Pixlee

JANUARY 19, 2017

The 50 user generated content stats that all marketers need to know in order to successfully work with brand influencers, improve brand loyalty, and increase ecommerce sales. Influencer marketing is the fastest growing channel for customer acquisition. for every dollar invested in influencer marketing. Businesses make $6.50

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Convince & Convert

FEBRUARY 10, 2010

&# And that’s the premise behind Flowtown , one of the most exciting new social media tools I’ve seen in months. A Social Anthropologist, Hidden In Your Keyboard Flowtown enables you to enter any email address, and the system instantly reports back where and how that address is connected on the social Web.

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Convince & Convert

MAY 25, 2010

Here are the highlights: A Colossal Opportunity According to Forrester research, from 2009 – 2014, the average annual growth rate in digital marketing expenditures in the U.S. will range from 11% (the relatively mature email marketing), to 34% (social media). Direct mail? Note that I didn’t include Web design.

Marketing 124

Marketing Social CRM Conference Social Media 124

Proactive Report

DECEMBER 27, 2010

For three years or so savvy companies and organizations have been experimenting with how to become a social brand. They’ve experimented with social media campaigns and activities, mostly in the marketing and PR arena. Some have been dragged into social CRM by their customers.

Yammer 105

Yammer Trends Training Wiki 105

Net-Savvy Executive

MARCH 30, 2011

Every few seconds this morning, TweetDeck brings another comment on today's announcement that Salesforce.com is buying Radian6. The announcement's not exactly a surprise—Radian6 was the obvious acquisition target in social media analysis (SMA), and their platform had supported Salesforce integration since mid-2009.

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Convince & Convert

AUGUST 16, 2010

link] Marketing 150 Via @jaybaer [link] Blastoff for My New Social Media Newsletter [link] TimWeaver How will this be different or an adjunct to those of us who read your blog, FB and follow you on Twitter? Ive founded 5 companies, and spent 15 years running digital marketing agencies.

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Newsletter Social Media Alltop Social CRM 114

Convince & Convert

MARCH 25, 2010

Events & ROI The Swix team understands that to understand social media’s true impact, you must track over a lengthy period, while simultaneously accounting for external factors that could skew results disproportionately. You’ll be able to easier understand how these events drive social success using Swix. Trade show.

Social Media 117

Social Media Strategy Statistics Metrics 117

Webbiquity SMM

MAY 10, 2011

More recently, numerous writers including Olivier Blanchard , Neil Glassman and Mark Schaefer have tried to make the case that social media ROI is real, can be measured, and must be measured. It can influence your prospects to buy from you, but doesn’t normally lead straight to a purchase. What should they promote?

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ROI Case Study Bazaarvoice Klout 191

Convince & Convert

APRIL 15, 2010

Sure, I pay attention to where I’m ranked in the AdAge Power 150 (a broader ranking of all marketing blogs), and I look at my search rankings, etc. But I am incredibly delighted to top the list of content marketing blogs, because for me content marketing is becoming fundamental to business success at every level.

Content 125

Content Marketing Consultant Social Media 125

Proactive Report

JUNE 4, 2010

Kolsky was a Gartner analyst and now does work on social CRM and strategy. He spoke about the depth of unfiltered intelligence available in social conversations and the value this data has for an organization. ’ People trust, form relationships with, and buy from companies that share their values.

Training 69

Training Social Media Visible Technologies Social CRM 69

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MARCH 22, 2011

Rapportive is a social CRM, giving you important information about the person who is emailing you. If they’re connected via social networks, you get their picture, their location, and job titles, in addition to their Twitter feed and Facebook updates (if available) and links to their social profiles. (The

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Products Tools Google Reader RSS 236

Convince & Convert

JUNE 17, 2010

As I’m writing this, my Followers per Tweet (FPT) is 2.46 (21,395 follower, 8,687 tweets sent – note that some Twitter weirdness has been massively reducing number of tweets sent reported in some cases). Convince & Convert [link] #marketing #b2b [link] Assurance RT @ldiomede RT @jaybaer: Is Your Twitter Addiction Paying Off?

