Webbiquity SMM

MAY 6, 2014

The Zenith Social Media Marketing Conference is fast approaching, coming up on Thursday, May 22, in Duluth, Minnesota. Lisa Grimm ( @lulugrimm ), Director, PR and Emerging Media at space150, formerly PR head for the Mall of America, and one of the original Twin Cities Top 10 Titans in Social Media. See you there!

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Webbiquity SMM

JANUARY 2, 2013

With 92% of companies now incorporating social media into their marketing efforts, it’s no longer sufficient to just “be there” on social networks. What do buyers really want from social media marketers? 25 Social Media Facts and Statistics. e-Strategy Trends ). e-Strategy Trends ).

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Webbiquity SMM

JANUARY 24, 2011

Search for a brand name or keyword across all of the most popular social networks at once? Monitor social media discussions of your company or product in real time? Promote events through social media? Cool Social Media Tools. Social and Alternative Search Engines. Create animations?

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Webbiquity SMM

AUGUST 23, 2010

Can the financial return on expenditures for social media business activities– in marketing, PR, customer support, HR, product development or other areas — be accurately measured? Among social media pundits, the debate rages on. Among social media pundits, the debate rages on.

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Webbiquity SMM

JUNE 20, 2011

Amid all of the hype, conferences, and rapid adoption of social media marketing by organizations from sole proprietors to the Fortune 100, there remains an undercurrent of skepticism. This surfaces in posts like Social Media Skepticism , 5 reasons why social media skeptics maybe right and Business social networking: where’s the ROI?

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Webbiquity SMM

JUNE 25, 2012

Sales leads generated through inbound marketing–the combination of content marketing, blogging, social media, website chat and SEM–cost 61% less than those produced through traditional demand generation techniques (e.g., The major search engines also seem to give blogs more respect over time.

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Webbiquity SMM

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

Social proof is a powerful tool for marketers who know how to use it effectively. This psychological phenomenon has further expanded thanks to the growth of social media. This type of social proof can emphasize how a product or service provided a solution to a common problem. Social proof: Boosts Conversions.

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Webbiquity SMM

APRIL 5, 2011

A growing number of community colleges, vocational schools, online universities, technical colleges and even big-name universities are now offering social media certificate programs (Google this if you like, I don’t want to legitimize any of them with a link). Ultimately, social media is a tool. What do you think?

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Webbiquity SMM

JUNE 25, 2012

Sales leads generated through inbound marketing–the combination of content marketing, blogging, social media, website chat and SEM–cost 61% less than those produced through traditional demand generation techniques (e.g., The major search engines also seem to give blogs more respect over time.

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Social Media Content Vimeo Marketing 176

Webbiquity SMM

APRIL 11, 2011

Social media monitoring tools continue to proliferate in number and advance in functionality. It’s admittedly a squishy measure, not likely to sit well with the social media ROI crowd; it will make your CEO’s eyes roll and your CFO blanch, but those who really get social media intrinsically know how crucial this is: karma.

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Webbiquity SMM

APRIL 11, 2011

Social media monitoring tools continue to proliferate in number and advance in functionality. It’s admittedly a squishy measure, not likely to sit well with the social media ROI crowd; it will make your CEO’s eyes roll and your CFO blanch, but those who really get social media intrinsically know how crucial this is: karma.

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Webbiquity SMM

OCTOBER 13, 2010

The explosion of social media has led to a corresponding need for more sophisticated monitoring tools that can crawl the hundreds of social networking and bookmarking sites and millions of blogs across the globe. If Google Alerts had been developed with a focus on social media, this would be it. Alterian SM2.

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Webbiquity SMM

MAY 25, 2021

In your view, what social networks beyond those big four should B2B marketers be paying attention to, if any? James: One of the things we’ve been following as a macro trend that I think is really interesting to highlight is this move away from the “social media 1.0” We’re all inundated with notifications on social media.

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Webbiquity SMM

JUNE 21, 2022

Check their Amazon app or social media sites for reviews from other customers. One way to do this is by doubling down on social media marketing. However, social media marketing is no cakewalk – there’s a reason why there are businesses out there solely dedicated to it because of how intricate it can be.

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Webbiquity SMM

JUNE 30, 2011

That brand image matters little in social media. Second, “social&# media is by definition a person-to-person (or person to many persons) activity. And smart companies, big or small, who recognize that in a social media world, their people are their differentiation , will find ways to capitalize on personal branding.

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Webbiquity SMM

MARCH 8, 2012

So I went into engineering instead. A customer story or news release shouldn’t read exactly like a novel or movie script of course, but keeping in mind the elements of proper storytelling can help add life and draw readers in to your PR and social media marketing “stories.” While being attacked by a shark.

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Webbiquity SMM

DECEMBER 26, 2012

In the online realm, PR, search engine optimization (SEO), social, advertising and marcom are all vital and intertwined elements of web presence optimization , and as such need to be measured and managed to coordinate efforts for maximum online visibility. How can media relations skills be leveraged in social media?

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Webbiquity SMM

NOVEMBER 12, 2012

Since its introduction, the concept has been embraced by tools vendors and covered in publications like iMedia Connection , Search Engine Watch , Business2Community and Social Media Today , and Website Magazine. It’s also focused on owned (internally produced) media and does not include metrics or competitive benchmarking.

