The Way of the Web

JUNE 22, 2010

Web Strategy Wikinomics Rankings ← Marketing Week Live – pre-event for bloggers Why does the UK budget reward print and punish web? And you’ll regularly see examples of people failing to realise that what they do online could get them fired, for example. blog comments powered by Disqus Blog Partners:

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

FEBRUARY 22, 2008

To take two examples: people complain about an issue to an important newspaper prompting them to push the issue into the mainstream, or if a TV station covers an event, that becomes an important topic. A great example, one that recently affected me: A mobile phone manufacturer, called HTC, released a phone that had sub-par video performance.

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Social Media Network Marketing

AUGUST 27, 2010

With a good take off, everyone has started to join into Twitter and Facebook [dependent on what is wanted, this is just example]. Optionally use this Widget installer to add this link to your blogger blog. Powered by Blogger. Unported License. So, there is a team appointed to carry out the various tasks.

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Social Media Network Marketing

JULY 10, 2010

As the BP example showed, its better to be present in social media for the PR purpose, if not for promoting the brand! Optionally use this Widget installer to add this link to your blogger blog. Powered by Blogger. Unported License. Internet penetration will increase over the years. Its better to be an early mover.

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Social Media Network Marketing

OCTOBER 29, 2009

Here are seven simple tips and some examples that will teach you how to write a great article for the Internet: 1) Create a catchy title Your article's title can be a make or break for readers. Optionally use this Widget installer to add this link to your blogger blog. Powered by Blogger. Unported License.

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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

Tom Webster theorizes this may be due to Twitter’s functional similarity to text messaging, as several studies have shown Black Americans use the mobile Web at rates roughly double that to non-Hispanic Whites. For example @shitmydadsays (0 engagement account) – @jetblue and @groupon (low level engagement).

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Social Media Network Marketing

AUGUST 14, 2010

On the other side of the debate I heard a great example given during an evening get together at Media140 in Bristol a couple of months ago. Optionally use this Widget installer to add this link to your blogger blog. Powered by Blogger. Unported License. So why do we think we need to measure the ROI on Social Media?

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Social Media How To ROI Reputation 93

Ari Herzog

JANUARY 20, 2011

Depending on how encouraging the blogger is to foster open discussion, the comments can take the original post in a whole new direction. Add in that vanilla comment systems are for more mobile-friendly than third-party systems, and you can see why so many bloggers prefer staying with their blog’s built-in comment system.

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Mindjumpers

SEPTEMBER 10, 2010

Blog About Clients Cases Tribesourcing Video People & Contact Bloggers « 5 Popular Posts About Social Media 3 Infographics on Why You Should Use Social Networks as Marketing Tools » 4 Ways Social Media Has Changed The Fashion Industry Posted by Sara Hansson Sep 10th, 2010 Tweet Fashion weeks have past by all over the world.

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Convince & Convert

JULY 26, 2010

This is another example of why you need accounts on these sites. Unlike your blog, which is on an island, the Pitch is mobile and travels around to all the places you need it to – email, social networks, search engines, etc., Someone searches for you, they’ll find your Twitter profile or Facebook brand page. Im Jay Baer.

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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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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. Fully virtual, fully mobile. I'm connected with quite a few Indiana bloggers and they are all terrific. Interesting to hear your reaction to AZ vs. IN bloggers.

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Mindjumpers

SEPTEMBER 13, 2010

For example, when you are on your way to a meeting, you can start send a Glympse to the relevant people to let them know you are on your way. I recently started using Glympse, and can say that it is very similar to my first experience with Apple products: I still can’t get over how smart and easy it is to use.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JANUARY 5, 2010

The article has examples of how social media worked too. How to Make Social Media Work for Non-Consumer Brands (Mashable): This is a good B2B social media article which is chock full of examples. David Armano suggests to study out the candidate first; they shouldn’t just be focused on Twitter, for example.

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Mindjumpers

SEPTEMBER 13, 2010

For example, when you are on your way to a meeting, you can start send a Glympse to the relevant people to let them know you are on your way. I recently started using Glympse, and can say that it is very similar to my first experience with Apple products: I still can’t get over how smart and easy it is to use.

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Foursquare Applications iPhone Travel 196

Convince & Convert

AUGUST 10, 2010

We are aggregating vast amounts of data, and in our integration with Facebook for example, we don’t open up everything we get because some of it just isn’t relevant. “Who Should I Know&# for example, is a relevant and important question that needs to be better answered. If it is, we’ll include it in Viral Heat.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JULY 8, 2008

I asked several social media consultants, bloggers, marketers, search engine optimizers, and social media addicts about what they considered to be essential skills and characteristics of the most efficient and results-driven social media consultants. For example, what plays well on Digg versus what plays well on Propeller.

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Social Media Marketing Consultant Communities 163

Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

Blog Comments (The blog is on WordPress) Disqus This is what I use to manage comments here at Convince & Convert. There are some elements of Disqus I don’t like, especially that it doesn’t always play nice with other plug-ins, but it does make commenting easier and faster for most of you who already have a Disqus account.

