Convince & Convert

AUGUST 18, 2010

But, under pressure from digital and advertising agencies each looking to be the driver of the social media express, PR firms are sometimes turning over inquisitional rocks that do not portray them as strategic caretakers of brands’ social presences. How can we find a social media guru to add to our team?

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Biznology

APRIL 18, 2017

Magic in the form of Shel Holtz , godfather of Digital PR and Social Media Communications, asking me to join him on his globally-popular communications podcast, For Immediate Release (FIR). And since I am in PR and marketing, I might have personally taken myself off the invite list based on my past bad behavior.

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Biznology

OCTOBER 17, 2017

Micro-Influencer Marketing Presentation for XCPD-732 Social, Mobile and Search Marketing, Georgetown University School of Continuing Studies, Professor Shashi Bellamkonda, October 14, 2017, 10:30AM from Gerris. Micro-influencer marketing is one of the services that sets my agency, Gerris Corp , apart from other Digital PR firms.

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Convince & Convert

MAY 16, 2013

I’d like to let you in on a secret that most PR pros don’t think of: . It’s completely under-appreciated as a PR tool. After all, when you do things that other PR pros don’t think of doing, or don’t know to do, it puts you that much further ahead of the game, right? It’s a win for you and for your clients.

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Webbiquity

MARCH 12, 2012

What is the distinction between “traditional” public relations (PR) and online / interactive / social PR? One part of the confusion stems from the fact that in PR, as in many other crafts, the tools change and advance but the fundamental skills required remain the same.

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Webbiquity

APRIL 5, 2010

Interactive PR, sometimes called social PR, is a combination of search-optimizing press releases, creating social media releases through tools like PitchEngine , blogger outreach and the use of social media to promote company news and announcements. Blogger Outreach.

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Webbiquity

SEPTEMBER 1, 2010

Social media has fundamentally altered the practice of public relations. And as any blogger can tell you, PR pros understand this, as witnessed by the incredible increase in blogger outreach “pitches&# from corporate PR departments and firms over the past two years. How Is PR Changing?

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Biznology

OCTOBER 11, 2011

Last week, I talked about using the long tail of blogger outreach –the idea that you can’t pin your hopes for most public relations efforts on only the A-list bloggers. For blogger outreach to work, over and over, you need to be endlessly generous and endlessly appreciative.

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Biznology

APRIL 5, 2016

When I pitch my influencer marketing services these days on behalf of my digital agency Gerris , I find that I am not competing against humans at other agencies, I am fighting it out with Google AdWords , Facebook Ads , Twitter Ads, Bing Ads and even Pinterest Ads. Much along those lines, earned media is still the best policy.

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Biznology

APRIL 3, 2018

I f you’re a serious business person whose business isn’t digital, you’re probably too busy making money to fool around on social media. Social media’s stupid, right? But the truth is, you cannot afford to let another day pass without sending in your social media and search insurance premium.

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Hinge Marketing

OCTOBER 17, 2019

.” Both of these quotes are relevant to those of us in professional services. At Hinge, we do a lot of thinking about reputations — specifically how they apply to professional services branding and marketing. Some examples of earned media include the following: News story or blog post. Social media mention.

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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. The Lawyers Are Coming Social networks give people the ability to share incredible volumes of content. The FTC encourages social media policies be in place and reviewed.

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Biznology

JULY 26, 2016

Back in January I had the honor of being a guest on Shel Holtz ‘s premier PR podcast, For Immediate Release. It must have gone well because I was back on a panel of PR professionals yesterday , joining Shel, Zeno Group EVP Frank Eliason , and Cision SVP Heidi Sullivan. Is it earned or paid media?

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Biznology

JANUARY 5, 2016

A couple Sundays ago I met up with Joseph Thornley , Lynette Young , and Shel Holtz on video Skype to record episode 15 of Shel’s industry-trusted and industry-respected PR podcast, For Immediate Release , AKA the FIR Podcast. Have PR practitioners benefitted? So, it was an honor to be included.

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Optinmonster

DECEMBER 21, 2023

After people convert as your email subscribers, send regular updates about your products or services to keep them engaged. Once the article is published, be the first one to share it on your social media network. Social media platforms like Facebook and Twitter have millions of daily users. 69%) and Facebook (.77%).

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Biznology

DECEMBER 13, 2011

In response to Inside a Social Media News Release , Jonathan Rick asked me , “Isn’t this essentially the same thing than what Pitch Engine offers?” Real fleash-and-blood folks who hunger to connect and relate. Yes, with eachother, but also with you and your brand, products, and services.

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Convince & Convert

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. Take a look at the company’s philanthropic endeavors and cause-related initiatives, especially in the area of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR). Don’t be Shy.

