Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

You have to create content, be part of many communities, and proceed incrementally. Too often we see social media strategies that involve putting photos into Flickr, videos into YouTube or the creation of a Facebook application and then never revisiting the environment to engage with the communities around this content.

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Hootsuite

MAY 8, 2023

Potential customers can’t just click a button to buy — instead, they complete an application and qualification process to get a quote. Among social platforms, Facebook is the best site for B2B lead generation. Especially for insurers offering specialist coverage to connect with niche communities. They know they need insurance.

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Convince & Convert

JUNE 11, 2010

Amber is Director of Community for Radian6 , co-proprietor of the influential Brass Tack Thinking blog (formerly Altitude Branding), a cool mom, a motivating force, and a hell of a flautist). DJ Waldow Director of Community, Blue Sky Factory @djwaldow [link] DJ Waldow As I wrote on Brass Tack Thinking, I have the chills. is my vote.

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Convince & Convert

JUNE 24, 2010

That mission, to add value to the communities they reach, is the heart beat of social. So…what can we REALLY learn about how infomercials being applicable to social media? The thought also crossed my mind about the pitchman of that era. The truly believe in the products they promote. link] Pablo Edwards Jay, Great insights.

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Convince & Convert

MARCH 25, 2010

Swix also plans to publish its own API so that third-parties can push and pull Swix data into other applications. Lake believe that access will be granted however, allowing his company to deliver a whole suite of new Facebook data points into the Swix system. A white label version for agency use is also in the works. All rights reserved.

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Convince & Convert

APRIL 20, 2010

link] – good breakdown of social media business applications. link] [link] stephen elliott RT @jaybaer: Does Your Blog Have a Long Tail [link] [link] Catherine Davis RT @jaybaer: Does Your Blog Have a Long Tail [link] (interesting search applications) #SEO [link] Steve Woodruff RT @jaybaer: Does Your Blog Have a Long Tail?

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Convince & Convert

AUGUST 10, 2010

What do you think about influence mining, and its applicability for your business? Cheers, Sheldon, community manager for Sysomos [link] 40deuce I agree that influence mining will definitely be a huge thing in the next year or so. Where I see influence mining as being a more practical application is in outreach.

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Convince & Convert

APRIL 13, 2010

See my review of the iPad review here) This content would also make a fantastic Facebook application. That experience made me explore different industries, which lead me to B2B PR. That experience made me explore different industries, which lead me to B2B PR. Tons of applicability for social networking. Never, ever, ever.

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Convince & Convert

MAY 25, 2010

While having some measure of Web design and programming capabilities is almost a requirement, being in the business of constructing Web sites and applications per se, is typically a losing proposition for most agencies that are not involved in that business at scale. Note that I didn’t include Web design. All rights reserved.

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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

My applications are for a medical practice (think HIPAA and it gets a little stickier), a major cycling event and for my charity cycling team. My applications are for a medical practice (think HIPAA and it gets a little stickier), a major cycling event and for my charity cycling team. link] Crushing the Myth of B2B Social Media [.]

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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

You need something that’s easy for you to use and that will be practical for the application you have at hand. applications like Facebook, Twitter, Skype, etc. What they often don’t realize is that they can safely enable these applications through the use of smart policies.

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Convince & Convert

MARCH 3, 2010

Agencies should also be working with clients on using social media as a market research tool, by surveying fans or creating dedicated, invite-only brand communities that serve as a living focus group. Keep Score Social media metrics are widely available, but require effort and integration to be gathered and analyzed successfully.

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Convince & Convert

JUNE 2, 2010

link] jaybaer I recommend you hide updates from all applications in your FB setting. [link] jaybaer Good stuff. Thanks for the comment. What good is a “friend&# request, if that person doesn't even know you? Once I did that, and got rid of Farmville and Mafia Wars, my FB enjoyment went up A LOT. link] jaybaer When did you delete?

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Convince & Convert

APRIL 14, 2010

Then, strategize ways you could make those problems disappear by providing better content (as with Geek Squad), faster response (as with Nationwide), or better access to help (as many companies are doing by launching online customer support communities using Get Satisfaction or other systems). It is all about SERVICE for them.

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Convince & Convert

AUGUST 31, 2010

The u30pro chat that I moderate with Lauren Fernandez have amazing discussions every week as far as I’ve gathered from the community. I think of the great web based communities like brazen careerist and 20something bloggers. Both of these communities have a great deal of interaction and conversation.

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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

There has never been any sort of major effort to distribute MySpace broadly across the Web by baking it into other sites, applications or circumstances. Nearly all the once mighty, now defunct social network or community sites unfurled and died after being purchased. I wonder if that policy is still in effect? The goals shift.

