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FEBRUARY 5, 2010

We’ve added Disqus as the commenting system. Also, since you’re in the process of fixing up your blog I wanted to remind you that Mofuse is not doing justice to your mobile site – [link] I tried switching to Disqus but had lots of trouble importing my comments from WordPress, did you have any trouble with that?

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AUGUST 16, 2010

[link] Higher Calling Media RT @SadieMHarris Blastoff for My New Social Media Newsletter [link] [link] [link] MyCrowd.ca 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. All rights reserved.

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MARCH 25, 2010

Advanced social media analytics and ROI calculations often require tying together disparate systems, and looking for causation (or at least correlation) between social media success and business outcome. jaybaer: A Social Media Scoreboard That Works [link] blog comments powered by Disqus Subscribe to Convince & Convert Jay Baer Greetings.

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MAY 5, 2010

This 40-something Florida Mom found herself undergoing several simultaneous life shifts, and realized that products and the communication about them didn’t resonate with her any longer. “If we’re going to counsel clients on the role of community, and its ability to garner insights, we need to be able to walk the walk.&#

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MARCH 4, 2010

Blogging for Community These blogs seek to guild a consistent readership that interact with the blogger(s) and advocate on behalf of the content on other social outposts. We see blogging both as community building and as a function of being a web based business.

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MAY 12, 2010

Will you embrace Twitter if I can show you ROI? blog comments powered by Disqus Subscribe to Convince & Convert Jay Baer Greetings. Yet they blindly support tactics like blanketing local zip codes with direct mail pieces (argh). I feel like the other guy in the story- will you try social media if I give you some great case studies?

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2010

But marketers have always reached out to communities in many forms, and each new medium has taken its turn as Holy Grail for customer influence. The B2B prospect hanging out on Facebook Sunday night behaves differently and has different information needs than the same person reading e-mail on Monday morning. Im Jay Baer.

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2010

DJ Waldow Director of Community, Blue Sky Factory @djwaldow [link] unmarketing Thanks a lot Jay. blog comments powered by Disqus Subscribe to Convince & Convert Jay Baer Greetings. I guess I better read the book before Scott arrives next month for #UnBookTourSLC, right? Seriously honored to be on here. Im Jay Baer.

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JUNE 29, 2010

link] blog comments powered by Disqus Subscribe to Convince & Convert Jay Baer Greetings. 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. All rights reserved.

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AUGUST 24, 2010

One other thing that I would toss out there…in our community of Social Media, marketing, etc., 1 goes to @makeawish 4 every vote/tweet [link] blog comments powered by Disqus Subscribe to Convince & Convert Jay Baer Greetings. there is a lot of overlap and competition in these calls for votes. Im Jay Baer. All rights reserved.

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JULY 27, 2010

link] #blogging #marketing [link] Marketing 150 Via @jaybaer [link] Are You Growing Enough Voices blog comments powered by Disqus Subscribe to Convince & Convert Jay Baer Greetings. RT @maddiegrant [yes awesome!] Are You Growing Enough Voices? Im Jay Baer. August 12, 2010 (766) Twitter Stream © 2008-2010 Convince & Convert, LLC.

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FEBRUARY 11, 2010

– [link] blog comments powered by Disqus Subscribe to Convince & Convert Jay Baer Greetings. HTML5 and open web standards could lead the way: [link] [link] alexanderkesler Is It Curtains for the App Store? Im Jay Baer. August 12, 2010 (766) Twitter Stream © 2008-2010 Convince & Convert, LLC. All rights reserved.

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FEBRUARY 19, 2010

I haven't used it, but looks interesting [link] [link] Meylah Community Anyone use NutshellMail? Turn the Tables on Social Media with NutshellMail [link] blog comments powered by Disqus Subscribe to Convince & Convert Jay Baer Greetings. link] [link] Tom Schneller Is anyone using NutShellMail to manage their social media?

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FEBRUARY 15, 2010

DJ Waldow Director of Community, Blue Sky Factory @djwaldow [link] Graeme White interesting! Once, that blog comments powered by Disqus Subscribe to Convince & Convert Jay Baer Greetings. It always puts a big smile on my face to see posts like these that talk about how email and social media work together. Thanks dude. Im Jay Baer.

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APRIL 15, 2010

Content without community, without approachability, without humanization and kinship is ineffective. I think your point about being involved in the community is the toughest for companies to put their arms around. I like the idea of building a community. Of course, content alone is not the answer. link] Matthew Ross YES!

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MAY 27, 2010

Although Flowtown leans toward the B2C mass market culturally, I see monster B2B possibilities here. link] blog comments powered by Disqus Subscribe to Convince & Convert Jay Baer Greetings. agencies, you should be experimenting with this too). I see it as a nice play for CC, but not sure I fully get it. Im Jay Baer.

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FEBRUARY 10, 2010

Here's why: [link] blog comments powered by Disqus Subscribe to Convince & Convert Jay Baer Greetings. Here's why: [link] [link] Alex de Carvalho 21% of US adults are online abstainers. Im Jay Baer. August 12, 2010 (766) Twitter Stream © 2008-2010 Convince & Convert, LLC. All rights reserved.

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MAY 13, 2010

blog comments powered by Disqus Subscribe to Convince & Convert Jay Baer Greetings. Me: no Man: … Me: it means we should figure out how to solve the core problem. social media is not to blame. Man: …… your awesome. Im Jay Baer. August 12, 2010 (766) Twitter Stream © 2008-2010 Convince & Convert, LLC.

