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MAY 12, 2010

link] marionguthrie I read a forecast about the huge growth in mobile advertising in just 5 years, by 2015. blog comments powered by Disqus Subscribe to Convince & Convert Jay Baer Greetings. [link] by @Jenn_ex (A little Dr. Seuss reference is always nice) [link] Brian Bergen RT @jaybaer: Would You Try It With a Fox?

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JUNE 24, 2010

I’ve been in marketing or advertising (online or otherwise) for 20 years. That’s something sorely missing from a lot of traditional advertising, where veracity is neither required nor particularly encouraged. I just ditched AT&T for T-Mobile. But, I’m not. What was the attraction? Bob sells insurance.

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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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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JUNE 18, 2008

Brightkite: Email and SMS – mobile web is definitely the wave of the future. Making sure your site is not only accessible on mobile phones but can interact with them is extremely important. Share your experiences, memories and events with your friends and family. People don’t like to be disconnected.

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Social Media Network Marketing

FEBRUARY 15, 2010

Is there an important news event in your industry that you wrote about? Unported License. Have a special going on? Send a Tweet. Send a Tweet pointing to that article. Give lots of value and make conversation, not selling, your goal. Monitor What They Say About You Find out what people are saying about you and your industry.

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The Way of the Web

MARCH 15, 2010

Apparently 100+ local and regional newspapers vanished last year: “The advent of free newspapers, the emergence of 24-hour television news and the popularisation of online and mobile platforms have all contributed to a far more volatile and unstable environment for news organisations.” blog comments powered by Disqus Blog Partners:

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JULY 26, 2010

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., That’s where the Pitch™ comes in. It enables a brand to share their story in it’s entirety and with context. Why Am I sharing This? Im Jay Baer.

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JULY 28, 2010

Sure, it’s clever outdoor advertising, but given that “where am I going to get coffee tomorrow?&# My business today has assembled an array of expertise and networked with people and businesses so I can offer help in all areas of marketing and advertising. for most business travelers, it’s also incredibly helpful.

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APRIL 28, 2010

Isolate Mobile Users The same way that a wallet chain indicate the owner loves Kings of Leon, mobile Internet use is a definitive marker for Mass Influentials. online population access the Internet from a mobile device. The next time you send an email, I would absolutely run a report showing opens and clicks by mobile device.

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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? At one particular event, after several unsuccessful attempts at getting anyone to meet with me, I stopped at the bar for a drink. Alright, your turn. Im Jay Baer.

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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. Billions and billions of dollars are spent on advertising. And with social media targeting, advertisers can be that much more efficient with their messages. JF : Hyper-targeting.

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MAY 25, 2010

link] #bgsd [link] Elizabeth Sosnow Digital and Dollars – Successfully Adding Online Marketing to Your Agency Services | Conferences and Events | Soci… [link] [link] Paula Lovell Hey @jaybaer you were rocking at #CAPRSA and this proves it. If you missed it, read the recap.

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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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Social Media Strategery

MARCH 10, 2009

Events Calendar Subscribe: Posts | Comments | Email Social Media Strategery Best Of Best Practices Enterprise 2.0 Yet, they have a very open blog that’s advertised on the official TSA website and in airports around the country. Was there any type of key event that became the turning point in making it happen?

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AUGUST 11, 2010

Fully virtual, fully mobile. blog comments powered by Disqus Subscribe to Convince & Convert Jay Baer Greetings. [link] jaybaer So far, the scenery part has been a bit of a drag. But you're right, location is less of an issue now than ever before. In fact, my friend Mike is going 100% on the road. Great to see you on Saturday.

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MAY 26, 2010

link] Make It Happen Event RT @juliehood: 14 Things I Think I Think About Social Media via @jaybaer [link] (Do these resonate with you? link] online marketing blog using facebook fan page as a newsletter is a great idea, thanks for the great article. I agree with tools vs. strategy.) Im Jay Baer.

