Convince & Convert

OCTOBER 7, 2010

Tweet Forrester Research recently released a 2010 update to its Social Technographics® data that analyzes the social behaviors of global Internet users. consumers engaged in certain social behaviors actually went down, not up. Is this the long-promised social media backlash? Overall, social media usage among U.S.

Social Media 151

Social Media Facebook Forrester Media 151

EveryoneSocial

JANUARY 4, 2021

For companies that want to drive efficiency for sales, investing in social selling tools is key to saving time and effort. Social selling is growing more useful than ever, especially for remote sales teams. Here is a list of the top social selling tools to help your teams and increase the effectiveness of your sales strategy today. .

Tools 121

Tools Peer-to-peer Outreach Social Networks 121

Contently

MARCH 1, 2022

Aggregators arrived on the digital scene in 1999, when Netscape introduced RSS, or Really Simple Syndication, to pull together in one place content from disparate corners of the Web. A few years later, the New York Times’ adoption of RSS was seen as a “tipping point” for the format. RSS feeds are still popular today.

Thought Leadership 172

Thought Leadership Aggregators Paid Content Ethics 172

TrustRadius Marketing

MARCH 2, 2022

It’s an inevitable part of operating a business: eventually, you’ll have to start posting on social media. Maintaining a social media presence is more than a simple checkbox step in establishing your business’s credibility. 54% of social media browsers use social media to research products.

Small Business Marketing 98

Small Business Marketing Social Media Social Marketing Tools 98

seo.co

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

Sure, Facebook-ing and micro-blogging with Twitter are hot, but a lot of people still prefer the meatier stuff that only blogging can deliver. There are also plugins to integrate your social media efforts into your blogging. Preparing your blog for RSS. Enabling RSS aggregator for your blog helps readers follow it conveniently.

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Paid Content Traffic RSS Blogger 117

Valasys

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

Social media platforms are witnessing an increase in users year after year. For instance, Facebook alone has almost 3 billion monthly active users. Approximately 59% of people worldwide use social media, and the average daily usage of social media is 2 hours 31 minutes, as reported by a survey.

Social Media 40

Social Media Paid Content Budget Programs Enterprise Management 40

Convince & Convert

APRIL 5, 2011

But now that Twitter is clamping down on API access and trying to have their cake and eat it too, the next frontier for API-driven frosting is on Facebook. Among the best of this new-ish breed of Facebook features is HyperAlerts. Using HyperAlerts is as simple as the plot of Hop : The HyperAlerts Facebook Page Updates Dashboard.

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Facebook API RSS Social Media 167

Marketing Insider Group

MAY 7, 2013

Social selling is a hot buzzword being thrown around today. What is social selling and how do tomorrow’s top sales people use social selling to become top performers? Social selling is not just about starting the sales process with social tools like Linkedin, Facebook or Twitter.

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Sprout Social

APRIL 18, 2017

Usually when you hear about social media automation, you picture the cringe-worthy automatic direct message that sometimes happens after you follow a new account. If you’re considering automation as part of your social media marketing efforts, there are a few key questions to ask yourself: Why do I want to automate? Saves time.

Social Media 102

Social Media Rules Automation Media 102

Valasys

JULY 20, 2020

The real challenges for brands in social media include crafting techniques and implementing a profitable marketing strategy that levitates sales and revenue. The marketers figured that many B2B companies often fail to procure the conversions and Return on Investment (ROI) from social media platforms. Leveraging Referral Traffic.

Paid Content 86

Paid Content Social Media Social Marketing B2B Marketing 86

Biznology

AUGUST 4, 2015

Even of you have enough money to hire an entire social media symphony as well as a social media monitoring and response task force, there are too many hours in a day and, according to some, the sweet spots aren’t even during the work day anymore. So, social media automation is key. And the scientists over at Buffer concur.

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Work Management Social Media Marketing Management Marketing Automation Services 80

Biznology

SEPTEMBER 21, 2016

Last month, I launched a new series here on Biznology , interviewing leaders in social media strategy. This month we speak with Tory Starr , Director of Social Media at WGBH. Very cool work history for this young woman who is now Director of Social Media for WGBH! Let’s get to the interview, shall we? INSPIRATION. Welcome Tory!

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Social Media Media Marketing & Strategy Storytelling 80

Convince & Convert

MAY 17, 2013

Jonah Berger , Marketing Professor at the Wharton School , joins the Social Pros Podcast this week to discuss his bestseller Contagious: Why Things Catch on , the science behind those viral marketing hits, and the importance of setting realistic and helpful goals with a viral marketing campaign. The RSS feed is: [link]. Listen Now .

