Convince & Convert

FEBRUARY 20, 2015

An eCommerce Edge These statistics beg the question: Why does Pinterest have an eCommerce advantage? Truthfully, many social networks are still haunted by what happened to Digg, a once-huge social network that destroyed its following by trying to monetize too quickly.

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Writing on the Web

NOVEMBER 23, 2010

Let me know if you have questions… Blog this on Blogger. Besides sharing what neuromarketing is teaching us about the brain and marketing, there are tips here for most web-based content publications. I hope you enjoy it and learn something. Subscribe to the comments for this post? Share this on del.icio.us. Share this on Facebook.

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Webbiquity

SEPTEMBER 13, 2010

Encourage comments, and when you get thoughtful comments or questions, respond and keep the conversation going. There will be times when someone (such as a prospect with a product or pricing question, or a journalist looking for the right expert to quote) needs to contact you directly rather than just posting a comment.

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Webbiquity

JANUARY 27, 2011

Marketing Automation Software Guide decided to answer this question. To answer these questions, MASG evaluated the system by looking at product functionality. It is made up of sales, service and—wait for it—marketing! So, where does Salesforce.com stand as a marketing automation solution? You can’t argue with a free app.

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Writing on the Web

JUNE 23, 2011

Your blog posts should have meaty content that stimulates your audience to ask questions , to comment , to agree wholeheartedly , or disagree vociferously. Here’s my list of ways to engage the brain, for example, in a blog post: Ask a question that can’t be answered (without thinking for a few minutes, at least).

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Buzz Marketing for Technology

FEBRUARY 18, 2010

I often get asked the question – how do you keep up with it all? And if there is one thing I pride myself on is being organized. As anyone on my team can tell you from having been in my office is that it is very organized which I feel spills over into my digital life as well. Tweet This! Share this on Facebook. Share this on Linkedin.

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seo.co

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

Social sharing and bookmarking sites, like StumbleUpon, Digg, and Reddit, are all valuable places to post your content. How-to articles, articles that answer specific questions, and articles that cater to common searches are all great choices for topics that will attract searchers to your blog. Use Social Bookmarking Sites.

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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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Writing on the Web

MARCH 17, 2011

When people invest hundreds of dollars with you, they usually have questions , and even though these same questions may have been answered on your sales page, people need reassurance that answers apply to them. I want to feel some sort of connection on a personal level. Email can’t do that. What do you think? Post on Google Buzz.

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Buzz Marketing for Technology

JUNE 17, 2010

I often get asked the question – how do you. Share this on del.icio.us. Share this on Reddit. Stumble upon something good? Share it on StumbleUpon. Send this page to Print Friendly. Email this to a friend? Related posts: Off Topic … Tribute to Disabled Sailors 2 weeks ago my sons and I had the opportunity.

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Webbiquity

APRIL 12, 2010

But the most powerful blog posts are those that answer questions your readers have. What kind of question? There are a couple of obvious criteria: first, it has to be an important question, not a trivial one—and the more important, the better. So how do come up with such a question? Share this on del.icio.us.

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Optinmonster

MAY 16, 2023

StumbleUpon, Delicious, Digg, and Reddit are a few of the top social bookmarking sites. Questions & Answers Writing great content and giving it to the right people can be one of the best ways to build your authority on different question-and-answer websites like Stack Overflow, Quora, and Yahoo Answers.

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Biznology

SEPTEMBER 13, 2010

So, the real question is, how do we design filters that let us find our way through this particular abundance of information? And, you know, my answer to that question has been: the only group that can catalog everything is everybody. But, in fact, from the 1500s on, that's been the normal case.

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Buzz Marketing for Technology

MAY 11, 2010

If this is you (and you know who you are) my question for you is what’s holding you back? I often get asked the question – how do you. Most often I see there is a person who could emerge as the lightening rod but just hasn’t been given the authority or stepped up and assumed the role. So stop holding yourself back and just do it!

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Convince & Convert

MARCH 10, 2013

The rise of Twitter was accompanied by the slow demise of RSS and Digg, as the surging popularity of the 140-character kid made many previous pointing and info-gathering technologies unnecessary. Twitter became (and still is) the headline news of the modern age. It’s a collection of observations and links to other observations.

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Buzz Marketing for Technology

JUNE 15, 2010

Great question which I found myself asking last night after I reviewed my recent Myers Briggs score. I found it interesting that my score came in as ENTJ. Perhaps as more people get comfortable being extroverted and live completely transparently then we will see a shift in that law to a ratio that resembles more of the online population.

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Hubspot

OCTOBER 11, 2010

We received nearly 400 questions during the live session and wanted to address the most frequent ones here, offering a platform for discussion. To this question, I would reiterate the advise of one of our wonderful customers, Marcus Sheridan : “ Write down on a sheet of paper every question a prospect/customer has ever asked you.”

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Webbiquity

JANUARY 25, 2010

But sites like Facebook, Twitter and Digg are essentially “social search engines&# that enable prospective customers to find content recommended by their friends and peers, which is both much more powerful than advertising and much lower cost (at least direct cost, though creating great content does require resources). To start, listen.

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Buzz Marketing for Technology

JANUARY 14, 2010

The #1 question I get about Facebook Marketing (because of my book Facebook Marketing for Dummies) – is what do I do now after I set up my Facebook page for my business? So the question quickly becomes how can you take those same writing resources and turn them into a content creation engine. Tweet This! Share this on Facebook.

