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DECEMBER 15, 2011

If this is your primary activity online, you are not a marketer. In fact, simply setting up pages and then letting them go stale without any activity can do more harm to your brand than had you never set them up in the first place. Perhaps, you’ve sent out promotional postcards (a.k.a. You are a spammer. Your Business Sucks.

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MAY 3, 2009

yet powerful platform to build a brand, control one’s online reputation?and Related articles which may interest you: The Re-Branding of Me: Website Under Construction Do You Have a Digital Business Card? I’ve enjoyed your Marketing Safari blog for some time now and look forward to more great content. Reply Barbara J.

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APRIL 6, 2010

Plus, get a free book) Posted by Irene Koehler in Branding , Business , Tips on April 6, 2010 | 18 responses One of the best ways to learn is to watch others; see what works, what falls flat, what suits your style and what doesn’t. Think about individuals and brands that influence your thinking, decisions or actions.

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JANUARY 12, 2010

One prominent Internet Marketer actually sent me an email *on Christmas Day* selling me more of her stuff…UGH…couldn’t delete that one fast enough! Perhaps it’s your chance to begin teaching Internet Marketing sales etiquette~what a concept! Seriously, there’s a time to sell and a time to back off.

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SEPTEMBER 17, 2009

ORM and the Dark Side: Astroturfing, Flogging and the Viral Marketing Campaign that never was Reply Irene Koehler says: September 18, 2009 at 3:32 pm You’re absolutely right. I think in the years to come we are going to witness many more amusing interactions of the kind depicted here. Oscar Del Santo´s last blog.

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JULY 12, 2010

Reply Liz Isaacs says: July 14, 2010 at 4:36 pm Also, it should be noted that social media while it’s definitely here to stay and should be an integral part of one’s marketing strategy. It should not be the panacea or alpha-omega of marketing.

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JANUARY 3, 2009

WOW Wish I had known before the last [link] #TCR so we could have told more tweeps I will give a copy of “Twitter Revolution: How Social Media and Mobile Marketing is Changing the Way We Do Business & Market Online&# so you can add that as a prize for one of your listeners. – and that’s helping me a lot too!

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JULY 11, 2009

Reply 10 Sure-Fire Ways to Get Me to Unfollow You on Twitter | Dose of Digital - Digital Marketing in Pharma and Healthcare says: July 30, 2010 at 9:39 am [.] Back in July, Irene Koehler from Almost Savvy wrote a post called (get this…) 11 Sure-Fire Ways to Get Me to Unfollow You on Twitter.

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OCTOBER 28, 2009

5 Dominant Techniques in Social Media Marketing Reply Leave a Reply Click here to cancel reply. Posted by Irene Koehler in Blogging , Social Media on October 28, 2009 | one response Me? I wish one day i can be a blogger for LeWeb too Yu-kai Chou´s last blog.

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MARCH 1, 2009

They are great for connecting with people face-to-face, and can be a great marketing tool, too! Here’s an old article I wrote about using them for marketing–[link] I will add social info to mine when I re-order, though–great tip. Reply Deb Crawford says: March 1, 2009 at 2:22 pm I like business cards!

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NOVEMBER 17, 2009

Jim is a super-smart marketing mastermind and is also the brains behind The Tech News Blog and The Ideas Blog. Quick Internet marketing tip! Re Twitter, I know it can be a great marketing tool but actually I decided to use it primarily to connect with some great women- and I have! A few months ago I was lucky to make page 6!!

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AUGUST 28, 2008

Posted by Irene Koehler in Branding on August 28, 2008 | no responses Big companies, small businesses – we all work very hard to deliver an extraordinary product or service to our customers. Integral to determining a response while simultaneously reinforcing the brand is understanding your target audience. Mighty impressive!

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AUGUST 28, 2008

Posted by Irene Koehler in Branding on August 28, 2008 | no responses Big companies, small businesses – we all work very hard to deliver an extraordinary product or service to our customers. Integral to determining a response while simultaneously reinforcing the brand is understanding your target audience. Mighty impressive!

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2009

Twitter, like all online activity, will become part of your reputation and brand, whether you like it or not. It is yet another way to include more information about yourself and show that you’ve taken a few extra minutes to brand yourself online. Your Twitter Profile – Be you, the real you.

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JULY 24, 2009

Enter TrueTwit , which markets itself as the “Validation Service for Twitter.&# Does it Work? Posted by Irene Koehler in Twitter on July 23, 2009 | 11 responses Note: This was written prior to Twitter’s purge of spam accounts this evening. Additional comments powered by BackType Click ‘Like’ to join us on Facebook!

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MARCH 31, 2010

I don’t need to know that you’re at the market, at the gas station, at work or on the train. Essentially, what bothers me about social media apps, though the tide is growing in support of it, is the redundant inclusion of features support by other apps in an effort to become the market leader.

