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Convince and Convert Blog: Social Media Strategy and Social Media.

Convince & Convert

I’ve been in marketing or advertising (online or otherwise) for 20 years. I’ve been thinking lately about why I got involved in social media. That’s something sorely missing from a lot of traditional advertising, where veracity is neither required nor particularly encouraged. The same is true in social media.

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Convince and Convert Blog: Social Media Strategy and Social Media.

Convince & Convert

But if you’re engaged in a social media program in an effort to go “viral&# you’re not really engaged in social media at all. You’re engaged in an advertising and marketing campaign that uses the Web as its distribution platform. Social Media results can’t be measured False.

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Wow Online Influencers With An In-Person Experience

Convince & Convert

I love giving tech advice, and it's what I'm doing at my new website…this week I'm going to try inviting people into UStream if they need support or want to chat about issues there having…authenticity is the only way to go. link] Rob I love this idea, here's a way to take it online.