Webbiquity

NOVEMBER 2, 2010

With Social Media Marketing: Strategies for Engaging in Facebook, Twitter & Other Social Media , the inimitable Liana “Li&# Evans has provided the definitive handbook for social media marketers. This hard work behind the scenes makes the ‘overnight’ successes seem so easy.&#.

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Webbiquity

MARCH 24, 2010

Social media has become an effective vehicle for content distribution, and articles are no exception. According to the Small Business Success Index, sponsored by Network Solutions (2010), one in five small businesses are now actively using social media. What makes social media so effective for marketing purposes?

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Webbiquity

JUNE 9, 2010

If your small to midsized business is struggling with questions about how to create an effective social media strategy, use social media tools most effectively, make the best use of your time on social media, generate results or other related issues, mark your calendar for this upcoming one-day social media and online marketing event.

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Buzz Marketing for Technology

SEPTEMBER 29, 2010

At a recent BlogWell event I got a chance to hear Robert Raines from Chevron present his Social Media program and how he reports their activity into the Boardroom. It all starts with the Pulse Report that Chevron had produced by Edelman (their PR firm) using their Alterian’s SM2 social media monitoring tool. Tweet This!

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Webbiquity

JANUARY 14, 2011

A big part of the appeal of social media is its simplicity. Any teenager can set up a Facebook page and start sharing status updates with their friends. That simplicity, however, can make social media dangerous for business. It can lead to well-intentioned but poorly executed rogue company Facebook pages.

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Webbiquity

JUNE 7, 2010

One of the challenges in measuring the ROI of social media marketing is that the use of social networking and social sharing tools isn’t confined to the marketing group. Social media is being used in multiple functions across the enterprise, from product development (e.g. Share this on Facebook.

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Buzz Marketing for Technology

FEBRUARY 18, 2010

My advice would be don’t let Google Reader (or any social activity) over run your life – remember you are in control! Share this on Facebook. Related posts: Social Search could it be a Google Killer? Related posts: Social Search could it be a Google Killer? Tweet This! Share this on Linkedin.

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Webbiquity

DECEMBER 6, 2010

Social media and PR would seem to be natural allies. So why do corporate PR and social media efforts so often appear disconnected and out of sync? To be sure, some agencies and companies get it, and do an effective job integrating social media and PR efforts. Since many (most?)

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Buzz Marketing for Technology

MARCH 11, 2010

One of the biggest challenges for organizations today is managing the flow of information about their brands, products, and services that occurs in social media channels, including microblogs (such as Twitter), social networking sites (such as Facebook), blogs, and online forums. Share this on Facebook.

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Buzz Marketing for Technology

AUGUST 18, 2010

So I ran across some interesting stats last week when I picked up a tweet from Jeff Bullas on the 15 essential social media facts and figures for B2B Marketing. I don’t know how you feel but I certainly feel like everything I read about Social Media is the same old thing just a rehash of something else I read before.

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Webbiquity

NOVEMBER 16, 2010

The grandmotherly maxim, “The good Lord gave you two ears but only one mouth for a reason&# applies to social interactions in general, but is nowhere more critical than in social media marketing. Without this information, the company’s social media pronouncements appear off-topic, unsolicited and out of touch.

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Convince & Convert

JANUARY 18, 2011

People say social media is unicorn, but it’s really just a horse. Sure, social media empowers customers like nothing before it. And of course, social media creates a new level of real-time accountability for companies previously accustomed to asynchronous communication. Market Size. Messaging Flow.

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Convince & Convert

MARCH 14, 2012

Jess Ostroff is Managing Editor at Convince & Convert , and also runs the virtual social media assistant agency Don’t Panic Management. You can find her tweeting about social media, martinis, and music as @jessostroff. Digg Digg with a floating left implementation. Facebook Social Plugins.

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Buzz Marketing for Technology

APRIL 27, 2010

One of the biggest challenges for organizations today is managing the flow of information about their brands, products, and services that occurs in social media channels, including microblogs (such as Twitter), social networking sites (such as Facebook), blogs, and online forums. Share this on Facebook. Tweet This!

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Webbiquity

MAY 24, 2010

Though social media marketing is rapidly advancing in terms of adoption and sophistication, many marketers and business executives still struggle with it. They wonder if their organizations are doing enough, if they are doing things right, even if they should be involved in social media at all. Social media is free.

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Buzz Marketing for Technology

MARCH 9, 2010

The question is – What is the appropriate level of budget to support social media for a B2B company? First was the post on the Media Budget Ratio (MBR) for a B2B company. Share this on Facebook. Related posts: The 4 P’s to Social Media Marketing Ok ok – based on the great response I got.

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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

Tired of chasing shiny objects, and setting up Twitter and Facebook accounts with clear direction, or success metrics? I presented today at Social Media AZ , a new conference for Arizonans interested in, and practicing social media. How Does Your Audience Use Social Media? Sessions start October 5.

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Webbiquity

AUGUST 9, 2010

While there are unquestionably many ways that social media marketing results can be measured , the debate rages on as to whether it’s truly possible to quantify the ROI from these activities. Some experts contend that because social media activity is rich in metrics , you can and should be measuring ROI constantly.

