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SEPTEMBER 7, 2010

More from Convince and Convert Is Twitter for Business Even Worth the Trouble Why Social CRM Needs to Be Less About the Social and More About the Customers The 3 Amigos: Email, Blogging, Social Sharing Convince and Convert Recommends From Twitter to Blog – #FollowFriday Vol. If he’ll be near you, check it out.

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AUGUST 16, 2010

3 must-read articles about social media (plus a bonus from the Convince & Convert vault) Sent twice per week (usually Monday and Friday) Sent at 1pm pacific time 3-2-1: it’s the greatest newsletter in the history of social media newsletters. Im Jay Baer. How can I help you?

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JUNE 17, 2010

For us, it has helped expand our consulting business, which is a real measure. good question!] good question!] good question!] good question!] good question!] [link] krenee76 Is Your Twitter Addiction Paying Off [link] RT @jaybaer [Hmmmm. good question!] Roberts @njmirolo Always fun! Im Jay Baer.

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MAY 12, 2010

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 Would You Try It With a Fox?

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MAY 4, 2010

I’m delighted to have had the chance to interview technology consultant and author Phil Simon about how technology and social media adoption is changing companies. There is of course relentless chatter about social media ROI and success metrics. Measuring social media is viable, but not obvious. Great question.

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JULY 27, 2010

Second, this circumstance raises an important question: Are You Growing Your Voices? Blogging every day doesn’t make you a better thinker or consultant, it makes you faster at WordPress formatting. Business News "Blogging every day doesn’t make you a better thinker or consultant, it makes you faster at WordPress formatting."

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JULY 5, 2010

link] Hot In Marketing I Get By With a Little Help From My Friends | Convince & Convert News | Social Media Consulting – Convince & C. link] [link] Hot About TV I Get By With a Little Help From My Friends | Convince & Convert News | Social Media Consulting – Convince & C. Im Jay Baer.

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JUNE 29, 2010

link] jaybaer No question. link] Weintraub Adv RT @jaybaer: Cognitive Surplus – Use Social Connectivity to Change the World [link] [link] Teresa Basich Absolutely stellar review of @cshirky's new book "Cognitive Surplus" by @jaybaer: [link] [link] David Weedmark Great stuff Jay! Thanks for that! link] < possibly.

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FEBRUARY 10, 2010

In addition to improving the richness of the data, the next thing we're spending a good deal of time and resources on is answering the 'then what' question that arises after you import a bunch of email addresses. Ethan [link] udeme RE: The 'then what' question. I'll email you some thots soon. Im Jay Baer.

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JULY 26, 2010

Perhaps the better question is: How can you tell them your story? Im a tequila-loving, hype-free social media strategy consultant, speaker, and author that works with major corporations and PR firms to harness the awesome power of the social Web. But what do your consumers, journalists or readers do once they get there?

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Koka Sexton

MARCH 2, 2011

Another is that social media in B2B sales is a growing topic of discussion and people from executive levels down to the individual sales rep are hungry to learn how to leverage new media. Isn’t social media for marketers? Why does social media matter to sales people? Social media marketing grew 50% in 2010 to $1.2

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FEBRUARY 15, 2010

That's what I mean when I say uni-directional social media. I was asked this question yesterday, email vs twitter and why? Thanks Jay [link] briantroy For many companies – who look at Social Media as a new way to reach prospects – you are exactly right. link] Samuel Fagan Great post. Im Jay Baer.

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FEBRUARY 11, 2010

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 Is It Curtains for the App Store?

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JULY 20, 2010

Im a tequila-loving, hype-free social media strategy consultant, speaker, and author that works with major corporations and PR firms to harness the awesome power of the social Web. Im a frequent social media conference speaker , and interview social media luminaries for my Twitter 20 series of live Twitter interviews.

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AUGUST 24, 2010

Im a tequila-loving, hype-free social media strategy consultant, speaker, and author that works with major corporations and PR firms to harness the awesome power of the social Web. Im a frequent social media conference speaker , and interview social media luminaries for my Twitter 20 series of live Twitter interviews.

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MAY 13, 2010

Im a tequila-loving, hype-free social media strategy consultant, speaker, and author that works with major corporations and PR firms to harness the awesome power of the social Web. Im a frequent social media conference speaker , and interview social media luminaries for my Twitter 20 series of live Twitter interviews.

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MAY 11, 2010

After all, why would they even be coming to your Web site unless they had questions about your product or service? Social media makes it possible. The key is to create meaningful content that answers those questions, and propagate that content throughout the social Web, making a visit to your site unnecessary.

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JULY 28, 2010

You just have to put on your customer glasses for a while and think through all the questions, confusions, and frustrations they may have at each stage. is a critical question on par with “does this room have bed bugs?&# Have them document EVERY question they receive. This is the strategy of creating a Social FAQ.

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MAY 27, 2010

Although Flowtown leans toward the B2C mass market culturally, I see monster B2B possibilities here. If someone fills out the form to download the document, and they have a large following on Twitter (as determined by an instant Flowtown look-up), you can automatically send and email to your PR team to follow up with that individual.

