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. Im Jay Baer. How can I help you?

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Convince & Convert

JULY 26, 2010

Then came social networks that were great places to deliver and share messages – but not really that great for telling your story. Unlike your blog, which is on an island, the Pitch is mobile and travels around to all the places you need it to – email, social networks, search engines, etc.,

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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. As a consultant, you help organizations walk the tightrope of technology adoption and integration. I play a similar role in the social media arena.

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Industrial Marketing Today

JUNE 15, 2010

My opinion is somewhat biased because I am an industrial and B2B marketing consultant. Success story #3: Consultant specializing in accelerating business growth for global companies Redesigned his business website with personal branding and highlighting his expertise using an online article library. Is that a good thing?

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Convince & Convert

AUGUST 2, 2010

Danny Brown) Tagged as: brand communities , facebook , facebook strategy , facebook success summit , Speaking Engagements Did you enjoy this blog post? link] [link] Hot In Marketing Facebook Success Summit – 22 Sessions on Everything Facebook | Speaking Engagements | Social Media Consulting. Im Jay Baer.

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Industrial Marketing Today

AUGUST 10, 2010

It seems the secrets of SEO are known only to a few high-priced consultants. Search This Site Browse Industrial Marketing Topics B2B E-Mail Marketing B2B Lead Generation B2B Marketing Collateral B2B Marketing Videos B2B Media Planning Content Marketing Industrial Marketing & Web 2.0 However, you can do it too with some help.

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Convince & Convert

JULY 5, 2010

link] Hot In Marketing I Get By With a Little Help From My Friends | Convince & Convert News | Social Media Consulting – Convince & C. link] [link] Hot About TV I Get By With a Little Help From My Friends | Convince & Convert News | Social Media Consulting – Convince & C.

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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

And while substantially smaller than the Facebook brigade, the Twitter crew is tuned in to brands like nowhere else on the social Web. 49% of monthly Twitter users follow brands or companies, compared to just 16% of social network users overall. 42% learn about products and services via Twitter. 19% seek customer support.

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Convince & Convert

JULY 27, 2010

Blogging every day doesn’t make you a better thinker or consultant, it makes you faster at WordPress formatting. Are You Cherishing the Wrong Trophy Convince and Convert Recommends The Growing Elitism of Social Media (Danny Brown) Who Are You? Those words are often used interchangeably, but they are not the same.

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Convince & Convert

JUNE 17, 2010

For us, it has helped expand our consulting business, which is a real measure. link] EllisTweet Given the volume of yammering about how to measure social networking success, I must say that this post, Jay, stands out. By far and away it has been our best means of getting our story out, and capturing business. Im Jay Baer.

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Industrial Marketing Today

JULY 20, 2010

Consultative selling is one of the recommended ways and that requires us to sharpen our listening and creative problem solving skills. That’s great, if you are a natural born consultant but for the rest of us, we have to learn and master these skills.

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Convince & Convert

MAY 5, 2010

With free membership open to all women, JaneNation combines social networking with opinion collection. link] [link] Courtenay Pitcher As the owner of my own small marketing agency, I find it much easier to consult with clients based on experiences and insights gained in the trenches. Is this the future of agencies?

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Convince & Convert

JULY 6, 2010

The taboo of never tooting your own horn with a press release about your good deeds clearly has crumbled in corporate America, and companies today are not only promoting philanthropy through social networks, they’re building unique Facebook pages and Twitter profiles for these important programs.

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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. People are sharing photos, ideas, writings and video. All that stuff?

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Convince & Convert

JUNE 29, 2010

link] Hot In Marketing Cognitive Surplus – Use Social Connectivity to Change the World | Book Reviews | Social Media Consulting – Con. Im a frequent social media conference speaker , and interview social media luminaries for my Twitter 20 series of live Twitter interviews.

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Convince & Convert

FEBRUARY 19, 2010

Plus, event invites, and photos in which you’re tagged. Turn the Tables on Social Media with NutshellMail [link] blog comments powered by Disqus Subscribe to Convince & Convert Jay Baer Greetings. This, I'll try. Im Jay Baer. Ive founded 5 companies, and spent 15 years running digital marketing agencies.

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Convince & Convert

JULY 20, 2010

Im a tequila-loving, hype-free social media strategy consultant, speaker, and author that works with major corporations and PR firms to harness the awesome power of the social Web. About a year ago, I wrote a guest post here titled “ Use Online Listening for Competitive Research. link] Seriously. Im Jay Baer.

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Convince & Convert

FEBRUARY 24, 2010

link] Stefan Visual slideshow: "6 Required Competencies for Social Organizations" by @jaybaer [link] [link] Eric Torres Marketing isn't about campaigns anymore, it's always on. 6 things you need 2 incorporate into your social media plan. And thanks for the shout out on the blog. Im Jay Baer.

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Industrial Marketing Today

AUGUST 3, 2010

However, it is not so simple to measure customer engagement in situations with long sales cycles that’s commonplace with manufacturers, sellers of technical products and B2B consultative solution providers. I have written about this problem in my previous post, “The Disconnect Between B2B Content Marketing and Customer Engagement.”

