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Book Review: Social Media Marketing

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That is why social media marketing is not a quick process—it takes time to nurture relationships into conversations and create those solid, trusted connections…these real conversations lead to real relationships,and those trusted relationships lead to referrals and sales.

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An Open Letter to Jimmy Wales

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Any editor who isn’t embarrassed by the Anvil Media – Attensa Wiki-gate fiasco should be permanently banned. Example: most people would agree that the word “leading&# rarely belongs in a company description on Wikipedia. It’s an over-used PR buzzword.

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Social Media Marketing Strategies for 2010

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When asked which objectives they planned to target and measure, 88% of “strategic&# social media marketers (those who have reached the highest level of social media marketing maturity) answered “increase website traffic&# while 75% said “lead generation.&# The lessons?

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20 Ways to Generate ROI from a Corporate Blog

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It can influence your prospects to buy from you, but doesn’t normally lead straight to a purchase. Promote white papers / eBooks / reports for lead generation. According to MarketingSherpa (and many other sources), generating qualified leads remains the top priority for B2B marketers. What should they promote?

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How to Write a Social Media Policy

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Are you aiming to increase sales and/or leads? Social media sites include the following: • Social networking sites (e.g. LinkedIn, Facebook, Plaxo, Hi5, etc.). Social sharing sites (e.g. YouTube, SlideShare, Flickr, etc.). Forums and discussion boards. Microblogging sites (e.g. Twitter, identi.ca, Jaiku, etc.). Social bookmarking sites (e.g.

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Best Email Marketing Tips, Tactics and Metrics of 2010

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It’s direct, cost-efficient, and, done properly, still an effective channel for lead generation, nurturing and sales. Add Google Analytics to Emails and Gain B2B Lead Generation Intelligence by Industrial Marketing Today. 7 brands with bad-ass email programs by iMedia Connection.

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78 (of the) Best Social Media Marketing Tips, Guides, Tools and Strategies of 2010 (So Far)

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Here’s a modest contribution to help with that effort; more than six dozen of the best, most bookmark-able articles and blog posts about social media tactics, tools and strategies written so far this year, by leading writers like John Jantsch , Lori Dicker , Lee Odden , Lisa Barone , Jay Baer and many more.