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SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

Home Marketing Matters About Contact B2B Marketing Store Company Website B2B Lead Generation Using a Business Blog by Achinta Mitra on September 20, 2010 in B2B Lead Generation , Industrial Marketing Blog In B2B lead generation, quantity versus quality is probably the biggest challenge faced by industrial marketers.

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MAY 13, 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: Does Your Blog Have a Long Tail Is Social Media Too Big For Its Britches? Are You Slow Enough to Succeed in Social Media? link] James Ball Very cool Jay.

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FEBRUARY 15, 2010

Won’t we soon see forms that ask us to choose one or all of these contact methods: Email newsletter Blog (via RSS or email) Twitter Facebook Remember, social media is an ingredient, not an entree. Isn't social media about 2-way communication? That's what I mean when I say uni-directional social media.

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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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JULY 15, 2010

Something along the line of “we tried a blog but it wasn’t a success” or “we have a Facebook page, but it isn’t doing anything for our business.” The blog was a failure because posts were not written on a regular basis. I often get an objection when the social elements of the program are introduced. Who’s Doing What?

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FEBRUARY 5, 2010

I’m a big believer in humanization of your blog (in fact, it’s one of my 11 must-dos for serious bloggers ). link] Tin Hang Liu RT @jaybaer Please Help Me Pick a New Look For My Blog [link] #SMM [link] Adam Sherk Looks like the polling is fairly split right now, which I guess shows that you've got three good variations.

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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. Check out Phil’s blog too ) Your new book The Next Wave of Technologies deals with how organizations can adopt and adapt to new processes and advances.

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

First, marketers of all stripes seem to have accepted (for now) that social media in large measure = Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, YouTube and blogs. This is a bit disheartening and dangerous, as social media is and can be a lot more than just your company’s presence on these sites. Esteban Kolsky´s last blog.

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2010

We don’t need sCRM for social media anymore than we needed pCRM for phones, or eCRM for e-mail. Thanks for the insightful blog post. link] Top 5 Inbound Marketing Articles to Start the Week: Social Media Fear » Boston Social Media [.] link] Adam Metz I’ll be transparent here. Im Jay Baer.

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MARCH 23, 2010

Your blog works exactly the same way. There’s a First Time for Everything New research (pdf) by my clients at Compendium Blogware show that for more than two-thirds of corporate blogs, new visitors comprise more than 80% of total blog traffic. State Indicator – Turns orange when you’re in that section 2.

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JULY 27, 2010

While I was away, Convince & Convert featured 11 guest blog posts from friends, clients, and colleagues. Some of the guest writers blog on occasion at their own sites. None of them blog routinely. Blogging every day doesn’t make you a better thinker or consultant, it makes you faster at WordPress formatting.

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AUGUST 19, 2010

The contents of this form are scanned by the Western River team, and are then posted (usually within minutes) to the company’s blog , which resides on the Compendium software. Compendium is a uniquely powerful blogging platform because it creates separate, “compended&# blogs for each keyword. That’s it.

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MARCH 10, 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: Is Social Conversation a Myth? I must say, that has to be the BEST business card idea I've ever seen. Im Jay Baer.

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MAY 5, 2010

There are blogs, forums, quizzes, polls, and sisterhoods (micro communities based on women’s life stages like “caregiver&# or “widow wise&# ). So, Lisa Beatty build JaneNation.com , a new opinion, information, and idea community just for women, that launched recently at the Marketing to Women conference.

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

Social media is not about Facebook or MySpace or Flickr or Twitter or blogs or YouTube. This blog is great as encouragement and validation for my own endeavors in social media marketing. This blog is great as encouragement and validation for my own endeavors in social media marketing.

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

Then this is the blog post for you. I presented today at Social Media AZ , a new conference for Arizonans interested in, and practicing social media. I’ve forwarded your blog to him. Cheers! -= Park Howell´s last blog. Social Media 101 Explained by the Best Fishing Analogy EVER =-.

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JULY 6, 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 Tying Together Social Media and Corporate Social Responsibility (..)

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JUNE 3, 2010

Possibly a future blog post in that concept. link] jaybaer First time pettifoggery used on this blog. So, really Jay, it kinda does fit into your blog. Great analogy. Seems like the more time we spend thinking about what's right, the less likely we are to do what's right. Look it up. I screwed up.

