Almost Savvy

MARCH 24, 2011

I had a recent conversation with Laura of EzraTech on Twitter about the practice of sending DMs (direct messages) to new followers. I appreciate an open conversation with someone with a different point of view any day. Constant republishing of others’ content (RSS feeds, quotes, etc.). Your Inside Voice on Twitter.

Twitter 279

Twitter iPad Conversation Guidelines 279

Akamai Marketing

SEPTEMBER 13, 2011

Audiences can be purchased : Think about buying an email list or a direct mail list. That’s what you buy: access to an audience. Communities must be developed : You can not buy a community. Auto posting RSS feeds on a Twitter account reaches audiences, but doesn’t create community. This is an audience.

Communities 174

Communities Creative Commons Buy Advertising 174

Convince & Convert

FEBRUARY 26, 2013

The leading “conversion repellents.”. Here are eleven conversion killers I come across time and again. Conversion aversion. Sufferers of this disorder can’t even justly claim to have crappy conversion rates because they have no definition of conversion. Probably a bad answer: ” Buy our stuff.”

Consultant 162

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Kikolani

MARCH 22, 2013

Here are some of the best articles I have seen on Google+ , retweeted on @kikolani , and read in RSS subscriptions this week. How to Increase Twitter Engagement with Nestivity – Learn how to increase Twitter engagement and followers with Nestivity, the Twitter tool that turns your tweets into conversations. This Week on Kikolani.

Mashup 128

Mashup Resources Klout FeedBlitz 128

Justin Levy

JULY 1, 2010

If youre new here or just an old friend, Id love it if you subscribed via RSS feed. How consumers digest advertising and make buying decisions has forever been altered by the likes of Facebook, Twitter, Foursquare and LinkedIn. The introduction does not mean there is an expectation (in most cases), to buy now!

Retail 191

Retail Fashion RSS Advertising 191

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MAY 1, 2012

When the wrong people click, your conversion goes down and you have to pay Facebook for nothing. Top Five Tips for Improved Ad Conversion. Test your ads for conversion. When doing it this way, we take don’t take the conversion into consideration, which essentially decides how much we will earn in the end.

Facebook 180

Facebook How To API Advertising 180

Jason Yormark

AUGUST 13, 2009

Two-Way Communication – It’s not must about posting today’s flavors or buy one get one free. They are not only sharing feedback directly to FROST, but also conversing with each other about their experiences. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 Their Facebook and Twitter pages are a flurry of activity.

Examples 249

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MARCH 27, 2012

These are the people who take the time to read the company’s posts, and in spite of information overload and hyper-extended schedules, respond by clicking, “Liking,” or buying a company product. Add a personalized caption to acknowledge the conversation you had – like “Thanks to Maria and Tomoko from USC for stopping by on Tuesday.

Social Media 186

Social Media Real Estate Survey Eventful 186

Buffer Social

NOVEMBER 20, 2016

From brand awareness right on down to customer conversions, social media has the potential to fit into many parts of the marketing and sales funnel. How to listen : iTunes | Google Play | SoundCloud | Stitcher | RSS. Don’t expect a conversion right away. But where does social media fit best ? Google Play. Sound Cloud.

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Convince & Convert

MAY 31, 2013

From Janrain , a free guide on how to improve conversion rates and data quality. The RSS feed is: [link]. “You have to know beyond a shadow of a doubt those who buy and sell your products.” “You have to know beyond a shadow of a doubt those who buy and sell your products.” Listen Now .

Case Study 132

Case Study ROI Social Media Team 132

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

SEPTEMBER 6, 2012

Social media has become a preferred channel for customers to interact with brands, and they are conditioned to expect a conversational response. Social marketing is conversational marketing in large part. But more than directly answering their queries, listen to what they are saying, the way conversations tend to go, and get out ahead.

ExpressionEngine 156

ExpressionEngine Compete Hosting Widget 156

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JANUARY 26, 2011

When the Cluetrain Manifesto was published in 1999, it signaled a paradigm shift: markets are conversations. Today, the online space and affordability of web hosting and domain names has helped create billions of conversations about your brand, your industry, and critical key players in your space. What are your goals of social media?

