Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

I presented today at Social Media AZ , a new conference for Arizonans interested in, and practicing social media. This presentation: “Why Before How: The Keys to Developing a Social Media Strategy in 7 Steps&# also formed the basis for my recent MarketingProfs Webinar. Because tools will change.

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Social Media Strategy Consultant Conference 167

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

Yes, social media applies to B2B. In fact, social media can be MORE transformative for a B2B company than a B2C company. Are there differences between B2B and B2C in social media? Creating and calibrating a social media strategy for any company should follow the same process.

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Social Media B2B Strategy Consultant 147

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2010

His “Pull and Stay&# advice; segmenting customers into barrels; platforming; social currency, and other concepts are instantly applicable to real world marketing challenges fitting a wide variety of circumstances. link] UNcanny Insights From UnMarketing | Book Reviews | Social Media … | eBook Reviews [.]

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Review Social Media Social CRM Consultant 115

Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

She specializes in social media strategies that lead to actionable plans to achieve real world objectives. I’ve spent a lot of time working with various social media monitoring tools and I’ve whittled my list of favorites down to two or three. You might want to test this. • What about you?

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Social Media Radian6 Strategy SM2 155

Convince & Convert

APRIL 1, 2010

But, the team does reference a series of social media outposts via a tiny murderers row of icons (my favorite is “Linkedin.coming soon&#. Consistency and Leverage I didn’t start out looking to slam the Timberwolves’ social media program. Yep, that’ll get fans in the seats. Your Web site.

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Social Media Content Analysis Sports 120

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MARCH 3, 2010

I emphasized that to remain relevant, agencies must differentiate themselves by providing advanced social media services, not just the basics. corporate expenditures on social media will increase by an AVERAGE of 34% a year , and that by 2012, as much will be spent on social media as on email marketing.

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Social Media Strategy CoTweet CoTweet 121

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JUNE 22, 2010

New research from White Horse of 104 companies found that in 86% of companies, executives are not using social media. Social Media? If anything, social media is MORE important for B2B companies than it is for B2C companies. For whom is it more important to have a humanizing social media presence?

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Social Media B2B Company Consultant 130

Social Media Strategery

APRIL 7, 2009

Events Calendar Subscribe: Posts | Comments | Email Social Media Strategery Best Of Best Practices Enterprise 2.0 Development Social Media A Challenge to Government 2.0 Camp, I want you to stop complaining about the policies or the skeptics or the lack of time that are stopping you from doing social media.

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Gov 2.0 Web 2.0 Wiki Case Study 105

Convince & Convert

APRIL 14, 2010

Why can’t your social media program do that? The best – and most effective – social media programs aren’t based on promotions and message distribution. That’s understanding that social media success is a long putt, not a tap-in. That’s understanding the difference between selling and helping.

Social Media 128

Social Media Consultant Health Care Questions 128

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JULY 15, 2009

The New Community Rules talks about the important role social media has begun playing in our lives. That’s why social media is important. You’ll get exposure to case studies of companies that do this well and review cases of companies where listening severe impacted the effectiveness of marketing campaigns.

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Communities Marketing MySpace Yahoo 170

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MAY 12, 2010

Skip to content Skip to navigation Skip to footer Convince and Convert Blog: Social Media Strategy and Social Media Consulting Social Media Strategy Blog Social Media Consulting Blog Social Media Consulting Speaking Newsletter Free Social Media Tools Twitter Interviews About Lijit Search Would You Try It With a Fox?

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Consultant Social CRM MySpace Social Media 121

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MARCH 4, 2010

Now known as the “social media hotel&# of NYC, Roger Smith is attracting a really incredible bunch of people who have raved about the ambiance and the company’s approachability online. Thus, Roger Smith Hotel has made an impression on us through social media, particularly Twitter. Has it been a success?

