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SOCIALFISH MAY 28, 2012 Gamification: Much Less Scary Than What’s Under the Bed Here’s the latest post in our “INDUSTRY INSIDERS” column. Every Monday, we’ll be bringing you the inside scoop from several awesome association technology vendors and consultants who will share the insights they have gleaned from years of working in our association industry. All of them are smart and savvy bloggers, and we know you’ll enjoy what they have to say! —————– The topic of gamification has moved away from the category of “newfangled craziness” to the subject agendas are made of. What is that frequency? | DANNY BROWN MAY 28, 2012 The Commoditization of Expertise and Why You Should Never Trust a Guru This is a guest post by Ryan Hanley. The Internet is a canvas for Creativity… Using the Online tools of today’s age, thought-leaders the World may never have otherwise known are given the opportunity to paint their picture of success. The black plague of idea… The rape of creativity… The death of original thought… The Commoditization of Expertise! How? . ” or. | CONVERSIONATION MAY 28, 2012 The Rise of Digital Influence: From Persuasion and Passion to Action (Digital) influence is the capacity to affect others to take actions and/or change opinions or behavior. It can happen directly (persuasion) and indirectly. However, it is always characterized by the resulting actions and changes. Influence is used by people for many reasons: some ‘good’, some ‘bad’, some in between. Influence is powerful and marketers love it. It’s a matter of results. | JUGNOO MAY 28, 2012 The Truth About Social Media: White Lies and Whoppers ? Raise your hand if you have never told a lie. Now, all of you with your hands up – drop them – cause you just lied. We all lie from time to time. White lies to avoid hurting someone’s feelings. Bigger lies to hide a horrible truth. “No dear, you don’t look fat in that.” ” Lie. Don’t worry, your screaming child isn’t bothering me at all!” Everybody Lies. | | | | | | | | | -
IDACONCPTS | MONDAY, MAY 28, 2012 9 Tips for a Successful Webinar Event Webinars serve multiple purposes. In business, webinars can be a valuable tool for solidifying relationships with your clients. Depending on its content, you may even consider hosting a webinar-for-profit. However, even the best content won’t make up for bad hosting. Even though the audience enjoys the benefit of not spending time and money to travel to a central location, they are still spending time to attend the webinar. If they feel the webinar isn’t worth their time, especially if they paid a registration fee, then they aren’t likely to sign up to attend future events. Send two reminders. MORE >> -
BLUE FOCUS MARKETING | MONDAY, MAY 28, 2012 Social Media Marketing Strategy: Starts with Who Let’s start with strategy. Sure it’s a great term, but, what is it? What does it actually mean? When asked, most people pause and scratch their head. However, it’s important to understand strategy as something more than just an abstract concept. Successful brands don’t simply speculate about their strategies, they visualize them: What is Strategy? In its most basic form, strategy is the process of determining the best way to get from Point A to Point B. As a business, your challenge is to overcome the obstacles that stand between you and where you want to be. As Peter F. Not really. MORE >> -
CREATIVE RAMBLINGS | MONDAY, MAY 28, 2012 Keyword research process: Infographic When it comes to SEO, keyword research is a very important step. Here is a great infographic that will help you get started in the right direction! From: Promodo.com. Branding Great Resources infographic keyword research search engine optimization MORE >> -
ENGAGING BRAND | MONDAY, MAY 28, 2012 Podcast 386 - How To Double Your Profit! This week's The Engaging Brand podcast covering social media , business ideas and brand marketing tips , is ready to download. Cameron Herold , the founder of Backpocket CEO and former Chief Operating Officer of 1-800-GOT-JUNK joins Anna Farmery to discuss how to double your profit - tips from his latest business book Double Double. How doubling profits in three years is not hocus pocus magic.but hocus focus! How to paint a picture of your business idea and growth strategy. Tips on painting a picture in Chapter 1 which you can download for free. can drain you. MORE >> -
JEFF KORHAN | MONDAY, MAY 28, 2012 Nudge the Needle to Grow Have you ever made a decision to not make a change because you were afraid the result would unfavorable? After all, why take a chance on making something work a little bit better when it’s just fine right now? This often applies to our approach to technology, doesn’t it? The simple truth is the world is changing as it always has, and every change you make is a stepping stone for both running a better business and enjoying a better life. Most people who resist change do so because they believe it is the safe thing to do, when in fact the opposite is true. Really? Then take action. MORE >> -
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