Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

You have to create content, be part of many communities, and proceed incrementally. Your company needs to be part of that conversation. It’s about having a strategy for making your company or organization more like a person and less like a machine. You are indeed the perfect case study. Bravo, man.

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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

In fact, social media can be MORE transformative for a B2B company than a B2C company. Creating and calibrating a social media strategy for any company should follow the same process. Private brand communities vs. Facebook. Yes, social media applies to B2B. Linkedin Groups vs. Twitter. Podcasts vs. YouTube.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JANUARY 5, 2010

40 Key Elements to Getting Started in Social Media (Louis Gray): Mike Fruchter writes an awesome blog post on Louis Gray’s blog about how to get involved in social media, from branding to blogging to Twitter to community. Samir Balwani): Samir talks about the pros and cons of Tweeting by company representatives, from the CEO to a brand.

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Viper Chill

MARCH 1, 2010

Analytics & Research In a survey across thousands of large companies who actively monitor their stats online, only 35% stated that they actually changed their website based on what they saw. Google Trends I rarely build new sites these days (I buy profitable ones, instead) but my most recent was in December, with my $1m case study.

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Viper Chill

APRIL 1, 2010

Although I don’t have any goals for the size of the community here, I still think it is an interesting metric to monitor. I have never been part of a more awesome community online of people who really want to succeed and help others do the same. Reply Glen says: April 1, 2010 at 11:28 am Thanks Adam!

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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

I know that different companies provide different amounts of historical data at the start of the campaign (another item I should have included – may need to do a follow up on this on my own blog later on as I get all this great feedback on items to include!) I think that is more powerful than targeting by city, state or region.

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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

Can you describe what your company does in 120 characters or less? If you’re a small company, congratulations, this should be pretty easy. If you’re a big company, how can you act small again? link] Clare Swindlehurst Can you describe what your company does in 120 characters or less? What’s Your Pitch?

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Kikolani

NOVEMBER 29, 2010

Her blog based on the book, Stories That Sell Guide , covers B2B marketing, case studies, leveraging customer stories, video testimonials, and more. Her latest posts include Why Companies Need to Free Their Case Studies , Traits of the Perfect Success Story Interviewee , and What’s Missing From This Ad.

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Bare Feet Studios

MARCH 1, 2009

Why have secret judges when you can have the community on the internet get engaged, give you more page views, and do the judging for you? I hope not; in any case I won’t risk it. “Share&# these days means using web plug-ins to tell your friends on Facebook, Digg, Yahoo Buzz or save to your own Delicious bookmarks!

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Tourism Campaign Sites Social Media 40

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JULY 29, 2010

Reply Todd Mintz July 29, 2010 at 1:40 pm If I think the person is just after free information, I give off a “skunk smell&# sorta vibe…it usually scares them away : ) Though I’m a bit of a sucker for a free meal (if I like the company I’m with)… Reply Tamar Weinberg July 29, 2010 at 1:45 pm LOL, I do hear you.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JANUARY 5, 2011

As many of you know, I have an annual tradition of giving back to the community on my birthday, which is why this year is no different. Since I can’t read everything written by the Internet Marketing community, I ask my Twitter and Facebook followers for their own recommendations. Community Management/Engagement.

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Marketing Affiliate marketing Small Business SEO 279

Viper Chill

JULY 19, 2010

I use networking as a very broad term which chould include creating connections with bloggers, finding companies who can help you to get your offering out there and utilising other areas of social media to get eyeballs on your creation. This is very popular in the UK. Reply Ankit says: July 19, 2010 at 7:03 pm Another Wonderful Piece Glen.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

FEBRUARY 23, 2010

By putting effort into the writing process, you reap the benefits of a community that supports you because you lift them through your words. Bloggers who focus on a niche and tackle it are highly respected among their peers and within their communities. Want another tip on how to write well? Read a lot. Tips on self-improvement?

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

FEBRUARY 16, 2010

With Twitter being so incredibly large and vast, there are different types of mini-communities. Better yet, having multiple employees at your company engage in Twitter can also help further your company goals. It’s why Zappos is always the big Twitter brand awareness case study. Call them cliques if you will.

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Hootsuite

JULY 13, 2023

Share client testimonials, user-generated content , and real-life case studies in blog posts or other formats to offer social proof that your business is legitimate and your brand is worth engaging with. Say you’re a sneaker company, and you set up your competitor’s brand name as a social-listening search.

Social Media 98

Social Media HootSuite Analytics Newsletter 98

Viper Chill

MAY 26, 2010

When reading Seth Godin’s Linchpin he states, “If your business strategy relies on one big company to notice you then you’re going to fail&# and while that didn’t directly relate to me, it helped me see that I was looking outside of myself for my blog to succeed. I really appreciate every post you write.

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Viper Chill

FEBRUARY 3, 2010

I of course like seeing the traffic go up, but I’m more focused on building a community than seeing some nice spikes in my Google Analytics account. If you enjoyed this post, you can: Save on Delicious Share on Facebook Print > [link] title="Click to send this page to Twitter!" What do you think? who handles things for me.

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Viper Chill

APRIL 26, 2010

It’s a great place to drive interactions with your company if your corporate website is rather boring and hard to content manage. A recent case study of Dessert Gallery illustrates just how powerful it can be. Twitter is a great way to bring a personality and voice from your company out in the open.