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Hotels Social Media Communities Discount 245

Convince & Convert

AUGUST 2, 2010

Other instructors include the awesome Mari Smith , Brian Solis , Paul Dunay , my brilliant pal Jeff Widman from BrandGlue , Darren Rowse from ProBlogger , my friend MIke Stelzner (founder of Social Media Examiner ), and a bunch of other great folks, including a lot of specific case studies (even B2B!).

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Facebook Social CRM Consultant MySpace 121

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FEBRUARY 25, 2010

Skip to content Skip to navigation Skip to footer Convince and Convert Blog: Social Media Strategy and Social Media Consulting Social Media Strategy Blog Social Media Consulting Blog Social Media Consulting Speaking Newsletter Free Social Media Tools Twitter Interviews About Lijit Search Do You Know Your Customers Enough to be a Social Media Hit?

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Social Media Case Study Strategy Study 117

Jeff Esposito

AUGUST 23, 2010

Written on August 23, 2010 by Espo in Crisis management , Guest Post , Kate Ottavio , PR I recently read a great article by Michelle Tripp, creator of The BrandForward blog, titled “ Should Social Media Voice Change During a Brand Crisis? with two beers in-hand and made a media hell-storm for himself and his former employer.

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Creative Commons Case Study Disqus Class 36

Justin Levy

DECEMBER 6, 2009

Justin Levy Marketing and Social Media Home About Archives Contact Disclosures Newsletter Speaking Social Media Marketing in the Restaurant Business Written on December 6, 2009 by Justin Levy in business strategy , caminito , marketing strategy , social media , social media strategy , word-of-mouth 78 Comments - Leave a comment!

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Social Media Case Study Marketing Study 153

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JULY 22, 2010

While many businesses are excited about opportunities to reach their customers on the social web, few actually believe they have done so successfully. Avoids Getting Mired in Tactics, Metrics or Technology: The successful firms above recognize that social media should be used as a tool for achieving business goals.

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Social Media Strategy Influencer Case Study 128

Convince & Convert

MARCH 4, 2010

Yet, in much of my social media consulting work corporate blog owners are invariably most interested in total visits and RSS subscribers. In the well-documented Marriott case study, they tracked $500 mm in bookings from links on the corporate blog. Very helpful post, Jay.

Metrics 130

Metrics Strategy How To Tourism 130

Mindjumpers

SEPTEMBER 6, 2010

Follow George on Twitter @GeorgieC and catch her own social media thoughts at: What’s a Girl to Do? Building on my last blog post the Social Media Policy – not just for the big players I felt it was worth sharing some pointers on what should be included if you are drafting this document on behalf of your business or client.

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Policies Social Media Guidelines Privacy 235

Jeff Esposito

AUGUST 6, 2010

Social Media Marketing – The Japanese Way – Other cultures and Social Media tend to fascinate me. A Case Study In Launching A Facebook Page – There are a lot of “How To” articles on Facebook pages, but not many offer clear cut reasons why. Nothing major or earth-shattering more nerdy than anything.

Creative Commons 26

Creative Commons Case Study Disqus Report 26

Mindjumpers

AUGUST 25, 2010

Follow George on Twitter @GeorgieC and catch her own social media thoughts at: What’s a Girl to Do? Building on my last blog post the Social Media Policy – not just for the big players I felt it was worth sharing some pointers on what should be included if you are drafting this document on behalf of your business or client.

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Policies Social Media Guidelines Privacy 230

Social Media Strategery

OCTOBER 12, 2008

Events Calendar Subscribe: Posts | Comments | Email Social Media Strategery Best Of Best Practices Enterprise 2.0 Development Social Media What Makes Government 2.0 There are several fundamental differences between implementing social media behind the firewall in the government as opposed to a Fortune 500 company.

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Gov 2.0 Wiki Policies Consultant 76

Convince & Convert

MARCH 9, 2010

Skip to content Skip to navigation Skip to footer Convince and Convert Blog: Social Media Strategy and Social Media Consulting Social Media Strategy Blog Social Media Consulting Blog Social Media Consulting Speaking Newsletter Free Social Media Tools Twitter Interviews About Lijit Search Are You Taking Social Media Shortcuts?