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Convince & Convert

MAY 20, 2010

Unfortunately, its going to be a long struggle to evolve from the quarterly-based thinking to one of growing a fan base, following, community, etc. link] Martin Seibert We are creating a social media metrics application at [link] that will centralize all your web stats in one place. We only have twitter, facebook and bit.ly

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Convince & Convert

JULY 13, 2010

Why not try spending time commenting in your targets’ community blogs? Find teachers, identify valuable communities, volunteer time to non-profit organizations who need your energy. reading about social media and trying different communities. I'd argue that social media is like sales, recruiting, or communications.

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Convince & Convert

JUNE 15, 2010

"4 Detective Tricks to Find Your Customers in #SocialMedia" Vertriebstipps von @JayBaer [link] [link] Wendy Soucie A recent addition to the process of finding your connections is Socialfinder which is one of the business applications on Xeesm.com. This is a social address book, and social CRM application at each extreme.

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Hootsuite

AUGUST 14, 2023

Showcase the applicant’s creativity and technical expertise. Describe an impressive accomplishment for a medical assistant role that sets this applicant apart from other candidates. Design two optimized contact forms to collect emails from B2B clients in the automotive manufacturing industry.

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Hootsuite

MAY 30, 2023

Think of social media marketing for lawyers as the same as sponsoring community events and golf tournaments. Creating educational content for B2B audiences in areas like contracts, commercial real estate, business setup, and related fields. Book a Demo FAQs about social media for lawyers What social media is most used by lawyers?

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Convince & Convert

APRIL 8, 2010

This is pretty much a show-stopper for any applications that require precision beyond a finger touch. This is pretty much a show-stopper for any applications that require precision beyond a finger touch. The keyboard (dock or wireless) eliminates the text input problem, although it would be a bit clunky on a plane. All rights reserved.

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Convince & Convert

APRIL 22, 2010

Social Campaigns & Apps (social media marketing) In this approach, you’re using contests, promotions, offers, and self-contained applications and widgets to promote your company or product. Brand Communities Take your best customers – the 1% that really give a damn about you – and activate them.

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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

Katie Morse Community Manager @misskatiemo [link] [link] Katie Morse Jason – great post! Katie Morse Community Manager @misskatiemo [link] [link] Adeline Tay RT @mycrowdca: RT @Heynoon – The 39 Social Media Tools I'll Use Today [link] [link] Marc Dooley Thanks for putting this together. Thanks for the Radian6 shout-out!

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Convince & Convert

MARCH 16, 2010

Growth Is Slowing The true size of the Twitter audience is a bit tricky to pin down because 55% of its users do so via third party and mobile applications. Twitter success requires an understanding of the unique rhythms and cadences of the community, and a give first, get later mentality that is a bit counterintuitive at first.

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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 23, 2010

I’ve been wondering whether the Open Graph API will yield an explosion in Facebook-powered satellite applications (like the 2,000+ Twitter add-ons that all seems to start with “tw…&# ). But there are 400 million people on Facebook,&# Gilbert said. “I want to know what they are saying, too.&#

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Convince & Convert

MARCH 2, 2010

The social media community is starving for a viable way to track customer behavior throughout all social outposts (as evidenced by the massive number of retweets for this post I mentioned recently about a new way to tie Google Analytics to your Facebook fan page ). The area of “metrics integration&# is especially interesting.

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Buzz Marketing for Technology

JUNE 27, 2008

Track things like audience/community sentiment (positive/negative) if you want to map effort to results. Use social networks respectfully to share the best of your content, in a community-appropriate setting. Remember that community and marketplace are two different things. Make it easy for your community to reach you.

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Convince & Convert

JUNE 30, 2010

What I find fascinating is that with so many social media marketing techniques, applications and opportunities, I feel we are rapidly losing focus on what authentic connection looks like. Julie Good points Jay… love your blog. August 12, 2010 (766) Twitter Stream © 2008-2010 Convince & Convert, LLC. All rights reserved.

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Convince & Convert

JULY 9, 2010

They loved the behind-the-scenes experience and the transformation tips from Stern – particularly because they saw how effortless the make-up application was. Cheers, Sheldon, community manager for Sysomos [link] Marina Maher Comm. And the online influencers recognized that for what it was: transparent and authentic.

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Convince & Convert

APRIL 7, 2010

I agree that the discovery piece is not what it could be within the Foursquare application. but I know that developing on the BB is a non trivial affair with multiple phones and o/s's (I have a Curve 8900 4.6). I find I “discover&# more via friends posting Foursquare check-ins to Facebook. All rights reserved.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

APRIL 28, 2010

With the initiative for Facebook to be open and to empower businesses to host pages that celebrate their business, offering deals and giving the community the ability to converse directly with the business or entity these pages represent, you forgot about accountability. And now there are Community Pages! Who the heck needs it?

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Convince & Convert

JUNE 16, 2010

Whether B2B or B2C, customers are buying based on what they need. Whole Foods does this similarly with its mobile application when it suggests meals/shopping lists based on health needs — and even suggests meals for ingredients you already have. Example: How many customers love iPhone applications?

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