Firebelly
JANUARY 25, 2012
Calling all small business owners! Facebook Marketing Solutions , the official Facebook Marketing page, has launched a contest called Facebook Small Business Boost that will award a $10,000 prize to the 10 participating small businesses that accrue the most likes on their Facebook page by April 1, 2012. What you need to participate: 1. A Facebook Page for your small business. 2.
Direct Marketing Observations
JANUARY 25, 2012
The difference between a friend, an acquaintance and the friends and acquaintances we have met online is blurring…Social media would seem to dictate or would assume that I’m supposed to develop or have developed these deep online, networked, connections, i.e. That I have met them. Jay Baer calls it false intimacy. Does it matter that I have not met them?
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Waxing UnLyrical
JANUARY 25, 2012
I saw a post from Chris Brogan a while back, talking about how it’s ok to not be an expert and, in fact, we shouldn’t wait until we’re experts at something to do it. Sounds about right to me. After all, I never trained in public relations (fuhgeddabout social media), and my background is in Economics (probably why I like numbers so much) and drama, but I think I’m doing ok.
Buzz Marketing for Technology
JANUARY 25, 2012
For years I have kept tabs on the Edelman Trust barometer report , which comes out every January in Davos. And this year was no exception. After last year I figured this years report could make an excellent gauge of the economy worldwide! Simply put the report states: Trust is down in every industry and every country across the board by an average of 6%.
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Adam Sherk
JANUARY 25, 2012
The rise of Reddit and the steady decline of Digg have been well documented. Just recently Reddit announced that its traffic has more than doubled in less than a year (to 2.07 billion pageviews in December), an impressive feat. Has this translated into a significant change in social news referrals for publishers? Anecdotally we’ve all seen Reddit gain in prominence at a time when Digg has struggled to maintain its relevancy.
Socialized
JANUARY 25, 2012
On a recent Way With Words podcast, a caller asked whether a half-full trash can should be referred to as half full, or half empty, and whether this trash can was symbolic of optimism or pessimism. The question is in relation to the expression "is the glass half full or half.
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Small Business Mavericks
JANUARY 25, 2012
Search engine optimization (or SEO) is often made out to be some strange and scary beast that only professionals dare go near. In reality, SEO is a tame beast. In fact, it’s a beast that you have a lot of control over. Sure, once you get past the basics, SEO can be time consuming, and perhaps even frustrating at times, but in reality, it’s still a simple concept.
Twist Image
JANUARY 25, 2012
Do you have a morbid fascination with the end? I'm not sure why (but I'm pretty certain that a psychiatrist would love to figure it out of with me), but I often think about the end. I'm not ashamed to admit that I'm scared about how my life will end (which is in direct relation with the many issues I have around control) and that I don't want it to end any time soon.
Diva Marketing Blog
JANUARY 25, 2012
This is a special interview series on what life is like for Jessica Robyn Porter , a Gen Y-er, who disabled her 7 year old Facebook Page. We're calling it quasi social media reality ! Part #1. . Diva/Marketing/Toby : The big question I've been asked is, "What were the reactions from Jessica's Facebook friends?" By the way, how many friends did you have?
Jeff Esposito
JANUARY 25, 2012
Today I will be presenting at the Social Commerce Strategies Conference in Las Vegas on measuring social media. Four key takeaways are: Traditional and non-traditional measurements. Measurement is not one-size fits all. Social customer personas. How Vistaprint got started in the space and what we measure. Measuring your social output. View more presentations from Jeff Esposito.
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ProBlogger
JANUARY 25, 2012
This guest post is by Jo Gifford of Cherry Sorbet Creative. Keeping fresh and creative is key to keeping on top of the game when writing different blogs across various sectors, and for various clients. Working with efficient workflows, time management and organization all help to keep that valuable information harnessed to be used when you need it, but how about making sure you can produce great content on time and on demand?
Mindjumpers
JANUARY 25, 2012
Tweet Guest blog post written by Neeral Bhatt, who works as an SEO specialist for Orchidbox London. She is especially interested in online communities and social media. You can find her on Linkedin. As mentioned in last week’s post on Mindjumpers Blog, Search Plus Your World is currently the biggest talking point in the online marketing community.
Convince & Convert
JANUARY 25, 2012
Clinton Bonner is an Open Innovation author/blogger, futurist and Marketing Manager at TopCoder – a global Open Innovation platform and community. Look no further than a very recent post by the purveyor of Convince and Convert and you’ll notice something remarkable. As Jay lays out 4 Nearly Guaranteed 2012 Social Media Predictions , what do you notice?
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ProBlogger
JANUARY 25, 2012
This guest post is by Michael Alexis of WriterViews. In this post, I’m going to show you the exact steps one blogger used to earn over $1 million. Not long ago, I interviewed Ramit Sethi of I Will Teach You To Be Rich. If you’re serious about making money blogging, then you need to read this interview. But a heads-up: this post is long and extremely detailed.
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