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MARCH 3, 2010

Agencies should also be working with clients on using social media as a market research tool, by surveying fans or creating dedicated, invite-only brand communities that serve as a living focus group. Keep Score Social media metrics are widely available, but require effort and integration to be gathered and analyzed successfully.

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FEBRUARY 25, 2010

The best example I’ve ever seen of this is from a company called ThinkGeek , which prides itself on carrying the most robust collection of unique, thought-provoking products with the biggest nerd appeal on the planet. But the best example I’ve seen is on their Facebook page, where one fan posted an update on their wall — in BINARY CODE.

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JULY 22, 2010

Building Long Term Relationships While it’s true that the web has made building individual relationships cheaper and easier than it used to be, this doesn’t mean that businesses can necessarily expect to build deep connections with their entire customer base; in many cases, this is neither feasible nor cost effective.

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JUNE 22, 2010

No stack of case studies or conference road trips will do it, either. If you don’t have the obvious social chatter about your brand, you have to make the case that content creation will drive search, which drives traffic, which drives sales. But the job of arm twisting and education can’t come from outside.

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

Over the last 7 months I’ve certainly walked the walk of social media marketing and this post is as plain and simple as a definition gets. You are indeed the perfect case study. You are indeed the perfect case study. that social media is not just for “kids.&# Bravo, man. Keep at it.

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

Social Media Strategy Worksheet from Jay Baer at Convince and Convert As a social media consultant, I specialize in helping companies create and implement social media strategy. Social media strategy consulting details here. link] Jason Baer in Fargo « Flint Group Blog [.] link] Jason Baer Thanks so much.

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

I looked at Meltwater Buzz a couple of months back and thought it offered a better platform than Radian6 (which is a good option in itself and often used as the industry example). Expion just compiled 8 case studies with one of our clients, Applebee's. Historical data seemed more robust as well.

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SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

By way of example, here’s a search for “Snapple&# on MySpace and Facebook. And that’s why your social media strategy must be tools-agnostic. I think Myspace is a great case study but I don’t think FB has learned from the mistakes. Will you do that for me please? Hard to read, follow, share.

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MAY 20, 2010

However, my preference is for the baby naming approach – selecting key performance indicators (KPI) before a single Tweet is sent, blog post is written, or Linkedin group is christened. This is because social media success is inherently slow , not fast. I’ve worked in both camps, and have seen both succeed.

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SEPTEMBER 1, 2010

Seems like the same arguement being used against social media. It happens with a lot of communications tactics for more reasons than we can count, but aren’t there enough examples of what’s working to help us define a program and it’s goals. Failure may happen. We must be persistent. Thanks Jay. How can I help you?

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JUNE 8, 2010

link] : RT @kelvin8048 Are You… [link] #socialmedia [link] Hot In Marketing Are You Ready for the Opportunity Economy | social media case studies | Social Media Consulting – Convince & C. Your trio of categories and the clear examples are very helpful… this is another keeper, thanks a heap, Jay.

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MARCH 9, 2010

I'm not sure if you were just providing an example Christian, but Twitter works brilliantly for many kinds of businesses (not just designers). I'm not sure if you were just providing an example Christian, but Twitter works brilliantly for many kinds of businesses (not just designers). I'd love to see a case study on this.

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MAY 19, 2010

I think that credibility plays a big role here; testimonials, case studies, ratings and rankings should be in the content mix. Im a frequent social media conference speaker , and interview social media luminaries for my Twitter 20 series of live Twitter interviews. How can I help you?

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

link] via @jaybaer [link] Ike Pigott Bingo, but I quibble with the “Population of Illinois&# example. I see Twitter for branding working in only the rarest of examples. Great example! Great example! For example: You connect with a media professional via Twitter who does a story about your business.

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AUGUST 16, 2010

Matt Silverman steps through the process of creating cool custom backgrounds for popular social media sites, with easy-to-follow instructions and rich example illustrations. What is Social Media Optimization and Why Should I Care? 30 Tips: The Productivity Guide of Social Media by WebStudio 13. by Kuno Creative.

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JULY 9, 2010

It doesn’t get much more real than inviting a group of people in to watch you get ready. I think CoverGirl showed it well w/ your example. I think CoverGirl showed it well w/ your example. I think CoverGirl showed it well w/ your example. link] Mari Smith Love it!!!

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APRIL 27, 2010

What a wonderful example to keep in mind (and which won't leave my mind) as we all journey down this social media path. What a wonderful example to keep in mind (and which won't leave my mind) as we all journey down this social media path. If only companies everywhere could learn from this example.

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JUNE 16, 2010

Example: How many customers love iPhone applications? Jay gives outstanding examples of how to discover what’s relevant. As single example: Do you read your own product reviews? There are other examples of quick ways to assess latent need that are even more exciting. They failed to discover how a top-selling $1.00

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