Convince & Convert

MARCH 4, 2010

Without a statistical measure of your blogging progress, adding content to your blog on a regular basis can be an incredibly lonely proposition. However, even within the business (non cat) blogging arena, there are a wide variety of potential measures to gauge your momentum. Is anyone out there? What’s the Point?

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Convince & Convert

JUNE 14, 2013

Greg Gerik , Social Media Leader for the Global E-Transformation Team at 3M , joins the Social Pros Podcast this week to discuss managing a diverse and international company’s social presence, innovation through product diversity, and why he wants to move away from being associated entirely with social.

Case Study 119

Case Study Community building Social Media Skills 119

Waxing UnLyrical

AUGUST 27, 2010

Fortunately, Don Bartholomew of Fleishman-Hillard - whom you may know as @donbart on Twitter – will rectify that this coming Tuesday, when he joins us to chat about social media “ROI.&# But that doesn’t mean the social business effort was not successful, or did not create significant value for the brand or organization.

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ROI Postrank Tourism Blogroll 169

Kikolani

MAY 11, 2012

This post is part of a weekly series, Fetching Friday, featuring the best posts of the week in blogging, business, freelancing, SEO, and social media on kikolani.com. Here are some of the best articles I have seen on Google+ , retweeted on @kikolani , and read in RSS subscriptions this week. Blogging / Writing.

Mashup 113

Mashup Resources SEO RSS 113

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.

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Tools Tips Marketing Social Media 277

Kikolani

MARCH 2, 2012

This post is part of a weekly series, Fetching Friday, featuring the best posts of the week in blogging, business, freelancing, SEO, and social media on kikolani.com. Here are some of the best articles I have seen on Google+ , retweeted on @kikolani , and read in RSS subscriptions this week. Blogging / Writing.

Mashup 113

Mashup Resources SEO RSS 113

Jason Yormark

AUGUST 30, 2009

For those of you looking for the quick and dirty, Socialnomics reads quick, is filled with interesting real world stories, and is basically 265 pages of argument that social media is not only here, but ready to transform the way we live our lives and do business (his tagline actually).

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Jason Yormark

SEPTEMBER 30, 2009

I keep my tweets to a minimum only sharing my 1-2 blog posts a week, very interesting/entertaining articles and retweets. A large (albeit, relevant) following is important to me… I am working to gain credibility in social media marketing and community building while building out my business.

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Twitter Software RSS Directory 195

Waxing UnLyrical

NOVEMBER 22, 2010

They’re overwhelmed by the overabundance of tools and the disorderly experimentation of staff (and members), and they are tired of the lack of organizational support and the unwieldy processes for monitoring and managing social media. There are a ton of books being published on community and how social media plays into that.

Communities 205

Communities Postrank Organization Tourism 205

Akamai Marketing

SEPTEMBER 13, 2011

Audiences complain about your company publicly, maybe on your Facebook page, maybe in a blog (Think: Dell Hell ). Communities are the people who stand up for you when there is flamer on your Facebook page (Compare Dell Hell with the Community’s response to Dell’s Flaming Notebook ). Communities are personal.

Communities 174

Communities Creative Commons Buy Advertising 174

Kikolani

FEBRUARY 3, 2012

This post is part of a weekly series, Fetching Friday, featuring the best posts of the week in blogging, business, freelancing, SEO, and social media on kikolani.com. Here are some of the best articles I have seen on Google+ , retweeted on @kikolani , and read in RSS subscriptions this week. Blogging / Writing.

Mashup 113

Mashup Resources RSS SEO 113

Jason Yormark

JULY 22, 2009

Step 1: Hit The Big Three (Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn) It’s no secret that social networking is all the rage, so it doesn’t take a genius to point out that you need to start there. By far, Facebook , Twitter and Linked In are where I think most businesses should start their community building.

Communities 190

Communities Tools Strategy Message Boards 190

Jason Yormark

AUGUST 9, 2009

jasonyormark.com Home About Me My Videos My Resume Contact Me Browse > Home / Social Media / Social Network Quality vs. Quantity: What’s More Important? Subcribe via RSS Social Network Quality vs. Quantity: What’s More Important? You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JUNE 19, 2012

The social web has opened the communication floodgates. Can’t a strong social media initiative start inside the walls of your website? Maintaining traditional channels like phone, email and live chat support are a must—but a solid support community can cut that burden drastically, saving you time and money.

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Cost Communities Drupal Forums 135

Buzz Marketing for Technology

SEPTEMBER 30, 2008

Covering social media business strategy and personal power. Here’s the first paragraph of my summary: I show businesses how to use social media technologies for external community building and outreach, and for internal collaboration. chrisbrogan.com. Newsletters. May 19, 2008. What about you?

