Convince & Convert

MAY 4, 2010

I’m delighted to have had the chance to interview technology consultant and author Phil Simon about how technology and social media adoption is changing companies. Do you see social media participation as one of the hurdles businesses now need to successfully clear? Measuring social media is viable, but not obvious.

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Bill Hartzer

FEBRUARY 4, 2011

There is a new report from ForeSee Results that details research that they performed showing that social media is responsible for only three percent of web site visits to retail web sites. Apparently, according to a report that I wrote about recently, social media spending is going up. But is this really a good decision?

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Convince & Convert

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. Social media connectivity is digital bumper stickering. Email is all about actual audience.

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Convince & Convert

MARCH 25, 2010

Advanced social media analytics and ROI calculations often require tying together disparate systems, and looking for causation (or at least correlation) between social media success and business outcome. Or, you could just use Swix, the super slick new social media scoreboard that just works.

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Convince & Convert

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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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

DECEMBER 2, 2008

I’m taking two seminar courses at school this term, and they each resemble a particular form of social media. Tagged as: blogs , college , forums , law school , seminars , social media , vbulletin , wordpress { 2 trackbacks } What Can I Do For You, Commentators? | is to web 1.0.

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Convince & Convert

FEBRUARY 15, 2010

Social network connectivity is becoming the post-modern email newsletter. This puts significant pressure on email to be more relevant, because most of what would be contained in an email newsletter or special offer now happens faster and more personally within Facebook, Twitter or other social outposts. It’s no contest.

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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

I presented today at Social Media AZ , a new conference for Arizonans interested in, and practicing social media. This presentation: “Why Before How: The Keys to Developing a Social Media Strategy in 7 Steps&# also formed the basis for my recent MarketingProfs Webinar. Myspace also. Yahoo, too.

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Convince & Convert

MAY 13, 2010

While my social media speaking engagements vary enough that I alter my material quite a bit from event to event, there is definitely a batch of one liners that I tend to incorporate. Everyone says social media is a unicorn, but maybe it’s just a horse? Focus on how to be social, not on how to do social.

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Webbiquity SMM

FEBRUARY 2, 2012

Is Quora still a significant social media destination? According to Compete.com, traffic to the site did fall off sharply in February and March of 2011 after an initial surge, but has rebounded to new highs since then (though half a million unique visitors per month isn’t particularly impressive for a social media site).

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Convince & Convert

JULY 6, 2010

She leads the agency’s social media group, and has more than 20 years experience in consumer, technology, B2B and social media marketing. Take a look at the company’s philanthropic endeavors and cause-related initiatives, especially in the area of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR). Don’t be Shy.

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Convince & Convert

FEBRUARY 11, 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 It Curtains for the App Store?

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Convince & Convert

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. And while substantially smaller than the Facebook brigade, the Twitter crew is tuned in to brands like nowhere else on the social Web. population).

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Convince & Convert

AUGUST 16, 2010

3 must-read articles about social media (plus a bonus from the Convince & Convert vault) Sent twice per week (usually Monday and Friday) Sent at 1pm pacific time 3-2-1: it’s the greatest newsletter in the history of social media newsletters. The price is right, and if you hate them, you can bail out at any time.

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Josh S Peters

JANUARY 25, 2009

Social Networks Active Rain – A social network for real estate professionals to gather and tell their war stories, start conversations, get advice, and connect with each other. RealTown – Network with agents, buyers, sellers, investors, etc. It seems like I’m being drawn to this topic.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

AUGUST 27, 2008

Social Media Consultant and Tech Geek at Heart Home About Press Consulting Contact Sitemap Home > Marketing , Search Engine Optimization , Social Media > The Great Social Media Traffic Debate: Niche or General Networks? The Great Social Media Traffic Debate: Niche or General Networks?

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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 14, 2010

The debate on Social CRM (sCRM) could easily become a distraction. As marketers, we need to reach our customers where they are and social media’s potential in that regard is unquestionable. However, for marketers, a social media address is insufficient to manage that channel.

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Convince & Convert

JULY 20, 2010

While alterations to search algorithms are helping to bring this to fruition, social media has been the real game-changer, placing the power of relevance distinction in the hands of the consumers. Package for Consumption Observe what types of content social media users are interacting with and where.

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Convince & Convert

JUNE 24, 2010

I’ve been thinking lately about why I got involved in social media. But as I pondered this connection, I realized that there was a portion of the advertising world that shared a lot of elements with social media – infomercials. The same is true in social media. But, I’m not.