Findability 201

Findability Domain Name Policies Social CRM 201

Freelance Social Media

DECEMBER 23, 2008

Social Links Freelance Social Media Social Media Tips and Marketing Blog Home About Contact Subscribe Unique Value Proposition by cinta5 on December 23, 2008 GrokDotCom has been talking about Unique Value Proposition (UVP) for some time now and today published a case study on how it can help conversion.

Foursquare 100

Foursquare Case Study Technorati Disqus 100

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

APRIL 24, 2012

Phone Conversions. These services are expensive, but offer insights that can help refine not only lead generation, but conversion rate optimization (CRO) as well. Although it cuts down on spam, it causes conversion rates to plunge. CMS platforms may often alternatives to CAPTCHA that have little or no impact on conversion.

Adwords 155

Adwords How To Module Aggregator 155

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

OCTOBER 11, 2011

Even if you started the conversation, some people can always make it about them. WYTC is a blog dedicated to reporting the latest trending news topics to spark a conversation among readers. You can apply “proper dating etiquette” to just about every aspect of social media. Don’t Just Talk About Yourself. I think most of us have.

Social Media 241

Social Media News Industry Feed 241

Twist Image

JULY 9, 2013

Eventually, additional features like the ability for a reader to comment on a post and the introduction of RSS (a syndication feature that would notify readers by email or web-based readers when the blogger updated or published to the blog) helped to propel the platform to the mainstream. The conversation is everywhere. blog comments.

Comments 105

Comments Syndication RSS Metrics 105

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

FEBRUARY 29, 2012

It’s hard to have a conversation with a logo. Get my Internet Marketing newsletter , buy my book, The New Community Rules: Marketing on the Social Web , and subscribe to the Techipedia RSS feed. Automated direct messages to new followers on Twitter will immediately mark you as a spammer. Fairly or unfairly. Frivolous posting.

Social Media 206

Social Media Brands RSS Publishing 206

Buffer Social

MARCH 13, 2017

Although a robust sales tool, LinkedIn rarely gets brought up in conversations about effective social media marketing channels for businesses. How to listen : iTunes | Google Play | SoundCloud | Stitcher | RSS. Cold emailing or messaging, following up, following up again, and then sometime down the line, closing the deal. Google Play.

LinkedIn 100

LinkedIn Marketing Social Media Management Social Media 100

Josh S Peters

NOVEMBER 4, 2009

What you want to do is take your keywords, do some searches, and then get the RSS feed of that search sent to your Google Reader or feed reader of your choice. If you’re not using an RSS reader use Google’s, it will make your life easier. Same with Twitter keyword searches. If you do, please put them in the comments.

Twitter 100

Twitter RSS Lijit eBook 100

Justin Levy

APRIL 20, 2010

If youre new here or just an old friend, Id love it if you subscribed via RSS feed. I thought you might find the conversation around green innovations within businesses interesting and wanted to see what you think. Thanks for taking time out of your day to come hang out here!

Collaboration 147

Collaboration Creative Commons Transportation RSS 147

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

DECEMBER 15, 2010

Is conversation and relationship-building important? Twitter.com — Post exclusive coupon codes or deals for followers (just keep offers and actual conversations balanced). Move from Conversations to More Direct Involvement. And sometimes these are republished on the Web later where further conversations take place.

Social Media 249

Social Media Strategy How To Foursquare 249

Convince & Convert

DECEMBER 27, 2013

From Janrain , a free guide to improve your conversion rates and your data quality. The RSS feed is: [link]. This is a particularly interesting case because it is a Chinese company buying a UK-based company. From Cision , a free ebook called Power Your Story: Content Marketing Essentials. Listen Now. Find us on iTunes: [link].

Survey 167

Survey Social Media Retail Communities 167

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JUNE 19, 2012

Designating a community manager to monitor activity is a necessity, but that doesn’t mean your manager has to be involved in every conversation. Seed the community with helpful content to get conversations rolling and designate a few areas for topical discussion. Promote it through your marketing channels to get the word out.

Cost 135

Cost Communities Drupal Forums 135

Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 20, 2013

From Janrain , a free guide to improve your conversion rates and your data quality. The RSS feed is: [link]. Otherwise, “ brands are not going to be able to afford to be able to buy the minimum acceptable level of reach in traditional channels, let alone non-traditional channels, to be able to achieve their goals.”

