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AUGUST 9, 2010

This is likely, because the search content is often on sites which have no focus on owning an area with quality content – which is the sort of thing which is more likely to be shared on social networks (It should have also been the sort of content more likely to be highlighted by Google – maybe in 2011?).

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MAY 5, 2010

With free membership open to all women, JaneNation combines social networking with opinion collection. Women are routinely misunderstood or ignored by advertisers despite their unprecedented purchasing power and loyalty to brands that earn their trust. I, for one, will be encouraging my clients to spend time at JaneNation.

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JULY 6, 2010

The taboo of never tooting your own horn with a press release about your good deeds clearly has crumbled in corporate America, and companies today are not only promoting philanthropy through social networks, they’re building unique Facebook pages and Twitter profiles for these important programs. Thanks for sharing. Im Jay Baer.

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

Social media is hard False. And that’s only because of the alphabet soup of social networks, lifestreams, sharing sites, etc. Social media is not about Facebook or MySpace or Flickr or Twitter or blogs or YouTube. “Social media is not about Facebook or MySpace or Flickr or Twitter or blogs or YouTube.&#

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Mindjumpers

SEPTEMBER 10, 2010

Blog About Clients Cases Tribesourcing Video People & Contact Bloggers « 5 Popular Posts About Social Media 3 Infographics on Why You Should Use Social Networks as Marketing Tools » 4 Ways Social Media Has Changed The Fashion Industry Posted by Sara Hansson Sep 10th, 2010 Tweet Fashion weeks have past by all over the world.

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APRIL 28, 2010

Look to Yelp and Forums When you get beyond social networks, the heaviest concentration of influential impressions is on ratings and reviews sites (32%), followed by discussion boards/forums at 29%. Some just buy. Others buy AND influence other customers [link] @jaybaer [link] Josh Gordon Not all customers are created equal.

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APRIL 14, 2010

Tami [link] Tami Hello jay, Great points and not just for Social Media but for doing business in general! I find it really annoying to see a stream of tweets that contain nothing but the message “buy my stuff&#. I've often wondered how many of those buy-my-stuff Tweets are confusion rather than laziness. link] Sarah Z.

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

Awareness, Sales, or Loyalty? Or Loyalty for Nothing -> Acted once? Or Loyalty for Nothing -> Acted once? Or Loyalty for Nothing -> Acted once? tools of social media always change. And that’s why your social media strategy must be tools-agnostic. The elevator pitch is dead. What’s the Point?

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JULY 28, 2010

.&# Because helpfulness hasn’t historically been looked at as a marketing objective (tons of great stuff about this umbrella concept in Scott Stratten’s forthcoming new book UnMarketing – buy it ), identifying areas where help could be provided isn’t in the DNA of most companies – yet. Buy your own product.

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APRIL 13, 2010

link] Lee Riley The Best Advice Has No Shelf Life #li [link] [link] Yael Davidowitz-Neu As always, I enjoy your perspective on how the principles of building brand loyalty/customer engagement remain the same despite significant changes in technology. “You know what I do when I go to a networking event? link] jaybaer Brilliant!

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APRIL 15, 2010

Creating and propagating smart, optimized content that succinctly answers those questions is the most direct line to sales and loyalty. It builds brand loyalty like a gym membership. (I'm Your potential customers have questions about your company, your products, your services, your competitors. There always have to be new content.

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AUGUST 10, 2010

Combine that with location and mobile data, and you get real-time smart agents that tell you whom you should approach in a restaurant to buy a drink. Customers could tell everyone about your product face to face, as they have for centuries, but it's more efficient through social media and we, as marketers, can measure the result.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JANUARY 24, 2008

Social Media Consultant and Tech Geek at Heart Home About Press Consulting Contact Sitemap Home > Opinion , Social Media > Why Nobody Should Buy Digg Why Nobody Should Buy Digg by Tamar Weinberg on December 20, 2007 Share It hasn’t even been a week and my once positive outlook of Digg has come to a sour end.

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JULY 8, 2008

Reem Abeidoh , Social Media Strategist : A social media marketer provides strategic online recommendations based on the client’s business goals and intensive research. social conversation tools (FriendFeed, and maybe you could even lump in Disqus and the like with it). It’s not about any of the tools.

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JULY 14, 2010

The problem is that social is far more about building loyalty and engaging current and future customers than it is about driving immediate sales results. 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.

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MAY 26, 2010

Place making social media (Foursquare, Gowalla, et al) will continue to gain traction over the next 18 months. These services are in many ways would Twitter was originally, with another layer of loyalty and rewards built in. The reviews business will be transformed by geo-location. Im Jay Baer.

