Almost Savvy

MARCH 25, 2010

Brand new laptops, mobile devices, and cameras of every variety. The hotels right downtown aren’t cheap and get booked early, so keep that in mind. Plus, get a free book) Coming Soon: An Interview with YOU! Whatever your style, know that there are options and do what feels right. Ready for Yet Another Social Platform?

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MARCH 17, 2010

Every time I tell someone I’m a Community Manager , I get a varied response. &# That last one might be the most honest of the three, since asking a Community Manager whether they tweet for a living is like asking a construction worker if they cat-call for a living, or a doctor if he asks people to say “ah!&# for a living.

Communities 237

Communities Twitter Web 2.0 ROI 237

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MAY 5, 2010

Don’t shy away from giving your community the information needed to find you elsewhere both online and offline. Let it be posted on every social platform of choice and then watch as it seeds through other communities (which is likely to happen and shows that your marketing is viral). Give them a reason to want to communicate.

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Facebook How To Marketing URL 279

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

FEBRUARY 22, 2008

Anyone can visit online meeting places like Digg and Reddit and promote the voices and opinions of others, and anyone can mobilize a group of people around a common cause on Facebook or elsewhere. No need for the traditional media to be the conduit of communication. Not just being talked about but be an active voice in the community.

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Convince & Convert

MAY 12, 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 Would You Try It With a Fox? And guess what?

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Consultant Social CRM MySpace Social Media 121

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MAY 19, 2008

I became a big fan of playing games (bingo especially) at a little hub on AOL called RabbitJack’s Casino , which was considered a unique community within the AOL borders with a close-knit group of people from all walks of life. Today, search engines answer the questions that phone books needed to solve a decade and a half ago.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MARCH 24, 2010

I selected influencers in all different “walks of life&# and areas of influence, from the blogosphere to the power users of Digg to founders of successful startups and authors of bestselling books. Seth Godin Seth Godin is the bestselling author of numerous books, including his latest, Linchpin. They understand brevity.

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Influencer How To Press Release Blogger 278

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. johnheaney The other important takeaway was the proportion of Twitter users (85%) who access the web from mobile devices.

Social Media 159

Social Media Statistics Strategy Research 159

Convince & Convert

JUNE 24, 2010

link] sadie harris 3 Ways Infomercials Can Inspire Your Social Media [link] [link] sadie harris 3 Ways Infomercials Can Inspire Your Social Media [link] [link] Social Tech Book RT @jaybaer: 3 Ways Infomercials Can Inspire Your Social Media [link] [link] nateriggs Hey – I knew both of those guys! I'd buy a book from him.

Social Media 121

Social Media Strategy Social CRM MySpace 121

Convince & Convert

APRIL 13, 2010

Tell me in the comments who influenced you and why, and you could win a copy of the uber-classic book “ How to Win Friends and Influence People. 10 books are up for grabs. Robert Kiyosaki awoke the inner entrepreneur in me and his book and words lead to my venture into internet marketing. All of us have influences.

Social Media 112

Social Media Strategy Influencer Education 112

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JULY 8, 2008

These scenarios come to fruition in spontaneous communities, on social networks, and other self-service tools – all thanks to the availability of low cost technology and access to the world wide web. You can also not use the tools correctly or not behave appropriately within communities around the tools and market poorly.

Social Media 163

Social Media Marketing Consultant Communities 163

Convince & Convert

FEBRUARY 5, 2010

The background pattern in #2 reminds me of the album cover from Tommy by the Who – overall, a decent effort but it will always play second fiddle to Quadraphenia in my book. Arthur Cundy They are all kind of similar. I voted for option 2. Your photo was bigger and I am all for brand equity. link] Adam Q. How can I help you?

Disqus 109

Disqus Social CRM Patterns Consultant 109

Convince & Convert

JULY 26, 2010

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., That’s where the Pitch™ comes in. It enables a brand to share their story in it’s entirety and with context. Why Am I sharing This? How can I help you?

SEO 115

SEO Social Media Consultant Social CRM 115

Convince & Convert

AUGUST 11, 2010

This is a major consideration for us, given how much I travel (and how much I’ll likely travel in the next couple years after The Now Revolution – my forthcoming book with Amber Naslund – is published in February). A Kenyan expression and the title of one of my favorite Anne Lamott books.) So, Bloomington it is. .&#

Social Media 115

Social Media Strategy Travel Team 115

Convince & Convert

AUGUST 10, 2010

Combine that with location and mobile data, and you get real-time smart agents that tell you whom you should approach in a restaurant to buy a drink. Hope the book writing is going well! We're in the final edits of the book now, so I can't complain about that at all. It’s in our DNA. JF : Hyper-targeting.

