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10 Inspiring Examples of Amazing Brand Communities

Social Media Strategies Summit

Building a brand community isn’t about improving vanity metrics like engagement and follower count. According to a survey from Vanilla Forums , 58% of brands say their communities improve customer loyalty. Nine in ten consumers read reviews before making a purchase, so building review functionality into your community makes sense.

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Best Internet Marketing Blog Posts of 2007 » Techipedia | Tamar.

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

Facebook The Facebook Marketing Bible: 24 Ways to Market Your Brand, Company, Product, or Service Inside Facebook (Inside Facebook): Justin Smith shows how Facebook includes a variety of channels that spread the word in a very in-depth blog post. Perhaps Darren’s advice resonated with his readers?

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9 Benefits [and 3 Costs] Of Building Community On Your Blog

ProBlogger

The post 9 Benefits [and 3 Costs] Of Building Community On Your Blog appeared first on ProBlogger. Do you ever feel – as you blog – like you’re talking to an empty room? But first – today I’d like to talk about WHY community and interaction on a blog is so important.

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Pubcon 2007 Recap

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

December 9, 2007 at 5:43 pm Great to finally meet you in person, Tamar! Reply Tamar Weinberg December 9, 2007 at 6:17 pm We’re not allowed to talk about it. Reply pat December 10, 2007 at 3:24 am Hi Tamar, I am so sorry you lost that dough. Reply Steve December 10, 2007 at 11:47 am It was an excellent conference.

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How OWN Creates Community and Multi-Platform Success With Social Video

Social Media Strategies Summit

Specifically, would women of color be interested in a dedicated social community? To solve for this need, OWN recently launched The Know: An OWN Community. The Know: An OWN Community. Sourcing content ideas directly from content consumers directly reflect the values of the community they’re building.

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The Year That Was - GoodBye 2007!!

The Marketing Blog

30 pm The Year That Was – GoodBye 2007!! As 2007 fades away, all of us are looking towards 2008 with expectations in our eyes. Enjoy and have fun Technorati Tags: happy new year , 2008 , 2007 , wishes Share this: StumbleUpon Digg Reddit Leave a Comment Filed under 2007 Leave a Reply Click here to cancel reply.

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More Great Internet Marketing Posts for 2007

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

Matt McGee over at Small Business SEM has compiled his own list of the “best posts of 2007″ in a site with a brilliantly and cleverly chosen title, the SEMMYS (Search Marketing Emmys). I’m pleased to announce that I will be judging the category on Blogs and Blogging along with Michael Gray. Thanks, Matt!)