Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

She specializes in social media strategies that lead to actionable plans to achieve real world objectives. I’ve spent a lot of time working with various social media monitoring tools and I’ve whittled my list of favorites down to two or three. . • How much time will you be able to allocate to this project?

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Small Business Mavericks

AUGUST 12, 2011

A few days ago I made some comparisons between Google+ and Facebook. Specifically, I talked about how Google+ has built in privacy features that Facebook doesn’t and how that could change the social media game. But lately I’ve heard some comparisons between Google+ and Twitter. Remember MySpace?

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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

However, a lot of people making that news have created expectations and beliefs about social media that aren’t true. Social Media is Inexpensive False. As Charlene Li said recently, social media trades media cost for labor cost. Social Media is Fast False. Absolutely.

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Convince & Convert

JUNE 3, 2010

link] [link] Elise Duplin What BP Can Learn from Umpire Jim Joyce | PR 2.0 | Social Media Consulting – Convince &Convert [link]. I think the banks/financial institutions should be included in your comparison. RT @intersection1: RT @jaybaer: The power of "I'm Sorry." 2 little word mean so much.

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Social Media Marketing

APRIL 8, 2011

To truly appreciate social media and the ubiquitous nature of the Internet, the consumer must first remember the wireless networks' distant and humble beginnings. From there it was merely a hop, skip and jump to the fourth generation of cellular wireless (4G) standards that social media and wireless communication users enjoy today.

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The Way of the Web

JANUARY 21, 2013

Tracking the effect of social media can be a challenge, particularly in regards to attributing conversion rates and sales in areas such as eCommerce. A study just released by Adobe puts social as the source of 2% of traffic to U.S retailers, in comparison to 40% coming directly, and 34% from search.

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Taylor Marek

JUNE 16, 2009

Home About Contact Archives Testimonials Speaking Podcast Chat LIVE Social Media Vault My Inner Circle Plugins eBook Hire Me Twitter is Dead June 16, 2009 by Taylor Marek Yes, and I have to say it. I could make the same comparisons about Facebook, but for the sake of this post, I’m sticking with Twitter. Remember MySpace?

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

AUGUST 27, 2008

Social Media Consultant and Tech Geek at Heart Home About Press Consulting Contact Sitemap Home > Marketing , Search Engine Optimization , Social Media > The Great Social Media Traffic Debate: Niche or General Networks? The Great Social Media Traffic Debate: Niche or General Networks?

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The Way of the Web

JANUARY 21, 2013

Tracking the effect of social media can be a challenge, particularly in regards to attributing conversion rates and sales in areas such as eCommerce. A study just released by Adobe puts social as the source of 2% of traffic to U.S retailers, in comparison to 40% coming directly, and 34% from search.

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Convince & Convert

APRIL 15, 2010

Sure, I pay attention to where I’m ranked in the AdAge Power 150 (a broader ranking of all marketing blogs), and I look at my search rankings, etc. But I am incredibly delighted to top the list of content marketing blogs, because for me content marketing is becoming fundamental to business success at every level.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

FEBRUARY 1, 2008

In comparison, here’s another anomaly (for its time). Really, the biggest unfortunate investment of social media is that it’s often a thankless job. If you don’t like it move along… Reply Gerard February 1, 2008 at 11:57 am Tamar, thanks again for an insightful post on social media.

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Ari Herzog

SEPTEMBER 30, 2010

Summary : Co-founder and partner at Bonsai Interactive, offering smart marketing and social media business solutions, as well as mobile applications and social education. Founder of the 12for12k Challenge, a community-driven social media charity initiative to connect globally and help locally.

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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. The question is whether anyone is surprised: a) That social networks can lead to dissatisfaction?

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Convince & Convert

AUGUST 10, 2010

Last week, I interviewed three men that are helping create an all-new field of marketing and customer service – the emerging discipline of influence mining. Influence mining makes the old school, direct marketing notions of sorting consumers by purchase history seem dinosaurian by comparison.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JANUARY 5, 2010

of articles on the topic of Internet Marketing, from SEO to social media to web usability and then some. They are strategic guides that hopefully will enhance your internet marketing experiences in the future. Without further ado, I now present to you the best internet marketing posts of 2009.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JANUARY 25, 2008

Twitter is also a tool to get feedback, to network, to take notes, to market your product, to communicate with customers, to set up meetings, and to find prospects — among other things. It’s just mixed with other stories, but in comparison to Twitter, it’s not as noisy. Definitely not.

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Jon Loomer

MARCH 24, 2016

For comparison, Instagram now has more active monthly users (400 Million vs. 320 Million) and active advertisers (200,000 vs. 130,000) than Twitter. On other platforms — take your pick between Myspace, Twitter, Google+ or Instagram — engagement tends to plateau. Not everyone is on that social network every day.

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Convince & Convert

MAY 11, 2010

During my 15 years of Web site strategy and usability work (before I got all social media on you) I very much tried to live by the two-click rule (discover the most common questions customers have about your business, and answer them on your site within two clicks or fewer). Social media makes it possible.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JUNE 30, 2008

After using both closely, the comparison to Twitter shouldn’t even be the case. When it comes to a basis of comparison, nested conversations are probably the only aspect of Plurk that has brought it much success (save for the lack of downtime, though it does suffer some quirks here and there). and social media sphere.