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FEBRUARY 24, 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: Tying Together Social Media and Corporate Social Responsibility 5 Steps to Winning Fans with Content Strategy Are You Ready for the Opportunity Economy? And thanks for the shout out on the blog.

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JUNE 22, 2010

Never Heard Of It This is of course a situation that is most acute in B2B, where White Horse found that 60% of companies either have low executive interest in social media, or have modest interest but a lack of education. If anything, social media is MORE important for B2B companies than it is for B2C companies.

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FEBRUARY 23, 2010

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 Is Your Social Strategy Proactive or Reactive?

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FEBRUARY 5, 2010

The big question is about the search box- does it require that prominent a placement? shorten Social Media Consulting & Coaching to just “Consulting & Coaching&# ) and add Search to the end of the nav bar? link] Social Business Bank Option 1. No question! link] Warren Fick Wow. Im Jay Baer.

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MARCH 4, 2010

Yet, in much of my social media consulting work corporate blog owners are invariably most interested in total visits and RSS subscribers. One question for you though — are these categories mutually exclusive? effective social media campaigns that left no question of their effectiveness. Jury's still out.

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MARCH 10, 2010

I’m looking forward to an all-new group of Twitter 20 interviews in the coming months, and hope you’ll be right there with me – tuning in, asking questions, and telling your friends. Someday, we’ll all look back on these days and say we were there at the beginning of the social media transformation. Im Jay Baer.

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JULY 21, 2010

Protecting Yourself From Social Media Lawsuits – [link] from @bgindra over on @jaybaer's place [link] Hot In Marketing Social Media Lawsuits Protect Yourself From Them | Guest Posts | Social Media Consulting – Convince & Convert [link] [link] lisa mcgrath Protecting yourself from social media lawsuits.

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FEBRUARY 19, 2010

Turn the Tables on Social Media with NutshellMail [link] blog comments powered by Disqus Subscribe to Convince & Convert Jay Baer Greetings. Im a tequila-loving, hype-free social media strategy consultant, speaker, and author that works with major corporations and PR firms to harness the awesome power of the social Web.

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MAY 5, 2010

link] [link] Courtenay Pitcher As the owner of my own small marketing agency, I find it much easier to consult with clients based on experiences and insights gained in the trenches. Thank you for all of your excellent blog posts about social media Jay. Thank you for all of your excellent blog posts about social media Jay.

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JULY 6, 2010

She leads the agency’s social media group, and has more than 20 years experience in consumer, technology, B2B and social media marketing. 100 Tying Together Social Media and Corporate Social Responsibility | Guest Posts | Social Media Consulting – Convince… [link] [link] Top ?

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AUGUST 19, 2010

link] [link] Ingrid Abboud RT @jaybaer: The 3 Amigos: Email, Blogging, Social Sharing [link] [link] Jeff Hurt The 3 Amigos: Email, Blogging, Social Sharing [Bookmark this!!] Im a frequent social media conference speaker , and interview social media luminaries for my Twitter 20 series of live Twitter interviews.

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

To help you figure all this out, you might want to download my free social media strategy worksheet. Social Media Strategy Worksheet from Jay Baer at Convince and Convert As a social media consultant, I specialize in helping companies create and implement social media strategy.

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MARCH 25, 2010

"A Social Media Scoreboard That Works" [link] (via @jaybaer) [link] Gregg Morris If you haven't looked at this yet, you might want to. Social media statistics and reporting, without the hassle. RT @jaybaer: Yea! Im Jay Baer. Ive founded 5 companies, and spent 15 years running digital marketing agencies.

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JUNE 24, 2010

At the end of the video, you’ll see my question as to whether the king of the infomercial and the king of social media are really the same guy? I’m just working through this tie between infomercials and social media. They are always asking the question “How can we do this&# better? Im Jay Baer.

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APRIL 20, 2010

new white paper from me and @chrisbaggott) [link] [link] Blu Maya Does Your Blog Have a Long Tail | Blogging and Content Creation | Social Media Consulting – Convince & Convert [link] [link] Ken Styles RT @jaybaer: Does Your Blog Have a Long Enough Tail? Those long-tail stats are real eye-openers.

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JULY 15, 2010

If someone asks a question in a social space, make sure you have an expert on hand that can answer the question if it gets too technical for the day-to-day social listener. If you have a Twitter account, set up a CoTweet account to help manage interactions, and define who is responsible for interaction. Im Jay Baer.

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JUNE 7, 2010

link] [link] Hot In Marketing Delivering Happiness Delivers Indeed | Book Reviews | Social Media Consulting – Convince & Convert [link] [link] LoriBurke I want to win this book too. Im a frequent social media conference speaker , and interview social media luminaries for my Twitter 20 series of live Twitter interviews.

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JUNE 3, 2010

Not only did he deny MLB’s offer to skip today’s game, he met with the media AGAIN for more questions, putting on and taking off the verbal hair shirt about 50 times, until he was again in tears. And you know what, he didn't take a week to consult with PR folks or attorneys. That's what you saw last night and today.

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