Almost Savvy

JANUARY 12, 2010

I was just noticing that I received 1 personal email wishing me Happy Holidays, and about 90 emails from fellow professionals wishing me the same while encouraging me to buy theirs and/or an affiliate’s product. Please Enjoy This Spam&# AffirmingSpirit says: January 12, 2010 at 10:35 pm Funny that you mention this, Irene.

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Josh S Peters

DECEMBER 4, 2009

You might have 1 customer who buys a ton of your products, yet never really mentions you to their friends while someone who buys very little (maybe due to finances) but loves what they get and tells everyone on a frequent basis. You’ll be able to determine how effective your program is, what kind of repeat buys you get, etc.

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Almost Savvy

APRIL 6, 2009

Whether at a live networking event or connecting with people through virtual social networking sites, no one want to receive sales pitches, marketing emails, and links to buy the “latest, greatest product on the market guaranteed to make you rich in just 10 days.&# tune us out.

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Josh S Peters

NOVEMBER 4, 2009

Here’s an example using our keyword Bird Books It’s not anyone looking to buy a bird book, but there were people talking about a really cool bird book that seems to have recently come out (it actually is an incredibly awesome site: The Bird Book ). If you do, please put them in the comments.

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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

You need to determine why your company should be social, for whom your efforts are intended and where your audience is in the buying cycle, and how you’ll measure success. To add full to your fire, we at ITSMA did a survey that found that 55% of IT buyers now use social media in the buying process. and its members (Lijit).

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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. I hope that doesn’t detract you from buying the book! What if, on the first page of search results, you discover that people are very disappointed with the business?

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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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Josh S Peters

OCTOBER 20, 2009

Media buys, affiliate marketing, SEO, SEM, and blogging have absolutely no value on their own. Acquisition / Lead Generation – These types of campaigns are used to gather information (like email addresses, profiles, home addresses, etc) with the goal of winding up with a list of people who are most likely to buy from you.

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Josh S Peters

NOVEMBER 20, 2009

etc) which will auto 301 redirect back to the correct version, or even let you install a custom branding bar that overlays at the top of the screen when someone clicks, even after retweet. Josh Peters I agree with your sentiment Ari, and seeing the CTR (Click Through Rate) of using my own link shortener vs that of Bit.ly

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Josh S Peters

NOVEMBER 30, 2009

When using social media (or any other tool really) making sure you have your materials at hand and properly setup will make it easier to convince people to buy from you. Tell them and show them how it solves their problem and have a link to buy in your call to action. Josh Peters Thank you, I hope they find it informative as well.

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Josh S Peters

SEPTEMBER 18, 2009

Acquisition / Lead Generation – These types of campaigns are used to gather information (like email addresses, profiles, home addresses, etc) with the goal of winding up with a list of people who are most likely to buy from you. No CTA to buy anything or click on anything that injected you into a sales funnel.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

OCTOBER 22, 2009

If you don’t buy the extended warranty it costs you just to call and try to get help. I’m going to ask Apple to buy me a Zune. 12484 SUBSCRIBERS FOLLOWERS Lijit Search Read more about The New Community Rules Get Techipedia on your iPhone or iPod touch! Look at their policy about servicing you from the get go.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JANUARY 19, 2010

Unless the product is a fad, it is doubtful that an online community will impact the buying habits of consumers looking at an impulse bought product. 12484 SUBSCRIBERS FOLLOWERS Lijit Search Read more about The New Community Rules Get Techipedia on your iPhone or iPod touch!

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MAY 18, 2010

Where are the people most likely to buy your products and services? 12484 SUBSCRIBERS FOLLOWERS Lijit Search Read more about The New Community Rules Get Techipedia on your iPhone or iPod touch! It finds your customers Companies using traditional marketing methods (e.g.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

DECEMBER 31, 2009

Business sites – These sites are the crux of the internet – realize it or not they are most of the sites that try to sell, sell, sell to you whatever they thing you should buy. 12484 SUBSCRIBERS FOLLOWERS Lijit Search Read more about The New Community Rules Get Techipedia on your iPhone or iPod touch!

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Almost Savvy

JULY 15, 2010

Why then are people and businesses promoting themselves and trying to get me to buy their stuff as soon as I connect with them? I most certainly do not want to click on your link to buy something or find out more about you. Uh…ewww. It’s rude and presumptuous. When you want to talk, let me know. I’ll be here.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MARCH 4, 2008

I remember taking classes, buying flashcards , and doing whatever it took to have a decent understanding of large words to score well on the SAT. 12484 SUBSCRIBERS FOLLOWERS Lijit Search Read more about The New Community Rules Get Techipedia on your iPhone or iPod touch!

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Josh S Peters

NOVEMBER 23, 2009

It's not always an intimate friendship, but there are loads of opportunities to keep audiences engaged and active in between all the things you want them to do and buy. Once folks are connected with you and have given you their attention, keeping it for the long haul is often about more than just promotions.

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Buzz Marketing for Technology

JUNE 27, 2008

Lijit Search. Tim Harford: The Undercover Economist: Exposing Why the Rich Are Rich, Why the Poor Are Poor--And Why You Can Never Buy a Decent Used Car! Lets say I sell someone something on the internet. Now consider the "2.0" He lives in Holliston, MA with his wife, three kids and two dogs when hes not travelling. Categories.

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Almost Savvy

FEBRUARY 23, 2010

Also, in the name of full disclosure , Vincent did buy me a crepe while I was in Paris attending LeWeb. My answer is that with the.tel, you own your domain name, it’s yours, and anyone else can not buy it then. The crepe was not in exchange for this blog post, but I understand that perception is everything.

