Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

The 7 Steps to Creating a Social Media Strategy Before you begin, commit to worrying about social media tools last, not first. Because tools will change. If you fall in love with tools, you’ll constantly be changing directions, with no real plan to guide your way. They always do. Yahoo, too.

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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 14, 2010

We have many good tools at our disposal right now we could be putting to use. As marketers, we need to reach our customers where they are and social media’s potential in that regard is unquestionable. Foremost, we need a way to convert with whom we interact in social media into real prospects. I have seen this part kill a.

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Convince & Convert

JULY 20, 2010

The post explored the topic of utilizing common interactive marketing tools in unintended ways to tap into consumer demand. Not unlike traditional surveys, keyword research and social data mining tools tell a powerful story about the information target audiences want from organizations, on-and-offline.

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Convince & Convert

JULY 5, 2010

I’m on vacation in the great white north for a couple weeks, trying to spend a little time with the family and get The Now Revolution (my new book with Amber Naslund ) finished up.

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Convince & Convert

JULY 27, 2010

I couldn’t write Katie Van Domelan’s post about social media listening tools. While I was away, Convince & Convert featured 11 guest blog posts from friends, clients, and colleagues. I don’t have the chops to write Mike Corak’s piece on the role of language in content marketing.

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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 7, 2010

link] links for 2010-09-07 | Glenn Friesen [.] UNcanny Insights From UnMarketing | Book Reviews | Social Media Consulting – Convince & Co… Stratten’s rant against direct marketing – “People still teach courses on how to cold-call better! Seriously honored to be on here. link] unmarketing Thanks a lot Jay.

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Convince & Convert

MAY 13, 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 18 Social Media Quotes My Wife Is Sick of Hearing Me Say May (..)

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Convince & Convert

JUNE 17, 2010

They're bots and goofballs who followed you using one of the tools you alluded to. First of all, half of those followers you (not you in particular, you being anyone) are including aren't real followers. There are just so many different ways people use Twitter that make it tough to use FPT.

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Convince & Convert

JUNE 29, 2010

In his piercing new book Cognitive Surplus: Creativity and Generosity in a Connected Age Shirky asserts that the technological revolution has enabled us to work together to conquer challenges big and small, if we’d just watch less TV and commit to participating in something other than our own mental decay.

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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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Convince & Convert

FEBRUARY 24, 2010

because through social media, customers are praising and criticizing companies in public in a way that requires marketing to triage and respond. 6 things you need 2 incorporate into your social media plan. link] [link] Rick Rosario Word RT @Eric__Torres: Marketing isn't about campaigns, its always on.

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Convince & Convert

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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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

Are there differences between B2B and B2C in social media? But those differences are at the tactics layer, not the strategy layer. Creating and calibrating a social media strategy for any company should follow the same process. What this means is that in reality, B2C and B2B marketers are largely using the same social tactics.

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Convince & Convert

MAY 27, 2010

In that spirit, here are some interesting updates from companies and tools I’ve written about previously here at Convince & Convert. Sounds like it could really help businesses out in the social media realm. The way Donovan McNabb hates T.O.

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Convince & Convert

AUGUST 24, 2010

For every vote you cast for the keynote at South by Southwest featuring me and Amber Naslund , we’ll donate $1 of our book advance to Make-A-Wish Foundation ®.

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Convince & Convert

FEBRUARY 19, 2010

link] [link] Bogdan Donisan New post: Randy Kemp: Turn the Tables on Social Media with NutshellMail [link] ( [link] ) topsy_top20k RT @jaybaer: Turn the Tables on Social Media with NutshellMail: Keeping tabs on your social media connec… [link] #marketing [link] Focus Communications interesting. This, I'll try.

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SpotMe Blog

MAY 11, 2023

With their knowledge of the industry, they’ll ensure your event is planned perfectly and seamlessly executed according to the highest standards of quality and professionalism. For tactics on how to boost and track HCP engagement , read our latest article.

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Convince & Convert

JULY 26, 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 Co-op SEO and the Future of Websites July 26th, 2010 |Written (..)

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Convince & Convert

FEBRUARY 5, 2010

Changed the sharing tools to incorporate Sexy Bookmarks plug-in (Michael Stelzner at Social Media Examiner turned me on to it). We’ve added Disqus as the commenting system. We’re working on tweaking the subscription center at the top a bit, too. But I need your help with the biggest change – the header.

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Industrial Marketing Today

OCTOBER 2, 2010

They are combining video, audio and sophisticated tracking tools to deliver email campaigns with highly customized messages that engage prospects in their preferred format and measure interactions beyond just open and click-thru rates and well into website behavior. According to SirrusDecisions research, the B2B buyer receives 20.3

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Convince & Convert

MARCH 4, 2010

We hear how twitter and the other SM tools will help to get you on top, blah, blah but that only happens so few times. A blog can serve many functions, depending on whether or not the blog is the business (revenue stream) or a tool (for commerce, community, etc.). Blogging is a commitment to yourself and anyone reading.