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Convince & Convert

AUGUST 19, 2010

It punches a hole in the theory that social media and content creation success has to be a huge time commitment. As I’ve written several times, the people in your company responsible for email, and the people responsible for social media should be the same people.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JULY 8, 2008

Social Media Consultant and Tech Geek at Heart Home About Press Consulting Contact Sitemap Home > Interviews , Marketing , Opinion , Social Media , Websites > What Traits Define a Social Media Marketer? What Traits Define a Social Media Marketer?

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Convince & Convert

MAY 5, 2010

With free membership open to all women, JaneNation combines social networking with opinion collection. So, Lisa Beatty build JaneNation.com , a new opinion, information, and idea community just for women, that launched recently at the Marketing to Women conference.

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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 7, 2010

I wrote a post a while ago called Social Media Excellence and a Side of Fries about the importance of people to McDonald’s) As you might expect, UnMarketing is not your typical marketing and business book. link] UNcanny Insights From UnMarketing | Book Reviews | Social Media … | eBook Reviews [.]

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Convince & Convert

JULY 21, 2010

She spends her days thinking about social media, public relations and digital strategies for her agency’s consumer focused clients. The Lawyers Are Coming Social networks give people the ability to share incredible volumes of content. The FTC encourages social media policies be in place and reviewed.

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Convince & Convert

FEBRUARY 19, 2010

Sure, you can centralize some of your social media chores (great post by Chris Brogan), by using Tweetdeck or Seesmic. For normal humans that check social media a couple times a day, NutshellMail may become your new favorite social companion. You run over to check your Twitter account. Then Linkedin.

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Social Media Network Marketing

MAY 29, 2010

Sections To Read Home Main Page Community - Social Media Network Online Who will benefit from this blog? Sections To Read Home Main Page Community - Social Media Network Online Who will benefit from this blog? Social Media Ne. What People Have To Say About Pervara - Social Med.

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Convince & Convert

MARCH 10, 2010

The Best of Twitter 20 From the forward: I’m sitting in a ballroom in Indianapolis in September, 2008 watching Joseph Jaffe give a masterful presentation on social media transforming corporations, when I come upon the idea to interview him on Twitter. Also, thank you to the supremely talented Tzeyee Goh, who designed this eBook.

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Convince & Convert

JUNE 2, 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 Do You “Like&# How I Look In These Jeans?

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Convince & Convert

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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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JULY 21, 2009

With social media — or quite frankly, the existence of the Internet, any misstep you make in your personal dealings with others can become public. Social media is social. We’re starting to use search — and social media — as our recommendation engines.

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Convince & Convert

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.

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Convince & Convert

JULY 28, 2010

The Key to Social Media Success is Just 2 Letters Why Content Marketing Matters To Me And Should To You [link] Howie at Sky Pulse Media This is what Sky Pulse Media is built on. utilize whether they have an existing social media strategy or not. Jay, I'm impressed!

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Firebelly

FEBRUARY 26, 2010

Digitalia | Indianapolis Social Media Marketing « Firebelly Work: J.C. Facebook Secures Patent for News Feed By Ben Parr A new patent awarded to Facebook this week could have some big implications for the entire social media industry. The world’s largest social network now own the patent for the news feed.

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Convince & Convert

JUNE 3, 2010

link] [link] Elise Duplin What BP Can Learn from Umpire Jim Joyce | PR 2.0 | Social Media Consulting – Convince &Convert [link]. RT @intersection1: RT @jaybaer: The power of "I'm Sorry." " What BP Should Learn From Umpire Jim Joyce. 2 little word mean so much. link] sietsema Truth, or Consequences?

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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

Yes, social media applies to B2B. In fact, social media can be MORE transformative for a B2B company than a B2C company. Are there differences between B2B and B2C in social media? Creating and calibrating a social media strategy for any company should follow the same process.

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Convince & Convert

FEBRUARY 10, 2010

But the problem with email and social media is that too many people are positioning it as an either/or scenario. Several blog posts have foolishly been written about social media “killing&# email. Social Outposts Without the Mystery I’m often asked by corporate clients where they should engage in social media.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

DECEMBER 15, 2009

However, the number of SEOs I’ve come across are much fewer and farther between than social media marketers. In fact, I hear the same SEO names every day; I learn of a new “social media expert&# twice a day. Despite this, social media marketing is much more difficult than search engine optimization.

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