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Social Media Strategy Digg Forums 80

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JANUARY 5, 2009

83 Social News Sites – Categorized by Niche (Square Oak): Brendan Picha lists another handful of social media sites in case you’ve lost your taste for the mainstream sites. The Social Networking Guide for Newbies (Fast Company): Social networking is much like networking in the real world. Look at Shana’s chart.

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Marketing StumbleUpon SEO Reputation 144

Viper Chill

JUNE 1, 2010

However, June is a new month and I’m ready to get back into work-mode and see where I can take this blogging case study. Although I don’t have any goals for the size of the community here, I still think it is an interesting metric to monitor. Otherwise, here’s to a successful month ahead! awesome stats man.

Report 70

Report StumbleUpon Sites SEO 70

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

SEPTEMBER 15, 2010

There was a hostage situation at the parent company, Discovery Communications, on the first of the month. The three hostages are fortunately safe, and business resumed as usual for Discovery Communications staffers. However, many of those companies are still gripping onto the traditional roles of an earlier era.

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Social Media Foursquare Marketing Flickr 217

Viper Chill

FEBRUARY 1, 2010

Instead of dwelling on the sale, I want to praise the growth of such a big community and share the steps involved in duplicating my success. Over the last 4 years I have been immersed in the SEO community and tried hundreds of different tactics to get websites ranking. The site grew by over 600 subscribers in January.

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Viper Chill

MAY 20, 2010

You can get engaged, married, have kids or any other “goal&# we attach on to having a relationship, but you’re just going to end up lying next to each other and enjoying each others company. In most cases, each friend is making no little more than their friends and rarely over 20% extra. You are such an inspiration.

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Viper Chill

JUNE 24, 2010

I hid my age online for a few years because I thought it would hinder me from getting internet marketing clients, but I didn’t let my age stop me from thinking I could make thousands of dollars per month helping companies succeed online. I’m running a test and curious about the results (which I will share here).

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Viper Chill

MAY 10, 2010

I personally don’t care for their constant posts about Twitter, but the Twitter community does. Once you know this kind of thing, you can produce more of what works for you and your community. If you enjoyed this post, you can: Save on Delicious Share on Facebook Print > [link] title="Click to send this page to Twitter!"

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Viper Chill

APRIL 19, 2010

In order to get mentions on other blogs then you need to be focusing on being involved in the communities for that industry online and providing the very best content that you can. If you enjoyed this post, you can: Save on Delicious Share on Facebook Print > [link] title="Click to send this page to Twitter!"

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Adsense How To Sites Forums 77

Viper Chill

MARCH 22, 2010

If you enjoyed this post, you can: Save on Delicious Share on Facebook Print > [link] title="Click to send this page to Twitter!" That’s why I love being involved in this community so much – there are just thousands of smart people out there. Some for another company and a couple of my own. Pretty frustrating.

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Blogosphere Blogger Sites Comments 79

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JANUARY 14, 2009

4 Reasons Many Big Brands Downplay SEO : Why aren’t all Fortune 500 companies engaging in SEO? Jill Whalen has been active on forums and online communities for 10 years now. How Does a Company Dip its Toes in the Conversation? : If you’re new to social media, how do you engage as a company?

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SEO Social Media Marketing Reputation 162

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

APRIL 1, 2010

Create your own marketing system I recommend that people take a portion of their day to learn as much as they can about what people are saying about them, as well as review competitor and partner activities, and peruse industry trends and case studies. Photos by Shutterstock. On her leisure time she like to play the violin.

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Social Media Brands How To Social Networking 240

Diva Marketing Blog

JUNE 6, 2011

They morph and change to reflect the interests of the author and the community. . Diva Marketing turned into a sandbox where I could play with new ideas, test concepts and learn together with the social media and marketing community. Provide value to me and my community. Treat me and my community with respect.

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Marketing GPS Blogger Delicious 98

Convince & Convert

MARCH 17, 2016

Since 2006, the company has celebrated its namesake holiday by offering consumers a free stack of pancakes for an optional donation to charities in the communities in which IHOP operates. If you’re IHOP, National Pancake Day is kind of a big deal. YA’LL GET FREE PANCAKES!!! Learn more here: https://t.co/R9t3nNT8ZB NATLPancakeDay.

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Viper Chill

MARCH 8, 2010

I was running a community site at the time and besides premium memberships, they aren’t that easy to monetise. I’ve hired programmers to create scripts that I later sell to niche communities for a great return and I’ve also built and sold popular blogs. There will be an update soon on how the case study is going.

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Convince & Convert

APRIL 27, 2010

But what makes Randy exemplary is a simple lesson that every company should reconsider – he relishes the description. We have a new biscotti, terrific with coffee or Bailey’s and coffee, from a company ironically owned by Interbev, the European brewers that purchased Anheuser-Busch, which is based here in St.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

DECEMBER 15, 2009

Hopefully, if you’ve followed the right books, blogs, and people, you’ll be armed with pretty decent case studies and pretty decent material to embark on your own journey. But when they do, they need to know that you have a proven track record of doing this on a regular basis and case studies to back that up.

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