Thu.Jun 16, 2011

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How to get Twitter Followers – Part 1

Harp Interactive

Like so many businesses out there, perhaps you've opened a Twitter account for your brand or business and have gained a handful of followers but aren't really sure how to grow your following or what to do next. With a little effort, you can take your Twitter account from stark anonymity to massive popularity. Follow these tips and take your Twitter account to the next level of marketing.

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8 Tips for Using Social Media for Political Campaigns

Almost Savvy

By now, most candidates for public office have figured out that incorporating social media into their campaigns is a critically important step. It’s the how to do this that escapes most of them. That’s perfectly understandable. The last couple of election cycles, much of this social media business was new. That was then, this is now. Your audience is very savvy online, shouldn’t you be, too?

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How to get Twitter Followers – Part 1

Harp Interactive

Like so many businesses out there, perhaps you've opened a Twitter account for your brand or business and have gained a handful of followers but aren't really sure how to grow your following or what to do next. With a little effort, you can take your Twitter account from stark anonymity to massive popularity. Follow these tips and take your Twitter account to the next level of marketing.

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Strategy? We Don’t Need No Social Media Strategy

Socialized

An outstanding piece by Antony Young in AdAge suggests Social Media is a Venue, Not a Strategy. The headline is exactly right. I have been preaching a similar approach for a long time. Young says, "Social media is a venue for marketers. a set of technologies or tactics that.

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21 Advanced ChatGPT Prompts To Take Your Social Media to the Next Level

Upgrade your social media game with our in-depth playbook: "21 advanced ChatGPT prompts for social media managers". These powerful prompts are tailored to supercharge your content creation, strategy development, and results analysis. Say goodbye to writer's block and hello to endless creativity as you effortlessly generate engaging posts, come up with original strategies, and optimize your social media performance - all in a fraction of the time.

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When Traackr Met MeasurePR

Waxing UnLyrical

It was a dark night, the moon sullenly refusing to come out from behind the clouds. As Ken walked along the path less traveled, his thoughts meandered from the rancid pizza that was no doubt waiting on his front stoop (Papa John knew him well), the less-than pleasant conversation he’d had with his ex that morning, and what life would be like on a desert island.

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4 Stories About Why Our Stories Matter

Firebelly

I’ve been a believer in the power of stories for most of my life. In fact, I came to America because I believed in the “Western&# stories that Hollywood created. John Wayne, Rock Hudson, Gary Cooper and Clint Eastwood all embodied the outrider – that rugged individual who in many ways personifies a certain essential part of being American.

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How Consumers Use Social Networking Sites

Small Business Mavericks

A study carried out by Sensis shows how consumers are using social networks. Here are some of the findings: 12% research products they’re interested in purchasing. 11% follow brands in hopes of receiving special offers. 12% research travel offers or holiday destinations. 15% follow or search for information on specific brands. Of course, most people are using the social networks for personal reasons, but you should pay attention to these numbers.

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Choosing To Friend or Unfriend on Facebook

Kikolani

If you’re like me and you use your personal profile to make connections on Facebook, then you may find yourself at a point where your quickly approaching the 5,000 friend limit and need to be more selective about who you choose to friend. Or you may simply find that you have too many friends to deal with and want to start eliminating them, one by one.

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How Obama Sets Online Marketing High

Ari Herzog

Photograph by Pete Souza. This Feature Friday article is written by Jessica Wagner. It sounds staggering but President Barack Obama will likely break $1 billion in political fundraising for his 2012 re-election campaign. While this number is mind boggling and sure to incite its share of political debate, that kind of dough being generated for a presidential election is no surprise in a world where political campaigning is now as much a war fought online as it is a battle waged on television.

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Google to Encourage Americans to Get Online

Bill Hartzer

As you may or may not know, I usually monitor the domain name purchases of some of the major online retailers and web properties. Certain domain name purchases catch my eye, and I try to post about it when something noteworthy is in the works. Usually, when someone has plans for something, they will purchase the domain name related to the new product or service–and companies planning big campaigns or products and services are no different.

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Social Media Automation 101

A beginner's guide to social media automation tools and getting automation right.

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Motorola XOOM Android Tablet – A Fair Rival to Apple’s iPad

Idaconcpts

Motorola XOOM Tablet is one of the hand-held portable devices that attract the most interest at the moment. This is not at all surprising considering the features it boasts: Android 3.0 Honeycomb with holographic UI design. 10.1-in HD multi-touch screen. Built-in nVIDIA graphics capable of 1080 HD playback. Here is a review of the Motorola XOOM Android tablet.

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Why Your Daily News Lacks News

Ari Herzog

There is a reason why dozens (if not hundreds) of residents don’t read the daily newspaper. There is a reason more people read it online than in print. That reason, in part, is because of the lack of investigative and hard news reporting. Much of the news today is soft news, yesterday’s news, news that is so inconsequential that it is no wonder why people comment it is fluff.

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A Philosophy Of Tenacity

Twist Image

Success in Marketing doesn't happen by doing something halfway. You have to be dedicated to the cause. Today, I took part in a webinar for MarketingProfs called, How To Become A Content Juggernaut. The crux of my presentation was this: in a world where anyone can have a thought and then publish it in text, images, audio and video instantly and for free to the world, we (marketers) have to rethink how we publish.

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Landing Page Conversion Optimization Tips: Think Like a Really Good Salesperson

Social Email Marketing

Unless you’ve been off the planet for a while, you’ve probably heard a lot of talk about how important landing page optimization is to increasing conversions on your website. With the power of email, search and, yes, even social, in driving so much traffic, having landing pages which are rich in.

