Convince & Convert

MAY 5, 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: Crowdsourcing: Beyond the Basics Tying Together Social Media and Corporate Social Responsibility Is Twitter for Business Even Worth the Trouble? I wish politicians were like SJP.

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Webbiquity SMM

MAY 10, 2011

The “ROI of social media&# (or lack thereof) is a hot, and still hotly contested, topic. I summarized arguments from both sides a few months ago in The Social Media ROI Debate. It can influence your prospects to buy from you, but doesn’t normally lead straight to a purchase.

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Convince & Convert

JUNE 24, 2010

I’ve been thinking lately about why I got involved in social media. But as I pondered this connection, I realized that there was a portion of the advertising world that shared a lot of elements with social media – infomercials. The same is true in social media. But, I’m not.

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Buzz Marketing for Technology

MARCH 30, 2010

Let me know if you have tries this and how it worked out for you – who knows you might even be a case study in my upcoming book! Can your social media activities cost you your job? Will Facebook replace your B2B Marketing email system? Tweet This! Share this on Facebook. Share this on Linkedin.

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Convince & Convert

AUGUST 19, 2010

It punches a hole in the theory that social media and content creation success has to be a huge time commitment. As I’ve written several times, the people in your company responsible for email, and the people responsible for social media should be the same people.

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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

A comprehensive survey (1,753 respondents) released today by Edison Research, paints a fascinating picture of Twitter and its role in America’s social media ecosystem. The full 49-page study is full of interesting graphs and data morsels, but these are the 7 findings that I didn’t anticipate: 1. population).

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Convince & Convert

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. Take a look at the company’s philanthropic endeavors and cause-related initiatives, especially in the area of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR). Don’t be Shy.

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Convince & Convert

APRIL 28, 2010

Because our behaviors on the social Web leave a noticeable fingerprint, smart companies can modify the way they engage and interact with us, based on our social graph, purchase history, etc. But now, social media is enabling companies to make influencer outreach a foundational marketing tactic.

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Convince & Convert

JUNE 22, 2010

New research from White Horse of 104 companies found that in 86% of companies, executives are not using social media. Social Media? If anything, social media is MORE important for B2B companies than it is for B2C companies. For whom is it more important to have a humanizing social media presence?

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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

I presented today at Social Media AZ , a new conference for Arizonans interested in, and practicing social media. This presentation: “Why Before How: The Keys to Developing a Social Media Strategy in 7 Steps&# also formed the basis for my recent MarketingProfs Webinar. Because tools will change.

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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

However, a lot of people making that news have created expectations and beliefs about social media that aren’t true. Social Media is Inexpensive False. As Charlene Li said recently, social media trades media cost for labor cost. Social Media is Fast False. Absolutely.

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Convince & Convert

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. link] UNcanny Insights From UnMarketing | Book Reviews | Social Media … | eBook Reviews [.]

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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

She specializes in social media strategies that lead to actionable plans to achieve real world objectives. I’ve spent a lot of time working with various social media monitoring tools and I’ve whittled my list of favorites down to two or three. You might want to test this. • What about you?

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Buffer Social

AUGUST 23, 2018

While much of the focus over the last few years on social media has been on Facebook and Instagram, LinkedIn has been steadily growing its user base to more than 500 million users. In the long-term, LinkedIn marketing will be a game-changer for businesses and brands in the B2B space.

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Convince & Convert

JUNE 7, 2010

Hsieh acknowledges that the study of happiness is a personal hobby, and while his passion for the subject is apparent, a clear theme or call to action is largely absent. The word-for-word reprinting of Hsieh’s emails to employees regarding the Amazon acquisition are also priceless. Saw Zappos featured this wkend on tv. Great story!

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Convince & Convert

MARCH 3, 2010

I emphasized that to remain relevant, agencies must differentiate themselves by providing advanced social media services, not just the basics. corporate expenditures on social media will increase by an AVERAGE of 34% a year , and that by 2012, as much will be spent on social media as on email marketing.

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Convince & Convert

APRIL 1, 2010

But, the team does reference a series of social media outposts via a tiny murderers row of icons (my favorite is “Linkedin.coming soon&#. Consistency and Leverage I didn’t start out looking to slam the Timberwolves’ social media program. Yep, that’ll get fans in the seats. Your Web site.

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Convince & Convert

MARCH 23, 2010

Also, while I think it’s somewhat less likely that a first-time visitor will tweet or Digg or Stumble your work (I’d love to see a study on that), you should make that process as easy as possible as well. RT @jaybaer: 5 Ways to Make Friends with Strangers on Your Blog [link] [link] Social Media Mktg.

