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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. Joseph Murphy, author of The Power of Your Subconscious Mind – a book I re-read constantly to remind myself that I control what happens.

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

“Twitter users talking about marketing and brands far exceeds the usage on the other social networks,&# said Tom Webster , the VP of Strategy & Marketing at Edison (and the study author), when I interviewed him for this post. 42% learn about products and services via Twitter. 19% seek customer support.

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Social Media Statistics Strategy Research 159

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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., Ive founded 5 companies, and spent 15 years running digital marketing agencies. That’s where the Pitch™ comes in. Why Am I sharing This? Im Jay Baer.

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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. Ive founded 5 companies, and spent 15 years running digital marketing agencies. Arthur Cundy They are all kind of similar. I voted for option 2.

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Disqus Social CRM Patterns Consultant 108

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APRIL 28, 2010

But now, social media is enabling companies to make influencer outreach a foundational marketing tactic. Sure, “listening&# is the most oft-cited path to social success, but if the “Mass Influencers&# aren’t talking about your company, you could have Dumbo ears, and it won’t make a bit of difference.

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Social Media Strategy Influencer Social CRM 147

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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. It’s a Bird.

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Social Media Strategy Consultant B2B 148

Hootsuite

JANUARY 24, 2024

Book a Demo What are social media customer service templates? Social media customer service templates are pre-written, standardized responses. They’re designed for use by busy social media marketers and content creators when interacting with customers and followers on social media platforms.

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Template Templates Social Media HootSuite 101

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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.

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MAY 26, 2010

Social media is fueled by passion, and too many companies try to take elements of their company that aren’t passion-worthy, and attempt to build a social media program around it. Content creation and content marketing will continue to allow companies to capitalize on the fact that every customer is now a reporter.

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SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

Approximately 10 years after having 67% of the search market, Yahoo! Apparently, once we were given the opportunity to completely screw up our own Web pages, we decided that maybe we were better off if social networks removed some of the sources of our own visual and layout demise. Coincidental timing too, as Yahoo !

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MySpace Facebook Social CRM Consultant 136

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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. Would it work as a marketing and/or presentation device?

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MARCH 22, 2011

RTM has gadgets (as seen above), applications for all mobile platforms, an API, and much more. RTM is free, but extra functionality such as mobile access costs $25/year.). Rapportive is a social CRM, giving you important information about the person who is emailing you. LastPass also has mobile apps and so much more.

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MARCH 16, 2010

Twitter’s role as a conduit for the Zeitgeist is unrivaled, and it has almost single-handedly ushered in the era of real-time search, and social CRM. 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. Check ( Facebook Lite ).

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Social Media Strategy Foursquare Social CRM 124

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

Objective Marketer This power-user Twitter app is the preferred vehicle for Guy Kawasaki. I use Objective Marketer for all of my in-advance Tweets, and when I want to engage in some headline and/or time of day testing. Disclosure: Objective Marketer gave me a free account) Note: There are thousands of Twitter apps (literally).

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Social Media Strategy Consultant Tweetdeck 167

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FEBRUARY 9, 2010

That’s why it’s more important than ever for companies (in social media or otherwise) to embrace the truth. Now, authenticity and acknowledgement of shortcomings is an incredibly effective marketing and communications approach ( see Dominos, as I wrote about here ). It used to be that scandalous lies got talked about.

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Social Media Strategy Survey Social CRM 119

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APRIL 7, 2010

There are three primary benefits: awareness via virality and social proof; loyalty and rewards; and market research. Recently, I had the good fortune of hosting the weekly #socialmedia chat (Tuesdays 9am Pacific) where social media types congregate on Twitter and answer three questions posed by the host.

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Foursquare Analysis Consultant Mobile 150

Webbiquity SMM

AUGUST 16, 2010

With the amount of helpful content about social media marketing growing faster than Facebook’s user base or Lindsay Lohan’s court appearances, it’s tough to keep up. Social Media Marketing Tips, Tactics and Guides. Building Social Bookmarking Networks 101 by Search Engine Journal.

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Social Media Tools Strategy Tips 200

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AUGUST 25, 2010

Starbucks is not only offering free Wi-Fi in all stores come this fall, but also unveiling their Starbucks Digital Network that all in-store web and mobile users will have the opportunity to enjoy (it’s a partnership with Yahoo!). We’re willing accomplices in our own marketing funnel. What’s Next (Potentially)?

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Facebook Yahoo Collaboration Social CRM 142

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MARCH 2, 2010

At Genius.com, we understood relatively early (we announced our gURLs to track traditional and Social Media in July 2009) that while most B2B marketers are engaging in Social Media, very few are actually measuring it. It is Mobile on the radar? link] Evo Terra That seems to be the angle Google has taken with Buzz.

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CoTweet CoTweet Analysis Consultant 116

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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 what attracted me to online marketing initially, and why I made the jump to that career in the mid-90s. Why do you love social media?

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Social Media Strategy Consultant Social CRM 153

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JUNE 23, 2010

Market research is as important to most companies as the payroll department. Surveying, physical and online focus groups and opinion polling are still the primary tactics companies depend upon for market prediction and go to market strategy. Yet, it seems to be a stagnant mode of gathering feedback.

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Crowdsourcing Social Media Strategy Construction 121

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JUNE 16, 2010

And exceptional businesses are realizing tangible, meaningful outcomes using social media & mobile marketing. Create Demand, Not Messages Success with “social” marketing is becoming less about creating desire, positive sentiment or aspiration among customers. It’s more about demand creation.

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Social Media Strategy Mobile Consultant 119