Small Business Mavericks

JUNE 22, 2015

Social media has come a long way since the days of Friendster and MySpace. There is some evidence that Google+ increases search exposure for brands that use it. Or it could be someone who walks into the door of your retail store. Facebook was a game changer in a big way. No leads, no sales. How Do You Generate Leads Online?

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Small Business Mavericks

JUNE 22, 2015

Social media has come a long way since the days of Friendster and MySpace. There is some evidence that Google+ increases search exposure for brands that use it. Or it could be someone who walks into the door of your retail store. Facebook was a game changer in a big way. No leads, no sales. How Do You Generate Leads Online?

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Firebelly

NOVEMBER 30, 2009

Cyber Monday is a marketing term that refers to the Monday immediately following Black Friday being the busiest day of the year for retail electronic commerce in the United States. Nearly 80% of online retailers say their sales went way up last year on Cyber Monday. That's more than 51 million people logging on at work.

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Bill Hartzer

FEBRUARY 4, 2011

There is a new report from ForeSee Results that details research that they performed showing that social media is responsible for only three percent of web site visits to retail web sites. Social media scored just two percent of the vote. - In last place was radio outreach and mobile communications with one percent each. -

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Saying It Social

FEBRUARY 4, 2010

link] FriendFeed [link] LinkedIn [link] MySpace [link] Twitter [link] Digg [link] Seesmic [link] Stumbleupon [link] Ning – Create Your Own Social Network [link] Squidoo [link] Social Tools & Apps Hootsuite – Our Fav!! eMarketer reports that consumers force retailers to adopt social strategy. if yes, please explain.

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Bill Hartzer

MARCH 22, 2010

In fact, you can now send gift cards from retailers and merchants like the Gap , Pottery Barn , Barnes & Noble and Starbuck’s. And you can send gift cards through five different social media web sites: Facebook , MySpace , iGoogle , Ning and Bebo. Chang’s, Dell, Macy’s, Sephora, L.L. Share this on Technorati. Tweet This!

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Saying It Social

APRIL 21, 2010

Share this: StumbleUpon Digg Reddit April 21, 2010 - Posted by akstout18 | Facebook | Facebook , facebook social plugins , like on the web , facebook like button , like button 5 Comments » wat is your myspace page Comment by What does my name mean? eMarketer reports that consumers force retailers to adopt social strategy.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

NOVEMBER 11, 2010

On top of that, let’s add all of the other social networks out there including Linkedin, Foursquare, Myspace, Friendster, Tumblr, YouTube and the list goes on. These updates can keep your brand fresh in the minds of your community members and will also make them feel like they’re part of your extended corporate family.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MAY 5, 2010

People interact with brands online because they want deals. Based on this information, fresh content with actively engaged brand adopters are is key. Online retailer Newegg isn’t afraid and proudly displays its Facebook reviews for all to see. Buy something, get something. Try to offer some every so often. Sure, I guess.

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Convince & Convert

MAY 4, 2010

For example, the markers for a jump to cloud computing for a declining retail company are quite different than the markers for a growing startup to embrace a business intelligence application. Ive worked with more than 700 brands since then, including 25 of the Fortune 1000.

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Hootsuite

JANUARY 23, 2023

That’s why making sure you’ve nailed your brand’s social media profile isn’t optional — it’s critical. It can also reinforce your brand to existing customers and bring new ones aboard by offering a succinct version of your brand story. (So To keep it simple: Yes, your social media profiles matter.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JULY 21, 2009

link] People are talking about your business, service or brand. Reply verygoodservice November 21, 2009 at 8:41 pm Some of the trends highlighted in this post are continuing to develop with more and more high street retailers not only establishing a presence on Twitter but using it for proactive customer service Reply Richard A.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MARCH 4, 2010

Today, it appears every retail or business concern says ‘follow us on Twitter’ or ‘be our friend on Facebook.’ Kirtsy Likaholix LinkedIn Mahalo Mento Mixx MyBlogLog MySpace Plurk Pownce Propeller Reddit SEOmoz Sphinn StumbleUpon Technorati Toluu Twitter Wikipedia Yahoo! izmantot soci?los los medijus viesn?cu

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Convince & Convert

JULY 6, 2010

Seek to Engage As the adage goes, “there’s power in numbers” and social media provides companies – who actively engage – with an influential, built-in network of passionate consumers that become followers of a brand when interested in what it’s doing. Most organizations aren't embracing and are missing wonderful insights.

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Convince & Convert

AUGUST 10, 2010

We’ve gone from MySpace and a era of anonymous accounts and comments attributed to “SexyBear1984″ to using our real names on Facebook, Twitter, and elsewhere as we build personal brands. TA : People who are influential in a category have worked hard to build and cultivate their personal brands. Of course not.

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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

And while substantially smaller than the Facebook brigade, the Twitter crew is tuned in to brands like nowhere else on the social Web. 49% of monthly Twitter users follow brands or companies, compared to just 16% of social network users overall. So, while I agree most brands must interact, it is not necessary that ALL brands interact.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

DECEMBER 1, 2009

The best place you can place your brand on Facebook is through a Facebook Page (that’s with a capital “P&# , not to be confused with your personal Profile). This number should be no surprise — when people “fan&# your Page, their friends see it, and your brand spreads organically.

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Myrland Marketing

APRIL 6, 2010

While many lawyers shy away from Facebook for business development, if you are practicing retail law: family law, personal injury law, employment law etc – than Facebook is a great place to engage with individuals talking about what you do. Twitter may disappear tomorrow, and Facebook may go the way of MySpace (who?).