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Convince & Convert

FEBRUARY 19, 2010

link] [link] Bogdan Donisan New post: Randy Kemp: Turn the Tables on Social Media with NutshellMail [link] ( [link] ) topsy_top20k RT @jaybaer: Turn the Tables on Social Media with NutshellMail: Keeping tabs on your social media connec… [link] #marketing [link] Focus Communications interesting. This, I'll try.

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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

Turning your customers into advocates and marketers on behalf of your brand pays off a lot more when you’re selling $10,000 pieces of manufacturing equipment, than it does when you’re selling $3 cans of Pringles. Creating and calibrating a social media strategy for any company should follow the same process.

Social Media 150

Social Media B2B Strategy Consultant 150

Convince & Convert

FEBRUARY 23, 2010

February 23rd, 2010 |Written By: Jay Baer | View Comments Tweet Is your social media program about asking, or answering? there’s a schism coming in social media between companies using it for marketing, and companies using it for customer service and CRM. link] Jan_B Is Your Social Strategy Proactive or Reactive?

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Convince & Convert

MAY 27, 2010

Swix Adds Facebook Tracking Speaking of Facebook, our friends at Swix , the incredibly nifty Canadian social media tracking and reporting service, have managed to wade through the ever-shifting tides and add Facebook fan page metrics. Although Flowtown leans toward the B2C mass market culturally, I see monster B2B possibilities here.

Consultant 124

Consultant Metrics Social Media Social CRM 124

Convince & Convert

APRIL 20, 2010

Which is closer to buying, a consumer searching for “flat panel TV&# or a consumer searching for “26 inch 720p flat panel TV.&# ? More from Convince and Convert 5 Ways to be a Social Networking Smash How to Create a Share of Voice Report Does Your Facebook Page Have a Pulse?

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Hitwise Content Blogger Consultant 117

Convince & Convert

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. Internal search reports.

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Convince & Convert

APRIL 28, 2010

But now, social media is enabling companies to make influencer outreach a foundational marketing tactic. Sure, “listening&# is the most oft-cited path to social success, but if the “Mass Influencers&# aren’t talking about your company, you could have Dumbo ears, and it won’t make a bit of difference.

Social Media 150

Social Media Strategy Influencer Social CRM 150

Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

“Twitter users talking about marketing and brands far exceeds the usage on the other social networks,&# said Tom Webster , the VP of Strategy & Marketing at Edison (and the study author), when I interviewed him for this post. 6 other surprises in State of Twitter report) [link] [link] Focus Communications wow.

Social Media 161

Social Media Statistics Strategy Research 161

Convince & Convert

APRIL 6, 2010

Taxonomy is incredibly important in social media because it’s the most direct link between the worlds of social and search marketing. When creating and promoting social content, include specific, relevant keywords and search phrases wherever possible.

Brands 146

Brands Content Social Media Consultant 146

Convince & Convert

JUNE 3, 2010

link] Patrick Garmoe I'm not an attorney either, but from what I little I learned from covering courts four years as a reporter taught me, was that you never actually say you're sorry, because then you're actually admitting guilt. Ive founded 5 companies, and spent 15 years running digital marketing agencies. Pathetic BP.

Social Media 158

Social Media Strategy Consultant Social CRM 158

Convince & Convert

JUNE 22, 2010

Also, many B2B purchases are heavily researched, providing a real success path for content creation and socially-derived thought leadership. You often are buying in part because of the service and personnel of the company in question. For whom is it more important to have a humanizing social media presence?

Social Media 132

Social Media B2B Company Consultant 132

Convince & Convert

APRIL 1, 2010

Doing so reveals finely honed, groan-inducing marketing copy that clumsily tries to build a bond via forced humor and shared humiliation. In the age of the real-time Web, when every customer is a potential reporter, and there’s no place for brands to hide, you cannot rely on sloganeering. But then it gets even worse.

Social Media 121

Social Media Content Analysis Sports 121

Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

Many successful social media programs take months (or even more than a year) to really germinate. Social Media is “Viral Marketing&# False, in the same way that a square is also a rectangle, but a rectangle isn’t a square. Can a social media program go viral? Social Media results can’t be measured False.

