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DECEMBER 4, 2012

By Dori Zinn With our favorite restaurants and brands offering deals and gifts on Facebook and Twitter, there’s no shortage of companies eliminating the marketing middle man and advertising straight to the consumer. There are, however, companies that make mega mistakes for millions to see. Here are eight disasters from 2012….

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OCTOBER 21, 2009

Digitalia | Indianapolis Social Media Marketing « Objectified: Our Relationship with Manufactured Objects and, by Extension, the People who Design Them. Does social media marketing fit your company's approach to business? Are you committed to deep and sustained marketing efforts? It’s bigger than all of us.

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FEBRUARY 26, 2010

Digitalia | Indianapolis Social Media Marketing « Firebelly Work: J.C. Below, we discuss ten important Social Metrics for companies. Social media might be all about big numbers, but in a surprising number of marketing mishaps, a relatively small handful of people were the sparks that turned into online brushfires.

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NOVEMBER 13, 2012

People who are aware of what’s going on with Google, but aren’t mired in the details of SEO every day may have heard the oft-used-but-incorrect phrase, “SEO is dead.” When Google launched the Panda and Penguin algorithm updates, they pretty much said “we will no longer value any of these old techniques.

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NOVEMBER 15, 2012

Today’s article is a guest post by Dennis Yu, an international speaker and author on search engine marketing and Facebook marketing. Incidentally, for the brand managers and agencies reading this — if your favorite company took two hours to answer the phone when you called, how would you feel about them?

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JULY 21, 2011

Mark Juleen - Dynamic, inimitable "apartment marketing nerd" …Apartment marketing has evolved into storytelling, relationship building, and measurement – and the future is already here. This week J.C. Among Juleen’s daily responsibilities are managing all aspects of J.C.

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AUGUST 14, 2012

If you’ve been hearing about Google Panda and Google Penguin, but still aren’t sure what they are, just know that it’s Google’s way of saying, “Stop trying to trick us. For example, if I have a blog about tennis and I link to your blog about tennis, Google thinks that’s a valuable site.

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MAY 18, 2015

I know if I’m meeting with someone I haven’t met yet, I always Google them and check out their LinkedIn profile. 5 Highlight Your Company. Be sure that your company page is complete and is relevant to your field. Make sure your have the services your company offers listed, relevant articles, images, and videos showing your work.

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JULY 18, 2011

By Neicole Crepeau Social media consultants and bloggers have long urged companies to create Facebook pages and Twitter accounts and start a conversation with their customers. So, lots of companies have done just that. The problem is, most customers don’t want a conversation with a company or its representatives.

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MARCH 8, 2016

Google+ posts. You can also upgrade to Canva for Work —a subscription service that allows you to save your brand’s logo, colors and fonts so you can quickly create on-brand marketing materials. The post 3 Easy DIY Social Media Content Creation Tools appeared first on Firebelly | Social Media Marketing & Management Company.

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NOVEMBER 19, 2011

Jonathan is a tremendous networker and advocate of social media marketing. Our friend, Mark Juleen, has this to say about Jonathan Saar “Beyond his role at The Training Factor, Jonathan is a tremendous networker and advocate of social media marketing for the multifamily industry. I just caught up with Jonathan.

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OCTOBER 5, 2015

In my first must-have post, I wrote about Sprout Social —my favorite tool for scheduling content on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and Google+. The post Social Media Management Must-Have: ScheduGram appeared first on Firebelly | Social Media Marketing & Management Company. It doesn’t schedule posts to Instagram.

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DECEMBER 23, 2011

And Shashi Bellamkonda is pretty confident that it’s this people friendly approach that differentiates his company. Jim Collins in his books like “ Good to Great” espouses the notion that companies have to have a higher purpose in life than just make money. Google Plus or Facebook or Twitter …All of the above.

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SEPTEMBER 3, 2010

It comes down to fundamentals and I suppose the following Four pieces of the Social Search Engine Optimization puzzle can help companies of any size get started in a more meaningful way on their journey towards becoming productive on the social web. This prevents automated programs from posting comments. Having trouble reading this image?

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OCTOBER 22, 2015

Put simply, it’s the action that you want someone to take when they see your marketing. If you’re a B2B company, you want to generate leads, or maybe you’re a non-profit trying to get volunteers. Conversions are why you put effort into marketing and they can be a lot of different things to different organizations.

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JANUARY 7, 2010

Digitalia | Indianapolis Social Media Marketing « Firebellys Top 9 Blog Posts of 2009 | Main | We Interrupt This Lifecast: Syndication Overload (Part 1) » January 07, 2010 Social Search: Tempur-Pedic "Ask Me" Commercial People trust their friends more than Googles algorithm. Thats a bold and brave move in my opinion.

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DECEMBER 17, 2009

As a final step before posting your comment, enter the letters and numbers you see in the image below. This prevents automated programs from posting comments. Having trouble reading this image? View an alternate.

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SEPTEMBER 2, 2010

Digitalia | Indianapolis Social Media Marketing « 5 Helpful Facebook Places for Business Articles | Main | 5 Helpful Social Search Articles » September 02, 2010 Firebelly at Brainstorming & Social Media Optimization Summits Brainstorming and Social Media Optimization Summits run simultaneously in Dallas, TX from September 15-17.

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FEBRUARY 24, 2010

Digitalia | Indianapolis Social Media Marketing « 5 Facebook Stories From This Week You Need To Read | Main | Firebelly Work: J.C. 35% (173) of the Fortune 500 have active Twitter accounts (a post within the past thirty days); and nearly 50% of the top 100 companies (47) have a Twitter account. Having trouble reading this image?

