Convince & Convert

JULY 20, 2012

Digg died this week, basically, I guess Digg died several weeks ago but like it officially died this week. I would say they sold or they got sold or they’re no longer Digg as we know it or as we knew it, but yes, I guess you could also say they’re dead. Digg, it’s more of like the demise of Digg.

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Webbiquity

FEBRUARY 18, 2011

Any business that primarily relies on customers within it’s local geographic area—which includes not just restaurants and dentists but also some types of b2b vendors, such as IT services and of course marketing and PR firms—needs to understand the ins and outs of local search engine optimization (SEO). Share this on Bebo.

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Webbiquity

JUNE 23, 2010

From a business standpoint, a blog is more like PR than marketing or sales; it’s purpose is generally to build credibility, enhance a firm’s brand and image, and establish a position of thought leadership and expertise. Though blogs may also have calls to action, these tend to be more subtle. Share this on Bebo.

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Webbiquity

NOVEMBER 23, 2010

many people pause to think about what they’re thankful for: family, friends, TiVo, the Yankees not winning the World Series… I’m thankful for all of those things too of course, but also for the development and growth of social media. With the annual celebration of Thanksgiving upon us here in the U.S., Share this on Bebo.

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Webbiquity

MAY 4, 2010

Of course it helps to have a sizable Twitter following, but the quality of your followers is much more important than the quantity. It helps (greatly) if you already have a relationship with the blogger, but even if you don’t, most bloggers are far more open to offers of a guest post than they are to PR pitches. Use Twitter.

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Biznology

AUGUST 14, 2012

There’s a lot of business being done and a lot of money being made using 50s-era technology: phone calls, meetings, conference calls, lunches, dinners and hours at the club or the gold course. Whichever way you go, please start. You can keep it simple and slow, but start today.

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Biznology

FEBRUARY 5, 2013

Everyone’s obsessed with drawing visitors to their sites and online social media properties through advertising, SEO, marketing and PR; however, when the stars align and someone actually clicks through and comes into your sphere of influence, do you have a collections strategy? The same thing is true when it comes to your website.

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Convince & Convert

MARCH 4, 2010

The first step in that process of course is knowing why it is that you’re blogging. In PR, measurement has always been a finger in the wind exercise. 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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B2B Marketing Savvy

AUGUST 17, 2009

Other Popular Posts: PR as Sales Collateral Branding Monks/Message Scribes Email The Scoopdog Team. Striking a workable balance while (first) learning (then) gleaning value from Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook, Digg and Del.ic.ious, et. Of course not, no. If you like the read, please subscribe to my RSS feed.

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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

Especially in comparison to many other communication programs like traditional PR, TV advertising, outdoor advertising and others, social media actually offers pretty solid metrics. From a PR angency perspective (I work on the digital team for Porter Novelli), I’d add the myth that social media is a specialist skill.

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WebMarketCentral

JANUARY 5, 2009

The emergence of social media changed all that of course, so now that person can vent online to, essentially, the entire world. Create accounts on social bookmarking sites like Wikio , Mixx , Digg and/or StumbleUpon. Tags: Interactive PR Web 2.0 Also submit other items that may be of interest to your customers and prospects.

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WebMarketCentral

MAY 18, 2009

Discover these answers and others here in more of the best posts from the past year on social media marketing and PR. Top 10 Business Applications for Facebook by Duct Tape Marketing Of the 1,000+ Facebook apps built thus far, only a very small number—perhaps a couple of dozen or so—have value for B2B marketers and PR pros.

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WebMarketCentral

JULY 30, 2009

Understandably, as businesses begin to invest more marketing/PR dollars into social media, there is great concern over the ROI of these activities. A fundamental problem with this of course is that all marketing ROI calculations are imprecise, at best. RONI: missed opportunity, quite possibly for multiple, ongoing sales.

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Buzz Marketing for Technology

JUNE 27, 2008

There are many courses and books available on developing reading speed and comprehension. Share this: Digg this | Reddit | StumbleUpon | Del.icio.us |. Six Facets of the Future of PR. If you need to learn about recent developments in a field or find out something - ask the right person! View blog reactions | Comments (5).

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Online Marketing Institute

JANUARY 4, 2011

highlighting where something hasn’t worked (the names shall remain anonymous of course) 6. Take each post and post it on the New Digg (20 million visitors a month), it is quick and easy to do and will take you only a minute or two (it involves copying the URL and pasting it to Digg, add the headline and choose the section then hit 62.

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WebMarketCentral

APRIL 27, 2009

The prolific guest-blogger also contributed 10 Innovative Blog Business Models —a post detailing 10 methods beyond the obvious (AdWords) to monetize a blog, such as selling educational courses, eBooks, premium content, consulting services (hmm, that sounds familiar) and digital products. Do You Show Appreciation to Your Favorite Bloggers?

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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

[link] Develop a Social Media Strategy in 7 Steps | Social Media Marketing | Social Media Consulting – Convince & Convert « Netcrema – creme de la social news via digg + delicious + stumpleupon + reddit [.] link] Top 250 Blog Posts – Advertising, Marketing, Media and PR « Spotlight Ideas [.]

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Webbiquity

MARCH 23, 2011

Virtually every social media monitoring tool worthy of the label covers the big social networks (Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter), social bookmarking sites (Digg, Reddit) and content sharing sites (YouTube, Flickr). Range of coverage. Many include at least the most popular blogs as well. Metrics and reporting. Monitoring beyond social media.

