Webbiquity SMM

MAY 10, 2011

On ClickZ, Heidi Cohen reports that even at this stage, only one in three companies are even trying to measure social media ROI, because doing that is hard, though she also outlines five other social media metrics that matter. Social media is a great way to make more in-real-life contacts. Here are 20 ideas.

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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. Why does social media matter to sales people? Social media marketing grew 50% in 2010 to $1.2 About Social Selling University.

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JULY 27, 2010

Mike Cassidy made me (and a lot of other people) think differently about the intersection of social media strategy , and business objectives. Im a frequent social media conference speaker , and interview social media luminaries for my Twitter 20 series of live Twitter interviews. How can I help you?

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MAY 4, 2010

Or, paradoxically, they claim to embrace social media while forbidding their employees from being on Facebook or Twitter. As you know better than I, we are in the early innings of social media. My hunch is that, as more organizations are able to successfully utilize social media, the dominoes will start to fall.

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Diva Marketing Blog

OCTOBER 9, 2009

Diva Marketing's focus has gone from traditional branding/marketing to how social media supports the most important aspect of marketing: the customer experience. many wonderful Divas who are doing exception working in the social media industry. Along the way I've highlighted , interviewed , podcasted (is that a word?)

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MAY 27, 2010

Just when you think you have some modicum of a handle on this industry, new developments come along and shake up your head like a snow globe. Although Flowtown leans toward the B2C mass market culturally, I see monster B2B possibilities here. The way Donovan McNabb hates T.O. The way Lindsey Lohan hates non-alcoholic beverages.

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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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APRIL 13, 2010

Inspired by Jay Baer blog post, “The Best Advice Has No Shelf Life” [link] #assnchat [link] KiKi L’Italien Welcome to the weekly chat for the Association Industry (#assnchat)! Today's Topic: Advice (via/ @jaybaer [link] #assnchat [link] KiKi L’Italien Welcome to the weekly chat for the Association Industry (#assnchat)!

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APRIL 28, 2010

million followers on Twitter? But now, social media is enabling companies to make influencer outreach a foundational marketing tactic. Finding Your Influencers As noted in the study, the notion of true 1:1 marketing via social media is a bit of a fallacy. The reality is, there’s never been a level playing field.

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JULY 28, 2010

RT @jaybaer: 5 Simple Ways to Turn Helpfulness Into Marketing Gold: [link] [link] Foundora 5 Ways to Turn Helpfulness Into Marketing Greatness – [link] By @jaybaer [link] Deirdre Reid, CAE 5 Ways to Turn Helpfulness into Marketing Greatness (by @jaybaer) [link] [link] Jack Scharff How can b2b apply? Sarah Barnes Spot on.

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APRIL 6, 2010

It’s an example of an industry with poor understanding of taxonomy – the words and phrases used to describe products and services. Taxonomy is incredibly important in social media because it’s the most direct link between the worlds of social and search marketing. Look under “E&# for “eye glasses.&#

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MARCH 3, 2010

Codify Listening & Engagement I still maintain that when the dust settles, we’ll all realize that social media is much better for customer retention than for customer acquisition. But that requires agencies to get beyond “setting up&# a Twitter account or other one-and-done services of dubious strategic value. (If

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APRIL 15, 2010

Is Your Company in the Content Marketing Industry? Im a frequent social media conference speaker , and interview social media luminaries for my Twitter 20 series of live Twitter interviews. What formerly was the sole bastion of the media, is now also a company bailiwick. Consider a company like Kodak.

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APRIL 1, 2010

But, facebook.com/mntimberwolves appears to be available, and their Twitter handle is @mntimberwolves. The Twitter background includes zero evidence of any other outpost. Linked from Twitter. They need to snap up that Facebook name pronto. The YouTube channel is barely mentioned on Facebook. Your Web site. At a minimum.

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

Social Media is optional It doesn’t matter what the demographics of your customers are. It doesn’t matter what industry you’re in. And that’s only because of the alphabet soup of social networks, lifestreams, sharing sites, etc. Your customers and prospects are talking about you online. Bravo, man.

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JULY 14, 2010

" /by Mike Cassidy [link] [link] Scott Carson RT @smallbiztwit: Social Media is the Servant of Strategy Not the Master [link] [link] Mark Moreno Mike, I am not a jump on the bandwagon guy who comments just to add Twitter followers. The challenges and chances of facebook, twitter, YouTube et. These are your follower number.

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

Research: How do people talk about your industry and who are the influencers? What’s the client/competitor/industry name(s)? Socialmention.com is basically a social search engine, if the business name is unique it can be a good option. applications like Facebook, Twitter, Skype, etc. How hard will it be to filter?

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AUGUST 18, 2010

What’s the hot new trend in social media that we can bring to our clients? Better question: How can we optimize and improve our existing social media programs? What’s the best way to get the most possible Facebook “likes&# and Twitter followers? How can we make a viral video that gets thousands of views?

