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Social Media Marketing Without Brand Awareness Can Kill You.

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

You can’t take your first driving class on the highway without learning how to drive on local streets beforehand. Next time you proceed in a social media marketing campaign, follow some ideas and steps: Know your market. There were far more important issues that needed to be dealt with first.

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How a Small New York City Hotel Put Itself on the Map through.

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

Reply Ruben Quinones March 5, 2010 at 1:06 am Yes, I actually met him on a spontaneous tweetup, and two years later he’s appearing my class! Two days ago, they launched a new campaign to replace the old one. Thanks for having me once again… and yes, I am answering comments just as I promised!

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Why SEO is Easier than Social Media Marketing

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

You’re not yet a social media marketing expert, not unless you’re consistently applying your skills to different and unique campaigns and initiatives. Doesn’t that hamper the overall effectiveness of their social media campaigns if they don’t keep SEO in mind as well? Much like SEO. It was a branding initiative.

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7 Truths About Social Media Marketing

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

Mike’s daughter is selling hot dogs to raise money for her school class. Social media is a continuous effort, not something that is only campaign-based. Campaign-based social media marketing only works when it complements continuous social media marketing. I’m still getting over the Motrin Moms campaign.

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Is Social Media the Final Frontier of Marketing?

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

Through bad reviews, forums, and a threat of a class action suit organized through a website, HTC listened and now the consumers got what they wanted – a software update is promised for the end of March. Geeks being geeks figured out the problem (it was the video drivers) and demanded a fix.

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How Young is Too Young?

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

A 12-year-old resident of Missouri, Shelby’s Jericho website features a blog and has turned into a social good campaign with her promotion of charitable efforts for US troops , and even includes interviews with the cast and crew of Jericho as well as with US Air Force Thunderbirds and Alex O’Loughlin.

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Zicam: Loss of Taste and Smell - The Reputation Management Fiasco.

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

It was a link to a class action suit that impacts Zicam users who have lost their taste (and/or smell) by using the spray. with any other Social media campaign,if the content or the product’s not strong theres no pint in taking up the campaign Reply Daniele Rossi February 7, 2008 at 11:22 am I use ester-c when I feel a cold coming on.