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

FEBRUARY 10, 2010

There’s relationship building (see rule #6), influence, branding, and more. Handling all incoming inquiries professionally (and even quickly) can do wonders on indirectly building up your blog (and maybe even your brand) with high regard. Excuse me, but since when is branding worthless?

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Convince & Convert

MAY 11, 2010

Now use social listening tools to find blog posts, tweets, forum threads and other discussions about your brand and your products, and as appropriate direct fence-sitters to your new social media answers. To connect his observations to actual steps that retailers can take to PROFIT. To really do so. No… to profit.

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Convince & Convert

JUNE 2, 2010

The last thing I need is a dressing room photo of me modeling Diesel brand fat pants hitting the public News Feed on Facebook. This is an excellent marketing and promotional step that will ensure their brand is recognized world wide. You must concentrate on branding yourself before doing face book friend invites.

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Koka Sexton

AUGUST 28, 2010

Use get_bookmarks() instead. How NOT to use your Social Media Marketing Manager! The Most Important Sale You Will Ever Make I Have A Social Media Addiction Netflix finally gets iPhone App Google Voice Now Included in Gmail SCOTT PILGRIM VS.

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Koka Sexton

JANUARY 23, 2009

Roy ¬ Jeff Paul Scam #2902 January 23rd, 2009 at 9:41 pm It has been amazing to grow any business on the Internet, I need to market strategically to my customers, using a range for tools from content sharing to email marketing, search engine optimization, co-branding, ad buys, and more, to reach your target audience.

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Convince & Convert

FEBRUARY 14, 2012

74% and 73% of the Inc 500 use Facebook and LinkedIn respectively, and the study concluded: “Fewer [companies] are using blogging, message/bulletin boards, online video, podcasting and MySpace. Of the top 10 brands on Pinterest , 9 are lifestyle/retail. A way to humanize the brand. Improved customer service.

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Koka Sexton

MAY 1, 2007

Use get_bookmarks() instead. How NOT to use your Social Media Marketing Manager! The Most Important Sale You Will Ever Make I Have A Social Media Addiction Netflix finally gets iPhone App Google Voice Now Included in Gmail SCOTT PILGRIM VS.

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Buffer Social

JANUARY 10, 2023

When Janet was in sixth grade, she was inspired by Ashley Quall – the 14-year-old who created her website that offered HTML tutorials and Myspace layouts. By age 21, Janet had already earned six figures from her lifestyle brand Janet Gwen. “I remember just being so bored one day in a retail shop [during my shift].”

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Convince & Convert

FEBRUARY 25, 2010

And it gets to something a lot of retailers struggle with — how do I make remarkable content when I'm just reselling someone else's stuff. And while not every retailer is quite as niche as ThinkGeek, *every* retailer can and should add their own spin on the products they sell. Obviously, ThinkGeek has personality.

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Webbiquity SMM

JANUARY 10, 2011

Having long ago passed MySpace as the most popular social network, Facebook recently replaced Google as the most-visited website in the U.S. 3 reasons your brand doesn’t have more Facebook fans by iMedia Connection. As more brands jump on the Facebook bandwagon, it’s getting more challenging to stand out from the pack.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MARCH 24, 2010

He is also the author of a brand new book, Engage and co-author of Putting the Public Back in Public Relations. Kirtsy Likaholix LinkedIn Mahalo Mento Mixx MyBlogLog MySpace Plurk Pownce Propeller Reddit SEOmoz Sphinn StumbleUpon Technorati Toluu Twitter Wikipedia Yahoo! I’ve read so many bad email press releases. Answers Yahoo!

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Convince & Convert

MAY 20, 2010

If it's been done successfully, chances are you might want to consider taking advantage of it, although doing it in a way that obviously has your brand, message, etc., Far too many companies practice ready fire aim, and one day wake up and find the market has branded their product and services and it is not 100% accurate.

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Viper Chill

OCTOBER 26, 2009

Step 4: Building Out Your Base (& Your Brand) Even before you have produced any type of content, you should be out there and interacting within your community. I’m an art director and web designer whose mission in life is to bring brand integrity to the internet. An avatar can really be anything that you like. So THANK YOU!,

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Webbiquity SMM

JANUARY 17, 2011

Facebook is the world’s most visited social media brand with 54% of the worlds internet population visiting the brand. 70% of bloggers are organically talking about brands on their blog, and 38% of them post brand or product reviews. Social Media 3Q Update: Who Uses Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, & MySpace?

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Convince & Convert

APRIL 8, 2010

Ive worked with more than 700 brands since then, including 25 of the Fortune 1000. Im a tequila-loving, hype-free social media strategy consultant, speaker, and author that works with major corporations and PR firms to harness the awesome power of the social Web. Ive founded 5 companies, and spent 15 years running digital marketing agencies.

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Webbiquity SMM

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

“70% of social media users between the ages of 18-34 regularly use Facebook more than other sites such as MySpace, Twitter, and Classmates.com,&# and women use Facebook more than men. 41% who are on Facebook), Twitter users “are far more likely to follow Brands/ Companies than social networkers in general. While 28% of U.S.

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Convince & Convert

APRIL 7, 2010

Building brand loyalty: rewarding/recognizing customers who come in frequently and encouraging them to continue Foursquare and Gowalla are, in my opinion, focusing too much on this gaming aspect. . They are however the best at helping brands build loyalty via discounts and offers for badge winners and mayors. link] jaybaer Perfect!

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Convince & Convert

JUNE 16, 2010

Here’s a crazy one: An online hardware goods retailer that accidentally left their snow shovel AdWords (paid search) campaign running in spring months. And, yes, much as I enjoy slighting “branding&# (I believe it’s most commonly used as an excuse to not creating demand) there remains value in creating awareness.

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