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Oktopost

JUNE 9, 2020

Why Employee Advocacy Matters for B2B. By sharing company-related content to their personal social media profiles, employees amplify a company’s message. It can take months for a B2B marketing team to build up a company’s presence and credibility online. Why Employee Advocacy Matters for B2B. Table of Contents.

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Keyhole.co

JUNE 6, 2023

Have you ever felt like you’re playing an endless game of tag with your B2B content marketing strategy, trying to catch your target audience’s attention while they’re just out of reach? So why not use them to your advantage in your B2B content marketing strategy? Maximize case studies Ah, social proof.

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Hootsuite

MAY 11, 2023

Announce a new event or community initiative If you’re a business or brand, share any new initiatives you’re taking on, or announce upcoming events. Present a case study featuring a successful customer Another great B2B YouTube video idea is to feature a case study focusing on one of your successful customers.

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Hootsuite

NOVEMBER 25, 2015

It will help you reach a wider audience, target ideal customers, and create more trust between you and your social following. According to a McKinsey Study , marketing-inspired word-of-mouth generates more than twice the sales of paid advertising and customers have a 37 percent higher retention rate. DATE: Wednesday, December 2, 2015.

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The Marketing Blog

AUGUST 3, 2010

Home About In the Media Dear Airtel: It is about Customers & Conversations Facebook and India August 3, 2010.6:07 to contribute to their newly launched B2B portal www.paulwriter.com. RetrackMedia is an upcoming ad network , Best Alternative to Google Adsense …! its nice information.

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Convince & Convert

APRIL 14, 2010

Why can’t your social media program do that? The best – and most effective – social media programs aren’t based on promotions and message distribution. That’s understanding that social media success is a long putt, not a tap-in. That’s understanding the difference between selling and helping.

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Social Media Strategies Summit

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

Facebook is traditionally seen as a consumer-facing platform, but it still has a lot to offer B2B brands. So we shouldn’t be surprised that 71% of B2B marketers use Facebook in their marketing strategies, making it the second-most popular B2B social channel behind LinkedIn. Image source. Image source. Image source.

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Convince & Convert

AUGUST 2, 2010

Other instructors include the awesome Mari Smith , Brian Solis , Paul Dunay , my brilliant pal Jeff Widman from BrandGlue , Darren Rowse from ProBlogger , my friend MIke Stelzner (founder of Social Media Examiner ), and a bunch of other great folks, including a lot of specific case studies (even B2B!).

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Hootsuite

NOVEMBER 25, 2015

It will help you reach a wider audience, target ideal customers, and create more trust between you and your social following. According to a McKinsey Study , marketing-inspired word-of-mouth generates more than twice the sales of paid advertising and customers have a 37 percent higher retention rate. DATE: Wednesday, December 2, 2015.

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Hootsuite

MAY 10, 2021

Social media for big companies has become about as commonplace as human resource departments. Unless you’re Apple, you’re on social media. Even the tech giant, which abstained from traditional social media marketing for light-years by Internet standards, now posts regularly across multiple accounts and channels.

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Convince & Convert

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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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

JUNE 29, 2010

His chronicle of an online study group at Ryerson University is a perfect example of the ramifications of widespread interconnectivity that society will be wrestling with into the future. In a sea of “me too&# books about social media, Cognitive Surplus stands out as about so much more. Who we are. Who we want to be.

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Buzz Marketing for Technology

FEBRUARY 11, 2010

So the idea of using Social Media and tapping into my Social Media team here at Avaya became key. link ( [link] ) so we could track the response from the social sphere. Hopefully it will inspire you to use similar tactics for you upcoming events. B2B Marketing Content: Lure or Lasso? Tweet This!

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Convince & Convert

MARCH 4, 2010

Blogging for Community These blogs seek to guild a consistent readership that interact with the blogger(s) and advocate on behalf of the content on other social outposts. Yet, in much of my social media consulting work corporate blog owners are invariably most interested in total visits and RSS subscribers.

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Sprout Social

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

These LinkedIn Statistics will show you why it is the network for professionals, especially B2B marketers, to target motivated audiences in 2023. We will provide statistics and data from trusted sources, including the Sprout Social Index™, Social Media Trends for 2022 & Beyond. Just 2% had a secondary level education.

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Convince & Convert

FEBRUARY 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 Do You Know Your Customers Enough to be a Social Media Hit?

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Convince & Convert

JULY 22, 2010

While many businesses are excited about opportunities to reach their customers on the social web, few actually believe they have done so successfully. Avoids Getting Mired in Tactics, Metrics or Technology: The successful firms above recognize that social media should be used as a tool for achieving business goals.

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Sprout Social

JUNE 10, 2021

Between social media, display ads and direct email newsletters, the possibilities are near endless. In a 2020 study , 81% of B2B marketers used email newsletters for content marketing in the last 12 months. Just like in social media, email newsletters have their own optimal send days and times.

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