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FEBRUARY 10, 2010

And that’s the premise behind Flowtown , one of the most exciting new social media tools I’ve seen in months. Tip of the Iceberg Unlike enterprise-class social anthropology services like Rapleaf , Flowtown is incredibly easy-to-use, and is tuned for the do-it-yourself marketer. But, the current system is just the beginning.

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NOVEMBER 7, 2009

Again, an example of marketing at its finest – create interest up front and then blow their socks off by delivering beyond expectations.

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OCTOBER 28, 2009

Reading the list of LeWeb Official Bloggers , you’ll quickly note that it is a diverse group, coming from many different countries. What is Your Favorite “Real-time&# Tool? 5 Dominant Techniques in Social Media Marketing Reply Leave a Reply Click here to cancel reply. What an enormous honor it is to be selected!

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MARCH 27, 2009

Home About eBooks Social Media and Internet Marketing Speaking Twitter Says You Are Here: Home » Social Media » GTD Agenda GTD Agenda Written on March 27, 2009 by Josh Peters in Social Media 2 Comments - Leave a comment! I don’t need next actions, I don’t need to group them by where they take place.

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2008

Use the groups features and find groups where you might want to contribute. The Social Media 100 is a project by Chris Brogan dedicated to writing 100 useful blog posts in a row about the tools, techniques, and strategies behind using social media for your business, your organization, or your own personal interests.

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DECEMBER 8, 2009

In the post, I shared my don’ts of social networks, and to that point, I added the following rule for LinkedIn: Gathering all the email addresses of users you are connected to — even locating email addresses of LinkedIn Group managers — and utilizing this mailing list to promote your own company or service off-site. What do you choose?

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NOVEMBER 25, 2009

Home About eBooks Social Media and Internet Marketing Speaking Twitter Says You Are Here: Home » Social Media » 10 Internet related things I’m thankful for 10 Internet related things I’m thankful for Written on November 25, 2009 by Josh Peters in Social Media 4 Comments - Leave a comment! Aaah Thanksgiving.

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APRIL 15, 2010

Home About eBooks Social Media and Internet Marketing Speaking Twitter Says You Are Here: Home » Social Media , twitter » 50+ ways to search Twitter 50+ ways to search Twitter Written on April 15, 2010 by Josh Peters in Social Media , twitter 15 Comments - Leave a comment! However, having the right tools sure helps a lot.

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JUNE 27, 2008

Of course if youre lucky youll find something valuable in the mix of agile software, Ruby on Rails, ASP.NET, eLearning, technology, politics and marketing that I write about. marketing. (1). Lijit Search. Lijit Search. Apparently I'm in marketing now. Click here to check out The Sydney Weblogger Meetup Group!

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DECEMBER 19, 2009

Twitter as a tool to communicate during conferences. Twitter as a tool to communicate during conferences. After attending SMX (I’ll post something on that soon) and SES NY, I realized that Twitter is a useful tool for conferencegoers to communicate their whereabouts or to share breaking news and announcements.

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APRIL 15, 2010

Sure, I pay attention to where I’m ranked in the AdAge Power 150 (a broader ranking of all marketing blogs), and I look at my search rankings, etc. But I am incredibly delighted to top the list of content marketing blogs, because for me content marketing is becoming fundamental to business success at every level.

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DECEMBER 4, 2009

Home About eBooks Social Media and Internet Marketing Speaking Twitter Says You Are Here: Home » Social Media » Using Social Media in a Loyalty Campaign Using Social Media in a Loyalty Campaign Written on December 4, 2009 by Josh Peters in Social Media 2 Comments - Leave a comment! Instead think about private groups.

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FEBRUARY 3, 2009

Home About eBooks Social Media and Internet Marketing Speaking Twitter Says You Are Here: Home » Productivity , Social Media , Tips » My social media system My social media system Written on February 3, 2009 by Josh Peters in Productivity , Social Media , Tips 1 Comment - Leave a comment!

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APRIL 6, 2010

Whether it is to market our business, persuade a client or vendor, motivate an audience or capture the attention of potential employers, influence is important. Learning how best to communicate and influence others is no different. Don’t we all hope to influence others in some way?

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

Turning your customers into advocates and marketers on behalf of your brand pays off a lot more when you’re selling $10,000 pieces of manufacturing equipment, than it does when you’re selling $3 cans of Pringles. Linkedin Groups vs. Twitter. Podcasts vs. YouTube. The range of Facebook usage is just 37% – 51%.

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OCTOBER 20, 2009

Home About eBooks Social Media and Internet Marketing Speaking Twitter Says You Are Here: Home » Social Media » The FINAL word on Social Media ROI The FINAL word on Social Media ROI Written on October 20, 2009 by Josh Peters in Social Media 25 Comments - Leave a comment! Social Media is a tool… that’s IT.

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Convince & Convert

MAY 25, 2010

Here are the highlights: A Colossal Opportunity According to Forrester research, from 2009 – 2014, the average annual growth rate in digital marketing expenditures in the U.S. will range from 11% (the relatively mature email marketing), to 34% (social media). Direct mail? Note that I didn’t include Web design. Embrace Math.

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JULY 20, 2010

The post explored the topic of utilizing common interactive marketing tools in unintended ways to tap into consumer demand. Not unlike traditional surveys, keyword research and social data mining tools tell a powerful story about the information target audiences want from organizations, on-and-offline.