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The Content Marketing Survival Guide: How to Navigate the Wilds of Social Media

Use this guide to inspire your creativity and ignite more successful and sustainable social media conversations.

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How to Double Your Subscriber Growth With 10 Minutes Work

Viper Chill

Thanks to one of my favourite tactics for increasing the number of leads I generate with my sites, it’s very possible to double the amount of visitors you convert into subscribers – with just 10 minutes of work – today. The process also makes the challenge of attracting new customers far easier to conquer. It’s one of the most effective tactics used to grow internet empires yet there’s a good chance you’re not even using it.

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Driving Intelligence and Analytics with Omniscience

Net-Savvy Executive

It started with a simple challenge: if I were to draw a big circle around the things I find interesting enough to follow and declare them to be one thing, how would I label it? To avoid flying completely off into pointless musing, assume that it's relevant professionally. Considering that the circle included social media, analytics, intelligence, geopolitics, and natural disasters—to pick a few—the label wasn't obvious.

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How To Get The Conversation Started On Facebook

Amy Porterfield

Engagement is the name of the game when it comes to Facebook success. If your Fans aren’t talking (commenting, posting, Liking your posts, etc.) on your Page, you are pretty much talking to yourself. Sad, but true. Watch this short video to learn how to get the conversation started on Facebook. Make sure to pay […]. The post How To Get The Conversation Started On Facebook appeared first on Amy Porterfield | Online Marketing Expert.

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How I Increased Traffic by 90,000 Hits per Month in 25 Days

ProBlogger

This guest posy is by M.Farouk Radwan of [link]. The title of this article isn’t marketing hype—it relates the true story of what happened to me this month. I am not claiming that I’m an expert in increasing traffic, but I’m sure you might find a point or two in this post that might be of benefit of you. The problem. My website was growing very fast until 2009.

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Social Media Marketing GPS

SMGPS will tell you the why & how to use social media for marketing, 1 tweet at a time. You'll learn essentials in digestible little spoonfuls.

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Tempted to dismiss social media marketing as ‘just common sense’

The Way of the Web

The inevitable backlash against social media specialists has been growing recently. The problem seems mainly to stem from self-described ‘social media experts’ who aren’t able to back up their claims, despite the fact the same is true for a lot of other people attempting to promote themselves in other professions. For the record, the only time terms such as ‘expert’ or ‘thought leader’ should really be used is in reference to someone other than yourself!

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How to Get Affiliate Code from E-Junkie to Promote our Ebooks

ProBlogger

Over the last few years here at ProBlogger we’ve released four different ProBlogger ebooks. We sell most of them to our readers directly, however a growing number of our products are sold through our affiliate program. By promoting our ebooks, you can earn a 40% commission on the sale price for each ebook sold to your own readers. So on our latest ebook— ProBlogger’s Guide to Blogging for Your Business —you’ll earn a $20 commission for each ebook you sell.

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Cartoon of the day

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8 Observations from Internet Week New York 2011

Mindjumpers

Tweet. Last week, I visited the Internet Week 2011 in New York. Generally speaking there is no doubt that this was a more corporate and less tech savvy than events like SXSW , and I had a great time! Here’s a few o f my observations, which I thought I would share with you all. ?Yahoo was one of the main sponsors for Internet Week and the Provoke Summit, and it seems as if they are striving to dust of the brand as being one of the old dot com giants – they’re fresh, they’r e on the move… or

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How to Be Social: A Social Media Manifesto

Learn the 10 worst social media marketing mistakes and how to avoid them.

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4 Keys to Turning Negative Commenters Into Brand Advocates

Convince & Convert

Guest post by Chris Book , CEO and co-founder of Chatterplug , a user review and rewards platform. Nobody likes being told something negative about themselves. It stings, and as a business owner or manager, you immediately start kicking yourself for the missed opportunity. The key to surviving, however, is to embrace these negative comments for what they actually are: golden opportunities.

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A Comprehensive Post on SEO

ProBlogger

This guest posst is by Kole McRae of Office Buddha. I’m a blogger now but in a former life I did SEO professionally. As a part of the industry I’ve seen first hand the insane amount of misleading information available. Even so-called “professionals&# have been known to give out absolutely terrible advice. That’s why I’m writing this article. I want to finally teach you bloggers the truth behind SEO and how to rank well in Google.

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Why I Won’t Follow You

Absolute PA

Maybe because you asked. Like me, Follow me, Fan me. You see these types of requests on Twitter and Facebook all the time: “Please like my fan page&#. “Follow me and I’ll follow back&#. This smart infographic by Sarah Evans of PRsarahevans.com shows there are a massive 3,346,310 requests for likes and follows a month and tweeters are far more likely to than Facebook users.

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Startups: No, You Don’t Need To Hire A Social Media Experts

Dave Fleet

My eye was caught this weekend by a post from Francis Tan, asking whether startups need to hire social media experts. His key points: First things first: Agreeing with Peter Shankman that startups should focus on generating revenue. Customer satisfaction: Startups need to ensure customer satisfaction when people interact with your company, whether through social media or other means.

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8 Stupid Simple Social Media Tricks to Boost SEO

Discover just how easy it is to boost SEO with social media.

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Why I Won’t Follow You

Absolute PA

Maybe because you asked. Like me, Follow me, Fan me. You see these types of requests on Twitter and Facebook all the time: “Please like my fan page&#. “Follow me and I’ll follow back&#. This smart infographic by Sarah Evans of PRsarahevans.com shows there are a massive 3,346,310 requests for likes and follows a month and tweeters are far more likely to than Facebook users.

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