Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

You’re engaged in an advertising and marketing campaign that uses the Web as its distribution platform. Social Media results can’t be measured False. Many social media software packages (great ebook analysis of them here) can provide highly detailed reports on the impact of social media programs.

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Convince & Convert

FEBRUARY 11, 2010

February 11th, 2010 |Written By: Jay Baer | View Comments Tweet Guest post by Bob Dennis , freelance Web designer with experience in everything from audio production to social networking. Ive founded 5 companies, and spent 15 years running digital marketing agencies. Also, $0.30 You know what’s not a good idea?

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WebMarketCentral

DECEMBER 18, 2007

With that in mind, here are four ways B2B vendors can use social media to spread their messages. This helps anyone curious enough to learn more about their backgrounds and connections, and is good interactive PR practice. John Doe, a consultant with your company, provides a helpful and unbiased response.

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B2B Marketing Traction

NOVEMBER 9, 2009

Reading these books was very meaningful for Jennifer Beever the marketer who does social networking and wants to establish a better presence, and for Jennifer Beever the CMO for Hire and B2B marketing consultant who wants to add more value for clients. We see selfish a mile away (or thousands of miles away) in social networking.

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WebMarketCentral

SEPTEMBER 18, 2008

In the old days, email signatures pretty much just mirrored business card information: name, company, title, phone, fax (gotta love that 80's technology still hanging on!) A growing number of Web 2.0-savvy your title, company and location) and to give them different ways to contact you. and email address. signatures.

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MLT Creative

SEPTEMBER 30, 2010

October 14-16, BlogWorld & New Media Expo Las Vegas, NV: The first and only industry-wide tradeshow, conference and media event dedicated to promoting the dynamic industry of new media including all forms of blogging, podcasting, social media, social networking, online video, music, Internet TV and radio.

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WebMarketCentral

MARCH 24, 2009

MarketingSherpa's 2009 Social Media & PR Benchmark Guide (PDF) provides a wealth of useful statistics and guidance. If you parse that, it matches up pretty closely to the 4 C's model of social media marketing.) (If you parse that, it matches up pretty closely to the 4 C's model of social media marketing.)

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The Effective Marketer

JUNE 21, 2009

Veredict: If you are new to social networks, community building, etc. Commitment : you will have to commit to spending time developing your social media strategy; it doesn’t work overnight and require backing from your company willing to let you spend time doing it. and measure it religiously. United States License.

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WebMarketCentral

JULY 13, 2009

How can you make more efficient use of social media? What are the best examples of organizations using social media for marketing, promotion and interactive PR ? How can you optimize your use of social networking tools like Twitter and LinkedIn? 5 Daily Social Media Builders In Less Than 10 Minutes (Total!)

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WebMarketCentral

SEPTEMBER 15, 2008

Online Marketers See High ROI from SEO by Marketing Pilgrim Blogger, SEO expert and PR pro Janet Meiners reports on an MarketingSherpa study detailing the growth in paid search and organic search engine optimization. Search marketing is also taking money away from other advertising and PR programs. UM Finds Web 2.0

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WebMarketCentral

MARCH 16, 2009

While there are some social media brand success stories , such as Blendtec and Starbucks on the B2C side, and Sun and IBM in B2B, most companies still struggle with optimizing their social media strategy and implementing tactics and measurement. After all, it is social media. So how big is the opportunity?

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Online Marketing Institute

JULY 9, 2009

Our client work has also covered a broad spectrum of organizations, with representation of global firms like British Telecom (BT), Microsoft, Spirent Communications and BearingPoint, as well as emerging growth companies such as GovDelivery and Epok. Like traditional PR activities (i.e. You have to fish where the fish are, right?

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WebMarketCentral

JUNE 25, 2008

Best of 2007: Blog Posts on Social Media Marketing , January 18, 2008—A wrap-up of some of the best blog posts of 2007 on social networking and social media marketing strategies and tactics. Social Tagging Sites, Part 1: Alexa Rankings , April 29, 2007—the Alexa rankings for 42 popular Web 2.0

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WebMarketCentral

JUNE 16, 2008

Like most rock stars, Christopher Barger—who along with GM vice chairman Bob Lutz has transformed the image of GM from stodgy 20th-century manufacturer into Web 2.0-savvy 60% of those under the age of 21 belong to a (online) social network. PR can influence opinion, but not control it.

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WebMarketCentral

APRIL 30, 2009

Given the enormous interest in using social media for business purposes, I've been astounded to hear comments like these at recent conferences: "That's all really interesting, but I can't access any of the websites you just talked about. My company blocks all access to social media sites." It is not part of the job.

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WebMarketCentral

APRIL 2, 2009

Interest in social media marketing is surging, with several recent studies showing that a majority of companies, of all sizes, are now using social media in some form for business purposes. I've also seen dramatically increased interest in hiring social media consultants.

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Buzz Marketing for Technology

SEPTEMBER 30, 2008

I want people who read my profile to see that I’m happily employed, that I work for a “real&# company, and that my company has capabilities in certain areas. LinkedIn remains my favorite social networking tool. requesting recommendations from those within my network, 2.) marketing has gone.

