The Effective Marketer

MAY 10, 2010

In 2008, revenues were up to $16.6 Amos credits this increase mostly due to the branding initiatives related to the duck, an amazing feat for any brand mascot. The duck has 165,000 facebook fans in the US. Brand mascots are best for highly competitive market arenas where it is hard to differentiate players.

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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. Think Different Here’s 6 ways to differentiate agency social media services: 1. Allowing clients to treat number of Facebook fans as the core success metric is a dereliction of duty.

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APRIL 28, 2010

Look to Facebook Somewhat surprising (at least to me) was the finding in the Forrester study that 62% of influential impressions from Mass Influencers took place on Facebook, with Twitter just 10%. Consequently, look to your Facebook fans, or use of the new Facebook “like&# feature as a marker for Mass Influence. (It

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SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

MySpace last week declared what amounts to a post-modern armistice, announcing that they will integrate status updates with Facebook (and Twitter). We easily forget that Facebook was one of the first social networks that insisted that we use REAL names, and policed personal profiles accordingly. Haven’t you?

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MARCH 4, 2010

If you don't have remarkable content, you have not differentiated yourself and therefore is no reason for people to pay attention. I'd rank the goals of blogging – or any communication – thusly, in order of priority. Content Blogging is and always be about content first, no matter what your goal.

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JULY 28, 2010

Website surveys, email surveys, Facebook inquiries, focus groups, telephone calls to 25 customers each month. 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: Is Starbucks the Most Dangerous Competitor to Facebook? Ask your customers directly.

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MARCH 23, 2010

Humanize Your Blog Remember, it’s a blog not a white paper, and a key differentiator is personality. State Indicator – Turns orange when you’re in that section 2. Show your first-time visitors who you are (literally and figuratively).

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