Content Marketing Institute

SEPTEMBER 26, 2018

Bethany Chambers , North Coast Media . This one has caused many a PR pro to smack his or her forehead in frustration. If you are a client and a PR firm guarantees they can create a viral video or post for you, end the meeting immediately. Jay Acunzo , Unthinkable Media. Ahava Leibtag , Aha Media Group.

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Convince & Convert

MAY 11, 2010

During my 15 years of Web site strategy and usability work (before I got all social media on you) I very much tried to live by the two-click rule (discover the most common questions customers have about your business, and answer them on your site within two clicks or fewer). Social media makes it possible. How does zero clicks sound?

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Navigate the Channel

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

It isn’t hard, as I’m talking about using timely public information and snapshots to ensure that we get ahead and stay ahead in digital marketing, content, and PR efforts. FAQs What is competitive intelligence in digital marketing? The word “spying” is fun, but it isn’t really what we’re doing.

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LeadSquared

FEBRUARY 10, 2016

by strategic content I mean, PR story, corporate news, etc.). Content Marketing & Social Media. Do we need to target content separately with different social media platforms in Travel industry? The post Content Marketing 2016 – Tips and Trends [Webinar FAQs] appeared first on LeadSquared.

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SmartBug Media

AUGUST 8, 2019

However, before beginning any press outreach, an excellent starting point for your media relations strategy is creating the right digital collateral packaged in the form of an electronic press kit. The content will vary depending on what industry you’re in, the size of your business, and the type of media you’re targeting for coverage.

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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 22, 2010

Social media marketing is all about potential audience. Social Supports Email in the Interactive Marketing Hub Indeed, email marketing and social media marketing are spiritually and procedurally similar. Social media connectivity is digital bumper stickering. Email is all about actual audience. Will that open it?

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Convince & Convert

JUNE 3, 2010

Sorry Works Contrast that with the guts and class (and good crisis management sense, despite having zero PR counsel) shown by umpire Jim Joyce in the immediate aftermath of his blown call, robbing Armando Galarraga of a rare perfect game. A coven of PR practitioners. The whole ad just came off as incredibly insincere and self-serving.

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Navigate the Channel

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Finetune your social media channels When it comes to connecting and interacting with the public, few other methods can top the impact of social media. On social media, likes on a particular post can tell you that people are responding to the content but interactive engagement delves deeper into their feelings.

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ClearVoice

JANUARY 26, 2024

Some examples include: Driving Awareness Blogs Guides Social Media Lead → Customer Conversion eBooks & White Papers Customer Stories Sales Videos Email Nurture Sequences Customer Retention Help Centers Interactive Webinars Customer Newsletters Longevity of Content The value of content extends far beyond the initial investment.

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Convince & Convert

JULY 20, 2010

While alterations to search algorithms are helping to bring this to fruition, social media has been the real game-changer, placing the power of relevance distinction in the hands of the consumers. All you need is a keyword research tool and access to about any social media monitoring tool to listen and improve your content creation efforts.

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Convince & Convert

MAY 13, 2010

While my social media speaking engagements vary enough that I alter my material quite a bit from event to event, there is definitely a batch of one liners that I tend to incorporate. Everyone says social media is a unicorn, but maybe it’s just a horse? Social media doesn’t create negativity, it uncovers it.

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Convince & Convert

JULY 6, 2010

She leads the agency’s social media group, and has more than 20 years experience in consumer, technology, B2B and social media marketing. Take a look at the company’s philanthropic endeavors and cause-related initiatives, especially in the area of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR). Don’t be Shy.

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Sprout Social

JULY 12, 2022

It’s important for your brand to prove credibility every chance it gets—and on social media, that often means getting verified. Verification comes with a little blue checkmark on your name, a distinction that’s similar across all social media platforms. Get verified on other social media platforms.

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Convince & Convert

AUGUST 19, 2010

That content helps the company with SEO, and also builds a real-time, living FAQ of customer testimonials and insights. It punches a hole in the theory that social media and content creation success has to be a huge time commitment. How are you integrating social media into other programs? It makes sharing simple.

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Convince & Convert

JULY 28, 2010

This is the strategy of creating a Social FAQ. The Key to Social Media Success is Just 2 Letters Why Content Marketing Matters To Me And Should To You [link] Howie at Sky Pulse Media This is what Sky Pulse Media is built on. Have them document EVERY question they receive. Ask your customers directly.

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Convince & Convert

AUGUST 16, 2010

3 must-read articles about social media (plus a bonus from the Convince & Convert vault) Sent twice per week (usually Monday and Friday) Sent at 1pm pacific time 3-2-1: it’s the greatest newsletter in the history of social media newsletters. I’ll continue publishing the Social Media Messenger after a short hiatus.

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Convince & Convert

MAY 4, 2010

I’m delighted to have had the chance to interview technology consultant and author Phil Simon about how technology and social media adoption is changing companies. I’m delighted to have had the chance to interview technology consultant and author Phil Simon about how technology and social media adoption is changing companies.

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Convince & Convert

JULY 26, 2010

He’s a former journalist turned PR guy and straight shooter at New Media Cowboy. 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. It’s called Comtex , and every big PR wire service uses it to bolster their numbers.