Social Media 152

Social Media Strategy Consultant Web 2.0 152

Convince & Convert

MAY 26, 2010

Social media is fueled by passion, and too many companies try to take elements of their company that aren’t passion-worthy, and attempt to build a social media program around it. Content creation and content marketing will continue to allow companies to capitalize on the fact that every customer is now a reporter.

Social Media 136

Social Media Consultant Video Strategy 136

Convince & Convert

AUGUST 18, 2010

Better question: How can we find the existing customers that are already passionate about our client, and turn them into a volunteer marketing army? Of course, there are a ton of outstanding PR firms doing excellent work in social media, including all the folks I have the great privilege to work with every day here at Convince & Convert.

Questions 162

Questions Social Media Consultant Education 162

Convince & Convert

APRIL 12, 2012

Facebook buying Instagram makes perfect sense to me. To keep it out of the hands of… Eric : Yeah, now Google and Twitter can’t buy it. There’s a sense that social media is actually mitigating negative word of mouth for these large customer service organizations. Jay : Yeah. Okay, I get it. Jay : Yeah, exactly.

Hotels 119

Hotels Instagram Authentication Social Media 119

Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 24, 2015

Kyle Lacy is the Head of Marketing Strategy at OpenView Partners, a venture capital (VC) firm. Before joining OpenView, Kyle led the global content marketing team for ExactTarget and the Salesforce Marketing Cloud. How important content marketing is to the success of the businesses VCs invest in. In This Episode.

Strategy 60

Strategy Content Marketing Social CRM 60

Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

How frequently will you need to create reports or check the filters? • Are you working with a team or collaborating with a client? • How much control do you want to have to be able to make changes yourself? • How easy is it to pull a quick dashboard without a lot of work on your part? What’s the client/competitor/industry name(s)?

Social Media 158

Social Media Radian6 Strategy SM2 158

Convince & Convert

AUGUST 3, 2010

A digital marketing success story. And Facebook fan pages are often easier for marketers to update than your corporate website, not requiring you to call Gill from IT for his famous “assistance with a smirk&#. Build a website. Make it useful and at least moderately pleasing to the eye. Keep it updated. That’s huge.

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Social Media Facebook Marketing Consultant 167

Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

Last week, I was on a content marketing discussion panel (moderated by Jeff Rohrs ) at the ExactTarget Connections conference. I was joined by Joe Pulizzi from Junta42 , Ann Handley from MarketingProfs , and Brad Kleinman from Online Marketing Connect. Ive founded 5 companies, and spent 15 years running digital marketing agencies.

Social Media 143

Social Media Strategy Social CRM Consultant 143

Convince & Convert

AUGUST 26, 2010

The disheartening truth is that there is very little “standardized&# reporting available if you’re going to do social listening and analysis at the highest level. RowFeeder – Raw and Ready That’s what I like so much about the new RowFeeder social data gathering system.

Social Media 120

Social Media Strategy Analysis Reputation 120

Convince & Convert

JULY 22, 2010

She is deeply curious, loves all things marketing and blogs less frequently than she would like at Stickystimuli.com. While many businesses are excited about opportunities to reach their customers on the social web, few actually believe they have done so successfully.

Social Media 130

Social Media Strategy Influencer Case Study 130

Convince & Convert

AUGUST 31, 2010

is Crucial to your Content Marketing Strategy Social Media is the Servant of Strategy, Not the Master [link] Bret Simmons I LOVE your blog, Jay, but with all due respect, how much of what you do is conversant and how much of it is simply broadcasting? link] Dont be a social media buzz-kill « Marketing Alive Blog [.]

Conversation 116

Conversation Social Media Social CRM Consultant 116

Convince & Convert

FEBRUARY 25, 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 Do You Know Your Customers Enough to be a Social Media Hit?

Social Media 117

Social Media Case Study Strategy Study 117

Convince & Convert

JUNE 15, 2010

If you send email routinely, you need to integrate email and social immediately. Most quality email service providers give you the option of easily adding sharing tools, and you can then run a report showing which of your subscribers clicked your Twitter link, and/or shared content on Facebook.

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Social Media ScoutLabs Company Consultant 155