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Changes in the Professional Services Marketing Mix: Traditional vs. Online Marketing

Hinge Marketing

Word of mouth marketing is being transformed: There was a day when networking at the country club, church or local chamber event could connect someone with prospects, and prospects could quickly investigate the reputation of a provider. Consider social media appropriately [Attraction and nurturing vehicles].

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The 8 Wrong Questions PR Firms Are Asking About Social Media | PR.

Convince & Convert

But, under pressure from digital and advertising agencies each looking to be the driver of the social media express, PR firms are sometimes turning over inquisitional rocks that do not portray them as strategic caretakers of brands’ social presences. How can we find a social media guru to add to our team? What do you think?

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Co-op SEO and the Future of Websites | Guest Posts | Social Media.

Convince & Convert

Way back in the early days of PitchEngine (like 2009), people thought we were crazy to offer our social media news release service for free. Sales reps from traditional PR distribution services were even quoted as saying, “there’s a reason it’s free.&# – implying that it doesn’t perform well.

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Convince and Convert Blog: Social Media Strategy and Social Media.

Convince & Convert

While I certainly wouldn’t categorize the app stores as discovery tools (they are distribution tools), they do provide a central location to review apps during the purchase/download decision process. *It’s generally easier for marketers to garner excitement for a native app, though this will change over time.

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Convince and Convert Blog: Social Media Strategy and Social Media.

Convince & Convert

Package for Consumption Observe what types of content social media users are interacting with and where. This helps inform the type of content that needs to be created, and where it should be distributed outside of the website (ex. prepare TV review content about HDTVs for twitter and blog comment distribution).

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Convince and Convert Blog: Social Media Strategy and Social Media.

Convince & Convert

In addition to simply hunting, create value, distribute value, share value, and enable the networks to share your remarkable content. Listen, respond, and adjust not just your marketing message, but your entire value delivery chain.

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4 Steps to Drive Sales with a Social FAQ | Blogging and Content.

Convince & Convert

Consider the cost comparison of communicating the kind of messages, and the useful information that we can freely distribute now through the internet tools available versus the older media sources and their cost structures? Or that a company will be doomed if it does not entertain some form of social media management program.

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