Small Business Mavericks

APRIL 17, 2011

These include forums, blogs, community websites where industry news can be published, wikis, etc. About the Mavericks | Services | Social Media | Proffessional Speaking | Resources | Case Studies | Why Small Business Mavericks? The key is not to tell you what you should be doing, but to give you license to use your imagination.

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Adam Sherk

JANUARY 20, 2010

Home About Contact PR Publishing SEO Social Media Subscribe Adam Sherk Top 10 Reasons The New York Times is Really Putting up a Paywall by Adam Sherk on January 20, 2010 Today The New York Times made it official that they will be introducing a metered model starting in 2011. Your list gives Letterman a run any day.

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Webbiquity SMM

DECEMBER 12, 2012

Will Google+ be a “Facebook killer” or just Google’s next failed social network? And will Google+ end Facebook’s domination of social networking—or will it “break the Internet”? 3 reasons Google+ is not a social network by iMedia Connection. Google+ Guides and Tips.

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Webbiquity SMM

MAY 10, 2011

Nevertheless, social media activity consumes resources and therefore must produce business results–or those resources will be spent somewhere else. The core of social media marketing efforts should be the corporate blog. Got some great support resources online? Answer questions in your blog posts.

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Adam Sherk

OCTOBER 1, 2009

You can also use keyword and reputation monitoring tools, real-time search tools and popular/meme lists for articles, tweets, social media submissions, etc. Here are some free resources for identifying hot topics and search trends. Does this work? I’ve primarily stuck to aggregated trend/topic lists to keep the list manageable.

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Adam Sherk

JANUARY 14, 2010

Home About Contact PR Publishing SEO Social Media Subscribe Adam Sherk Help Haiti: News Sites Promote Ways to Donate by Adam Sherk on January 14, 2010 As the devastation and human tragedy caused by the Haiti earthquake grows, people are flocking to the news media for information, and more importantly to learn ways that they can help.

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Adam Sherk

APRIL 26, 2010

Home About Contact PR Publishing SEO Social Media Subscribe Adam Sherk An Early Look at Facebook Open Graph Protocol Integration on News Sites by Adam Sherk on April 26, 2010 There has been a lot of news and reaction around Facebook’s new additions to the Facebook Platform: Social Plugins, the Open Graph protocol and the Graph API.

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Sprout Social

APRIL 15, 2024

In October 2023, a hacker breached 23andMe’s database and stole information about millions of customers and threatened to publish the leaked data. These include: Templates with pre-loaded information for press releases and social media announcements can give your team a head start in executing timely communication.

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Adam Sherk

AUGUST 4, 2010

Home About Contact PR Publishing SEO Social Media Subscribe Adam Sherk News Sites on the New Digg: Who is Active, Who is Gaining Followers? by Adam Sherk on August 4, 2010 The new Digg has gotten a lot of attention for the opportunities it creates for publishers (see ReadWriteWeb and BlueGlass for details).

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ProBlogger

OCTOBER 15, 2011

Write truly informative and useful articles related to your niche, and publish them on WikiPedia. Use social networking sites like Twitter and Facebook to let people know about the contest. Include a link to your blog in the resource box. Submit your blog to social bookmarking sites like Digg and StumbleUpon.

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Social Media Strategies Summit

OCTOBER 21, 2022

That’s 20% higher than any other social network. Add your LinkedIn Page to your email signature and other social channels to get as many eyes on it as possible. Publish articles on your LinkedIn Page. So it’s definitely in your best interests to publish stuff like: Industry trends-based articles. Original research.

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Writtent Blog

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Publish articles in trade or local magazines. Most people think published work is more valuable than a simple blog post, and articles cost less than advertising in the same magazine. Publishing articles online creates good backlinks to your website, shows expertise, builds credibility, and more. Build a referral network.

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Kikolani

SEPTEMBER 10, 2010

This post is part of a weekly series, Fetching Friday, featuring the resources mashup, key takeaways from Social Media AZ, and jumping otters on kikolani.com. The Resources Mashup. Social Media / Social Networking. Who are the best social media researchers ? Press Releases. PowerPoints.

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Sprout Social

SEPTEMBER 19, 2016

What is Social Media Outreach? Social media outreach is the process of using social networks like Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn to raise awareness for your brand, content, or to build new relationships. Unfortunately some marketers use social media outreach as an opportunity to spam influencers.

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Webbiquity SMM

NOVEMBER 5, 2012

Companies need to understand that online competition isn’t just made up of companies competing for market share in the business world, but also information and content published from a variety of sources that compete for search engine and social media users’ attention.”

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Convince & Convert

AUGUST 24, 2012

Pinterest has purposefully not published an API precisely because they don’t want to have Twitter’s problems. We did not, but our publisher did have distribution in the bookstores and we were able get in there. So, tell me about this new Social Media Boot Camp that you’re working on. Jay : Right. Jay : Nice.

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Social Media Marketing

JULY 10, 2013

Searchmetrics just released a study that demonstrates the connection between web content and the social web - with Google+, backlinks, Facebook shares and total Facebook actions being the strongest ranking factors, respectively. Legal/Regulatory Social media snark has flowed from Facebook straight into the courtroom.

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Webbiquity SMM

JANUARY 6, 2015

And recent changes to Google’s search algorithm which place a premium value on earned links —the kind generated by effective PR and social media engagement—have increased the value PR professionals bring to maximizing overall brand visibility. Is there still a role for press releases? by Social PR Chat.

