Convince & Convert

MAY 13, 2010

Social media creates kinship between companies and customers, and kinship equals purchase intent. It’s not viral unless it is. Social media allows big companies to act small again. Facebook Fan Pages are email newsletters with smaller pictures. Linkedin is for people you know. Facebook is for people you used to know.

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Convince & Convert

APRIL 28, 2010

I like your “monitor and respond to all&# thought — this is more of a public relations model than a marketing model, especially if we dispense with the concept of “impressions&# in favor of “contacts.&# In particular, sales and leads (as opposed to chatter, sentiment, buzz, purchase intent, etc.).

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Convince & Convert

MARCH 3, 2010

Help clients take their message to consumers directly, impacting purchase intent by providing truly helpful information at the right time in the buying cycle. With customer service & public relations becoming blurred thanks to Social Media, it's a great detriment to ignore the movement.

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Convince & Convert

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. Facebook: Facts & Figures For 2010 by Digital Buzz Blog.

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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 2, 2010

Kinship creates purchase intent. The fact that you’re in public relations? The fact that you’re in public relations, but grow prize winning roses? It lets us go beyond the brochure to begin to feel like we “know&# a company. That creates a feeling of kinship. Hence, the ROI of social media.

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