Webbiquity SMM

MARCH 30, 2012

With more than 90% of companies now using social media to find employees and 82% having a Facebook page , there’s no question that business use of social media has become commonplace. Facebook / LinkedIn / Google Plus metrics (i.e. Other social activity and presence (Flickr, SlideShare, Wikipedia, etc.).

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Webbiquity SMM

AUGUST 23, 2011

Of the top dozen sources of traffic, four were social networking or related sites: Twitter , LinkedIn , Facebook and HootSuite. Twitter is the most productive, driving more than half of all non-blog social media visits. Syndication is also helpful.

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Bill Hartzer

AUGUST 24, 2010

No longer are individuals passively listening and viewing advertisements; now they’re “twittering&# and posting their opinions on Facebook along with other social media sites. For little companies, social media’s ever-emerging presence is really a dramatic game-changer that can have a large impact on their bottom line.

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Saying It Social

JUNE 3, 2010

Brand recognition: You need to go where your customers are, and they are increasingly spending a great deal of time on social networking sites. Using social media enables your company to reach a huge number of potential customers. 12 Reasons Y&#959&#965r Business Needs a Social Media Marketing Program … [.]

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Kikolani

NOVEMBER 19, 2010

4 ways to get traffic to your blog via LinkedIn Answers – great tips for bloggers on LinkedIn. The 6 flavors of SEO your company needs – different positions / SEO strategies that need to be covered for your website’s search success. Social Media / Social Networking.

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Mashup Resources Digg Social Bookmarking 128

Harp Interactive

OCTOBER 9, 2009

Social media isn’t always the right tool for the job. Not every company needs a blog. YouTube worked for BlendTec, but it might not work for your company. Add social bookmark links to your most important web pages and/or blog posts to improve sharing. Check out Twitter as a way to show a company’s personality.

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Firebelly

FEBRUARY 24, 2010

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. The number one ranked company, Exxon Mobil, does not have a Twitter account. Chad Richards is the Social Program Manager at Firebelly Marketing.

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Webbiquity SMM

NOVEMBER 2, 2010

This saves time, effort and money in the long run, but it’s a step too many companies skip over. Strategy: it isn’t just the tools you’ll be using, but also establishing goals for what you’d like to achieve in social media, and allocating time and resources to do the job. Social Events (e.g.,

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Webbiquity SMM

SEPTEMBER 1, 2010

Writing that “The most productive PR path…is a blended approach to social and traditional media,&# Len Stein offers a quick but valuable process for obtaining and promoting old and new media coverage using multiple tools like social bookmarking sites, internal company distribution, your own website, marketing emails and more.

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Firebelly

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.

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Webbiquity SMM

OCTOBER 25, 2010

social networking profiles, social bookmarking sites, other bloggers). Share this on LinkedIn. The two keys to search success are great content and links. Assuming you’ve already got great content, there are many places to get links (e.g. But two great sources are blog directories and RSS syndication sites.

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Buzz Marketing for Technology

OCTOBER 13, 2008

SEO your social profile. Inside a company, same rules apply. The power users will be unusually good at building their Connectbeam Social Profiles with key words, along the lines of search engine optimization techniques. The Lessnau Lounge on Social Bookmarking. s Companies to Watch. Social Bookmarking.

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Firebelly

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.

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Firebelly

JULY 22, 2010

Chad Richards is the Social Program Manager at Firebelly Marketing. Posted by: Tonytellez | July 23, 2010 at 10:15 AM This reminds me of my Firestone story posted on Get Social PR. In my instance the company's policy, which is special to Firestone and not to the industry as a whole, stood in the way.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MAY 18, 2010

After all, spending time, money, and other precious resources on social media marketing before you have an understanding of what it can do for you is kind of like putting the cart before the horse (not advisable). It finds your customers Companies using traditional marketing methods (e.g. It introduces your brand Is your company new?

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Social Media Strategy StumbleUpon Digg 269

Saying It Social

MAY 1, 2010

After you’ve published your blog, you should post it on your Facebook Business Page , tweet it on Twitter , share it on LinkedIn , bookmark it on social bookmarking sites, and post it on document sharing sites. One of the goals of your social media marketing program is to be seen as an expert in your industry.

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Webbiquity SMM

JANUARY 24, 2011

Search for a brand name or keyword across all of the most popular social networks at once? Monitor social media discussions of your company or product in real time? Promote events through social media? Wildfire Social Media Monitor. 12 Social Media Tools for B2B Pre-Event Marketing by Social Media B2B. ** 5 Stars.

