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FEBRUARY 11, 2010

HTML5 and open web standards could lead the way: [link] [link] alexanderkesler Is It Curtains for the App Store? August 12, 2010 (766) Twitter Stream © 2008-2010 Convince & Convert, LLC. – [link] blog comments powered by Disqus Subscribe to Convince & Convert Jay Baer Greetings. All rights reserved.

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JUNE 29, 2010

His chronicle of an online study group at Ryerson University is a perfect example of the ramifications of widespread interconnectivity that society will be wrestling with into the future. August 12, 2010 (766) Twitter Stream © 2008-2010 Convince & Convert, LLC. All rights reserved.

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MAY 4, 2010

They can’t possibly employ all of the people with the skills required to successfully lead organizational change and the adoption of emerging technologies. August 12, 2010 (766) Twitter Stream © 2008-2010 Convince & Convert, LLC. Well, if organizations didn’t need consultants, then I wouldn’t have a job. All rights reserved.

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JUNE 17, 2010

You should devote mental energy to finding or developing a metric that is: (a) meaningful in measuring your own objectives, and (b) leads you personally to actionable items for “moving your ball forward&#. August 12, 2010 (766) Twitter Stream © 2008-2010 Convince & Convert, LLC. Love the FPT metric too.

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2010

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. Listen, respond, and adjust not just your marketing message, but your entire value delivery chain.

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Online Marketing Institute

JUNE 3, 2009

Go to the Data Knowledge Bank CASE STUDY: Nortel and Segmetrix Using well-researched data to structure a marketing campaign CASE STUDY: Reed Exhibitions How personalisation created buzz for the 2008 IDMF HOW TO.

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Convince & Convert

FEBRUARY 10, 2010

They also have a nice integration with Klout – the leading service to gauge Twitter influence – automatically including Klout scores for each person. August 12, 2010 (766) Twitter Stream © 2008-2010 Convince & Convert, LLC. Isn’t that worth the 5 cents per contact that Flowtown charges? All rights reserved.

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JULY 26, 2010

The more content, the better which leads me to the next thing… Social Media Optimization Sites like Facebook and Twitter can help you spread your brand’s net even wider. August 12, 2010 (766) Twitter Stream © 2008-2010 Convince & Convert, LLC. Regardless of size, you need backlinks. All rights reserved.

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MARCH 4, 2010

Funneling traffic from the blog to some other Web destination (typically a corporate site or lead form) is the prime objective. August 12, 2010 (766) Twitter Stream © 2008-2010 Convince & Convert, LLC. All rights reserved. 4463 Forest Hill Drive -- Bloomington, Indiana 47401 (602) 616-1895 jason@convinceandconvert.com

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FEBRUARY 24, 2010

It’s an exciting time to be a marketer, but it’s also a tremendous responsibility. Power, Risk & Accountability Today, I gave a presentation to LEAD San Diego, a group of Southern California business leaders. I really enjoyed your presentation at LEAD San Diego this morning. Despite the cold you were terrific!

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Convince & Convert

FEBRUARY 5, 2010

Also, the screened image leads the eye towards your image at the right. link] Jacki Mieler I voted…and my choice is pulling into the lead! sara22 Hi Jay, I'm loving option 3, and it looks like it's in the lead so far. Option 3 will blend too much with the rollovers. I like number 1, except for the search box.

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Online Marketing Institute

JULY 9, 2009

Regardless of the reason, the social media champion correctly concludes that how companies position, brand, promote and identify leads has shifted. There may even be instances in which direct sales and business development opportunities are identified through online channels. This internal buzz stimulates action.

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Convince & Convert

MAY 11, 2010

Not drive sales revenue or create leads. At the end of the day, however, a great product and great customer service is still what will keep your clients coming back despite the notion by some social media gurus (certainly not Mr. Baer) that positive word of mouth (or “buzz&# ) was created by social media. To really do so.

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Convince & Convert

APRIL 1, 2010

The team’s record for the last five years: 2009-10 (14-60) so far 2008-09 (24-58) 2007-08 (22-60) 2006-07 (32-50) 2005-06 (33-49) In fact, the Timberwolves have won a playoff series only one time in their 21 years of existence. The chronically bad Minnesota Timberwolves NBA franchise has this sign in the Twin Cities airport: Bravo.

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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. August 12, 2010 (766) Twitter Stream © 2008-2010 Convince & Convert, LLC. All rights reserved.

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JUNE 22, 2010

link] La cultura corporativa es clave en el éxito de una campaña #SMM [link] Buzz Mkt Turismo RT @tcreativo: ¿Crees o no crees en #SocialMedia? link] La cultura corporativa es clave en el éxito de una campaña #SMM [link] Buzz Mkt Turismo RT @tcreativo: ¿Crees o no crees en #SocialMedia? jaybaer wants to know Do You Believe?

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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

We need to get some VIRAL BUZZ ?going We need to get some VIRAL BUZZ ?going We need to get some VIRAL BUZZ ?going young) PR and marketing types with little experience. The downside is that this signals the C-suite and senior management don’t take Social Media seriously, and that can lead to some issues later on.

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Convince & Convert

APRIL 13, 2010

Robert Kiyosaki awoke the inner entrepreneur in me and his book and words lead to my venture into internet marketing. Robert Kiyosaki awoke the inner entrepreneur in me and his book and words lead to my venture into internet marketing. Their support, open ears, and ability to lead by example. link] Scott R.

