Convince & Convert

APRIL 6, 2010

Too many companies and organizations are reinventing the content wheel for every social outpost they maintain. A better approach is to create a content ecosystem that allows you to repurpose and cascade your best information. Instead of a series of self-contained initiatives, build yourself a content ladder.

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Convince & Convert

AUGUST 18, 2010

But, under pressure from digital and advertising agencies each looking to be the driver of the social media express, PR firms are sometimes turning over inquisitional rocks that do not portray them as strategic caretakers of brands’ social presences. What’s the hot new trend in social media that we can bring to our clients?

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Convince & Convert

JUNE 17, 2010

Maybe you use Twitter to see what’s going on (the real-time search engine approach). At the end of the day, I think it's more a matter of how has it paid off for me personally, and my business. But, for about 99.999999% of the world, Twitter usage is not an end, it’s a means to an end. Your Twitter goals may vary.

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Single Grain

MARCH 9, 2022

Do you run ad campaigns in multiple networks like Facebook and Google but wonder how you can scale them faster? Then it might be time to start working with a paid media agency. Not only will you learn what the best paid media agencies are, but you'll learn how to qualify the right one. Top 5 Paid Media Agencies.

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Convince & Convert

AUGUST 10, 2010

Last week, I interviewed three men that are helping create an all-new field of marketing and customer service – the emerging discipline of influence mining. Influence mining makes the old school, direct marketing notions of sorting consumers by purchase history seem dinosaurian by comparison.

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Online Marketing Institute

OCTOBER 31, 2010

Also, at my social media speaking engagements hither and yon I’m often asked what tools I use. Also, at my social media speaking engagements hither and yon I’m often asked what tools I use. So, I took a personal inventory and created this overview of the 39 social media tools I use daily.

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Convince & Convert

JUNE 15, 2010

Here are 4 ways to find out where your customers are in social media: 1. Ask Perhaps the most obvious way of finding out where your customers are hanging out in social media is unfortunately the least utilized. Email Behavior Have you added links to your social outposts in your emails? What do I do?”

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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

Also, at my social media speaking engagements hither and yon I’m often asked what tools I use. Also, at my social media speaking engagements hither and yon I’m often asked what tools I use. So, I took a personal inventory and created this overview of the 39 social media tools I use daily.

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Convince & Convert

AUGUST 3, 2010

Make your content at least semi-friendly for search engines. A digital marketing success story. Now, the move is toward “social objects&# which are invariably smaller, more directed pieces of content. Build a website. Make it useful and at least moderately pleasing to the eye. Keep it updated.

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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

gave up their search engine duties in U.S. Approximately 10 years after having 67% of the search market, Yahoo! The success of Facebook – and the corresponding demise of MySpace – is partially due to real names adding an aura of legitimacy while removing a layer of creepiness. But back to MySpace.

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Webbiquity

AUGUST 28, 2012

Given the widespread adoption of social media marketing practices, the “if” and “when” questions seemed to have now been resolved by most midsized and larger companies (and a lot of small companies as well). What’s the best process for developing a social media marketing plan?

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Convince & Convert

MARCH 16, 2010

Twitter’s role as a conduit for the Zeitgeist is unrivaled, and it has almost single-handedly ushered in the era of real-time search, and social CRM. But, it’s the online equivalent of HBO – important more because of who uses it and the media’s infatuation with it, rather than the actual size and impact of its audience.

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Convince & Convert

APRIL 22, 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 Social Media Too Big For Its Britches?

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Convince & Convert

AUGUST 3, 2010

Make your content at least semi-friendly for search engines. A digital marketing success story. Now, the move is toward “social objects&# which are invariably smaller, more directed pieces of content. Build a website. Make it useful and at least moderately pleasing to the eye. Keep it updated.

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Convince & Convert

JUNE 8, 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 Are You Ready for the Opportunity Economy?

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Convince & Convert

AUGUST 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 Is Starbucks the Most Dangerous Competitor to Facebook?

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Convince & Convert

JUNE 23, 2010

Market research is as important to most companies as the payroll department. 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. Yet, it seems to be a stagnant mode of gathering feedback.

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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 23, 2010

Whether it’s brand reputation management, PR and influencer outreach, customer service and social CRM, interacting with fans on a brand community, or just creating content that builds thought leadership – it all takes time. Social Media Time Management First, you have to make the time. The same is true of social media.

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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

There seems to be a distinct collection of sessions, parties, and hang-outs for the social media crowd, and then a completely separate collection for developers, entrepreneurs (and of course film attendees). But now, even the best content is beyond the official SXSW boundaries. I’ll write about that soon.

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Convince & Convert

JUNE 16, 2010

And exceptional businesses are realizing tangible, meaningful outcomes using social media & mobile marketing. Here’s how they’re doing it — in two words: Build utility. Here’s how they’re doing it — in two words: Build utility. It’s more about demand creation.

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