Social CRM 133

Social CRM Influencer Klout Social Media 133

Convince & Convert

APRIL 28, 2010

Isolate Mobile Users The same way that a wallet chain indicate the owner loves Kings of Leon, mobile Internet use is a definitive marker for Mass Influentials. online population access the Internet from a mobile device. The next time you send an email, I would absolutely run a report showing opens and clicks by mobile device.

Social Media 147

Social Media Strategy Influencer Social CRM 147

Convince & Convert

MAY 25, 2010

Im a frequent social media conference speaker , and interview social media luminaries for my Twitter 20 series of live Twitter interviews. How can I help you?

Marketing 123

Marketing Social CRM Conference Social Media 123

Convince & Convert

JULY 28, 2010

Because helpfulness hasn’t historically been looked at as a marketing objective (tons of great stuff about this umbrella concept in Scott Stratten’s forthcoming new book UnMarketing – buy it ), identifying areas where help could be provided isn’t in the DNA of most companies – yet. link] jaybaer Thanks.

Social Media 148

Social Media Strategy Consultant B2B 148

Convince & Convert

MAY 26, 2010

Let me hear about it: View Comments | Subscribe To This Blog | Sign Up For Our Newsletter Share This Post: Similar Posts That You Might Enjoy: Are You Growing Enough Voices Content Lessons Learned From 25 Popular Blog Posts Does Your Facebook Page Have a Pulse? Your grasp of the entire landscape (including email) is refreshing. That's all.

Social Media 134

Social Media Consultant Video Strategy 134

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. They recognize that the future is not in dot coms at all, but in deconstructing content and making it mobile and portable.

MySpace 136

MySpace Facebook Social CRM Consultant 136

Convince & Convert

APRIL 8, 2010

It’s an almost magical device that can show incredibly crisp HD video, all the audio you can handle, Web pages, books, online magazines ( Zinio is great on the iPad), newspapers, tweets, Facebook, Linkedin, and just about anything else you’d want to digest. I find Kindle to be easier and better as a book device. What is it?

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iPad Content iPhone Wireless 136

Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

Mobile access to the social Web is a virtual requirement to do it well. Facebook The original Facebook app on iPhone was just okay, but it’s been massively improved, to the point that Facebook access via mobile might actually be easier than on a computer. 100 million people use Facebook mobile every month, by the way).

Social Media 167

Social Media Strategy Consultant Tweetdeck 167

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? What’s Happening?

Social Media 124

Social Media Strategy Foursquare Social CRM 124

Convince & Convert

FEBRUARY 9, 2010

Social media relies on the premise that we’ll believe what people tell us more readily than if we were told the same thing by a nameless, faceless company. Im a frequent social media conference speaker , and interview social media luminaries for my Twitter 20 series of live Twitter interviews. How can I help you?

Social Media 119

Social Media Strategy Survey Social CRM 119

Convince & Convert

AUGUST 25, 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 Starbucks the Most Dangerous Competitor to Facebook?

Facebook 142

Facebook Yahoo Collaboration Social CRM 142

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. If connecting with customers via mobile (Foursquare or otherwise) generates word of mouth that brings customers through the door, businesses will use it.

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Foursquare Analysis Consultant Mobile 150

Convince & Convert

MARCH 2, 2010

The social media community is starving for a viable way to track customer behavior throughout all social outposts (as evidenced by the massive number of retweets for this post I mentioned recently about a new way to tie Google Analytics to your Facebook fan page ). It is Mobile on the radar? link] caitlinmc RT @jaybaer Wow!

CoTweet 116

CoTweet CoTweet Analysis Consultant 116

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. That’s the premise of my new book with Amber Naslund , “The Now Revolution: 7 Moves to Transform Your Business with Speed, Smarts & Social Media.&#

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Social Media Strategy Consultant Social CRM 153

Convince & Convert

JUNE 23, 2010

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. Next-generation crowdsourcing always recognizes effort via reward, social status, and incentives that are meaningful to the user.

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Crowdsourcing Social Media Strategy Construction 121

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.

Social Media 119

Social Media Strategy Mobile Consultant 119