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Convince & Convert

MARCH 3, 2010

Learn the Science of Social Like any other online marketing program, social media is widely measurable – and testable. Help clients tie search success to social media through wise keyword analysis, multi-media optimization and ongoing link acquisition. Remember, the most important customer of EVERY company is Google.

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Buzz Marketing for Technology

JULY 24, 2008

Patron Technology - the leader in e-mail and online marketing for arts & culture. April 2008. March 2008. February 2008. January 2008. July 22, 2008. July 17, 2008. t pass without some news story about a cutback, sale, or drop in circulation at a leading newspaper. July 08, 2008.

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APRIL 28, 2010

In particular, sales and leads (as opposed to chatter, sentiment, buzz, purchase intent, etc.). I see social as finally giving as a way to track and measure WOM, giving it a seat at the lead and sales gen table. I would love to run a guest post from you elaborating on social's role in trackable sales and leads.

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

I look forward to getting past the basic questions of application of social media for B2B and starting to focus on things like lead generation and social CRM as we move forward in 2010.-= However, I am still seeing only anecdotal evidence that social media is good for B2B lead generation. I’m talking about qualified, sales-ready leads.

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Convince & Convert

AUGUST 18, 2010

No doubt about it, you can create a buzz rapidly using social media, but unless there is a solid product/service/brand/campaign behind it, it means nothing, as it will be washed away in the endless woe of status updates and posts. An active agency social media presence will lead to expertise in the agency.

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Convince & Convert

APRIL 15, 2010

is Crucial to your Content Marketing Strategy 4 Steps to Drive Sales with a Social FAQ Build Your Brand a Social Content Ladder in 5 Steps [link] Jeremy Victor Jay, Congrats – I completely understand your feeling of affirmation as that is exactly the way I felt about [link] making the Junta42 at #24. All rights reserved.

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Online Marketing Institute

MARCH 30, 2011

Curation brings brands and customers together : elevating brand visibility/buzz (76 percent) and lead generation (48 percent) were also top objectives. Marcus Reply Nick Stamoulis Posted March 30, 2011 at 4:00 pm | Permalink Content is an important aspect of any marketing strategy.

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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 looked at Meltwater Buzz a couple of months back and thought it offered a better platform than Radian6 (which is a good option in itself and often used as the industry example). Historical data seemed more robust as well.

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Convince & Convert

APRIL 14, 2010

link] jeff_molander But let us not forget or underestimate the importance of marketing science. “helpful tip&# ) there should be a reaction (a customer takes a step closer to a sale or lead). Big difference IMO — in that the marketer assumes accountability for the time investment. I hope this makes sense.

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Convince & Convert

JULY 14, 2010

Its important to set marketers expectations correctly because when marketers go in expecting social media to preform primarily as a direct response channel to drive sales and leads and are unwilling to consider the value the channel adds in engaging customers and building loyalty, they are likely to wind up disappointed.

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Convince & Convert

JUNE 15, 2010

Companies should follow, not lead, their customers across the social Web. If you have a contact us form, an online lead generation form, an email newsletter sign-up, or a shopping cart, why are you still only asking for name, address, and email address? Because there really is no benefit in beating your customers to the punch.

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Online Marketing Institute

JANUARY 4, 2011

Throughout 2008, I gathered quotes from some of my favorite bloggers and published it: 22 inspirational quotes. The Future Buzz Facebook page is being used primarily as just another way for readers to get content 8. Here’s a quick example. Except I re-read the quotes and decided they were too good for just a blog post.

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Online Marketing Institute

JUNE 22, 2009

It’s a wonderful example… Read more… Stan Woods | March 23rd, 2009 | no comments ROI and social media marketing for B2B One of our clients is talking to us about spending budget on creating online buzz. It’s a presentation by Tony Hsieh, the CEO of Zappos, the US online retailer famous for shoes.

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Online Marketing Institute

NOVEMBER 4, 2010

Top Topics Twitter YouTube Facebook iPhone Google Video Google Buzz Social media Mobile 2.0 Increased spending on online marketing is driving companies to try new and innovative means of getting the word out about their products and services — one area that’s getting a lot of buzz with B2B marketers is social media.

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Convince & Convert

AUGUST 31, 2010

link] Dont be a social media buzz-kill « Marketing Alive Blog [.] I think that is what leads to comment-less blogs and promotional updates. But with some strategy and time you will be able to meet some good new connections, find relevant content, and maybe even find a lead! The thought instigator. Im Jay Baer.

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Convince & Convert

JUNE 11, 2010

link] Amber Naslund Looks like Real Time Revolution is in the lead for book titles…what's your take? link] Daniel Beatty RT @AmberCadabra: Looks like Real Time Revolution is in the lead for book titles…what's your take? “It's About Damn Time for Real-Time&# ! Brian Shaler Oh, even better!

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Online Marketing Institute

NOVEMBER 1, 2010

This is set to reach 12% by 2013 Source : AMR International B2B Online Marketing Assessment and Forecast to 2013 US business-to-business (B2B) advertising and marketing spending will increase by 0.8% billion this year Source : eMarketer B2B interactive marketing spending will climb to nearly $4.8

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Convince & Convert

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. Rohrs Thanks!

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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 1, 2010

Just to make it a little more painful, the publication then proceeded to lose all lead information, so we couldn’t even say for sure what REALLY happened. Our client still avoids online ads like the plague. Isn’t that where engagement leads? There’s no market for reselling Facebook fans or Twitter followers.

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