yMarketingMatters

FEBRUARY 10, 2014

Social media networks were a novelty 5 years ago, but today their importance is no longer debated. Yes, businesses have definitely realized the power of social media and accepted that social media marketing has to be part of their marketing and PR mix. Social Media is the Game Changer.

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Proactive Report

AUGUST 22, 2011

The latest stats from StatCounter show that StumbleUpon’s recent jump to the top spot for referring social media traffic in the US was not a blip. Add the StumbleUpon button to all your news pages ( instructions here ). As with any other social site StumbleUpon is not a quick fix.

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StumbleUpon News Sites Cost 71

Buzz Marketing for Technology

NOVEMBER 17, 2010

It’s a great double sided ROI story for Social Customer Support. It saves customers who are having an issue call them Brand Adversaries and delights them into becoming a Brand Advocate while it also provides a cost reduction ROI when it comes to the call center. Share it on StumbleUpon. Email this to a friend?

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Brands Reputation ROI Case Study 243

Jason Yormark

JANUARY 28, 2011

I absolutely love being able to build out a marketing/social media business for the firm, and we’re already making things happen with some pretty significant clients. It would be untrue to say that I still don’t have much to learn and for that reason I’m looking forward to attending The Social Media Strategies Summit in a few weeks.

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Social Media Strategy Technorati StumbleUpon 214

Adam Cohen

NOVEMBER 15, 2010

Good friend Aaron Strout had a moment of inspiration on a plane and decided to challenge a few friends to come up with Haikus about recent brand experiences. In his continuing reign as the Kevin Bacon of Social Media, Aaron was quickly able to recruit a list of talented marketers to join in the fun. Share it on StumbleUpon.

Brands 210

Brands Posterous Foursquare StumbleUpon 210

SocMed Sean

APRIL 1, 2012

Finding a social media professional to help you with your online activities can sometimes be a tough process. 1) How long have you been engaged in social networking and/or social media channels? 1) How long have you been engaged in social networking and/or social media channels?

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Questions Social Media Pharmaceuticals Social Networking 280

Buzz Marketing for Technology

DECEMBER 22, 2009

At a recent ANA conference I was interviewing Brian Wallace VP of Digital Marketing and Media for RIM when I heard him say “2 years from now- if I still have a Director of Social Media – I should be fired!&# Said differently how do we make social part of the very DNA of the firm? Share it on StumbleUpon.

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Social Media StumbleUpon Digg Reddit 243

SocMed Sean

JANUARY 21, 2012

There is no doubt that 2012 is going to be THE year of social media. Hand social media activities over to a junior staff member or intern with no communications experience. Those are all important factors in how NOT to engage in social media. Start a Facebook page just so “we can have a Facebook page.

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Webbiquity SMM

DECEMBER 6, 2010

Social media and PR would seem to be natural allies. Both are primarily focused on brand awareness, credibility building and image enhancement. So why do corporate PR and social media efforts so often appear disconnected and out of sync? The social media release is used for blogger outreach.

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Buzz Marketing for Technology

JANUARY 21, 2010

Ok ok – based on the great response I got from my readers on my last blog post The 4 C’s of B2B Marketing I thought I would try to apply the same principle to Social Media Marketing. It combines a few things you might have read about into one new concept around social media – the 4 P’s of Social Media marketing.

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Social Media Marketing B2B StumbleUpon 250

Webbiquity SMM

AUGUST 25, 2010

Want to stay up-to-date on the latest social media news and thought-leadership commentary without visiting a gazillion different sites, relying on an RSS feed (or someone else’s filter) that inevitably misses important news, or following aggregation sites that regurgitate the same over-exposed content from a handful of popular sites?

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Social Media Aggregator B2B Technorati 152

Buzz Marketing for Technology

MARCH 11, 2010

One of the biggest challenges for organizations today is managing the flow of information about their brands, products, and services that occurs in social media channels, including microblogs (such as Twitter), social networking sites (such as Facebook), blogs, and online forums. Share it on StumbleUpon.

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Buzz Marketing for Technology

APRIL 27, 2010

One of the biggest challenges for organizations today is managing the flow of information about their brands, products, and services that occurs in social media channels, including microblogs (such as Twitter), social networking sites (such as Facebook), blogs, and online forums. Share it on StumbleUpon.

