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 The Science of Inequality – Finding Your Influential Customers April 28th, 2010 |Written By: Jay Baer | View Comments Tweet Does social media breed inequality? MORE

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 Information as Theater – The Power of Humanized Description April 27th, 2010 |Written By: Jay Baer | View Comments Tweet I am typing this on a US Airways flight from St. MORE

She is also founder and principal of Genuine Media, a marketing agency that helps clients build their individual and brand reputation through social media. Recently I needed to change a flight with United Airlines. So I grabbed my iPhone , dialed United, and heard this recorded message: Thanks for calling United Airlines. Social games have become the online version of popular reality TV shows – having an astounding impact on our leisure and down time. MORE

Tweet The Bees Awards – one of its kind international social media marketing award, is held for the third time this year. Best Use of Social Media Platform - The Generous Store by Anthon Berg by Robert/Boisen & Like-minded. Best Use of Ad Banners on Social Media Platform – EA Battlefield 3 YouTube banner – Scholz & Volkmer GmbH. Best Crisis Management – “Like This”: American Airlines Responds Socially by Weber Shandwick. MORE

Imagine if this poor girl was in charge of that local Candlewood Suites social media presence and said something like that? As their social presences grow (yippee – we hit a million fans!), Social is a two-way street, not a TV broadcast medium. What happens in your call center will happen on social. But this is not a bad thing, nor is social necessarily negative ROI. Social media is easy for companies that produce soft drinks and TV shows. MORE

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 Why Influence Mining is the Next Gold Rush August 10th, 2010 |Written By: Jay Baer | View Comments Tweet Inherently, we understand influence. MORE

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 6 Required Competencies for Social Organizations February 24th, 2010 |Written By: Jay Baer | View Comments Tweet Now, marketing is the center of American business. MORE

This is Episode 11 of the Social Pros Podcast : Real People Doing Real Work in Social Media. This episode features Vanessa Sain-Dieguez who is the Social Media Director at Hilton Worldwide. Read on for insights from Vanessa, and Eric’s Social Media Stat of the Week (this week: 27% of people go through other channels before calling customer service lines). Social Pros Transcript For Your Reading Enjoyment, Thanks to Speechpad for the Transcription. MORE

She is also founder and principal of Genuine Media, a marketing agency that helps clients build their individual and brand reputation through social media. Recently I needed to change a flight with United Airlines. So I grabbed my iPhone , dialed United, and heard this recorded message: Thanks for calling United Airlines. Social games have become the online version of popular reality TV shows – having an astounding impact on our leisure and down time. MORE

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 Are You Ready for the Opportunity Economy? million times, and takes United Airlines out behind the woodshed for a musical ass-kicking. MORE

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 Wow Online Influencers With An In-Person Experience July 9th, 2010 |Written By: Paula Hahn | View Comments Tweet Guest post by Paula Hahn Managing Director at Marina Maher Communications (MMC). MORE

Even with your commitment to humanization, social outreach, customer experience and all the rest, you’re still getting more angry missives than ever. It’s certainly true in the airline industry, where LA Times reports that complaint volume is up 30% year-over-year. If nothing else, social media and always-on Internet access has made us all passive aggressive. Jay is the founder of [link] and host of the Social Pros podcast. photo from Bigstock.com. MORE

Other than signing book deals, the favorite sport of the social media punditry these days seems to be bashing Klout. The most recent example was from B2B social media thinker Paul Gillin who wrote a post unveiling the flaws in Klout’s ranking scheme. But most social media types aren’t Paul Gillin. The smart money in the next five years in social media is not in the provision of information but rather in the interpretation of it. MORE