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Convince & Convert

JULY 22, 2010

She is deeply curious, loves all things marketing and blogs less frequently than she would like at Stickystimuli.com. While many businesses are excited about opportunities to reach their customers on the social web, few actually believe they have done so successfully. Please let me know by commenting below!

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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

Also, at my social media speaking engagements hither and yon I’m often asked what tools I use. Also, at my social media speaking engagements hither and yon I’m often asked what tools I use. So, I took a personal inventory and created this overview of the 39 social media tools I use daily.

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Convince & Convert

MAY 20, 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 Are You Suffering From Premature Calculation?

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Metrics Social Media eBook Social CRM 116

Oktopost

MARCH 28, 2022

Social media management platforms are now an essential part of any business’ digital marketing toolkit. Without these tools, marketers would have to scramble trying to maintain all their social media profiles individually. Hootsuite Comparison Table. Hootsuite Alternatives Feature Comparison.

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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 1, 2010

There’s a huge gap between the perception of social media as an instant, free, can’t miss marketing opportunity and the reality of social media as a long-term, time-intensive customer loyalty and brand advocacy opportunity. The bottom line is that you need to EXPECT to fail in social media.

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Social Media Consultant Social CRM eBook 120

Diva Marketing Blog

JANUARY 1, 2009

Turning to thoughts for 2009 a few people felt that the blogs/social media has lost its focus of customer first content t o becoming ego vehicles while others are looking for advances in technology. I hope you enjoy the 2006 - 2009 comparisons. Twitter found its way into the 2009 blogger wishes as did more ways to collaborate.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MARCH 10, 2010

She told me she worked in Internet Marketing, which I was quite excited to hear given that there was no marketing discipline taught at all in our alma mater. With Internet Marketing, there are many ways to go, from affiliate marketing to SEO to social media to email marketing. What was she doing?

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Marketing How To SEO Training 240

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JANUARY 5, 2009

Social Media Sites: General The Big Boys of Social Bookmarking: The Top 20 Sites (10e20): Chris Winfield ranks the top 20 social bookmarking sites by their Alexa rankings and gives a short description of what each does — in case you haven’t ventured beyond Digg. Maybe next year, folks!

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Marketing StumbleUpon SEO Reputation 144

Convince & Convert

FEBRUARY 9, 2010

Social media relies on the premise that we’ll believe what people tell us more readily than if we were told the same thing by a nameless, faceless company. That’s why brands go to great lengths to humanize themselves on the social Web. The real shift is in how we define friendship.

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Social Media Strategy Survey Social CRM 119

Convince & Convert

JUNE 30, 2010

It’s time to start thinking about social media the same way. I’m going to write more about my thinking in the area of social segmentation this summer, but for now what do you think? Programs like ThinkGeek ‘s @thinkgeekspam that includes only deals and offers may need to become the rule, not the exception.

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Social Media Strategy Automotive SEO 128

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JULY 29, 2010

Yet with social media, there’s a perception that it’s easy to score freebies. Social media has introduced incentives to the online space, encouraging others to connect with your business. And unfortunately, social media is at fault for breeding this mentality and causing it to spread.

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Products Consultant Price Social Media 267

Convince & Convert

JULY 8, 2010

While it’s not that easy with online marketing, for the past two decades, email has been the leading retention marketing tactic, and the channel you can bank on to deliver a predictable revenue stream—provided that you’ve invested in building your own, permission-based list. A driving force behind the company’s SUBSCRIBERS RULE!

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Buzz Marketing for Technology

JUNE 27, 2008

It only works for a defined use case, but, in a search market that is 85% going on 90% Google-dominated, this can still be significant. Business social network LinkedIn. I have been in business for 30 years and have worked across many markets, in many countries and I have worked the LinkedIn system to get those contacts usable.

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Convince & Convert

APRIL 8, 2010

I have found this to be a poor comparison. Would it work as a marketing and/or presentation device? Cool, and a difference-maker, but not 100% transformative. Most of the chatter leading up to the iPad’s release was around how would it perform against standard computing tasks. Would it work with a i-pen or something like that?

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Buzz Marketing for Technology

JUNE 27, 2008

crowdSPRING is the latest entry into the increasingly crowded crowdsourced graphic design service market. To this post = it would be good to see price comparison for design services fees. With how flooded the market is with graphic designers it can be tough to get a foot in the door. social networking. social media.

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Crowdsourcing Software Project Forums 245

Webbiquity SMM

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

Data junkies, stats addicts, web trivia buffs rejoice — here are a deluge of social media, search and other marketing research facts and figures from 50 articles and blog posts published so far in 2010. How are marketers planning to allocate budgets this year? Social Media Statistics.

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Research Social Media B2B Statistics 191

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JULY 7, 2010

Social Media Consultant and Tech Geek at Heart Home About Press Consulting Contact Sitemap Home > Marketing , Opinion , Social Media > No, You Can’t Automate Social Media! No, You Can’t Automate Social Media! And it doesn’t help for marketing — at least not the social kind.

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Social Media Klout Influencer Feed 251

ProBlogger

MAY 24, 2015

is sort-of like a social network for infographic and visualization sharing (talk about niche markets). Here’s a breakdown of what BuzzSumo actually does: Allows you to search for content that has been widely shared within social media sites. Use Hootsuite to manage and distribute your social media.

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