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Convince & Convert

FEBRUARY 10, 2010

Im a tequila-loving, hype-free social media strategy consultant, speaker, and author that works with major corporations and PR firms to harness the awesome power of the social Web. Im a frequent social media conference speaker , and interview social media luminaries for my Twitter 20 series of live Twitter interviews.

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Industrial Marketing Today

MAY 21, 2010

Or are you trying to position your company or yourself (consultants and coaches) as a thought leader to influence C-level execs and decision makers? The color scheme, fonts, graphics and your tag line should all work together to separate you from your competition and be a true reflection of your business.

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Convince & Convert

AUGUST 24, 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: It’s Time for Real-Time Why Social Supports Email in the Interactive Marketing Hub I Get By With a Little Help From My Friends [link] Paige Holden Hey Jay! . $1 Im Jay Baer. How can I help you?

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Industrial Marketing Today

JULY 6, 2010

He has spent over 20 years consulting, coaching and delivering practical and relevant advice to construction businesses. Search This Site Browse Industrial Marketing Topics B2B E-Mail Marketing B2B Lead Generation B2B Marketing Collateral B2B Marketing Videos B2B Media Planning Content Marketing Industrial Marketing & Web 2.0

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Convince & Convert

MAY 13, 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: Does Your Blog Have a Long Tail Is Social Media Too Big For Its Britches? Man: …… your awesome. Im Jay Baer. How can I help you?

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Convince & Convert

JUNE 2, 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 “Like&# How I Look In These Jeans?

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Convince & Convert

APRIL 20, 2010

More from Convince and Convert 5 Ways to be a Social Networking Smash How to Create a Share of Voice Report Does Your Facebook Page Have a Pulse? new white paper from me and @chrisbaggott) [link] [link] Kim Brater Good stuff –> RT @jaybaer Does Your Blog Have a Long Enough Tail?

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Convince & Convert

MAY 27, 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 The More Things Change, The More Things Change May 27th, 2010 (..)

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Industrial Marketing Today

JUNE 3, 2010

To rescue your website and deliver you to the Promised Land, the SEO consultant wants you to generate loads of content optimized for keywords and phrases. And the cycle of frustration continues. Poor results stemming from bad or no content strategy and focusing solely on the design aspects.

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Convince & Convert

MARCH 10, 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: Is Social Conversation a Myth? link] Lisa Alvey Staggering Social Media Insights – The Best of Twitter 20 eBook – [link] (via @jaybaer) <–cool stuff! Im Jay Baer.

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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

To help you figure all this out, you might want to download my free social media strategy worksheet. Social Media Strategy Worksheet from Jay Baer at Convince and Convert As a social media consultant, I specialize in helping companies create and implement social media strategy.

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Industrial Marketing Today

JULY 23, 2010

If your designer isn’t an SEO expert (and most aren’t), it’s critical that they be partnered with an SEO consultant so that they’re not designing invisible websites. According to Jill Whalen, CEO of High Rankings , “The solution is for all business owners to insist on SEO right from the start.

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Convince & Convert

FEBRUARY 5, 2010

shorten Social Media Consulting & Coaching to just “Consulting & Coaching&# ) and add Search to the end of the nav bar? Im a tequila-loving, hype-free social media strategy consultant, speaker, and author that works with major corporations and PR firms to harness the awesome power of the social Web.

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Convince & Convert

MARCH 4, 2010

Yet, in much of my social media consulting work corporate blog owners are invariably most interested in total visits and RSS subscribers. Like the rest of social media can be of great value to your small business in many ways if you know [.] Mark, you're spot on! Im Jay Baer. How can I help you?

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Convince & Convert

JUNE 7, 2010

link] [link] Hot In Marketing Delivering Happiness Delivers Indeed | Book Reviews | Social Media Consulting – Convince & Convert [link] [link] LoriBurke I want to win this book too. Saw Zappos featured this wkend on tv. Great story!

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Convince & Convert

MARCH 25, 2010

"A Social Media Scoreboard That Works" [link] (via @jaybaer) [link] Gregg Morris If you haven't looked at this yet, you might want to. Social media statistics and reporting, without the hassle. RT @jaybaer: Yea! Im Jay Baer. Ive founded 5 companies, and spent 15 years running digital marketing agencies.

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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

I’m not sure I can build you an ice rink, but I am a qualified consultant at this point. I’m not sure I can build you an ice rink, but I am a qualified consultant at this point. Not true, but thank you. Looking forward to seeing you next year. SXSW, perhaps? link] Jay Baer Awww. Not true, but thank you. SXSW, perhaps?

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Convince & Convert

JUNE 24, 2010

is Crucial to your Content Marketing Strategy 6 Lessons Learned From the Demise of MySpace Driving Sales with Relevancy and Utility [link] Innovate AZ 3 Ways Infomercials Can Inspire Your Social Media: I know, I know. Im Jay Baer. Ive founded 5 companies, and spent 15 years running digital marketing agencies. How can I help you?

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