Convince & Convert

FEBRUARY 23, 2010

On Twitter for example, if you’re tweeting about your company’s new product, you’re engaged in a customer gain event. If there's a crisis, for example, they're going to be out there broadcasting their crisis management blogs but also reacting to customer issues. Are you doing everything right?

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MAY 5, 2010

Share the 10OFF discount code for everyone, for example. Better yet, to show that the page is active, give the users control by letting their Fan posts show up on the front page. As a result, engagement goes up as the page appears very active. Give them a reason to be actively engaged. What if you want to offer 10% off?

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Facebook How To Marketing URL 279

Idaconcpts

OCTOBER 16, 2013

After taking some digital mixing courses at a contemporary art museum, I ventured into creating my own mixes, which are still around at my Myspace page. For example, take a look at [link]. They often connect with radio DJs, magazine editors, and fans but somehow fail to connect with indie bloggers that cover the local music scene.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MARCH 12, 2009

If a forum exists for your industry, you should very well be active: you should participate and follow the discussion closely to know exactly what is being said and what kind of feedback you can take back to your executive and development team to enhance your product and to make it better than your competition. It’s a brave (???)

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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

Social media is not about Facebook or MySpace or Flickr or Twitter or blogs or YouTube. It’s about humanization. “Social media is not about Facebook or MySpace or Flickr or Twitter or blogs or YouTube.&# It’s not hard, it’s complicated. I would add (maybe not a separate item, but incorporated?)

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JANUARY 5, 2010

The article has examples of how social media worked too. The Poetry of Social Networking to Court Customers and Invest in Relationships (Brian Solis): Brian Solis shares his foreword to Sean Percival’s book, MySpace Marketing. Laser (Web Strategist): There are two (of many) approaches you can take in your social media strategy.

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Webbiquity SMM

JANUARY 10, 2011

Having long ago passed MySpace as the most popular social network, Facebook recently replaced Google as the most-visited website in the U.S. For example, although a significant proportion of the population of Quebec is bilingual, many of those people have a language preference. It’s hard to overstate the impact of Facebook.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

FEBRUARY 23, 2010

Smashing Magazine ), among other things. Search Engine Roundtable is an excellent example of a successful unique blog in a saturated market. Mommyblogs are a great example of thriving personal blogs; they take you behind the scenes into the life as a parent. Fake Steve Jobs ), and being a vault of resources (e.g.

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Convince & Convert

AUGUST 18, 2010

I actually think a lot of these questions often come from the client side (Q 3 is a great example of this) – and where equipped, PR firms (or whoever is providing advice) should help with their understanding / education by using the questions you've suggested. &# should be an alarming one to be asking. Thanks, Jay!

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Webbiquity SMM

FEBRUARY 7, 2011

you have a tiny customer base and they are all in top-secret military installations) and what groundwork needs to be laid before embracing social media in your marketing practices, then delves into how to use content for lead generation and integrate social with other marketing activities like email. So, Your CEO Wants to Tweet!

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Laurel Papworth

NOVEMBER 22, 2009

A third source of revenue is recruitment tools that companies can use to find people who may not even be actively looking for new jobs. per member per year over at MySpace is NOT high. And while the example of SecondLife freemium model is relevant (pay for technical support. And 9,000 buy the magazine at newsagencies.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MARCH 4, 2008

Personalization : presenting results based on past activity. How did they motivate themselves to continue (while still focusing on school and other “full time&# activities)? One in a magazine or one that is online? Maybe that’s a bad example. What was their inspiration? Everyone laughs.] Answers Yahoo!

