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Why Influence Mining is the Next Gold Rush | social crm | Social.

Convince & Convert

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. We're in the final edits of the book now, so I can't complain about that at all. Customer service? Knowing whether to respond to or ignore negative comments on a blog? Thanks for sharing this Jay.

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UNcanny Insights From UnMarketing | Book Reviews | Social Media.

Convince & Convert

Here’s what makes UnMarketing an unusual, yet worthy use of your marketing education time: UNpretentious Unlike so many marketing books, Stratten doesn’t overcomplicate the subject matter. UNstructured Like Gary Vaynerchuk’s Crush It , Stratten dictated some of the book, and it reads very conversationally.

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The 3 Building Blocks of Social Business Evolution

Convince & Convert

He writes the Britopian blog, and wrote the new social business book, Smart Business, Social Business: A Playbook for Social Media in Your Organization (available July 26). Are they trying to streamline communication between business units or geographies? Building a business is easy. Start with an idea.

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Cops harass 5-year old for late library books, news bloopers and IKEA sleepover – oh my

Jeff Esposito

Charlton Library Sends Police to Collect Overdue Books From 5-Year-Old – no you did not read the headline wrong it really happened. IKEA Hosts Sleepover For 100 Lucky Facebook Fans – file this one under oddities from across the pond, while also being a good social campaign and listening to your community.

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Cognitive Surplus - Use Social Connectivity to Change the World.

Convince & Convert

In his piercing new book Cognitive Surplus: Creativity and Generosity in a Connected Age Shirky asserts that the technological revolution has enabled us to work together to conquer challenges big and small, if we’d just watch less TV and commit to participating in something other than our own mental decay. Who we are. Who we want to be.

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I Get By With a Little Help From My Friends

Convince & Convert

I’m on vacation in the great white north for a couple weeks, trying to spend a little time with the family and get The Now Revolution (my new book with Amber Naslund ) finished up. Wonderful community-building strategy! Wonderful community-building strategy! Wonderful community-building strategy!

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Convince and Convert Blog: Social Media Strategy and Social Media.

Convince & Convert

The debate on Social CRM (sCRM) could easily become a distraction. As marketers, we need to reach our customers where they are and social media’s potential in that regard is unquestionable. Look here for some clues [link] Do your homework – start here [link] – social CRM is not Advertising 1.0