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MAY 5, 2010

Let me hear about it: View Comments | Subscribe To This Blog | Sign Up For Our Newsletter Share This Post: Similar Posts That You Might Enjoy: Crowdsourcing: Beyond the Basics Tying Together Social Media and Corporate Social Responsibility Is Twitter for Business Even Worth the Trouble? I wish politicians were like SJP.

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APRIL 28, 2010

Because our behaviors on the social Web leave a noticeable fingerprint, smart companies can modify the way they engage and interact with us, based on our social graph, purchase history, etc. But now, social media is enabling companies to make influencer outreach a foundational marketing tactic. What would you do?

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FEBRUARY 23, 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 Your Social Strategy Proactive or Reactive?

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

However, a lot of people making that news have created expectations and beliefs about social media that aren’t true. Social Media is Inexpensive False. As Charlene Li said recently, social media trades media cost for labor cost. Social Media is Fast False. Absolutely.

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

She specializes in social media strategies that lead to actionable plans to achieve real world objectives. I’ve spent a lot of time working with various social media monitoring tools and I’ve whittled my list of favorites down to two or three. You might want to test this. • What about you?

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APRIL 13, 2010

While it pre-dates the Internet (and commercial air travel, ATMs, competitive eating, Red Bull and a lot of other stuff we take for granted), its core premise serves as the foundation for social media effectiveness. More to the point, oughtn't authors of social media marketing books stray away from writing such books?

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APRIL 14, 2010

Why can’t your social media program do that? The best – and most effective – social media programs aren’t based on promotions and message distribution. That’s understanding that social media success is a long putt, not a tap-in. That’s understanding the difference between selling and helping.

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JUNE 29, 2010

In a sea of “me too&# books about social media, Cognitive Surplus stands out as about so much more. The internet is the new extension of our central nervous systems. Who we are. Who we want to be. And who we could be if we put down the remote and worked together, with technology as the enabler.

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JUNE 17, 2010

Assuming, however, that you are not using some sort of @ptbarnum system to generate thousands of followers). Im a tequila-loving, hype-free social media strategy consultant, speaker, and author that works with major corporations and PR firms to harness the awesome power of the social Web. How can I help you?

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FEBRUARY 5, 2010

We’ve added Disqus as the commenting system. Changed the sharing tools to incorporate Sexy Bookmarks plug-in (Michael Stelzner at Social Media Examiner turned me on to it). shorten Social Media Consulting & Coaching to just “Consulting & Coaching&# ) and add Search to the end of the nav bar?

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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. You’ll then see a search results page that shows a comprehensive list of places you’ve been mentioned on the social Web. .&#

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MAY 25, 2010

This session included much of what Indra and her partner Jon Bailey have been able to accomplish in the last two years, moving from a primarily traditional agency to a new media powerhouse. will range from 11% (the relatively mature email marketing), to 34% (social media). Direct mail?

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MAY 11, 2010

During my 15 years of Web site strategy and usability work (before I got all social media on you) I very much tried to live by the two-click rule (discover the most common questions customers have about your business, and answer them on your site within two clicks or fewer). Social media makes it possible.

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JULY 13, 2010

Naturally, I asked about his interest in mastering social media for his clients. Every single person in a public relations firm should: 1) understand the impact of social media and 2) be able to activate that marketing potential for their clients. That’s the essence of a good social media strategy , anyway.

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MARCH 18, 2010

It includes a dozen letters written to C-level executives (in general) about what they need to do to take social media to the next level. Sure, social media differs from the marketing we’re used to in that it puts the company and our customers on the same – rather than opposing – teams.

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JUNE 15, 2010

A major component of answering those questions effectively is understanding in which social outposts your customers are concentrated. Here are 4 ways to find out where your customers are in social media: 1. Hire a Spy Flowtown and Rapleaf are two of the leaders in the emerging field of social anthropology. What do I do?”

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AUGUST 26, 2010

If you’re an agency that’s providing social media listening or analysis services for clients, this is even more critical of a distinction. The disheartening truth is that there is very little “standardized&# reporting available if you’re going to do social listening and analysis at the highest level.

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AUGUST 4, 2010

But it’s not like social media created negativity, it just puts a magnifying glass to it. 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.

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APRIL 22, 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 Media Too Big For Its Britches?

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JUNE 3, 2010

So how does all this relate to social media strategy – after all, that’s why we’re here, right? Agency sites like Modernista’s and Boone Oakley’s which were cutting edge in social media just scant months ago will increasingly become the norm among marketers.

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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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JUNE 30, 2010

It’s time to start thinking about social media the same way. I’m going to write more about my thinking in the area of social segmentation this summer, but for now what do you think? Programs like ThinkGeek ‘s @thinkgeekspam that includes only deals and offers may need to become the rule, not the exception.

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JULY 8, 2010

In fact, it’s quite telling that every single social network still requires members to sign-up with an email address. One might even argue that social media isn’t email’s Van Helsing, but rather it’s Bella or Sookie. They need to have a means of communication external to their system. Great post. Great post.

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JUNE 23, 2010

Effective crowdsourcing delivers exactly this and it can super-charge your social media efforts along the way. Control Crowdsourcing, much like focused social media efforts, isn’t about giving up control, even though it seems that way before you start, just ask Scott Monty of Ford. (He

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APRIL 7, 2010

There are three primary benefits: awareness via virality and social proof; loyalty and rewards; and market research. Recently, I had the good fortune of hosting the weekly #socialmedia chat (Tuesdays 9am Pacific) where social media types congregate on Twitter and answer three questions posed by the host.

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JUNE 23, 2010

It’s how social networks are intended to be used. I’ve briefly touched upon a huge pet peeve of mine in my social media etiquette handbook , saying that you should use your real name and not represent anyone (or anything) else. Even social media “purists&# aren’t really that pure.

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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 Are You Slow Enough to Succeed in Social Media?

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JUNE 16, 2010

And exceptional businesses are realizing tangible, meaningful outcomes using social media & mobile marketing. Create Demand, Not Messages Success with “social” marketing is becoming less about creating desire, positive sentiment or aspiration among customers. Find him at jeffmolander.com In this economy need is the new want.

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