Small Business Mavericks

APRIL 17, 2011

A media company. But what does it mean to be a media company? These include forums, blogs, community websites where industry news can be published, wikis, etc. Whatever it is, if you are a media company, then you’re a power to reckon with. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0

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Convince & Convert

DECEMBER 7, 2010

Tweet Guest post as part of the virtual book tour by Maddie Grant and Lindy Dreyer to explore concepts from their new book Open Community : a little book of big ideas for associations navigating the social web. We come from the association industry and for many of us “membership” people, community is old hat.

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Buzz Marketing for Technology

JUNE 27, 2008

HP Communities. Search: HP Communities. Personal KM; KM Business Case; KM, culture and compromise; KM Books Wiki. KM Question, Blog, Link, and Book of the Week. [ KM Question, Blog, Link, and Book of the Week. [ KM Book of the Week. KM Books Wiki created by Matt Moore. Recommended Books.

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Twist Image

JANUARY 31, 2014

To say that this is nothing new, is to acknowledge just how slow companies can be to adapt, and how adverse to change many people can be. When I was writing the first draft of my second book, CTRL ALT Delete (which came out in the latter part of last year), I was genuinely anxious to use the word "blog" in the book.

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Convince & Convert

DECEMBER 27, 2013

David Oliver, Chief of Police at the Brimfield Police Department in Ohio, joins the Social Pros Podcast this week to discuss the insane popularity of his department’s Facebook page, his book at the foundation its proceeds benefit, and the importance of maintaining a consistent presence and voice in social media. Book Giveaway!

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MARCH 27, 2012

The articles either end there or conclude with a self-congratulatory remark by a company rep. These stories – and the campaigns and companies they showcase – are missing an important element: the human element. Now, it’s more than just at award time when companies when should express gratitude – although I’ll speak about that later.

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Justin Levy

JULY 13, 2010

Justin Levy Marketing and Social Media Home About Archives Contact Disclosures Newsletter Speaking Bain Capital Ventures Launches an Innovation Center Written on July 13, 2010 by Justin Levy in community , entrepreneur , innovation , networking 1 Comment - Leave a comment! Thanks for taking time out of your day to come hang out here!

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

FEBRUARY 29, 2012

Because social media is largely personality-driven, a savvy entrepreneur can level the playing field against much larger competitors and establish his company as a widely recognized, credible source. Here are 20 social media marketing errors that send people running, that make them tune you and your company out. Disappointing offers.

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Buzz Marketing for Technology

JULY 7, 2008

I’ve done a number of workshops the past few months with clients designed to do two primary things: Land a common understanding across the teams involved around what social media, communities and influencer programs really are and more importantly why it matters to a business. I wish that could be enough said.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JANUARY 24, 2012

When my company, Small Business Trends, LLC, first purchased BizSugar in the summer of 2009, the best way I could describe it was as a miniature version of Digg, except that BizSugar focused soley on sharing information geared toward small and mid-sized businesses. Work on Building a Community. A community does not build itself.

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Convince & Convert

MARCH 8, 2012

This episode features Jonathan Wichmann the head of social media for Maersk Line , the world’s largest container shipping company. The RSS feed is: [link]. Today, on the show, in just a moment, Jonathan Wichmann from the Maersk Line, which is the world’s largest container shipping company. Listen Now. ” Bull!

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

NOVEMBER 11, 2010

to increase visibility in the online community. Imagine a time when email was not the primary form of communication within businesses! In my professional opinion, most companies, industries and organizations can benefit from a Facebook page. What’s your goal? What are you looking to accomplish? to increase online sales.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

OCTOBER 11, 2011

Using social media as a tool to position yourself or company as an expert is how you are going to gain your followers’ trust. Tweet industry news as well as your company’s current events. Remember to take your time and really build up your online community. Relationships take time and need nurturing. Like this post?

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MARCH 1, 2011

When social media started getting popular with businesses, there was a lot of excitement from consumers because they could now interact with companies on a more personal level rather than dealing with companies just like another transaction. Then they will associate more good feelings with you. But you have to beware of overkill.

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Small Business Mavericks

APRIL 22, 2011

Do you have a company blog ? You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 About Us What’s a Maverick? Of course, you only get these benefits if your blog and if you blog in the right manner. Here are those 3 benefits: Fresh Content – Every time you write a blog post, you add fresh content to your website.

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Akamai Marketing

APRIL 4, 2011

Now hear this: No one ever joined Facebook or Twitter so they could follow a brand or a company. What I AM suggesting is that you brands and companies give serious consideration to what they have to OFFER the community and what motivates their community to be part of social media at all. 640 Million on Facebook.

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Buzz Marketing for Technology

JULY 24, 2008

We read to make us feel good, about what we’ve done or what we could do or what others have done — even about what a smart person we look like reading such a smart book on the subway — and not as an exercise in personal growth. When you’re done, give the book away, so someone else can learn from it. Make a list.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

SEPTEMBER 6, 2012

While smaller companies will struggle to maintain the level of content creation that large corporations with extensive marketing budgets can, they are at no significant disadvantage when it comes to using social media for community building and customer service. Social marketing is conversational marketing in large part.

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Small Business Mavericks

APRIL 18, 2011

Yesterday, I went to bookmark something at the site and I got a message saying Mixx had been purchased by UberMedia , which I found interesting because the rumor is that the company could soon be launching a Twitter competitive site. Companies come and go, mergers happen, and acquisitions change the landscape for users.