Startup 123

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Buffer Social

JULY 10, 2017

How to listen : iTunes | Google Play | SoundCloud | Stitcher | RSS. S for subscribers and social retargeting – Most people arriving on your site won’t buy your products or services immediately, so you need to capture their details. How to Build a Content Conversion Funnel – RazorSocial Blog. Google Play. Sound Cloud.

Social Media 106

Social Media ROI Directory Team 106

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

NOVEMBER 11, 2010

Join relevant groups and join in the conversation. If you have a blog-based website (through WordPress or Blogger), you may be able to automate some of the posting process by installing the Social RSS application. Basic Strategy: Create a LinkedIn Profile – use this to manage and network with your professional network.

Industry 231

Industry Real Estate Social Media Travel 231

Kikolani

SEPTEMBER 28, 2011

Instead, find those people who are tweeting about “pink hats” and start a conversation with them. When they think of influence, they think of a wealthy company waving thousands of dollars in a politician’s face, or someone driving under the influence, or a salesman tricking an unsuspecting customer into buying an overpriced car.

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Influencer Twitter HootSuite Buy 155

Twist Image

JANUARY 6, 2011

Make sure to also protect domain names for your products and services as well as your key management people (buying the misspellings of your keywords is a great idea too). Does it have a RSS feed? Do you respond to the conversations about your brands and the industry you serve? online conversation. How up-to-date is it?

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Hitwise Findability Domain Name Wikipedia 111

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

NOVEMBER 22, 2011

Conversely, some organizations actually use their website as their home-hub for all of this activity by creating forums for social interaction, and embedding videos onto their website, doing away with any other website platform but their own. Precise Website Analytics. Like this post?

Strategy 213

Strategy Klout Marketing How To 213

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MARCH 1, 2011

Don’t be afraid to let the interactions take you into a personal relationship, and you shouldn’t just walk away from a conversation when it’s starting to get good. Get my Internet Marketing newsletter , buy my book, The New Community Rules: Marketing on the Social Web , and subscribe to the Techipedia RSS feed.

Social Media 234

Social Media Crowdsourcing Survey Communities 234

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

AUGUST 14, 2012

They can significantly boast the conversion rates of websites and e-marketing campaigns. Get my Internet Marketing newsletter , buy my book, The New Community Rules: Marketing on the Social Web , and subscribe to the Techipedia RSS feed. They can help create a memorable brand identity. Like this post?

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JANUARY 12, 2011

that we manage, and conversing with colleagues, fans, and customers is something that takes up a lot of time. We use the channels not only to post content and messages to our consumers but we converse with them there as well. I would say that a typical day is very busy. There are a number of channels (Facebook, Twitter, forums, etc.)

Sports 204

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JANUARY 11, 2012

Strategy involves competitive research, benchmarking, messaging, audience identification, determining platforms for engagement, setting overall program and conversion goals, and setting up metrics. Required skills include web design, web development, conversion optimization, editing, and familiarity with the platforms. Like this post?

Social Media 168

Social Media How To Marketing Syndication 168

Kikolani

NOVEMBER 23, 2012

Here are some of the best articles I have seen on Google+ , retweeted on @kikolani , and read in RSS subscriptions this week. Kill It In Content Creation By Knowing Your Customer Conversion Funnel – The customer conversion funnel is essential to content development. Check out the designs and conversion critiques.

Mashup 113

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Convince & Convert

JUNE 29, 2010

Convene, converse and collaborate. link] sadie harris Cognitive Surplus – Use Social Connectivity to Change the World [link] [link] Ian Greenleigh “1. More people making stuff (100 million bloggers can’t be wrong) 2. You're still staring at a screen, but at least you're interacting. link] < possibly.

RSS 118

RSS Collaboration Social CRM Consultant 118

Waxing UnLyrical

AUGUST 25, 2010

I figured the resulting selection of additional ecards (you’re limited in your selection if you use the free service) would more than offset what I would otherwise pay to actually buy a card, mail it to someone, etc. If you liked what you saw and read, Id love you to subscribe to my RSS feed or subscribe by email. pts Settings.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

DECEMBER 7, 2010

Thousands of random conversations in person and online with all kinds of people. Instead, it is conversational and fun. Sure, he promotes his digital products, but he doesn’t promise you a get rich scheme or make you feel any less valuable if you don’t buy. Young and old. Male and female. Masters Of Small Talk. Like this post?

Industry 248

Industry Hosting Social Networking News 248