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WebMarketCentral

DECEMBER 31, 2009

With the rapidly increasing use of social media tools for marketing and PR comes growing pressure to demonstrate results. But what metrics are really most appropriate for social media measurement? Social Tagging. Tags: Web 2.0

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WebMarketCentral

JANUARY 5, 2009

In the old days—like, six or seven years ago—if someone had a bad experience with a company, he or she generally vented about it to a few friends and that was the end of it. The emergence of social media changed all that of course, so now that person can vent online to, essentially, the entire world. A few examples.

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WebMarketCentral

MARCH 4, 2009

The context in this case is the particular tool, website or other online venue where the content will be shared: in a blog, a social networking or bookmarking site, a media sharing site (e.g. Social Tagging. Tags: Web 2.0 Flickr or YouTube ), a wiki, a forum, a Squidoo lens, wherever.

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Online Marketing Institute

JUNE 15, 2009

Online Marketing Blog TopRank’s internet marketing blog on the intersection of digital PR, social and search engine marketing. For example, we get pitches from PR firms about major brands running new viral or social media campaigns. Excellent food for thought for us PR hacks out there. Please don’t.

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Buzz Marketing for Technology

JUNE 27, 2008

Social Media U: Take a Class in Social Media. Social media. Whether youre socializing on Facebook , updating Twitter , or just adding a new bookmark to Ma.gnolia , social media has become an integral part of our daily lives. Welcome to Social Media U. Lesson # 2 Know What Web 2.0 25 Comments.

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Convince & Convert

JULY 20, 2012

Huge thanks to data-driven social media management software company Argyle Social for their presenting sponsorship, as well as Infusionsoft , Janrain , and Jim Kukral at DigitalBookLaunch. At one point, Digg was the poster child for Social Media and Web 2.0 He’ll be back next week with Number 26.

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WebMarketCentral

OCTOBER 24, 2008

Essentially, companies that want to conduct market research among difficult-to-reach B2B and IT decision makers will now be able to slice and dice profiles of LinkedIn's large member base to reach groups with very specific attributes. But it seems to me there may be an opportunity missed here.

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WebMarketCentral

APRIL 15, 2008

Note: the following is a guest post from expert researcher and freelance writer Heather Johnson on how businesses can effectively use social media as a component of PR efforts, and efficiently focus their efforts on the most productive sites. With Wetpaint, you can create your company's own wiki for free.

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Convince & Convert

JULY 8, 2010

Robert Scoble argued that email faced deletion at the hands of Web 2.0 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. October 2007. March 2009.

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Webbiquity

SEPTEMBER 10, 2012

This year, colleague Cheryl Burgess and I changed things up a bit, opening the award to nominations but focusing specifically on outstanding men and women who work for technology companies and are active on social media. She also explores the many nuances of social marketing on her blog Social Media to Social Business.

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Webbiquity

SEPTEMBER 10, 2012

This year, colleague Cheryl Burgess and I changed things up a bit, opening the award to nominations but focusing specifically on outstanding men and women who work for technology companies and are active on social media. She also explores the many nuances of social marketing on her blog Social Media to Social Business.

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Online Marketing Institute

JUNE 22, 2009

Read more… Doug Kessler | June 11th, 2009 | 3 comments June 2009 Watch the Velocity web seminar on Content Marketing Stan just presented our web seminar with B2B Marketing magazine, called “Content Marketing: Thought Leadership in a Web 2.0 Seemed to go really well.

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Convince & Convert

APRIL 22, 2010

Problematically, however, the “social media&# moniker is now also used to describe a great many things, similar only in that they are online, and involve some form of interaction between customer and company. Social PR & Influencer Outreach Using social connectivity to introduce your company or products to influencers.

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Online Marketing Institute

NOVEMBER 2, 2010

Events Conferences Digital Cream 2011 Digital Cream Dubai Past Conferences Social Events Digital Ski 2011 Past Social Events Jobs View Jobs Post a Job More Blog Press Releases Consulting Services Supplier Directory Member Directory Forums Best Practice Supplier Selection Other Topics Innovation Awards How to enter Why enter?

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B2B Marketing Zone Posts

NOVEMBER 2, 2010

50 (of the) Best Twitter Guides, Stats, Tips and Tools of 2010 (So Far) , October 5, 2010 While a dwindling number of business executives still dismiss Twitter as a waste of time, recent research suggests it is one of the most valuable social networks for business. Great content this month via the B2B Marketing Zone. Have I gone MAD??

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Webbiquity

JUNE 6, 2011

Social Networking: Like Falling In Love. Penenberg’s ( @Penenberg ) Fast Company article: “Social Networking Affects Brains Like Falling in Love” examines research by neuroeconomist Paul Zak that suggests social networking triggers the release of the generosity-trust chemical in our brains: Oxytocin (known as the cuddle chemical).

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Online Marketing Institute

DECEMBER 13, 2010

Brian Solis Home Articles Business – Marketing PR 2.0 – New Communications Social Media Speaking Books Appearances About The State of the Blogosphere 2010 December 13, 2010 View Comments The question we ask ourselves when examining the state of the blogosphere is whether or not the cup is half full or half empty?

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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 20, 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 Are You Slow Enough to Succeed in Social Media?

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