Direct Marketing Observations

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How are Those 2022 Predictions Working Out?

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Strategy and tactics will take a back seat to community and conversation in 2022. At the end of the day, social media is still a transactional, arrangement between strangers but to bolster and validate Seth Godin’s 2008 book, Tribes, everyone has a tribe and, thus the strength and growth of communities will continue to deliver on that notion.

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Indiscriminate Interconnectivity

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Whether you’re a brand trying to sell a product, someone trying to sell a book, or someone trying to get a job, or get a project, or build a book of business, you need networks, brand champions, supporters, advocates, friends and even strangers along the way to help you get where you need to go.

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10 social sites to start your year off with

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Look no further than her latest book, The New Community Rules-Marketing on the Social Web. I haven’t tried it yet but it looks to be a way to tighten up your Twitter presence and the relationships you have crafted. 5) Tamar Weinberg is a star.

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