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Social Media Microblogging StumbleUpon Digg 227

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MAY 18, 2010

Social Media Consultant and Tech Geek at Heart Home About Press Consulting Contact Sitemap Home > Marketing , Social Media > 10 Reasons Why Your Business Needs a Killer Social Media Strategy 10 Reasons Why Your Business Needs a Killer Social Media Strategy by Tamar Weinberg on May 18, 2010 Share This is a guest post by Beth Hrusch.

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Social Media Strategy StumbleUpon Digg 269

Social Media Marketing

AUGUST 16, 2013

Android is better, big data in Asia, the merging of HR and marketing, Canadian women like to talk about brands, Fortune 500 CEOs are scared and ignorant of social media, Twitter use rises, the social networks that help search engine optimization and more, it''s This Week in Social Media.

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Social Media Flipboard Press Release Trends 167

Buzz Marketing for Technology

MARCH 16, 2010

Word spreads quickly in Social Media – sometimes more quickly than you can keep up with. You must keep a constant eye on mentions of your brand, your products and your services in order to survive in this market landscape. This one is harder to find since they didn’t directly mention a particular brand name.

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B2B Social Media Marketing Sample 206

Adam Cohen

AUGUST 24, 2010

Social media provides opportunities for two-way and multi-way conversation, which requires discipline, research, scale and transparency. Making the leap to engage customers through leveraging social media tools can be a similar experience to leaping off that cliff. Three Industry Examples. What’s holding them back?

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Company Social Media Posterous StumbleUpon 231

SocMed Sean

JANUARY 8, 2012

There’s a lot of confusion about social media these days, and marketing professionals aren’t making it any easier. As a result, agencies and marketing professionals are being asked more frequently by executives how they can “use social” or get social” by engaging in the social space.

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Social Media Marketing Social Networking Nielsen 235

Buzz Marketing for Technology

APRIL 21, 2010

When it comes to Social Media data the same holds up to a point! There is clearly a spectrum of Social Media data that can be collected by any listening platform like a Radian6 or a Networked Insights. Share it on StumbleUpon. But in reality it’s what you do with that data that makes the big difference. Tweet This!

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Data Social Media Radian6 B2B 198

Webbiquity SMM

DECEMBER 21, 2010

Though business use of social media is rapidly increasing, many executives remain skeptical of its value. The bottom line is that while social media marketing definitely provides benefits (such as a higher conversion rate for organic search traffic ), it’s not generally effective as a direct promotion tool.

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Social Media Research ROI Technorati 191

ProBlogger

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

The post How to Use Social Media to Promote Your Blog appeared first on ProBlogger. So far we’ve explored guest posting , advertising and networking – but today I want to turn our attention to the dynamic area of social media. Examples of this type of site are Reddit, Digg and Mix (formerly StumbleUpon).

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Webbiquity SMM

MAY 24, 2010

Though social media marketing is rapidly advancing in terms of adoption and sophistication, many marketers and business executives still struggle with it. They wonder if their organizations are doing enough, if they are doing things right, even if they should be involved in social media at all. Social media is free.

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Social Media Marketing Cost Guidelines 223

Buzz Marketing for Technology

JANUARY 14, 2010

In a recent BusinessWeek article featuring Tony Hsieh from Zappos – they closed with a quote from Tony “Sharing is how we build our brand.&# You need to put out a steady stream of content to build your brand. Share it on StumbleUpon. Why you need to build your Social Capital? Tweet This! Share this on Reddit.

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Brands Hubspot Social Capital StumbleUpon 213

Buzz Marketing for Technology

MARCH 9, 2010

The question is – What is the appropriate level of budget to support social media for a B2B company? First was the post on the Media Budget Ratio (MBR) for a B2B company. Share it on StumbleUpon. Related posts: The 4 P’s to Social Media Marketing Ok ok – based on the great response I got.

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B2B Social Media Marketing Survey 198

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

SEPTEMBER 8, 2011

If you have a brand or product for parents, targeting and partnering with mommy bloggers is a great way to get exposure. This increased our traffic to over 200,000 uniques per month and exposure through guest posts got us on a number of media outlets like CNN, Fox News and the Wall Street Journal — no PR person involved.