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Social Media Media Viral Marketing Skype 161

Avitage

AUGUST 1, 2012

This post is for my current and future clients who think they won’t deal with social media because their customers don’t “use” it. What does that mean, “use social media”? What does that mean, “use social media”? Is Twitter or Facebook the image you carry?

Social Media 120

Social Media Media RSS Aggregators 120

Hubspot

MARCH 31, 2020

Here's how you can set yourself up for success with contests on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, and Instagram. How to Run a Contest on Facebook. Facebook is the most widely used social media platform , so running a contest on Facebook makes sense. After all, your prospects most likely hang out here.

Social Media 100

Social Media Media Rules Guidelines 100

Convince & Convert

MARCH 19, 2013

Do you find that the daily demands of social media promotion are increasing? Our time is our most precious asset and social media is great at eating into it! Here are 9 social media tools that will help you save time and improve your productivity. allows you to automate blog post delivery to social networks.

Social Media 167

Social Media Tools Product Media 167

Chris Koch

AUGUST 5, 2011

Recently, I was preparing a workshop on social media for an ITSMA client. The marketer in charge of the company’s social media effort gave me a clear edict: “Look, I don’t want you focusing on Facebook, okay? I’m not saying that B2B companies shouldn’t be on Facebook. I think every company should be on Facebook.

Facebook 100

Facebook B2B Marketing B2B Thought Leadership B2B 100

Sprout Social

MARCH 8, 2019

If you haven’t noticed by now, social listening is kind of a big deal for brands today. Because we’re capable of learning more than ever by tracking our customers’ social behavior. Through social listening, you can answer these questions and so much more in an instant. What is online social listening? Not a good look.

Youtube 99

Youtube Eye-Tracking Ideal Customer Profiles Curation 99

Optinmonster

NOVEMBER 18, 2019

Are you searching for the best Facebook feed plugins for your website? In this article, we’ve picked a variety of the best free and paid Facebook feed plugins that you can get started with today. With Flow-Flow , you can display your Facebook feed on your blog with beautiful and responsive walls or galleries.

Facebook 56

Facebook Marketing Websites Best Practices Lock-In 56

Writing on the Web

FEBRUARY 18, 2011

Are your blog posts fed automatically into Facebook? The other day I was horrified to learn that a dear client was manually posting his blog articles to Facebook. So I asked Facebook expert Annalaura Brown to write this guest post. How to Automatically Link Blog Posts to Facebook. Share this on Facebook.

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Binary Demand

JUNE 27, 2023

It typically involves strategies and techniques, such as targeted marketing campaigns, networking events, trade shows, content marketing, email marketing, and social media outreach to capture qualified accounts’ interest and contact information. With higher conversion opportunities, this ensures optimum lead generation.

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Lead Generation Sales Qualified Leads B2B Sales Ideal Customer Profiles 115

Convince & Convert

OCTOBER 17, 2011

Conversely, in the social media community, checking-in is a frequent behavior, and legions of blog posts are written about location-based services. I have recently become fascinated by the way that people who don’t work in social media use social. Facebook on the other hand offers more demographic and topical variety.

Social Media 148

Social Media Media RSS Work Management 148

Convince & Convert

JANUARY 17, 2014

Several esteemed former guests from the show join the Social Pros Podcast this week to celebrate the 100th episode and to discuss the current landscape of social, how it has changed over the past year, and what things look like going forward. And from Expion , a free report on the top 50 retail brands’ social media use in 2013.

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Skype Aggregators Social Media RSS 136

Convince & Convert

JUNE 7, 2013

Charlie Kautz , Content Marketer at TaylorMade Golf , joins the Social Pros Podcast this week to discuss delivering fresh story-telling content across several platforms every week, following the PGA Tour around the country, and what it’s like having the best job in social media. The RSS feed is: [link]. Listen Now .

Social Media 121

Social Media Media Best Practices Skype 121

Convince & Convert

MAY 10, 2013

This week: From ExactTarget , a free white paper called “ 3 Truths Every CMO Needs to Know About Social Media and the Customer Experience “ From Expion , a case study about how H&R Block mobilized 90,000 tax professionals in social media using Expion to guide their activity. The RSS feed is: [link].

