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JANUARY 12, 2013

By 2009, the company was doing over a billion dollars in sales every year and by July of that same year, Amazon announced that it was buying the company for over one billion dollars. Zappos is mostly known as being one of the most consumer-centric companies in the world. It's a choice. and enjoy: Tags: amazon. kevin rose.

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SocMed Sean

DECEMBER 28, 2011

If, however, the general perception at your company is that your customers whine a lot…maybe you need to start listening to what they are complaining about. These are people who have already invested their dollars and their time to buy and use your product, why wouldn’t they be interested in helping you make it better for them ?

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Webbiquity SMM

JUNE 7, 2010

through co-creation and crowdsourcing ) and customer service ( Best Buy and Comcast for example) to human resources (outstanding HR tweeps: Sharlyn Lauby and Alicia Arenas ) and sales groups. The first is for the sales team to understand what their own company is doing with social media, and how customers and key influencers are responding.

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Idaconcpts

MARCH 25, 2011

It was only a matter of time, that the online group buying industry will have its pioneer in China. GaoPeng.com , a Beijing-based group-buying site that says it is “powered by Groupon ,” started taking registrations from consumers on February 27th, 2011. GaoPeng subscribers will get free daily emails alerting them to the deals.

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Webbiquity SMM

JULY 25, 2011

Because more than 80% of consumer purchases and 90% of b2b buying cycles now begin with search. If your potential customers can’t find you, they can’t buy from you. Crunchbase is an important place for any technology-related company to have a profile. Why is web presence optimization important?

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Buzz Marketing for Technology

DECEMBER 8, 2010

After 9 years of Search Engine Marketing – I think it is safe to say any keyword you are going to buy is maxed out when it comes to the Google AdWords auction process. And as more people find out about this gem of an advertising experience CPC and CPM prices will continue to march upward – I have already begun to see this in my own ad buys!

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Convince & Convert

JULY 20, 2012

Huge thanks to data-driven social media management software company Argyle Social for their presenting sponsorship, as well as Infusionsoft , Janrain , and Jim Kukral at DigitalBookLaunch. It’s the same company that did the net promoter scores that kind of come up with a social media score that’s kind of parallel to that.

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SocMed Sean

MARCH 4, 2012

So, rather than rushing out to the big box store and buying a new computer, first try a few steps that will hopefully make a big difference in speeding things up and getting you back to your social media: 1. Defraggler can be downloaded here. –Sean Share this on Facebook Tweet This! Email this to a friend?

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Buzz Marketing for Technology

JUNE 27, 2008

buy a link » SUBSCRIBE TO CIO. Are you involved in setting the direction for your companys IT budget or strategy? How To Create A Know-It-All Company. Heres how some companies convinced individuals to share best practices. operations for the company (and a recruiter himself), weeds out people who blame others.

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Idaconcpts

DECEMBER 27, 2010

The Palo Alto-based social networking giant is a privately held company, and its shares are not listed on the NASDAQ or the New York Stock Exchange alongside Google, Microsoft, Sun Microsystems, or any of the other publicly traded Silicon Valley behemoths – at least for now. Unsurprisingly. Share this on Facebook. Tweet This!

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Idaconcpts

OCTOBER 6, 2010

If you are buying, designing, or implementing a computer software system that will deal with financial information for a publicly traded company, it is essential that you are aware of, and strictly comply with, the Sarbanes -Oxley Act of 2002. How Sarbanes-Oxley Affects Computers Software Implementation.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MAY 18, 2010

Just because you’ve heard that other companies are doing it doesn’t mean that social media will magically work for you. It finds your customers Companies using traditional marketing methods (e.g. Where are the people most likely to buy your products and services? It introduces your brand Is your company new?

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Saying It Social

FEBRUARY 8, 2010

Share this: StumbleUpon Digg Reddit February 8, 2010 - Posted by akstout18 | Uncategorized | Facebook , facebook home page , facebook home page update , facebook news feed , facebook update One blogger likes this post 8 Comments » [.] Are You Seeing ALL of Your Facebook Friends', Groups' and Pages … [.]

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Webbiquity SMM

DECEMBER 16, 2010

Since you don’t want to take the chance of buying a sleeper however, or a book that’s inappropriate for the recipient, here are nine ideas—books reviewed on the Webbiquity blog this year. Stumped for that last-minute Christmas idea? Books make great gifts, and there’s still time to order for pre-Christmas delivery.

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Idaconcpts

FEBRUARY 25, 2011

While Groupon had a major screw up with its 2011 Superbowl ad , no one can deny that this company has one of the most effective email copywrite styles in the planet. Our discounts get people to buy, our write-ups get people to keep reading & coming back day after day. Write-up Objective #1. Write-up Objective #2. Tweet This!

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JULY 15, 2009

If you’re looking at buying a product or utilizing a service, chances are you’re looking for the sentiment about that product or service as well. It’s incredibly easy for someone to put up a web page and show how much they like or dislike a company. When should I use Digg ? How do you do #1?

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Webbiquity SMM

MAY 24, 2010

Because social media is fundamentally about conversations, the individual(s) behind your social media activities is often perceived as the public face of your company. The primary budget effect of social media marketing is to shift costs from media buying to labor. Social media is so easy we can hire an intern to do it. Not really.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

DECEMBER 15, 2010

Is your company’s social media strategy really working? Having a company presence in social media is all well and good but it isn’t enough. Your company doesn’t have a personality. Use tools designed for it, and you don’t risk your company’s image too much in the process.

