Bill Hartzer

AUGUST 31, 2011

Granted, there are a lot of various factors here to take into account–but after analyzing the results, it appears that social media “likes&# contribute a lot when it comes to search engine rankings. So, what did I do to set up and prove my theory that social media likes contributes to search engine rankings? The results?

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Direct Marketing Observations

JANUARY 12, 2012

Conversocial.com helps users manage customer service at scale on Facebook and Twitter. Conversocial enables workflow for multi-person teams to tackle the consumer communication for large brands. NutshellMail users social network updates so they don’t have to login and check.

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Firebelly

AUGUST 24, 2010

Digitalia | Indianapolis Social Media Marketing « Firebelly at Blog Indiana | Main | 5 Helpful Facebook Places for Business Articles » August 24, 2010 YouTube Tuesday: Checking In With Facebook Places People are calling it a FourSquare killer. People are calling it a Facebook killer (due to privacy concerns).

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Firebelly

SEPTEMBER 17, 2010

Digitalia | Indianapolis Social Media Marketing « Branding Outside The Box | Main September 17, 2010 Greenpeaces Unfriend Coal Campaign Calls Facebook A "So Coal" Network Greenpeace rolled out the  Unfriend Coal Campaign after Facebook chose coal to power its data center in Oregon.

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Firebelly

OCTOBER 8, 2009

Social media is here to stay. » October 09, 2009 Content Update: Stories connect Us David Hoppe on the value of content My friend David is a great human being. David and I hung out this week to talk content. We're both believers in the paramount importance of stories. He says it best - so check out the video.

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Convince & Convert

OCTOBER 7, 2010

To me, the more disturbing findings are in the composition of social behaviors. This means that the number of Americans engaged in just about every social media activity was reduced in the past year. Is Facebook Making Us Stupid? Why watch videos on YouTube, when the best of them will inevitably be posted on Facebook?

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Firebelly

MARCH 11, 2010

People are on Facebook to primarily interact with their family and friends - not your brand. Providing exclusive content, promotions and discounts, in addition to asking and answering questions to identify and solve problems or concerns is a great place to start. I think the Walgreens Facebook Page does a fantastic job of this.

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Firebelly

MARCH 23, 2010

I also promised to share results from that report regarding why people become fans of businesses on Facebook in a future post. I also promised to share results from that report regarding why people become fans of businesses on Facebook in a future post. The number one reason people "fan" businesses on Facebook? And here it is.

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Firebelly

MARCH 17, 2010

51% of Facebook fans said they are more likely to purchase from at least a few brands they are fans of on Facebook. 60% said that being a Facebook fan of a brand would cause them to be more likely to recommend that brand to a friend. Chad Richards is the Social Program Manager at Firebelly Marketing.

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Firebelly

MARCH 3, 2010

Facebook For Business View more presentations from Firebelly Marketing. Slideshow URL: [link] ] Chad Richards is the Social Program Manager at Firebelly Marketing. Slideshow URL: [link] ] Chad Richards is the Social Program Manager at Firebelly Marketing. Below is the edited slide deck from my presentation.

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Firebelly

JULY 23, 2010

Digitalia | Indianapolis Social Media Marketing « How One Unhappy Customer Multiplies Across Social Media | Main | Social Media News: Top 5 Stories of the Week » July 23, 2010 Jakes Take: Facebook Hits The Big 5-0-0 This week, Facebook announced that it now has over 500million users.

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Firebelly

FEBRUARY 4, 2010

Social networking sites (SNS). 71 percent of young adults prefer Facebook while 66 percent of younger teens prefer Myspace. 73 percent of teens and 72 percent of Gen Y are now active on at least one SNS. The survey also showed that teens are significantly less likely that Gen Y and adults to use Twitter.