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Firebelly

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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Firebelly

FEBRUARY 26, 2010

Facebook Secures Patent for News Feed By Ben Parr A new patent awarded to Facebook this week could have some big implications for the entire social media industry. The world’s largest social network now own the patent for the news feed. Below, we discuss ten important Social Metrics for companies. But now what?

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Social Media Network Marketing

JULY 17, 2009

Communication is a huge part of social networking sites and includes tools such as email, instant messaging, and real-time posts on an individual's profile. Today's other popular social networking sites include LinkedIn and MySpace. Social news sites. Social bookmarking sites. Social review sites.

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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. Delicious Social bookmarking is a great way to share interesting links that could aid in the development of an idea, education, and/or marketing efforts.

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Firebelly

JANUARY 15, 2010

It makes for great reading and there are some tips in there for all small businesses to use about the social media channels that work best and how to use them effectively. So good companies are starting to listen to what is being said in the “social sphere” and adjusting their products/services accordingly.

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Firebelly

FEBRUARY 12, 2010

Despite regulations regarding disclosure of marketer-driven efforts, consumers may feel that whatever it is these people are receiving from companies positively influences their endorsements. The deal marks the Californian internet giants latest move to improve its standing in the social web, after a series of troubled attempts.

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Firebelly

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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Firebelly

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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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

MAY 12, 2010

Reply Lauren Kates May 12, 2010 at 1:50 pm OH MY GOD I have come across this EXACT situation with my company and was looking for an article just like this. One of the things I look for nowadays when I visit sites is how well they’re integrating their social network presences. It’s much appreciated. Answers Yahoo!

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Mindjumpers

FEBRUARY 28, 2012

Tweet Pinterest, the social bookmarking tool for images and videos launched in 2010, has become a new favorite platform for many of us – myself included. In fact, Pinterest drives more traffic to websites and blogs than YouTube, Google+ and LinkedIn combined. No doubt, the popularity of the network has exploded.

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Buzz Marketing for Technology

OCTOBER 4, 2008

Companies that didnâ??t Facebook or LinkedIn) or other communities of practiceâ?? I heard the same thing from the Gen Y folks at my Social Media Game workshop). The investment these companies will make in blogs, social networks, and communities will â??stimulate Services for Companies and Organizations.

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Hootsuite

APRIL 6, 2023

Unfortunately, the site’s spike in popularity in 2003 caught the company by surprise. Gaining traction: LinkedIn, YouTube, and WordPress (and more) arrive (2003-2005) In 2003, Mark Zuckerberg launched Facemash, described as Harvard University’s answer to Hot or Not. The Facebook” followed in 2004. My, how times have(n’t) changed!)

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SocMed Sean

FEBRUARY 3, 2013

.” 12) Before hiring a social media consultant, familiarize yourself with these 10 questions. 13) Before you engage in social media, be sure you have a product or service that people like. If they hate your company, your product or your service, that will be amplified online. A set of tactics that can be measured.

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yMarketingMatters

FEBRUARY 10, 2014

Many companies have taken advantage of this by releasing their ads or marketing campaigns on YouTube first before they debut on TV. LinkedIn is still the largest professional business network and continues to grow but not at the pace of Pinterest,Google+ or Twitter. That number for Twitter is 60% and for LinkedIn is 30%.

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Webbiquity SMM

JULY 12, 2010

In all but the smallest companies, there are often multiple individuals tweeting, networking and even contributing to the company blog. What: what type of information will you use to attract a social media following? Update your company’s Facebook page? Where: which social media sites and tools will you use?

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Webbiquity SMM

OCTOBER 29, 2012

Of course that means it’s imperative to produce relevant, compelling, optimized content for your company’s website and blog, but online visibility goes beyond that. Social Presence (tweets, Facebook posts, LinkedIn updates, social bookmarks, videos on YouTube, presentations on SlideShare, etc.).

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Webbiquity SMM

JANUARY 19, 2011

But fundamentally, 1) there are now far more online venues than just your website or blog where you and/or your company be found (social media pages and profiles, articles, videos, etc.), Social Media and Search Optimization Integration by SEO Wizardry. 20 Common LinkedIn Mistakes Online Job Seekers Make by New Grad Life.

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Kikolani

APRIL 7, 2010

Here are eight ways that businesses can use social media to learn more about themselves and their industry as well as get more involved with their clients and communities interested in what they have to offer. Include searches for your company, business owner, or unique product name. Social media can be a great research tool.

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Webbiquity SMM

SEPTEMBER 30, 2010

Because virtually 100% of companies are now involved in social media—whether they acknowledge it or not. Even without any formal plan to use social media, every organization with more than a handful of employees (and many under that benchmark) is present in social media because people are talking about them.

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