Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

Social media is not about Facebook or MySpace or Flickr or Twitter or blogs or YouTube. This blog is great as encouragement and validation for my own endeavors in social media marketing. This blog is great as encouragement and validation for my own endeavors in social media marketing. It’s about humanization.

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Convince & Convert

APRIL 13, 2010

Tagged as: apps , contests , dale carnegie , how to win friends and influence people , influences , iphone , mobile marketing , social media Did you enjoy this blog post? Inspired by Jay Baer blog post, “The Best Advice Has No Shelf Life” [link] #assnchat [link] KiKi L’Italien #assnchat is on in 7 min…topic?

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Convince & Convert

MAY 11, 2010

I recommend answering each question with a dedicated blog post, and a video – at a minimum. Your blog, naturally. Talk it up on Facebook and the blog. Answer Man Once you’ve identified your top six questions, answer them. Not in a “here’s our FAQ&# way, but in a vigorous, social media way.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

DECEMBER 31, 2009

You can use the many applications that Facebook offers, so that others can answer questions on a survey, have discussions on the forums, and/or have notes to bring awareness to a topic. Google Wave can also be used for customer service, web site/blog creation, an idea repository, etc. What do you think will be seen in 2010?

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Crowdsourcing scribd Ustream Social Media 192

Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

I know that different companies provide different amounts of historical data at the start of the campaign (another item I should have included – may need to do a follow up on this on my own blog later on as I get all this great feedback on items to include!)

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Almost Savvy

DECEMBER 31, 2008

Read some of your blog posts, very impressive, would like to connect and talk further. Those who comment (a “real&# comment) on the LinkedIn tip of the day on this blog will also be entered. Suggested language you might want to consider including in the invitation: Wonderful to meet you at the marketing conference last week.

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Buzz Marketing for Technology

SEPTEMBER 30, 2008

The Social Media 100 is a project by Chris Brogan dedicated to writing 100 useful blog posts in a row about the tools, techniques, and strategies behind using social media for your business, your organization, or your own personal interests. Get the entire series by subscribing to this blog , and subscribe to my free newsletter here.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MAY 13, 2008

Digg is the social media network of tech geeks, and the Digg statistics should not be too surprising: 39% of Diggers publish their own blog. A few weeks later, a surprising blog post was published that outed the marketing firm and hosting company that sponsored the particular study. Find out where they are advertising their products.

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Social Media Digg Brands Marketing 100

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

AUGUST 27, 2008

I was fortunate to have the help of James Duthie, a serial guest blogger from Online Marketing Banter , a blog on social media, marketing, and more.? Nevertheless, Sphinn takes out round 1 based on the enhanced engagement levels seen in 2 of the 3 blogs. I have a few different blogs, one being a humor blog.

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Social Media StumbleUpon SEO ROI 100

Josh S Peters

NOVEMBER 5, 2009

Toyota apologized via Twitter to Calanan and 2 other artists, and they even made a formal statement about it in the Flickr help forum. At the end of this post I’ll have a list of blog posts from some of the artists involved so you can get their perspectives as well. Josh Peters You're welcome, I'm glad you enjoyed it.

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Josh S Peters

NOVEMBER 18, 2009

Excluding the millions of forums, niche networks, and sites that your customers could be hanging out on there are 2 “de facto&# sites that are very quickly emerging as the two you “need&# to be a part of and one platform you should have. Blog – Dynamic content is a good way to keep bringing people to your site.

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Social Media ROI Newsletter Campaign 113

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MARCH 12, 2009

If a forum exists for your industry, you should very well be active: you should participate and follow the discussion closely to know exactly what is being said and what kind of feedback you can take back to your executive and development team to enhance your product and to make it better than your competition.

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Convince & Convert

AUGUST 2, 2010

This helps me keep this blog totally advertising-free. Convince and Convert Recommends Facebook Vs. Twitter (The Arkayne Blog) 7 Ways to Market Your Business on Facebook – Free Ebook (Danny Brown) Facebook Pisses Off Users. I hope to see you logged in at Facebook Success Summit!

