Biznology

JUNE 26, 2018

Immediately after my client’s non-profit website launched, Gerris Corp’s Dan Krueger and I initiated a 4,000-influencer micro-influencer and influencer marketing campaign, introducing my client’s nonprofit to the world. Micro-Influencer Marketing Can Jumpstart Site Traffic and Brand Awareness. Quelle coincidence!

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Scoop.it

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

Social media and email marketing go hand in hand. People may find your company’s products on social media. Both email marketing and social media strategy are crucial for future sales, so it makes sense to integrate the two activities. Why should you integrate email with social media strategy?

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Biznology

SEPTEMBER 4, 2015

Businesses striving to bring in that lucrative ROI with social media often fall into trap of thinking that the more followers you have the more success your social campaigns will have. Less can definitely be more when it comes to not only bringing in an ROI from social, but engaging with your social network of followers.

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DAGMAR Marketing

NOVEMBER 29, 2019

The concept of LSM—localized social marketing—has been around for awhile, but an interesting study was recently released that’s causing a bit of a buzz. What is localized social marketing? This may include social media marketing, review sites, social advertising, and other two-way engagement channels.

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Martech

JUNE 21, 2023

But let’s face it — the “publish and pray” era of content marketing is long gone. Maybe you’re wondering, “Should I be mixing professional content into my colleagues’ personal social media worlds? Decoding employee advocacy Employee advocacy isn’t just a fancy marketing term.

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Zoominfo

APRIL 17, 2019

But, sales and marketing organizations must resist this instinct in order to constantly adapt to changing markets, new technologies, emerging trends and so on. Marketers structure their entire strategy around moving prospects through the funnel, towards the ultimate goal of winning a new customer. The result?

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Convince & Convert

DECEMBER 16, 2014

Either they work only with blogger networks or agencies, or they own their blogger relationships in-house. A huge part of this brand’s marketing strategy is blogger outreach. Sam Zivot is the brain behind all of Lorna Jane’s digital marketing, including blogs, social, email and search strategies. Bold claim, huh?).

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Optinmonster

DECEMBER 21, 2023

If you answered yes to both of these questions, you’ll benefit from learning how to do pre-launch marketing. Drawing up a pre-launch marketing plan can help you attract customers to your brand-new business even before the actual launch day. It can generate a buzz around your product and get people to notice it.

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Buzz Marketing for Technology

NOVEMBER 9, 2011

Social media definitely pays off, but you’ve got to focus on the approach not the tools. Social Media has hit the mainstream these days but the big concern on every product marketer’s mind has been how to justify the ROI? If you’re concerned about social media cost justification, you’re not along.

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Convince & Convert

MAY 1, 2013

Her social networking prowess is off the charts with 35 million Twitter followers and 56 million “likes” on Facebook. To anyone in the business community, this sounds like a classic case of loyalty marketing and customer cultivation. Gaga is the queen of word-of-mouth marketing. Lead with Values.

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Sprout Social

APRIL 19, 2017

ROI has always been one of the most debated topics in the marketing department. Social media ROI is no different. However, those questions don’t speak to the true value of social. Social ROI Isn’t Just Transactional. However, a lot of the value from social doesn’t show up immediately.

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NuSpark Consulting

FEBRUARY 24, 2018

Marketing these days is full of jargon, which can be confusing for senior executives and others who aren’t fully immersed in it on a daily basis. Inbound Marketing. While inbound marketing is no longer exactly new, it remains unique compared with traditional marketing methods. Demand Generation. Lead Generation.

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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 22, 2010

Social media marketing is all about potential audience. Social Supports Email in the Interactive Marketing Hub Indeed, email marketing and social media marketing are spiritually and procedurally similar. Social media connectivity is digital bumper stickering.

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Brandpoint

SEPTEMBER 16, 2019

Social advocacy is like this with brands and companies. Companies can post on social media and their website, showing their client success stories and customer reviews, but it’s still hard for people to trust brands when they don’t have anyone they know vouching for them. Why is Social Advocacy Important?