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Convince & Convert

FEBRUARY 15, 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 Social Media and Email – More Alike than Different February (..)

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Convince & Convert

JULY 21, 2010

She spends her days thinking about social media, public relations and digital strategies for her agency’s consumer focused clients. Protecting Yourself From Social Media Lawsuits – [link] [link] Cooking in Stilettos RT @ShannonPaul: IMPORTANT!

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Convince & Convert

MARCH 25, 2010

Events & ROI The Swix team understands that to understand social media’s true impact, you must track over a lengthy period, while simultaneously accounting for external factors that could skew results disproportionately. RT @jaybaer: A Social Media Scoreboard That Works [link] [link] Focus Communications Brilliant!

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Convince & Convert

JUNE 22, 2010

Juliansummerhayes Jay Now this is more like it; something that is *real world* and capable of being understood by business and those people like myself who, when discussing social media as tool for business, here the constant noise that it is simply irrelevant. I was surprised(ish) about the B2B findings; but not so surprised.

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Convince & Convert

MARCH 10, 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 Staggering Social Media Insights – The Best of Twitter (..)

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Convince & Convert

AUGUST 18, 2010

Most orgnisations and agencies are still very tactical across the board. Most orgnisations and agencies are still very tactical across the board. You spell the difference between quick hit message distribution mentality and deploying social media as a brand relationship building tool. With education comes that ability.

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JUNE 24, 2010

I believe Social media delivers new communications tools. You’re thinking that I’m crazy. But, I’m not. Everything that’s transpiring around us is actually improving the existing foundation for our business, from service to marketing to product development to sales to executive management, and everything in between.

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Convince & Convert

MAY 5, 2010

This 40-something Florida Mom found herself undergoing several simultaneous life shifts, and realized that products and the communication about them didn’t resonate with her any longer.

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Convince & Convert

JULY 15, 2010

There are tons of free and paid tools out there that help you to monitor the conversations taking place. Take a look at the Social Media Responsibilities Worksheet we use at the Flint Group. Who is responsible for adding content? It might be different people for each task. Hopefully it will help you figure out who is doing what.

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Industrial Marketing Today

SEPTEMBER 13, 2010

Social media among IT and business buyers of technology rose 50% over last year and finally pushed to majority status; 55% said they use social media as part of the technology buying process in 2009 versus just 37% in 2008. Source: ITSMA ) Webinars: This is a very popular content marketing tactic used in industrial and B2B marketing.

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Convince & Convert

MAY 26, 2010

What you’re doing on Twitter isn’t a social media strategy, it’s a tools strategy. The only thing that’s really certain, is that eventually the online tools will change. If you have a tools-focused strategy, you don’t really have a strategy.

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Industrial Marketing Today

MAY 14, 2010

Home Marketing Matters About Contact B2B Marketing Store Company Website 7 Strategies for Using Content to Market Industrial Products by Achinta Mitra on May 14, 2010 in Content Marketing , Industrial Marketing & Web 2.0 , Industrial Marketing Blog I am a big fan of Content Marketing or as some people like to refer to it as Inbound Marketing.

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Convince & Convert

JULY 28, 2010

link] Don Ronlund Helpfulness might be your most effective sales tool. *5 I don't know (altho I guess) if this tactic necessarily gets Mike more business…but it builds goodwill. I don't know (altho I guess) if this tactic necessarily gets Mike more business…but it builds goodwill.

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Industrial Marketing Today

AUGUST 10, 2010

In this post, I’m going to focus on a powerful DiY SEO tool for WordPress blogs. Search This Site Browse Industrial Marketing Topics B2B E-Mail Marketing B2B Lead Generation B2B Marketing Collateral B2B Marketing Videos B2B Media Planning Content Marketing Industrial Marketing & Web 2.0 Copyright © 2010 Tiecas, Inc.

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Industrial Marketing Today

APRIL 26, 2010

Cold calling is replaced by useful content and tools that help people find them and contact them for more information. More and more B2B marketers are shifting their marketing budget out of expensive pay per click (PPC) advertising and traditional media and into content creation, optimization and social media.

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Convince & Convert

JUNE 7, 2010

This is the overarching theme of Zappos CEO Tony Hsieh’s new book Delivering Happiness, a Path to Passion, Profits, and Purpose. He was very passionate about happiness and creating a culture to support the vision. I talk about similar core values but he was the first one to embrace the values to the extreme commitment level.

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