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Buzz Marketing for Technology

MARCH 9, 2010

In my new advisory role for the member s of MENG I have been getting a bunch of questions from the members that are making great fodder for blog posts. One question has popped up a few times to I thought it was worthy of some research and comparative analysis to give you a very clear answer. Tweet This! Share this on Facebook.

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Writing on the Web

MARCH 21, 2011

Mark Schaefer over at {grow} blog asked this question and gives his opinion. What do you find is the most important thing about a blog post? What makes you read? Here are the choices: Online Surveys & Market Research. Take a few minutes to decide, then leave a comment about the top blogging elements that get you to read a post.

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Webbiquity

APRIL 20, 2010

Get the answers to these questions and more here in the best blog posts and articles on email marketing from the past year. What tactics should email marketers be using today to grow subscriber lists, maximize deliverability and generate click-throughs and conversions? Email’s new role in digital marketing by iMedia Connection.

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Webbiquity

FEBRUARY 8, 2011

To answer those questions, the founders of the B2B Marketing Zone asked 22 of the most influential b2b marketing and PR bloggers—including Roxanne Darling, Jay Baer, Ardath Albee, Erik Qualman and Chris Abraham—for their prognostications. So what’s next for B2B blogging? What trends are likely to emerge in the coming year?

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Writing on the Web

APRIL 18, 2011

Answer reader’s questions and educate. Give them something they can do to further the relationship: Ask a question. Answer your question. They’ll be an opportunity to get your questions answered, and I’ll be providing lots of good resources to help you save time with low cost tools and tips.

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Buzz Marketing for Technology

DECEMBER 10, 2009

So the question quickly becomes how can you take all this data (or at least the data that is relevant to you – lets say all your customers behavioral data) and make sense of it all? The average American’s information consumption tops 34 gigabytes a day. Tweet This! Share this on Facebook. Share this on Linkedin. Share this on del.icio.us.

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Writing on the Web

AUGUST 9, 2010

The number one question readers are asking when they glance at material is this: “Why am I reading this? The question: This can be implied but may be better spelled out, as in: a. What should we do? The answer: Your response to the question and your solution to the complication. What’s in this for me? Why should I care?”.

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Buzz Marketing for Technology

JUNE 9, 2010

The question that really opened my eyes was – how much are you spending on those customers? If you apply the Pareto principle that means that out of 400 customers – 80 customers are the ones that deliver a bulk of your revenue. (In In most cases that means 80 decision makers!) What percent of your budget? 20%, 50%, 80%? Tweet This!

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Writing on the Web

SEPTEMBER 28, 2010

This is not a philosophical question, although it is grounded in profound human needs and values. This is a marketing question. This question makes sense because people don’t buy from companies, they do business with people. What’s your true purpose? What does your company passionately believe? Blog this on Blogger.

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Buzz Marketing for Technology

AUGUST 18, 2010

Great question which I found myself asking last night after. Share this on Facebook. Share this on Linkedin. Share this on del.icio.us. Share this on Reddit. Stumble upon something good? Share it on StumbleUpon. Send this page to Print Friendly. Email this to a friend?

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Webbiquity

JANUARY 14, 2011

These are all questions to ask, and answer, long before worrying about the background image you’ll use on your company’s Twitter account or what tabs you’ll need on your Facebook page…or even if your business really needs a Facebook page. Who is talking about your industry? Where are they talking about it?

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Webbiquity

OCTOBER 20, 2010

Do they ask questions? One of the key characteristics I (and many other Twitter users) use when determining whether I should follow someone back on Twitter is the level of interaction in their tweet stream. Answer them? And most importantly, do they ever retweet others’ content? Share this on Bebo. Share this on del.icio.us.

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Writing on the Web

DECEMBER 15, 2010

Here’s a quick list of survey questions for your target audience: What are the five top web sites you visit frequently in your work? If you want to create content that engages readers, you have to know their online habits and interests. What are your online reading habits, blogs, websites, articles, videos, podcasts?

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Buzz Marketing for Technology

FEBRUARY 23, 2010

So then it becomes a question of where to start with Mobile and I have been working on this for a while now incorporating Mobile into some of our campaigns. As a marketer I always like to play the “odds not the lottery&# and to me when you have a market of 3.3 Tweet This! Share this on Facebook. Share this on Linkedin.

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Buzz Marketing for Technology

FEBRUARY 16, 2010

Your Content engine should be able to answer all these questions – and when you do then you will be able to use your Content as Media! Does it relate to the major growth initiatives of your company? Tweet This! Share this on Facebook. Share this on Linkedin. Share this on del.icio.us. Share this on Reddit. Stumble upon something good?

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Writing on the Web

MARCH 7, 2011

Spell out the key concepts in your first sentence, either by asking a question, or summarizing. Once I get a Scribe score of 100%, I can pull the publishing trigger with full confidence. Here are a few things I’ve learned: Put your keyword phrases first in the title if you can. Write at least 300 words. Blog this on Blogger.

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Writing on the Web

NOVEMBER 1, 2010

Can’t beat that… Let me know if you have questions about blogging steps. CMI offers frequent information on Content Marketing from some of the finest experts both online and off. And it’s mostly free. If it all seems too much for you, ask me how you can find assistants to help you with your blog marketing.

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Webbiquity

NOVEMBER 2, 2010

“Participating in social media isn’t just about creating a page, making a blog post, posing a question, or tweeting. She provides an excellent taxonomy of the social media landscape, categorizing the different types of social media tools into: • Social News Sites (Digg, Reddit, Kirtsy, etc.). Social Events (e.g.,

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