Ari Herzog

JANUARY 25, 2016

A year after disabling blog comments, I’m bringing them back. At the time, I removed commenting partially because more people were sharing posts on social media than taking the time to write a comment and also because it was unproductive to manage increased spam. Epoch improves WordPress commenting.

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Ari Herzog

JANUARY 27, 2011

This may come as a surprise to you, being a reader of a social media blog. However, social media is still somewhat of a new and unchartered territory to us traditional marketers. Why are established brands so hesitant in jumping onto the social media bandwagon? Because we are scared. You’re too cheap.

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Ari Herzog

FEBRUARY 2, 2012

I love reading your comments. Your personal brand and your wanting to share that social identity with the world is the primary motivation for you to take time out of your day and write a comment. You want to add your comment to the continuing saga of who you are online. 9 Never-Before-Seen Blog Comments.

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Ari Herzog

SEPTEMBER 26, 2011

Old content is especially helpful when one sees lots of comments, tweets, and other social sharing metrics reflecting the value of whatever is written. 90 is the number of comments about blog lurking , illustrating why you choose not to comment. Ari Herzog provides social media marketing and editorial services.

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Ari Herzog

APRIL 11, 2012

With names such as SEO Forum, SEO Outsourcing, and Herbalife, it is pathetic that despite clear instructions that real names are required when adding comments, people continue to leave comments with their company names or other search engine optimized keywords. I wonder if these people are following a manual when commenting.

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Ari Herzog

FEBRUARY 18, 2014

Pam Moore created a Twitter chat last night and asked people to explain the return on investment of social media. Some responses: One thing I'll offer off the bat: ROI is vital, but not every social activity should have ROI. Stop asking about social media ROI and start learning how to measure.

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Ari Herzog

MARCH 2, 2014

Social media posts expire very quickly. Engagement = likes, comments, shares. One takeaway is you must be memorable and analytical in every social media post. Another takeaway is to stop using social media for sharing big thoughts — and to blog about it instead. Consider Facebook, for instance.

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Ari Herzog

MARCH 19, 2012

Riffing behind a commenting layout convention by Matt Cutts, such as his latest blog post when he wrote about giving up news consumption for a month, I’ve decided to require every blog comment here be associated with a real name. If you don’t comment with a real name, your comment will not be published.

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Ari Herzog

OCTOBER 17, 2011

There are many reasons for the change back to the default, most notably that many long-time commentators had complained about various functions (or lack of functions and didn’t want to wait until future plugin versions included their wish lists). Marking comments as spam, for instance, required multiple clicks instead of one.

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Ari Herzog

FEBRUARY 23, 2014

Penelope Trunk once wrote about portraying yourself on social media : Each of us is multi-faceted. With a selection of media to choose from, we can express different parts of ourselves in different ways. If inspired, add a comment below… Thanks for reading. Strategy identity'

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Ari Herzog

AUGUST 30, 2010

I’m sure the folks at New York-based JKAhosting.com don’t know what’s going on around the blogopshere, so they and other companies should pay attention to a series of blog comments I’ve received in recent days — that are identical to the following screenshot: If the text is too small, you may click the image to zoom.

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Ari Herzog

FEBRUARY 20, 2012

Partially inspired by my Twitter list of social builders , and empowered by web startup list.ly that enables anyone to create a list with any web data and to share that list with the world to be rated and liked, here is a list of the top 29 social media managers on Twitter. Stop Diluting Social Media.

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Ari Herzog

AUGUST 13, 2012

Social media can be tough to master. If you have a question you’ve been dying to ask and/or would like to learn my perspective, post a comment below. All comments will receive replies; and some may also turn into longer blog posts. When he's not blogging, Ari helps brands improve their digital media marketing.

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Ari Herzog

NOVEMBER 7, 2010

Before reading anything below, add a comment first. All of the comment fields are optional. But, add that comment first. Scroll to the very bottom of this page and add a comment. If the stereotype is true that everyone reads a blog post before adding a comment, you just failed that stereotype.

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Ari Herzog

FEBRUARY 27, 2012

When you need a social media manager, think of me? As I elaborate on LinkedIn : I am looking for a full-time job as a social media manager. As I elaborate on LinkedIn : I am looking for a full-time job as a social media manager. This is why I am looking for a full-time job as a social media manager.

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Ari Herzog

JULY 26, 2010

It amazes me how many people add comments on these blog posts but don’t have globally recognized avatars next to their names. Add a comment below and we can see what square image is in the top right corner of your published comment. Related posts: How to Enhance Your Blog Comment: Get a Gravatar.

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Ari Herzog

JULY 13, 2010

Like my friends writing comments on my Facebook wall, Leroy’s friends write on his wall. Here’s a sample of recent dog blogs : Case studies exist on the benefits of using social media to announce dog welfare programs and raise funds for dog surgeries. Related posts: Cats and Social Media: Purrfect!

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Ari Herzog

JANUARY 9, 2013

June 2010 seems like an eternity ago when I took initiative and created a LinkedIn Group to share strategies and tips in social media marketing. Over time, people none of us knew searched LinkedIn for keywords about social media marketing and also joined the group. They did that, and they told their friends.

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Ari Herzog

DECEMBER 6, 2010

Ari asked me to offer some insight into being the man behind the curtain of a corporate social media team. Those three pieces of the social pie — Tweeting, Facebooking, and reading blogs — are just a small part of the daily minutia of a corporate social media person. Why Do You Want Social Media Today?

