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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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. Tweet This! Share this on Facebook.

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Webbiquity

APRIL 26, 2010

Actually, this post presents eight strategies for online promotion ranging from social networking and video to PR and local portal sites. Reid Carr muses about how the rapid increase of online information and spread of social media are changing the sales process , particularly for younger consumers. Well worth a read.

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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 Bebo.

Social Media 100

Social Media Media Enterprise Management Digg 100

Webbiquity

JULY 6, 2010

But if your company wants to use an RFP process to help in selecting a marketing agency, this post will help you craft one that meets your needs without driving the responding agencies crazy. Social Media is Simpler Than You Think. Best Social Media Stats and Market Research of 2009. 11 Myths of Social Media Marketing.

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Webbiquity

NOVEMBER 2, 2010

As she notes in her introduction, Li’s book is organized around four main themes: Research: start by using search and social media monitoring tools to discover where your customers and prospects are congregating. Don’t automatically assume they use the most popular social networks. Social Events (e.g.,

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Buzz Marketing for Technology

MARCH 18, 2010

Give this last point some extra consideration and be sure to build a process to respond to all the opportunities your listening platform identifies! Social Media Lead flow in B2B Marketing Word spreads quickly in Social Media – sometimes more quickly. Tweet This! Share this on Facebook. Share this on Linkedin.

Work Management 100

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Webbiquity

FEBRUARY 10, 2011

Zeke Camusio shows that WordPress isn’t just for blogging; it can also be used to build an e-commerce site, social network site, image gallery, email auto-responder system or message board. 5 Things You Didn’t Know You Could Do with WordPress by Let’s Do It! 35+ Most Essential WordPress Tricks and Hacks by Artatm.

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Webbiquity

MARCH 29, 2010

Specifically, social media marketing involves five common, very traditional business activities. It provides a rich new toolset and set of techniques for carrying out these processes, but the processes themselves are familiar: listening , networking , interacting , information sharing , and promoting. Post this on Diigo.

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Buzz Marketing for Technology

APRIL 6, 2010

Tags: Advertising Content Marketing Data Mining Events Facebook Inbound Marketing Lead Generation Lead Nurturing Social Media Social Networking email Marketing.

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Webbiquity

JANUARY 15, 2010

Then sales people would contact the prospects and use a “consultative&# sales process. But processes didn’t really change much; marketers still spent a lot of time producing brochures and spec sheets, only now there were more often delivered in PDF form than printed. This is not necessarily bad news for sales. Tweet This!

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Webbiquity

NOVEMBER 23, 2010

Social media makes it easy to connect with new people who share your interests…anywhere on earth. Before social networks (and even more so before email became widespread), it was difficult to make and maintain acquaintances with professional peers or people with similar interests in other parts of the country, much less the world.

Social Media 100

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Webbiquity

JANUARY 25, 2010

The cost of inbound marketing (PPC, SEO, email, blogs, social media) is significantly less than the cost of traditional outbound marketing. Social media sharing is not like advertising—it spreads across your social network and their followers. Publications (online and offline) have traditionally sold advertising space.

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Webbiquity

JANUARY 21, 2011

The recession dampened demand, while at the same time the emergence of social networking and changes in the buying and hiring processes forever altered the playing field. Then things changed. Many talented people were laid off. Competition for a dwindling number of new corporate positions was intense. Share this on Bebo.

Work Management 100

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Buzz Marketing for Technology

JULY 14, 2008

Social networks. A vital behaviour might be: Managers ask how the after action review went and what was learned from the process. Actively build your social networks so you can tap into them when needed. • Digg this. --> --> Trackback Pings. Facilitation. Intervention design. Knowledge circulation.

Work Management 100

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Optinmonster

MAY 16, 2023

Always try to repurpose the content piece with your audience and resource in mind, and take advantage of the boost different types of content can get from other social networks. Social Bookmarking Social bookmarking is one of the best ways to get visitors instantly. However, there is a long debate to use it or not.

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Webbiquity

FEBRUARY 23, 2010

Among the topics he ferrets out using this process: recent product or service enhancements, new partnerships, good causes supported, helpful tips and insights, or recent industry research. A few mistakes that beginning bloggers should be aware of by Blog Design Studio. Share this on del.icio.us. Post this on Diigo. Share this on Reddit.

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Buzz Marketing for Technology

DECEMBER 15, 2009

Social will leave Marketing – This year Marketing and Communications totally “got” social media but next year is the year it starts to transform the rest of your BtoB organization from Product Development and R&D, to Billing and Finance, to HR and Recruiting, to Customer Service and the Contact Center. Mark it down people.

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Buzz Marketing for Technology

JUNE 27, 2008

Social networks. MSC is a simple process for helping senior decision-makers develop a gut feel for what an initiative has achieved. The process starts by asking two simple questions of the people affected by the initiative of interest. The selection process is frequently scheduled to occur on a regular cycle.

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MLT Creative

JULY 20, 2011

According to Courtney Wiley of iMedia Connection , “The B2B buying process is fundamentally changing. 93% of B2B buyers use search to begin the buying process and 37% post questions on social networking sites when looking for suggestions." Bookmark phenomenal content on Delicious, StumbleUpon or Digg.

