Wed.Mar 18, 2015

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The One Mistake Every Marketer Makes with Social Media Every Day

Direct Marketing Observations

'I promise you that what I’m about to say is worth reading. Before I elaborate though, let me stress that I am qualified to post something so link-baitish as this. I’ve been knee deep in social for the better part of 8 years. So much so, that it seems that not a year goes by now where I either hear or read about how social media doesn’t work or is useless or is dying.

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Is There a Method for Problem Solving?

Waxing UnLyrical

'Guest Post by Lisa Gerber. It was 2009. My entire world was focused on recovering from the Great Recession. Heck, I was hoping just to make it through. My PR business (Big Leap Creative) was barely five years old at the time, and I, sadly, had to let my one employee go. It was back to me. I had taken one step forward, two steps back, and I wasn’t sure how to reverse it.

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Convergence of Content Marketing and Social Media Is Here

Convince & Convert

'Get all JayToday episodes at [link] Are we finally at the convergence of content marketing and social media software? I’ve written a lot about content marketing software and the content marketing software and tools industry. I believe it’s overbuilt. I believe it’s too frothy. I believe there’s too many startups with too much venture capital.

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Why (and How) I Forced 912 People to Unfollow Me on Twitter

Ari Herzog

'This screenshot, courtesy of TwitterCounter , shows a 3-month tally of my Twitter followers from early 2014. Notable milestones include 4,721 on January 14, 2014; and 4,887 on February 2, 2014. Do you see the downward slope on the far right? Notable numbers there include 4,832 on February 18; 4,503 on February 20; and 3,975 on February 22. Fast forward a year and I had 2,117 followers on March 18, 2015.

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21 Advanced ChatGPT Prompts To Take Your Social Media to the Next Level

Upgrade your social media game with our in-depth playbook: "21 advanced ChatGPT prompts for social media managers". These powerful prompts are tailored to supercharge your content creation, strategy development, and results analysis. Say goodbye to writer's block and hello to endless creativity as you effortlessly generate engaging posts, come up with original strategies, and optimize your social media performance - all in a fraction of the time.

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Introducing Bloom: A New Way to Grow Your Email List

Kikolani

'There are lots of plugins for WordPress users to help grow your email list. If you are looking for a plugin that offers all of the features you need to increase the size of your list, then you should add Bloom to your website. Developed by the team behind ElegantThemes , Bloom offers multiple opt-form placements and designs. Best of all, it’s simple to use.

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Content Curation And Social Media Integrity

Social Media Network Marketing

'While working on Social Media it is important to maintain integrity and ethics. Blatant copy pasting someone else''s hard work is just not correct. It could mar your professional credibility. You could loose out on potential clients and start to give out an image of yourself as not being genuine. This could lead people to perceive you as not knowing much about the field you are working in.

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10 Tips To Gain More Friends/Fans/Followers On Social Media

Social Media Network Marketing

'10 Tips To Gain More Friends/Fans/Followers On Social Media I work as Freelance Social Media Network Online Professional. My Business Page is on Facebook at: [link] Do join me.

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PPC Landing Page vs Doorway Page: Be Careful

Small Business Mavericks

'Jennifer Slegg of The SEM Post makes a valuable point about PPC landing pages in her post on What SEOs Need To Know About Google’s Doorway Pages Search Ranking Adjustment. Here’s what she says: Pay per click landing pages – particularly ones that take a minimalist approach – can also be mistaken for doorway pages by search engines. And with this change having the potential to impact an entire site, you should definitely block Googlebot from these landing pages (but do allow the AdW

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The Four Ts of Content Consistency

Diva Marketing Blog

'What is your best advice for a local small business that wants to leverage the web for marketing purposes? w as the question my friend Paul Chaney, Editor of Web Marketing Today asked me and a few other "in the know" marketers. . Thought you might enjoy my response! . Great question Paul and one that many people will take from the strategy point of view: know your goals, how to measure them and your audience.

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The Psychology Behind Writing a Great Pitch

Convince & Convert

'Image via BigStockPhoto.com As a promotions associate, I spend a fair amount of time crafting pitches. What is the best way to connect with this editor? What are the most interesting points of the data? Should I use bullet points or just a few short paragraphs? And once I’ve finally crafted the perfect pitch, I wonder whether or not the editor will even see it—some editors receive more than 100 pitches a day.

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Social Media Automation 101

A beginner's guide to social media automation tools and getting automation right.

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The Four Ts of Content Consistency

Diva Marketing Blog

What is your best advice for a local small business that wants to leverage the web for marketing purposes? w as the question my friend Paul Chaney, Editor of Web Marketing Today asked me and a few other "in the know" marketers. . Thought you might enjoy my response! . Great question Paul and one that many people will take from the strategy point of view: know your goals, how to measure them and your audience.

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