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APRIL 15, 2010

To be on the same list (much less on top) with bloggers for whom I have tremendous respect and admiration ( Valeria Maltoni , Lee Odden , David Meerman Scott , and many others) is a real affirmation for what I’m trying to do. Is Your Company in the Content Marketing Industry? Smart, optimized content. And guess what?

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APRIL 1, 2010

The team’s record for the last five years: 2009-10 (14-60) so far 2008-09 (24-58) 2007-08 (22-60) 2006-07 (32-50) 2005-06 (33-49) In fact, the Timberwolves have won a playoff series only one time in their 21 years of existence. If Your Story is Inconsistent, At Least Leverage Your Content Ouch. Your Web site. Linked from Twitter.

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AUGUST 16, 2010

3 must-read articles about social media (plus a bonus from the Convince & Convert vault) Sent twice per week (usually Monday and Friday) Sent at 1pm pacific time 3-2-1: it’s the greatest newsletter in the history of social media newsletters.

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MAY 11, 2010

The key is to create meaningful content that answers those questions, and propagate that content throughout the social Web, making a visit to your site unnecessary. I recommend starting with six, because it’s a meaningful amount of content and will address the tip of your question iceberg. Your LInkedin page.

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JUNE 29, 2010

Harnessing the power of the collective (crowdsourcing for social change) is a thread woven throughout Cognitive Surplus , and its viability requires two of Shirky’s assertions to be accurate. More people making stuff (100 million bloggers can’t be wrong) 2. More people making stuff (100 million bloggers can’t be wrong) 2.

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FEBRUARY 15, 2010

To best develop thriving, mutually beneficial relationships with your customers, think of your social communication and email communication programs as two rungs on a content ladder. The Content You Want, via the Channel You Choose The future of integrated communications is in consumer choice and personalized preference centers. (For

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JULY 21, 2010

The Lawyers Are Coming Social networks give people the ability to share incredible volumes of content. Been Caught Stealing Let’s start with content creation and copyright issues. In other words put a copyright, all rights reserved on your content or the bottom of your blog. All that stuff? Read the fine print.

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MARCH 4, 2010

Without a statistical measure of your blogging progress, adding content to your blog on a regular basis can be an incredibly lonely proposition. This sounds simple, but it’s shocking how many bloggers aren’t clear on the core business rationale behind their blog initiative. Is anyone out there? Does anyone care?

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2010

More from Convince and Convert Is Twitter for Business Even Worth the Trouble Why Social CRM Needs to Be Less About the Social and More About the Customers The 3 Amigos: Email, Blogging, Social Sharing Convince and Convert Recommends From Twitter to Blog – #FollowFriday Vol. If he’ll be near you, check it out.

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MAY 12, 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 Would You Try It With a Fox?

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AUGUST 2, 2010

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JULY 5, 2010

Looking forward to some great new content since I get tired of listening to that Jay guy all the time anyway! link] Ankit Bathija Waiting for the awesome posts lined up. link] Jack Smith Damn, one of these days I am going to make this list! link] jaybaer Write one up Jack! I'll be taking some time off to move in August.

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FEBRUARY 11, 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 It Curtains for the App Store?

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AUGUST 24, 2010

“ Your Content Stinks! Drive Results with Content Marketing &# can be voted for here. If you’re feeling particularly frisky, I’d love for you to vote for my other two panels while you’re in the mood. “ The Black Art of Optimizing Facebook Wall Posts &# can be voted for here.

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FEBRUARY 19, 2010

And More… Although I’m not using it presently, you can also configure your NutshellMail to include Linkedin and MySpace content, as well as updates from the Ning groups of which you are a member. All the content shown in each email is clickable. Subscribers then receive a digest of all the content posted to the fan page.

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FEBRUARY 10, 2010

“We want to give SMB a complete tool to allow them to move the needle on the 20% of social media that matters.&# Not Perfect, But Useful As with any data-harvesting service, Flowtown results aren’t bullet-proof.

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MARCH 10, 2010

The Best of Twitter 20 From the forward: I’m sitting in a ballroom in Indianapolis in September, 2008 watching Joseph Jaffe give a masterful presentation on social media transforming corporations, when I come upon the idea to interview him on Twitter. I'm impressed with the quality as well as the frequency of your solid content.

