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Dear Netflix: While You’re Huddled Under the Table, I’ve Got One More Thing

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of Marketing at Netflix. In my mind, this really isn’t about a simple matter of a price increase. . “She’s probably on their social media team and contributes to their blog,&# I thought, “She’s probably feeling really awful right about now.&# The good news is that I don’t feel bad anymore.

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It’s All About.Me (Your Identity Online – Simplified)

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Find the balance between having enough text to say something interesting about yourself (enough) and not having it begin to look like marketing material (too much). Here are more examples of interesting about.me This is one more tool which will help you make it dead simple for others to learn more about you. Use one photo for the page.

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Creating Evangelists: Social Media the Cirque du Soleil Way

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Again, an example of marketing at its finest – create interest up front and then blow their socks off by delivering beyond expectations. Have you seen examples of brands using social media well or others missing the mark? Will I continue to tell folks heading to Vegas that they should find a way to see LOVE?

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I'm Engaged! (4 Tales of Accidental Twitter Friends)

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Jim is a super-smart marketing mastermind and is also the brains behind The Tech News Blog and The Ideas Blog. Quick Internet marketing tip! Reply Irene Koehler says: November 21, 2009 at 2:13 pm What a wonderful example of how virtual connections can turn into real-world partners! I love technology! Thanks for sharing, Delaney.

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Adventures in Social Networking with Mom and Dad | Almost Savvy

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Do any of these examples sound familiar? ORM and the Dark Side: Astroturfing, Flogging and the Viral Marketing Campaign that never was Reply Irene Koehler says: September 18, 2009 at 3:32 pm You’re absolutely right. Have you seen other sites offering a humorous look at the perils of connecting with one’s parents or kids?

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LinkedIn Tip - Mom Was Right, Manners Matter

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One small example of this relates to the LinkedIn invitation. Suggested language you might want to consider including in the invitation: Wonderful to meet you at the marketing conference last week. Jane Chambers says: December 31, 2008 at 6:23 am Thank you for the examples of things to add to the request to form a linkedin connection.

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I Don't Care Where. You. Are. Right. Now. | Almost Savvy

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I don’t need to know that you’re at the market, at the gas station, at work or on the train. Reply Gregory Feathers says: May 10, 2010 at 12:13 pm I have a great example of why to publish to LBS updates to Twitter and Facebook. See, that’s the thing…I don’t need to know where you at this very moment.