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FEBRUARY 23, 2010

Register for.tel for free) Posted by Irene Koehler in Branding , Business , Career , Networking , Tips on February 23, 2010 | 47 responses We all want to be found more easily online when our friends, potential clients and employers Google us. Evidence of said crepe. If you enjoyed this post, make sure you subscribe to my RSS feed !

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JANUARY 2, 2009

Following the time when Mom’s praise was enough and prior to today, there was also a time,when customer testimonials printed on marketing brochures were all the evidence we needed to know you were the bee’s knees. Additional comments powered by BackType Click ‘Like’ to join us on Facebook!

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DECEMBER 15, 2011

If this is your primary activity online, you are not a marketer. In fact, simply setting up pages and then letting them go stale without any activity can do more harm to your brand than had you never set them up in the first place. Perhaps, you’ve sent out promotional postcards (a.k.a. You are a spammer. Your Business Sucks.

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DECEMBER 15, 2011

If this is your primary activity online, you are not a marketer. In fact, simply setting up pages and then letting them go stale without any activity can do more harm to your brand than had you never set them up in the first place. Perhaps, you’ve sent out promotional postcards (a.k.a. You are a spammer. Your Business Sucks.

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APRIL 12, 2009

Social Media – A Tool in Your Marketing/Business Plan Reply Irene Koehler says: November 7, 2009 at 2:28 pm Excellent, Andrea! I backed up my contacts, imported them into my Mac address book, put them into a separate list and also saved a.pdf file of my profile page. I appreciate your advice and assistance. Thanks again, Andrea Andrea?s

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DECEMBER 31, 2008

Suggested language you might want to consider including in the invitation: Wonderful to meet you at the marketing conference last week. It is considerate to remind the other person how you know one another and why you would like to connect with them, as opposed to connecting with someone to increase the size of your network.

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MARCH 22, 2012

Bait and Switch Sin: The subject line and beginning of the email seem to make it seem that you are interested in the recipient, but it quickly becomes clear that this is a marketing message.

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JULY 15, 2010

When we connect with a business peer, we want to feel like more than just a prospect or a member of a target market. No one enjoys being taken advantage of. In fact, most of us find it very distasteful. We all have our own professional objectives, and none of us is here to simply serve another person’s business interests.

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FEBRUARY 2, 2009

I will be honest I am an affiliate marketer and Twitter has been great for me. If it seems like all they want to do is market something to me, I don’t follow them. Your points are all so true. I was very reluctant to get into using Twitter. However you wont find me spamming the site with links every 30 seconds.

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MARCH 22, 2012

Bait and Switch Sin: The subject line and beginning of the email seem to make it seem that you are interested in the recipient, but it quickly becomes clear that this is a marketing message.

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MARCH 22, 2012

Bait and Switch Sin: The subject line and beginning of the email seem to make it seem that you are interested in the recipient, but it quickly becomes clear that this is a marketing message.

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JUNE 23, 2011

It represents a real misunderstanding of what it takes to effectively incorporate social media into one’s online presence, whether it’s for professional, branding, political, marketing, customer service or other purposes. Frequent and persistent clicking does not make anyone a social media expert.

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AUGUST 29, 2008

Attraction marketing is always about relationship first. Reply Vexed and trying to blog regularly « The Millennium Marketer says: October 22, 2008 at 1:17 pm [.] I continue to let folks know about the fact that “permission marketing&# has been the gold standard for marketing communications for some time now.

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AUGUST 29, 2008

Attraction marketing is always about relationship first. Reply Vexed and trying to blog regularly « The Millennium Marketer says: October 22, 2008 at 1:17 pm [.] I continue to let folks know about the fact that “permission marketing&# has been the gold standard for marketing communications for some time now.

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FEBRUARY 11, 2009

The only language I speak though is English so I’ve had many a challenging time but I’ve learned to drive a hard bargain when shopping in markets! One day I was in Old Saybrook, CT and at lunch wandered into a small meat market there for a sandwich. Costa Rica (1) – Limon. The woman turned out to be Katharine Hepburn.

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OCTOBER 31, 2008

My many twitter friends, especially Clara Kuo of The Millennium Marketer ( @manesaclara ), have replied instantly to queries with answers and words of encouragement. Social media marketing is new territory and there’s no such thing as being too late to the game. Andy Quayle at BlogHost.me

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OCTOBER 31, 2008

My many twitter friends, especially Clara Kuo of The Millennium Marketer ( @manesaclara ), have replied instantly to queries with answers and words of encouragement. Social media marketing is new territory and there’s no such thing as being too late to the game. Andy Quayle at BlogHost.me

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