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Facebook Social CRM Consultant MySpace 122

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

NOVEMBER 28, 2007

Earlier this month, I wrote a blog post about how you cannot be a participant of a community without understanding the community members therein. One of my favorite parts about Mixx is that the founders are reading and responding to user feedback — even on my blog. Perhaps this could be a future blog post?

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Review Digg StumbleUpon Web 2.0 102

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

FEBRUARY 22, 2008

Even a recent thread on Cre8asite Forums discussed this, kicking off by someone stating they find social media very intimidating. Anyone can set up a website for their personal voice; we call that a blog. He writes a science blog , maintains a set of SEO tools and moderates at Cre8asite Forums. If so, how?

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Social Media Marketing Digg MySpace 105

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JUNE 3, 2010

Maybe it’s on a forum. hugs!** @wchingya Social/Blogging Tracker Reply Tamar Weinberg June 3, 2010 at 11:18 am Thanks so much! Love the article and will link to it from my blog. i’ve been watching your blog for almost 2 years and this is the first time to comment. But really I admire all you blogging mummies!

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Social Media Marketing Digg Consultant 221

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

FEBRUARY 1, 2008

Unfortunately for Digg, the savviest users of the bunch have also been the most vocal about Digg thus far (save for the few blogs that cover everything web 2.0 Blog posts have been written and buried once a user submitted it to Digg. If nobody talks, nobody remembers, and nobody sticks around.

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Digg Social Media Upcoming Ustream 100

Almost Savvy

FEBRUARY 2, 2009

Related articles which may interest you: Matchmaker, Matchmaker, Make Me a Match Twebinar – My New Year’s Gift to Help you Get Started on Twitter Twitter Caroling Blogging Between Hot Flashes BREAKING NEWS: It Takes Work To Get Ahead Shopping Cart Your shopping cart is empty Visit the shop ? Thank you for the ideas in this blog.

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Tweetdeck LinkedIn Twitter Social Media 154

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

FEBRUARY 23, 2010

There are at least ten characteristics off the top of my head that make blogs and bloggers successful. These characteristics give the blogs mentioned below fame, fortune, and loyal followings. Want to build your blog and following? Blogs like Mashable and Gizmodo offer a consistent stream of stories every single day.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JANUARY 12, 2010

Social media connections are those I know through a variety of online forums, the blogosphere, Twitter, and the like (but I generally don’t befriend someone immediately; I still give it time). Thx, your blog in my Google reader now Reply Felix August 12, 2008 at 5:55 pm Though I also keep Facebook, MySpace, LinkedIn, Flixter, etc.,

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Convince & Convert

JULY 22, 2010

She is deeply curious, loves all things marketing and blogs less frequently than she would like at Stickystimuli.com. Lion Brand Yarn found that their customer outreach strategy drove impressive e-commerce results – those who visited the company’s blog were 41% more likely to buy at the Web site.

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Convince & Convert

JULY 13, 2010

Instead of starting a blog, start a commenting presence: A number of agencies are putting out mediocre blogs, just so they can say they have one. Why not try spending time commenting in your targets’ community blogs? That’s the essence of a good social media strategy , anyway.

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Social Media Strategy Consultant SEO 140

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MARCH 17, 2010

or “So do you blog on the interwebs all day, or sumthin?&# So I challenged myself to create a list of 10 responsibilities of the Community Manager that extend beyond the realm of Facebook and Twitter (and yes, even blogging). You can follow him at @tweetamar or on his blog at itamarkestenbaum.com. Photos by Shutterstock.

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Communities Twitter Web 2.0 ROI 237

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MAY 28, 2010

Social Media Consultant and Tech Geek at Heart Home About Press Consulting Contact Sitemap Home > Blogging , Business , Marketing , Social Media > Social Media Strategy from A to Z Social Media Strategy from A to Z by Tamar Weinberg on May 28, 2010 Share Social media might be old. Who said that blogging was dead? Customer Service.

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Convince & Convert

JULY 14, 2010

I am not suggesting that your blog and the other is parallel in every aspect, they are not. I love your idea of leaders thinking if they don't play, they can't lose, but as you point out, when you don't play, you pretty much always lose. Great post. I especially like to hear about the benefits to non-profits.

