Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 14, 2010

But marketers have always reached out to communities in many forms, and each new medium has taken its turn as Holy Grail for customer influence. He is advocating a messaging matrix that in fact changes the communication method and modality based on customer behavior across the social spectrum.

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APRIL 1, 2010

It’s a good mix of coach-speak, highlights, community service footage, and cheerleader features. In a world where company employees from Legos reward their most die hard fans by engaging with them in their online communities, what better vertical to do something similar than with professional sports? So, I peeked at YouTube.

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JULY 27, 2010

Spread the Love It’s easy to fall into the trap of relying on one or a few persons in your organization to be the content creation mules. Blogging every day doesn’t make you a better thinker or consultant, it makes you faster at WordPress formatting. They like it. They’re pretty good at it.

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MARCH 25, 2010

Want to print out all your key metrics on one piece of paper, for easy distribution and circulation within your organization? RT @jaybaer: A Social Media Scoreboard That Works (check it out) [link] [link] Verizon Friends Thanks, Jay! Want to compare the historical growth of your RSS subscribers to your YouTube channel subscribers?

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APRIL 6, 2010

Too many companies and organizations are reinventing the content wheel for every social outpost they maintain. Understand Your Frequency Schema The key to a content ladder is organizing your rungs. This is a great outline of how to best organize your content action plan.

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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

Done correctly, social media is about developing meaningful relationships with customers and prospective customers in their natural habitat. You have to create content, be part of many communities, and proceed incrementally. Many successful social media programs take months (or even more than a year) to really germinate.

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Convince & Convert

JULY 6, 2010

Online consumers are savvy and being open and communicative is vital to reputation management. Showcase the strides that the company has made for the cause, whether this means funds donated, awareness raised, consumers reached, beneficiaries helped, communities improved, etc. Rally third-party endorsers to help share your stories.

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Convince & Convert

JULY 14, 2010

In my exuberance and passion for social media and the impact it can have on non-profit organizations I lost sight of what was important. Embracing social media should not mean organizational change, it should change the organization. Social media exists and organizations are in it whether they choose to be or not.

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JULY 20, 2010

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. This helps organize content and plan for creation topically (ex. This provides the information needed to craft the message (ex.

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Convince & Convert

JULY 15, 2010

I have seen far too many organizations fail, from the outset, for not having had a clear understanding of the discipline and rigor needed to keep their social media marketing efforts on the tracks. [link] [link] Jim Alexander Good insights – solid advise. link] Jim Alexander Good insights – solid advise.

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Convince & Convert

FEBRUARY 23, 2010

Brand communities, contests, most social listening, and non-promotional tweeting fits into this category. Match Your Social Media Tactics to Your Social Media Goal The problem we’re faced with today is that very few companies seem to be thinking about their efforts in this way.

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FEBRUARY 5, 2010

If it had the organization of the #3 one I think that would be most intuitive. [link] jaybaer yes, Danny's redesign was really well executed, IMHO. link] jaybaer Best. Referencing. link] David Spinks Who's doing these designs? I like em. I like #1 the best. People look to the top right for the search bar first.

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Convince & Convert

AUGUST 19, 2010

Consequently, if someone searches for “Colorado River Whitewater Rafting&# on Google, they’ll likely find that version of the Western River blog, which contains only posts about “ Colorado River Whitewater Rafting “ The software automatically harvests and organizes topically similar posts for maximum search effectiveness.

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

I’ve asserted that B2B social media tactics vary from B2C, in that they are typically rooted in consumer education and thought leadership, and thus require deeper layers of interaction. Private brand communities vs. Facebook. This chart shows usage of five major social outposts by organization type. Podcasts vs. YouTube.

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EveryoneSocial

AUGUST 12, 2020

Are people talking about your products or services organically? Naturally, there are tons of metrics your company might consider when calculating share of voice of, like: Mentions Paid Clicks Brand Reach Organic Keywords Impressions Social Shares. Create your own branded social communities. Be consistently active and engaging.

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JUNE 11, 2010

Amber is Director of Community for Radian6 , co-proprietor of the influential Brass Tack Thinking blog (formerly Altitude Branding), a cool mom, a motivating force, and a hell of a flautist). But fundamentally, we’ve done very little in response to social media – perhaps the most transformative change of them all.

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

I presented today at Social Media AZ , a new conference for Arizonans interested in, and practicing social media. Unbelievable turnout (more than 260) for a first-time event, and tremendous kudos to Fred Von Graf , who organized it practically solo. Develop a Social Media Strategy in 7 Steps [.]

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

But I get a lot of questions about why I like particular tools better than others and how I decide to use which, so here’s a summary of my thought process that I hope will help you make a similar decision for your client or your organization. First – What are the objectives? What questions are you trying to answer?

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APRIL 14, 2010

Then, strategize ways you could make those problems disappear by providing better content (as with Geek Squad), faster response (as with Nationwide), or better access to help (as many companies are doing by launching online customer support communities using Get Satisfaction or other systems). Randy Bunker Thanks, Jay.