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Webbiquity SMM

DECEMBER 21, 2010

Smart companies are providing social media support options and actively monitoring social media networks for brand and product name mentions. Using social media channels for customer support can both improve a company’s image—by demonstrating, publicly, responsiveness to customer issues—and reduce customer support costs.

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Webbiquity SMM

FEBRUARY 16, 2011

43% of employees at the largest companies in the US use LinkedIn for professional reasons, compared to 11% on Facebook. And on the buying side, a study from the ITSMA revealed that “LinkedIn is used by 58% of the respondents to find information or to talk to colleagues about solutions in the context of a purchase.

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Idaconcpts

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

While the quality of various hosting companies can vary widely, having 100% up-time is very important for the business or individual to stay productive. This is typically done in a large data center environment, and depending on the size of the hosting company, can accommodate anywhere from several hundred to several thousand customers.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

OCTOBER 22, 2009

If it was a Comcast product, you’d get a near immediate response from Frank Eliason , the company’s Director of Digital Care. It can instill faith that your customers have in your company. It can make all the difference in nurturing a positive perception of your company. Empower them.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

NOVEMBER 16, 2011

Even if you do not know much about it yourself, check for these qualities and these answers: At the very least, someone hoping to get a job with your company should have a Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn account. Ask them if they are familiar with StumbleUpon, Digg, Quora, and Google+. According to Internet World Stats , 77.3%

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Idaconcpts

AUGUST 23, 2010

Because of the misuse of this tactic by a large number of companies, the approach has gained an unseemly reputation. The use of unique fonts, your company logo for branding, and attractive pictures will increase your chances of success. So, how can you use the email blast technique correctly and effectively? Make it Pretty (with HTML).

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

FEBRUARY 1, 2008

Here’s a screenshot of a story that became popular with a whopping 235 Diggs. It was taken the night of January 28, 2008 (approximately 11PM EST): While Digg typically allowed stories to hit the front page within 80-120 votes (the latter being more rare than normal), it’s now requiring almost double the number.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JANUARY 24, 2012

When my company, Small Business Trends, LLC, first purchased BizSugar in the summer of 2009, the best way I could describe it was as a miniature version of Digg, except that BizSugar focused soley on sharing information geared toward small and mid-sized businesses. This is a guest post by Anita Campbell. This is still true.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

FEBRUARY 22, 2008

by Tamar Weinberg on February 22, 2008 Share This is a guest post from Pierre Far, who recently launched a very cool program called Social Alerter which notifies you as soon as your website has a solid chance of hitting the Digg or del.icio.us Why do consumers now have great and collective power to, well, dictate what companies do?

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Idaconcpts

AUGUST 24, 2010

Daniel Footwear decided to invite SEO company , Blueclaw to re- style and improve their online retail store, with hope to gain an edge over their competitors and provide excellent consumer usability. Lacked useful information such as customer, product reviews which usually persuade customers to buy through recommendation. Tweet This!

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MAY 12, 2010

Here are three examples of brands that appear to be taking this message to heart: Fandango.com Best-known as a portal for buying movie tickets online, the site is actually quite diverse in terms of its content offerings. Still not sure how to take action on this rule of thumb? Calling attention to social profiles? Fan ratings & reviews?

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Bill Hartzer

MARCH 8, 2010

Marvin and I talked about it, and I explained that buying a website wasn’t my thing: that it in fact was not a way to “get more leads&# by simply buying someone else’s website content that they were selling. Probably not. But perhaps a different name, the name of the individual who has “bought&# the website.

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Adam Sherk

DECEMBER 17, 2009

When it comes to interactive media buys it looks like Google and the other search engines still offer marketers the best opportunities online. Adam is part of the Define Search Strategies consulting team, which is owned by The New York Times Company. Sitemap | RSS | © 2009-present AdamSherk.com Using Thesis Wordpress Theme.

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Saying It Social

MAY 26, 2010

Here’s to hoping for many more prosperous and successful years to come for your company and all of the other small businesses across the country! Pingback by Where can i buy a cheap or used am/fm cd player for my car? And 85 percent believe a company should not only be present, but also interact with its customers via social media.&#

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Adam Sherk

JULY 13, 2010

But from a media relations perspective this reminds me of the “if a tree falls in the forest” saying: If an article about your company or client is behind a paywall and no one is around to read it, does it make an impact? Has anyone ever framed a good comment thread from a company blog, or a collection of “likes” on a Facebook Page?

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Firebelly

JULY 22, 2010

I followed closely behind - buying my tires at another store a mile down the road. 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. The service was questionable.

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Kikolani

FEBRUARY 18, 2013

Moms, on the other hand, aren’t hanging around Digg or Linkedin. After all, stumbling around through social media doesn’t reflect well on you or your company, it actually makes you look a bit foolish. Follow Your Target Market. Who are you selling to? Kids aren’t on Facebook as much now as they used to be. Focus Your Efforts.

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Firebelly

JANUARY 7, 2010

Many companies now include Facebook and/or Twitter URLs in their ads, but Temper-Pedics latest Ask Me commercial is the first one that I have seen that tells people to ask their friends on Facebook and Twitter about their product before making a decision to buy. Google knows this and mattress manufacturer Tempur-Pedic, does as well.

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Saying It Social

JUNE 3, 2010

Share this: StumbleUpon Digg Reddit June 3, 2010 - Posted by akstout18 | Facebook , Social Media Marketing , Social Networking | Facebook , facebook account settings , facebook personal profile , facebook privacy settings One blogger likes this post 11 Comments » [.] Auto seals | June 5, 2010 | Reply [.] I really rejoiced reading it.

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