Direct Marketing Observations

FEBRUARY 17, 2011

What I have a problem with is the type of content creation we run across when doing brand monitoring work for clients. I’m using Google search results as the prime example here. For a lot of us Google is part of our everyday lives. We are slaves to the rhythm of search as much as we are to what Google returns to us.

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Keyhole.co

MAY 12, 2023

Keyword monitoring is when you keep track of certain brand-relevant or high-search volume keywords to see what people are searching for. Let’s say you have a company that sells video games. You can leverage keyword monitoring to see what games people are searching for the most.

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Harp Interactive

JANUARY 27, 2010

This is where you seek out activity on social media that isn’t directed to you or your company and you engage with this information. Make sure you open up Disqus and Gravatar accounts for blog comments – Gravatar stands for Globally Recognized Avatar, so that your brand is being represented uniformly across the social media universe.

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Sprout Social

JUNE 15, 2020

” Chances are you’ve heard of GDPR or perhaps recall EU companies scrambling to become compliant with data and privacy regulations in May 2018. That said, ongoing compliance is required for companies looking to avoid fines and penalties. Is there a link between GDPR and social media?

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Hootsuite

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

It allows you to monitor mentions, keywords and hashtags, and track conversations across social media platforms. Hootsuite’s social listening tools offer the same brand monitoring capabilities and more to help inform strategy across your business. Create on-brand posts for your employees to share and send your message further.

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Proactive Report

OCTOBER 14, 2013

According to HubSpot’s 2013 State of Inbound Marketing Report, companies that clearly define marketing and sales roles in relation to content marketing experience a significantly lower customer acquisition cost than those that don’t have this in place. Know how to research the landscape around the brand. Google Plus.

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Webbiquity SMM

OCTOBER 13, 2010

Other than your company’s website, most mentions were likely in well-known online news sites or trade industry publication sites. A simple tool like Google Alerts would pick up most stray citations. If Google Alerts had been developed with a focus on social media, this would be it.

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Keyhole.co

MARCH 9, 2023

There are tons of social listening tools out there and it’s hard to choose the one that’s right for your company. If you’re looking for a social media listening tool in particular—one that can track what people are saying about your brand—then you’ve come to the right place. Awario Awario is another popular brand monitoring tool.

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Josh S Peters

JANUARY 9, 2013

Protect Brand Reputation. Over the years we have seen countless examples of how social media can make or break the reputation of a brand. A good PR push with the right influential bloggers and online personalities can have great impacts on what shows up about your company in the SERPs. Build Community.

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Social Media Reputation SEO Engineering 188

Keyhole.co

DECEMBER 13, 2023

The brands that get it right do so by leveraging social monitoring and listening. Mention is a good example of a platform helping brands track and post to social media apps. Top 7 Mention alternatives for 2024 Here is a list of social monitoring platforms that work as great alternatives to Mention.

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Saying It Social

JUNE 3, 2010

Brand recognition: You need to go where your customers are, and they are increasingly spending a great deal of time on social networking sites. Using social media enables your company to reach a huge number of potential customers. Videos from popular sites like YouTube can also be optimized for indexing by the major search engines.

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Social Media NoFollow Marketing Social Bookmarking 159

Oktopost

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Track follower demographics such as location, company, gender, title, and industry to ensure you are attracting the right audience and to identify if any of your current followers are potential prospects. Your organization will gain rich customer insights, optimized content, product feedback, brand monitoring, and more when done right.

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Firebelly

DECEMBER 17, 2009

Digitalia | Indianapolis Social Media Marketing « Social Search Statistics from SES Chicago | Main | Firebellys Top 9 Blog Posts of 2009 » December 17, 2009 5 Ways to Fan the Viral Flame In the Igniting Viral Campaigns session at SES Chicago last week, Tessa Wegert, Interactive Media Strategist at Enlighten; Greg Finn, Director of Internet (..)

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Firebelly

SEPTEMBER 3, 2010

It comes down to fundamentals and I suppose the following Four pieces of the Social Search Engine Optimization puzzle can help companies of any size get started in a more meaningful way on their journey towards becoming productive on the social web.

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Firebelly

JANUARY 7, 2010

Digitalia | Indianapolis Social Media Marketing « Firebellys Top 9 Blog Posts of 2009 | Main | We Interrupt This Lifecast: Syndication Overload (Part 1) » January 07, 2010 Social Search: Tempur-Pedic "Ask Me" Commercial People trust their friends more than Googles algorithm. I thought this approach was ingenious.

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Saying It Social

FEBRUARY 4, 2010

“According to the Cone Business in Social Media Study, 93 percent of Americans expect companies they do business with to have a social media presence. And 85 percent believe a company should not only be present, but also interact with its customers via social media.&# if yes, please explain.

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Hootsuite

OCTOBER 28, 2019

STEP 2 : Determine the reporting period your organization wants tied to brand awareness. Note : A brand monitoring tool makes it easier to track every time someone mentions you on social media, with or without an @mention. Audience Growth Rate measures the speed at which your brand’s following increases on social media.

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Firebelly

SEPTEMBER 2, 2010

In today’s competitive environment, it takes a fierce marketing strategy to position your company and communities ahead of the competition; and this session will equip you to make-over your existing marketing plan into a Super Model of success. We look forward to seeing you in Dallas!

Social Media 190

Social Media Paid Search Reputation SMS 190

Keyhole.co

JANUARY 15, 2024

It’s easier than ever to call out individuals and companies for shady behaviors. Social listening tools scan websites, blogs, and social media platforms so that you can quickly find out if anyone is saying anything negative about your contact center management company, for example.

