Laurel Papworth

JANUARY 14, 2010

I reported them to the ACCC – remember “free&# mobile phone fiasco and resultant fines? In 2009, even the top 30 major hotel brands t increased their dependence on the Online Travel Agencies (OTAs)-from 25.4% a year ago to 30% of CRS bookings in Q3 2009 (eTRAK). Discover Australia note free internet access claim.

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Hotels Tourism Travel Social Media 85

Myrland Marketing

APRIL 6, 2010

Perhaps the Government Affairs Team decides to utilize mobile marketing in order to keep its clients abreast of critical developments while the legislature is in session. These are all just different communities and different tools, so you need to make sure you find the right tool for the job. I put global objectives across the top.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MARCH 17, 2010

Every time I tell someone I’m a Community Manager , I get a varied response. &# That last one might be the most honest of the three, since asking a Community Manager whether they tweet for a living is like asking a construction worker if they cat-call for a living, or a doctor if he asks people to say “ah!&# for a living.

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Convince & Convert

FEBRUARY 11, 2010

As mobile browsers become more powerful, Google and its partners decided to do things their own way. I believe the mobile Web will eventually win, and that apps are here as a transitionary measure until we can sort out browsers that are good enough to emulate the Web experience on mobile.”

Social Media 114

Social Media Strategy Apple iPhone 114

Buzz Marketing for Technology

JUNE 27, 2008

Before creating an online community of practice (COP), Michael Behounek, KM director for $1.25 Behounek once created a community to devise performance enhancements for a particular 2,000-horsepower pump used in the companys oil refineries. That gave us fertile ground to kick off the community. Mobile Security. Mainframes.

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Convince & Convert

MAY 12, 2010

Will you embrace Twitter if I can show you ROI? link] marionguthrie I read a forecast about the huge growth in mobile advertising in just 5 years, by 2015. Yet they blindly support tactics like blanketing local zip codes with direct mail pieces (argh). Why are you being soooo stubborn? All rights reserved.

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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

Tom Webster theorizes this may be due to Twitter’s functional similarity to text messaging, as several studies have shown Black Americans use the mobile Web at rates roughly double that to non-Hispanic Whites. johnheaney The other important takeaway was the proportion of Twitter users (85%) who access the web from mobile devices.

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Convince & Convert

JULY 26, 2010

Way back in the early days of PitchEngine (like 2009), people thought we were crazy to offer our social media news release service for free. Unlike your blog, which is on an island, the Pitch is mobile and travels around to all the places you need it to – email, social networks, search engines, etc., Why Am I sharing This?

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Webbiquity SMM

SEPTEMBER 12, 2011

And of course, there’s the ongoing social media ROI debate : how do I measure this? Can social media ROI really be measured? Megan O’Neill offers helpful tips for increasing exposure of your online videos, including using annotations across videos, creating playlists, and actively participating in the YouTube community.

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Social Media Trendrr SM2 Alterian 261

Convince & Convert

FEBRUARY 5, 2010

Also, since you’re in the process of fixing up your blog I wanted to remind you that Mofuse is not doing justice to your mobile site – [link] I tried switching to Disqus but had lots of trouble importing my comments from WordPress, did you have any trouble with that? link] Adam Q. All rights reserved.

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Convince & Convert

MAY 25, 2010

Here are the highlights: A Colossal Opportunity According to Forrester research, from 2009 – 2014, the average annual growth rate in digital marketing expenditures in the U.S. It’s a journey that’s similar to my own when I merged my digital agency (Mighty Interactive) to Off Madison Ave in 2005.

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Marketing Social CRM Conference Social Media 124

Convince & Convert

JUNE 24, 2010

I just ditched AT&T for T-Mobile. That mission, to add value to the communities they reach, is the heart beat of social. They'll have a rep respond to you right away, get your email addy, and do their best to resolve it. Next, go onto Twitter and bitch about AT&T. I just want to send Twitpics and talk to people.

Social Media 122

Social Media Strategy Social CRM MySpace 122

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JULY 8, 2008

These scenarios come to fruition in spontaneous communities, on social networks, and other self-service tools – all thanks to the availability of low cost technology and access to the world wide web. You can also not use the tools correctly or not behave appropriately within communities around the tools and market poorly.

