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20 Bloggers to Watch in 2012

ProBlogger

Her work is highly regarded in the social media community and she was recommended multiple times in the comments section on last year’s list. Marcus started a swimming pool company in 2001. He also has a talent for community engagement. He was one of the first in my community to experiment with Kindle publishing.

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How to Use Facebook Groups to Grow Your Business and Engage Customers

Hootsuite

As someone who ran an unauthorized 2gether fan site on Geocities for three glorious, hormone-fuelled months in 2001, I know first-hand the joy of bringing the community together online. It’s time to get your fan community started. Either way, the focus here is on a loyal, authentic online community.

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The Most Important Blog Post You'll Probably Never Read

Viper Chill

And in my own defense, I made a lot of money in real estate 2001-2005 thanks to the copywriting and content marketing techniques we teach on Copyblogger. That’s why I love being involved in this community so much – there are just thousands of smart people out there. That should be authentic. Rules are so boring.

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The 2011 #Nifty50 Top Twitter Men Reprise

Webbiquity SMM

It takes a community to build a community. So much of building a community requires understanding people and engaging with them. Now you may wonder, “ How do we build a community? Senior Analyst at Forrester ( @TomGrantForr ) “You don’t build a community. According to Tom Grant , Ph.D, You expand it.”

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40 Core Philosophies From the Most Famous Marketers in History

Buffer Social

‘A brand is a contract’ Who: Simon Clift. What: The former Chief Marketing Officer of Unilever likes to say “a brand is the contract between a company and consumers.” Influencers make the brand. What: In 2001, social media barely existed. ‘Cash from chaos’ Who: Malcolm McLaren.