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JUNE 3, 2010

Digitalia | Indianapolis Social Media Marketing « 3 Easy Ways To Make Your Facebook Page More Welcoming | Main | Flickr Friday: Sexist Profiling on Twitter » June 03, 2010 Jakes Take: Fresh Logos, Fresher Coffee Every brand could use a re-design every once in a while.Even Google updated their logo last month, if you haven’t noticed.

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FEBRUARY 2, 2010

Digitalia | Indianapolis Social Media Marketing « 5 Social Marketing Stories You Need To Read | Main | Teens & Young Adults Prefer Facebook Over Blogs » February 02, 2010 Social Media & The Super Bowl Companies love to entertain us with their 30 second spots during the Super Bowl. Having trouble reading this image?

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OCTOBER 9, 2012

By Drew Olanoff Let’s put it out there right now: I am personally not a fan of Klout, which ranks people based on their Internet interactions and engagement on services like Twitter, Facebook, and Google+. Q&A With CEO of Klout, Microsoft’s Latest Big Investment. Why Klout is doomed.

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JULY 22, 2010

Digitalia | Indianapolis Social Media Marketing « What the F**k is Social Media NOW? Chad Richards is the Social Program Manager at Firebelly Marketing. In my instance the company's policy, which is special to Firestone and not to the industry as a whole, stood in the way. She turned and walked out the door.

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AUGUST 3, 2010

Chad Richards is the Social Program Manager at Firebelly Marketing. This situation serves as a fantastic call to action for companies who have yet to develop a social media disaster plan. I, of course, have several additional recommendations Id make, but Id like to hear yours. What would you do in Ball Memorial Hospitals situation?

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MAY 27, 2010

Digitalia | Indianapolis Social Media Marketing « BP Facebook Sentiment | Main | 3 Easy Ways To Make Your Facebook Page More Welcoming » May 27, 2010 Jakes Take: Comcast Cares & You Can Too Comcast Cares. Many companies are hiring people specifically to track these comments and respond appropriately.It

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AUGUST 18, 2010

Youll learn how to identify your content assets, use a push and pull approach, the social platforms that can work for you, a review of the monitoring tools, and see case studies of companies doing it right. Firebelly Vice President Chantelle Flannery will also be at the conference signing copies of her book Corporate Blogging for Dummies.

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JANUARY 27, 2010

Digitalia | Indianapolis Social Media Marketing « Youtube Tuesday: Lost Generation | Main | 5 Social Marketing Stories You Need To Read » January 27, 2010 Dentyne "Friend Request" Commercial: 60 Connections In Every Bottle Many companies now include a Facebook or Twitter URL in their television commercials.

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JANUARY 15, 2010

Digitalia | Indianapolis Social Media Marketing « 4 Ways To Celebrate MLK Day With Social Media | Main | Youtube Tuesday: ESCP Europe Human Experience » January 15, 2010 Social Media Weekly Roundup 1/11-1/15 Theres a lot going on in the social media space and so much can get lost or overlooked in your RSS feed reader.

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JUNE 11, 2010

Its important to be careful with whom you allow admin privileges on your companys Facebook page. One-Third of Americans Criticize or Compliment Brands Online Erik Sass If anyone ever doubted that marketers must come to grips with social media, that doubt should be removed by the findings of the latest Harris Poll, released earlier this week.

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OCTOBER 22, 2009

Digitalia | Indianapolis Social Media Marketing « social media marketing might be for you (and it might not) | Main | Five Reasons Why I Love Wordpress » October 22, 2009 You can’t fight the power of video. Many of the videos, especiallyon Youtube , aren’t marketing a product or brand;they’re just for fun.

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MARCH 11, 2010

An out of theclassroom experience to learn about their thoughts and goals that varied fromrunning their own record labels, music studios, and production companies tobeing a rapper, a performer, or a video game designer. As a rewardfor Duncan, he got to learn about today’s students in a new light. Having trouble reading this image?

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OCTOBER 27, 2009

Digitalia | Indianapolis Social Media Marketing « Stop tweeting about your emotional break throughs | Main | Stop tweeting your DailyBooth photos NOW » October 27, 2009 Stop tweeting out of context Just like real life, people expect and appreciate conversation protocol. This prevents automated programs from posting comments.

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FEBRUARY 17, 2010

Nevertheless, I still see a lot of companies simply saying "Find us on Facebook" or "Follow us on Twitter" without providing a URL. Update (3/1/10): I have now seen the commercial with the youtube.com/Sienna URL at the end. Im assuming the first time I saw the spot, it got cut off. Make it easy for them to do so by providing the URL!

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FEBRUARY 5, 2012

Now I read his blog more often than any other marketing blog. He’s a former Microsoft executive who use to help partner companies improve their marketing engines and operations. After leaving Microsoft, he started his own consulting firm – Never Stop Marketing. Why should organizations never stop marketing?

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APRIL 16, 2012

3 Marketing Lessons From Facebook’s Instagram Acquisition. By Paul Ford For many Instagram users it’s discomfiting to see a giant company they distrust purchase a tiny company they adore — like if Coldplay acquired Dirty Projectors, or a Gang of Four reunion was sponsored by Foxconn. Here are 5 must-reads on the topic.

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JANUARY 9, 2012

Right now a newish service called Pinterest qualifies as next year’s Google+ or Twitter. Smart marketers are starting to wake up to the buzz and branding power of the growing Pinterest community. Using Pinterest for Business Marketing. Ideas For Marketing Your Products Using Pinterest.

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AUGUST 20, 2012

By Cara Fuggetta Many marketers are investing in Influencer outreach strategies in hopes that a known name can deliver their message to a vast audience. By Jay Baer Trying to convince online influencers to tweet, blog, instagram, or pin nice things about your company is the post-modern version of celebrity endorsement, but with less impact.

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