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Josh S Peters

NOVEMBER 18, 2009

A Lead generation and acquisition is any campaigns used to gather information (like email addresses, profiles, mailing addresses, etc) with the goal of getting a list of people who are likely to buy from you.

Social Media 113

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Convince & Convert

AUGUST 16, 2010

3 must-read articles about social media (plus a bonus from the Convince & Convert vault) Sent twice per week (usually Monday and Friday) Sent at 1pm pacific time 3-2-1: it’s the greatest newsletter in the history of social media newsletters.

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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 22, 2010

Skip to content Skip to navigation Skip to footer Convince and Convert Blog: Social Media Strategy and Social Media Consulting Social Media Strategy Blog Social Media Consulting Blog Social Media Consulting Speaking Newsletter Free Social Media Tools Twitter Interviews About Lijit Search Why Social Supports Email in the Interactive Marketing Hub September (..)

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Buzz Marketing for Technology

SEPTEMBER 29, 2008

I was just about to go to Amazon, now I know what to buy. :). Lijit Search. Six Steps to a Remarkably Powerful, Personal Network… […] Courtesy of Liz Strauss at Successful Blog […]… December 15th, 2007 at 8:35 pm. ME Liz Strauss said. Hi Stephen! That’s some encouragement. December 20th, 2007 at 6:01 am.

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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 7, 2010

Heading over to buy it… Guest I really don’t want to be one of those people that trashes an author online but the thing I have never understood about Scott is the claims he makes all over the web. link] UNcanny Insights From UnMarketing | Book Reviews | Social Media Consulting – Convince & Convert | Glenn Friesen [.]

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

DECEMBER 20, 2007

12484 SUBSCRIBERS FOLLOWERS Lijit Search Read more about The New Community Rules Get Techipedia on your iPhone or iPod touch! Thanks guys. Reply Lapp January 18, 2008 at 2:59 pm I give a thumbs up to the girl in the photo giving me the thumbs up! Reply Cancel reply Leave a Comment Be sure to wrap all code in <code></code> tags.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MAY 19, 2008

With 1,200 users terminated at once, I’m not sure people can easily buy that. 12484 SUBSCRIBERS FOLLOWERS Lijit Search Read more about The New Community Rules Get Techipedia on your iPhone or iPod touch! Note that this was told to Consumerist anonymously but on the record. And that is what I love about the Internet.

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Buzz Marketing for Technology

JUNE 27, 2008

Buy My Book (download for free): Subscribe in a reader. Lijit Search. More places to find me Online. Me on Twitter. Me on Diigo. Me on Del.icio.us. My Visual CV. Subscribe to My Blog: Enter your email address: Delivered by FeedBurner. Categories. ideas and questions. (41). 2forTuesday. (17). Delicious. (3). Internet Safety. (2).

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Convince & Convert

JUNE 29, 2010

In his piercing new book Cognitive Surplus: Creativity and Generosity in a Connected Age Shirky asserts that the technological revolution has enabled us to work together to conquer challenges big and small, if we’d just watch less TV and commit to participating in something other than our own mental decay. .

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

FEBRUARY 22, 2008

The only effective feedback mechanism was the free market: people choose to buy something else, if the option existed. On eBay you give feedback as vote of trust for others to see and seek positive for your sellers you’re buying from. TV media buys are based on people picking what was on TV.

Social Media 105

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JUNE 18, 2008

Reply Dennis June 29, 2008 at 11:58 pm I hear Google made an offer to buy Plutter Kite for $6.4B! 12484 SUBSCRIBERS FOLLOWERS Lijit Search Read more about The New Community Rules Get Techipedia on your iPhone or iPod touch! Thank you for that! Reply Dana Lookadoo June 30, 2008 at 12:10 am Don’t sell! BRAVO, PLURK!

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Convince & Convert

AUGUST 24, 2010

We absolutely realize it could be interpreted as if we’re trying to “buy&# votes with Make-A-Wish Foundation as the conduit. For every vote you cast for the keynote at South by Southwest featuring me and Amber Naslund , we’ll donate $1 of our book advance to Make-A-Wish Foundation ®.

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Convince & Convert

AUGUST 2, 2010

Skip to content Skip to navigation Skip to footer Convince and Convert Blog: Social Media Strategy and Social Media Consulting Social Media Strategy Blog Social Media Consulting Blog Social Media Consulting Speaking Newsletter Free Social Media Tools Twitter Interviews About Lijit Search Facebook Success Summit – 22 Sessions on Everything Facebook (..)

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Convince & Convert

JULY 5, 2010

I’m on vacation in the great white north for a couple weeks, trying to spend a little time with the family and get The Now Revolution (my new book with Amber Naslund ) finished up.

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Convince & Convert

JUNE 7, 2010

This is the overarching theme: [link] [link] tbjbuzzient RT @jaybaer: Delivering Happiness Delivers Indeed [link] [link] tbjbuzzient RT @jaybaer: Delivering Happiness Delivers Indeed [link] [link] Joe Sanchez RT @jaybaer: Should you buy the new book from @zappos – "Delivering Happiness"?

Social Media 119

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MARCH 4, 2010

They also were able to flex their muscles and throw around dollars to buy up all the valuable advertising and marketing opportunities. For the most part, you can’t buy Twitter followers or Facebook fans. 12484 SUBSCRIBERS FOLLOWERS Lijit Search Read more about The New Community Rules Get Techipedia on your iPhone or iPod touch!

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Convince & Convert

MAY 12, 2010

Skip to content Skip to navigation Skip to footer Convince and Convert Blog: Social Media Strategy and Social Media Consulting Social Media Strategy Blog Social Media Consulting Blog Social Media Consulting Speaking Newsletter Free Social Media Tools Twitter Interviews About Lijit Search Would You Try It With a Fox?

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