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AUGUST 19, 2010

All of these tactics can work together seamlessly to create a robust, optimized content marketing engine that pays real dividends in increased website traffic, and conversions. The story collection form doesn’t require a manifesto, video clip, haiku or any other content hijinks. Each story shared becomes new content for the blog.

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FEBRUARY 5, 2010

I’m a big believer in humanization of your blog (in fact, it’s one of my 11 must-dos for serious bloggers ). Two is very graphical no personality (you need personality, I don't on my blog where it's not about me but the content). but a right-hand location on content sites. 2 many words I guess? link] Adam Q.

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MAY 4, 2010

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JUNE 17, 2010

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JULY 26, 2010

The more content pointing to your site from sites with authority the better. The more content, the better which leads me to the next thing… Social Media Optimization Sites like Facebook and Twitter can help you spread your brand’s net even wider. But what if you’re a big business with lots of SEO already?

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FEBRUARY 24, 2010

Southwest Airlines has to coordinate its marketing and customer service response, in real-time, create its own content on its blog and Twitter account, while also dealing with the media jackals. Though I somewhat disagree with the premise that “social media makes everything about marketing&#. Now, he tweeted it to his 1.6

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MAY 25, 2010

link] #bgsd [link] Forge Communications You want killer content on digital? link] #bgsd [link] Doug Braun Digital and Dollars – Successfully Adding Online Marketing to Your Agency Services: [link] (by Jay Baer) [link] Laura Scholz RT @sixstringsnc: Want killer content on digital?

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JULY 15, 2010

It can get complex depending on the size of your social media program, but here are some tips to help make sure you’re managing social operations appropriately: If you are blogging, create an editorial calendar. Who is responsible for adding content? You don’t need to know the what, just the who and when.

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MAY 5, 2010

Company launches a media content destination for women. You're one of the original Connected Agencies [link] Brand Narrative This is interesting. link] [link] Katherine M. Gordon I had the pleasure of interviewing Lisa last week for my blog and I hung up the phone thinking “finally.&#

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MARCH 23, 2010

Remember that your likelihood of a first-time visitor coming back goes up the more content they consume on that first visit. So, make sure first-time visitors can access other content that may be of interest, convincing them that perhaps they should make a return trip. They may not realize that personality and function come first.

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MAY 13, 2010

I love your quotes and they are spot on!

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FEBRUARY 23, 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 Your Social Strategy Proactive or Reactive?

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MARCH 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 A Social Media Scoreboard That Works March 25th, 2010 |Written (..)

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MAY 27, 2010

Since then, Bulbstorm has run several more Idea Challenges promotions for Tornados, with a success level that’s pretty astounding.

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JUNE 24, 2010

is Crucial to your Content Marketing Strategy 6 Lessons Learned From the Demise of MySpace Driving Sales with Relevancy and Utility [link] Innovate AZ 3 Ways Infomercials Can Inspire Your Social Media: I know, I know. It all comes down to content (and creatives). link] Chris Baldwin Jay, Have you not been sleeping lately?

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JUNE 7, 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 Delivering Happiness Delivers Indeed June 7th, 2010 |Written (..)

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JULY 6, 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 Tying Together Social Media and Corporate Social Responsibility (..)

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MARCH 3, 2010

Go beyond the obvious and use customer service metrics, social connectivity of customers, and Web traffic patterns as measures that matter. Communicate with Content After strategic thinking, the key to social media success is content creation. The content aspect and not just any old post and run content is so critical.

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APRIL 28, 2010

Finding Your Influencers As noted in the study, the notion of true 1:1 marketing via social media is a bit of a fallacy. It’s really only possible in a reactive sense via social CRM, where individual complaints or questions can indeed be handled. It’s entirely possible she is a Mass Influencer.

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AUGUST 11, 2010

I'm connected with quite a few Indiana bloggers and they are all terrific. And, unlike the aloofness that AZ bloggers kind of are, in Indiana they seem to be much more cohesive and supportive and so maybe you'll be able to share how to do that so your AZ bloggy brethren can do that as well. link] jaybaer Thanks so much.

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