

I haven't used it, but looks interesting [link] [link] Meylah Community Anyone use NutshellMail? 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. If yes, what do you think? Im Jay Baer.

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Convince & Convert

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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Single Grain

APRIL 29, 2021

NFT marketing helps increase your project's visibility, builds your community of NFT enthusiasts, and enables you to drive more bids on your NFT marketplace, leading to maximum profits. Here are the top strategies to promote your NFT: PR. PR helps to change the mindset of people towards an online entity. How Do You Promote NFTs?

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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

But those differences are at the tactics layer, not the strategy layer. I’ve asserted that B2B social media tactics vary from B2C, in that they are typically rooted in consumer education and thought leadership, and thus require deeper layers of interaction. Private brand communities vs. Facebook. Podcasts vs. YouTube.

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Convince & Convert

FEBRUARY 11, 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. – [link] blog comments powered by Disqus Subscribe to Convince & Convert Jay Baer Greetings. Im Jay Baer.

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Convince & Convert

FEBRUARY 10, 2010

A tool like this is really great to help direct us in planning out tactics, thanks for brining it to our attention. 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. I just gave Flowtown a spin.

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Convince & Convert

FEBRUARY 15, 2010

DJ Waldow Director of Community, Blue Sky Factory @djwaldow [link] Graeme White interesting! 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. Dare I say the “digital glue?&# Thanks dude. Im Jay Baer.

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Convince & Convert

APRIL 15, 2010

Content Marketing Doesn’t Go Stale Further, unlike almost every other marketing tactic every devised, content marketing continues to pay dividends forever. Content without community, without approachability, without humanization and kinship is ineffective. Smart, optimized content. Of course, content alone is not the answer.

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Convince & Convert

MAY 4, 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 Jay Baer. Ive founded 5 companies, and spent 15 years running digital marketing agencies.

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