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Webbiquity SMM

DECEMBER 4, 2012

How can marketers make more productive use of their time on social networking sites? What’s the best time of day to post updates on Twitter or Facebook? How can you make sure your company’s social media policy doesn’t run afoul of employment law? 12 Essential Social Media Cheat Sheets by Mashable.

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AUGUST 31, 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 Social Conversation a Myth?

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AUGUST 26, 2010

For social media professionals inclined to get their mathematical hands dirty, it’s a winning combination. Six types of reports are included in RowFeeder: Post Volume and Velocity Analysis – What’s being said about keyword(s) on Twitter and Facebook. or engaged in brand reputation management, often on a weekly basis.

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JULY 22, 2010

But, I certainly understand the inquiry – the term 'social media' has grown to encompass so many different things that its become difficult to define. If you are interested in learning more on this topic, I'll refer you to an excellent post Jay wrote on this challenge and its implications for the broader Industry: [link].

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JULY 13, 2010

She develops and supervises strategic communications programs for major companies in professional and financial services, with a particular emphasis on the legal, consulting and insurance industries. Naturally, I asked about his interest in mastering social media for his clients. and of course, other industries to seize the moment.

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MARCH 9, 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 Are You Taking Social Media Shortcuts?

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2010

It doesn’t matter what industry you’re in, you have interesting stories to tell. Maureen Monfore I’m a freelance B2B copywriter and I’ve noticed in the last year or two in particular, companies are noticing the need for customer stories. Case studies are one of the most popular forms of collateral.

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AUGUST 4, 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: Why Influence Mining is the Next Gold Rush Is Twitter for Business Even Worth the Trouble? If you'd like another example search @thedoubleshot on twitter. Good luck on the move!

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FEBRUARY 9, 2010

Social media relies on the premise that we’ll believe what people tell us more readily than if we were told the same thing by a nameless, faceless company. And in most cases, we’re willing converts, with Facebook’s ease-of-use and Twitter’s immediacy replacing letter writing and meeting up for lunch.

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

Also, at my social media speaking engagements hither and yon I’m often asked what tools I use. So, I took a personal inventory and created this overview of the 39 social media tools I use daily. Twitter Tweetdeck I use Tweetdeck for serious twitter sessions. It’s a good choice for agencies, too.

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AUGUST 3, 2010

link] He points out that at some level, we are all beholden to some stakeholder if we are doing business on the net: domain registrars, hosting providers, WP.com, Tumbr, Facebook, Twitter, etc. Looking forward to meeting you at Coastal Social. Will it start an “Unlike&# trend? Make that, Section-8 housing for your small business.

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AUGUST 3, 2010

link] He points out that at some level, we are all beholden to some stakeholder if we are doing business on the net: domain registrars, hosting providers, WP.com, Tumbr, Facebook, Twitter, etc. Looking forward to meeting you at Coastal Social. Will it start an “Unlike&# trend? Make that, Section-8 housing for your small business.

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Sprout Social

DECEMBER 20, 2022

This feature helps you provide information 24/7 for Twitter and Facebook. Social CRM: Generate customer profiles and add relevant information to help your customer support team. Also, get insights about the social media networks that drive the most traffic to your website, optimal posting times and top-performing posts.

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Webbiquity SMM

AUGUST 16, 2010

Todd Heim supplies a helpful guide to best practices for building a following on and generating traffic from social bookmarking sites like Digg, Reddit, Mixx and Propeller. HOW TO: Create Custom Backgrounds for Twitter, YouTube, & MySpace by Mashable. 30 Tips: The Productivity Guide of Social Media by WebStudio 13.

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Convince & Convert

MARCH 2, 2010

My friends at ExactTarget announced a moment ago that they have acquired CoTweet , the leader in enterprise Twitter management, and will be building a social products lab to add tie-ins for Facebook, YouTube, and other elements of the social communication ecosystem. it’s difficult to get into much detail.

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AUGUST 25, 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 Starbucks the Most Dangerous Competitor to Facebook?

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

Relevant experience always matters, as does specific industry knowledge, followed by creativity, a sense of a “safe choice” based on an agency’s reputation within the PR industry and, of course, actual public relations skill. Ive worked with more than 700 brands since then, including 25 of the Fortune 1000. How can I help you?

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SEPTEMBER 2, 2010

As my co-author Amber Naslund put it once “with social media, my relationships aren’t bound by geography or circumstance.&# Humanity People always slam Twitter for people talking about “what they had for lunch&# but the blending of the personal and professional is very attractive to me. I love change. I thrive on it.

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SEPTEMBER 23, 2010

Succeeding on the social Web requires daily participation. Whether it’s brand reputation management, PR and influencer outreach, customer service and social CRM, interacting with fans on a brand community, or just creating content that builds thought leadership – it all takes time.

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