Online Marketing Institute

JANUARY 4, 2011

A little over a year ago, I shared a case study on Search Engine Watch of a client’s website that had fewer than 100 pages of content indexed when we started working with them. Case studies? › Home › Column › Search › SEO Why Host a Blog on Your Corporate Website? White papers?

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Convince & Convert

MAY 12, 2010

You’re probably familiar with the story of Green Eggs and Ham, but just in case, it’s the story of one (unnamed) character trying earnestly to get the character Sam to try green eggs and ham. I feel like the other guy in the story- will you try social media if I give you some great case studies? And that’s just it.

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Hubspot

APRIL 12, 2012

There are thousands of conferences every year, and thousands of opportunities for attendees, exhibitors, speakers and conference planners to benefit from these events. However, most of these chances are lost in the chaos of an event and the post-conference wrap-up. Great partnerships can be built at conferences.

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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

SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

I presented today at Social Media AZ , a new conference for Arizonans interested in, and practicing social media. link] Jexep (Jeep) Twitter Comment RT @jaybaer: 7 steps to creating a social media strategic plan. Then this is the blog post for you. – Posted using Chat Catcher [link] Aussie_Sheila Great post!

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Convince & Convert

JUNE 17, 2010

Certainly, it’s not a comprehensive influence formula like Klout , or other Twitter-influence arbiters ( interesting study this week from Sysomos ), but it’s easy to calculate, and I think it makes sense. Yes in all cases BTW). Yes in all cases BTW). Gary Vaynerchuk has a FPT of 39.26. Have a learned a ton?

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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 7, 2010

UNderstandable One of the most commendable aspects of this book is Stratten’s gift for boiling down a marketing principle to its simplest form. The examples and mini case studies he presents provide insights that leave you nodding your head and thinking you could adopt the same approaches.

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RebelMouse

APRIL 3, 2018

It seems like a new Google update or algorithm shift is being detected every day, and we don't expect busy marketers to scour the internet looking for every last one. It's a valuable tool for marketers and developers that lets you monitor information about your site's visitors.

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Convince & Convert

AUGUST 2, 2010

Other instructors include the awesome Mari Smith , Brian Solis , Paul Dunay , my brilliant pal Jeff Widman from BrandGlue , Darren Rowse from ProBlogger , my friend MIke Stelzner (founder of Social Media Examiner ), and a bunch of other great folks, including a lot of specific case studies (even B2B!). How can I help you?

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Convince & Convert

MARCH 4, 2010

In the well-documented Marriott case study, they tracked $500 mm in bookings from links on the corporate blog. In the well-documented Marriott case study, they tracked $500 mm in bookings from links on the corporate blog. Very helpful post, Jay. Very helpful post, Jay.

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Convince & Convert

JUNE 29, 2010

Shirky makes a great case for it to be so, citing LOLCats as an example of widespread human collaboration and creation – albeit devoid of the type of society-enhancing mission and outcomes he hopes is the eventual result of this movement. Ive founded 5 companies, and spent 15 years running digital marketing agencies.

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Convince & Convert

APRIL 1, 2010

Doing so reveals finely honed, groan-inducing marketing copy that clumsily tries to build a bond via forced humor and shared humiliation. RT @ShellyKramer: Every person with a client "dabbling" in social media should read this [link] [link] Mistina Picciano Great post! The ad asks us to visit timberwolves.com/manifesto.

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Convince & Convert

JUNE 22, 2010

No stack of case studies or conference road trips will do it, either. If you don’t have the obvious social chatter about your brand, you have to make the case that content creation will drive search, which drives traffic, which drives sales. It has to come from you. telegraph service).

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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

Many successful social media programs take months (or even more than a year) to really germinate. Social Media is “Viral Marketing&# False, in the same way that a square is also a rectangle, but a rectangle isn’t a square. Can a social media program go viral? Social Media results can’t be measured False.

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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. For a real-world case of this strategy, take a look at Future Friendly – a program developed by Procter & Gamble (P&G) to help consumers save energy, conserve water and reduce waste.

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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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Single Grain

JULY 6, 2023

You can elevate your business to new heights with a stellar promotional plan. From identifying your target market to choosing a catchy promotion name, from selecting an effective promotion type to deciding on key messages and promotional products, we’ll journey through the creation of a powerful promotional plan.

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Convince & Convert

APRIL 28, 2010

But now, social media is enabling companies to make influencer outreach a foundational marketing tactic. Finding Your Influencers As noted in the study, the notion of true 1:1 marketing via social media is a bit of a fallacy. Fly more miles, get priority seating on an airline. Eat 10 sandwiches, get the 11th free.

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Convince & Convert

FEBRUARY 25, 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 Do You Know Your Customers Enough to be a Social Media Hit?

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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

Turning your customers into advocates and marketers on behalf of your brand pays off a lot more when you’re selling $10,000 pieces of manufacturing equipment, than it does when you’re selling $3 cans of Pringles. What this means is that in reality, B2C and B2B marketers are largely using the same social tactics.

