Webbiquity SMM

DECEMBER 21, 2010

Though business use of social media is rapidly increasing, many executives remain skeptical of its value. The bottom line is that while social media marketing definitely provides benefits (such as a higher conversion rate for organic search traffic ), it’s not generally effective as a direct promotion tool.

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Webbiquity SMM

AUGUST 23, 2010

Can the financial return on expenditures for social media business activities– in marketing, PR, customer support, HR, product development or other areas — be accurately measured? Among social media pundits, the debate rages on. Among social media pundits, the debate rages on.

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Saying It Social

MAY 18, 2010

Saying It Social Your Social Media Marketing Resource Home About Polls Our Services Testimonials I Started A Social Media Marketing Program Two Months Ago, Where Are My Leads? Social media marketing is about forming, developing, and maintaining relationships.

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Idaconcpts

FEBRUARY 5, 2011

So many social media options, so little time. The rapid rise of social media has allowed skillful individuals to reach thousands of others at little or no cost other than manpower and wit. The answer lies within a smart investment in social media advertising. Subscribe to the comments for this post?

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Webbiquity SMM

APRIL 27, 2010

Whatever questions you may have about social media marketing, you’ll probably find the answers in the 2010 Social Media Marketing Industry Report from white paper guru Michael Stelzner. A year ago, the top questions most marketers had about social media related to tactics, with ROI second.

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The Marketing Blog

FEBRUARY 4, 2010

Home About In the Media Enterprise 2.0 53 pm Preventing Social Media Spam Jump to Comments Image by Josh Russell via Flickr Sometimes it feels really sorry to see the tactics of a select group of folks in the name of using Social media as a Conversation Medium !

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Saying It Social

JULY 22, 2010

Saying It Social Your Social Media Marketing Resource Home About Polls Our Services Testimonials How to Create a Customer Loyalty Program via Social Media (via PR Workbench) I’m a huge proponent of retail locations using Foursquare to enhance customer experience. Leave a comment Click here to cancel reply.

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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

However, a lot of people making that news have created expectations and beliefs about social media that aren’t true. Social Media is Inexpensive False. As Charlene Li said recently, social media trades media cost for labor cost. Social Media is Fast False. Absolutely.

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Buzz Marketing for Technology

NOVEMBER 17, 2010

Xbox Support found that people they help on Twitter are far more satisfied than people they help via the call center, not to mention the cost of providing that service is significantly cheaper as well. It’s a great double sided ROI story for Social Customer Support. Subscribe to the comments for this post? Tweet This!

Brands 243

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Bill Hartzer

DECEMBER 27, 2010

I took a look at the Social Media Marketing research data. The report was written by Jim Nail, former CMO of Cymfony and an ex-Forrester analyst, and Kevin Ryan, former VP of social media at Barnes & Noble. Subscribe to the comments for this post? Reports are provided in PDF, Adobe Acrobat, format.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

AUGUST 14, 2009

Are you a company or do you know a company that has immersed itself in the social media waters and succeeded? As small companies with limited budgets, nonprofits may feel that they are unable to dive into the wide world of social media. Thanks to social media, anyone can make waves. Why social media?

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JULY 21, 2009

With social media — or quite frankly, the existence of the Internet, any misstep you make in your personal dealings with others can become public. Social media is social. Every bad sale costs you five. We’re starting to use search — and social media — as our recommendation engines.

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SocMed Sean

MARCH 24, 2012

I even took a stance that Pinterest may be the next raging social network and edge Google+ further to the back-burner. As a social media geek, the site absolutely fascinates me! I’m up for any comments/feedback/criticism. So I don’t want anyone to get the idea that I’m a Pinterest-hater. I’m not.

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Webbiquity SMM

SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

There is simply no cost-effective way for them to be on scene in every city, town, or village where the next big news story may break. Instead, successful media will become aggregators and editors of content, rather than creators. For example, the iPhone got huge social media exposure when first released.

