Harp Interactive

OCTOBER 9, 2009

Not every company needs a blog. YouTube worked for BlendTec, but it might not work for your company. Help companies participate in existing social networks, and build relationships on their turf. Check out Twitter as a way to show a company’s personality. Social media isn’t always the right tool for the job.

Social Media 232

Social Media Press Release Marketing Widget 232

Freelance Social Media

OCTOBER 16, 2008

Everyone knows that more often then not that marketing dollars are often the first to go, most of us also know that the companies that make smart use of their marketing dollars in economic downturns often can gain considerable market share. Featuring the Thesis Wufoo Skin WordPress Admin

Conversation 100

Conversation Foursquare MySpace Technorati 100

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

SEPTEMBER 13, 2011

Remember, you’re not on Facebook, Google+, or MySpace here – this is a social network for business professionals. Update your profile every few months to reflect changes in what you’re doing and how you’re doing it – especially if you’re changing roles within the same company or moving to another company.

LinkedIn 234

LinkedIn Tips Statistics Groups 234

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

AUGUST 11, 2011

Since I use social media to market my company, and myself, I personally am struggling with this feature. When Facebook came on the scene and slowly overtook MySpace, the majority of users weren’t engaging as often on any social networks. This way, if you want to only post family pictures, you can easily post to only your family circle.

Google 177

Google Hitwise Social Networking comScore 177

Firebelly

FEBRUARY 26, 2010

Hart "Show The Love" Facebook Sweepstakes | Main | YouTube Tuesday: Digital Ethnography » February 26, 2010 5 Social Marketing Stories You Need To Read This Week Theres a lot going on in the social media space and so much can get lost or overlooked in your RSS feed reader. Below, we discuss ten important Social Metrics for companies.

Feed Reader 100

Feed Reader Marketing Paid Search Metrics 100

Convince & Convert

JUNE 29, 2010

Ive founded 5 companies, and spent 15 years running digital marketing agencies. [link] [link] scottscanlon RT @jaybaer: Could we change the world if we just put down the TV remote? link] < possibly. Ive worked with more than 700 brands since then, including 25 of the Fortune 1000.

RSS 118

RSS Collaboration Social CRM Consultant 118

Firebelly

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.

Social Media 100

Social Media Feed Reader Paid Search SMS 100

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. Here are 5 news items or blog posts that I wouldnt want you to miss: 1.

Feed Reader 100

Feed Reader Marketing Paid Search Startup 100

Justin Levy

NOVEMBER 29, 2009

If youre new here or just an old friend, Id love it if you subscribed via RSS feed. They think about the numerous news stories about pedophiles on MySpace ; don’t understand why you should tell people that you had pizza for dinner on Twitter ; and think that Facebook is only for high school and college students. Enjoy the ride!

Social Media 133

Social Media Delicious Case Study MySpace 133

Writtent Blog

JUNE 25, 2013

Would you read something about a 2012 political election, or best practices for using MySpace? Blending all the brilliance of a social network and custom RSS feed, Newsgrape connects writers with ideas in real-time. If a marketer is the first to newsjack a story their buyer personas don’t care about, will it do the company any good?

Tools 91

Tools Content Blogger Curation 91

Buzz Marketing for Technology

JUNE 25, 2008

Friese found LinkedIn helped her get in the doors of companies she wanted to participate in TalentEgg. ?I MySpace: One of the earliest social networking sites, MySpace was launched in 2003 and acquired in 2005 by News Corp. The best way of describing it would be my companies? I sound young, I am young, and I didn?t

Small Business 100

Small Business Plaxo Real Estate MySpace 100

The Way of the Web

JULY 22, 2010

July 22nd, 2010 · View Comments Apparently American consumers surveyed in the 2010 American Customer Survey Index ranked Facebook lower than any other business in its category, but it still managed to beat Myspace by a point. Sometimes even when you want to spend some budget with the company in question. h/t Mashable ).

Social Networking 32

Social Networking MySpace Survey Wikipedia 32

Buzz Marketing for Technology

JULY 7, 2008

That said, if you are a large company, it could take you 3-4 months just to coordinate calendars to get all the right people gathered! 9) Most companies have “hearing systems&# not “listening systems.&# You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 Content still is king. Some things to do and not do.