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Sales Engine

APRIL 14, 2016

As a 25-year veteran owner of a public relations firm in New York and Miami, Florence Quinn has certainly seen some changes in the various ways that brands promote their stories. “In They’re all becoming media that we’re interested in.”. But we also have so many more media outlets now to work with including the bloggers.”

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Biznology

SEPTEMBER 13, 2011

Unlike a few years ago, today everyone at least pays lip service to reaching out to bloggers the same we PR people have always reached out to mainstream media. But I am still surprised that many companies don’t do blogger outreach, even today. Simply put, blogger outreach is scary.

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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

However, a lot of people making that news have created expectations and beliefs about social media that aren’t true. Social Media is Inexpensive False. As Charlene Li said recently, social media trades media cost for labor cost. Social Media is Fast False. Absolutely.

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Convince & Convert

APRIL 28, 2010

Because our behaviors on the social Web leave a noticeable fingerprint, smart companies can modify the way they engage and interact with us, based on our social graph, purchase history, etc. But now, social media is enabling companies to make influencer outreach a foundational marketing tactic. population.

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Convince & Convert

MARCH 3, 2010

Yesterday, I gave a presentation in Tempe, AZ to Agencyside , a conference of advertising and PR agency owners. I emphasized that to remain relevant, agencies must differentiate themselves by providing advanced social media services, not just the basics. Forrester Research shows that from 2009-2014, U.S.

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Biznology

JULY 12, 2016

A third of my practice at Gerris Corp is devoted to earned media influencer marketing (which I naïvely still call blogger outreach ) and guess what I’ve discovered over the past linear decade? There’s nobody online taken more for granted than bloggers. PR gets people and understands the value of keeping love alive.

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Convince & Convert

FEBRUARY 15, 2010

Social network connectivity is becoming the post-modern email newsletter. This puts significant pressure on email to be more relevant, because most of what would be contained in an email newsletter or special offer now happens faster and more personally within Facebook, Twitter or other social outposts.

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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 14, 2010

The debate on Social CRM (sCRM) could easily become a distraction. As marketers, we need to reach our customers where they are and social media’s potential in that regard is unquestionable. However, for marketers, a social media address is insufficient to manage that channel.

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Convince & Convert

MAY 5, 2010

John & Partners , a full-service advertising and public relations firm, based in Jacksonville. And Now For Something Completely Different But here’s where it gets interesting. In addition to being Chief Jane of JaneNation, Lisa is also the Cultural Strategist for St.

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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

Yes, social media applies to B2B. In fact, social media can be MORE transformative for a B2B company than a B2C company. Are there differences between B2B and B2C in social media? Creating and calibrating a social media strategy for any company should follow the same process.

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Biznology

SEPTEMBER 27, 2011

So last week, I told you how NOT to pitch a blogger in your PR outreach, so it raises the pregnant question of what exactly should you do? But because we so so many people who are afraid of blogger outreach, due to the scary situation that others have blundered into, I wanted to walk through our process to show you how it’s done.

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Convince & Convert

JULY 28, 2010

Here are some tips to help you uncover the transactional or informational rough edges that you can smooth using the sandpaper of good, relevant content: Ask your customer service team. Call your own customer service department. You just first have to find your customers’ pain points. Buy your own product.

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Convince & Convert

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

SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

I presented today at Social Media AZ , a new conference for Arizonans interested in, and practicing social media. This presentation: “Why Before How: The Keys to Developing a Social Media Strategy in 7 Steps&# also formed the basis for my recent MarketingProfs Webinar. Because tools will change.

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Convince & Convert

MARCH 25, 2010

Advanced social media analytics and ROI calculations often require tying together disparate systems, and looking for causation (or at least correlation) between social media success and business outcome. Or, you could just use Swix, the super slick new social media scoreboard that just works.

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seo.co

DECEMBER 18, 2020

With the advent of social media, it has become even more easy to build (or destroy) your reputation. That’s the reason online reputation management has evolved to become a specialized service. There might be negative posts on certain social media about your operation. . + Enhance Your Brand’s Authority With SEO.co.

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Convince & Convert

JUNE 24, 2010

I’ve been thinking lately about why I got involved in social media. But as I pondered this connection, I realized that there was a portion of the advertising world that shared a lot of elements with social media – infomercials. The same is true in social media. But, I’m not.

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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

A comprehensive survey (1,753 respondents) released today by Edison Research, paints a fascinating picture of Twitter and its role in America’s social media ecosystem. 42% learn about products and services via Twitter. 41% provide opinions about products/services. 19% seek customer support. what shocks you?)

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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’ve spent a lot of time working with various social media monitoring tools and I’ve whittled my list of favorites down to two or three. Any factors you look for or service you use that I didn’t mention?

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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 7, 2010

Stratten writes: &# The space between the best services, often what a new customer receives and the worst experience is what I call the Experience Gap. I wonder how Stratten feels about companies servicing customers differently , based on their online influence? (I A tall order, to be certain. The rise of [.]

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