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Technology Makes Us Lazy Communicators

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I agree to a point, however, they shouldn’t be completely discounted either. Many rants are made across the tubes of information about how social media vanity stats aren’t true engagement (e.g. likes, retweets, followers, etc). Sometimes people are going to show their true engagement by liking or retweeting.

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Friday Funny: Things of the Internet

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If you’re going to be in the area, you can still grab a seat (they’re going quickly) for 20% off if you use the discount code SHONALI. Btw, that’s what Peter Corbett will be speaking on when xPotomac rolls around on Feb. If you have, Rob Cottingham has an answer for you. Happy chuckling!

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Do You Have a Stake In The Personal Data Market?

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As compensation for giving the company permission to get to know you better, it might offer you a valuable discount on bookings or even pay you for your time. The only thing differentiating this transaction from your run-of-the-mill newsletter or discount subscription? That means you’re buying, and the company is selling.

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How Netflix Could Solve its Price Increase Debacle

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If you haven’t, it can be summarized as a discount for streaming-only customers, and a huge price hike (up to 60%) for people who like to get DVDs from them in addition to the streaming. Guest post by Joe Hackman. If you’re a Netflix subscriber, you’ve probably already received a notice indicating the pricing and plan changes.

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The 5 Commandments of How to Raise $1Million on Kickstarter

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People who believe in your product want you to succeed, but mostly they just want your product at a discount. Reward them with a significant discount over the price they’d pay if they waited until your product, album, or project is complete. Be transparent. There’s no reason to hide the profits you stand to make.

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10 Observations on “Real” Public Relations and Social Media

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.” So, if they’re not “out there,” either by blogging, or tweeting up a storm, or engaging in similar online activity… does that mean they should be discounted ? Simply because we don’t see them? There are also many idiot people around. Including in social, and in agencies, and outside of agencies.

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Map to Business Strategy: Geoff Livingston on #measurePR

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There aren’t that many tickets left, so grab yours soon (use the discount code Speaker to get 50% off ). And oh… if you’re in DC, and thinking about coming to xPotomac, don’t take too much longer to think about it. Map to Business Strategy: Geoff Livingston on #measurePR is a post from: Waxing UnLyrical.

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