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FEBRUARY 15, 2010

Sure, social media is rooted in conversations, and listening to your customers and then responding on the social Web is a pillar of social media. But, it's not all conversational. That's what I mean when I say uni-directional social media. link] Samuel Fagan Great post.

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JULY 5, 2010

August 12, 2010 (766) Why Social Supports Email in the Interactive Marketing Hub September 22nd, 2010 Content Lessons Learned From 25 Popular Blog Posts September 21st, 2010 Why Are Companies Not Valuing Judgment As A Critical Element September 20th, 2010 5 Step Process for Social Media Success September 15th, 2010 Why Social CRM Needs to Be Less About (..)

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JULY 27, 2010

First of all, tremendous thanks to the incredible team of guest bloggers who did an amazing job keeping the content fresh, and the conversation lively. Retweets are up. RSS subscriptions are up. Second, this circumstance raises an important question: Are You Growing Your Voices?

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MAY 12, 2010

August 12, 2010 (766) Why Social Supports Email in the Interactive Marketing Hub September 22nd, 2010 Content Lessons Learned From 25 Popular Blog Posts September 21st, 2010 Why Are Companies Not Valuing Judgment As A Critical Element September 20th, 2010 5 Step Process for Social Media Success September 15th, 2010 Why Social CRM Needs to Be Less About (..)

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FEBRUARY 11, 2010

I wonder how much web apps produced in the same month?) – Apple may take a 30% cut, but conversely developers KEEP 70%. In December, that meant $175 million in revenue to developers.

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JUNE 29, 2010

[link] Doug Braun Cognitive Surplus – Use Social Connectivity to Change the World: [link] (Good assessment @cshirky @jaybaer) [link] Bob Leonard Turn off your TV. Convene, converse and collaborate. You're still staring at a screen, but at least you're interacting.

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AUGUST 24, 2010

August 12, 2010 (766) Why Social Supports Email in the Interactive Marketing Hub September 22nd, 2010 Content Lessons Learned From 25 Popular Blog Posts September 21st, 2010 Why Are Companies Not Valuing Judgment As A Critical Element September 20th, 2010 5 Step Process for Social Media Success September 15th, 2010 Why Social CRM Needs to Be Less About (..)

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MAY 4, 2010

August 12, 2010 (766) Why Social Supports Email in the Interactive Marketing Hub September 22nd, 2010 Content Lessons Learned From 25 Popular Blog Posts September 21st, 2010 Why Are Companies Not Valuing Judgment As A Critical Element September 20th, 2010 5 Step Process for Social Media Success September 15th, 2010 Why Social CRM Needs to Be Less About (..)

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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. Plus, event invites, and photos in which you’re tagged.

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JUNE 17, 2010

August 12, 2010 (766) Why Social Supports Email in the Interactive Marketing Hub September 22nd, 2010 Content Lessons Learned From 25 Popular Blog Posts September 21st, 2010 Why Are Companies Not Valuing Judgment As A Critical Element September 20th, 2010 5 Step Process for Social Media Success September 15th, 2010 Why Social CRM Needs to Be Less About (..)

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JULY 20, 2010

Through their inquiries for, and conversations about content, the public is telling us what they want online in record volume, and nearly in real time. All you need is a keyword research tool and access to about any social media monitoring tool to listen and improve your content creation efforts. Easy – you listen!

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MAY 13, 2010

August 12, 2010 (766) Why Social Supports Email in the Interactive Marketing Hub September 22nd, 2010 Content Lessons Learned From 25 Popular Blog Posts September 21st, 2010 Why Are Companies Not Valuing Judgment As A Critical Element September 20th, 2010 5 Step Process for Social Media Success September 15th, 2010 Why Social CRM Needs to Be Less About (..)

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FEBRUARY 10, 2010

August 12, 2010 (766) Why Social Supports Email in the Interactive Marketing Hub September 22nd, 2010 Content Lessons Learned From 25 Popular Blog Posts September 21st, 2010 Why Are Companies Not Valuing Judgment As A Critical Element September 20th, 2010 5 Step Process for Social Media Success September 15th, 2010 Why Social CRM Needs to Be Less About (..)

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JULY 26, 2010

August 12, 2010 (766) Why Social Supports Email in the Interactive Marketing Hub September 22nd, 2010 Content Lessons Learned From 25 Popular Blog Posts September 21st, 2010 Why Are Companies Not Valuing Judgment As A Critical Element September 20th, 2010 5 Step Process for Social Media Success September 15th, 2010 Why Social CRM Needs to Be Less About (..)

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FEBRUARY 24, 2010

Let me hear about it: View Comments | Subscribe To This Blog | Sign Up For Our Newsletter Share This Post: Similar Posts That You Might Enjoy: Tying Together Social Media and Corporate Social Responsibility 5 Steps to Winning Fans with Content Strategy Are You Ready for the Opportunity Economy?

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MARCH 10, 2010

The Best of Twitter 20 From the forward: I’m sitting in a ballroom in Indianapolis in September, 2008 watching Joseph Jaffe give a masterful presentation on social media transforming corporations, when I come upon the idea to interview him on Twitter.

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FEBRUARY 5, 2010

thanks, Kathy [link] jaybaer Although it's my usual practice, I'm not going to reply to each comment, since this isn't a very conversational blog post. I am new at blogging, but tend to notice that I get many more comments when I include an engaging headline that gets people interested in the topic. But seriously, THANK YOU.

