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MAY 12, 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 Would You Try It With a Fox?

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MAY 11, 2010

The key is to create meaningful content that answers those questions, and propagate that content throughout the social Web, making a visit to your site unnecessary. I recommend starting with six, because it’s a meaningful amount of content and will address the tip of your question iceberg. Your LInkedin page.

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FEBRUARY 19, 2010

And More… Although I’m not using it presently, you can also configure your NutshellMail to include Linkedin and MySpace content, as well as updates from the Ning groups of which you are a member. All the content shown in each email is clickable. This, I'll try. This, I'll try.

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MAY 4, 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 Social Media’s Internal Impact – An Interview with (..)

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JUNE 29, 2010

Harnessing the power of the collective (crowdsourcing for social change) is a thread woven throughout Cognitive Surplus , and its viability requires two of Shirky’s assertions to be accurate. Second, that making collaboration more convenient will inexorably cause it to become more commonplace.

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MARCH 4, 2010

Without a statistical measure of your blogging progress, adding content to your blog on a regular basis can be an incredibly lonely proposition. Blogging for Community These blogs seek to guild a consistent readership that interact with the blogger(s) and advocate on behalf of the content on other social outposts.

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AUGUST 19, 2010

All of these tactics can work together seamlessly to create a robust, optimized content marketing engine that pays real dividends in increased website traffic, and conversions. The story collection form doesn’t require a manifesto, video clip, haiku or any other content hijinks. Each story shared becomes new content for the blog.

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MARCH 10, 2010

A must read w/ fantastic insight [link] topsy_top20k_en Staggering Social Media Insights – The Best of Twitter 20 eBook: I’m very proud to launch my new ebook that chroni… [link] joncombridges This looks great! I'm impressed with the quality as well as the frequency of your solid content. Will tweet and FB now.

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FEBRUARY 5, 2010

Option 3, for some reason, reminds me of a news station web site. Two is very graphical no personality (you need personality, I don't on my blog where it's not about me but the content). but a right-hand location on content sites. Thanks for your help! Option 2 zooms your photo a bit more, which I really like.

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MAY 27, 2010

Just when you think you have some modicum of a handle on this industry, new developments come along and shake up your head like a snow globe. The good news is that with the typical exception of Facebook, most of these changes are positive, well-communicated, and understandable. The way Lindsey Lohan hates non-alcoholic beverages.

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MAY 26, 2010

Social media is fueled by passion, and too many companies try to take elements of their company that aren’t passion-worthy, and attempt to build a social media program around it. Content creation and content marketing will continue to allow companies to capitalize on the fact that every customer is now a reporter.

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JULY 21, 2010

The Lawyers Are Coming Social networks give people the ability to share incredible volumes of content. Been Caught Stealing Let’s start with content creation and copyright issues. In other words put a copyright, all rights reserved on your content or the bottom of your blog. All that stuff? Read the fine print.

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FEBRUARY 23, 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 Is Your Social Strategy Proactive or Reactive?

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JULY 15, 2010

Who is responsible for adding content? Who is monitoring social spaces where you don’t currently have outpost? Get Your Social Media Operations Act Together* [link] via @jaybaer: [link] Don Ronlund Want to avoid sure failure? If you have a Facebook page, know who is responsible for engagement.

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

The 7 Steps to Creating a Social Media Strategy Before you begin, commit to worrying about social media tools last, not first. Myspace also. includes slides and worksheet) [link to post] – Posted using Chat Catcher [link] DMurrow (Dave Murrow) Twitter Comment RT @jaybaer: Develop a social media strategy in 7 steps.

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MARCH 3, 2010

Go beyond the obvious and use customer service metrics, social connectivity of customers, and Web traffic patterns as measures that matter. Communicate with Content After strategic thinking, the key to social media success is content creation. There’s a way to get your Facebook update seen in more news feeds.

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JUNE 11, 2010

Not that this is news (to me), but now that it's officially out in the open, I can't wait to shout it from the roof tops. Not that this is news (to me), but now that it's officially out in the open, I can't wait to shout it from the roof tops. I'm truly honored to know both you and Amber.

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JULY 6, 2010

The taboo of never tooting your own horn with a press release about your good deeds clearly has crumbled in corporate America, and companies today are not only promoting philanthropy through social networks, they’re building unique Facebook pages and Twitter profiles for these important programs.