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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? Their support, open ears, and ability to lead by example. There are many more examples, but you get my point. link] jaybaer Excellent example.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MAY 5, 2010

Share the 10OFF discount code for everyone, for example. The EA Mobile Human Tetris project takes you to a Facebook application where everyone participates in a game of Tetris. Hootsuite , for example, has multiple tabs that highlight their social involvement elsewhere on the web. What if you want to offer 10% off?

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MARCH 17, 2010

He also gave a simple example of how to measure Social Media ROI: What you really want to know when measuring Social Media ROI is how much money each incoming warm lead is worth. Here’s a great example: Many Yelp reviews are taken down within a few days of being posted. Put them to good use! Ever wonder why?

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Communities Twitter Web 2.0 ROI 237

Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

Mobile is Critical MySpace was slow to adopt mobile technology, and the lack of MySpace in your pocket was part of what killed them. Further, mobile users actually spend more time on Facebook, not less. By way of example, here’s a search for “Snapple&# on MySpace and Facebook. Im Jay Baer.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JANUARY 23, 2008

It began thanks to endorsement by top bloggers in my industry and carried through by the quality of the information I provided in the Blog Profits Blueprint. Tim is the author of The Four Hour Workweek , a bestseller about the mobile lifestyle. Digg Diigo Disqus Dopplr Facebook Fetch Flickr FriendFeed gdgt Google Reader Identi.ca

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JUNE 30, 2008

On the other hand, Plurk is really new, and thus, Twitter wins on followers (and the fact that mobile access — via SMS — totally owns), so the Plurk discussions (for now) are at a minimum. I am starting to use Plurk more with the mobile interface, though it isn’t 100%.

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Twitter Microblogging MySpace Comparison 199

The Way of the Web

FEBRUARY 21, 2010

Web Strategy Wikinomics Rankings ← Should PR and Marketing pay bloggers to post? It’s now backed up by Windows Mobile 7 including Xbox Live. blog comments powered by Disqus Blog Partners: A world of gamers: I’ve written before about why the time is now right for pervasive social gaming.

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Kikolani

OCTOBER 20, 2010

Mobile – you’re killing your content if it is not mobile enabled. Hubspot is a great example – they give great content, build audience trust, then pitch product in the last 15 minutes. Social Media Examiner uses Disqus so certain people can be setup as moderators. How do you handle negative comments?

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Convince & Convert

MARCH 16, 2010

Growth Is Slowing The true size of the Twitter audience is a bit tricky to pin down because 55% of its users do so via third party and mobile applications. Functionally, everything Twitter does, Facebook does just as well, with the exception of mobile usage. Check ( Facebook Lite ). Retweet-style sharing tools?

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Social Media Strategy Foursquare Social CRM 124

Convince & Convert

APRIL 7, 2010

Arm your manager with a mobile device and an email alert system: For the final question of the #socialmedia chat, we talked about tips for businesses looking to take advantage of Foursquare. What great examples of businesses doing this well do you have? Go for it in the comments.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MARCH 24, 2010

&# The question was purposely left open-ended; I wasn’t necessarily seeking out attention in the form of a product pitch, despite the fact that many of those asked are prominent bloggers. Chris Brogan Chris Brogan is a blogger and president of New Marketing Labs. As such, the responses are varied — just the way I wanted it.

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Influencer How To Press Release Blogger 278

Convince & Convert

AUGUST 25, 2010

August 25th, 2010 |Written By: Jay Baer | View Comments Tweet Today’s post is a collaboration with Clinton Bonner , community connectivity expert, futurist, and blogger at Everything to Everything. A text coupon arrives in your mobile inbox and you are offered $5 off a wine purchase of $20 or more from a local wine purveyor.

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Facebook Yahoo Collaboration Social CRM 142

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JANUARY 14, 2009

A List of Social Media Marketing Examples : Peter Kim has an exhaustive list of companies engaging in social media. Why Twitter Matters : BusinessWeek cites examples of why the microblogging website is a must-use for everyone. He explores examples and shows how hard it is to be a moderator of a site like this. Hey, I hear you.

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SEO Social Media Marketing Reputation 162

Convince & Convert

MARCH 2, 2010

Try to figure out what your Facebook fan page’s impact is on your number of Twitter followers, for example. It is Mobile on the radar? Social is obviously going to be a huge part moving forward, and I believe mobile will as well. link] caitlinmc RT @jaybaer Wow! Im Jay Baer.

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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 2, 2010

The ability to make or consume social media from an array of mobile devices increases the convenience factor (and the pressure on my wi-fi router) immensely. I don’t share the exact same stuff on Twitter that I do on Facebook, for example. It would be nice to see a bloggers only social network. Im Jay Baer.

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Social Media Strategy Consultant Social CRM 153

Convince & Convert

JUNE 23, 2010

Micro-tasks are a great example of this. As the ability to deliver these tasks via mobile meshes with geo-location technologies and intelligent advertising, this ‘C’ of the three C’s will truly blossom and become powerful for the brands that get it right. link] Thanks for using Ford as a positive example. How's this?

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Convince & Convert

JUNE 16, 2010

And exceptional businesses are realizing tangible, meaningful outcomes using social media & mobile marketing. Whole Foods does this similarly with its mobile application when it suggests meals/shopping lists based on health needs — and even suggests meals for ingredients you already have.

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