Justin Levy

JULY 1, 2010

How consumers digest advertising and make buying decisions has forever been altered by the likes of Facebook, Twitter, Foursquare and LinkedIn. The introduction does not mean there is an expectation (in most cases), to buy now! During the Discovery phase the brand lets go of the conversation and hands it to the community.

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Adam Cohen

JULY 12, 2010

Are they fickle with the brand of toothpaste they buy? The CMO is the one managing brand perception, and if you believe social media initiatives impact branding, marketing or communications, the CMO will want to hear about it. Do your customers have a need for community, convenience, or collaboration? Do they share opinions?

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Jason Yormark

AUGUST 17, 2009

It’s about the strategies and methods to incorporate in your communities and social spaces to facilitate mutually beneficial conversations. Be Everywhere The first step that any business needs to take is establishing themselves as a company that embraces community. In other words, a community platform that lives on your site.

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Ignite Social Media

JULY 31, 2017

We kicked off the webinar with Lisa Braziel, our SVP, talking about how she was one of the original community managers in 2007. Facebook brand pages didn’t exist in 2007 and the focus was around one to one engagement and community building. During this time, LinkedIn was the first to go public and Facebook soon followed.

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Jason Yormark

AUGUST 13, 2009

For the past few months I’ve had the luxury of watching a new local business not only use social networking and community building to build buzz for their business, but integrate it so much so, that it is an integral part of their day to day routine. Two-Way Communication – It’s not must about posting today’s flavors or buy one get one free.

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Akamai Marketing

APRIL 4, 2011

What I AM suggesting is that you brands and companies give serious consideration to what they have to OFFER the community and what motivates their community to be part of social media at all. What you give your community, otherwise, seriously, why should they care? Its all about “What’s in it for them&#.

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Adam Cohen

JULY 16, 2010

Is anyone buying more?&# I can’t imagine anyone wants to hear about integration of paid and earned media again, or how ending the video effort quickly adds to the mystique and likelihood of a successful follow-up. I’m also not going to call out the people who are asking, “But is it making Old Spice fall off the shelves?

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Almost Savvy

APRIL 6, 2009

Whether at a live networking event or connecting with people through virtual social networking sites, no one want to receive sales pitches, marketing emails, and links to buy the “latest, greatest product on the market guaranteed to make you rich in just 10 days.&# tune us out. In person, it might not have.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JANUARY 5, 2010

Without further ado, I now present to you the best internet marketing posts of 2009. 40 Key Elements to Getting Started in Social Media (Louis Gray): Mike Fruchter writes an awesome blog post on Louis Gray’s blog about how to get involved in social media, from branding to blogging to Twitter to community.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JANUARY 24, 2012

When my company, Small Business Trends, LLC, first purchased BizSugar in the summer of 2009, the best way I could describe it was as a miniature version of Digg, except that BizSugar focused soley on sharing information geared toward small and mid-sized businesses. Work on Building a Community. A community does not build itself.

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Pixlee

APRIL 11, 2022

Kimpton uses diverse types of community content in its social posts, like this post focused on promoting family trips at the brand’s destinations. And, brands can make community content shoppable on their websites with Pixlee. . In fact, UGC is 50% more trusted than traditional branded content. Cryptocurrency and NFTs.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

OCTOBER 22, 2009

Reply Tamar Weinberg October 22, 2009 at 11:10 am Yup Glen – some companies will be happy to broadcast. Reply Barry Schwartz October 22, 2009 at 1:40 pm Yes, I agree with Glenn. Reply Dror Zaifman October 23, 2009 at 4:44 am Frankly Tamar I believe this is the same type of policy that is rooted within Apple’s culture.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JANUARY 7, 2011

Best Internet Marketing Posts of 2009. Buy my book, The New Community Rules: Marketing on the Social Web , a primer to social media marketing, and subscribe to the Techipedia RSS feed. Over the last five years, hundreds of URLs have been carefully collected and selected for inclusion in this post. Like this post?

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Jason Yormark

AUGUST 30, 2009

I recommend The Social Media Bible or The New Community Rules: Marketing On The Social Web if you are looking for a resource like that. Social Media Book Giveaway Contest Follow Up Tags: Social Media This entry was posted on Sunday, August 30th, 2009 at 6:10 pm and is filed under Book Reviews , Social Media. It's a quick read too.

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Twist Image

JUNE 21, 2012

I fell madly, deeply in love with Kickstarter when I first heard about it back in 2009 (you can read more about my love for it here: Kickstart Your Own Economy ). It seems like the world is starting embrace the idea of buying a product long before it is even manufactured. They are, physically, buying a product. It's not YouTube.

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Pam Moore

FEBRUARY 24, 2018

Every social media keynote presentation deck since 2009 includes a slide on how important valuable content that engages your target audience is to success in using social media for business. I didn’t need to buy into the fake Instagram followers, fake comments or engagement. With this community, comes power.

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Convince & Convert

APRIL 9, 2013

As Simon Sinek explains , people don’t buy what you do, they buy why you do it. TOMS customers could buy shoes from anyone, possibly for a lesser price, but their bond with the brand keeps them coming back. TOMS has grown an incredibly passionate community of fans by simply leading with their “why” instead of their “what.”.

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Almost Savvy

JULY 15, 2010

Why then are people and businesses promoting themselves and trying to get me to buy their stuff as soon as I connect with them? I most certainly do not want to click on your link to buy something or find out more about you. I’m also happy that Karen shared the post with her community. Uh…ewww. I’ll be here.

