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4 Steps to Drive Sales with a Social FAQ | Blogging and Content.

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Not in a “here’s our FAQ&# way, but in a vigorous, social media way. I would also make a point to solicit input from customer service and sales teams, as they have more day-to-day interaction with fence-sitters. Answer Man Once you’ve identified your top six questions, answer them.

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UNcanny Insights From UnMarketing | Book Reviews | Social Media.

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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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6 Things The Army Taught Me About PR

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My soldiers told me MySpace was a place to meet girls, so it didn’t seem to have a practical business application and I didn’t want another password to remember. It’s the title of a popular book on social media. We spend countless hours preparing the community with pre-briefs, developing FAQs and blog posts to address questions.

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Cognitive Surplus - Use Social Connectivity to Change the World.

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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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6 Lessons Learned From the Demise of MySpace | facebook | Social.

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MySpace last week declared what amounts to a post-modern armistice, announcing that they will integrate status updates with Facebook (and Twitter). MySpace used to be Janet, and now it’s LaToya – at best. MySpace used to be Janet, and now it’s LaToya – at best. But back to MySpace.

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Please Help Me Support Make-A-Wish Foundation | Convince & Convert.

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For every vote you cast for the keynote at South by Southwest featuring me and Amber Naslund , we’ll donate $1 of our book advance to Make-A-Wish Foundation ®. We’ll have Facebook page and other promotional stuff about the book online soon – including pre-ordering capabilities. “ Your Content Stinks!

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

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This is the overarching theme of Zappos CEO Tony Hsieh’s new book Delivering Happiness, a Path to Passion, Profits, and Purpose. The book is presented in three sections. He writes in a breezy, accessible, invigorating style that makes Delivering Happiness the rare business book that is also a genuine page turner.