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. The big catch: Epic Change is not a large company at all. Answers Yahoo!

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JULY 15, 2009

It’s incredibly easy for someone to put up a web page and show how much they like or dislike a company. You’ll get exposure to case studies of companies that do this well and review cases of companies where listening severe impacted the effectiveness of marketing campaigns. Is MySpace marketing really worth it?

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

OCTOBER 22, 2009

If it was a Comcast product, you’d get a near immediate response from Frank Eliason , the company’s Director of Digital Care. It can instill faith that your customers have in your company. Let’s envision this scenario: a user has a support issue about an Apple product. It can turn a prospective buyer into a customer.

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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 22, 2010

If someone signs up to follow your company on Twitter, when you tweet will that person see it? Companies are trying to stay top-of-mind among their prior customers, and incentivize those customers directly or indirectly to spread the word to their friends and associates. Will they click on it to visit your offer/website/landing page?

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JANUARY 19, 2010

Social Media Consultant and Tech Geek at Heart Home About Press Consulting Contact Sitemap Home > Marketing , Social Media > Is Social Media Worth it for You? 3: Large Brands – Bigger brands have two things that smaller companies don’t: an already built community, and money. Is Social Media Worth it for You? Answers Yahoo!

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

NOVEMBER 11, 2010

On top of that, let’s add all of the other social networks out there including Linkedin, Foursquare, Myspace, Friendster, Tumblr, YouTube and the list goes on. In my professional opinion, most companies, industries and organizations can benefit from a Facebook page. Who has time for this? Real Estate. e-Commerce.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

AUGUST 25, 2010

Many companies partake in this “shiny toy syndrome&# and do it all without a plan or strategy in place. This may be nothing more than a refresher course in the Captain Obvious department but even the savviest of companies is still missing the boat. A lot of big companies I try to engage with don’t want to talk back.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

OCTOBER 7, 2010

Social Media Consultant and Tech Geek at Heart Home About Press Consulting Contact Sitemap Home > Internet , Marketing > 11 Common Mistakes That People Make With Their Personal Brands 11 Common Mistakes That People Make With Their Personal Brands by Tamar Weinberg on October 7, 2010 Share This is a guest post from James Adams.

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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

MySpace last week declared what amounts to a post-modern armistice, announcing that they will integrate status updates with Facebook (and Twitter). MySpace last week declared what amounts to a post-modern armistice, announcing that they will integrate status updates with Facebook (and Twitter). But back to MySpace.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

DECEMBER 31, 2009

Crowdsourcing has become more and more popular with private companies, non-profit organizations, and even government agencies. GetSatisfaction provides a way for companies to do that. She provides consulting in internet marketing and manages Community Support & Advertising at Mashable. Answers Yahoo!

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FEBRUARY 24, 2011

It’s not unusual for a modern internet junkie to have thousands of friends on FaceBook, hundreds of followers on Twitter, and a heap of additional connections on MySpace, Flicker, and many of the other social networking sites. Employers are in search of skills and talents that will complement the existing resources of the company.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

DECEMBER 19, 2009

Smaller companies could succeed with this method by marketing — verbally or through their website — to groups of devout followers and keeping their Twitter streams current (offering a daily deal or frequent deals that encourage customers to seek out discounts and sales). Answers Yahoo! © 2006-2010 Tamar Weinberg.

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Convince & Convert

MAY 4, 2010

I’m delighted to have had the chance to interview technology consultant and author Phil Simon about how technology and social media adoption is changing companies. Are there specific markers that indicate readiness within companies? How should companies evaluate success? Great question. The ROI of many Enterprise 2.0

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Convince & Convert

MAY 12, 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 Would You Try It With a Fox? Im Jay Baer.

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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. Answers Yahoo!

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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 7, 2010

I wonder how Stratten feels about companies servicing customers differently , based on their online influence? UNcanny Insights From UnMarketing | Book Reviews | Social Media Consulting – Convince & Co… Stratten’s rant against direct marketing – “People still teach courses on how to cold-call better! Im Jay Baer.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JANUARY 28, 2010

Social Media Consultant and Tech Geek at Heart Home About Press Consulting Contact Sitemap Home > Marketing , Viral Marketing > 7 Traits of Highly Effective Viral Videos 7 Traits of Highly Effective Viral Videos by Tamar Weinberg on January 28, 2010 Share In the past few years, video has come a long way. Answers Yahoo!

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Kikolani

JULY 30, 2012

Naturally, companies both large and small see these as avenues for a new target audience that was previously unheard of. Take a look below to get a better idea of just where companies are with this process via this study from InSites Consulting and Marketing Profs : Most companies are still in the very early stages of taking this next step.

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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

Myspace also. Can you describe what your company does in 120 characters or less? If you’re a small company, congratulations, this should be pretty easy. If you’re a big company, how can you act small again? Social media strategy consulting details here. They always do. Yahoo, too. How Will You Be Human?