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Convince & Convert

APRIL 14, 2010

The best – and most effective – social media programs aren’t based on promotions and message distribution. It’s about marketing sideways , not marketing head-on. Geek Squad Founder Robert Stephens was asked about the contradiction of a services company providing helpful videos at a conference where I spoke.

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Convince & Convert

APRIL 14, 2015

” So I assume you’ve heard from nearly every content marketing blog out there how to do the right things. For example, here are some things effective blog editors do: You plan awesome content. Here’s exactly how you—and your team—will be super successful with an agile blog planning process. No, really.

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Convince & Convert

MARCH 23, 2010

That’s right, in most cases, 8 out of every 10 visitors to your blog have never been there previously. Also, while I think it’s somewhat less likely that a first-time visitor will tweet or Digg or Stumble your work (I’d love to see a study on that), you should make that process as easy as possible as well.

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Convince & Convert

JULY 22, 2010

She is deeply curious, loves all things marketing and blogs less frequently than she would like at Stickystimuli.com. Avoids Getting Mired in Tactics, Metrics or Technology: The successful firms above recognize that social media should be used as a tool for achieving business goals.

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B2B Marketing Zone Posts

NOVEMBER 2, 2010

Great content this month via the B2B Marketing Zone. To succeed in social media, set aside your marketing plan , October 31, 2010 Forget your marketing PLAN? 0160; Brian Solis , a thought leader on social media and author of Engage! Have I gone MAD?? Click title to read more.

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B2B Marketing Zone Posts

DECEMBER 1, 2010

Really great content around B2B Marketing again this month. Ten reasons to blog – even if nobody reads it - grow - Practical Marketing Solutions , November 7, 2010 Building an engaged community through a business blog can be extremely difficult — sometimes impossible. Facebook Insights. Google Analytics. Maybe so, maybe not.

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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

Note that although various tools might measure this data, it’s inclusion is dependent on the data being available on each mention so in most cases only a subset of the total mentions are counted in this type of analysis. In other words, how accurate does it need to be? Third – how will you be handling the monitoring? •

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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

Approximately 10 years after having 67% of the search market, Yahoo! And they never really pushed into the huge Asian market either. It never captured the social media market. link] Howie at Sky Pulse Media Hi Jay I agree with most things you posit here. I have studied and proven this. But back to MySpace.

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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 1, 2010

There’s a huge gap between the perception of social media as an instant, free, can’t miss marketing opportunity and the reality of social media as a long-term, time-intensive customer loyalty and brand advocacy opportunity. Blogging has reached that point, and now social media is approaching it.

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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 15, 2010

link] Go2Mach2 Thanks Jay…Your chart is a good description of how the “process&# of Social Media Marketing should be viewed by most companies. I believe we should all view ourselves as Social Media Toddlers. Case studies are one of the most popular forms of collateral. Customers are people too.

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Convince & Convert

FEBRUARY 9, 2010

Social media relies on the premise that we’ll believe what people tell us more readily than if we were told the same thing by a nameless, faceless company. But, a new study by Edelman (whose digital arm features social media and ebusiness genius David Armano ) claims that bond is eroding. A survey of 4,875 adults (500 U.S.)

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Convince & Convert

MAY 19, 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 Why D.I.S.

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Convince & Convert

JUNE 8, 2010

The ability of companies to win hearts and minds through contextually appropriate, just in time marketing is the hallmark of the Opportunity Economy, and it has never been healthier. That type of rifle shot, competitive marketing would be unthinkable in the “real world&# , but it happens every minute of every day on Foursquare.

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Convince & Convert

MARCH 18, 2010

I don’t want to poach or poorly paraphrase anyone else’s content, so here’s what I wrote in Letters to the C-Suite: To The Executive Team: I realize everyone is telling you social media is a unicorn, but maybe it’s just a horse? Isn’t our Facebook page just a post-modern email newsletter?

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Convince & Convert

MAY 20, 2010

Let me hear about it: View Comments | Subscribe To This Blog | Sign Up For Our Newsletter Share This Post: Similar Posts That You Might Enjoy: Get Your Social Media Operations Act Together Get Your Social Media Story Straight A Social Media Scoreboard That Works [link] Innovate AZ Are You Suffering From Premature Calculation?

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Convince & Convert

MARCH 9, 2010

March 9th, 2010 |Written By: Jay Baer | View Comments Tweet Are you treating social media like a checklist? A recent study by Econsultancy called “ The Value of Social Media &# shows that companies are overwhelmingly using the “Big 4″ of Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and Linkedin for their social media efforts.

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Convince & Convert

JUNE 3, 2010

He writes for marketing blog The Zest , loves talking marketing strategy and is suspicious of helicopters. So how does all this relate to social media strategy – after all, that’s why we’re here, right? Which leaves us with a huge question: who owns the data generated by visitors to these “sites&# ?

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