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Ari Herzog

MAY 24, 2011

Newspaper management around the world recognize it is a cost-effective no-brainer to spread awareness about their news content and columnists on social networking sites, with the hopes people tell their friends and share that content and then visit the newspapers’ websites to read more and hopefully subscribe.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JANUARY 5, 2010

of articles on the topic of Internet Marketing, from SEO to social media to web usability and then some. And every year, I hand pick the best articles that I’ve read and compile them in a resource that I hope will last a long time. I try to keep this as exhaustive as possible, but even so, I don’t know every great resource.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

FEBRUARY 10, 2010

They’re tasked with contacting bloggers about different initiatives, sending out story ideas and “press releases&# (hopefully with a social component, since those are preferred by many bloggers). The job of someone who does blogger outreach can be difficult. Keep the good stuff comin’, Tamar.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JANUARY 5, 2009

Social Media Sites: General The Big Boys of Social Bookmarking: The Top 20 Sites (10e20): Chris Winfield ranks the top 20 social bookmarking sites by their Alexa rankings and gives a short description of what each does — in case you haven’t ventured beyond Digg. What are the most popular sites in these age groups?

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Laurel Papworth

OCTOBER 22, 2011

No journalists, except a journalists that now work in social media and a few bloggers now paid to bring their audiences and expert knowledge to journalism (blogournalists?) e.g. my partner Gary Hayes being published in Wired and The Guardian. Or putting out a Press Release on How Press Releases Are No Longer Effective.

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Social Media Strategery

APRIL 2, 2010

I’ve been meaning to write a post like this for a while, but even I was little overwhelmed at the resources available! So, here’s my attempt at creating a post (with comments) that will hopefully become a helpful resource for those interested in learning more about social media and the Government. *I rules and processes to this.

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Webbiquity SMM

FEBRUARY 7, 2012

Reports, surveys, studies and infographics are among the most popular content posted and shared across social networks. Marketers, we’re told, need to think like publishers. But which networks are most effective for spreading the content produced? How widespread, really, is the use of social media for marketing?

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Sprout Social

MARCH 27, 2023

Creating a social media campaign is an intricate process that requires deeply understanding your audience, brand, products and competitors. And the campaign doesn’t end when your team hits “publish.” By reposting UGC, you fulfill your audience’s expectations, while saving your own team time and creative resources.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

FEBRUARY 23, 2010

Fake Steve Jobs ), and being a vault of resources (e.g. Analytical Blogs that take a good look at data and analyze it clearly are hugely resourceful. Brian Solis does this with regular status updates of everything in the social media marketing and PR universe. Thanks, very useful as a resource. That’s right.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JANUARY 5, 2011

Social Media (and Beyond): Small Business. 6 Key Benefits for Using Social Media for Small Business (OPENForum): Improved search results, better brand management, innovation, and three other benfits are explored in this article — and it’s why small businesses should consider social media if they’re still (really?)

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Webbiquity SMM

APRIL 29, 2014

Given all of the changes Google has made affecting organic ranking factors (asking webmasters to disavow low-quality links, reducing the value of guest blogging , ignoring links in press releases , etc.), the practice of SEO—optimizing owned content for search—is no longer sufficient for maximizing a brand’s online visibility.

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Myrland Marketing

SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

Renee Barrett : “You mean glorified digital press releases?&# These days, the important conversations are occurring elsewhere in social media, rather than on the blogs themselves. The content is then disseminated, shared and discussed on other social networks. Blogs are for content creation.

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Adam Sherk

JUNE 29, 2010

Home About Contact PR Publishing SEO Social Media Subscribe Adam Sherk The Most Overused Buzzwords and Marketing Speak in Press Releases by Adam Sherk on June 29, 2010 Unique, one-of-a-kind, best-of-breed…blah, blah, blah. We see this type of marketing speak over and over in press releases and promotional materials.

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Diva Marketing Blog

FEBRUARY 1, 2010

Bob Cargill - I think it’s perfectly acceptable for an external resource to write and post social media content under the aegis of a brand. So yes, I think it’s perfectly acceptable for an external resource to write and post social media content under the aegis of a brand. Then the piece is published under the CEO's name.

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Sprout Social

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

Your strategy will consist of more of the tactical information such as what and how often you publish in order to reach you’ll reach your social media goals. If you already have a grammar handbook for your website or blog, you could carry over a lot of the same rules to your social media style guide. Sprout Social.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MARCH 24, 2010

Don’t make me read a press release to figure out what’s special about whatever you’re trying to highlight. Andy has submitted nearly 15,000 stories to Digg and over 4200 of his submissions have hit the front page of the impossible-to-game social news site. I’ve read so many bad email press releases.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

DECEMBER 10, 2008

And maybe then you submit a press release about it. Other Social Sites Join a new social network and then invite everyone you’ve ever emailed in your lifetime to the service by submitting your entire Gmail address book when the service requests it. Or unfollowing them as soon as they follow you.

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Bare Feet Studios

DECEMBER 13, 2008

To pick out the parts of his editorial and attack them on tiny details is to miss the overall message – Detroit has had the brain power and the resources for DECADES to lead the energy and security and transportation markets but they instead have had their heads in the sand fed by arrogance and insularity.

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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

Try that with a press release… Nowhere to Run. This research raises two interesting questions: - Forrester published research earlier this year that said Facebook users (rather than Twitter users) were the source of much of the New Influencer population. Same goes for location based social networks.

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