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2010

Social media marketing is all about potential audience. Social Supports Email in the Interactive Marketing Hub Indeed, email marketing and social media marketing are spiritually and procedurally similar. Approximately 25% of the time (on average) they will. Will they click on it to visit your offer/website/landing page?

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Almost Savvy

MARCH 1, 2009

Posted by Irene Koehler in Business , Networking on March 1, 2009 | 40 responses After spending much time deeply immersed in the high-tech, heavily wired world of virtual networking, it can become easy to overlook some of the “old school&# networking tools. Front and center among these time-tested tools is the business card.

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Almost Savvy

MARCH 31, 2010

I don’t need to know that you’re at the market, at the gas station, at work or on the train. With all of these cool online tools, it is time we think about our friends first, ourselves second, lest we find ourselves with fewer friends caring what we have to say. I am absolutely no blaming the tools. Please, stop it!

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Almost Savvy

MAY 3, 2009

Just check it out: [link] I also blog myself about marketing (click my name above) and then I have a personal travel blog which I don’t update too often. I’ve enjoyed your Marketing Safari blog for some time now and look forward to more great content. Meanwhile to all blog writers…keep it going, it works for you!

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NOVEMBER 23, 2009

Home About eBooks Social Media and Internet Marketing Speaking Twitter Says You Are Here: Home » Social Media » Using Social Media in an Awareness Campaign Using Social Media in an Awareness Campaign Written on November 23, 2009 by Josh Peters in Social Media 9 Comments - Leave a comment! Meet them on their level.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

FEBRUARY 22, 2008

Social Media Consultant and Tech Geek at Heart Home About Press Consulting Contact Sitemap Home > Marketing , Social Media > Is Social Media the Final Frontier of Marketing? Is Social Media the Final Frontier of Marketing? This gave rise to regional marketing with the first hints of large scale world-wide marketing.

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Convince & Convert

AUGUST 16, 2010

link] Marketing 150 Via @jaybaer [link] Blastoff for My New Social Media Newsletter [link] TimWeaver How will this be different or an adjunct to those of us who read your blog, FB and follow you on Twitter? Ive founded 5 companies, and spent 15 years running digital marketing agencies. I'm really looking forward to this, Jay!

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MAY 12, 2010

Social Media Consultant and Tech Geek at Heart Home About Press Consulting Contact Sitemap Home > Marketing , Social Media > Why You Should Fix Your House Before Inviting People Over Why You Should Fix Your House Before Inviting People Over by Tamar Weinberg on May 12, 2010 Share This is a guest post by Hugo Guzman.

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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 14, 2010

We have many good tools at our disposal right now we could be putting to use. As marketers, we need to reach our customers where they are and social media’s potential in that regard is unquestionable. Leaving the etiquette alone for now, our focus is how marketers need to approach our targets.

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MAY 12, 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 Would You Try It With a Fox?

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MAY 4, 2010

link] [link] Hot In Marketing Social Media's Internal Impact – An Interview with Phil Simon | Internal Social Media | Social Media Consultin. Ive founded 5 companies, and spent 15 years running digital marketing agencies. Ive worked with more than 700 brands since then, including 25 of the Fortune 1000.

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MAY 27, 2010

In that spirit, here are some interesting updates from companies and tools I’ve written about previously here at Convince & Convert. Although Flowtown leans toward the B2C mass market culturally, I see monster B2B possibilities here. agencies, you should be experimenting with this too).

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JUNE 29, 2010

The book includes several compelling examples of groups creating and maintaining impressive online collaborations, without a profit motive in sight. His chronicle of an online study group at Ryerson University is a perfect example of the ramifications of widespread interconnectivity that society will be wrestling with into the future.

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Buzz Marketing for Technology

SEPTEMBER 29, 2008

This relational group will be a much smaller subset of the network of folks that you know. A network built from relationships that are carefully tended is likely to become a remarkable group of lifelong friends and colleagues. Why all the Fuss about Blogs in Marketing Strategies? Lijit Search. Marketing (418).

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Convince & Convert

MAY 26, 2010

What you’re doing on Twitter isn’t a social media strategy, it’s a tools strategy. The only thing that’s really certain, is that eventually the online tools will change. If you have a tools-focused strategy, you don’t really have a strategy.

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AUGUST 2, 2010

More from Convince and Convert You Are Pissed Off at the Wrong Guy Taking Consumer Reviews Viral with Facebook Are you spending enough on digital marketing? Convince and Convert Recommends Facebook Vs. Twitter (The Arkayne Blog) 7 Ways to Market Your Business on Facebook – Free Ebook (Danny Brown) Facebook Pisses Off Users.

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JULY 5, 2010

I have recruited a posse of incredibly smart social media, digital marketing, and public relations thinkers to entertain and inform you while I’m learning how to pay with colored money, and my son attends hockey camp. Wonderful community-building strategy!

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JUNE 17, 2010

There is no real benefit to having more Twitter followers per se, just a potentially bigger group of people with whom you can interact in pursuit of a more definable goal. They're bots and goofballs who followed you using one of the tools you alluded to. Convince & Convert [link] #marketing #b2b [link] Evan E.

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FEBRUARY 19, 2010

And More… Although I’m not using it presently, you can also configure your NutshellMail to include Linkedin and MySpace content, as well as updates from the Ning groups of which you are a member. This, I'll try. This, I'll try.

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