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JULY 26, 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. August 12, 2010 (766) Twitter Stream © 2008-2010 Convince & Convert, LLC. All rights reserved.

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JULY 6, 2010

She leads the agency’s social media group, and has more than 20 years experience in consumer, technology, B2B and social media marketing. Online consumers are savvy and being open and communicative is vital to reputation management. blog comments powered by Disqus Subscribe to Convince & Convert Jay Baer Greetings.

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JULY 20, 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. August 12, 2010 (766) Twitter Stream © 2008-2010 Convince & Convert, LLC. All rights reserved.

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FEBRUARY 23, 2010

Brand communities, contests, most social listening, and non-promotional tweeting fits into this category. Conversely, many blogs are too community-oriented, taking an overly insider approach, given that new research from my friends and clients Compendium Blogware shows that search drives 60%+ of total traffic on 80%+ of corporate blogs.

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APRIL 1, 2010

It’s a good mix of coach-speak, highlights, community service footage, and cheerleader features. In a world where company employees from Legos reward their most die hard fans by engaging with them in their online communities, what better vertical to do something similar than with professional sports? So, I peeked at YouTube.

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MARCH 10, 2010

link] Vishal Joshi RT @SMBConsultant: Staggering Social Media Insights »The Best of Twitter 20 eBook »Very Generous @jaybaer »[link] blog comments powered by Disqus Subscribe to Convince & Convert Jay Baer Greetings. I must say, that has to be the BEST business card idea I've ever seen. Im Jay Baer. All rights reserved.

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FEBRUARY 24, 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. August 12, 2010 (766) Twitter Stream © 2008-2010 Convince & Convert, LLC. All rights reserved.

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

You have to create content, be part of many communities, and proceed incrementally. Can those results be tied back directly to sales, and therefore ROI? going so our COMMUNITY INFLUENCERS ?can going so our COMMUNITY INFLUENCERS ?can That’s not a “wave the magic wand&# scenario. We need to get some VIRAL BUZZ

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JUNE 24, 2010

That mission, to add value to the communities they reach, is the heart beat of social. link] Kenneth Westling 3 things social marketers can learn from ShamWow [link] blog comments powered by Disqus Subscribe to Convince & Convert Jay Baer Greetings. The thought also crossed my mind about the pitchman of that era. Im Jay Baer.

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AUGUST 19, 2010

Allowing for and creating communities. blog comments powered by Disqus Subscribe to Convince & Convert Jay Baer Greetings. Engaging people in their passions all helps make the business more meaningful. The brand relationship starts to look like a friendship and not a transaction. Im Jay Baer. All rights reserved.

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JANUARY 5, 2010

40 Key Elements to Getting Started in Social Media (Louis Gray): Mike Fruchter writes an awesome blog post on Louis Gray’s blog about how to get involved in social media, from branding to blogging to Twitter to community. Are We Too Worried with Finding the ROI of Social Media? It’s definitely a worthwhile read.

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JULY 14, 2010

A Google search of the phrase “social media ROI” provides 694,000 results (at least at this writing). There is no question social media does an organization good, just persevere and know there is a vibrant community there to support your work. The change has come from how people create their perceptions.

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JULY 28, 2010

RT @jaybaer: 5 Simple Ways to Turn Helpfulness Into Marketing Gold: [link] [link] Foundora 5 Ways to Turn Helpfulness Into Marketing Greatness – [link] By @jaybaer [link] Deirdre Reid, CAE 5 Ways to Turn Helpfulness into Marketing Greatness (by @jaybaer) [link] [link] Jack Scharff How can b2b apply? Im Jay Baer.

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JUNE 7, 2010

Also, the official Web site at www.deliveringhappinessbook.com will be morphing soon to an online community where readers and others can share their stories and work together to create and spread happiness in the workplace and beyond. link] blog comments powered by Disqus Subscribe to Convince & Convert Jay Baer Greetings.

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JULY 21, 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. August 12, 2010 (766) Twitter Stream © 2008-2010 Convince & Convert, LLC. All rights reserved.

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JUNE 3, 2010

DJ Waldow Director of Community, Blue Sky Factory @djwaldow [link] DJ Waldow Really, Jay? DJ Waldow Director of Community, Blue Sky Factory @djwaldow [link] DJ Waldow Jay – I disagree here. How can you not know how to care? It's been 40+ days and they are still doing and saying dumb stuff. Is anyone advising them?

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APRIL 20, 2010

link] blog comments powered by Disqus Subscribe to Convince & Convert Jay Baer Greetings. link] [link] Mary Modney RT @jaybaer: Does Your Blog Have a Long Tail? Im Jay Baer. August 12, 2010 (766) Twitter Stream © 2008-2010 Convince & Convert, LLC. All rights reserved.

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MAY 25, 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. August 12, 2010 (766) Twitter Stream © 2008-2010 Convince & Convert, LLC. All rights reserved.

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MAY 11, 2010

For B2B companies, I suggest adding a short slide presentation that answers each question, and possibly a podcast that answers all six in aggregate. Nonetheless, BK drove buyers into their restaurants and tracked ROI to the penny using Facebook. Not in a “here’s our FAQ&# way, but in a vigorous, social media way.

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