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Webbiquity SMM

JUNE 11, 2013

It starts with a well-optimized website of course, but there’s much more to it than that; a website isn’t the only way to show up in a search, and traditional search engines aren’t the only online tools that buyers are using to learn about products and services. Provides referral visits to your website.

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Webbiquity SMM

JULY 23, 2013

Given that more than 90% of both business-to-business and local consumer purchases now begin with online search, search engine optimization (SEO) has become essential for business success. You can often find the most authoritative (in the eyes of the search engines) directories specific to your type of business simply by searching for them.

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Webbiquity SMM

JULY 1, 2013

Social media will remain important. Stay in touch with your customers by utilizing Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest and other social media sites to your advantage. will increasingly get site penalized by search engines and human visitors alike. Mobile marketing will continue to grow.

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Webbiquity SMM

APRIL 13, 2021

Once you’re able to score an invite, you may want to check out the excellent tutorial on how to get started on Clubhouse from Social Media Examiner (if you don’t mind the obnoxious pop-ups). Three Reasons Clubhouse May Crash and Burn. Here are three broad similarities to Apple’s strategy that may serve Clubhouse well.

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Webbiquity SMM

DECEMBER 13, 2011

Social networks are essential for expanding your web presence —not only for creating social signals now a key component in search engine rankings, which makes your website and blog easier to find in search, but also by giving you more places to be found online. The only way to found on social networks is to be active on them.

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Webbiquity SMM

SEPTEMBER 9, 2013

According to research from BuzzFeed , “Search traffic to publishers has taken a dive in the last eight months, with traffic from Google dropping more than 30%…While Google makes up the bulk of search traffic to publishers, traffic from all search engines has dropped by 20% in the same period.”

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Webbiquity SMM

FEBRUARY 10, 2013

Be Likeable Via Social Media. ORM is all about search engine optimization. ORM companies can decrease visibility by pushing negative results lower on a search-engine results page. ORM companies can decrease visibility by pushing negative results lower on a search-engine results page.

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Webbiquity SMM

SEPTEMBER 16, 2013

The point that sentiment tracking is important (thought challenging to do accurately) in providing context around social mentions is well taken, but still: if you’ve got an active social media marketing program going and aren’t getting social mentions, that’s a critical signal that something is wrong.

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Webbiquity SMM

JUNE 7, 2018

Social Media Marketing. The rapid spread of new smartphones and tablets is driving exponential growth in the number of social media users. This has opened up new possibilities for brands looking to harness the power of social media advertising. Influencer Marketing on Social Media. Use Adwords.

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Webbiquity SMM

MAY 22, 2012

But sales is not the job of Francis in Accounting, Pat in Engineering or Chris in Purchasing. There is a risk of the same fallacy today, with the mantra updated to “social media is everyone’s job!”—if ”—if the concept of social business is misunderstood or improperly applied.

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Webbiquity SMM

DECEMBER 28, 2010

Blogs are a source of fresh content, which search engines love. Social Media: while social media adoption is rapidly increasing, these efforts aren’t always coordinated with SEO or appreciated in terms of search benefits. Finally, use online press release distribution sites to spread your news far and wide.

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Webbiquity SMM

AUGUST 23, 2011

The key is a balanced strategy of search engine optimization (SEO), social media, syndication and guest posting. Just as it takes time to build a following, it also takes a while to build credibility and authority with the search engines. Social media is important. Every blogger wants more traffic.

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Webbiquity SMM

OCTOBER 11, 2011

As indicated in the masthead of my blog, it has both an explanational definition (The fusion of SEO, search marketing, social media, reputation management, content marketing and social PR) and a reasonal one (Being omnipresent on the web for the search phrase that uniquely describes you or your organization.)

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Webbiquity SMM

FEBRUARY 4, 2013

As noted in the introduction, “Every contemporary marketing book is dedicated to the topic of social media, whether it be Facebook, return on investment, content, or customer relations. This proliferation of literature acknowledges the changes social media brings to marketing. Think of marketing as the hub.

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Webbiquity SMM

NOVEMBER 8, 2012

Of the more than 200,000 publishers who use Shareaholic tools (such as social sharing buttons at the bottom of this post), the company selected the top 25 bloggers in each of the following seven categories to feature: • Food. Social Media Marketing. Fashion & Beauty. • Personal Finance. Who is Shareaholic? Check it out !

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Webbiquity SMM

JULY 2, 2012

Also, the positive trust effect built up over time with the search engines can eventually be overwhelmed by the impact of brand strength. However, the biggest effect of social sharing appears to be on organic search traffic due to the value the search engines place on these links.

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Webbiquity SMM

MARCH 30, 2015

20 Sites to Get Free Stock Images for Commercial Use by Social Media Today. ” 53+ Free Image Sources For Your Blog and Social Media Posts by Buffer Social. How to Find Free Images With Google’s Advanced Image Search by Search Engine Watch. Reviews of Free Image Sites.

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Webbiquity SMM

MAY 3, 2011

Few phenomena have ever spread as far and grown as rapidly as social media; obviously, this has tapped into something essential to our nature. That is what has driven social media adoption. Whatever your role in social media, we hope you find this list valuable in expanding your knowledge and your network.

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Webbiquity SMM

MAY 10, 2011

The “ROI of social media&# (or lack thereof) is a hot, and still hotly contested, topic. I summarized arguments from both sides a few months ago in The Social Media ROI Debate. It can influence your prospects to buy from you, but doesn’t normally lead straight to a purchase.

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