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Firebelly

JUNE 15, 2010

Theyll donate an additional 50 cents every time you help spread the word about Fathers Day Frosty Weekend on Facebook, Twitter, Foursquare or FrostyCard.com. Video URL: [link] ] Chad Richards is the Social Program Manager at Firebelly Marketing. Buy a frosty and Wendys will donate 50 cents to the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption.

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Firebelly

MAY 20, 2010

Facebook surprised, and upset, a lot of people yesterday when they announced that now only "Authenticated Pages" or Pages with over 10,000 fans can have a custom landing tab. If you're sending people to your Facebook Page from email or Twitter, link to the specific tab you want them to land on!

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Firebelly

JUNE 22, 2010

A great video that in 2 minutes shares 10 key reasons why brands should be aware of social media. I particularly enjoy the "Social Media Playtime Is Now Officially Over" message at the end. Video URL: [link] ] Chad Richards is the Social Program Manager at Firebelly Marketing.

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Firebelly

FEBRUARY 25, 2010

Digitalia | Indianapolis Social Media Marketing « Twitter is top social media channel among Fortune 500 | Main | 5 Social Marketing Stories You Need To Read This Week » February 25, 2010 Firebelly Work: J.C. Hart "Show The Love" Facebook Sweepstakes Firebelly recently helped client J.C. Hart in 2010.

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Small Business Mavericks

JULY 1, 2011

SEO Blogging – With SEO blogging, the idea is to produce content that gains search engine traction. You try to spark lively debate in the comments section of your blog and promote your blog through as many social media channels as you can. You are not so much concerned with SEO or social media as you are with building your brand.

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Firebelly

JULY 27, 2010

Digitalia | Indianapolis Social Media Marketing « Social Media News: Top 5 Stories of the Week | Main | 3 Stories That Rocked The Social Media World This Week » July 27, 2010 YouTube Tuesday: The Social Network Trailer The Social Network , aka "The Facebook Movie," hits theaters October 1st.

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Firebelly

SEPTEMBER 3, 2010

While many refer to this subject matter as social media optimization (SMO), I prefer social search optimization due to the specificity. The end game is simple, and nothing new under the sun: maximizing the visibility of relevant content for those looking for it.

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Firebelly

JULY 23, 2010

Heres a simple primer, a list of do-nots that will help you to avoid some of social medias most perilous pitfalls. How to Use Social Media to Rank on Google Now that Google is indexing social media content in real-time, how can you leverage blogs and social networks to rank on Google? Have a great weekend!

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Webbiquity SMM

JULY 25, 2011

The second and third largest “search engines,&# based on volume of searches, aren’t search engines at all: YouTube and Facebook. Social media, online PR and user-generated content sites open up a new world of places to be “found.&#. If you’re not there, searchers aren’t finding you there.

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Firebelly

JULY 9, 2010

Chad Richards is the Social Program Manager at Firebelly Marketing. The Ultimate Twitter Quiz How much is your Twitter account worth? The Twitter Spelling Test Which type of Twitter user are you? Have a great weekend!

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Firebelly

MAY 21, 2010

Digitalia | Indianapolis Social Media Marketing « Two Easy Ways To Still Get People To Your Facebook Landing Tab | Main | YouTube Tuesday: Im A Social Media Guru! Can you really send grandma a printed newsletter of your Facebook updates? They may become your brands best friend. It works something like this.

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Webbiquity SMM

DECEMBER 28, 2010

On-page optimization (content, headings, meta tags). Blogs are a source of fresh content, which search engines love. And blog content is more likely to attract natural links from other sites than is standard marketing copy, as it’s inherently more interesting. Share this on Facebook. Links (external and internal).

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Firebelly

JULY 30, 2010

Digitalia | Indianapolis Social Media Marketing « YouTube Tuesday: The Social Network Trailer | Main | Ball Memorial Hospitals Facebook Nightmare » July 30, 2010 3 Stories That Rocked The Social Media World This Week Below are the top 3 stories that rocked the social media world this week.