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Convince & Convert

MARCH 3, 2010

Yesterday, I gave a presentation in Tempe, AZ to Agencyside , a conference of advertising and PR agency owners. I emphasized that to remain relevant, agencies must differentiate themselves by providing advanced social media services, not just the basics. Forrester Research shows that from 2009-2014, U.S.

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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 14, 2010

As marketers, we need to reach our customers where they are and social media’s potential in that regard is unquestionable. However, for marketers, a social media address is insufficient to manage that channel. Foremost, we need a way to convert with whom we interact in social media into real prospects.

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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

However, a lot of people making that news have created expectations and beliefs about social media that aren’t true. Social Media is Inexpensive False. As Charlene Li said recently, social media trades media cost for labor cost. Social Media is Fast False. Social media is by definition slow.

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Convince & Convert

MAY 5, 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: Crowdsourcing: Beyond the Basics Tying Together Social Media and Corporate Social Responsibility Is Twitter for Business Even Worth the Trouble?

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Convince & Convert

MARCH 25, 2010

Advanced social media analytics and ROI calculations often require tying together disparate systems, and looking for causation (or at least correlation) between social media success and business outcome. Or, you could just use Swix, the super slick new social media scoreboard that just works.

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Convince & Convert

FEBRUARY 15, 2010

Social Media is Email Without the Database Because social communication feels more authentic and timely in most cases, email marketers must fully embrace testing, personalization and optimization to boost relevancy for recipients. Social network connectivity is becoming the post-modern email newsletter.

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Convince & Convert

FEBRUARY 11, 2010

Skip to content Skip to navigation Skip to footer Convince and Convert Blog: Social Media Strategy and Social Media Consulting Social Media Strategy Blog Social Media Consulting Blog Social Media Consulting Speaking Newsletter Free Social Media Tools Twitter Interviews About Lijit Search Is It Curtains for the App Store?

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Biznology

DECEMBER 10, 2013

Here’s a list, off the top of my head, of things that could and should make your social media and blogging life more full, exciting, passionate, accountable, and fruitful — and maybe a little less intimidating. Add Social Media Information to Print Media. I always compare social media to parenting.

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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

A comprehensive survey (1,753 respondents) released today by Edison Research, paints a fascinating picture of Twitter and its role in America’s social media ecosystem. The full 49-page study is full of interesting graphs and data morsels, but these are the 7 findings that I didn’t anticipate: 1. what shocks you?)

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Convince & Convert

APRIL 28, 2010

But now, social media is enabling companies to make influencer outreach a foundational marketing tactic. Labeled “Mass Influencers&# this army of 29 million opinionated chatterboxes may very well be the key to your social media success. million followers on Twitter? million followers on Twitter? What would you do?

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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 7, 2010

I wrote a post a while ago called Social Media Excellence and a Side of Fries about the importance of people to McDonald’s) As you might expect, UnMarketing is not your typical marketing and business book. There are a few sections devoted to the mechanics of Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin, and other social media operational specifics.

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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

Yes, social media applies to B2B. In fact, social media can be MORE transformative for a B2B company than a B2C company. Are there differences between B2B and B2C in social media? Creating and calibrating a social media strategy for any company should follow the same process.

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LeadSquared

OCTOBER 27, 2015

If your budget allows for it, sign up with a PR agency to get published in more places. Is social media effective in generating leads or is it just for branding? Of course you can generate leads from social media! Ads on social media and on any platform you can think of (relevant ones of course) to tell people you exist.

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Webinar Metrics FAQ Practices Brand Identity 52

Convince & Convert

JULY 21, 2010

She spends her days thinking about social media, public relations and digital strategies for her agency’s consumer focused clients. A Policy of Protection While speaking recently to a room full of ad agency folks, I asked the audience if they had a social media policy in place for their staff. You have to train employees too.

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Convince & Convert

JUNE 24, 2010

I’ve been thinking lately about why I got involved in social media. But as I pondered this connection, I realized that there was a portion of the advertising world that shared a lot of elements with social media – infomercials. The same is true in social media. Your social media strategy should do this too.

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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

I presented today at Social Media AZ , a new conference for Arizonans interested in, and practicing social media. This presentation: “Why Before How: The Keys to Developing a Social Media Strategy in 7 Steps&# also formed the basis for my recent MarketingProfs Webinar. How Does Your Audience Use Social Media?

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Navigate the Channel

MARCH 17, 2023

In a recent Forbes article on humanizing brands to increase sales, the author wrote, “Marketing strategies that integrate branding and storytelling instead of just promos and PR tend to make emotional connections. FAQs What is the difference between a marketing plan and a sales plan?

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Convince & Convert

MARCH 10, 2010

The Best of Twitter 20 From the forward: I’m sitting in a ballroom in Indianapolis in September, 2008 watching Joseph Jaffe give a masterful presentation on social media transforming corporations, when I come upon the idea to interview him on Twitter. Also, thank you to the supremely talented Tzeyee Goh, who designed this eBook.

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Customer Experience Matrix

JULY 16, 2009

Summary: Alterian's purchase of Techrigy marks the first integration of serious social media management with marketing automation. Marketing automation vendor Alterian yesterday announced its acquisition of social media monitoring company Techrigy. What really impresses me is that Techrigy is a serious social media monitoring solution.

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Marketing Management Acquisitions Social Media Marketing Automation Services 120