Single Grain

JANUARY 31, 2020

As opposed to organic media , such as SEO, content marketing and social media posts (but not sponsored posts), or earned media , such as publicity, reviews and word of mouth, paid media refers to any content placed outside of your own real estate that you pay for, like PPC ads, display ads and search ads.

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MARCH 25, 2010

Advanced social media analytics and ROI calculations often require tying together disparate systems, and looking for causation (or at least correlation) between social media success and business outcome. Swix also plans to publish its own API so that third-parties can push and pull Swix data into other applications.

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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. Ive founded 5 companies, and spent 15 years running digital marketing agencies.

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MAY 12, 2010

I feel like the other guy in the story- will you try social media if I give you some great case studies? Will you embrace Twitter if I can show you ROI? Could I get you to reply to the people who like you and your company on Facebook if we can demonstrate that it strengthens your brand recognition? And guess what? He LOVES them.

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FEBRUARY 24, 2010

because through social media, customers are praising and criticizing companies in public in a way that requires marketing to triage and respond. All of this is happening to companies (maybe yours) every minute of every day. If a consumer emails a company, we’ve trained them to expect a response in a day or so.

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JUNE 22, 2010

New research from White Horse of 104 companies found that in 86% of companies, executives are not using social media. Would a company launch a major television campaign if the CEO had never watched TV? If anything, social media is MORE important for B2B companies than it is for B2C companies.

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JULY 5, 2010

arikhanson [link] Mike Cassidy RT @jaybaer: I Get By With a Little Help From My Friends [link] honored to be in such great company! link] Hot In Marketing I Get By With a Little Help From My Friends | Convince & Convert News | Social Media Consulting – Convince & C. Thomas for five days.

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AUGUST 2, 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. Ive founded 5 companies, and spent 15 years running digital marketing agencies.

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2010

I wonder how Stratten feels about companies servicing customers differently , based on their online influence? I’ve even left the stat breakdown public so you can see all the views are organic, not off-shored to get views (like some video companies have done). A tall order, to be certain.

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MARCH 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. Ive founded 5 companies, and spent 15 years running digital marketing agencies.

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JULY 27, 2010

Mike Cassidy made me (and a lot of other people) think differently about the intersection of social media strategy , and business objectives. 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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SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

Can those results be tied back directly to sales, and therefore ROI? Social Media is optional It doesn’t matter what the demographics of your customers are. Your company needs to be part of that conversation. Social media is not about Facebook or MySpace or Flickr or Twitter or blogs or YouTube.

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FEBRUARY 11, 2010

Is that due to the natural progression of success (all big companies are eventually vilified) or a fundamental shift in Apple's brand promise as ultra hip and very convenient? Ive founded 5 companies, and spent 15 years running digital marketing agencies.

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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. Ive founded 5 companies, and spent 15 years running digital marketing agencies.

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FEBRUARY 15, 2010

Unify Your Team The first step is for companies to devise a coordinated strategy that uses email and social communication synergistically. Sure, social media is rooted in conversations, and listening to your customers and then responding on the social Web is a pillar of social media. But, it's not all conversational.

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AUGUST 24, 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. Ive founded 5 companies, and spent 15 years running digital marketing agencies.

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MAY 13, 2010

I think Charlene Li may have coined this one) The goal of social media is to turn customers into a volunteer marketing army. Social media allows big companies to act small again. Social media creates kinship between companies and customers, and kinship equals purchase intent. It’s not viral unless it is.

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JUNE 17, 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. Ive founded 5 companies, and spent 15 years running digital marketing agencies.

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2010

With social media, we can join conversations previously hidden, but what we need is the same as ever: a way to reach you – the places you metaphorically live, the clubs you frequent, the places you hang out, the company you keep. Leaving the etiquette alone for now, our focus is how marketers need to approach our targets.

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FEBRUARY 10, 2010

“We want to be the mint.com of social marketing,&# says Ethan Bloch , co-founder of the San Francisco based company. “We want to give SMB a complete tool to allow them to move the needle on the 20% of social media that matters.&# Ive founded 5 companies, and spent 15 years running digital marketing agencies.