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ProBlogger

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

Social media sites have exploded onto the online publishing scene over the last couple of years and can generally be divided into two types of site: Social Networking Sites – where the primary activity of the site is ‘connecting’ with others. 9 Keys to Using Social Media to Find New Readers for Your Blog.

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Akamai Marketing

APRIL 4, 2011

By taracoomans – April 4, 2011 Posted in: Content , Featured , social media Photo credit: BaronBrian 97 Million people use Twitter. 640 Million on Facebook. By taracoomans – April 4, 2011 Posted in: Content , Featured , social media Photo credit: BaronBrian 97 Million people use Twitter.

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Saying It Social

JUNE 3, 2010

Own your brand’s social presence: If you don’t create official channels online, it’s only a matter of time before your customers/clients do it for you and create their own profiles and communities around your brand. It’s important to claim your brand name across all the major social media platforms.

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Firebelly

SEPTEMBER 2, 2010

Digitalia | Indianapolis Social Media Marketing « 5 Helpful Facebook Places for Business Articles | Main | 5 Helpful Social Search Articles » September 02, 2010 Firebelly at Brainstorming & Social Media Optimization Summits Brainstorming and Social Media Optimization Summits run simultaneously in Dallas, TX from September 15-17.

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Firebelly

JULY 13, 2010

Digitalia | Indianapolis Social Media Marketing « 5 Fun Twitter Quizzes | Main | What the F**k is Social Media NOW? » July 13, 2010 Coleman Campsite: The Original Social Networking Site "We're not saying that  Facebook and Myspace got their idea from us, but we're not saying they didn't either."

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Firebelly

AUGUST 6, 2010

Digitalia | Indianapolis Social Media Marketing « Ball Memorial Hospitals Facebook Nightmare | Main | Firebelly VP Co-Authors Corporate Blogging for Dummies (Out Now!) » August 06, 2010 Fridays 5 Fun Social Media Finds The Internet is an amazing place. Bold & Digital Men of Social Media 2011 Calendar Seriously.

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Firebelly

JUNE 10, 2010

.  Firebelly helped United Way of Central Indiana develop and maintain the social marketing efforts for the LIVE UNITED GIVE UNITED campaign featured in the article. Chad Richards is the Social Program Manager at Firebelly Marketing.

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Firebelly

JUNE 8, 2010

Video URL: [link] ] Chad Richards is the Social Program Manager at Firebelly Marketing. Find him on Facebook | Twitter | LinkedIn Posted | Permalink Reblog (0) | | Digg This | Save to del.icio.us | TrackBack TrackBack URL for this entry: [link] Listed below are links to weblogs that reference YouTube Tuesday: I Can Make You Go Viral!

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Firebelly

AUGUST 11, 2010

Chad Richards is the Social Program Manager at Firebelly Marketing. Find him on Facebook | Twitter | LinkedIn Posted | Permalink Reblog (0) | | Digg This | Save to del.icio.us | TrackBack TrackBack URL for this entry: [link] Listed below are links to weblogs that reference Firebelly VP Co-Authors Corporate Blogging for Dummies (Out Now!)

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Direct Marketing Observations

MAY 28, 2010

Increase awareness of and interaction with a company’s brand through brand mentions and participation in social networks. Create new business opportunities or leads through landing pages and targeted email campaigns supported by social media. Increase traffic to websites through social bookmarking.

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Firebelly

JUNE 30, 2010

Below is a message from Pete Cashmore, Mashable s founder, explaining reasons for and goals behind Social Media Day. Video URL : [link] ] Chad Richards is the Social Program Manager at Firebelly Marketing.

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Firebelly

DECEMBER 17, 2009

Below are 5 of their recommendations for “fanning the viral flame”: Stagger approaches for optimum visibility Provide alternate ways to share on social sites Cross promote to maximize exposure Leverage mentions to continue momentum Repair underperforming campaigns with fresh content Chad Richards Posted | Permalink Reblog (0) | | Digg This | Save to (..)

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