Convince & Convert

MAY 26, 2010

Social media is fueled by passion, and too many companies try to take elements of their company that aren’t passion-worthy, and attempt to build a social media program around it. Place making social media (Foursquare, Gowalla, et al) will continue to gain traction over the next 18 months.

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Akamai Marketing

NOVEMBER 22, 2011

” Well, either my blog has some pull, or the survey they sent over the summer was put to good use because Sprout Social is growing up. I think its headed into the social CRM space, which we desperately need in the smaller-than-enterprise world. There was a long list of “Meh.”

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Convince & Convert

APRIL 7, 2010

Now, I’m not suggesting Foursquare will ever approach Twitter’s level of ubiquity, much less Facebook’s. Because Foursquare makes very little sense unless you’re in a physical location like a store, restaurant, etc. At least it is for me.

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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. FourSquare and Gowalla go Back to the Future The new location-based darlings FourSquare and Gowalla are stealing a lot of the place-based intimacy that originally propelled Twitter.

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Convince & Convert

AUGUST 4, 2010

The most important one is that customers who complain, whether it is directly to you or indirectly via a public platform are your best friends. The most important one is that customers who complain, whether it is directly to you or indirectly via a public platform are your best friends. My Xterra remains sticker free.

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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

Radian6 For advanced social media listening, I often recommend my friends at Radian6 , who have – in my opinion – the most robust feature set and product development roadmap of all the widely available social listening platforms. I’ve tried Foursquare , too. I also use Foursquare on the Blackberry.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JUNE 23, 2010

Besides, what if there was no online platform to network? Before social networks existed, I am sure people will not introduce themselves as “Andrew Expert Chef&# or “Valentines Day Gifts&#. And he wants that kind of technology in a foursquare type of app. That’s what Social CRM systems are trying to solve.

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Convince & Convert

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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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

Location, Location, Location The biggest story of the event was the widespread usage of presence services foursquare and Gowalla. Check-ins were plentiful (as evidenced by the many thousands of people noting that they had been at the airport), and sessions describing how businesses can take advantage of local social were numerous.

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