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Convince & Convert

JUNE 8, 2010

Named One of Arizona’s Top 25 Restaurants by Arizona Highways Magazine, show this message for a discount on an appetizer.&# link] (from @JayBaer) [link] David Spinks Great advise with helpful examples: Are You Ready for the Opportunity Economy? Awesome stuff Jay — I love the way you bring real examples to social media.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JANUARY 5, 2009

Why Social Media Belongs in Your Internet Marketing Campaign (Bruce Clay): The Lisa goes through three successful examples of good social media applications and illustrates why they grabbed her attention. For example, Rule #1 is “Thou Shalt Be Honest.&# Shimon literally gave away his trade secret with this one.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

DECEMBER 1, 2009

With 350 million+ users, a self-promoting and natural way to have people promote your product, and a very active audience full of close friends and family, what’s not to like? Facebook Pages do not allow background images like Twitter, Myspace, and other services. Here’s an example of a simple tab I set up: Welcome!

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Facebook How To Applications URL 279

Webbiquity SMM

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

In a study asking consumers to rate the most influential sources of information for their purchase decisions, 59% said “personal advice from friends or family members,&# followed by 39% search engines, 36% articles in newspapers or magazines, online articles 28%, email 20% and social media 19%. While 28% of U.S.

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Viper Chill

OCTOBER 26, 2009

For example, I’ve managed to build a top 10 personal development blog in 12 months and I was voted the top social media marketer under 21. The influencers behind forums are often the owners, but sometimes the moderators or just active users. I like to think I have Cloud-jacked quite a few niches over the last four years.

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Convince & Convert

AUGUST 25, 2010

And that example is just scratching the surface. And Myspace has proven that we will invest major sweat into an identity online (way more than anyone has invested on Facebook) and left at the drop of a hat for something better. link] [link] Inspired Magazine Is Starbucks the Most Dangerous Competitor to Facebook?

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

APRIL 1, 2010

Create your own marketing system I recommend that people take a portion of their day to learn as much as they can about what people are saying about them, as well as review competitor and partner activities, and peruse industry trends and case studies. Before you get active on social networks, start a blog. Photos by Shutterstock.

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Webbiquity SMM

AUGUST 16, 2010

HOW TO: Create Custom Backgrounds for Twitter, YouTube, & MySpace by Mashable. Matt Silverman steps through the process of creating cool custom backgrounds for popular social media sites, with easy-to-follow instructions and rich example illustrations. Managing Your Reputation Online: 5 Essential Tools by CIO Magazine.

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Social Media Tools Strategy Tips 200

Webbiquity SMM

FEBRUARY 23, 2012

Kelli Shaver shows how to display your Google+ profile information on a WordPress site/blog, add the +1 button, and even use a Google+-inspired WordPress theme, with details about and illustrations of three examples. Google Explores Re-Ranking Search Results Using +1 Button Data by Wired Magazine. SEO and the Google +1 Button.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MARCH 24, 2010

Mark Frauenfelder Mark Frauenfelder is a co-editor of Boing Boing and the editor-in-chief of MAKE Magazine. For example, I write a lot about AOL, and after the recent layoffs, I wrote how the entire mobile advertising team took a voluntary buyout and quit the company. One example is Mint and the insights they offer via their blog.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JANUARY 14, 2009

SEO Mastermind Aaron Wall Brings Bad News : In an interview with Entrepreneur magazine, Aaron Wall talks about all things SEO. Jill Whalen has been active on forums and online communities for 10 years now. A List of Social Media Marketing Examples : Peter Kim has an exhaustive list of companies engaging in social media.

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Buzz Marketing for Technology

JUNE 27, 2008

Give students a time limit to complete the exercise that forces them to skim (tell them the assignment is to develop their skimming skills) Change the font and format so key words stick out (including the last sentence) Have students work in groups to do the activity (someone should catch the last line) Does anyone have other suggestions?

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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

Facebook is preferred for information about the brand’s activities, and email is preferred for product updates. link] via @jaybaer [link] Ike Pigott Bingo, but I quibble with the “Population of Illinois&# example. I see Twitter for branding working in only the rarest of examples. Great example! Great example!

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Webbiquity SMM

NOVEMBER 28, 2011

Report: CMOs Eager To Integrate Social Tools by MediaPost Online Media Daily Gavin O’Malley reports that chief marketing officers have embraced social media: “From Facebook to Twitter, a full 90% of chief marketing officers now participate in an average of three or more social media activities.” And much more.

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