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APRIL 20, 2010

Last week, I co-published a white paper with Chris Baggott , the CEO of Compendium Blogware (I’m on their advisory board). RT @falkory: #cursomestreseo Long Tail já são 56% das consultas [link] (Via @nick_martini) [link] Freelance Publishing RT @GrafMartin @tunderwood: Does Your Blog Have a Long Tail?

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MARCH 25, 2010

Swix also plans to publish its own API so that third-parties can push and pull Swix data into other applications. And It’s Free For now, Swix is in beta, and very much wants feedback from people interested in social media measurement. A white label version for agency use is also in the works.

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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. Content creation and content marketing will continue to allow companies to capitalize on the fact that every customer is now a reporter.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JUNE 23, 2010

Facebook is a great tool for marketing your business , but only if you use it correctly. This is just one occasion, on a daily basis, I see business friends of mine use their personal accounts as publishing mechanisms at a rate of around 95% of their posts, while they do have their own fan pages just for that purpose. Only your name.

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APRIL 6, 2010

Taxonomy is incredibly important in social media because it’s the most direct link between the worlds of social and search marketing. When creating and promoting social content, include specific, relevant keywords and search phrases wherever possible.

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JUNE 11, 2010

We also have an outstanding publisher ( Wiley & Sons ), and a fortuitously patient, experienced editor ( Shannon Vargo ) guiding us through the obstacle course. We have some other craziness planned, too, and we’ll want to bounce ideas off of you, solicit your genius for marketing the book, and all that stuff.

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JUNE 3, 2010

We may be the least… [link] #marketing [link] Wissensauslese RT @jaybaer: What BP Can Learn from Umpire Jim Joyce: We don’t ask for much, really. We may be the least… [link] #marketing [link] Wissensauslese RT @jaybaer: What BP Can Learn from Umpire Jim Joyce: We don’t ask for much, really. Billions of dollars.

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AUGUST 11, 2010

On The Road Again If you’re reading this on the day it’s published, me and my family are somewhere between Albuquerque and Oklahoma City , with cars full of kids, the dog, the cat, the snake, the lizard, and 8 cases of wine. I know us Hoosiers in the social media/marketing world are excited to have you in Indiana!

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AUGUST 18, 2010

Better question: How can we find the existing customers that are already passionate about our client, and turn them into a volunteer marketing army? Of course, there are a ton of outstanding PR firms doing excellent work in social media, including all the folks I have the great privilege to work with every day here at Convince & Convert.

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

A comprehensive survey (1,753 respondents) released today by Edison Research, paints a fascinating picture of Twitter and its role in America’s social media ecosystem. I believe Twitter will ultimately be the way that we interact with brands, and will power the social CRM movement. 19% seek customer support.

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

Last week, I was on a content marketing discussion panel (moderated by Jeff Rohrs ) at the ExactTarget Connections conference. I was joined by Joe Pulizzi from Junta42 , Ann Handley from MarketingProfs , and Brad Kleinman from Online Marketing Connect. Mostly from me, with some terrific assistance from talented guest authors.

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MARCH 18, 2010

I don’t want to poach or poorly paraphrase anyone else’s content, so here’s what I wrote in Letters to the C-Suite: To The Executive Team: I realize everyone is telling you social media is a unicorn, but maybe it’s just a horse? Isn’t our Facebook page just a post-modern email newsletter?

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AUGUST 3, 2010

A digital marketing success story. Now, the move is toward “social objects&# which are invariably smaller, more directed pieces of content. And Facebook fan pages are often easier for marketers to update than your corporate website, not requiring you to call Gill from IT for his famous “assistance with a smirk&#.

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AUGUST 26, 2010

RowFeeder is the first business to be spawned from the buzzed about new tech incubator Untitled Startup – a “transparent startup&# in Seattle that even publishes their website traffic live on their home page. I interviewed Adam Schoenfeld , President and Co-founder of RowFeeder to learn more about the company and its plans.

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AUGUST 31, 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 Social Conversation a Myth?

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MAY 19, 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 Why D.I.S.

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SEPTEMBER 1, 2010

There’s a huge gap between the perception of social media as an instant, free, can’t miss marketing opportunity and the reality of social media as a long-term, time-intensive customer loyalty and brand advocacy opportunity. Blogging has reached that point, and now social media is approaching it.

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JUNE 3, 2010

He writes for marketing blog The Zest , loves talking marketing strategy and is suspicious of helicopters. Of these trends, the biggest is the embedding of services into online infrastructure, because the line of demarcation between your website and our social networks is going to get very fuzzy over the next few years.

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AUGUST 4, 2010

The public and immediate nature of getting slammed via social is what stings. But, one of greatest benefits of social media is that it puts the shortcomings of your operations department in marketing’s lap, and vice-versa. It is much easier to market things that inspire passion then items with nonchalant users.

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AUGUST 3, 2010

A digital marketing success story. Now, the move is toward “social objects&# which are invariably smaller, more directed pieces of content. And Facebook fan pages are often easier for marketers to update than your corporate website, not requiring you to call Gill from IT for his famous “assistance with a smirk&#.

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SEPTEMBER 20, 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 Twitter for Business Even Worth the Trouble?

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SEPTEMBER 2, 2010

That’s what attracted me to online marketing initially, and why I made the jump to that career in the mid-90s. The tracking online (including social media) far outpaces what I had at my disposal when I was doing traditional marketing. Why do you love social media? But predominantly I love social media personally.

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APRIL 27, 2010

Ask Emmanuel Rosen , – whose revised version of Buzz Marketing should be required reading for all communicators. Why can’t you make your FAQ a marketing and sales tool, instead of a necessary evil? link] Sounds like Randy should be in marketing! link] Sounds like Randy should be in marketing!

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

Social Integration Maybe I just heard what I wanted to hear/preach, but there seemed to be a lot of chatter among returning attendees and experienced social media types about integrating social media with other marketing and/or customer service elements. This level of vagary is useless. The kismet.

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