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Sprout Social

JANUARY 30, 2019

First things first: you need to figure out what you want out of social media at large. Either way, remember that social media planning is a marathon, not a sprint. In the face of ever-changing organic algorithms, tracking reach is arguably more important than ever. Maybe it’s more social-savvy customers.

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Convince & Convert

APRIL 13, 2010

My sales manager at the time encouraged me to network in as many business organizations as I could. I've been on the Board of Directors of several business & non-profit organizations. That's one of the reasons social media works – you're appealing to people on a 1:1 or 1 to few basis. link] jaybaer LOL.

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Sprout Social

APRIL 20, 2020

In practice, this means that any and all content you share, including your posts and personal communications via social media, needs to maintain the values you uphold every day as an educational institution. As with any organization, each university has to define its set of values. Types of social content to share on paid media.

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Convince & Convert

JULY 28, 2010

Make it a habit within your organization to “shop&# yourself. Those are usually the questions that not only are top-of-mind among website visitors, but are not satisfactorily answered with your current online content. You know how much you learn about your customers sitting in your office? Buy your own product.

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Single Grain

APRIL 14, 2022

And once a project has gone to market, these agencies continue to support and grow your business through community building, content marketing, and search optimization. agencies also offer social media support, brand positioning and newsletter campaigns. Community building to drive product growth. Crypto community marketing.

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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

Nearly all the once mighty, now defunct social network or community sites unfurled and died after being purchased. The tools of social media always change. And that’s why your social media strategy must be tools-agnostic. It’s a familiar tale. The goals shift. The founders leave. Not Facebook; MySpace.

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JUNE 15, 2010

My friend Kyle Lacy does a lot of consulting in this area, helping organizations with Rapleaf analyses. Ask Perhaps the most obvious way of finding out where your customers are hanging out in social media is unfortunately the least utilized. Flowtown is perfect for small and medium businesses ( see my review here ). 4=wicked smart!

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FEBRUARY 25, 2010

Her company Audience Audit provides strategic marketing support and audience segmentation research that helps organizations understand their customers better. According to Jamie Grove, the company’s Director of Evil Schemes and Nefarious Plans (i.e. Marketing), ThinkGeek is “all about serving our community. A real human!

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JULY 22, 2010

This allows Yelp to strengthen loyalty among Elite Squad members, offers an impetus for wanna-be-members to post additional reviews; and, makes the site content stronger – keeping the broader community active and engaged. link] Yael Davidowitz-Neu Thanks for writing in and congratulations on creating an awesome community!

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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 15, 2010

Finding and sharing them is the first step toward social media success. What is your process for harvesting stories within your organization? One basic, simple thing is frequent contact with as many people – executives, managers and front-line employees – within the organization as possible.

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SEPTEMBER 1, 2010

Why You’re the Key to Social Media Success 5 Step Process for Social Media Success [link] Brian Hamlett Very nice Jay and definitely true. A realistic campaign/project goals, aligned with the organization’s overriding mission and objectives (my hot button) MUST be a part of the package when selling social media efforts.

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AUGUST 3, 2010

I have actually heard this exact sentiment from several companies and agencies recently, wondering whether they should increase their Facebook efforts because the size of the member community is just so overwhelming. If your community is there, then you should be too, and the question is really rhetorical, isn’t it?

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AUGUST 3, 2010

I have actually heard this exact sentiment from several companies and agencies recently, wondering whether they should increase their Facebook efforts because the size of the member community is just so overwhelming. If your community is there, then you should be too, and the question is really rhetorical, isn’t it?

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AUGUST 26, 2010

I interviewed Adam Schoenfeld , President and Co-founder of RowFeeder to learn more about the company and its plans. RowFeeder is the first business to be spawned from the buzzed about new tech incubator Untitled Startup – a “transparent startup&# in Seattle that even publishes their website traffic live on their home page.

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JULY 13, 2010

Why not try spending time commenting in your targets’ community blogs? That’s the essence of a good social media strategy , anyway. Find teachers, identify valuable communities, volunteer time to non-profit organizations who need your energy. reading about social media and trying different communities.

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Webbiquity

AUGUST 28, 2012

David Rabjohns says that the top five questions Fortune 500 companies are asking about social media are: • Where are people talking about my brand? • How much buzz do I have vs. competition/trend? • How To Write Your Social Media Plan in 8 Steps by Social Media Today. How should I change my messaging? •

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MARCH 18, 2010

Our strategies and expectations for social media are in reality a complement to what we’re doing in email and lifecycle marketing. Social media is not some other discipline that should warrant throwing business concepts out of the window. Isn’t our Facebook page just a post-modern email newsletter? They are tools.

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APRIL 22, 2010

If you’re considering “social media&# as a way to build loyalty among your existing customers, moving them from a relationship rooted in transactions to a symbiotic relationship anchored in advocacy, there are dual alternatives: 4. link] Nikki Stephan I really like how you broke down the ways to use social media.

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