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Social Media Marketing Consultant Communities 163

Convince & Convert

APRIL 28, 2010

In Search of Mass Influencers In a fascinating new Forrester Research study about online peer influence, Augie Ray and Josh Bernoff determine that consumers generated more than 500 billion online impressions about products and services in 2009. online population access the Internet from a mobile device. population. Among influentials?

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Social Media Strategy Influencer Social CRM 149

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MAY 5, 2010

Don’t shy away from giving your community the information needed to find you elsewhere both online and offline. How do I know if there’s ROI in Facebook? Encourage Community Interaction In the simplest form, have a Facebook wall and ask your fans questions or share cool company or even personal insights with them.

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Facebook How To Marketing URL 279

Convince & Convert

AUGUST 10, 2010

Combine that with location and mobile data, and you get real-time smart agents that tell you whom you should approach in a restaurant to buy a drink. Cheers, Sheldon, community manager for Sysomos [link] 40deuce I agree that influence mining will definitely be a huge thing in the next year or so. JF : Hyper-targeting.

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Social CRM Influencer Klout Social Media 134

Convince & Convert

AUGUST 11, 2010

.&# But, I’m excited by the possibilities, eager to get our kids set up in what I think will be a terrific situation, fired up about our new home, and eager to get integrated into the Indiana social media community. Fully virtual, fully mobile. Will there be bumps along the way? Definitely. link] [link] jaybaer Thanks Linda.

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Webbiquity SMM

FEBRUARY 7, 2011

If 2009 was the year many marketers puzzled over, poked at and pondered incorporating social media into their marketing mix, 2010 was the year of diving in. According to a HubSpot study, 71% of marketers viewed Twitter as a useful marketing tool last year, up from just 39% in 2009. Social Media Metrics and ROI. Adoption soared.

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Convince & Convert

JULY 28, 2010

Mater of fact that gets a standing ovation… But now I want to share it… Feel my pain… I have to leave my email to a browser… on a mobile device that could well spell a don't bother. By the way your post looks GREAT on a mobile device. This was another excellent post. link] jaybaer Thanks. I appreciate that.

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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

Mobile is Critical MySpace was slow to adopt mobile technology, and the lack of MySpace in your pocket was part of what killed them. Further, mobile users actually spend more time on Facebook, not less. They recognize that the future is not in dot coms at all, but in deconstructing content and making it mobile and portable.

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MySpace Facebook Social CRM Consultant 137

Convince & Convert

MAY 26, 2010

Let me hear about it: View Comments | Subscribe To This Blog | Sign Up For Our Newsletter Share This Post: Similar Posts That You Might Enjoy: Are You Growing Enough Voices Content Lessons Learned From 25 Popular Blog Posts Does Your Facebook Page Have a Pulse? Your grasp of the entire landscape (including email) is refreshing. That's all.

Social Media 135

Social Media Consultant Video Strategy 135

Webbiquity SMM

JANUARY 17, 2011

Mobile internet activity is different, however, with the dominant share of time (42%) spent on email, and just 11% on social media. Roundup of the Top Internet and Social Media Statistics by Awareness Community. 80% of Twitter use is on mobile devices. 80% of Twitter use is on mobile devices. 40 percent of U.S.

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Research Social Media B2B Marketing 212

Convince & Convert

APRIL 13, 2010

Tagged as: apps , contests , dale carnegie , how to win friends and influence people , influences , iphone , mobile marketing , social media Did you enjoy this blog post? Alright, your turn. Who influenced you, and why? 10 books are up for grabs. August 12, 2010 (766) Twitter Stream © 2008-2010 Convince & Convert, LLC.

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Social Media Strategy Influencer Education 113

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JANUARY 5, 2012

This is the newest data since 2009. Your strategies must employ content creation, community management, local/maps optimization, among others. Here are 99 ways, from giveaways to community building to media connections to offering discounts and so much more. Community Management. This data is compiled here.

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Marketing SEO Case Study Small Business 264

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JANUARY 24, 2008

In other words, they don’t give a damn about the community and they seemed to have moved on — perhaps completely. Instead, since they weren’t, we are left to our own devices and seek alternative methods (which are not the right avenues of communication, but what do you do when the proper roads lead you to a dead end?).