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

Yes, social media applies to B2B. In fact, social media can be MORE transformative for a B2B company than a B2C company. Creating and calibrating a social media strategy for any company should follow the same process. The variation may come in how social media is used, not which social media are used.

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JULY 26, 2010

Each of the 27,000 companies that use the service had the same goal – to share their pitch. The more one company shares their pitch, the more views it has, the more backlinks it provides, and so on. Ive founded 5 companies, and spent 15 years running digital marketing agencies.

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MAY 27, 2010

In that spirit, here are some interesting updates from companies and tools I’ve written about previously here at Convince & Convert. This was an item requested by approximately 125% of Swix’ customers, and the company was finally able to pull it off. These are exciting times at Bulb HQ!

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JULY 6, 2010

She leads the agency’s social media group, and has more than 20 years experience in consumer, technology, B2B and social media marketing. Yet before a crisis erupts, no matter what the root of the issue, companies should cushion themselves by leveraging the good work they’re already doing. Don’t be Shy.

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FEBRUARY 23, 2010

February 23rd, 2010 |Written By: Jay Baer | View Comments Tweet Is your social media program about asking, or answering? there’s a schism coming in social media between companies using it for marketing, and companies using it for customer service and CRM. Like Sonny divorcing Cher (or was it the other way around?)

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FEBRUARY 19, 2010

[link] Ayman Rakha Turn the Tables on Social Media with NutshellMail: [link] [link] MyCrowd.ca RT @AymanRakha – Turn the Tables on Social Media with NutshellMail: [link] [link] Doug Braun This sounds very useful. Ive founded 5 companies, and spent 15 years running digital marketing agencies. I'm going to try it!

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Single Grain

MARCH 9, 2022

A paid media agency can provide all the necessary skills and experience to help you reduce your team’s workload, boost your profit margins and grow your business. . With thousands of companies ready to take your money, you need to know how to find the right one for your needs. What Does a Paid Media Agency Charge? Higher ROI.

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JULY 14, 2010

His ramblings can be found at www.membershipjedi.com This post is a compilation of ideas born out of Jay’s post “ Why You’re the Key to Social Media Success ” in which he succinctly describes one of the biggest obstacles facing organization’s pursuit of social media effectiveness – corporate culture. Why ignore it?

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AUGUST 19, 2010

A collaboration between RESMARK Systems (a provider of hospitality software), Western River Expeditions (an adventure tour company), Compendium (provider of corporate content creation software), and ExactTarget (provider of enterprise messaging software) shows how this can be done day-to-day. That’s it. It makes sharing simple.

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JULY 20, 2010

Very helpful as our company moves forward with our plan for Social Media. 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. – Thanks Mike!

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Single Grain

JULY 6, 2023

This will help us be more accurate in defining the future steps of a business plan, thus making it more likely for us to achieve our marketing objectives and grow. A promotional plan is a strategic document that outlines your company’s marketing and advertising efforts over a specific period.

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FEBRUARY 5, 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. Ive founded 5 companies, and spent 15 years running digital marketing agencies.

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MARCH 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. Ive founded 5 companies, and spent 15 years running digital marketing agencies.

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MAY 5, 2010

Companies didn’t seem to understand where she was, who she was, or what she wanted. Big companies are starting to follow JaneNation on Twitter , and engage with the community across the social Web. Company launches a media content destination for women. From a business standpoint, it’s brilliant.

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MAY 25, 2010

link] Shane Jacob Like this post from @jaybaer nice advice on addin online marketing to an agency's services [link] [link] Shane Jacob Like this post from @jaybaer nice advice on addin online marketing to an agency's services [link] [link] Patrick Reyes The digital eco system can be applied to large companies too!

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JUNE 24, 2010

Testimonials are a huge part of the infomercial world, as they are for effective social media. Sure, you can tell your company story ad infinitum in social media, but ultimately you’ll benefit so much more if you can make your customers part of your marketing team. That’s just a brochure in 140 characters.

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APRIL 6, 2010

Too many companies and organizations are reinventing the content wheel for every social outpost they maintain. Social Mention (or a paid social media listening package like Radian6 , if you have one) Go to www.socialmention.com and search for your company or product name (in quotes), and set the pull-down to “all.&#

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