Convince & Convert

AUGUST 10, 2010

Raj Kadam is CEO of Viralheat , a social media listening platform (disclosure: I am a paid customer of Viralheat). JB : How are companies incorporating influence metrics into their marketing? I did not work on the Klout campaign. Should companies treat customers differently?

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Akamai Marketing

FEBRUARY 11, 2009

The power of events, ESPECIALLY B2b events, is undeniable and people are still attracted to them, computers and phones not withstanding, most of us prefer the company of human beings. Leave a Reply Cancel reply Subscribe via Email Meet Tara Coomans Recent Posts Klout – What’s it all About?

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

AUGUST 2, 2011

With the breadth and depth of social media services out there, it’s no wonder that we often find ourselves lost in the vast array of services. Shannon Paul is a social media manager at the Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and blogs on social media for business at Very Official Blog. Jason Falls.

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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 2, 2015

When executed incorrectly, however, certain mistakes can prevent your company from maximizing the potential of this strategy. Are you a B2B brand focused on marketers that work in technology? What they talk about, their Klout score, community, followers, engagement, and endless other identifiers come into play here.

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Convince & Convert

JUNE 17, 2010

Certainly, it’s not a comprehensive influence formula like Klout , or other Twitter-influence arbiters ( interesting study this week from Sysomos ), but it’s easy to calculate, and I think it makes sense. Convince & Convert [link] #marketing #b2b [link] Assurance RT @ldiomede RT @jaybaer: Is Your Twitter Addiction Paying Off?

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Convince & Convert

JULY 6, 2012

This is Episode 23 of the Social Pros Podcast : Real People Doing Real Work in Social Media. This episode features DJ Waldow of Waldow Social. Read on for insights from DJ and some social media news from Eric and Jim ( this week : LinkedIn and Twitter break up). Listen Now. The RSS feed is: [link].

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Webbiquity SMM

SEPTEMBER 12, 2011

Social media marketing has gone well beyond the hype stage and is now mainstream business practice. Still, questions remain: how do I use social media most effectively across the enterprise? Which social media monitoring tools should I use? What social media developments and trends should I be watching?

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Convince & Convert

AUGUST 26, 2010

The point of tracking software isn’t to determine how many tweets were sent mentioning a company, it’s to figure out what those tweets say, and what the business ramifications are. If you’re an agency that’s providing social media listening or analysis services for clients, this is even more critical of a distinction.

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Webbiquity SMM

FEBRUARY 7, 2011

If 2009 was the year many marketers puzzled over, poked at and pondered incorporating social media into their marketing mix, 2010 was the year of diving in. 500 companies now call social media “very&# or “somewhat&# important to their marketing or business strategy. Adoption soared. 85% of Inc.

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Webbiquity SMM

JUNE 14, 2011

Last week’s Online Marketing Summi t in Minneapolis drew an intense crowd of local agency and corporate attendees focused on learning the latest strategies for SEO and search, conversion rate optimization (CRO), QR codes, PPC, social video marketing, integrated analytics, social media measurement and more.

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Webbiquity SMM

MARCH 23, 2011

Social media monitoring tools are increasing essential for companies of all sizes as the explosion of social media content renders manual monitoring efforts hopeless. The best also monitor message boards and forums, easy to overlook but critical particularly for niche b2b products and services.

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Webbiquity SMM

AUGUST 28, 2012

Given the widespread adoption of social media marketing practices, the “if” and “when” questions seemed to have now been resolved by most midsized and larger companies (and a lot of small companies as well). What’s the best process for developing a social media marketing plan?

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Janet Fouts

JUNE 5, 2014

Let’s talk about networked approaches & social media for training and capacity building for the nonprofit sector that leverage learning and impact. Chieftain of the blog {grow} and social media bouncer. Social Media and Internet Marketing consultant for small to medium businesses. Beth Kanter.

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Webbiquity SMM

JULY 22, 2014

This shift has led to today’s emphasis on “social” PR. But it’s not merely about using social media platforms and outreach; as one of five pillars in the web presence optimization framework , PR now impacts SEO, content marketing, website design, and other marketing disciplines.

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Webbiquity SMM

OCTOBER 23, 2012

According to recent social media research , Twitter now has more than 165 million users, and is attracting nearly a million new users each day. 4 Ways to Grow a Twitter Following That Matters by Social Media Examiner. Over 40 Twitter Abbreviations You Should Know by Social Media Today. ” WTF?

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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 27, 2011

Bloggers are not typically trained journalists that understand the company/PR firm/reporter news continuum. The ones I read demonstrate some awareness of what I actually write, and treat me as a distinct individual, not Row 13 on the “social media bloggers” Excel spreadsheet. Bloggers Are Not Reporters.

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Webbiquity SMM

OCTOBER 5, 2010

Although fewer Americans use Twitter than Facebook, Twitter users “are far more likely to follow Brands/ Companies than social networkers in general. 51% of active Twitter users follow companies, brands or products on social networks. This table says why by Social Media Today.

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Webbiquity SMM

JANUARY 31, 2011

Twitter is used (officially) in 65 of the Fortune 100 companies , 63% of small to midsized businesses, and nearly half of all B2B enterprises. Which companies are really succeeding on Twitter, and how are they doing it? 40 useful things you can share on Twitter besides blog posts by Social Media Today.

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Convince & Convert

MARCH 22, 2012

This is Episode 8 of the Social Pros Podcast : Real People Doing Real Work in Social Media. This episode features Ian Greenleigh , the Manager of Content and Social Strategy for Bazaarvoice. Read on for insights from Ian,, and Eric’s Social Media Stat of the Week (this week: an UNstat!). Listen Now.

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Convince & Convert

MARCH 22, 2012

This is Episode 8 of the Social Pros Podcast : Real People Doing Real Work in Social Media. This episode features Ian Greenleigh , the Manager of Content and Social Strategy for Bazaarvoice. Read on for insights from Ian,, and Eric’s Social Media Stat of the Week (this week: an UNstat!). Listen Now.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JANUARY 5, 2011

Here’s how I do it : I read and review hundreds — thousands — of articles yearly, on all Internet Marketing topics from SEO to social media to general entrepreneurship (new for 2010!), also gathering intelligence via their rankings on top social sites and by stumbling upon new items in my feed reader.

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Webbiquity SMM

APRIL 9, 2012

Manage all of your social media accounts from a single login on your iPhone? Make more productive use of your time on social networking sites? Find tools to do all of the above and much more in this collection of helpful business, online and social media tools, apps and reviews. Cool Social Media Tools.

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Webbiquity SMM

JUNE 6, 2011

Today, Tom Pick ( @TomPick ), Online Marketing Executive at KC Associates , who blogs at his award winning B2B Webbiquity , and I ( @ckburgess – Blue Focus Marketing @BlueFocus360 ) present 50 remarkable men on our 2011 #Nifty50 Top Twitter Men list. Contributor to the Social Media Marketing Magazine – B2B Column.

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Convince & Convert

JULY 9, 2010

An expert in marketing to women, she heads the Media Connections practice, focused on managing brand dialogue via traditional and social media. Time is proving that no matter how much social media changes, the core rules of engagement remain the same.

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