Communities 117

Communities Groups Groups Social Media 117

Buzz Marketing for Technology

JUNE 27, 2008

Or will they overthrow the computational and communicational status quo with MySpace, MyBlog, and MyWiki?â?? s companies can use technology to place users in control of information, and is home to ongoing discussion about the user revolution and Enterprise 2.0 Entries RSS. Comments RSS. HTML-Tags: Subscribe. Adina Levin.

SocialText 100

SocialText News Sharepoint Web 2.0 100

Convince & Convert

FEBRUARY 19, 2010

Like RSS for your relationships NutshellMail sends you a highly customizable email digest (from 1 to 24 times per day) of what’s happening in your social media spheres, so you can browse and get up to speed quickly, without having to visit several different destinations or fire up your iPhone’s social apps. And it’s free.

Social Media 115

Social Media Social CRM MySpace TweetBeep 115

Diva Marketing Blog

SEPTEMBER 7, 2009

Follow Dede on Twitter @clutchmagazine Facebook MySpace Angela Benton is the Founder and Publisher of BlackWeb 2.0. Her experience spans a variety of industries including consultative relationships with companies such as UPS, Bizjournals.com, Realestate.com, and Lendingtree.com. It is called Rss Zine. BlackWeb20.com

MySpace 56

MySpace Marketing Web 2.0 Forums 56

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!

Consultant 122

Consultant Metrics Social Media Social CRM 122

Convince & Convert

JULY 20, 2012

The RSS feed is: [link]. Huge thanks to data-driven social media management software company Argyle Social for their presenting sponsorship, as well as Infusionsoft , Janrain , and Jim Kukral at DigitalBookLaunch. Listen Now. Click the play button to listen here: Download the audio file: [link]. Find us on iTunes: [link].

Digg 113

Digg Communities MySpace YouTube 113

Buzz Marketing for Technology

JUNE 27, 2008

RSS feeds, blogs, wikis, podcasts, social networking sites, mash up technology, etcâ??but Google, YouTube, MySpace, Facebook are all incredibly young organisations. Our workforce is 50% female, a record for most companies in the sector. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 Bmj.com has its Web 2.0

Web 2.0 188

Web 2.0 Journal Film Education 188

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MARCH 31, 2008

4 Jobs I’ve Had Right after college, I worked for a few months in tech support at a forex company in the Empire State Building. The ‘rss guy’ on the can is AWESOME. I started a blog about my schwag addiction (okay, this was just a fun tidbit I couldn’t pass up!) Keen branding choice with the logo. Answers Yahoo!

Meme 100

Meme Blogger StumbleUpon MySpace 100

Convince & Convert

JULY 27, 2010

RSS subscriptions are up. Whether it’s finding other people in your company to contribute an occasional post, recruiting guest bloggers from within your industry, or encouraging your customers to let you interview them for a podcast, make finding and supporting new content creators a mandatory part of your content marketing strategy.

Social CRM 117

Social CRM Consultant Blogger MySpace 117

Convince & Convert

FEBRUARY 15, 2010

Unify Your Team The first step is for companies to devise a coordinated strategy that uses email and social communication synergistically. Won’t we soon see forms that ask us to choose one or all of these contact methods: Email newsletter Blog (via RSS or email) Twitter Facebook Remember, social media is an ingredient, not an entree.

Social Media 114

Social Media Strategy Social CRM Newsletter 114

Convince & Convert

MARCH 4, 2010

Yet, in much of my social media consulting work corporate blog owners are invariably most interested in total visits and RSS subscribers. This is especially misplaced with group written blogs, where the broad content focus and inconsistent tonality makes RSS subscription less likely.

Metrics 130

Metrics Strategy How To Tourism 130

Convince & Convert

JUNE 17, 2010

I once calculated time spent blogging vs. number of RSS subscribers. Ive founded 5 companies, and spent 15 years running digital marketing agencies. [link] jaybaer Seriously, you are missing the boat on the Double Down. It's awesome! link] jaybaer Oh man. Please don't make me go there again. link] jaybaer Absolutely Patrick.

Twitter 125

Twitter Metrics Social CRM Consultant 125

Convince & Convert

JUNE 22, 2010

New research from White Horse of 104 companies found that in 86% of companies, executives are not using social media. Would a company launch a major television campaign if the CEO had never watched TV? If anything, social media is MORE important for B2B companies than it is for B2C companies. This makes no sense.