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APRIL 28, 2010

In Search of Mass Influencers In a fascinating new Forrester Research study about online peer influence, Augie Ray and Josh Bernoff determine that consumers generated more than 500 billion online impressions about products and services in 2009. population. It’s entirely possible she is a Mass Influencer.

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JULY 29, 2009

Home Marketing Matters About Contact B2B Marketing Store Company Website Business Value of Social Networking by Achinta Mitra on July 29, 2009 in Social Media Marketing , Social Networking Saw a very interesting video where Seth Godin talks about how useful social media is to businesses.

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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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AUGUST 11, 2010

I will continue to have the same clients, and perform the same social media strategic planning and coaching services that I do today. The blog will remain the same. link] Karen As a fellow Hoosier and faithful reader of your blog, welcome. Many people have asked us “Why Bloomington? You're going to do great!

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JUNE 7, 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: The Best Advice Has No Shelf Life It’s Time for Real-Time Is Twitter for Business Even Worth the Trouble? Im Jay Baer.

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MARCH 25, 2010

A write up on a blog. Thus, they have a built in “Events&# tool where you can plug in anything out of the ordinary, and that occurrence will show up in your integrated Swix reporting. A new product launch. Trade show. New YouTube video that goes viral.

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JUNE 24, 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: Why D.I.S. link] Kenneth Westling 3 things social marketers can learn from ShamWow [link] blog comments powered by Disqus Subscribe to Convince & Convert Jay Baer Greetings. Im Jay Baer.

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JULY 28, 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: Is Starbucks the Most Dangerous Competitor to Facebook? Great list, looks a lot like the discovery we do prior to content planning.

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JUNE 3, 2010

In the words of Jeffrey Zeldman , the renowned web designer, blogger, independent publisher and the king of Web standards according to Business Week, “Content precedes design. Design in the absence of content is not design, it’s decoration.” Are you involved in or responsible for redesigning your company’s website?

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AUGUST 24, 2009

Home Marketing Matters About Contact B2B Marketing Store Company Website Content Creation Made Easy by Achinta Mitra on August 24, 2009 in Content Marketing , Industrial Marketing Blog Are you struggling with creating content? If you are not a professional copywriter, coming up with new content regularly can be a difficult task.

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JUNE 2, 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 Do You “Like&# How I Look In These Jeans?

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JULY 14, 2010

Bloggers of all stripes have counted on the popularity of “list” posts whenever they’ve run out of fresh ideas for content. Next, I came across a blog post written back in September of 2009 by Rohit Bhargava of Influential Marketing Blog. David Brazeal´s last blog. So curated content is not something new.

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APRIL 6, 2010

Your scenario may of course vary, but for illustration purposes let’s assume you have a Twitter account, Facebook fan page, blog, and email newsletter. Test and track content success on Facebook using bit.ly (or number of likes and comments), and add the most effective content pieces to the next rung on the ladder (blog).

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MARCH 3, 2010

An Enormous Opportunity The huge (and expanding) reach of social media, and its relatively low cost (at least from a production fees perspective) makes it an incredibly attractive proposition for marketers. Forrester Research shows that from 2009-2014, U.S. There’s certainly a methodology for attracting blog readership.

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MAY 11, 2010

Not in a “here’s our FAQ&# way, but in a vigorous, social media way. I recommend answering each question with a dedicated blog post, and a video – at a minimum. Your blog, naturally. Talk it up on Facebook and the blog. Answer Man Once you’ve identified your top six questions, answer them.

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JUNE 29, 2010

More people making stuff (100 million bloggers can’t be wrong) 2. Shirky points out that consumer-powered review sites like Yelp are just as valid as a critique from a professional restaurant reviewer, although perhaps for different reasons based on the collective knowledge and biases of each source.

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SEPTEMBER 20, 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: Is Twitter for Business Even Worth the Trouble? link] [link] What Can We Learn From Top Content Marketing Blogs? blog | ideaLaunch [.] is aware of Twitter, but only 7% uses it. (6

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APRIL 13, 2010

Tagged as: apps , contests , dale carnegie , how to win friends and influence people , influences , iphone , mobile marketing , social media Did you enjoy this blog post? Inspired by Jay Baer blog post, “The Best Advice Has No Shelf Life” [link] #assnchat [link] KiKi L’Italien #assnchat is on in 7 min…topic?

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

I know that different companies provide different amounts of historical data at the start of the campaign (another item I should have included – may need to do a follow up on this on my own blog later on as I get all this great feedback on items to include!)

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