Social Media 141

Social Media Activities Media Skype 141

Buzz Marketing for Technology

JUNE 23, 2009

One of the great things about the Facebook platform is that it provides you access to a large audience of over 200 Million people worldwide at a low cost. So let’s go through some of your options when it comes to the tactics of social networking marketing. There are 2 basic types of ads: Display ads and Social ads.

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Facebook Cost Per Thousand Cost Per Click Paid Search Agency 100

Convince & Convert

JULY 12, 2013

Frank Eliason , author of the new book At Your Service and Director of Global Social Media for Citi , joins the Social Pros Podcast this week to discuss crafting a cohesive social strategy for a global corporation, relying on the instincts of his team, and listening smarter. The RSS feed is: [link]. Holy Social!

Social Media 150

Social Media Skype Case Studies Paid Search Agency 150

Envy

AUGUST 22, 2017

When it comes to B2B marketing, social media can bring so much more to the table than simply posting and sharing content. While social media is an important distribution tool, it's also a window into your audience's behavior and habits. Social Media Marketing - The B2B process. Four Steps to B2B Social Success.

Social Media 80

Social Media Process Media Marketing Automation Services 80

Convince & Convert

AUGUST 9, 2013

Matt Ridings , CEO of SideraWorks , joins the Social Pros Podcast this week to discuss the differences between social media and social business, why internal social culture is important, and how he went from a technologist to a social business consultant. The RSS feed is: [link]. Listen Now .

Organization 136

Organization Effectiveness Business Skype 136

Webbiquity

DECEMBER 20, 2011

Ultimately, as Olivier Blanchard has pointed out repeatedly , social media marketing has to demonstrate an ROI (though he acknowledges the questions have to be made more specific). But it’s crucial to the social media ROI debate to recognize that “R” is an end-of-the-process measure. Social media/network-referred traffic.

Social Media 100

Social Media Media Lead Scoring Lead Ranking 100

B2B Marketing Traction

OCTOBER 20, 2010

Now it’s about having the great web site, the content, the eLetter, plus a presence on social media. And, yes, technology exists to make your presence on social media easier and more cost-effective, but I never told anyone to be an automaton ! It’s really important to be human in your social media efforts.

Social Media 100

Social Media Media RSS Twitter 100

Convince & Convert

DECEMBER 13, 2013

Gary Vaynerchuk – entrepreneur, CEO of VaynerMedia , and author – joins the Social Pros Podcast this week to discuss his brand new book Jab, Jab, Jab, Right Hook: How to Tell Your Story in a Noisy, Social World ; how to deal with haters; and making sure to read the room. The RSS feed is: [link]. Listen Now.

Social Media 148

Social Media Media Content Case Study 148

Customer Experience Matrix

DECEMBER 8, 2011

Social media is arguably overhyped as a marketing trend: it gets well under 10% of marketing budgets (different surveys have figures from 3% to 8%) and results are questionable (it was rated the least effective content marketing tactic in a recent MarketingProfs study ). But social is clearly growing fast and has great potential.

Marketing Automation Services 120

Marketing Automation Services Work Management Marketing Management Social Media 120

Buzz Marketing for Technology

JULY 30, 2009

Many services started to pop up after that to create and host a social media news room for companies. But recently after writing Facebook Marketing for Dummies (due out in September by Wiley) it occurred to me why would I ever pay for that if I can create the same thing on Facebook for FREE! Think about it.

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Convince & Convert

NOVEMBER 15, 2013

And from Expion , a free report on the top 50 retail brands’ social media use in 2013. The RSS feed is: [link]. When Erich was asked to take over Nissan ‘s digital marketing, his assignment was as vague as “Put Nissan on the social map.” via NissanUSA Facebook. Erich Marx, Nissan @emarxe.

Paid Search Agency 136

Paid Search Agency Advertising Agencies Multi-Channel Television marketing 136

Sprout Social

DECEMBER 27, 2016

Managing your social media workflow in the constant chatter of Tweets, Likes and Direct Messages can be tough. A social media manager’s work is never done and it seems like a new task gets added to your checklist every week. It is important to note that there is no shortcut of value in social media marketing. Daily Checklist.

Social Media 76

Social Media Optimization Media RSS 76

Webbiquity

JUNE 25, 2012

Sales leads generated through inbound marketing–the combination of content marketing, blogging, social media, website chat and SEM–cost 61% less than those produced through traditional demand generation techniques (e.g., Like a blog, each social media account is an appreciating asset. Photo credit: DIY Marketers.

Social Media 100

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