Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

NOVEMBER 11, 2010

Fast forward to 2010, and every business owner knows that they absolutely need a website because this is the window into their company that most customers and clients will see before any initial contact is made. In my professional opinion, most companies, industries and organizations can benefit from a Facebook page. Real Estate.

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JANUARY 11, 2012

After taking the social media plunge, companies quickly discover that it is vastly more complicated and time-consuming than they thought. But companies must avoid a panicky response, because hiring a social media marketing (SMM) partner requires careful study. This is a guest post by Brad Shorr. The normal response is, HELP!

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APRIL 7, 2014

Companies that Use Social Media for Clinical Trial Recruitment. There are a few companies in the pharmaceutical and CRO industry that have seen success using social media as a major part of their patient recruitment strategy: PatientsLikeMe – This is a large online community for people with serious medical conditions.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

SEPTEMBER 6, 2011

For business promotion with social media, the growth and maturity stages would be ideal for business promotion with social media, and it could be argued that it is better for companies to adopt earlier in the introduction phase for enhanced visibility and overall socially savviness. How can social media benefit your business?

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DECEMBER 18, 2012

It’s not rocket science – response rates and budget optimization are the crux of a successful advertising strategy. You need to analyze the leads generated by your advertising – or any communications to customers – so you can re-align your marketing strategy and spend your budgets more wisely.

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2011

Even better, individuals (known as Facebook fans) can “like” or add your company as a “friend”; therefore staying notified of any special deals or messages you send out. After all, there are a lot of alternative reasons someone may “like” your company: They were in contact with you once, so they say “why not?” Sycapse’s Findings.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MARCH 27, 2012

The articles either end there or conclude with a self-congratulatory remark by a company rep. These stories – and the campaigns and companies they showcase – are missing an important element: the human element. Now, it’s more than just at award time when companies when should express gratitude – although I’ll speak about that later.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JANUARY 26, 2011

This thinking unfortunately minimizes the potential of true and far reaching social media strategy , creating the ability to truly connect with people and build bonds with constituents that can help them evangelize your brand and create passionate advocates. Thankfully, there are some companies and individuals who can help steer the way.

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MAY 28, 2010

Social Media Consultant and Tech Geek at Heart Home About Press Consulting Contact Sitemap Home > Blogging , Business , Marketing , Social Media > Social Media Strategy from A to Z Social Media Strategy from A to Z by Tamar Weinberg on May 28, 2010 Share Social media might be old. It might even be a dead buzzword. Nurture Perception.

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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. Think about redoing your Twitter strategy if all you plan on doing is broadcasting. Empower them. Is that even professional?

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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.

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MAY 12, 2010

While not all social functionality will make noticeable impact on your SEO efforts, certain ones like blogging can literally become the centerpiece of a successful SEO strategy. 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.

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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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MARCH 1, 2011

When social media started getting popular with businesses, there was a lot of excitement from consumers because they could now interact with companies on a more personal level rather than dealing with companies just like another transaction. It’s unnatural and it’s ugly.

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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. That’s why social media is important.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JANUARY 19, 2010

3: Large Brands – Bigger brands have two things that smaller companies don’t: an already built community, and money. 4: Online Driven Companies – Social media can be used to drive traffic to online websites. I would add that social media has changed the game for companies. There is no firewall between you and your customers.

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AUGUST 2, 2011

And while I am not a consultant with the company, we have a partnership agreement that makes them a preferred vendor for Social Media Explorer and our companion learning site, Exploring Social Media. If a company has a passion for their products and team members, that should be allowed to be organically expressed on the web.

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JANUARY 24, 2012

When my company, Small Business Trends, LLC, first purchased BizSugar in the summer of 2009, the best way I could describe it was as a miniature version of Digg, except that BizSugar focused soley on sharing information geared toward small and mid-sized businesses. This is a guest post by Anita Campbell. This is still true.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

NOVEMBER 29, 2011

If the response is a blank stare or some rambling, semi-coherent, jargon-laden ad-lib, it is a telltale sign that they have no systematic approach to strategy or execution. You should be able to get something more detailed than “We got ABC Company on Google page one.” Ideally you want to see the SEO’s methodology in writing.