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Convince & Convert

JUNE 29, 2010

In his piercing new book Cognitive Surplus: Creativity and Generosity in a Connected Age Shirky asserts that the technological revolution has enabled us to work together to conquer challenges big and small, if we’d just watch less TV and commit to participating in something other than our own mental decay. Who we are. Who we want to be.

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Justin Levy

APRIL 20, 2010

If youre new here or just an old friend, Id love it if you subscribed via RSS feed. Green innovation is becoming a major focus for companies of all sizes. Several major corporations have begun developing communities and collaborating to advance environmentally friendly innovations.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

AUGUST 14, 2012

Given all of these phenomenal web video statistics continuously released, it seems odd that animation is yet to receive much attention, especially when some of the biggest companies across the world are using animation in their digital marketing. Animation and apps go hand in hand. Cloud Computing and Animation. What does it all mean?

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Buzz Marketing for Technology

JUNE 27, 2008

t always found a lot of success, particularly for companies where Outlook isnâ??t Book giveaway. Read a free chapter of the book. Microsoft news RSS feed. Site Resources. Clear Choice Tests. Newsletters. This Week in Print. White Papers. Executive Guides. Special Reports. Partner Sites. Wide-Area Data Svcs. I thought Iâ??

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Waxing UnLyrical

SEPTEMBER 7, 2010

Waxing UnLyrical personal, possibly poetic, musings on public relations, media, communication, and everything in between About Shonali Want Social Media Evangelizers? Be Social September 7th, 2010 Tweet Today BNET published my second post, focusing on how companies can use social media to turn customers into evangelizers.

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Buzz Marketing for Technology

JUNE 27, 2008

online communities. Wikipatterns book. Ran Shribman says that companies can tap into the skills people are developing from their use of consumer Web 2.0 BlackBerry. boris mann. change management. citizen journalism. Clay Shirky. collaboration. Collaborative Technology. collective action. Confluence. conversation. creativity.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JANUARY 11, 2012

After taking the social media plunge, companies quickly discover that it is vastly more complicated and time-consuming than they thought. But companies must avoid a panicky response, because hiring a social media marketing (SMM) partner requires careful study. This is a guest post by Brad Shorr. The normal response is, HELP!

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Justin Levy

JULY 1, 2010

If youre new here or just an old friend, Id love it if you subscribed via RSS feed. Many companies use traditional media to imprint or introduce a brand to the target market. During the Discovery phase the brand lets go of the conversation and hands it to the community. Not literally, but figuratively. This is my view.

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Convince & Convert

JUNE 8, 2012

The RSS feed is: [link]. Huge thanks to data-driven social media management software company Argyle Social for their presenting sponsorship, as well as Infusionsoft , Janrain , and Jim Kukral at DigitalBookLaunch. Jay : Not every company wants a giant CRM platform. But you know, you have smaller, nimbler companies.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

NOVEMBER 9, 2011

Before the explosion of everything digital, sustaining branding consistency used to be a relatively straightforward task which involved one-way communication with little or no feedback from consumers via a handful of separate channels. What exactly is consistent branding? Like this post?

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Waxing UnLyrical

NOVEMBER 19, 2010

The rumors about Tablo’s supposed forgery were spread by two online communities: “We Urge Tablo to Tell the Truth,&# or TaJinYo , and “A World Where Common Sense is the Truth,&# or SangJinSe. Companies must protect their reputation in light of rumors, especially those that are defamatory.

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Small Business Mavericks

APRIL 28, 2011

They’ve already been a big part of two other Internet companies that achieved superstar status – PayPal and YouTube. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 About Us What’s a Maverick? a long, long time ago. That at least gives me a little bit of confidence in the future of Delicious.

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Convince & Convert

JULY 12, 2013

Frank Eliason , author of the new book At Your Service and Director of Global Social Media for Citi , joins the Social Pros Podcast this week to discuss crafting a cohesive social strategy for a global corporation, relying on the instincts of his team, and listening smarter. The RSS feed is: [link]. Frank Eliason, Citi @frankeliason.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

AUGUST 17, 2011

Not being a Netflix subscriber, I really don’t have a position on this, but I think Social Analytics can work with “Pulse” data according to Douglas Hubbard , who authored a book on the science of harnessing internet buzz to track threats and opportunities. Like this post?

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Small Business Mavericks

APRIL 21, 2011

Press releases – Write and publish a press release online every time your company does something remarkable. It might be time consuming, but that’s why you hire a professional marketing company to help you promote your business online so that you can leverage your time and the best marketing strategies of the day.

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ProBlogger

MAY 17, 2023

I spoke with one blogger recently (blogging in a business/technology field) who was able to charge himself out at $600 per hour to give advice to a large company. Many bloggers sell appointments in their calendar, using a cart linked to a booking app or an all-in-one solution like Book Like a Boss.

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Waxing UnLyrical

NOVEMBER 15, 2010

If you liked what you saw and read, Id love you to subscribe to my RSS feed or subscribe by email. Read Me On BNET Watch Me In Action Book Me! Why not book me for a speaking gig ? She lives in Takoma Park, Md., with her husband and two young sons. You can catch up with her on Twitter or by email. Regardless, thanks for visiting!

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

SEPTEMBER 13, 2011

Remember, most people will not sit there and read an entire book on your page, so keep it short, sweet, and to the point. Update your profile every few months to reflect changes in what you’re doing and how you’re doing it – especially if you’re changing roles within the same company or moving to another company.

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