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Convince & Convert

APRIL 8, 2010

For now, I think it’s a highly mobile DVD player, game machine, Kindle, iPod, email appliance, and Web surfing device. But, iPad HD screen, color, and zoom make it better for magazines – and I can absolutely see education ( and mobile medicine) potential. What is it? I find Kindle to be easier and better as a book device.

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iPad Content iPhone Wireless 137

Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

Mobile access to the social Web is a virtual requirement to do it well. Facebook The original Facebook app on iPhone was just okay, but it’s been massively improved, to the point that Facebook access via mobile might actually be easier than on a computer. 100 million people use Facebook mobile every month, by the way).

Social Media 167

Social Media Strategy Consultant Tweetdeck 167

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JANUARY 14, 2009

What is the ROI for Social Media? Jill Whalen has been active on forums and online communities for 10 years now. How to Measure Social Media ROI for Business : Aaron Uhrmacher explains the factors you must consider to see if your social media campaign has had an impact. Here are even more ways to measure ROI on your campaigns.

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SEO Social Media Marketing Reputation 162

Convince & Convert

MARCH 16, 2010

Growth Is Slowing The true size of the Twitter audience is a bit tricky to pin down because 55% of its users do so via third party and mobile applications. According to these numbers, the audience using Twitter actually declined from August to December, 2009 (during the same period, Facebook went from 250 million to 350 million members).

Social Media 125

Social Media Strategy Foursquare Social CRM 125

Convince & Convert

FEBRUARY 9, 2010

August 12, 2010 (766) Twitter Stream © 2008-2010 Convince & Convert, LLC. All rights reserved. 4463 Forest Hill Drive -- Bloomington, Indiana 47401 (602) 616-1895 jason@convinceandconvert.com

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Social Media Strategy Survey Social CRM 119

Webbiquity SMM

JUNE 6, 2011

It takes a community to build a community. So much of building a community requires understanding people and engaging with them. Now you may wonder, “ How do we build a community? Senior Analyst at Forrester ( @TomGrantForr ) “You don’t build a community. Should there be an ROI on relationships?

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Twitter B2B Crowdsourcing Hubspot 198

Viper Chill

APRIL 19, 2010

What you may not know is that since June 2009, the blog has consistently been making over $4-5,000 per month (over $6,000 in January, this year) without doing anything more than publishing new content. In June 2008 I started PluginID; a blog I later sold, as many of you know. You can of course optimise specific pages on your site.

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Adsense How To Sites Forums 77

Convince & Convert

AUGUST 25, 2010

August 25th, 2010 |Written By: Jay Baer | View Comments Tweet Today’s post is a collaboration with Clinton Bonner , community connectivity expert, futurist, and blogger at Everything to Everything. A text coupon arrives in your mobile inbox and you are offered $5 off a wine purchase of $20 or more from a local wine purveyor.

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Convince & Convert

APRIL 7, 2010

Arm your manager with a mobile device and an email alert system: For the final question of the #socialmedia chat, we talked about tips for businesses looking to take advantage of Foursquare. If connecting with customers via mobile (Foursquare or otherwise) generates word of mouth that brings customers through the door, businesses will use it.

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Foursquare Analysis Consultant Mobile 152

Convince & Convert

MARCH 2, 2010

The social media community is starving for a viable way to track customer behavior throughout all social outposts (as evidenced by the massive number of retweets for this post I mentioned recently about a new way to tie Google Analytics to your Facebook fan page ). It is Mobile on the radar? link] caitlinmc RT @jaybaer Wow!

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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 2, 2010

The ability to make or consume social media from an array of mobile devices increases the convenience factor (and the pressure on my wi-fi router) immensely. DJ Waldow Director of Community, Blue Sky Factory @djwaldow [link] Marjorie Clayman You can sleep easy, Jay. Hence, the ROI of social media. THAT makes me happy.

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Social Media Strategy Consultant Social CRM 155

Convince & Convert

JUNE 23, 2010

As the ability to deliver these tasks via mobile meshes with geo-location technologies and intelligent advertising, this ‘C’ of the three C’s will truly blossom and become powerful for the brands that get it right. Next-generation crowdsourcing always recognizes effort via reward, social status, and incentives that are meaningful to the user.

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