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What’s the Best Social Media Monitoring Tool? It Depends

Webbiquity SMM

It may not catch everything, but it finds a lot (via blogs, Twitter, social news sites and Facebook public pages) and presents the information through useful charts and graphs. Vocus provides a rich set of tools for traditional and social media monitoring, media outreach and news distribution.

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12 (of the) Best Social PR Guides, Tips and Techniques of 2011

Webbiquity SMM

PR pros now use tools like Twitter, PitchEngine , PRWeb and Vocus in place of fax machines, media packets, wire services and Bacon’s , but the fundamental skills of storytelling and relationship-building remain crucial. do your research, do be concise) and “don’ts” (e.g., Social Media Marketing Social PR.

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Social Media Dominates 2010 PR Planning, But SEO Increasingly in.

Adam Sherk

Another chart of interest in the Vocus whitepaper demonstrates how social media monitoring has become an essential part of the PR practioner’s toolkit: News monitoring and online media databases have traditionally received the lion’s share of PR tool spending. Sitemap | RSS | © 2009-present AdamSherk.com Using Thesis Wordpress Theme.

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The Brand View When Looking For a PR Pro

Waxing UnLyrical

I had been given a test drive of Vocus which some of the applicants used. Tip: You had better research your potential client. One even gave a PDF presentation. And research me. So if they hadn’t done national publicity, they needed to explain how they intended to execute this. If not, sell me on it.

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Five Newsworthy Stories for Your Next Press Release

ProBlogger

This guest post is by Frank Strong of Vocus. Research is newsworthy. He’s got a niche in vacation rental marketing and over the years has accrued wisdom that he’s turned into products, like reports, guidebooks and research he sells on his blog. . Most bloggers understand that online press releases can drive traffic.

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3 Amigos of Content Marketing and a Muy Bien eBook Strategy

Convince & Convert

In a guest post for Vocus, Ann explains three great ways to reimagine content is to reorganize, rewrite and remix content. Then outline, research and write it knowing in advance it will foster offspring. I did an article and presentation for SlideShare titled “The eBook is the Stud in Your Content Marketing Stable.”.

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15 Call to Action Samples for Rocking Blog Posts that Convert

Writtent Blog

Call to actions promoting eBooks are a highly effective tool for generating leads, according to HubSpot’s research. As Brian Conlin of Vocus points out, giving the impression of a limited supply can only increase demand. It’s easy to purchase blog posts today by visiting our product page ! Download an eBook. Limited-Time Offers.

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