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Webbiquity

JULY 26, 2010

It provides b2b marketers, trade industry journalists, analysts and other subscribers with a single subscription point for all of the best thought leadership content in b2b marketing and PR. What Works ( Vendor Government PR Trends Spending Release ). What’s a Facebook fan worth? June 30, 2010. Bob Scheier ( @BobScheier ).

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Buzz Marketing for Technology

JUNE 27, 2008

However, that doesnt mean that its something that everyone innately understands or knows how to use - especially when it comes to using it for marketing, PR, or other business-related purposes. Of course, the entirety of social media cant be summed up in one blog post, so these are just a handful of subjects listed below. Her subject?

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Biznology

JANUARY 7, 2014

And, if you’re really committed, try out all the platforms in order to build your personal brands: YouTube, Soundcloud, Facebook , Google+, Twitter, Reddit, StumbleUpon , Digg, Tumblr, as well as your blog. However, that said, tools like Digg Reader and Feedly are still powerful and useful drivers for your readership.

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Digital B2B Marketing

MARCH 27, 2011

Of course this is a fine line for marketers to walk. I, for one, would rather do business with a company that does good, and has an occasional PR gaffe because of it, than with a company that doesn’t even try. We instinctively distrust companies and media. When a company does do good, we expect an ulterior motive.

Social Media 100

Social Media Social Marketing B2B Marketing Media 100

Hubspot

JANUARY 13, 2013

is improving its search feature, and even Digg is playing along. Hot #Instagram Analytics Tools to Optimize Brand PR Power, From Search Engine Watch. Besides any closed-loop marketing analytics you have set up to measure the impact of referral traffic from Instagram, of course.) Updates everywhere! That’s right.

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Online Marketing Institute

NOVEMBER 2, 2010

A valuable wiki is only the result of behaviors over the course of time. 25 comments Nokia upsets blogger due to marathon PR failure 24 comments Gap listened to its customers, or did it? Judging Categories Previous winners How can we help you? There also needs to be some review or reward built into this as well. He’s wrong.

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B2B Marketing Zone Posts

APRIL 5, 2010

How to Get Coverage in Blogs – Really - Webbiquity , March 22, 2010 B2b marketers and PR pros know that getting coverage in an industry-specific blog is highly beneficial. This is driven, of course, by changes in the behavior of our audience of potential buyers. Blog links are valuable for SEO.

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Convince & Convert

MARCH 9, 2010

Of course facial hair supply. link] [link] Marcomé Digg your public! (: [link] AlexKaris Are You Taking Social Media Shortcuts? 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.

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Social Media Media Webinar Metrics Marketing & Strategy 133

Webbiquity

JANUARY 10, 2010

Brian Easter runs down six common SEO mistakes—such as ugly URLs, duplicate content, and a disconnect between SEO and PR—and explains how to correct or avoid them. 6 cures for common SEO mistakes by iMedia Connection. Canonical URL Tag – The Most Important Advancement in SEO Practices Since Sitemaps by SEOmoz. Share this on del.icio.us.

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Online Marketing Institute

MARCH 24, 2011

Anonymous Many thanks for these useful tips, we just launched our own company blog and truly appreciate this type of invaluable information [link] Deep Tech Dive | Technology Marketing, PR, Advertising, Lead Generation and Nurturing » Blog Archive » Tech B2B Marketers: Avoid These Top Five Blogging Mistakes [.]

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WebMarketCentral

JUNE 10, 2008

social media, business blogging tools, micromarkets, interactive PR, and web marketing tools and resources." Whew, that's it for the "on-blog" SEO (the main course). Social bookmarking: Make sure your posts get tagged on social bookmarking sites like Digg , del.icio.us , StumbleUpon , Sphinn , Mixx and Searchles from time to time.

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Blogger SEO Web 2.0 RSS 20

Webbiquity

AUGUST 16, 2010

Todd Heim supplies a helpful guide to best practices for building a following on and generating traffic from social bookmarking sites like Digg, Reddit, Mixx and Propeller. 10 Free Social Media Tools Every PR Pro Should Master In 2010 by the COMMS corner. Building Social Bookmarking Networks 101 by Search Engine Journal.

Social Media 100

Social Media Budget Programs Social Marketing Tools 100

Webbiquity

MARCH 1, 2011

But blogging takes work, as people discovered, which is why of the more than 150 million blogs that have been launched, PR and social media monitoring software firm Vocus tracks only about 20 million. Social media is being embraced by marketers , of course, but it’s much larger than that. Share this on Bebo. Post on Google Buzz.

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Webbiquity

FEBRUARY 14, 2011

As we rely more on all of our employees (not just marketing and PR) to represent our company through social media, how do we train and motivate them to do so effectively? No, of course not.&#. As we shift resources from traditional outbound marketing to inbound attraction marketing, how should we (re)organize to support that?

Work Management 100

Work Management Marketing Management Marketing Automation Services Lead Ranking 100

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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Biznology

APRIL 23, 2013

If we do everything right, we’ll generally earn a couple-hundred earned media mentions directly shared on the bloggers’ blogs, we’ll also earn secondary mentions through Facebook, Twitter, StumbleUpon , Pinterest, Tumblr, Google+, digg, and even, if we’re lucky, reddit.

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