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FEBRUARY 5, 2010

Intentional? It seems the rest of us are all over the place. sara22 Hi Jay, I'm loving option 3, and it looks like it's in the lead so far. Have to say though, when I first saw the picture, I thought you were mock shooting yourself in the head. link] david horne digging the overall look of Option 2.

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

It looked like a great one, and my best intentions of attending were abruptly detoured in the chase for new biz. It looked like a great one, and my best intentions of attending were abruptly detoured in the chase for new biz. link] Weekly Links: August 23, 2009 | UpYourSocial [.] It was FREAKY. link] Jason Baer Thanks so much.

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APRIL 20, 2010

Search Query Length Signals Intent While there is often more volume for one and two word searches, the longer searches are generally much more specific, indicating consumers that are farther along in their intent to purchase. The use of 8-word search queries grew 22% in the past year alone.

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JULY 21, 2010

However, I find these are limiting as the intent of the post appears to be to share several different angles of legal vulnerability through social media. IANAL, but I want to share a few other areas that people should know: * Libel/Slander – Just make sure everything is truthful and accurate.

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MAY 11, 2010

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.

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APRIL 15, 2010

But here, you make me realize that it's actually my intentions and authenticity behind the content that matters. Now I must dig a bit and clarify what those intentions truly are. But here, you make me realize that it's actually my intentions and authenticity behind the content that matters. Thanks for the homework~!

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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. That certainly was not my intention. That certainly was not my intention.

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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. Remember, the most important customer of EVERY company is Google.

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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. Ok, you did it for free but why Martyr yourself over it?

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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?

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AUGUST 11, 2010

It will also be nice to be near my friends (and clients) at ExactTarget and Compendium Blogware , in Indy. So, Bloomington it is. Candidly, I’m scared to death. As a friend told me recently, “not many people would intentionally blow up a great situation in the hopes of finding a better one.&# Traveling mercies to you and yours.

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

Top B2B marketing posts for 2009 (hint: social media) =-. Top B2B marketing posts for 2009 (hint: social media) =-. It’s not our intent to predict the future, but to share primary research with fellow marketers…based on actual social media marketing that is happening today. Great stuff.

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Webbiquity

JULY 26, 2010

B2B, Buzz & Brand ROI: Creating Customers That Create (MORE!) Writing on the Web ( Ning Advertorial Business Blogging Online Marketing Linkedin Landing Page ). B2B Internet Marketing Strategies ( Amazon Viral Marketing Plan Aggregator Pricing Examples Strategy Personalization Measure Ads ). Post on Google Buzz.

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APRIL 14, 2010

Our intentions to help are genuine, but yes, there is that indirect marketing piece. Our intentions to help are genuine, but yes, there is that indirect marketing piece. Our intentions to help are genuine, but yes, there is that indirect marketing piece.

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MAY 20, 2010

[link] Mark Allen Roberts Great post, What you are discussing is consistent with; branding with intention versus Branding by default as I discuss in my eBook: Branding backwards. Far too many companies practice ready fire aim, and one day wake up and find the market has branded their product and services and it is not 100% accurate.

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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 Digital marketing is gaining traction in a number of industries, and business-to-business (B2B) marketers are in on that trend, too. The Supply Chain Expert Community launched in August 2009 and is home to 3,620 members and counting.

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Webbiquity

JANUARY 17, 2011

54% of small and midsize businesses (SMBs) were using social media to promote their businesses as of September 2010, double the number using these sites in December 2009. In response, B2B spending on social media is expected to rise 67% over the next three years, with digital and online marketing spending predicted to increase 64%.

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FEBRUARY 9, 2010

The intentions are surely pure, but because of mixed agendas, wires get crossed. Some companies (such as Domino's which I also wrote about here: [link] ) have gotten better at acting like they are all of those buzz words like transparent, human, conversational, engaging, etc. It’s a constant. The other stuff?

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AUGUST 3, 2010

Indeed, the recently announced integration between Facebook and Amazon shows Facebook’s true intentions in this area – to use the social connectivity data that ONLY Facebook has to power massive advances in customization and relevancy of information on the Web at large. . sahmreviews Awesome article. link] [link] G.

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AUGUST 3, 2010

Indeed, the recently announced integration between Facebook and Amazon shows Facebook’s true intentions in this area – to use the social connectivity data that ONLY Facebook has to power massive advances in customization and relevancy of information on the Web at large. . sahmreviews Awesome article. link] [link] G.

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APRIL 22, 2010

Of all the conversations that I’m reading/listening to, a consistent voice seems to whisper over all the buzz: Social Media is a new tool – it’s not new concept. Of all the conversations that I’m reading/listening to, a consistent voice seems to whisper over all the buzz: Social Media is a new tool – it’s not new concept.

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Webbiquity

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

According to a recent study from Psychster, “Among the seven most common formats, sponsored content ads — in which consumers viewed a page that was “brought to you by&# a leading brand — are the most engaging, but produced the least purchase intent. 2009 Twitter Demographics and Statistics Report by iStrategyLabs.

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SEPTEMBER 2, 2010

That’s what attracted me to online marketing initially, and why I made the jump to that career in the mid-90s. The tracking online (including social media) far outpaces what I had at my disposal when I was doing traditional marketing. Kinship creates purchase intent. You can’t get half elected.

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

Here are a few reasons identified in the study that the focus we put on Twitter may be entirely appropriate, and perhaps not even intent enough: The Iceberg Effect. link] @yigg [link] B2B Online Marketing RT @jaybaer: Is Twitter for Business Even Worth the Trouble? An online marketing pro since 1994?

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JUNE 16, 2010

Awareness, recall, positive sentiment, “engagement&# and buzz aren’t enough to overcome this mercenary reality. Buzzing or creating awareness we think generate incremental sales is worthless. There are many other ways to discover latent intent among customers… and tap into their “hidden needs&#.

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