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Why Critics of Klout Are Missing the Big Picture

Convince & Convert

Other than signing book deals, the favorite sport of the social media punditry these days seems to be bashing Klout. The most recent example was from B2B social media thinker Paul Gillin who wrote a post unveiling the flaws in Klout’s ranking scheme. Instead, they object to the very notion and existence of Klout.

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Guest Bloggers Wanted

Ari Herzog

Social Media Marketing Across Global Cultures by Christian Arno. Why Klout Matters by Tammi Kibler. Please continue reading Guest Bloggers Wanted and leave a comment if inspired. When he's not blogging, Ari helps brands improve their digital media marketing. How to Choose the Best Comment System by Danny Brown.

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Klout, the Super Bowl, and Our Addiction to Shooting the Messenger

Convince & Convert

Two weeks ago, I received a Klout Perk to be part of the Social 46, a gathering of Indiana’s top social media influencers. According to the Indianapolis Super Bowl Host Committee , Klout was used to help identify the participants, and the list was augmented manually with known local bloggers, gadflies, and connectors.

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Why Char-Broil’s Blogger Outreach Program Gives Me the Warm and Fuzzies

Convince & Convert

A few months ago I was struck by the number of posts floating around that discuss digital marketing “fails,” and blogger outreach gone bad—so many posts that just focused on what not to do. I interviewed bloggers who had phenomenal experiences with PR pros and compiled this post. Finding the Right Bloggers. tweet this ).

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How To Monitor Your Three Essential Internet Marketing Strategies

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

Internet marketing strategies vary depending on the nature of the blog, brand, or business and alter with accordance to their physical and digital size and their particular niche. When it comes to marketing any organization, product, or service on the web, there tends to be three essential ways of doing so: Dominating social media platforms.

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Klout and Peerindex – social network loyalty cards?

The Way of the Web

Like a lot of people, I’m registered on both Klout and Peerindex , which both attempt to track my online influence in slightly different ways to give one overall score which can be compared to others in my areas of interest. Tancredi, headphones and promo information all via Peerindex. Measuring influence or just tracking loyalty?

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How to Increase Twitter Engagement with Nestivity

Kikolani

Benefits for Bloggers. While the tool was developed with brands and businesses in mind, there are lots of benefits for bloggers as well. Increase your Klout. Here are some ways to use these prompts to engage with brands, businesses, and bloggers. Mari Smith – Facebook marketing expert and social media superstar!