Convince & Convert

JUNE 29, 2010

The book includes several compelling examples of groups creating and maintaining impressive online collaborations, without a profit motive in sight. His chronicle of an online study group at Ryerson University is a perfect example of the ramifications of widespread interconnectivity that society will be wrestling with into the future.

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JUNE 17, 2010

From what I've seen anywhere from 5-10% is a pretty decent (example: listed 500 times and have 10,000 followers) number to aim for. Convince & Convert [link] #marketing #b2b [link] Assurance RT @ldiomede RT @jaybaer: Is Your Twitter Addiction Paying Off? Convince & Convert [link] #marketing #b2b [link] Evan E.

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Convince & Convert

AUGUST 19, 2010

How are you integrating social media into other programs? Sound off in the comments, and maybe we’ll put together another post with great examples. clintonbon Love the example you put forth, great post! link] [link] Julie Robinson RT @jaybaer: The 3 Amigos: Email, Blogging, Social Sharing. Awesome post!!

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Convince & Convert

MAY 4, 2010

For example, the markers for a jump to cloud computing for a declining retail company are quite different than the markers for a growing startup to embrace a business intelligence application. Well, I’ll try to keep the answer short because complete answer is a long one. Is the same true in adoption of new technologies? Great question.

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Convince & Convert

JULY 27, 2010

I have 4 regular monthly guest posters on SocialFishing, one for each week of the month, each having a particular angle to discuss regarding social media and associations/nonprofits, and it's rounded out the blog really beautifully. Made it better than we could ever do on our own! All rights reserved.

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Convince & Convert

FEBRUARY 10, 2010

.&# Features being considered for inclusion in new releases include CRM integration; deep analysis of customers’ social graph and content they’ve produced (keyword analysis of your Tweets, for example); and even semi-automated social media response mechanisms. Just a thought.

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Convince & Convert

JUNE 22, 2010

Never Heard Of It This is of course a situation that is most acute in B2B, where White Horse found that 60% of companies either have low executive interest in social media, or have modest interest but a lack of education. If anything, social media is MORE important for B2B companies than it is for B2C companies.

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Convince & Convert

MAY 5, 2010

link] [link] Natalie Stanczyk Great example of an online community: [link] [link] Russ Henneberry RT @jaybaer: An Online Community with a Purpose, and a Plan. link] [link] Dan Nestle Case study could herald future of ad agencies RT @jaybaer: An Online Community with a Purpose, and a Plan.

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Convince & Convert

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. A good example of a company’s CSR successes is Target® with its long-standing commitment to schools and education. link] Eric Buchegger Tying together CSR and social media.

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Convince & Convert

JULY 26, 2010

The more content, the better which leads me to the next thing… Social Media Optimization Sites like Facebook and Twitter can help you spread your brand’s net even wider. This is another example of why you need accounts on these sites. Someone searches for you, they’ll find your Twitter profile or Facebook brand page.

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Convince & Convert

JULY 28, 2010

Taxi Mike is Here to Help During my recent vacation in Canada, I stumbled upon a fantastic example of marketing via helpfulness, from Taxi Mike in Banff, Alberta. It’s Coffee In another example of Canadian excellence in creating marketing success through helpfulness, a Starbucks in Richmond, B.C. It’s a Bird.

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Webbiquity SMM

MAY 10, 2011

According to MarketingSherpa (and many other sources), generating qualified leads remains the top priority for B2B marketers. Here are 20 ideas. Promote white papers / eBooks / reports for lead generation. These can be things like lists (e.g., Highlight your partners.

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Convince & Convert

FEBRUARY 19, 2010

I’ve been talking a lot about the integration of email and social media , and this is another example of using cross-functional technology to build content creation and deployment synergies. Subscribers then receive a digest of all the content posted to the fan page. All rights reserved.

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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.

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Convince & Convert

MARCH 25, 2010

That’s why there’s a built-in calculator where you can input your costs (hard costs + labor costs) for each social media outpost, and the system automatically calculates your ROI. For example, you can determine in an instant what the cost and return per view is for a YouTube video you spent $5000 on to generate 25,000 views.

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Convince & Convert

JULY 21, 2010

If your team uses social media at work, particularly for clients, you’ve got to have a policy. Todd Defren and Dell have both shared excellent examples to build from. The FTC encourages social media policies be in place and reviewed. I found myself facing a room full of blank stares.

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Visually SM

JULY 27, 2020

However, there are a couple of unique features that set Sprout Social apart. In addition to monitoring and managing multiple social networks, SproutSocial’s clean interface also delivers deeper analytics. You can even turn your messages into action items to create workflows or reminders around your social activity.

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Convince & Convert

APRIL 1, 2010

I must have used the Edelman WalMart 'flog' example 20 times in pitches and workshops! I must have used the Edelam WalMart 'Flog' example 30 times in presentations and workshops! link] Glen Walker RT @jaybaer: Get Your Social Media Story Straight [link] (great piece on the importance of followup, too) [link] ???

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Convince & Convert

MAY 11, 2010

Not in a “here’s our FAQ&# way, but in a vigorous, social media way. For B2B companies, I suggest adding a short slide presentation that answers each question, and possibly a podcast that answers all six in aggregate. Maybe you guys have other examples where that is not so. an audience. No selling, just showing.