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JUNE 3, 2010

We may be the least vindictive, grudge-hol… [link] [link] JobShoots What BP Can Learn from Umpire Jim Joyce [link] #news #socialmedia [link] JobShoots What BP Can Learn from Umpire Jim Joyce [link] #news #socialmedia [link] Arik Hanson Joyce handled that situation about as well as I've ever seen, considering the circumstances.

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AUGUST 11, 2010

Enjoy your new adventure!! link] Jfavreau 7 Reasons I'm Moving to Bloomington Indiana | Convince & Convert News | Social Media Consulting – Convince & Convert [link] [link] jaybaer Thanks MJ. link] Stephanie Rhoads Great news! I have done moves like that and if you don't try it you will never know.

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JUNE 22, 2010

If anything, social media is MORE important for B2B companies than it is for B2C companies. Also, many B2B purchases are heavily researched, providing a real success path for content creation and socially-derived thought leadership. Most B2B companies have fewer customers, so the opinions of each are magnified.

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

I believe Twitter will ultimately be the way that we interact with brands, and will power the social CRM movement. It works for those kinds of accounts because the content or offering is SOOOO valuable that the engagement would only dilute it. Tom agrees, and included that concept in the Executive Summary.

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APRIL 28, 2010

Finding Your Influencers As noted in the study, the notion of true 1:1 marketing via social media is a bit of a fallacy. It’s really only possible in a reactive sense via social CRM, where individual complaints or questions can indeed be handled. But, it's not a 1:1 correlation in my mind.

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JUNE 2, 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 Do You “Like&# How I Look In These Jeans?

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

There’s been a bit of news about it recently. 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.

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JULY 14, 2010

Years ago, they were created over time through news stories and ad placements and customer activity. On the other hand the future is one where social media has transformed the organization as it embraces user generated content as a tool to understand the voice of the customer and become more customer-centric.

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

Twitter Comment SocialMedia News: Crushing the Myth of B2B Social Media | | Social Media Consulting … [link to post] – Posted using Chat Catcher [link] _socialtivity (Socialtivity.ne Big List: 13 B2B Social Media Prediction Blog Posts For 2010 =-. We have been saying many of these things for the past year.

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AUGUST 18, 2010

Better question: How can we integrate email and social media to increase customization and relevancy? How can we convince our clients that we’re good at social media? Better question: How can we create content in multiple forms and locations that demonstrates our expertise? What do you think?

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APRIL 8, 2010

Because as a content consumption device, the iPad is simply without peer. Using the iPad to do something as mundane as check headlines on your local newspaper’s Web site becomes a visceral, tactile experience as your ability to touch and move content redefines the physiology of the task. Now, the bad news. Not even close.

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FEBRUARY 25, 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 Do You Know Your Customers Enough to be a Social Media Hit?

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AUGUST 31, 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 Is Social Conversation a Myth?

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MARCH 18, 2010

It includes a dozen letters written to C-level executives (in general) about what they need to do to take social media to the next level. Reading them through, I really wish we could have done a series of Webinars, because the content is simply outstanding. I agree fully.

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FEBRUARY 9, 2010

But, unlike AdAge, I certainly don’t see that as a shortcoming of social media, because the same study showed (as pointed out by the always awesome Shiv Singh ) that our trust in EVERYTHING has gone down. Trust in TV news? Trust in radio news? Lying By the Seat of Our Pants Reexamine the chart above. Trust in newspapers?

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APRIL 22, 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 Is Social Media Too Big For Its Britches?

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MARCH 16, 2010

Twitter’s role as a conduit for the Zeitgeist is unrivaled, and it has almost single-handedly ushered in the era of real-time search, and social CRM. I mean content should be king, not one-liners on the likes of Twitter. link] unruh ann has a point – it's all about the content. I love Twitter.

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JULY 13, 2010

You Can Start the Fire The good news? Social Media needs to be part of every PR program; however, someone needs to take ownership at the company for managing the various aspects of it. I see quite a few senior PR firm leaders who “get it,&# but are still content to let others lead the way.

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

Meanwhile, however, I do very much like Facebook Lite , which strips down a lot of the shiny distractions, and gives you a threaded News Feed, birthdays, and events – and that’s about it. Content Creation Cameras For still photos, I typically use my iPhone 3GS or Panasonic Lumix TZ5.

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