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Marketing Insider Group

MARCH 15, 2011

In this case, I’m talking about social media divas ! So if you are someone who I have social-media-slighted in the past, please know it was in no way intentional. Social Media Equity. I am really so very grateful for every tweet, like, comment, digg, stumble and visit. You know they exist.

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Buzz Marketing for Technology

MAY 11, 2010

I have been in talks with a few companies lately about their social media efforts especially when it comes to supporting customers using social media ( the topic of my new book ). At the highest level there is really 2 ways to organize your social media efforts: Centralized or Decentralized.

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Writing on the Web

MAY 4, 2011

Now you can learn all about social media and the sociology of the Internet through video lectures. What I find fascinating is the sociology of social media : we’re still operating with the same primitive brains. Now, however, we’re doing it online, on the Internet, using social media tools.

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Buzz Marketing for Technology

DECEMBER 22, 2009

At a recent ANA conference I was interviewing Brian Wallace VP of Digital Marketing and Media for RIM when I heard him say “2 years from now- if I still have a Director of Social Media – I should be fired!&# Share this on Facebook. Use Social Media to spot issues before they hit the Contact Center!

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Webbiquity

DECEMBER 16, 2010

In Defy Gravity: Propel Your Business to High-Velocity Growth , Rebel Brown shows business owners and executives how to shed the weight of legacy baggage, filter out the noise and focus on those opportunities which provide the best potential for profitable growth… Social Media Marketing by Liana “Li&# Evans.

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Webbiquity

JUNE 8, 2010

With all of the hype surrounding social media, knowing how to dip your toe in the water without falling into the deep end of the social media pool can be challenging. And how do you optimize the time you spend with social media sites? The jury is still out on Facebook’s effectiveness for the B2B market.

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Webbiquity

JANUARY 25, 2010

Late last year, I sat in on a couple of social media marketing webinars from two of the best: Rick Burnes , Marketing Manager at HubSpot , and Chris Abraham of Abraham Harrison , along with Sally Falkow of Expansion Plus. Here are some of the key takeaways on using social media effectively.

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Customer Experience Matrix

JUNE 2, 2009

Summary: marketing vendors offer several types of social media applications. But none truly automates social media management, which is what's ultimately needed. Social media is this month’s Trend of the Year. They provide three basic functions: - send messages via social media.

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Webbiquity

DECEMBER 21, 2010

Though business use of social media is rapidly increasing, many executives remain skeptical of its value. The bottom line is that while social media marketing definitely provides benefits (such as a higher conversion rate for organic search traffic ), it’s not generally effective as a direct promotion tool.

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Webbiquity

MARCH 29, 2010

With the tidal wave of how-to articles , jargon and self-proclaimed “social media experts&# hitting the online world, it’s easy for marketers and business executives to view social media as something akin to the unexplored regions of the earth as presented on medieval maps—&# here be dragons.&#

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Marketing Insider Group

FEBRUARY 9, 2012

There was a recent exchange on twitter where a prominent, intelligent and well-respected analyst predicted that content marketing will destroy social media. The suggestion was that content marketing will result in the rapid erosion of the sacred trust we all have in the established media. I mean “Whoa!”…The

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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. I was recently friended on Facebook by a guy I went to high school with.

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Anything Goes Marketing

MARCH 8, 2009

I get a few blank stares at times when I talk about social media technologies with friends and colleagues but I’m starting to win people over day by day. LinkedIn: Starting an Alumni Group When Linkedin started a groups feature (like Facebook groups) I thought about how I could network with former colleagues. With real stories!

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Buzz Marketing for Technology

FEBRUARY 2, 2010

A while back I created a post called – There is no “campaign&# in Social Media because when marketers use the word “campaign,” it tends to suggest an initiative to get a message out to a targeted group of constituents. Share this on Facebook. Just 4 People doing Social Media? Share this on Linkedin.

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Biznology

SEPTEMBER 5, 2017

Those profile posts will be combined with your other submissions to create something more akin to the love child of Facebook, Twitter, digg, and del.icio.us. I’m no expert but reddit is the elephant in the room of social media marketing. You can now avoid reddit’s 800-pound gorilla and elephant in the room.

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Buzz Marketing for Technology

JUNE 15, 2010

But focusing on the Extrovert angle for a second, I began to wonder if you need to be an extrovert to be in social media. Certainly internally in your organization you need to be an extrovert if you want to organize a Tribe or movement in your company to take on social media. Share this on Facebook.

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Buzz Marketing for Technology

MARCH 16, 2010

Word spreads quickly in Social Media – sometimes more quickly than you can keep up with. Then all you have to do is feed this list into your listening platform and you should be able to create a steady stream of Social Media Leads! Share this on Facebook. Tweet This! Share this on Linkedin.

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Buzz Marketing for Technology

JANUARY 21, 2010

Ok ok – based on the great response I got from my readers on my last blog post The 4 C’s of B2B Marketing I thought I would try to apply the same principle to Social Media Marketing. It combines a few things you might have read about into one new concept around social media – the 4 P’s of Social Media marketing.

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Writing on the Web

FEBRUARY 18, 2011

Are your blog posts fed automatically into Facebook? The other day I was horrified to learn that a dear client was manually posting his blog articles to Facebook. So I asked Facebook expert Annalaura Brown to write this guest post. How to Automatically Link Blog Posts to Facebook. Share this on Facebook.

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