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APRIL 1, 2010

In my opinion, this is the difference between good or great. link] Opinion@Large Great topic/analysis. link] Opinion@Large Great topic/analysis. My opinion – very bad idea. My opinion – very bad idea. What is surprising is the lack of utilizing each resource to its capacity. Thanks for the read.

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JUNE 2, 2010

It’s as if your friends are sitting in your pocket at all times, waiting for you to ask their opinion. (I Instead of relying on Amazon or Netflix’s algorithm to tell you what book or movie you might enjoy, you can rely on the opinions of your friends. But the default view will be the opinions of your Facebook friends.

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APRIL 28, 2010

Labeled “Mass Influencers&# this army of 29 million opinionated chatterboxes may very well be the key to your social media success. Sore spot with us PR types.) Sore spot with us PR types.) population. link] Sean Williams Jay – I want to spend a bit more time reading & digesting this. link] Russ Henneberry Wow.

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JUNE 24, 2010

So in my opinion it is more the live experience which will help to sell and share. 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. Maybe sampling and demos on location will fit better. Im Jay Baer.

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MARCH 3, 2010

Yesterday, I gave a presentation in Tempe, AZ to Agencyside , a conference of advertising and PR agency owners. Make Social Portable Facebook’s true genius isn’t Facebook.com, it’s Facebook Connect, allowing consumers to import their friends and their friends’ opinions onto hundreds of thousands of other Web sites.

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APRIL 20, 2010

The best thing to do is find the phrase , start the blog , then wait and optimize for the real search keywords… At least that is my opinion. The best thing to do is find the phrase , start the blog , then wait and optimize for the real search keywords… At least that is my opinion. Im Jay Baer.

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AUGUST 10, 2010

Obviously this is a valuable metric but we are able to give companies a network value score to understand a person's word of mouth impact. Obviously this is a valuable metric but we are able to give companies a network value score to understand a person's word of mouth impact. Those are just my personal opinions.

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APRIL 15, 2010

is Crucial to your Content Marketing Strategy 4 Steps to Drive Sales with a Social FAQ Build Your Brand a Social Content Ladder in 5 Steps [link] Jeremy Victor Jay, Congrats – I completely understand your feeling of affirmation as that is exactly the way I felt about [link] making the Junta42 at #24. Im Jay Baer.

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APRIL 6, 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 Jay Baer. Ive founded 5 companies, and spent 15 years running digital marketing agencies.

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MARCH 23, 2010

It's good to know that different people from different parts of the globe can exchange opinions on certain topics like this one. 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 Jay Baer.

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MAY 26, 2010

Are people empowered to share their opinions? * Are people empowered to share their opinions? * But if your saying Twitter isn't a tool as in a hammer, that you can use to build your SEM, SEO, or PR then I am not following your logic. Do people like this? * How can we add value to this topic? * Do people like this? *

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

Especially in comparison to many other communication programs like traditional PR, TV advertising, outdoor advertising and others, social media actually offers pretty solid metrics. From a PR angency perspective (I work on the digital team for Porter Novelli), I’d add the myth that social media is a specialist skill.

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JUNE 22, 2010

Most B2B companies have fewer customers, so the opinions of each are magnified. If communication is most effective in a press release, so be it, but if it is most effective via social media tools, that should be just as viable an option to a marketing or PR department. This makes no sense. Lastly, the people factor is huge.

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JULY 14, 2010

Earlier today I commented on a somewhat counter opinion to yours that you might find interesting. link] Malcolm Atherton Great article on social media adoption – take exec's vision/strategic plan & make that the SM metric: [link] #pr [link] Buildipedia RT @imadnaffa There's nowhere to hide from Social Media.

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

I’ve started a comparison chart, based only on my own experience and opinion, for you to use and update as you see fit. First: your analysis would have been better had you added the caveat that your list is strictly your opinion and not a formal methodology that allowed a true apples to apples comparison. In control.

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

41% provide opinions about products/services. 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. 42% learn about products and services via Twitter. 19% seek customer support. Im Jay Baer.

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MARCH 22, 2010

link] [link] Jen Grant You're Invited to the Socialpalooza [link] by @jaybaer (who in my opinion is worth 10x more than the cost here #justsayin) [link] Skip Bensley RT @jaybaer: Wow. RT @jaybaer: You’re Invited to the Socialpalooza [link] (best Webinar series of the year) [link] Sarah Hartshorn You’re Invited to the Socialpalooza.

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AUGUST 31, 2010

link] if you have an opinion. 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. Would that change the nature of the engagements? The post is here. Thanks for starting an enlightening conversation.

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FEBRUARY 25, 2010

If you create great marketing, communications, and pr but do not helpfully engage with your clients, you actually do yourself a disservice. 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. Similar idea.

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FEBRUARY 9, 2010

In real life, we trust a chosen few, while we consider the opinion of others. The others may “break through&# into the trusted circle by action and consistency; but until then we only trust the opinion of those that have earned our trust. Why would this be any different online? Im Jay Baer.

