Direct Marketing Observations

JUNE 21, 2010

Using Twitter to Grow Your Business. Twitter describes itself as “a real-time information network powered by people all around the world that lets you share and discover what’s happening now.” This free, one-hour session will cover how to: Establish and build your Twitter presence. Live Webcast June 23, 2 PM ET / 11 AM PT.

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Direct Marketing Observations

MARCH 19, 2012

billion in 2010. Twitter ain’t going anywhere -From cars that tweet , to marketers figuring out newfound ways to leverage the power of microblogging and actually driving awareness and making money-Twitter is hitting some good times. Twitter didn’t buy Posterous just to spend money and collect a toy.

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Direct Marketing Observations

JANUARY 6, 2010

2010 is going to be an interesting year for all of us. 2) As my side Twitter project Hashtagsocialmedia.com continues to build momentum, someone asked if there were a way to follow everyone who had participated in the Tweetchat. A Google doc that lists all of the known Twitter chats. 5) Tamar Weinberg is a star.

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Direct Marketing Observations

DECEMBER 19, 2011

9) That Twitter would be making money by now. Would you pay 5 bucks a month to use Twitter? Would you pay to advertise on Twitter? I think I might have predicted in 2009 that Twitter would be making money by now as well… Le Sigh. Of course I thought 2010 was going to be the year as well. The problem?

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Direct Marketing Observations

JUNE 25, 2010

According to a May 2010 study by Digital Brand Expressions , 59% of social marketers are operating “without a game plan.” Six out of Ten are just creating Facebook, Youtube and Twitter profiles? How is that possible? I’m not sure who is at more fault here, the marketer or the company they work for?

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Direct Marketing Observations

FEBRUARY 18, 2010

1) Nevertheless, this post The New 2010 Social Media Data Flow, With Buzz is about content creation on multiple platforms and data flow, who see it, where do they see it and how to avoid duplication. 10) and lastly, Crowdeye Twitter search has some potential, what do you think? He makes some very valid points on how to proceed.

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Direct Marketing Observations

FEBRUARY 2, 2010

The twitter based chat will take place on Tuesday 02/02/2010 at noon EST. To participate follow #sm45 on your favorite Twitter client or on our live site. Q2) Do companies have time for social media? Q3) Are there quick tactics that can be used to build company enthusiasm around SMM? via hashtagsocialmedia.com.

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