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MAY 12, 2010

So clients ignoring social channels and networks need to realize that traditional venues will continue to lose ground and their products and services will be left behind if they don't do as you've suggest and try those 'green eggs' [link] cheryl andonian RT @jaybaer: Would You Try It With a Fox?

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2010

Is it good enough to just say “here is our product, go buy it?&# The blogpost’s title states that it “Needs to be More About The Customers&# – so take your own advice and focus on understanding and meeting their needs and not only meeting your own as a marketer. and hope for a.02 through a new channel.

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JULY 28, 2010

This is the strategy of creating a Social FAQ. Buy your own product. Thanks for the link back to the social FAQ – I'd lost the link during my busy summer. Then put yourself in their shoes, figure out how they interact with your reps, use your product, all that other good advice you shared.

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JUNE 24, 2010

The Power of the Unexpected The genius of infomercials (and to a lesser degree, home shopping channels), is that they present to you products that you didn’t know you needed, because you didn’t know they existed. Your social media strategy should do this too. That’s just a brochure in 140 characters. Any thoughts?

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FEBRUARY 15, 2010

I'm actually pretty certain that by the end of this year the “marketing&# end of Social Media will be rolling into integrated direct marketing – with vendors like Infusionsoft beginning to expand from email and postcards to include Facebook, Twitter, Buzz, etc.

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JULY 26, 2010

Let’s say you’re a small business owner who wants your brand to appear in Google when someone searches for your product or service in your area. If you make a blog or website, you have to find ways to get people to visit your site, thus affecting your search indexing.

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FEBRUARY 19, 2010

in the morning here in Holland and I can't sleep.so what do you do? in the morning here in Holland and I can't sleep.so what do you do?

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MAY 5, 2010

This 40-something Florida Mom found herself undergoing several simultaneous life shifts, and realized that products and the communication about them didn’t resonate with her any longer. Companies didn’t seem to understand where she was, who she was, or what she wanted.

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MARCH 4, 2010

markwilliamschaefer I would add that for commerce-oriented blogs, it would also be possible to track clicks back to a commerce-related part of a website for product information, registration, etc. In the well-documented Marriott case study, they tracked $500 mm in bookings from links on the corporate blog. Very helpful post, Jay.

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FEBRUARY 23, 2010

We also find Facebook fan pages that try to explain product features (wrong again, as it’s unlikely that non-customers are going to fan your page, thus talking about features is preaching to the converted). This is the a classic issue with many marketing and product developers, they don't listen.

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MAY 27, 2010

Although Flowtown leans toward the B2C mass market culturally, I see monster B2B possibilities here. I know you’ve got a bunch of exciting new products that I’m excited to try. What have you seen in the social media world lately that’s excited you? (I’m I’m bummed I missed that one.

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MARCH 25, 2010

A new product launch. Thus, they have a built in “Events&# tool where you can plug in anything out of the ordinary, and that occurrence will show up in your integrated Swix reporting. A write up on a blog. Trade show. New YouTube video that goes viral.

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APRIL 15, 2010

Previously, content about Kodak products would have been created by the media. Comparisons with other products in the category. When a current customer wants to stay engaged with the brand, to learn about new products on the horizon and other updates, what’s going to turn them from a customer to an advocate?

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JUNE 7, 2010

This is the overarching theme of Zappos CEO… [link] [link] Kathy Drewien Social Biz: Delivering Happiness Delivers Indeed [link] [link] John Moore Good info from @JayBaer, Delivering Happiness Delivers Indeed: [link] [link] John Moore Good info from @JayBaer, Delivering Happiness Delivers Indeed: [link] [link] John Moore Good info from @JayBaer, (..)

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JULY 21, 2010

Basically they can take that gorgeous photo that you paid a photographer to shoot for your product, hotel or client and use it however they want. FTC Disclosure Requirements – The recent changes from the FTC don't just apply to bloggers; rather, anyone who is compensated for promoting a product/service.

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MARCH 3, 2010

I emphasized that to remain relevant, agencies must differentiate themselves by providing advanced social media services, not just the basics. corporate expenditures on social media will increase by an AVERAGE of 34% a year , and that by 2012, as much will be spent on social media as on email marketing.

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APRIL 6, 2010

It’s an example of an industry with poor understanding of taxonomy – the words and phrases used to describe products and services. Taxonomy is incredibly important in social media because it’s the most direct link between the worlds of social and search marketing. What shows up in these search results?

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MAY 26, 2010

* Is social media the best means to broadcast a message? * The struggle, I feel at least, is that post production takes entirely way to long to make a decent, helpful video. The struggle, I feel at least, is that post production takes entirely way to long to make a decent, helpful video. Are people 'getting it'?

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JULY 6, 2010

the new software created by Palo Alto is definitely worth the investment, it allows businesses to block the parts of social media they do want, but allow other parts to be accessible for employees to be productive while using social media as a source of business. link] Eric Buchegger Tying together CSR and social media.

