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AUGUST 11, 2010

hours west of the Outer Banks. I'm here to care of ill and recovering in-laws. At least I can say van den Hurk PR has gone global. ;0) 0) Tarboro is an hour east of Raliegh and 1.5 Good location. I went from Lexington, KY, a city of 250,000, to a small rural Southern town of 10,000 so an adjustment. link] DJ Waldow Thanks dude.

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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. And social media helps you build that trust and gives you that brand air cover. What do you think? But you can’t stop the conversation at “We’ll help you engage your customers.&#

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

On-going monitoring: What are people saying about your brand and how can you use that information to either repair your reputation or identify opportunities? If Twitter isn't the spot there needs to be a tool that can help on Facebook without breaking the bank! How can your brand participate in this space most effectively?

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MARCH 18, 2010

[link] [link] Social Media Getting Serious… Social Media is about keeping fans, not creating them! link] [link] Ken Banks Getting Serious… Social Media is about keeping fans, not creating them! link] [link] Ken Banks Getting Serious… Social Media is about keeping fans, not creating them!

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APRIL 22, 2010

Social PR & Influencer Outreach Using social connectivity to introduce your company or products to influencers. In either event, your job in this circumstance is to create conversation. Social CRM The new telephone. “Social media&# will change customer service more acutely than it will change marketing.

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JULY 13, 2010

It's impossible to have it “nailed&# in this environment… [link] Ken Banks Why the Digital Divide is Death to Your PR Firm [link] by @elizabethsosnow (via @jaybaer) A Must-Read! link] Social Media News Why the Digital Divide is Death to Your #PR Firm [link] by @elizabethsosnow (via @jaybaer) A Must-Read!

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JULY 8, 2010

While it’s not that easy with online marketing, for the past two decades, email has been the leading retention marketing tactic, and the channel you can bank on to deliver a predictable revenue stream—provided that you’ve invested in building your own, permission-based list. Why is email such a steady producer? Consumer’s who get it, want it.

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

I joined it to yell at Wachovia Bank because they were mistreating my wife with inexplicable fees. Finally, I see Twitter being a terrific communication tool for brands to use to update their audience on events. You certainly covered some great reasons to that point. I always like to tell the story of how I first joined Twitter.

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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. link] [link] Ken Banks The 39 Social Media Tools I’ll Use Today Revisited [link] Powerful A Must-Read! 39 Soical Media Tools.

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JUNE 16, 2010

The Secret Sauce Is Relevance I’m noticing common themes among social media successes like BBVA bank. USAA Bank already knew that customers were using technology to make their “banking lives&# more productive. They focus on fostering customer behaviors that lead to profitability.

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