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Ari Herzog

AUGUST 11, 2011

It is common, especially when attending your first social media workshop or listening to your first conference panel or webinar on the topic, to be confused. If you are inspired to add a comment with your thoughts, please visit Why There is No Social Media Scorecard in your browser. Thank you for reading!

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Ari Herzog

MARCH 8, 2012

Last week I shared 3 ways the credit card industry succeeds in social media. Given the lackluster design of this diet site (to put it nicely) and the whopping 12 followers they have, it’s too bad to see them getting in the way of Chase’s (the bank) social media initiatives. Recent comments Recent comments.

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Ari Herzog

AUGUST 30, 2012

I see merchants show off what social networks they are on and what mobile technologies you can use inside the store. Small businesses have increased their social media and digital presence online and are now taking it to the brick and motar level in some very traditional ways. Your experience is changing. Got a question?

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Ari Herzog

AUGUST 3, 2012

We’ve launched a monthly book club which features social media industry titles and host monthly webinars accessible to all SMC members worldwide. I have been involved in some form with the Social Media Club Boston Chapter since its founding in 2006, and remain so to this day, currently serving as a member of the board.

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Ari Herzog

MARCH 1, 2012

Not surprisingly, many companies in the financial services industry are forking over a chunk of that change to their social media budgets. In terms of social media presence, AmEx is clearly the winner. So they’ve taken social media seriously from the get go. Discover more articles on new and emerging media.

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Ari Herzog

JUNE 30, 2011

Technology Does Make Us Less Social. As more and more technology enters our lives, primarily social media, are we actually becoming less and less social? In some ways, social media brings us closer. As I embraced social media, I saw my social circle expand. I became more social.

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Ari Herzog

OCTOBER 3, 2010

I tried to rationalize that unless you commented here, I didn’t know you. For the longest time, I refused to connect with you because I was too obsessed with my own rules of how social networking sites should be used. Social media is about being social. So, I said no. Two years later… to today.

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Ari Herzog

JUNE 18, 2010

I’ve since deactivated Mollom and brought back Akismet, after a weekend away saw eight Mollom-approved comments which are really spam. The WordPress plugin shows me two graphs that indicate 1,679 potential blog comments were marked as spam. The positive aspect about Mollom is I will never see spam comments.

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Ari Herzog

JULY 15, 2011

Every Friday since the beginning of the year you were treated to their byline and something about social media they chose to write and submit. Kristi Hines offers 5 steps to contribute an article for prospective writers, including researching the blog and participating in the comments of prior articles. Thank you for reading!

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Ari Herzog

JULY 15, 2010

Juli Monroe, commenting on my article the other day about dogs and social media , asked about networking with cats. The 3,515 current members of UnitedCats have shared, the website tells me, 1,044 photos, 3,705 comments, and 725 forum posts over the past day. Related posts: How Dogs Use Social Media.

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Ari Herzog

AUGUST 1, 2010

Add a comment below and share one strategy with me and everyone else reading this sentence. Who wants to start this crowdsourcing exercise? -- Thank you for reading 30 Social Media Strategies You Need to Know at AriWriter. How Often Do You Use Social Media Tools? Why Do You Want Social Media Today?

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Ari Herzog

SEPTEMBER 27, 2010

I was pitched a three-part request to 1) write a blog post about a social media monitoring conference occurring in Boston , 2) hold a Twitter contest to my readers and offer two free tickets (valued at $195 each, including lunch), and 3) receive a complimentary press pass (with the assumption I’d write about the event when I return).

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Ari Herzog

OCTOBER 1, 2010

On behalf of Australian supermodel Miranda Kerr and charitable organizations in 40 countries that seek to raise funds to cure autism, I challenge you to stop using Facebook, Twitter, and other social media sites on November 1, 2010. Advancing a Social Media Monitoring Conference in Boston.

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Ari Herzog

FEBRUARY 24, 2011

should be your slogan when implementing social media into your organization. Social media marketing is all about learn by doing. On Facebook, what updates get the most comments and likes? My hope is that at some point you stopped reading the article and instead started working on your social media.

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Ari Herzog

SEPTEMBER 3, 2010

He commented on a recent blog post here, but I thought his question was worthy on its own. I’ve tried to be social media’s voice in the classroom, only to be shot down in grading. So I’ve decided to base my thesis for the year with the title Benefits of Social Media to SME Business. at AriWriter.

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Ari Herzog

SEPTEMBER 9, 2015

He’s a social media consultant, travels the country talking about how to sell your brand online, and, until earlier this week, we’d never met. Because social media acts as a water cooler, it’s not always important for two people to meet in person to know each other.

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Ari Herzog

JANUARY 16, 2012

If you are inspired to add a comment with your thoughts, please visit Introducing The Monday Muse: Your Weekly Dose of Social Media Inspiration in your browser. Ari Herzog is a new media explorer. Visit the blog archive to read more articles on new and emerging media. Recent comments Recent comments.

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Ari Herzog

JANUARY 16, 2012

If you are inspired to add a comment with your thoughts, please visit Introducing The Monday Muse: Your Weekly Dose of Social Media Inspiration in your browser. Ari Herzog is a new media explorer. Visit the blog archive to read more articles on new and emerging media. Recent comments Recent comments.

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