Small Business Mavericks

MARCH 17, 2011

It’s what Erica DeWolf calls StumbleUpon. But StumbleUpon offers some unique ways of being found. Yes, StumbleUpon came upon this concept long before Facebook. If you download the StumbleUpon toolbar, you can “Like&# or “Not Like&# in one click. It has worked for SU for about nine years now.

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Idaconcpts

MARCH 25, 2011

According to an official press release from Groupon : Headquartered in Beijing, GaoPeng plans to offer consumers unbeatable prices on the best things to do, see, eat and buy in China and to deliver local merchants significant exposure and a steady stream of new customers. Share it on StumbleUpon. click for larger image).

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Buzz Marketing for Technology

NOVEMBER 10, 2010

And then for Purchase I like to use case studies, customer references, press releases on new wins etc. Share it on StumbleUpon. These are typically better than the broad brush webinars because we can have a real consideration discussion that includes such things as use cases, ROI modeling and even self funding ideas. Tweet This!

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Buzz Marketing for Technology

NOVEMBER 10, 2010

And then for Purchase I like to use case studies, customer references, press releases on new wins etc. Share it on StumbleUpon. These are typically better than the broad brush webinars because we can have a real consideration discussion that includes such things as use cases, ROI modeling and even self funding ideas. Tweet This!

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Bill Hartzer

NOVEMBER 11, 2010

The company, in a press release today, says that they plan to phase out Business.com, primarily a national business-to-business sales and marketing operation and focus exclusively on the Dex One business. Share it on StumbleUpon. Business.com is being shut down. Share this on del.icio.us. Post this on Diigo. Post on Google Buzz.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

SEPTEMBER 8, 2011

Mommy bloggers do not love broad press releases. StumbleUpon : A lot of mom bloggers use StumbleUpon to cruise the web, find other mommy websites, and meet related Stumblers. Mom bloggers also love when you send them website suggestions through StumbleUpon or write a great review for their website.

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Small Business Mavericks

APRIL 18, 2011

Mixx is popular, but it’s not as popular as, say, StumbleUpon, Digg, Facebook, or Twitter. If UberMedia actually does purchase Tweetdeck and competes directly against Twitter, will they incorporate Mixx into the fray as well? There are some big variables there. The question is, does UberMedia have the digital cojones ?

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Bill Hartzer

MAY 27, 2011

The FTC, back in 2009, said in a press release: “Under the revised Guides, advertisements that feature a consumer and convey his or her experience with a product or service as typical when that is not the case will be required to clearly disclose the results that consumers can generally expect. Share it on StumbleUpon.

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Bill Hartzer

AUGUST 16, 2010

Usually the best time to make an official blog post is right before your press release goes out. I would say that you would want to post it a few minutes or even a few hours (or up to an hour) before your press release is distributed. Share it on StumbleUpon. Share this on del.icio.us. Post this on Diigo.

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Bill Hartzer

DECEMBER 3, 2010

From their press release today, here is some more info about ReSearch.ly: ReSearch.ly Share it on StumbleUpon. fires off 40 simultaneous searches for any topic and gives brand managers the ability to target specific demographic segments (i.e. women in the San Francisco area) with unprecedented granularity and ease.

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Ari Herzog

JULY 15, 2010

Marines in Afghanistan, for instance, not only has comments and dozens of people sharing the post through social networking, but a mind-popping 9,200 thumbs-up reviews on StumbleUpon. Uploaded with plasq ‘s Skitch !

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

SEPTEMBER 29, 2009

There’s no effort in adding thousands of email addresses to an address book, performing a mail merge, and sending off a generic press release. Further, it’s “simply unrealistic&# for him to tailor his press releases to bloggers, and it’s “close minded&# for bloggers to expect this of him.

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Webbiquity SMM

NOVEMBER 23, 2010

Your competitor recently released a new product? Their press release, and perhaps a puff piece in an industry trade pub where they advertise, are no longer the only sources of information about it. Share it on StumbleUpon. You can now, easily, find out what other people are saying. Share this on Facebook. Tweet This!

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Social Media Marketing

AUGUST 16, 2013

With its latest change in policy around links in press releases , Google is influencing public relations. Tips on choosing the most effective platform for your brand include the (perhaps unsurprising) insight that Google+, StumbleUpon and YouTube work best for improving SEO results. The Web isn''t what it used to be.

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Bill Hartzer

SEPTEMBER 22, 2010

When your company issues a press release, keep these bloggers inside your outreach plans. If a blogger receives a press release straight from a company in their business, most likely they will pay attention to it. Share it on StumbleUpon. Share this on del.icio.us. Post this on Diigo. Post on Google Buzz.

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Bill Hartzer

OCTOBER 5, 2009

Here is some information from their press release: Under the revised Guides, advertisements that feature a consumer and convey his or her experience with a product or service as typical when that is not the case will be required to clearly disclose the results that consumers can generally expect. Share it on StumbleUpon.

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The Marketing Blog

APRIL 18, 2010

47 pm Facebook & India Jump to Comments This is a statistical post, which collates data from various blog-posts, press-releases and news sites. Cross-posted at Iffort’s Blog Share this: StumbleUpon Digg Reddit 11 Comments Filed under Facebook , Web 2.0

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Bill Hartzer

JANUARY 12, 2011

Even if you decide not to have a blog or other fluid content on your web site, you should at least publish a press release once a month. This will add content to your web site, and keeping it fresh (link to your latest press releases on the home page of your web site) will ultimately help search engine rankings.

