Convince & Convert

JUNE 22, 2010

You have to commit to social media for the long haul to see the benefits. And that's the way most companies still do business (and as a member of several Chambers of Commerce here in South Florida, I've spoken to a lot of business owners about this). You also know how to measure your ROI effectively. Good luck converting the masses !

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MAY 11, 2010

I think there's a lot social media articles out there that cover two of the three sales steps (“prospecting&# & “presenting&# which = “engaging&# ) but not as much out there about “closing&# the sale. Is there no place for old-fashioned “selling&# using social media? Remember the cold call?

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JUNE 3, 2010

In true big coporate fashion they ignore the little guy. They fail to take notes on good PR and instead take notes from GM b/c “they've always been a good example.&# GM ran commercials recently on “paying back their loans in full&# which is not entirely true ( [link].).

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AUGUST 31, 2010

Opening the kimono and giving customers and prospects a better sense of who is part of the company, how that company operates, and what it stands for in a less formal, more spontaneous fashion is doable. Remember, social media makes big companies seem small again. And that’s a worthy objective. Real, meaningful conversations?

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APRIL 22, 2010

Certainly, brand communities like My Starbucks Idea and Fiskateers are successful in this arena – and we’ll soon see many more companies using their Facebook fan pages in this fashion. Social CRM The new telephone. “Social media&# will change customer service more acutely than it will change marketing.

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SEPTEMBER 1, 2010

Ultimately, companies need to make money, save money, or both via social media. Just not in a linear fashion. There’s no market for reselling Facebook fans or Twitter followers. link] jaybaer Great comment Kathy, thank you. Excellent tie-in with Outliers. You’re 100% right about that.

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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. In true Twitter fashion, it wasn’t “rolled out” per se, it just appeared as part of the API that third parties access. Not an overwhelming participation rate. I love Twitter.

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

With regards to the debate on Twitter vs. Facebook influence – or the influence potential of social networks altogether, I think the influence opportunity is there, but correct execution, and the ability to accept its indirect relationship to sales growth, is critical for realizing it.

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AUGUST 3, 2010

check it out – [link] [link] Vernon Towne Cinema RT @vernongirl: 3 Ways Facebook is Killing Your Website | Social Media Marketing | Social Media Consulting – Convince & Convert [link] [link] 5 Rockets, Inc. I can carry my persona across multiple sites and that persona ties back to a social network site.

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AUGUST 3, 2010

check it out – [link] [link] Vernon Towne Cinema RT @vernongirl: 3 Ways Facebook is Killing Your Website | Social Media Marketing | Social Media Consulting – Convince & Convert [link] [link] 5 Rockets, Inc. I can carry my persona across multiple sites and that persona ties back to a social network site.

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SEPTEMBER 2, 2010

Flexibility There are no right answers in social media, just answers that are more likely to be correct. It’s a benefit, not a drawback that (despite what others might proclaim) there is no social media playbook that can taken off the shelf and executed in rote fashion for all companies. In moderation it’s fine.

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SEPTEMBER 23, 2010

Succeeding on the social Web requires daily participation. Whether it’s brand reputation management, PR and influencer outreach, customer service and social CRM, interacting with fans on a brand community, or just creating content that builds thought leadership – it all takes time.

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

Smart phone-toting attendees could snap a photo of each others’ code, and instantly follow one another within the my.SXSW social network. If you come to Austin expecting it to be laid out if front of you, for it all to make sense in an orderly, pain-free fashion you’ll leave disappointed.

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

Within 12 months of its invention, 1,200 companies entered the radio “business&# in some form or fashion. So called social media marketers are lured by the instant spread of their business using social networks and hence they ignore the basics! As you said, it needs to patience to build credibility!

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