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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. Targeting an audience of social media heavyweights that frequently visit New York City is a really useful marketing strategy.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

OCTOBER 20, 2010

This isn’t a real post about social media strategy, but it’s an important issue that follows from our social media behavior online. Should it be governmental or should it be managed by a private company? How much information is too much? Should implantation be standardized?

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

DECEMBER 7, 2010

This is a guest post by David Siteman Garland, author of newly released book Smarter, Faster, Cheaper: Non-Boring, Fluff-free Strategies for Marketing and Promoting Your Business. The best schmoozers are humans, not faceless companies. Digital schomoozers. You know the type. They have REALLY engaged social networks. Is it the intern?

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

OCTOBER 2, 2015

As I look through the mutual friends of these contacts, I realize that I’m very different from these marketing types, not just in terms of my actual day job and practices but in terms of the people whose company I choose. Because to me, it all starts with one person. Each person matters.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MARCH 12, 2009

Exploring the Royal Caribbean Promotional Marketing Strategy When is Brand Evangelism a Crime? In my upcoming book, The New Community Rules: Marketing on the Social Web ( Amazon link ), which is slated to be released in late Spring, I talk about the importance of brand evangelism as part of an effective community management strategy.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

SEPTEMBER 29, 2009

With others who address me as Jennifer or Dakash, I wonder if these individuals representing both small and large companies really realize that their lack of research reflects poorly on their clients. Some have gone as far as outing the companies who have trodden down this path. I’m sure you can relate.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

FEBRUARY 2, 2010

Despite the title of the post, having worked as the social media manager for Fortune 500 companies, and a lot of knowledge here being totally personal, I do not think of myself as an expert. It was how I would Twitter, but would not tell someone else how to; that’s up to them and their own strategy for SM. Hope that clarifies.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JANUARY 28, 2010

To be sure, though, solicit feedback from a group of trusted peers not directly involved in your company or marketing objectives before going ahead with publishing the video, since you need an unbiased opinion. Ideally, if you cover ground on at least two of these traits, your video might have a good chance of success.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MAY 5, 2010

In fact, you’re likely spotting the shift; instead of companies posting their URLs on television commercials, they’re asking their followers to join them on Facebook. If you are officially representing your company, you’d want to create an Official Page. After all, Facebook could eat the web. I know I would.)

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JANUARY 5, 2010

A Corporate Guide for Social Media (Forbes): Forbes actually gets it when it comes to social media strategy in the workplace. How to Create Measurable Objectives (Altitude Branding): We’ve talked about goals and strategies as it relates to social media marketing, but let’s break them down even further. Share This or Else!

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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. I’m so glad his account is back up and running! Surely, I’ll have to convince a lot of people.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MARCH 17, 2010

In no particular order, here they are: Make Friends In the Industry Community Managing is super easy when you’re working for a well-known tech company in the middle of Silicon Valley. But what if you’re Community Managing for a company that makes matchbooks? Who are the heavy hitters? An audience just sits and listens.

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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. » ????? ?????

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

APRIL 3, 2012

It captures an expanded spectrum of values and criteria for measuring organizational (and societal) success: economic, ecological, and social, and makes a case for companies to account for the full cost and impact of doing business. A TBL company seeks to benefit many constituencies because of interdependency, not exploit them.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

FEBRUARY 14, 2012

Tell a Story : The stories surrounding your company or organization are the only things that differentiate you from your competitors. It’s probably fair to say that you try to keep a fairly subdued, professional tone in your marketing strategy. They give customers an important insight into the workings of a company.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

AUGUST 26, 2009

Engagement in a process called brand evangelism is one beneficial strategy to get your brand known and to help spread your message. In a brand evangelism strategy, you’d take note of those who feel good about what you are doing: they already represent your target audience. Subscribe to service-specific alerts (e.g.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JULY 8, 2008

To succeed, they need to do the following well: Data analysis Provides holistic strategies to clients Training, presenting, and research Relationship-building and networking Outreach to online users and bloggers A social media marketer’s job never ends. They usually work 70 hour weeks and need to be extremely flexible.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

NOVEMBER 1, 2012

Unfortunately, many media planners continue to execute display strategies that only incorporate basic Site Retargeting, and, as a result, only deliver one tenth of the ROI they could otherwise. Retargeting Companies. They’re unaware that spectacular results are only a small step away.

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