Akamai Marketing

DECEMBER 22, 2011

2011 was a game changing year in social media. In some ways, social media is growing up, but in other ways we’re just getting started. I’m putting my Carnack hat on and writing down the trends I see in social media for 2012. Further segmentation of social platforms.

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Convince & Convert

NOVEMBER 30, 2011

This week I’ve been writing about speed and response expectations for business on the social Web. The companies that engage customers on Twitter and Facebook within minutes are making a none-too-subtle statement about their embrace of the social telephone and the primacy of the customer. Ultimately, speed wins.

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Convince & Convert

MARCH 16, 2010

Twitter’s role as a conduit for the Zeitgeist is unrivaled, and it has almost single-handedly ushered in the era of real-time search, and social CRM. But, it’s the online equivalent of HBO – important more because of who uses it and the media’s infatuation with it, rather than the actual size and impact of its audience.

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Convince & Convert

JUNE 30, 2010

39% of the people that check email first still use Facebook daily, but their motivation for doing so remains deal-centric. Don’t Treat Fans Like Cattle To me, the key insight is less about who checks what first (although it would be interesting to see the impact of smart phone ownership on the results).

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Social Media Strategy Automotive SEO 129

Convince & Convert

AUGUST 25, 2010

Skip to content Skip to navigation Skip to footer Convince and Convert Blog: Social Media Strategy and Social Media Consulting Social Media Strategy Blog Social Media Consulting Blog Social Media Consulting Speaking Newsletter Free Social Media Tools Twitter Interviews About Lijit Search Is Starbucks the Most Dangerous Competitor to Facebook?

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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

There seems to be a distinct collection of sessions, parties, and hang-outs for the social media crowd, and then a completely separate collection for developers, entrepreneurs (and of course film attendees). More so than any other event I attend, SXSW is conference roulette. I’ll write about that soon.

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