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SEPTEMBER 17, 2009

ORM and the Dark Side: Astroturfing, Flogging and the Viral Marketing Campaign that never was Reply Irene Koehler says: September 18, 2009 at 3:32 pm You’re absolutely right. I think in the years to come we are going to witness many more amusing interactions of the kind depicted here. Oscar Del Santo´s last blog.

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APRIL 6, 2009

Whether at a live networking event or connecting with people through virtual social networking sites, no one want to receive sales pitches, marketing emails, and links to buy the “latest, greatest product on the market guaranteed to make you rich in just 10 days.&#

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JANUARY 12, 2010

One prominent Internet Marketer actually sent me an email *on Christmas Day* selling me more of her stuff…UGH…couldn’t delete that one fast enough! Perhaps it’s your chance to begin teaching Internet Marketing sales etiquette~what a concept! Seriously, there’s a time to sell and a time to back off.

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OCTOBER 28, 2009

5 Dominant Techniques in Social Media Marketing Reply Leave a Reply Click here to cancel reply. &# Yu-kai Chou says: November 11, 2009 at 11:45 am Congrats! Amazing accomplishment! I wish one day i can be a blogger for LeWeb too Yu-kai Chou´s last blog.

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MAY 3, 2009

yet powerful platform to build a brand, control one’s online reputation?and 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. and are aligned with an overall business plan; others are primarily social or just for fun.

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JULY 11, 2009

Reply 10 Sure-Fire Ways to Get Me to Unfollow You on Twitter | Dose of Digital - Digital Marketing in Pharma and Healthcare says: July 30, 2010 at 9:39 am [.] Back in July, Irene Koehler from Almost Savvy wrote a post called (get this…) 11 Sure-Fire Ways to Get Me to Unfollow You on Twitter.

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JULY 12, 2010

Reply Liz Isaacs says: July 14, 2010 at 4:36 pm Also, it should be noted that social media while it’s definitely here to stay and should be an integral part of one’s marketing strategy. It should not be the panacea or alpha-omega of marketing.

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NOVEMBER 17, 2009

Jim is a super-smart marketing mastermind and is also the brains behind The Tech News Blog and The Ideas Blog. Quick Internet marketing tip! There goes my reputation. Re Twitter, I know it can be a great marketing tool but actually I decided to use it primarily to connect with some great women- and I have!

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2009

Twitter, like all online activity, will become part of your reputation and brand, whether you like it or not. It can be something simple like “Excited to meet and connect with other architects on Twitter&# or “Have heard so much about integrating Twitter into my marketing plan, just have to give it a try.&#

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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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JANUARY 2, 2009

Following the time when Mom’s praise was enough and prior to today, there was also a time,when customer testimonials printed on marketing brochures were all the evidence we needed to know you were the bee’s knees. Gone is the generic praise and the quotes from sources we were unable to contact.

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JANUARY 3, 2009

WOW Wish I had known before the last [link] #TCR so we could have told more tweeps I will give a copy of “Twitter Revolution: How Social Media and Mobile Marketing is Changing the Way We Do Business & Market Online&# so you can add that as a prize for one of your listeners. – and that’s helping me a lot too!

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FEBRUARY 23, 2010

Many thanks to Vincent and Digitrad for offering free registration to AlmostSavvy readers to allow you to see for yourself how you might use it to your own best advantage to manage your online reputation and visibility. Reply Irene Koehler says: February 23, 2010 at 8:41 pm Good question, Marc. Yes, that’s simple !

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AUGUST 28, 2008

They understood their audience, showed that they have a sense of humor about themselves and successfully turned that uh-oh moment into an viral marketing opportunity.? Mighty impressive!

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AUGUST 28, 2008

They understood their audience, showed that they have a sense of humor about themselves and successfully turned that uh-oh moment into an viral marketing opportunity.? Mighty impressive!

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JULY 24, 2009

Enter TrueTwit , which markets itself as the “Validation Service for Twitter.&# What began as an irritating trend, has now become an overwhelming distraction causing great frustration among Twitter users, even driving some to leave the platform favoring other places to network and share.

