Fri.May 03, 2013

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When I Met, and Almost Lost, Mother Teresa

Waxing UnLyrical

'I don’t think you have to be a Roman Catholic (I’m not) to know when you’re in the presence of spiritual greatness. But that’s how I felt when I met Mother Teresa. A while later, I learned what it felt like to lose her, until I realized that I hadn’t, really. Image: mrsdkrebs via Flickr, CC 2.0. Christmas past. At the time, I was still living in India.

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How to Manage Issues on Social Media

Mindjumpers

'Everything is closer and goes faster in the world of social media. People on Greenland can respond to a thread written in Madagascar within seconds. People are able to find likeminded people, build communities around specific interests, and find inspiration and support within those communities. If one yells, the reach is not only limited to local and random surroundings.

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The Two Most Important Marketing Metrics Online

The Social Media Incubator

'When it comes to marketing online, there are plenty of “gurus” and “experts” willing to tell you what metrics to pay attention to. Usually, you get the same old suggestions. They’re either all SEO related or social media related, but those aren’t the most important metrics. Important, maybe. Most important, not. So what are the most important metrics that determine your online ROI ?

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How Scotts Uses Social Media for Maximum Customer Support

Convince & Convert

'Beth Dockins, Scotts Miracle-Gro @bethdockins. Beth Dockins , Director of Customer Service for Scott’s Miracle-Gro , joins the Social Pros Podcast this week to discuss Scotts approach to social media customer service, social media “tribes”, and how the Scotts brand has evolved to becoming an informational and educational company for lawn and garden owners.

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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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Fetching Friday – Resources Mashup & The Science of Productivity

Kikolani

'This post is part of a weekly series, Fetching Friday, featuring the best posts of the week in blogging, business, SEO, and social media on kikolani.com. The Resources Mashup. Here are some of the best articles I have seen on Google+ , retweeted on @kikolani , and read in RSS subscriptions this week. Featured Post. The Top 75 Must-Read Online Marketing Blogs – Last year, I compiled 75 Marketing Blogs that covered conversion, content, email, paid search, SEO, analytics, blogging, and socia

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Tweetdeck to Facebook: See Ya Later!

Small Business Mavericks

'Tweetdeck is dropping Facebook like a hot potato. A beautiful relationship has come to an end. But that’s not all that Tweetdeck recently announced on its blog. They’re also dropping some of their own apps, including Tweetdeck AIR, Tweetdeck for Android, and Tweetdeck for iPhone. That means they are going fully web-based. Of course, Tweetdeck’s web-based platform has been increasing in popularity.

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A Refreshing Checklist for Your Content and Social Media Marketing Strategy!

Writtent Blog

'Hope you all had a great marketing week, and weekend is time for helpful reading. Grab some ideas to upgrade your social media and content strategy, learn more about videos from experts, and learn how powerful guest blogging is. Stay tuned! A Simple Story About the Power of Publishing Content on the Open Web. This personal content creation story stresses out that every simple person can grow into an online authority through writing.

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Bright Sparks list: Reality checks and sexy playthings

Absolute PA

'Last month I didn’t write a Bright Sparks list – I shared this secret instead. Considering the huge impact it had on my business and life I figured it was a suitable alternative. So, what’s on my Bright Sparks list this month? 3 servings of inspiration, reality checks and tools for smooth running business processes. YUM. Dig in… 1.

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A LinkedIn Birthday, Great Pictures and Some Awesome Tweets of the Week

Koka Sexton

'It was a busy week and now that it’s Friday I’m reflecting on some of my favorite moments from social media. I’ve made some nice strides at LinkedIn and some of my work is beginning to pay off. I met some great people in the company this week about how to leverage my talent to help some causes (more on that soon) and I continue to feel blessed that I got a role in a company that gives me the opportunity to grow and help others.

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How to Get Your First 1,000 Email Subscribers When Nobody Knows You

ProBlogger

'This is a guest contribution by Marya Jan, blogging coach from Writing Happiness. What’s the biggest excuse you hear from people who are not getting the results they want from their blogging? “I don’t know anyone online.”. Not ‘my content might not be good’. Not ‘I don’t a clear idea of what I am doing’. Not ‘I know it takes time and I am learning everything I can’.

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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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Silly data, the Wicked Witch and throwing in the towel

Jeff Esposito

'You know this was a great week in the Esposito household. First the spring graced us with its presence, we had some interesting people watching at our neighboring college’s springfest which spilled into our park, and towards the tail end we found out that Baby Espo II is looking like a pretty healthy lil lady. How was your week? Hopefully it was a good one and that you are looking forward to the weekend.

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Responsive Design is 2013?s Web Design Trend

Idaconcpts

'In a May 2013 webinar, Peter Goodman, VP of Salesforce Marketing Cloud, discussed the current state of advertising in the social media space. He took a look at the major advertising platforms on the leading social networks. Goodman explained how social advertising is the hottest topic in advertising, forecasted to reach a $11 billion in the US by 2017, according to BIA/Kelsey in April 2013.

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Cartoon of the day

Jeff Esposito

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