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Hubspot

MAY 14, 2019

Like many of the people who work in the industry, digital marketing was born in the 1990s. Needless to say, marketing has evolved at breakneck speed since then, sprouting many more types of marketing. Some are definitely more effective and relevant than others, so read on to learn about the top types of marketing around today.

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Sprout Social

OCTOBER 25, 2022

Our research shows that the most effective purchase drivers on social media are recommendations from friends, comments and product reviews and familiarity with a brand. Brand awareness creates a community that generates word of mouth buzz, ‘I love this product, and I know you will too.’ Fans beget more fans.

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Convince & Convert

JULY 28, 2010

Because helpfulness hasn’t historically been looked at as a marketing objective (tons of great stuff about this umbrella concept in Scott Stratten’s forthcoming new book UnMarketing – buy it ), identifying areas where help could be provided isn’t in the DNA of most companies – yet. It’s a Bird.

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Biznology

JANUARY 17, 2012

I always tell clients that it is no longer enough to be beautiful when it comes to marketing online. What’s more, the most successful online social media barflies are aggressive in addition to gorgeous. If there are holes in the market–a vacuum–then filling that need will result in amazing success.

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Zoominfo

APRIL 17, 2019

But, sales and marketing organizations must resist this instinct in order to constantly adapt to changing markets, new technologies, emerging trends and so on. Marketers structure their entire strategy around moving prospects through the funnel, towards the ultimate goal of winning a new customer. The result?

Top of Funnel 130

Top of Funnel Word of Mouth Lead Ranking Digital Marketing Funnels 130

markempa

MAY 25, 2005

Call for speakers: MarketingSherpa’s B2B Marketing Summit 5 dials to tune in your lead generation process Recent Comments Copyright This work is licensed under a Creative Commons License. Cullinane asserts that we can manage word-of-mouth just as we would any other lead generation tactic. Leverage Your Social Network.

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Convince & Convert

MAY 13, 2010

While my social media speaking engagements vary enough that I alter my material quite a bit from event to event, there is definitely a batch of one liners that I tend to incorporate. Everyone says social media is a unicorn, but maybe it’s just a horse? Focus on how to be social, not on how to do social.

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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. Leaving the etiquette alone for now, our focus is how marketers need to approach our targets.

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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. It’s no contest.

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Hubspot

JANUARY 4, 2012

Many businesses think that if their product or service is spectacular, it will speak for itself; they'll need very little marketing effort for it to take off. But it only appears to have been achieved with little or no marketing effort because their fame and fortune was won through word-of-mouth marketing.

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Webbiquity

JULY 28, 2010

Despite its airy title, Social Media Marketing: An Hour a Day by Dave Evans is anything but a lightweight treatment of this topic. Later, he founded his own marketing technology consultancy. The book begins with a fascinating trip through the early days of the web and the foundations of social media.

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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. Building a network of supporters over time that aligns with a company’s values and actions only help protect a company in times of trouble. Don’t be Shy.

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Convince & Convert

AUGUST 16, 2010

3 must-read articles about social media (plus a bonus from the Convince & Convert vault) Sent twice per week (usually Monday and Friday) Sent at 1pm pacific time 3-2-1: it’s the greatest newsletter in the history of social media newsletters. The price is right, and if you hate them, you can bail out at any time.

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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

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. Do you see social media participation as one of the hurdles businesses now need to successfully clear? Measuring social media is viable, but not obvious.

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Convince & Convert

AUGUST 19, 2010

All of these tactics can work together seamlessly to create a robust, optimized content marketing engine that pays real dividends in increased website traffic, and conversions. More Work Upfront, Less Ongoing What I love about this program (in addition to the eye-popping results): It’s rooted in helpfulness, not marketing.

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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

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

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. And while substantially smaller than the Facebook brigade, the Twitter crew is tuned in to brands like nowhere else on the social Web. population).

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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

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.

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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. This is because B2B has a smaller potential customer base, a higher average price point, and a customer decision funnel that is more influenced by word of mouth and reputation.

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accelerate agency

AUGUST 7, 2021

In any business operating today, digital marketing strategies are vital for success. While you should leverage multiple channels, smart companies use referral marketing to scale their business easily and effectively. . We all have networks, and referral marketing helps use the networks of your customers to expand your business.

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