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Social media- it’s not about the ratings

Janet Fouts

I get asked a lot how one should choose a social media coach or consultant and my answer is always the same. Talk to their clients and look at their own social presence online. I’m not trashing Klout or Hubspot here, I like them, and I think the scores give an idea of how somebody is doing based on their systems.

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What's your social currency?

Akamai Marketing

By taracoomans – April 4, 2011 Posted in: Content , Featured , social media Photo credit: BaronBrian 97 Million people use Twitter. By taracoomans – April 4, 2011 Posted in: Content , Featured , social media Photo credit: BaronBrian 97 Million people use Twitter. Your currency is your social media VALUE.

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20 Ways to Generate ROI from a Corporate Blog

Webbiquity SMM

The “ROI of social media&# (or lack thereof) is a hot, and still hotly contested, topic. I summarized arguments from both sides a few months ago in The Social Media ROI Debate. It can influence your prospects to buy from you, but doesn’t normally lead straight to a purchase.

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The Nifty 50 Top Women of Twitter for 2011

Webbiquity SMM

Few phenomena have ever spread as far and grown as rapidly as social media; obviously, this has tapped into something essential to our nature. That is what has driven social media adoption. Whatever your role in social media, we hope you find this list valuable in expanding your knowledge and your network.

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Influencers Are Real, But they’re Not Always Who You Expect

ProBlogger

There are clearly some social media users who have more reach and more influence than others, and it is obviously a good thing to have as many of them following you as possible. A few years ago, when Twitter had just launched and was used primarily by social media geeks, I did a survey. Content sharing frequency.

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10 Ways to Increase Return Rates on Your Blog

Kikolani

Pack your landing page (which often is the main screen of the blog) with interesting headlines, like Hubspot does for instance, so that visitors that come to read the rest of the newsletter story can also find other great resources and spend some more time on the page. Increase Your Blog Readership with These Social Media Techniques.

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Social Pros 23 – DJ Waldow, Waldow Social

Convince & Convert

This is Episode 23 of the Social Pros Podcast : Real People Doing Real Work in Social Media. This episode features DJ Waldow of Waldow Social. Read on for insights from DJ and some social media news from Eric and Jim ( this week : LinkedIn and Twitter break up). image via Hubspot. Listen Now.

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