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Convince & Convert

APRIL 13, 2010

Their support, open ears, and ability to lead by example. That experience made me explore different industries, which lead me to B2B PR. That experience made me explore different industries, which lead me to B2B PR. There are many more examples, but you get my point. There are many more examples, but you get my point.

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Convince & Convert

APRIL 6, 2010

It’s an example of an industry with poor understanding of taxonomy – the words and phrases used to describe products and services. Taxonomy is incredibly important in social media because it’s the most direct link between the worlds of social and search marketing. And great example about the eyeglasses.

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Convince & Convert

JUNE 3, 2010

I can't think of many examples of that type of guts on the player side. They fail to take notes on good PR and instead take notes from GM b/c “they've always been a good example.&# jefflogden You are so right, Jay. link] jaybaer Weird, isn't it? Maybe golf, where people routinely penalize themselves.

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Convince & Convert

AUGUST 11, 2010

What a great example to set for your children. I was struck by what a great example & experience you're providing for your children. Like most things I do, it will either be a great example for my children, or a disastrous cautionary tale. Here's to fresh starts and growing new roots in good soil!

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Convince & Convert

MARCH 3, 2010

We are a good example of a media outsider coming in with some fresh thought and making a splash. I need to be better at identifying and implementing new and relevant strategies so that we are not just “doing a bunch of stuff they could do for themselves.&# I am reading your work voraciously and going thru last years posts as well.

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Convince & Convert

JUNE 2, 2010

While the merits of this particular implementation of Facebook-fueled connectivity can be debated, it’s a good example of the increasing frequency and intensity of “friend&# involvement we’re going to see in the next 12-18 months. How Much Friendship Do We Need? My take on this on my blog @ [link] 2. Re: the Diesel-cam.

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Convince & Convert

MARCH 23, 2010

You should know if first-time visitors are disproportionately likely to visit your Ebook page, for example. Example: Subscribe to our RSS Feed cos next weeks post will be just like this one – but TWICE as awesome. Pay attention to your statistics with regard to calls to actions. You see where I'm going here.

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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

I believe Twitter will ultimately be the way that we interact with brands, and will power the social CRM movement. For example @shitmydadsays (0 engagement account) – @jetblue and @groupon (low level engagement). For example @shitmydadsays (0 engagement account) – @jetblue and @groupon (low level engagement).

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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

I was using you as a great example of a blog with focus and intent during my panel discussion, and this comment from you showed up on my phone at the exact same time. I was using you as a great example of a blog with focus and intent during my panel discussion, and this comment from you showed up on my phone at the exact same time.

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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

In my social media consulting, I often emphasize with my clients the importance of using powerful, unexpected and unusual words and turns of phrase in headlines – to break through the content clutter. This appears to have worked in the case of #2, #4, #6, #11, #14, #17, #19, #23. I’m sure there’s patterns I’ve missed.

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Convince & Convert

AUGUST 18, 2010

But there are still plenty of PR firms (and companies, for that matter) looking at social media purely as a distribution vehicle. What do you think? RyanShell Adam Jay This is one of those posts that made me feel sh*t when I saw the headline but GREAT by the time I had finished reading.

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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

I looked at Meltwater Buzz a couple of months back and thought it offered a better platform than Radian6 (which is a good option in itself and often used as the industry example). What I mean is that California for example always shows up with the most posts. RT @jaybaer: Not sure which social media tools to use?

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Convince & Convert

FEBRUARY 25, 2010

The best example I’ve ever seen of this is from a company called ThinkGeek , which prides itself on carrying the most robust collection of unique, thought-provoking products with the biggest nerd appeal on the planet. But the best example I’ve seen is on their Facebook page, where one fan posted an update on their wall — in BINARY CODE.

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Convince & Convert

JULY 22, 2010

Let’s look at a few examples of companies that have done this successfully: Yelp’s Elite Squad: Yelp operates a social networking, user review, and local search website for members to post reviews and get user feedback on local businesses and restaurants. Are Gardening Forums social media?

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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

By way of example, here’s a search for “Snapple&# on MySpace and Facebook. And that’s why your social media strategy must be tools-agnostic. MySpace has rarely created features specifically for business, or done much to make MySpace a safer, more controllable venue within which corporations can participate.

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Webbiquity SMM

DECEMBER 4, 2012

Look for opportunities to add links from one social profile to others. Google+, for example, allows you to link to as many of your other social profiles as you choose”) as well as specific suggestions for getting the most out of Facebook, Twitter, Google+, LinkedIn and Pinterest.

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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

.&# Social media tools and applications are often seen as existing as their most visible persona (their application within a social network) rather than being seen as tools with wider application and use. Amber [link] Deb Robison Great post and I especially appreciate the viral example and the need for participating with authenticity.

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Convince & Convert

FEBRUARY 19, 2016

That’s where you can take two networks that you’ve created, like your spreadsheet of mayors, for example, Jay. For example, I’m going to type in my topic. Little Bird is going to give me some examples. I could ask for some more examples. But in most cases, those examples are just great.

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