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Sentiment How To Reputation Analysis 52

Firebelly

FEBRUARY 24, 2010

35% (173) of the Fortune 500 have active Twitter accounts (a post within the past thirty days); and nearly 50% of the top 100 companies (47) have a Twitter account. The number one ranked company, Exxon Mobil, does not have a Twitter account. This represents a six percent increase over the 2008 study.

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Social Media Twitter Paid Search Study 165

Firebelly

FEBRUARY 12, 2010

How to Do Everything in Google Buzz (Including Turn It Off) By Gina Trapani Googles new social media service Google Buzz will show up in your Gmail account this week. Heres how to customize and use Buzz--or opt out of its inbox-cluttering updates completely.

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Firebelly

JUNE 3, 2010

Digitalia | Indianapolis Social Media Marketing « 3 Easy Ways To Make Your Facebook Page More Welcoming | Main | Flickr Friday: Sexist Profiling on Twitter » June 03, 2010 Jakes Take: Fresh Logos, Fresher Coffee Every brand could use a re-design every once in a while.Even Google updated their logo last month, if you haven’t noticed.

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Firebelly

AUGUST 3, 2010

This situation serves as a fantastic call to action for companies who have yet to develop a social media disaster plan. Given the topic, I'm left to wonder if any response would have doused the fire? Posted by: JamesBurnes | August 04, 2010 at 11:43 AM James thank you so much for your comment.

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Firebelly

FEBRUARY 2, 2010

Digitalia | Indianapolis Social Media Marketing « 5 Social Marketing Stories You Need To Read | Main | Teens & Young Adults Prefer Facebook Over Blogs » February 02, 2010 Social Media & The Super Bowl Companies love to entertain us with their 30 second spots during the Super Bowl.

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Firebelly

OCTOBER 21, 2009

Does social media marketing fit your company's approach to business? Are you customers deeply engaged in your brand? Use google, google alerts, and other tools like this. Are people talking about your brand or competitors online - where? So social media marketing may be right for your company.

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Unmetric

JUNE 11, 2019

Unmetric is an AI-powered brand focused social media intelligence platform that helps companies gather reliable social media data to perform better on social. Their brand monitoring solution helps you to stay ahead of topics that are engaging with your audience. Pricing: $49 – $499 per month. G2Crowd Rating: 4.6.

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Analytics Tools Social Media Curation 125

Firebelly

AUGUST 18, 2010

Youll learn how to identify your content assets, use a push and pull approach, the social platforms that can work for you, a review of the monitoring tools, and see case studies of companies doing it right.

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Paid Search Reputation SMS Conference 135

Firebelly

MAY 27, 2010

  Specialized computer programs can track everything being said about a company through websites like Twitter and Facebook. Many companies are hiring people specifically to track these comments and respond appropriately.It When companies actually put the effort in to interacting with their audience, definitely.

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Firebelly

JULY 22, 2010

In my instance the company's policy, which is special to Firestone and not to the industry as a whole, stood in the way. The company was arrogant -- all but the social media manager who chimed in on my post. Posted by: Tonytellez | July 23, 2010 at 10:15 AM This reminds me of my Firestone story posted on Get Social PR.

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Social Media Paid Search SMS Syndication 188

Firebelly

JANUARY 27, 2010

Digitalia | Indianapolis Social Media Marketing « Youtube Tuesday: Lost Generation | Main | 5 Social Marketing Stories You Need To Read » January 27, 2010 Dentyne "Friend Request" Commercial: 60 Connections In Every Bottle Many companies now include a Facebook or Twitter URL in their television commercials.

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Unmetric

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

Unmetric is an AI-powered, brand-focused social media intelligence platform that helps companies gather reliable social media data to perform better on social. Here’s an interesting use case video on how the Red Socks Company created a hit campaign by researching what other brands did around Lost Sock Day using Unmetric.

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Firebelly

FEBRUARY 26, 2010

The 10 Social Media Metrics Your Company Should Monitor By Nick ONeill While companies are starting to adopt Social Media for online marketing campaigns, and even letting employees participate, the question of ROI (Return on Investment) arises, along with doubts about what metrics to measure. But now what?

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Firebelly

MARCH 11, 2010

An out of theclassroom experience to learn about their thoughts and goals that varied fromrunning their own record labels, music studios, and production companies tobeing a rapper, a performer, or a video game designer. As a rewardfor Duncan, he got to learn about today’s students in a new light.

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Firebelly

OCTOBER 27, 2009

I'm sure there are lots of self-centered companies and people (read: ad agency execs who are usually skin deep and certain executives from psuedo digital marketing firms) that think everyone is constantly watching their twitter feed and so should immediately know what they're talking about.

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Firebelly

JANUARY 15, 2010

Social Media vs. SEO By Erik Qualman SEO is still a vital part of any product/companies health (especially in the here and now), but as we look down the road, the simple fact is that I trust more what my friends and peers think than an algorithm.

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Firebelly

JUNE 11, 2010

Its important to be careful with whom you allow admin privileges on your companys Facebook page. One-Third of Americans Criticize or Compliment Brands Online Erik Sass If anyone ever doubted that marketers must come to grips with social media, that doubt should be removed by the findings of the latest Harris Poll, released earlier this week.

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Firebelly

FEBRUARY 17, 2010

Nevertheless, I still see a lot of companies simply saying "Find us on Facebook" or "Follow us on Twitter" without providing a URL. Update (3/1/10): I have now seen the commercial with the youtube.com/Sienna URL at the end. Im assuming the first time I saw the spot, it got cut off. Make it easy for them to do so by providing the URL!

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