Social Media 130

Social Media B2B Company Consultant 130

Convince & Convert

AUGUST 24, 2012

The RSS feed is: [link]. Huge thanks to data-driven social media management software company Argyle Social for their presenting sponsorship, as well as Infusionsoft , Janrain , and Jim Kukral at DigitalBookLaunch. Listen Now. Click the play button to listen here: Download the audio file: [link]. Find us on iTunes: [link].

Social Media 115

Social Media API Training Class 115

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JUNE 3, 2010

Many companies that have not embraced social media marketing often do so because of the fear of an uncontrolled message. I am just working on a social media strategy for my thesis in a German company. Sometimes I see your postings first in my RSS reader, sometimes in Buzz. I’m so glad his account is back up and running!

Social Media 221

Social Media Marketing Digg Consultant 221

Bill Hartzer

OCTOBER 5, 2013

I will|I’ll} {right away|immediately} {take hold of|grab|clutch|grasp|seize|snatch} your {rss|rss feed} as I {can not|can’t} {in finding|find|to find} your {email|e-mail} subscription {link|hyperlink} or {newsletter|e-newsletter} service. me kno whiuch {webhost|hosting company|web host} you’re. Do {you have|you’ve} any?

Comments 142

Comments Tools Sites Movable Type 142

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? link] Clare Swindlehurst Can you describe what your company does in 120 characters or less?

Social Media 167

Social Media Strategy Consultant Conference 167

Convince & Convert

MARCH 25, 2010

Want to compare the historical growth of your RSS subscribers to your YouTube channel subscribers? On the ROI front, Swix CEO Scott Lake ( @scottica ) told me that the company puts as much emphasis on tracking the “I&# as they do the “R&#. Ive founded 5 companies, and spent 15 years running digital marketing agencies.

Social Media 117

Social Media Strategy Statistics Metrics 117

Social Media Strategery

DECEMBER 13, 2008

My company has clients across the federal government, and I could get a meeting with pretty much any of them just by saying that I lead our social media practice and I’d like to discuss how their organization could take advantage of social media. By contrast, Twitter is in its infancy and already being embraced across government.

Gov 2.0 93

Gov 2.0 Web 2.0 Wiki Policies 93

Convince & Convert

JULY 28, 2010

When I discuss this concept with companies, however, too often I hear something in the realm of “we don’t know what to provide our customers that would be helpful.&# Try to return something to your own company. 5 excellent points that a company can (should!) 5 excellent points that a company can (should!)

Social Media 148

Social Media Strategy Consultant B2B 148

Convince & Convert

FEBRUARY 5, 2010

I'd suggest that you move the search box somewhere below the navigation– maybe above the RSS feed option on the right? Ive founded 5 companies, and spent 15 years running digital marketing agencies. [link] Molly Carter Gaines I'm a little torn between #1 and #3– but my final vote is for #1.

Disqus 109

Disqus Social CRM Patterns Consultant 109

Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

Your company needs to be part of that conversation. Social media is not about Facebook or MySpace or Flickr or Twitter or blogs or YouTube. It’s about having a strategy for making your company or organization more like a person and less like a machine. It doesn’t matter what industry you’re in.

Social Media 149

Social Media Strategy Consultant Web 2.0 149

Diva Marketing Blog

JANUARY 1, 2009

2009 I'd love to see companies, PR professionals, governments and more continue to embrace new media and to reach out to, rather than be afraid of, the blogging community. Plus many more companies need to start blogging. We've seen too many companies enter the SM world looking for immediate ways to monetize those efforts.

Blogger 53

Blogger Blogosphere RSS Software 53

Convince & Convert

MARCH 23, 2010

If your blog is consistent enough that you believe RSS subscription is realistic, make sure visitors can easily subscribe to your RSS feed. (As then you have a much better chance that they’ll return or sign up for your RSS feed, email newsletter or other call to action. Consequently, I have two recommendations. Great post!

Social Media 119

Social Media Strategy Consultant RSS 119

Bill Hartzer

JANUARY 7, 2014

I will|I’ll} {right away|immediately} {take hold of|grab|clutch|grasp|seize|snatch} your {rss|rss feed} as I {can not|can’t} {in finding|find|to find} your {email|e-mail} subscription {link|hyperlink} or {newsletter|e-newsletter} service. .| I {couldn’t|could not} {resist|refrain from} commenting. Do {you have|you’ve} any?

Comments 96

Comments Content Sites Movable Type 96