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Social Media Strategy Jive StumbleUpon 161

Adam Cohen

JULY 28, 2010

How has Social Media Helped You? (8). How Often Do Ethical Questions Impact Your Social Media Efforts? (8). No Amount of Social Media Overcomes Bad Customer Experience (16). The Social Media Landing Page Phenomenon (13). News Flash: Big Brands Can Be Social Too (6). Tweet This!

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Badge Twitter Proposal Brands 244

Viper Chill

JUNE 21, 2010

You are here: ViperChill » Social Media » Getting Mass Traffic from StumbleUpon: A Definitive Guide Getting Mass Traffic from StumbleUpon: A Definitive Guide Written by Glen, this post has 83 Comments Many bloggers end up having a love-hate relationship with StumbleUpon. Cloud Living Say "Hi!"

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Webbiquity SMM

AUGUST 9, 2010

While there are unquestionably many ways that social media marketing results can be measured , the debate rages on as to whether it’s truly possible to quantify the ROI from these activities. Some experts contend that because social media activity is rich in metrics , you can and should be measuring ROI constantly.

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SM2 Alterian Vocus Social Media 188

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

AUGUST 25, 2010

With social media, an abundance of resources are at your fingertips. However, without a successful plan and any adequate preparation, your social media efforts will fail. Don’t make your social media efforts half-assed. If you’re going to engage in social media, do it!

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Social Media Engagement Forums Policies 272

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

OCTOBER 7, 2010

Social Media Consultant and Tech Geek at Heart Home About Press Consulting Contact Sitemap Home > Internet , Marketing > 11 Common Mistakes That People Make With Their Personal Brands 11 Common Mistakes That People Make With Their Personal Brands by Tamar Weinberg on October 7, 2010 Share This is a guest post from James Adams.

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Brands Handbook MySpace Construction 236

Buzz Marketing for Technology

MARCH 18, 2010

In the last post we covered how to create a Social Media Lead Flow. There is a growing number of listening platforms devoted to Social Media – everything from highly customized services that are managed for you, to free tools you can manage yourself. Share it on StumbleUpon. Stumble upon something good?

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B2B Platform Social Media Marketing 225

Idaconcpts

AUGUST 26, 2010

On August 25, 2010, Social Media Informer launched. Social Media Infomer is a new hub and aggregator for social media content makes it easier to cut through the noise and find a signal. idaconcpts is one of the featured sites through Social Media Informer. One Social Media.

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Social Media Aggregator Technorati B2B 132

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JUNE 16, 2010

If you look around the social web a lot like me, you will agree that most social media campaigns suck. Some people think social media is just fun. What do you think about using social media for business? Branding Are my profiles complete? Do I have exclusive profiles for my brand?

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Questions Social Media How To Postrank 277

SocMed Sean

FEBRUARY 3, 2013

I get a lot of questions via Facebook , Twitter and my email contact form and many of the items listed below come straight from those questions, my experience in social media strategy, years of researching platforms and best practices and…well…tinkering with social media. Social media takes time and energy.

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Social Media Klout YouTube Foursquare 279

Webbiquity SMM

OCTOBER 13, 2010

The explosion of social media has led to a corresponding need for more sophisticated monitoring tools that can crawl the hundreds of social networking and bookmarking sites and millions of blogs across the globe. If Google Alerts had been developed with a focus on social media, this would be it.

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SM2 Vocus Alterian Radian6 204

Kikolani

DECEMBER 26, 2012

Social media gives businesses large and small an unprecedented opportunity to build community around their business. Learn to leverage these tools to maximum effect with these 7 advanced social media marketing strategies. Social media platforms are the different networks where social interaction occurs (e.g.

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Social Media Strategy Marketing GPS 167

The Realtime Report

APRIL 11, 2014

YouTube is the “undisputed champion” among social networks in terms of driving referrals, delivering the most traffic and the highest levels of engagement, according to a new study from Shareaholic. StumbleUpon comes in last, with the least engaged referrals: 1.5 seconds). Reddit users show a high bounce rate (70.16%).

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Social Networking Engagement StumbleUpon Reddit 177