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Justin Levy

APRIL 20, 2010

Several major corporations have begun developing communities and collaborating to advance environmentally friendly innovations. While you could probably rattle off a list of some immediate actions you could take within your office to go more green, there are more companies coming together to collaborate on other effective green innovations.

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Almost Savvy

JANUARY 12, 2010

I was just noticing that I received 1 personal email wishing me Happy Holidays, and about 90 emails from fellow professionals wishing me the same while encouraging me to buy theirs and/or an affiliate’s product. Please Enjoy This Spam&# AffirmingSpirit says: January 12, 2010 at 10:35 pm Funny that you mention this, Irene.

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ProBlogger

MAY 24, 2022

They made me more than $160,000 in 2009 alone and changed my business. I’d never written, designed, marketed a product of my own before… I didn’t have a shopping cart system… I didn’t know if my readers would buy…. In short – the dream of creating and selling an eBook of my own stayed in my head for two years until 2009.

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ProBlogger

MAY 24, 2022

They made me more than $160,000 in 2009 alone and changed my business. I’d never written, designed, marketed a product of my own before… I didn’t have a shopping cart system… I didn’t know if my readers would buy…. In short – the dream of creating and selling an eBook of my own stayed in my head for two years until 2009.

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Taylor Marek

OCTOBER 26, 2009

October 27, 2009 by Taylor Marek Something has been on my mind for the past several years now. This held a small community of vibrant people that quite literally can shake the world upside down and rightside up again. I want to bring you into this vibrant community and open your eyes. I didn’t dip my feet in, I LEAPT in!

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Waxing UnLyrical

DECEMBER 28, 2010

They’re doing such a good job of it, that they’re getting their customers and community to tell their stories for them. It is really about using the channels so well, building such good relationships with one’s community, that they are energized to tell your story for you. I’ll never forget that.

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Almost Savvy

FEBRUARY 23, 2010

Also, in the name of full disclosure , Vincent did buy me a crepe while I was in Paris attending LeWeb. My answer is that with the.tel, you own your domain name, it’s yours, and anyone else can not buy it then. That’s the great thing about having a smart community.

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Justin Levy

JANUARY 6, 2010

I’m not buying it that @justinlevy fits all of that gear in his bag: [link] This comment was originally posted on Twitter [link] EmilysPearl Remember my “What’s In Yo’ Bag&# pic/post for Flickr? This comment was originally posted on WorkShifting [link] Sikat Pinoy Our community needs this kind of advices.

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Twist Image

JANUARY 12, 2013

By 2009, the company was doing over a billion dollars in sales every year and by July of that same year, Amazon announced that it was buying the company for over one billion dollars. " When Tony Hsieh took over at Zappos (selling shoes online) in 1999, nobody thought a business like this could work. It's a choice.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

OCTOBER 20, 2010

A member of my religious community disappeared. Facebook revisited its policies in 2009 and set its privacy controls to “everyone.&# In fact, despite Facebook’s own privacy violations, it still was ranked in 2009 by consumers as one of the most trusted brands of all time. The comments are yours. Like this post?

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Social Media Marketing

MARCH 1, 2010

Ratings & Reviews – provide useful input into the business buying process, particularly those ratings or reviews provided by other small businesses using the product or service. Company / Brand Pages on Social Networking Sites – social network participation is now mainstream for U.S.

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Waxing UnLyrical

AUGUST 29, 2010

This assumes that while I was sipping my morning tea on my deck, Back Yard Squirrel hasn’t chucked an acorn or several my way to brain me into buying a new bird feeder he can get into. I hope I will be on my way to Luray Caverns. He broke the last one. Cheeky little booger, isn’t he? Read All About It! These fine folk did: Jan.

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Socialized

JANUARY 22, 2010

Guy Kawasaki once said that one measure of a company’s commitment to the Macintosh community was whether the CEO could be found in the company’s Macworld booth. Corporate communicators who approach social media initiatives with logic instead of emotion will avoid the perils posed by buying into the mythology.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

DECEMBER 31, 2009

Business sites – These sites are the crux of the internet – realize it or not they are most of the sites that try to sell, sell, sell to you whatever they thing you should buy. 12484 SUBSCRIBERS FOLLOWERS Lijit Search Read more about The New Community Rules Get Techipedia on your iPhone or iPod touch!

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The Marketing Blog

OCTOBER 10, 2008

Home About In the Media SMTP Settings in MediaWiki After Hiatus, Social Media Predictions & 2009 October 10, 2008.7:08 Moneysaver is a service that comes in handy to consumers as its affordable (Just Rs 100 monthly), accessible (Just a sms away), Available (More than 200 outlets where one can buy moneysaver recharge card.) &

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Laurel Papworth

JANUARY 27, 2010

In Zynga’s FarmVille game on Facebook, for instance, you can buy a hot rod tractor that can help you grow your crops faster. 2009 may have seen revenues (USA) of $1billion. You might also like the 2009 venture capital virtual goods post. Monetizing: Virtual Goods venture capital 2009 (2).

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Laurel Papworth

FEBRUARY 13, 2010

CheckFacebook has also archived some Australian Facebook Demographic data, from November 2009: I left the mouse on PINK – 55 to 64 year olds (307,940). The break down of over 55’s on Facebook in Australia: 240,000 seniors in July 2009, 432,280 in November 2009, 532,000 in Feb 2010. Speaking 2009 (1).

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Social Media Strategery

JANUARY 27, 2010

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MAY 18, 2010

Where are the people most likely to buy your products and services? Through social media, you can find out what online communities your existing customers belong to. And don’t forget that your customers can spread the word for you to these communities. Tamar is also the author of The New Community Rules (July 2009).

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