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Kikolani

APRIL 28, 2010

How to Write Better Press Release Headlines. 2010 Social Media Wishlist – New Features for Facebook, StumbleUpon, & Twitter. His blog focuses on many topics including blogging, copywriting, social media, SEO, technology, and much more. He also contributes to Famous Bloggers. A Sampling from SEM Group Blog.

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Webbiquity SMM

NOVEMBER 2, 2010

Li comes down a bit hard on PR agencies; true, most of them are ham-handed when it comes to social media, mass-blasting out press releases to bloggers (Li offers an excellent guide to conducting blogger outreach the right way in chapter 11) and generally treating social media like a broadcast channel. Share it on StumbleUpon.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JANUARY 25, 2008

StumbleUpon: The Funny, the Informational, but Not So Newsy StumbleUpon is probably the last social site that I’d consider going for “news&# — at least not for “current events.&# For example, just the other day I stumbled upon an Apple press release from 2003.

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Bill Hartzer

MAY 14, 2010

If you’re a corporation and you have a corporate web site then perhaps adding your press releases to your web site before you put them out on the newswires is an option. Share it on StumbleUpon. One simple way of adding content to your site on a regular basis would be to add a blog to your web site. Share this on del.icio.us.

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ProBlogger

MARCH 4, 2012

Seeing the first major spike from Stumbleupon. I have truly arrived … a press release is in the works. Funny, I never heard from him again…. Sure, now I know it’s not that big a deal, but wow that was exciting going from three to 300 hits … then back down to five. Problogger accepted my article.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

OCTOBER 22, 2009

Effectively, they’re porting their press release information to the wide open, and perhaps going a little more granular by featuring content specific to elements of iTunes. If you take a look at any one of their four accounts , you’ll notice one thing: they’re not using Twitter to converse but to broadcast.

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Kikolani

FEBRUARY 10, 2010

Business Promotion: If your business is doing something for the Haiti relief efforts, such as proceeds from the purchase of a certain item is donated to the Red Cross, add the #Haiti tag to your announcement or link to your press release. 2010 Social Media Wishlist – New Features for Facebook, StumbleUpon, & Twitter.

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The Marketing Blog

DECEMBER 8, 2007

Product Release(s) Feature Update(s) Think about something more intriguing above two points are quite normal. What else can you do apart from sharing a link/press-release? What You Need to Think ? How is it providing value to my blog readers? Does it really fit my reader-base? Address the name clearly.

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Bill Hartzer

APRIL 10, 2009

Here’s a recent press release forwarded to me about their domain name appraisal service: “LeapFish, the only online search portal to deliver the best of the web in a click-free search, today announced the re-launch of its popular free domain name appraisal service at LeapFish.com. Share it on StumbleUpon. Tweet This!

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ProBlogger

OCTOBER 15, 2011

Submit your blog to social bookmarking sites like Digg and StumbleUpon. Write a good press release, or hire a professional to do it for you (you can get a pretty decent press release written for you for $5 on Fiverr.com), and submit them to free press release distribution sites like PR.com.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JANUARY 12, 2010

But by far Stumbleupon is the most diverse, and mature social network. StumbleUpon I blindly accept friend requests, but if I find I’m being sent to pages that I really have no interest in, I check to see who recommended it, and consider removing them. December 20, 2007 at 12:28 pm toodoo » ????? ????? Ditto Pownce.

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The Marketing Blog

JANUARY 28, 2008

Technorati Tags: apple , ipod , product , product packaging , package , packaging , iPod , iPod shuffle Share this: StumbleUpon Digg Reddit 5 Comments Filed under Product Marketing 5 Comments Packaging Man September 22, 2008 at 1:54 pm It’s true that the packaging carries a lot of value when packaging luxury perfumes etc.

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Saying It Social

MAY 18, 2010

Your goal is to gain trust by engaging your audience, participating in conversations and sharing valuable, industry-related information, photos, videos, testimonials, press releases, etc. It takes time to establish trust with your target market.

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The Marketing Blog

NOVEMBER 25, 2007

Share this: StumbleUpon Digg Reddit 6 Comments Filed under Web2.0 Pretty impressive stuff overall and could go well with the youth if executed correctly. Disclaimer: I do not have any association with Titan/ Fastrack. The opnion here is my own and does not represent my organization. Fastrack.in

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Bill Hartzer

MARCH 29, 2011

– Press Release Web Sites (prnewswire.com, prweb.com, marketwire.com, businesswire.com). Find articles or press releases that have been recently posted on your subject. Press releases are getting pretty over-done now, so you really have to watch out. Share it on StumbleUpon. – Google News.

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Buzz Marketing for Technology

DECEMBER 1, 2010

Most of the time when I am talking with other B2B marketers they seem to be taking classic approach to social media and treating it like just another media channel posting press releases, sharing events, posting videos and expecting to see instant results like they get with other online media like banners, text links and search.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

AUGUST 18, 2009

Some blogs cover software only by being voted upon by the user , for example, and your press release won’t even fly for that category. If the post does not allow commenting, send a relevant press release to the editorial team showing that you have done your research and understand what the blog is looking for.

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Buzz Marketing for Technology

APRIL 1, 2010

If you know this going into the launch plan – then its just a matter of how you are going to sequence those messages (for example do you send out the eBook first with a link to the video second and the press release third with the virtual event forth and the blog/twitter buzz fifth?) Share it on StumbleUpon. Tweet This!

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Webbiquity SMM

DECEMBER 13, 2010

Press releases very rarely meet that standard. Share it on StumbleUpon. They will share and amplify your content, if it is interesting and useful. Instead, provide shareable resources: how-to blog posts, online tools, infographics, industry-specific glossaries, useful lists, video—any content that has value and is creative.

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