Convince & Convert

APRIL 28, 2010

Because our behaviors on the social Web leave a noticeable fingerprint, smart companies can modify the way they engage and interact with us, based on our social graph, purchase history, etc. But now, social media is enabling companies to make influencer outreach a foundational marketing tactic.

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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. Because tools will change.

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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. And while substantially smaller than the Facebook brigade, the Twitter crew is tuned in to brands like nowhere else on the social Web.

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KoMarketing Associates

OCTOBER 22, 2012

Pubcon is by far the biggest search and social media conference around and features some of the brightest minds in the industry. With over 50 sessions a day along with non-stop networking events, Pubcon can be pretty overwhelming. There was a lot of talk about the intent Pinterest users have versus other social networks.

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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

She specializes in social media strategies that lead to actionable plans to achieve real world objectives. I’ve spent a lot of time working with various social media monitoring tools and I’ve whittled my list of favorites down to two or three. You might want to test this. • What about you?

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Sprout Social

SEPTEMBER 13, 2016

For some, the social network might not be the right fit, but for millions of others, it’s a must. Facebook ROI is what your company gets back from the time, money and other resources you’ve put toward social media marketing on the platform. According to data from Forrester Research, 70% of U.S. More than 1.71

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Convince & Convert

JULY 28, 2010

This is the strategy of creating a Social FAQ. Internal search reports. If you have a search engine on your website, look at a report that shows what people type into that box. If you have a search engine on your website, look at a report that shows what people type into that box. Ask your customers directly.

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Convince & Convert

MAY 5, 2010

With free membership open to all women, JaneNation combines social networking with opinion collection. Responding to Forrester’s research about the need for agencies to become “connected&# – to be the bridge between brands and their consumers, St. “We recognized the need to step up our game,&# says Lisa.

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Biznology

FEBRUARY 24, 2014

Search Engine Optimization (SEO) is the process of maximizing the number of visitors to a particular website by ensuring the site appears high on the list of results returned by a search engine for particular keywords. If you do business on the internet, a top rank on search engines (Google, Yahoo and Bing) is a primary requirement.

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Convince & Convert

FEBRUARY 10, 2010

But the problem with email and social media is that too many people are positioning it as an either/or scenario. Several blog posts have foolishly been written about social media “killing&# email. Social Outposts Without the Mystery I’m often asked by corporate clients where they should engage in social media.

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Convince & Convert

MARCH 3, 2010

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. In fact, a search for “social media agencies&# on Google yields more than 41 MILLION matching Web pages.

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Convince & Convert

FEBRUARY 23, 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 Your Social Strategy Proactive or Reactive?

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B2B Marketing Savvy

SEPTEMBER 15, 2009

Read time = 2-3 minutes) One of the surest signs of mainstream acceptance is when cutting edge trends bleed into traditional media coverage, become fodder for SNL and other parody spoofs, and (gasp!) A Smattering of Social Media Maturity Proof Points. Adults and Social Network Websites. San Francisco examiner.com.

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Hubspot

AUGUST 13, 2014

It’s just making sure content is optimized for the search engines, sent to an appropriate email list, and then broadcast it socially, right? The graphic and explanations below detail some of the best paid and earned media tactics for promoting content. Media Relations. If only it were that simple. Bylined Articles.

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Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

APRIL 29, 2009

Don’t ignore your customers and prospects by ignoring Social Media. When I am speaking about marketing automation and social media, I often hear marketers, executives, and customer service managers talk about how social media is not relevant to their particular brand or industry.

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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. In fact, most digital media fair equally, and unremarkably, poorly on the list of "what works?"

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Online Marketing Institute

DECEMBER 1, 2010

Whether it’s a webinar or a multi-day conference, leveraging social media can help event organizers extend an event’s visibility, attendance and pre-event conversations. Sharing photos, videos, press releases, media coverage, speaker updates, etc. Promote your event by running a contest.

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Sprout Social

MAY 24, 2023

Social media is like a 24/7 town hall meeting—news spreads, crises unfold and important questions emerge in real time. But managing the social media presence of a government agency comes with a unique set of challenges. But managing the social media presence of a government agency comes with a unique set of challenges.

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WebMarketCentral

DECEMBER 9, 2009

While most marketers have now embraced social media for monitoring and participating in brand conversations, questions still abound. How are b2b buyers actually using social media in their research and buying decisions? What's the best method for approaching social media marketing?

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Industrial Marketing Today

AUGUST 3, 2010

Defining B2B Customer Engagement Forrester Research has proposed a definition of customer engagement that makes a lot of sense to me. Intimacy: This is measured by looking at the search terms used to find your site. Here’s a step-by-step tutorial on how to add Google Analytics to your Facebook Fan Page from the Social Media Examiner.