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APRIL 8, 2010

A bigger limitation, in my opinion, is the inability to connect a mouse (USB or wireless). A bigger limitation, in my opinion, is the inability to connect a mouse (USB or wireless). In terms of it being a poor device for content creation, I'm still on the fence. Im Jay Baer.

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MARCH 9, 2010

If you don't ship nationally and internationally, in my opinion you're probably better off concentrating on Facebook (and/or a niche network, if available). If you don't ship nationally and internationally, in my opinion you're probably better off concentrating on Facebook (and/or a niche network, if available).

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

The dominant URL shortener is also the best – in my opinion – at tracking and analytics. Radian6 For advanced social media listening, I often recommend my friends at Radian6 , who have – in my opinion – the most robust feature set and product development roadmap of all the widely available social listening platforms.

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MARCH 16, 2010

And whereas Facebook is the site du jour for posting personal pics and other gobbledy-gook, Twitter is, in my opinion, a better mobile tool for getting/giving information. expected this blog post to be a Twitter bashing post, instead it was insightful and in my humble opinion, completely on the money! Im Jay Baer.

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Online Marketing Institute

OCTOBER 1, 2010

As a result any company who puts a 'Follow me on twitter" and links away without getting return traffic from those social networks is doing it without a clear vision --at least in my opinion. Bas Reus Ok thanks, I interpreted this wrong, my bad. Jumping on the bandwagon without a plan is not adding any value to anybody.

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LeadSquared

APRIL 14, 2016

What in your opinion is the best use for each platform (Facebook, Twitter)? If something is PR-worthy, try to reach out to news publications. Share it with friends ask them for their opinion. If word-of-mouth happens around a piece of content that you have written, it’s great. It depends on where your audience is.

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AUGUST 3, 2010

" [link] by @jaybaer [link] Rene van Dijk R.I.P. 3 Ways Facebook is Killing Your Website [link] [link] Christian-PR Group Thanks to facebook websites are yesterday’s technology [link] [link] regis vansnick "R.I.P. In my opinion Google enhances visibility of Facebook pages and makes companies money. Im Jay Baer.

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AUGUST 3, 2010

" [link] by @jaybaer [link] Rene van Dijk R.I.P. 3 Ways Facebook is Killing Your Website [link] [link] Christian-PR Group Thanks to facebook websites are yesterday’s technology [link] [link] regis vansnick "R.I.P. In my opinion Google enhances visibility of Facebook pages and makes companies money. Im Jay Baer.

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Online Marketing Institute

OCTOBER 31, 2010

The dominant URL shortener is also the best – in my opinion – at tracking and analytics. Radian6 For advanced social media listening, I often recommend my friends at Radian6 , who have – in my opinion – the most robust feature set and product development roadmap of all the widely available social listening platforms.

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APRIL 7, 2010

But, we did talk about the impact of geo-tagging on reviews, and whether the fact that someone has actually been to a location recently should influence your perception of their opinion. Source: Jay Baer #foursquare #analysis #socialmedia #PR [link] Joseph Manna Jay, very good points and I share the same views.

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

Inevitably, when corporate America seeks a PR agency to support their communications effort, the Request for Proposals (RFP) asks for critical capabilities that can help a company sift through the myriad of options available and narrow them down to the few that make sense for their specific needs.

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SEPTEMBER 2, 2010

The fuzzy numbers of TV, print, radio, outdoor and traditional PR drove me crazy. Social media is word-of-mouth on steroids, and our ability to praise or punish brands with a few keystrokes is satisfying. We have the option to watch, listen, join conversations, give our opinions and make real friends. Im Jay Baer.

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JUNE 23, 2010

Surveying, physical and online focus groups and opinion polling are still the primary tactics companies depend upon for market prediction and go to market strategy. Perception of all ideas being leveled and equal, diminishing the power of the opinion of the highest paid executives opinion or the opinion of an “expert&# and 2.

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

Twitter also offers a lot to the PR teams within brands who need to seed constant updates and handle crisis management issues. For big brands, the benefits will be in customer service, rentention, support, PR. For big brands, the benefits will be in customer service, rentention, support, PR.

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JUNE 16, 2010

This, however, is not (in my humble opinion) the “big opportunity&# that the Web (and its social media) provides us with. This, however, is not (in my humble opinion) the “big opportunity&# that the Web (and its social media) provides us with. I’m forced to agree. But awareness comes first, naturally. Im Jay Baer.

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

It’s become a fuzzy catch all for everything from customer service, to customer experience, to customer relationship management, to content marketing, to word of mouth. They always end up agreeing with each other for some reason don't seem to have strong opinions and it's usually a self-congratulatory bore-fest.

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

But he also made the point that counter to popular opinion, change doesn’t occur gradually, it occurs with sudden, breathtaking swiftness. link] /via @jorgebarba [link] ASDA’A B-M PR In social media:"Creating advocacy takes time. Word of mouth spreads like wildfire. And that’s the problem.

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