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Social Media Strategy Metrics Organization 136

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MAY 9, 2008

Hey, this is a confessional blog post, and I totally hear you. In fact, it made for a few months of vehement blog posts about Digg on this blog that were hugely controversial but also incredibly well-received by the impacted community members. Take MySpace for example, they rank their blog postings daily like a billboard chart.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JANUARY 5, 2009

Facebook The Facebook Marketing Bible: 24 Ways to Market Your Brand, Company, Product, or Service Inside Facebook (Inside Facebook): Justin Smith shows how Facebook includes a variety of channels that spread the word in a very in-depth blog post. Perhaps Darren’s advice resonated with his readers?

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Marketing StumbleUpon SEO Reputation 144

Convince & Convert

AUGUST 26, 2010

The drawback is that they are only tracking Twitter and Facebook for now, so if you need to monitor blogs, blog comments, discussion forums, Linkedin or anything else on behalf of your company or clients, you’ll need to gather that data elsewhere. The ease-of-use and Excel format of RowFeeder are big pluses for me.

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Social Media Strategy Analysis Reputation 120

Convince & Convert

AUGUST 4, 2010

But meanwhile, you need to recognize that the ire you direct at the customer that DARED to slam you in a blog comment is wholly misplaced. But it’s not like social media created negativity, it just puts a magnifying glass to it. Ultimately, this will make for stronger companies. Good luck on the move!

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Social Media Strategy Comments Course 132

Convince & Convert

MARCH 9, 2010

Skip to content Skip to navigation Skip to footer Convince and Convert Blog: Social Media Strategy and Social Media Consulting Social Media Strategy Blog Social Media Consulting Blog Social Media Consulting Speaking Newsletter Free Social Media Tools Twitter Interviews About Lijit Search Are You Taking Social Media Shortcuts?

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Social Media Strategy YouTube LinkedIn 135

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

AUGUST 26, 2009

The easiest way to find these people is to find the communities that your users frequently visit, be it forums, Twitter, or other social networks. get Twitter mentions of your brand via RSS or email) or use a service like Backtype (backtype.com) to see comments across blogs and other social media sites (such as FriendFeed).

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Brands MySpace Yahoo StumbleUpon 139

Josh S Peters

APRIL 6, 2010

Don’t force them to visit your Facebook page when they hang out on a forum or message board. For example, don’t sit and preach about the virtues of your product when they come looking for tech support. Also, meet them where they’re at. Meet them at their level and their location.

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Social Media Chemicals Message Boards Lijit 140

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JANUARY 5, 2010

This post is really poetry, as are all his other writings and blog posts. 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.

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Marketing SEO Journal Engineering 265

Convince & Convert

AUGUST 31, 2010

Skip to content Skip to navigation Skip to footer Convince and Convert Blog: Social Media Strategy and Social Media Consulting Social Media Strategy Blog Social Media Consulting Blog Social Media Consulting Speaking Newsletter Free Social Media Tools Twitter Interviews About Lijit Search Is Social Conversation a Myth?

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Conversation Social Media Social CRM Consultant 116

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MARCH 10, 2010

Perhaps this is a fact that her agency overlooked, so as a good friend, I told her that it would be in her best interest to learn about approved tactics through the many free blogs , to engage in acceptable and informative (though not free) SEO training , and to read the best SEO book/training program (aff).

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Marketing How To SEO Training 240

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JANUARY 12, 2010

My industry (internet marketing/blogging) connections (who are 99.7% I may have met these individuals by chance (long-standing relationship) or through the blogosphere or forums. This is different from forums/blogosphere of the previous chart because they are not connected to me in the search marketing or social media capacity.

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Facebook LinkedIn Social Networking Microblogging 233

ProBlogger

MARCH 11, 2013

Recently I was speaking with a blogger of a ‘ how to ‘ type blog who told me that he’d been struggling over the last few weeks with coming up with things to write about. Analyze internal searches (use a tool like Lijit to track the internal searches on your site). Originally at: Blog Tips at ProBlogger.

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Blogger Tips Lijit eBook 51