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Smashmouth Marketing

FEBRUARY 22, 2009

First, for those that aren't yet aware of Twitter (all 5 of you) - Twitter 101 : Twitter is a is a social networking and micro-blogging service that allows its users to send and read other users' updates (known as tweets), which are text-based posts of up to 140 characters in length. You could just search on the words Sales 2.0

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Ambal's Amusings

FEBRUARY 18, 2010

Does this mean cross-media, low-volume campaign all year long? Search for where your company’s content may have spread online. The four most effective vehicles for inbound marketing are: Paid Search (SEM). Search Engine Optimization (SEO). Social Media (blogs, Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn).

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Outbrain

JULY 10, 2019

Online advertising, digital marketing, and search engine optimization help create your business’s credibility, but you need more features on your e-commerce site to continue building trust with your customers. Forrester Research reports that online shoppers prefer self-service interactions to help them save time as they buy.

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Industrial Marketing Today

JUNE 19, 2010

The chart below from a research study done by Forrester illustrates this point very clearly. Leave a Comment Previous post: Successful Industrial Websites Require Part DiY and Part Professional Help Next post: Social Media with Email Marketing – is it the Super Combo? And they use different sources to get their information.

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Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

JUNE 27, 2010

Now, as the CRM evolution continues, the notion of social CRM has empowered organizations – especially sales adn support departments within these organizations – to connect with customers and prospects on an even greater level. One very vital element of social CRM is social selling, which leverages Web 2.0

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WebMarketCentral

MARCH 16, 2009

Several recent studies have put the challenge that social media presents to marketers into stark relief: social media is huge. In social media, where viewers are often creating the content, that bargain doesn't hold up. After all, it is social media. It's growing at an astounding rate.

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Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

DECEMBER 15, 2009

MySpace and Facebook sign real-time search deals with Google. Google Announces New Offerings in Real-Time, Mobile and Social Search. University of Missouri Researchers Find Search Process Affects Cognition and Emotion. Salesforce.com announces Chatter, social computing for enterprise companies. Big M&A Month-.

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Ambal's Amusings

AUGUST 27, 2010

The IT decision maker may be trying to determine what he needs to know about converging data, voice and video over the IP network in order to better support remote worker collaboration. Forrester Blog for Interactive Marketing Professionals. in Social Media Measurement – Anna O’Brien (Random Acts of Data blog).

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WebMarketCentral

JANUARY 28, 2009

It's been obvious for some time that social media has an increasing role in b2b marketing , and that b2b companies will increasingly invest marketing dollars there as social media marketing practices become more standardized. How can b2b firms approach social media more strategically?

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Online Marketing Institute

NOVEMBER 2, 2009

Search Engine Optimization (SEO) – this is the ultimate no-brainer. Based on my own anecdotal research, natural search typically drives at least 40% and average more than half of all unpaid traffic to b2b websites. What’s more, social media supports SEO and even branding activities.

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Industrial Marketing Today

MAY 14, 2010

Parametric part number search – in addition to the standard word search tool on your website, build a parametric search application. Community/Customer forums – forums have been around a lot longer than social media and have proven to very effective for engaging the engineering community.

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Ambal's Amusings

MARCH 18, 2010

This is terrific for search engine optimization and pulling traffic by being findable. It’s thinking about how you can leverage the Groundswell – garnering attention in viral/social channels but then linking this engagement back to more traditional nurturing channels. Forrester Blog for Interactive Marketing Professionals.

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Online Marketing Institute

JULY 31, 2009

2) Online lead generation — provides or connects with email delivery, online advertising, search marketing adword tools, landing pages, registration/information capture, and offer testing. 9) Collaboration — capabilities like wikis, sales-contributed content, voting and tagging. Social networking stuff fits here too.

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Hubspot

OCTOBER 9, 2015

While many of us are familiar with “tried-and-true” ways to acquire and retain customers online -- paid search, email marketing, etc. -- there’s a whole new wave of exciting technologies that are emerging right now. According to research from Dedicated Media , native ads are viewed 53% more than banner ads. 2) Social Sharing.

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Hubspot

DECEMBER 12, 2013

Retargeting is a paid search marketing strategy whereby website visitors are identified and remarketed to using search or social media ads. Too few branded searches -- in fact, only 3% of our site visitors were explicitly looking for our brand. Very low conversion rate ( under 2% ). The Retargeting Process.

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Online Marketing Institute

MARCH 13, 2011

If the user clicks on a visitor, the software shows her the name and location of the company that the visitor comes from, details about the company, and information about the visitor, such as the search terms that brought her to the site. Together, this offers clues about what the visitor might be interested in buying. ERP Internet Cust.

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WebMarketCentral

SEPTEMBER 4, 2008

Use social media to enhance your SEO efforts and build your business? Get the answers to these questions plus learn more about the largest and the fastest-growing social bookmarking and social networking sites in this installment of some of the best SMO blog posts and articles written so far in 2008.

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