Convince & Convert

FEBRUARY 11, 2010

They really need to sort this process out or they are going to end up losing developers to other platforms, which make it a lot easier to get an application approved and have more transparent processes,” explains Roland Hutchinson of Geeky Gadgets. introduced an application-geared Internet. You know what’s not a good idea?

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MAY 10, 2011

Highlight your company’s community involvement. An IT services firm donated the time of several of its developers to local non-profit groups for a weekend. A better approach is to make it prominent and easy for members of the media to click directly to your website’s online newsroom or media page.

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2010

His “Pull and Stay&# advice; segmenting customers into barrels; platforming; social currency, and other concepts are instantly applicable to real world marketing challenges fitting a wide variety of circumstances. DJ Waldow Director of Community, Blue Sky Factory @djwaldow [link] unmarketing Thanks a lot Jay.

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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? link] BJ-Global Group Thanks for explaining some benefits of using television advertising. The truly believe in the products they promote.

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APRIL 20, 2010

That group used 3,126 different search terms to get here. The most popular search phrase – “ social media strategy &# brought 837 visits, and 2,654 search terms were used by just one visitor during the month. link] – good breakdown of social media business applications. How can I help you?

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MARCH 25, 2010

Swix also plans to publish its own API so that third-parties can push and pull Swix data into other applications. And It’s Free For now, Swix is in beta, and very much wants feedback from people interested in social media measurement. A white label version for agency use is also in the works. How can I help you?

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

Done correctly, social media is about developing meaningful relationships with customers and prospective customers in their natural habitat. You have to create content, be part of many communities, and proceed incrementally. Many successful social media programs take months (or even more than a year) to really germinate.

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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. You are right on target when you say things like “Integrating Social Media into the business plan&# That’s it.

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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. How can I help you?

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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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SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

I’ve asserted that B2B social media tactics vary from B2C, in that they are typically rooted in consumer education and thought leadership, and thus require deeper layers of interaction. Private brand communities vs. Facebook. Linkedin Groups vs. Twitter. Thanks for sharing good support information for B2B social media.

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JUNE 2, 2010

As my “friends&# become more numerous and less hand picked, does the judgement and input of that group provide a meaningful advantage over the judgement and input of everyone? I do agree that eventually Facebook will have to apply sub-groups of Friends for any meaningful insight. My take on this on my blog @ [link] 2.

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Visually SM

JULY 27, 2020

Listening and insights tools provide intelligence into the quality of a social audience, crossover between different communities, and combines content with relationship analysis. It’s social marketing tools provide the ability to segment audiences for campaigns. Pricing: custom pricing based on needs/function.

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

I’ve played with social media at a personal level and now it’s time to take it up a notch. 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] Jason Baer in Fargo « Flint Group Blog [.] Don’t these collide?

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APRIL 13, 2010

See my review of the iPad review here) This content would also make a fantastic Facebook application. Tagged as: apps , contests , dale carnegie , how to win friends and influence people , influences , iphone , mobile marketing , social media Did you enjoy this blog post? Tons of applicability for social networking.

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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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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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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. The tools of social media always change.

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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’ve seen some linkedin groups with great discussions. Beyond that, when I think of social media, I don’t just think of the tools like twitter, linkedin and facebook.

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APRIL 22, 2010

During the session, an audience question got me fired up (no surprise, as the Social Fresh attendees were a very smart, engaged group). 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.

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MAY 20, 2010

However, my preference is for the baby naming approach – selecting key performance indicators (KPI) before a single Tweet is sent, blog post is written, or Linkedin group is christened. This is because social media success is inherently slow , not fast. I’ve worked in both camps, and have seen both succeed.

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JULY 13, 2010

Every single person in a public relations firm should: 1) understand the impact of social media and 2) be able to activate that marketing potential for their clients. Honestly, as an employer, the idea that there can only be a select group of firm experts makes my blood boil. It’s a big world out there.) Just get started.

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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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Webbiquity SMM

DECEMBER 4, 2012

Social Media ROI Measurement Guides. She notes that “social media” is far more than Twitter, blogs and Facebook, now encompassing “social listening,” content curation, crowdfunding, social gaming, social CRM and more. 6 Expert Tips for Measuring Social Media ROI by OMI Blog.

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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. How can I help you?

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MARCH 16, 2010

Twitter’s role as a conduit for the Zeitgeist is unrivaled, and it has almost single-handedly ushered in the era of real-time search, and social CRM. So, fully expecting each of you to tell me I’m wrong in the comments, here are 7 reasons why Twitter is not the Valhalla of social media: 1. What’s Happening? I love Twitter.

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SEPTEMBER 23, 2010

I believe Kurrently has the potential to make Facebook a much larger player in the social CRM world, as companies can now instantly see just how much they are being mentioned on that platform. Facebook users do not realize that their status updates can be as public as they are, much less searched through an application like kurrently.

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

For example, when I’m ready to invite people to my new Facebook Fan Page, I can use Flowtown to determine which of you are active on Facebook, and send an email only to that group. Katie Morse Community Manager @misskatiemo [link] [link] Katie Morse Jason – great post! 39 social media tools I will use today.

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JUNE 30, 2010

The head of their social media program took a week off and invited all the local Twitter people to sit with him at a coffee shop, and really get to know them, then he posted about it on Twitter. The tools have been there to do things like this in email for awhile now, but social media is slightly behind the curve. How can I help you?

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MARCH 2, 2010

mid-sized and large companies today, the email group and the social media group are not the same, and communicate infrequently. Having a single platform (the combined ExactTarget/CoTweet) will enable those groups to work together, creating operational efficiencies. Personnel Integration In many (most?)

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JULY 9, 2010

It doesn’t get much more real than inviting a group of people in to watch you get ready. 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.

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APRIL 7, 2010

Let me hear about it: View Comments | Subscribe To This Blog | Sign Up For Our Newsletter Share This Post: Similar Posts That You Might Enjoy: 14 Things I Think I Think About Social Media Is Starbucks the Most Dangerous Competitor to Facebook? I agree that the discovery piece is not what it could be within the Foursquare application.

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JUNE 16, 2010

The Secret Sauce Is Relevance I’m noticing common themes among social media successes like BBVA bank. 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. How can I help you?

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