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Social Media Strategery

DECEMBER 13, 2008

Events Calendar Subscribe: Posts | Comments | Email Social Media Strategery Best Of Best Practices Enterprise 2.0 Development Social Media Stop the Posturing About Government 2.0 Development , Social Media Stand Out and Do Something! Time to step out of the echo chamber of the social media blogosphere.

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The Way of the Web

JUNE 27, 2010

Google Me – quick thoughts for and against… → The importance of experiencing your community June 28th, 2010 · View Comments When talking about community-building or social media, it’s easy to suggest you should be part of it.

Communities 33

Communities Blogroll Community building Disqus 33

ProBlogger

JULY 21, 2011

When I first started blogging about my three legged dog Jerry back in 2006, never in my wildest dreams did I think helping those facing amputation for their dogs would be my full time job five years later. In the early days of the Tripawds blog, we started to receive frequent requests from people for advice about their dogs.

Sites 42

Sites Communities Forums Handbook 42

Writtent Blog

AUGUST 20, 2013

Every content marketing strategy should involve a plan for blog commenting. It’s entirely too easy to get stuck in a comfort zone of creating content , while keeping up on other blogs in your niche via RSS feeds or email subscription. Over 2 million blog posts are published every 24 hours. Setting Reasonable Expectations.

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Comments Policies Blogger SEO 103

Kikolani

SEPTEMBER 13, 2013

This post is part of a weekly series, Fetching Friday, featuring the best posts of the week in blogging, business, SEO, and social media on kikolani.com. Blog Post Promotion is LIVE! Have you signed up to learn about the art of promoting a single piece of content for an increase in traffic, engagement, and social shares

Marketing 126

Marketing Paid Search Mashup Forums 126

ProBlogger

FEBRUARY 19, 2014

Today I want to suggest an exercise that has the potential to improve your blogging profoundly if you build it into your daily routine. Look at another blog. I choose a blog and then spend 5-10 minutes reviewing it. but rather to review it with the view of learning about blogging. Image by zev.

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Review Newsletter Exercises Types 55

Convince & Convert

AUGUST 17, 2012

This is Episode 29 of the Social Pros Podcast : Real People Doing Real Work in Social Media. Read on for insights from Lauren plus Eric Boggs ‘s Social Media Stat of the Week ( This week : 62% of adults use social media for fear of missing out.). The RSS feed is: [link]. Listen Now.

Radian6 113

Radian6 Training Communities Conversation 113

Convince & Convert

JUNE 29, 2012

This is Episode 22 of the Social Pros Podcast : Real People Doing Real Work in Social Media. Read on for insights from Evan and some social media news from Eric and Jim ( this week : Facebook changes users’ email addresses without permission, LinkedIn offers targeted status updates, and Microsoft acquires Yammer).

Yammer 114

Yammer Microsoft Communities LinkedIn 114

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JANUARY 5, 2012

Think instead about social media traffic, good content, a cleanly coded website, slow progressive growth, and your site’s authority. How Social Media Affects Content Relevance in Search : Why is social media so important? A Definitive Guide to Blog Content Scraping & How to STOP It!

Marketing 264

Marketing SEO Case Study Small Business 264

Sprout Social

OCTOBER 17, 2016

Social media marketing evolved from something only a few cutting-edge brands did to an integral piece of every company’s marketing strategy. It’s no longer a question of whether or not your brand should be on social media, but how can you best use sites like Facebook, Twitter and Instagram to grow your business.

Social Media 40

Social Media Marketing Hashtag LinkedIn 40

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JANUARY 14, 2009

WordPress SEO: Definitive Guide to High Rankings for Your Blog is written by WordPress optimization expert and coder Joost de Valk and gives you some great tips on how to use WordPress in a search engine friendly fashion. What is the ROI for Social Media? Scared of Social Media? It usually works.

SEO 162

SEO Social Media Marketing Reputation 162

Buffer Social

MAY 8, 2017

Social media offers a huge opportunity for you to reach and connect with people in creative ways. But sometimes it can be a challenge to find the time or the right tools to build a successful social media program that works both short and long-term. Share different copy for each social media network.

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Social Media Marketing Flipboard Hashtag 101

Buffer Social

APRIL 6, 2017

Our team also covers a range of marketing disciplines from social media to community building, to press relations, to content marketing. We use Trello several times a day to track our projects’ progress, organize our blog editorial calendar , and more. Buffer for social media management. Social media.

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