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

APRIL 22, 2010

Social Media Consultant and Tech Geek at Heart Home About Press Consulting Contact Sitemap Home > Internet , Marketing > How You Can Benefit from Real Time Search How You Can Benefit from Real Time Search by Tamar Weinberg on April 22, 2010 Share This is a guest post by Evan Britton, founder of Sency. Answers Yahoo!

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Convince & Convert

JULY 5, 2010

arikhanson [link] Mike Cassidy RT @jaybaer: I Get By With a Little Help From My Friends [link] honored to be in such great company! link] Hot In Marketing I Get By With a Little Help From My Friends | Convince & Convert News | Social Media Consulting – Convince & C. Hope your son enjoys hockey camp. Im Jay Baer.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MAY 13, 2008

Such was the case for this Digg story , which compared multiple web hosting companies and watched as these hosts handled the traffic spikes that resulted from the Digg effect. A few weeks later, a surprising blog post was published that outed the marketing firm and hosting company that sponsored the particular study.

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Convince & Convert

AUGUST 16, 2010

Im a tequila-loving, hype-free social media strategy consultant, speaker, and author that works with major corporations and PR firms to harness the awesome power of the social Web. Ive founded 5 companies, and spent 15 years running digital marketing agencies. Im Jay Baer. How can I help you?

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Convince & Convert

AUGUST 2, 2010

link] [link] Hot In Marketing Facebook Success Summit – 22 Sessions on Everything Facebook | Speaking Engagements | Social Media Consulting. link] [link] Hot On Facebook Facebook Success Summit – 22 Sessions on Everything Facebook | Speaking Engagements | Social Media Consulting – C. Im Jay Baer. How can I help you?

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JULY 21, 2009

Only when the landscaping company mowed down the guy’s vegetable garden and did not rectify the situation seven weeks later did the guy decide to make a public spectacle of the situation. Sure, there are probably a few things you can point out that should work in the company’s favor. How many people really want that?

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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

In fact, social media can be MORE transformative for a B2B company than a B2C company. Creating and calibrating a social media strategy for any company should follow the same process. Size Doesn’t Matter I’m also often asked about how social media execution differs between large and small companies.

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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. Answers Yahoo!

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Newsletter Handbook Virtual World LinkedIn 144

Convince & Convert

JULY 27, 2010

Blogging every day doesn’t make you a better thinker or consultant, it makes you faster at WordPress formatting. Business News "Blogging every day doesn’t make you a better thinker or consultant, it makes you faster at WordPress formatting." Ive founded 5 companies, and spent 15 years running digital marketing agencies.

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Convince & Convert

JULY 6, 2010

As the world continues to watch the devastation caused by the BP oil spill, it shines the light much brighter on the impact that major companies have on society while increasing consumer concerns about business practices. If a company is “doing good,” don’t be shy about talking about it. Don’t be Shy.

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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 14, 2010

With social media, we can join conversations previously hidden, but what we need is the same as ever: a way to reach you – the places you metaphorically live, the clubs you frequent, the places you hang out, the company you keep. That seems short-sighted and workable only for very small companies with a minimum of online chatter about them.

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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. To me, it seems most companys focus on monopolies and then forced purchase of ad-ons without which the product wont work.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MAY 19, 2008

Here are three cases that were blown way out of proportion but could have been handled a lot better if the companies thought of the consequences before acting. There’s a bottom line: it’s a lot harder to sweep your mistakes under the rug, especially as a company in a world of conversing markets.

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Convince & Convert

FEBRUARY 24, 2010

because through social media, customers are praising and criticizing companies in public in a way that requires marketing to triage and respond. All of this is happening to companies (maybe yours) every minute of every day. If a consumer emails a company, we’ve trained them to expect a response in a day or so.

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Convince & Convert

JULY 26, 2010

Each of the 27,000 companies that use the service had the same goal – to share their pitch. The more one company shares their pitch, the more views it has, the more backlinks it provides, and so on. Ive founded 5 companies, and spent 15 years running digital marketing agencies. Im Jay Baer. How can I help you?

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Convince & Convert

MAY 27, 2010

In that spirit, here are some interesting updates from companies and tools I’ve written about previously here at Convince & Convert. This was an item requested by approximately 125% of Swix’ customers, and the company was finally able to pull it off. These are exciting times at Bulb HQ!

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Convince & Convert

JULY 20, 2010

Very helpful as our company moves forward with our plan for Social Media. Im a tequila-loving, hype-free social media strategy consultant, speaker, and author that works with major corporations and PR firms to harness the awesome power of the social Web. Ive founded 5 companies, and spent 15 years running digital marketing agencies.

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Convince & Convert

FEBRUARY 10, 2010

“We want to be the mint.com of social marketing,&# says Ethan Bloch , co-founder of the San Francisco based company. But, the service goes a long way toward tying email and social media together in a coherent, actionable fashion, and is affordable for almost every company. But, the current system is just the beginning.

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