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

Meanwhile, however, I do very much like Facebook Lite , which strips down a lot of the shiny distractions, and gives you a threaded News Feed, birthdays, and events – and that’s about it. Blog Comments (The blog is on WordPress) Disqus This is what I use to manage comments here at Convince & Convert.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JANUARY 5, 2010

These posts are not in response to newsworthy events, nor are they displayed in any particular order. The Beginner’s Guide to Advertising on Facebook (Jonathan Volk): If you’re looking to advertise on Facebook, be it for your product for via affiliate marketing (in Jonathan’s case), take tips from this guy.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MARCH 17, 2010

Larger companies may mobilize a large fundraiser, but smaller companies can host smaller community drives as well. Strategize With Webmaster to Create Better Conversion Just like any other advertising effort, your job needs to be measured. Digg Diigo Disqus Dopplr Facebook Fetch Flickr FriendFeed gdgt Google Reader Identi.ca

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JUNE 30, 2008

On the other hand, Plurk is really new, and thus, Twitter wins on followers (and the fact that mobile access — via SMS — totally owns), so the Plurk discussions (for now) are at a minimum. I think plurk is more for networking and twitter more for tweeting news/events/links. Thanks for laying out the two sides.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JULY 8, 2008

social conversation tools (FriendFeed, and maybe you could even lump in Disqus and the like with it). Social media can be seen as a tool for a marketer, but not a static one like an advertisement. Advertising and marketing currently emphasize selling and helping others sell. It’s not about any of the tools.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MAY 5, 2010

The EA Mobile Human Tetris project takes you to a Facebook application where everyone participates in a game of Tetris. You may find opportunities to host real life events, be them at conferences or whatever else. Why not invite your Facebook fans to a special event at your venue? Growth can be a good thing.

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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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FEBRUARY 9, 2010

Im Jay Baer. Im a tequila-loving, hype-free social media strategy consultant, speaker, and author that works with major corporations and PR firms to harness the awesome power of the social Web.

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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. Functionally, everything Twitter does, Facebook does just as well, with the exception of mobile usage. Check ( Facebook Lite ). Retweet-style sharing tools? its high churn rate.:

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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. Whrrl also lets other people check-in to MY check-in turning it into an almost virtual layer over our real life event.

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AUGUST 25, 2010

Starbucks is not only offering free Wi-Fi in all stores come this fall, but also unveiling their Starbucks Digital Network that all in-store web and mobile users will have the opportunity to enjoy (it’s a partnership with Yahoo!). The era of the hyper-relevant advertisement is upon us. link] jaybaer In theory, yes.

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MARCH 2, 2010

It will also enable companies to move faster, and with more messaging consistency in the event of a social media-fueled crisis. It is Mobile on the radar? Social is obviously going to be a huge part moving forward, and I believe mobile will as well. link] caitlinmc RT @jaybaer Wow! Im Jay Baer.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MARCH 24, 2010

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. Peter is also the founder of Gizmodo, Joystiq, hackaday, and Engadget Mobile. Others are people I’ve simply met over the years at conferences and events.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JANUARY 14, 2009

Here’s how this works : In the Internet Marketing Best Posts “series,&# I take posts that are typically timeless — they’re not confined to a specific event or news occurrence — they’re valuable for the long haul in terms of Internet Marketing and creative strategy. Whole Foods did. Follow some guidelines.

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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. We would never go to a social event and only talk work. blog comments powered by Disqus Subscribe to Convince & Convert Jay Baer Greetings. Im Jay Baer.

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The Way of the Web

AUGUST 12, 2010

Mobile – see above, although the potential of paid apps means free content might be harder to find… TV on demand – allowing you to fill up your leisure time more effectively if that’s your choice. Gaming – whether social, console, mobile, or PC, gaming is a huge market and a big source of entertainment time.

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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. Think frequent flyer program, but without having to go through airport security to attain the rewards. Im Jay Baer.

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JUNE 16, 2010

And exceptional businesses are realizing tangible, meaningful outcomes using social media & mobile marketing. Whole Foods does this similarly with its mobile application when it suggests meals/shopping lists based on health needs — and even suggests meals for ingredients you already have.

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