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JULY 22, 2010

However, if a firm focuses on building brand loyalty with a small subset of customers, they may find that it has an exponential impact. Lion Brand Yarn found that their customer outreach strategy drove impressive e-commerce results – those who visited the company’s blog were 41% more likely to buy at the Web site. Im Jay Baer.

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FEBRUARY 25, 2010

You could actually take it further and use different feeds for different audience segments, based on why they buy your product, which would be GREAT! It’s so important for to know you’re facts and your customer while using social networking. The opportunity social networking provides in incredible.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JUNE 16, 2010

When you integrate your profiles, you help build the relationships you have already started on each social site. It helps build loyalty, generate conversations, and it also gets you more followers if you do it right. Do I have social media integration on my business blog? Do I hard sell with my updates? Great questions!

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APRIL 8, 2010

I've heard others claim that they keyboard and USB adapters allow it to be laptop-like, but to me what buy a device when you're just going to attach a bunch of things to it that makes it more like a laptop? We bought two for our design office, and I can see many buying it for the family, where several people would want to use it.

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SEPTEMBER 1, 2010

There’s a huge gap between the perception of social media as an instant, free, can’t miss marketing opportunity and the reality of social media as a long-term, time-intensive customer loyalty and brand advocacy opportunity. blog comments powered by Disqus Subscribe to Convince & Convert Jay Baer Greetings.

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APRIL 22, 2010

If you’re considering “social media&# as a way to build loyalty among your existing customers, moving them from a relationship rooted in transactions to a symbiotic relationship anchored in advocacy, there are dual alternatives: 4. by @jaybaer [link] [link] Shawn McPike Great article Jay.

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MARCH 16, 2010

I don't want to play Mafia Wars, buy a cartoon pig or anything else. And given that Facebook creates a backlash with their constant 'tweaks', maybe it's OK that people like the simplicity of Twitter – if Twitter stay true to what people enjoy about it, that seems like it would actually build more loyalty.

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AUGUST 25, 2010

Carefully crafting and leading the consumer experience in-store and virtually, has earned the company trust and admirable loyalty. Experience=trust + loyalty, the formula is simple yet solving it takes work. Your choice to try out their network or simply use the free wi-fi to check Facebook. link] jaybaer Brilliant point Mike.

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APRIL 7, 2010

There are three primary benefits: awareness via virality and social proof; loyalty and rewards; and market research. Recently, I had the good fortune of hosting the weekly #socialmedia chat (Tuesdays 9am Pacific) where social media types congregate on Twitter and answer three questions posed by the host.

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JUNE 23, 2010

I would argue that Ford should go leagues further, by embracing a consistent crowdsourcing approach that constantly empowers consumers (and would-be consumers) of all Ford vehicles with opportunities to co-create, relevantly share and earn legitimate rewards that drive loyalties and purchasing habits for years to come. Im Jay Baer.

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

Ultimately, I see Twitter (and even Facebook, largely) as being more impactful on loyalty and retention, than on net new revenue. Ultimately, I see Twitter (and even Facebook, largely) as being more impactful on loyalty and retention, than on net new revenue. [link] [link] jaybaer Yep. link] jaybaer Yep.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

DECEMBER 15, 2009

It’s not that costly to buy a few domain names (brand new or aged), invest in web hosting, and start applying that knowledge you’ve learned to websites. That’s not something you can easily do by just buying a few domain names and building up a real website presence. will they buy? Learning is the easy part.

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SEPTEMBER 23, 2010

link] ivanhernandez Nobody Said Social Media Was Easy [link] – via @jaybaer blog comments powered by Disqus Subscribe to Convince & Convert Jay Baer Greetings. Email marketing's end goal is to promote repeat business or engagement from the merchant's customer base. Just a humorous metaphor. Just a humorous metaphor.

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JUNE 16, 2010

Create Demand, Not Messages Success with “social” marketing is becoming less about creating desire, positive sentiment or aspiration among customers. Whether B2B or B2C, customers are buying based on what they need. The Secret Sauce Is Relevance I’m noticing common themes among social media successes like BBVA bank.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JULY 30, 2010

Strange times are happening at Digg Keep fighting the good fight Peace, G Reply Brian Wallace November 7, 2007 at 9:53 pm tamar – perhaps you should buy digg and ban kevin – [link] Reply Dani November 7, 2007 at 10:03 pm Sorry, but I am going to have to go with Kevin on this one. A lot of people (e.g. Not a surprise.

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