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Webbiquity SMM

DECEMBER 1, 2010

. “Soft&# benefits tend to take a back seat to harder measures like leads and marketing productivity during lean recessionary budgets, but should increase in importance as economic conditions improve and companies shift from a cost-cutting and expense minimization to growth mode. Subscribe to the comments for this post?

B2B 185

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Bill Hartzer

FEBRUARY 18, 2010

According to Dholakia, the results of the study indicate that Facebook fan pages provide an effective and low-cost way of social media marketing. Subscribe to the comments for this post? Related posts: Study Proves Facebook and Digg Visitors More Loyal; Twitter in Last Place Are you a loyal visitor? Tweet This!

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The Marketing Blog

JULY 23, 2008

Home About In the Media themarketingblog@wordpress on Mobile Applying the Johari Window to a s/w Product July 24, 2008.3:37 Who All blog-readers who enjoy following trends/thoughts/insights/analysis on social-media , marketing and branding trends in India. I checked out the list, it is really nice. thanks for the tip!

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Buzz Marketing for Technology

DECEMBER 8, 2010

Social Media Strategists will become Chief Customer Officers – ok so you know I am also @Avaya_Support on Twitter so perhaps this is a closet fantasy for me but it may just come true – perhaps not this coming year but in years to come. Subscribe to the comments for this post? Email this to a friend? Share this on Facebook.

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Saying It Social

MARCH 11, 2010

Saying It Social Your Social Media Marketing Resource Home About Polls Our Services Testimonials Free Tools for Social SEO Plenty of bloggers are talking about the inevitable intersection of social media marketing and search engine optimization.

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Social Media Strategery

JANUARY 17, 2009

Events Calendar Subscribe: Posts | Comments | Email Social Media Strategery Best Of Best Practices Enterprise 2.0 Development Social Media Social Media is Driven by the Person, Not the Position Sun, Jan 18, 2009 Prof. Social Media Club DC Government 2.0 Government 2.0 in his spare time.

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Gov 2.0 Social Media Wiki Technorati 93

Webbiquity SMM

SEPTEMBER 1, 2010

Social media has fundamentally altered the practice of public relations. Of course, there’s more to (successful) blogger outreach than just pitching, and there’s more to the new practice of social PR than just blogger outreach. Will Traditional, Social Media Blend?

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Press Release Tips HootSuite Alltop 200

Firebelly

JULY 23, 2010

Digitalia | Indianapolis Social Media Marketing « How One Unhappy Customer Multiplies Across Social Media | Main | Social Media News: Top 5 Stories of the Week » July 23, 2010 Jakes Take: Facebook Hits The Big 5-0-0 This week, Facebook announced that it now has over 500million users.

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Facebook MySpace Paid Search SMS 113

Buzz Marketing for Technology

JULY 7, 2008

Nuggets from Social Media workshops as of late… posted in Uncategorized |. The answer is NOT always social media/community - that would be another warning sign if it was. 6) Social Media is not new…just digitizing the norm: Reminded of this all the time. let us know what you think.

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Bill Hartzer

MAY 26, 2010

MutualMind takes the different aspects of social media and brings them together into a concise, and helpful way. MutualMind also helps companies promote brands on social networks, such as Facebook and Twitter, while providing powerful, and comprehensive statistical analysis to maximize results from analytical social media monitoring.

Brands 114

Brands Klout Reputation Digg 114

The Marketing Blog

DECEMBER 24, 2009

Home About In the Media Criticising Social Media ? Preventing Social Media Spam December 25, 2009.9:00 Conversations Jump to Comments Image by cambodia4kidsorg via Flickr Over the course of December, I have been closely following Jacob Morgan ‘s blog-posts on Social Media , emerging Enterprise 2.0

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Conversation Web 2.0 Startup Flickr 155

Firebelly

NOVEMBER 10, 2009

Digitalia | Indianapolis Social Media Marketing « Halloween Mania Music Mix | Main | Time to Elf Yourself for the holidays » November 10, 2009 Tweetie 2: The Best iPhone Twitter App Tweetie 2 is the successor to the popular original Tweetie iPhone app by atebits. Your comment has not yet been posted.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MAY 12, 2010

Social Media Consultant and Tech Geek at Heart Home About Press Consulting Contact Sitemap Home > Marketing , Social Media > Why You Should Fix Your House Before Inviting People Over Why You Should Fix Your House Before Inviting People Over by Tamar Weinberg on May 12, 2010 Share This is a guest post by Hugo Guzman.