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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. Essentially, what bothers me about social media apps, though the tide is growing in support of it, is the redundant inclusion of features support by other apps in an effort to become the market leader.

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APRIL 12, 2009

Social Media – A Tool in Your Marketing/Business Plan Reply Irene Koehler says: November 7, 2009 at 2:28 pm Excellent, Andrea! I backed up my contacts, imported them into my Mac address book, put them into a separate list and also saved a.pdf file of my profile page. I appreciate your advice and assistance. Thanks again, Andrea Andrea?s

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DECEMBER 31, 2008

Suggested language you might want to consider including in the invitation: Wonderful to meet you at the marketing conference last week. It is considerate to remind the other person how you know one another and why you would like to connect with them, as opposed to connecting with someone to increase the size of your network.

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JULY 15, 2010

When we connect with a business peer, we want to feel like more than just a prospect or a member of a target market. No one enjoys being taken advantage of. In fact, most of us find it very distasteful. We all have our own professional objectives, and none of us is here to simply serve another person’s business interests.

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MARCH 1, 2009

They are great for connecting with people face-to-face, and can be a great marketing tool, too! Here’s an old article I wrote about using them for marketing–[link] I will add social info to mine when I re-order, though–great tip. Reply Deb Crawford says: March 1, 2009 at 2:22 pm I like business cards!

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FEBRUARY 2, 2009

I will be honest I am an affiliate marketer and Twitter has been great for me. If it seems like all they want to do is market something to me, I don’t follow them. Your points are all so true. I was very reluctant to get into using Twitter. However you wont find me spamming the site with links every 30 seconds.

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JUNE 23, 2011

It represents a real misunderstanding of what it takes to effectively incorporate social media into one’s online presence, whether it’s for professional, branding, political, marketing, customer service or other purposes. Frequent and persistent clicking does not make anyone a social media expert. Insert Statistics Here (or not).

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DECEMBER 15, 2011

If this is your primary activity online, you are not a marketer. Perhaps, you’ve sent out promotional postcards (a.k.a. junk mail) in the past and are now looking for a more cost effective way to reach more people. You are a spammer. You’re Obsessed with ROI.

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DECEMBER 15, 2011

If this is your primary activity online, you are not a marketer. Perhaps, you’ve sent out promotional postcards (a.k.a. junk mail) in the past and are now looking for a more cost effective way to reach more people. You are a spammer. You’re Obsessed with ROI.

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AUGUST 29, 2008

Attraction marketing is always about relationship first. Reply Vexed and trying to blog regularly « The Millennium Marketer says: October 22, 2008 at 1:17 pm [.] I continue to let folks know about the fact that “permission marketing&# has been the gold standard for marketing communications for some time now.

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AUGUST 29, 2008

Attraction marketing is always about relationship first. Reply Vexed and trying to blog regularly « The Millennium Marketer says: October 22, 2008 at 1:17 pm [.] I continue to let folks know about the fact that “permission marketing&# has been the gold standard for marketing communications for some time now.

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FEBRUARY 11, 2009

Just Ask the Goat) The Art of Saying Thank-You on Facebook What Happens in Vegas… (Or How to Ruin a Reputation With Just One Click) Dear Ex-Facebook Friend… Shopping Cart Your shopping cart is empty Visit the shop ? One day I was in Old Saybrook, CT and at lunch wandered into a small meat market there for a sandwich.

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OCTOBER 31, 2008

My many twitter friends, especially Clara Kuo of The Millennium Marketer ( @manesaclara ), have replied instantly to queries with answers and words of encouragement. Social media marketing is new territory and there’s no such thing as being too late to the game. Andy Quayle at BlogHost.me

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OCTOBER 31, 2008

My many twitter friends, especially Clara Kuo of The Millennium Marketer ( @manesaclara ), have replied instantly to queries with answers and words of encouragement. Social media marketing is new territory and there’s no such thing as being too late to the game. Andy Quayle at BlogHost.me

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