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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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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. Sound off in the comments, and maybe we’ll put together another post with great examples.

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MARCH 4, 2010

Blogging for Commerce Related to the first, but commerce-oriented blogs are more interested in conversion events than in traffic generation. 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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JUNE 24, 2010

is Crucial to your Content Marketing Strategy 6 Lessons Learned From the Demise of MySpace Driving Sales with Relevancy and Utility [link] Innovate AZ 3 Ways Infomercials Can Inspire Your Social Media: I know, I know.

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MAY 5, 2010

Says Lisa Beatty, “We want to bring women into the conversation, but also into the solution. John & Partners can have conversations with major brands that perhaps wouldn’t put the mid-sized agency on their radar otherwise. That only happens if they have a real, ongoing relationship with brands.&# With JaneNation, St.

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FEBRUARY 23, 2010

Conversely, many blogs are too community-oriented, taking an overly insider approach, given that new research from my friends and clients Compendium Blogware shows that search drives 60%+ of total traffic on 80%+ of corporate blogs. link] > @jaybaer [link] Stephanie Wonderlin Is Your Social Strategy Proactive or Reactive?

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MARCH 25, 2010

August 12, 2010 (766) Why Social Supports Email in the Interactive Marketing Hub September 22nd, 2010 Content Lessons Learned From 25 Popular Blog Posts September 21st, 2010 Why Are Companies Not Valuing Judgment As A Critical Element September 20th, 2010 5 Step Process for Social Media Success September 15th, 2010 Why Social CRM Needs to Be Less About (..)

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JULY 21, 2010

Im a tequila-loving, hype-free social media strategy consultant, speaker, and author that works with major corporations and PR firms to harness the awesome power of the social Web. Im Jay Baer.

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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. Anyway, I just got off the phone with a new client out of Canada, and we had nearly the same conversation that this post covers. Because tools will change. They always do.

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MAY 27, 2010

August 12, 2010 (766) Why Social Supports Email in the Interactive Marketing Hub September 22nd, 2010 Content Lessons Learned From 25 Popular Blog Posts September 21st, 2010 Why Are Companies Not Valuing Judgment As A Critical Element September 20th, 2010 5 Step Process for Social Media Success September 15th, 2010 Why Social CRM Needs to Be Less About (..)

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APRIL 20, 2010

Because of the specificity, it’s much easier to achieve a top 10 search engine ranking for long tail searches, and higher rankings = higher conversions. Which is closer to buying, a consumer searching for “flat panel TV&# or a consumer searching for “26 inch 720p flat panel TV.&# ?

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JULY 14, 2010

Losing in social media can be akin to the experiences of companies like Kraft, Nestle, and BP in the social media realm. At the very least those companies are engaged in the conversation and have a strong awareness of the perceptions of their brand. On occasion, each has even taken action related to the “conversations”.

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MAY 25, 2010

Which Are You Providing I see 17 online marketing services that small and medium agencies (especially PR-focused firms) could credibly offer clients, if they made the effort to build competency: Search Taxonomy Analysis Search Opportunity Audits Search Engine Optimization (not super duper hard core SEO, but intermediate level) Blogger Outreach Influencer (..)

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JUNE 7, 2010

August 12, 2010 (766) Why Social Supports Email in the Interactive Marketing Hub September 22nd, 2010 Content Lessons Learned From 25 Popular Blog Posts September 21st, 2010 Why Are Companies Not Valuing Judgment As A Critical Element September 20th, 2010 5 Step Process for Social Media Success September 15th, 2010 Why Social CRM Needs to Be Less About (..)

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JULY 15, 2010

Who is monitoring social spaces where you don’t currently have outpost? There are tons of free and paid tools out there that help you to monitor the conversations taking place. Take a look at the Social Media Responsibilities Worksheet we use at the Flint Group. It might be different people for each task.

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JULY 6, 2010

August 12, 2010 (766) Why Social Supports Email in the Interactive Marketing Hub September 22nd, 2010 Content Lessons Learned From 25 Popular Blog Posts September 21st, 2010 Why Are Companies Not Valuing Judgment As A Critical Element September 20th, 2010 5 Step Process for Social Media Success September 15th, 2010 Why Social CRM Needs to Be Less About (..)

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MAY 26, 2010

Companies are starting to think of Facebook as a natural piece of the conversion funnel, not just as a free-standing silo. Make sure you’re tying together your email program and your social media program. " @jaybaer [link] [link] Phil “What you’re doing on Twitter isn’t a social media strategy, it’s a tools strategy.&#

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MAY 11, 2010

I suspect they could have annotated thue video with a URL and phone number and tracking code to close the conversion loop, but I fear that selling that is entirely overt within social content of that type could be viewed with a jaundiced eye by consumers. Maybe you guys have other examples where that is not so. That part is key.

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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. link] jaybaer Brady and Jeff – Good question.

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JUNE 2, 2010

Let me hear about it: View Comments | Subscribe To This Blog | Sign Up For Our Newsletter Share This Post: Similar Posts That You Might Enjoy: 4 Detective Tricks to Find Your Customers in Social Media Is Social Conversation a Myth? Thanks for bringing that into the conversation.

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