Smart Phone 218

Smart Phone Mobile Social Media SEO 218

The Marketing Blog

AUGUST 3, 2010

Home About In the Media Dear Airtel: It is about Customers & Conversations Facebook and India August 3, 2010.6:07 07 pm My Contribution at PaulWriter.com Jump to Comments I was given a kind invitation by Padmaja Nagarur from Paul Writer Strategic Services Pvt. to contribute to their newly launched B2B portal www.paulwriter.com.

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Web 2.0 Startup Metrics FeedBurner 152

Idaconcpts

NOVEMBER 18, 2010

This trend is welcomed not only by consumers who like the convenience of anytime banking, but also by financial institutions that like to streamline operations and cut down costs. Yes, it is hard to imagine but people can do longer without social networking sites than without e-mail. Subscribe to the comments for this post?

Banking 137

Banking Mobile SMS Technorati 137

Kikolani

NOVEMBER 10, 2011

Commit to promoting your blog post and following up on comments. Comments on the post. Some contests will only count quality comments by others while others will include your replies to each comment. Social shares including tweets, likes, +1′s, stumbles, diggs, engages, and votes on other networks.

How To 124

How To Digg SEO Blogger 124

Bill Hartzer

MARCH 1, 2010

The results of the study indicate that Facebook fan pages provide an effective and low-cost way of social media marketing. Subscribe to the comments for this post? Tags: Social Media Social Media Marketing facebook. Share this on del.icio.us. Post this on Diigo. Post on Google Buzz.

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Facebook How To Technorati StumbleUpon 131

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JULY 15, 2009

The New Community Rules talks about the important role social media has begun playing in our lives. That’s why social media is important. Great content, #2, works across the board for social media. Fortunately, we have social media communities to inspire us. Social media is here to stay.

Communities 170

Communities Marketing MySpace Yahoo 170

Idaconcpts

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

This means buying multiple months of hosting with a company in order to reduce costs. This helps to reduce extra costs and focus on just the necessary services. You can find her blogging about all kinds of random things, spanning from technology to social media. Subscribe to the comments for this post? Tweet This!

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Hosting Domain Name Technorati StumbleUpon 131

Webbiquity SMM

FEBRUARY 16, 2011

LinkedIn is firmly ensconced among the “big 3″ social networks for marketing and business purposes, and though its base of 80 million members is far smaller than the 600 million users of Facebook, its impact in B2B marketing is larger. 4 LinkedIn Tips to Help You Stand Out by Social Media Examiner. by My Venture Pad.

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LinkedIn Tips B2B Findability 189

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

DECEMBER 8, 2009

In the post, I shared my don’ts of social networks, and to that point, I added the following rule for LinkedIn: Gathering all the email addresses of users you are connected to — even locating email addresses of LinkedIn Group managers — and utilizing this mailing list to promote your own company or service off-site.

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Newsletter Handbook Virtual World LinkedIn 144

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JANUARY 25, 2008

and obviously more recently sites such as Digg. Digg: Newsworthy, Informational, and Funny Chris also mentions that he has used Digg as a news source. The story announcing Heath Ledger’s death was made popular with 13 minutes of submission to the social news site. Seven minutes after that, it had 2661 Diggs.

Social Networking 101

Social Networking Digg StumbleUpon Social Bookmarking 101

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MARCH 4, 2010

Now known as the “social media hotel&# of NYC, Roger Smith is attracting a really incredible bunch of people who have raved about the ambiance and the company’s approachability online. Thus, Roger Smith Hotel has made an impression on us through social media, particularly Twitter. Has it been a success?

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Hotels Social Media Communities Discount 245