Convince & Convert

AUGUST 10, 2010

We’ve gone from MySpace and a era of anonymous accounts and comments attributed to “SexyBear1984″ to using our real names on Facebook, Twitter, and elsewhere as we build personal brands. We’ve gone from MySpace… [link] [link] Dorothy Dalton RT @BengtWendel: The next online gold rush? JF : Hyper-targeting.

Social CRM 133

Social CRM Influencer Klout Social Media 133

Convince & Convert

MAY 11, 2010

You can survey your customers, although that’s not always the best approach because the questions are not fresh in their minds – they’ve already made their buying decision. For B2B companies, I suggest adding a short slide presentation that answers each question, and possibly a podcast that answers all six in aggregate.

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FAQ Content Consultant Social Media 137

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JANUARY 5, 2010

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. What this is is a good article by Matt McGee on what you should expect when you actually buy SEO consulting. She has some great comparisons.

Marketing 265

Marketing SEO Journal Engineering 265

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MAY 5, 2010

Buy something, get something. Aggregate Your Other Social Streams If you’re only on Facebook, this step isn’t for you. Take MySpace as just one of many examples of an online property that become too comfortable with its “space.&# Of course, you can also just use a Facebook application for that.

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Facebook How To Marketing URL 279

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JULY 8, 2008

By that I mean not only the social voting sites like Digg, Reddit, etc, but also on the social networks (Facebook, MySpace, etc), social communication tools (Twitter, Pownce, Seesmic, etc.), social conversation tools (FriendFeed, and maybe you could even lump in Disqus and the like with it). It’s not about any of the tools.

Social Media 163

Social Media Marketing Consultant Communities 163

Convince & Convert

FEBRUARY 9, 2010

&# … and then the subsequent article explained to the actual readers that there is no such thing, and this was simply a test to see how many people actually read the articles before sending them to the people who are supposed to trust them as content aggregators and creators. How many times would this 'article' be re-tweeted?

Social Media 119

Social Media Strategy Survey Social CRM 119

Convince & Convert

AUGUST 3, 2010

(excellent post with more details on the Facebook/Amazon marriage from SeeWhy) The power and insidious nature of the “Like&# button installed everywhere, and the rich data stream that provides is probably worth more to Facebook ultimately than the eyeballs it aggregates and monetizes via ads on its.com environment. Not so with Google.

Social Media 167

Social Media Facebook Marketing Consultant 167

Convince & Convert

AUGUST 3, 2010

(excellent post with more details on the Facebook/Amazon marriage from SeeWhy) The power and insidious nature of the “Like&# button installed everywhere, and the rich data stream that provides is probably worth more to Facebook ultimately than the eyeballs it aggregates and monetizes via ads on its.com environment. Not so with Google.

Facebook 167

Facebook Consultant Social Media Sites 167

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JANUARY 5, 2009

Perspectives on Buying Links (Stuntdubl): Todd explains that you should justify the purchase of your links from an SEO, engineer, or visitor standpoint. Link Buying Guide: Directories, Ads, and Reviews (Search Engine Journal): Need to buy links? Did I ever mention that I heart Matt? Jody Nimetz lists them out for you.

Marketing 144

Marketing StumbleUpon SEO Reputation 144

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JULY 7, 2010

If I wanted to shout it out, I’d buy a billboard over the Strip in Las Vegas. Aggregator sites are evil. Digg Diigo Disqus Dopplr Facebook Fetch Flickr FriendFeed gdgt Google Reader Identi.ca It’s a great tool, but it’s not one you’d exclusively want to dedicate your Twitter efforts to. Answers Yahoo!

Social Media 251

Social Media Klout Influencer Feed 251

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

APRIL 28, 2010

So, Facebook, when are you going to have a Business Center that regularly communicates with owners of small businesses or larger businesses who don’t place ad buys on your network? I think people opted for FB over MySpace because of so many of the reasons people are becoming disenchanted with FB right now. My friends list?

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Facebook Issues MySpace Privacy 277

Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

Twitter is also where aggregators (e.g. Twitter is also where aggregators (e.g. One user sees your tweet, clicks through to the blog, and eventually buys $1,000 worth of X from you. One user sees your tweet, clicks through to the blog, and eventually buys $1,000 worth of X from you. smartbrief) have found me.

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Social CRM Twitter B2B CoTweet 145