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Webbiquity

FEBRUARY 2, 2011

What different types of content should you develop for different types of buyers and the various stages of the buying process? While social media, mobile and online video are increasing in importance, traditional email newsletters remain among the most popular delivery vehicles. How much content is “enough?&# Share this on Bebo.

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Buzz Marketing for Technology

JULY 28, 2008

What I wanted to draw any reader’s attention to is the work of a brilliant friend of mine, who has written and published a clear and concise exploration of the structure and dynamics of virtual, or network(ed) organizations that I think is seminal. Managing in the Virtual or Network(ed) Organization. social networks.

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Biznology

AUGUST 14, 2012

Next, you should become a blogger — or at least develop a process to produce blog content since Google adores blogs and seriously understands the architecture and framework of most blog platforms. Finally, you should start populating every social network service, social bookmarking site, and social news site.

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Buzz Marketing for Technology

JULY 7, 2008

I’ve done a number of workshops the past few months with clients designed to do two primary things: Land a common understanding across the teams involved around what social media, communities and influencer programs really are and more importantly why it matters to a business. Each workshop is its own learning process.

Social Media 100

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Buzz Marketing for Technology

DECEMBER 8, 2010

After 9 years of Search Engine Marketing – I think it is safe to say any keyword you are going to buy is maxed out when it comes to the Google AdWords auction process. Facebook Advertising – will continue to improve and unfortunately get more expensive. So people are looking for an alternative and that’s Facebook Advertising.

B2B Marketing 100

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LeadSquared

MAY 2, 2013

It enhances your business’ visibility on the web, social networking and investor connections. Here are a few more social bookmarking websites where you can set up your business profiles. Digg Delicious Reddit Bizsugar. Here are 5 lead generation websites in India for local businesses. How will this help your business?

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readwrite

MARCH 8, 2010

They can also up and down vote tweets, like they’ve become accustomed to on sites like Reddit, Digg or Google Moderator. “Online channels will only become more cluttered, as social networks start to monetize with ads,” said Davis. With all of these ads, CheapTweet will help weed out the bad apples.

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Online Marketing Institute

NOVEMBER 1, 2010

Reviewing the prior survey's results published in April 2009 , I expected that the economy -- and burgeoning interest in social media -- would accelerate the shift toward digital channels throughout 2009 to an unprecedented degree. Note: this research looks at firms of 50 employees or more only.

Marketing Budget 40

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Online Marketing Institute

APRIL 11, 2011

Just like with any other marketing effort, it’s important to look at the potential impact of social media on your business goals before investing time and money in the process. For some small business owners, social media is the lifeblood of their business and warrants the time investment.

Social Media 40

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Hubspot

JUNE 23, 2010

Avatar - An Avatar is an image or username that represents a person online within forums and social networks. B BackType - BackType is a social media analytics company that helps companies measure their social engagement. Comments are a primary form of two-way communication on the social web. Bit.ly - Bit.ly

Paid Content 28

Paid Content Social Media Social Marketing Work Management 28

Buzz Marketing for Technology

JUNE 28, 2008

including major costs, significant litigation, and a drag on key processes. E-mail management including a strategy and processes for archiving, retention, and lifecycle management of enterprise e-mail. If managed properly, the use of social media tools such as blogs and wikis can reduce e-mail volumes by as much as 30%.

Enterprise Management 100

Enterprise Management Wiki Work Management Web 2.0 100

Hubspot

DECEMBER 30, 2011

Avatar - An avatar is an image or username that represents a person online within forums and social networks. BackType - BackType is a social media analytics company that helps companies measure their social engagement. Comments are a primary form of two-way communication on the social web. Blip.TV - Blip.TV

Paid Content 28

Paid Content Social Media Social Marketing Work Management 28

readwrite

JULY 14, 2010

The group seeded various social networks with an invitation to ask questions of Mustafa’s character, a dashing shirtless man with over-the-top humor and bravado. The group has made videos in response to Digg founder Kevin Rose, TV star Alyssa Milano (now big on Twitter) and many more people, famous and not.

Video Marketing 40

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Buzz Marketing for Technology

JUNE 27, 2008

The competitiveness of firms will reflect the way their businesses receive and process information to create intelligence." In the period ahead of us, more important than advances in computer design will be the advances we can make in our understanding of human information processing - of thinking, problem solving, and decision making."

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Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

AUGUST 27, 2008

I started experimenting with social bookmarking sites like Digg, del.icio.us Activities like blogging, blogger outreach, PR, social networking and bookmarking, or most types of advertising aren't so easy and clean to measure. and StumbeUpon for B2B marketing in early 2007.

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Online Marketing Institute

NOVEMBER 7, 2010

It’s already happened in the consumer world: Sites like Digg (social curation) which have little or no original content have become key resources for information. You will be navigating your prospects through this sea of content by leading them to the most relevant important information.

Curation 40

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WebMarketCentral

JANUARY 23, 2009

Use social networking to get high-value links by contributing content and tagging links on sites such as relevant industry blogs, YouTube , Facebook , del.icio.us , Yahoo! Buzz , Digg and Photo.net. "A A link from one of these high Pagerank sites drives a lot of traffic and is worth hundreds of links from lesser sites."

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