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APRIL 28, 2010

In Search of Mass Influencers In a fascinating new Forrester Research study about online peer influence, Augie Ray and Josh Bernoff determine that consumers generated more than 500 billion online impressions about products and services in 2009. They really know the product, service, and benefits. population.

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AUGUST 11, 2010

Since we moved down here, we've gone through my wife's heart surgery and kidney transplant, me getting fired from two jobs (people in Florida find us NYC types to be very disagreeable – don't know why) and starting my video production company. We pulled through it together and we're the better for it today.

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AUGUST 10, 2010

TA : For Gist, which is based around personal productivity, it’s about only revealing data in a contextually appropriate way. How can those dollars be spent more efficiently by matching products to interests? “Influence&# as an online metric is a bit of a misnomer as it connotes influence offline. Customer service?

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APRIL 13, 2010

My first PR job was in consumer product goods and one of our clients was a bagel brand. My first PR job was in consumer product goods and one of our clients was a bagel brand. Today's Topic: Advice (via/ @jaybaer [link] #assnchat [link] Paige Holden Great question. link] Paige Holden Great question. It really works. danperez Wow!

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AUGUST 18, 2010

Let me hear about it: View Comments | Subscribe To This Blog | Sign Up For Our Newsletter Share This Post: Similar Posts That You Might Enjoy: 4 Steps to Drive Sales with a Social FAQ 18 Social Media Quotes My Wife Is Sick of Hearing Me Say The 3 Amigos: Email, Blogging, Social Sharing Jonny Stark Wow, quite a few comments on here already!

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

[link] malmy (Michael Malmrose) Twitter Comment Here’s a good read on developing a social media strategy in 7 steps: [link to post] – Posted using Chat Catcher [link] Production Video Services Well, I must say…I found this blog post via Twitter. A concept more and more big businesses need to start thinking about.

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

You will see in 2010 that most companies will, hopefully, leave behind both notions (media is important, and B2C and B2C are different) due to results that we will start seeing in the market. This is when it starts to be fun. Nicely said, Esteban.-= Esteban Kolsky´s last blog. Things I Don’t Want to Hear Anymore in 2010 =-.

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APRIL 14, 2010

Social Media Success = Find a Way to Remove Friction Start today by conducting a Helpfulness Audit for your company. Talk to your customer service department, or survey your customers and document the top 10 problems that customers have with your product or service. It’s so true! Nice post, Jay. link] jaybaer Thanks very much.

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JUNE 11, 2010

Looking forward to watching the progress and can't wait for the finished product! Looking forward to watching the progress and can't wait for the finished product! Looking forward to watching the progress and can't wait for the finished product! So happy for you both, and cannot wait to read the finished product.

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

Social media can enable conversations and participation but the real value comes from what we do with those conversations. This is particularly true if your social media strategy is integrated into your entire organization. This is particularly true if your social media strategy is integrated into your entire organization.

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JULY 14, 2010

It’s just the noise that drives me nuts and it is the counter-productive noise that scares companies. webby2001: NEW on BrandSavant: Is Social Media Monitoring Worth The Trouble? Earlier today I commented on a somewhat counter opinion to yours that you might find interesting.

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

Working for an agency I actually use multiple tools for different clients to make sure we're giving them the best product for their needs. Working for an agency I actually use multiple tools for different clients to make sure we're giving them the best product for their needs. link] Katie Van Domelen Thank you!

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MAY 19, 2010

Marketing was much easier when it was controllable. It was much easier when all you had to worry about was getting an average product out to market and ensure that the 4 P’s of Marketing were evident in your ad. When “new&# marketing is done right, it is willingly consumed and not force fed to us.

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JULY 8, 2010

While it’s not that easy with online marketing, for the past two decades, email has been the leading retention marketing tactic, and the channel you can bank on to deliver a predictable revenue stream—provided that you’ve invested in building your own, permission-based list. Why is email such a steady producer? Rohrs Thanks!

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MAY 20, 2010

For example, data that shows that in comparison to last month, 15% more people went to your product pricing page after first visiting your Facebook page is a far superior KPI to number of Facebook “likes&#. What you instead want to emphasize are important customer behaviors, and how those behaviors change over time.

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FEBRUARY 25, 2010

The best example I’ve ever seen of this is from a company called ThinkGeek , which prides itself on carrying the most robust collection of unique, thought-provoking products with the biggest nerd appeal on the planet. According to Jamie Grove, the company’s Director of Evil Schemes and Nefarious Plans (i.e. Be remarkable.

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AUGUST 31, 2010

They’ve been around for a long time but I’d still consider them social media where conversation occurs. Even around products, amazon reviews, movie reviews, the comments on woot.com. Consumers are discussing products and media.

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

42% learn about products and services via Twitter. 41% provide opinions about products/services. “Twitter users talking about marketing and brands far exceeds the usage on the other social networks,&# said Tom Webster , the VP of Strategy & Marketing at Edison (and the study author), when I interviewed him for this post.

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