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Social Media Strategy YouTube LinkedIn 133

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MAY 19, 2010

Skip to content Skip to navigation Skip to footer Convince and Convert Blog: Social Media Strategy and Social Media Consulting Social Media Strategy Blog Social Media Consulting Blog Social Media Consulting Speaking Newsletter Free Social Media Tools Twitter Interviews About Lijit Search Why D.I.S.

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Convince & Convert

MAY 20, 2010

Skip to content Skip to navigation Skip to footer Convince and Convert Blog: Social Media Strategy and Social Media Consulting Social Media Strategy Blog Social Media Consulting Blog Social Media Consulting Speaking Newsletter Free Social Media Tools Twitter Interviews About Lijit Search Are You Suffering From Premature Calculation?

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Metrics Social Media eBook Social CRM 116

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JANUARY 5, 2010

of articles on the topic of Internet Marketing, from SEO to social media to web usability and then some. The article has examples of how social media worked too. In it, he offers some thought-provoking insights into what must be understood before going into social media marketing.

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Marketing SEO Journal Engineering 265

Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 1, 2010

There’s a huge gap between the perception of social media as an instant, free, can’t miss marketing opportunity and the reality of social media as a long-term, time-intensive customer loyalty and brand advocacy opportunity. The bottom line is that you need to EXPECT to fail in social media.

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Social Media Consultant Social CRM eBook 120

Freelance Social Media

JUNE 2, 2010

Social Links Freelance Social Media Social Media Tips and Marketing Blog Home About Contact Subscribe Is Foursquare everywhere? Also, an impending Foursquare ROI case study by SEO.com should shed more light on the advantages the location-based social networking service could bring.

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Foursquare RSS Case Study WordPress 124

Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

We easily forget that Facebook was one of the first social networks that insisted that we use REAL names, and policed personal profiles accordingly. Recall that MySpace was the logical heir to the online profile/social network world pioneered by Geocities, Tripod, and Angelfire. Facebook is the Model T of social networks.

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MySpace Facebook Social CRM Consultant 136

Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 15, 2010

Finding and sharing them is the first step toward social media success. And yes, social media allows the giants to become approachable again – but how do you keep finding those stories to share and encourage clients to share them? I believe we should all view ourselves as Social Media Toddlers.

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Social Media Strategy Social CRM Consultant 165

Social Media Strategery

APRIL 2, 2010

Events Calendar Subscribe: Posts | Comments | Email Social Media Strategery Best Of Best Practices Enterprise 2.0 Development Social Media The “Getting Started with Government 2.0” is about more than just social media. Home About Me Speaking Legal-ese My Team Gov 2.0 Government 2.0

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Gov 2.0 Social Media Policies Privacy 138

Convince & Convert

JUNE 8, 2010

Skip to content Skip to navigation Skip to footer Convince and Convert Blog: Social Media Strategy and Social Media Consulting Social Media Strategy Blog Social Media Consulting Blog Social Media Consulting Speaking Newsletter Free Social Media Tools Twitter Interviews About Lijit Search Are You Ready for the Opportunity Economy?

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Social Media Foursquare Consultant Airlines 128

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APRIL 22, 2010

Skip to content Skip to navigation Skip to footer Convince and Convert Blog: Social Media Strategy and Social Media Consulting Social Media Strategy Blog Social Media Consulting Blog Social Media Consulting Speaking Newsletter Free Social Media Tools Twitter Interviews About Lijit Search Is Social Media Too Big For Its Britches?

Social Media 128

Social Media Social CRM Loyalty Web 2.0 128

Social Media Strategery

FEBRUARY 15, 2009

Events Calendar Subscribe: Posts | Comments | Email Social Media Strategery Best Of Best Practices Enterprise 2.0 Development Social Media Twenty Theses for Government 2.0, I’ve fulfilled one of my social media resolutions for 2009 , and have recently re-read the Cluetrain Manifesto. Government 2.0

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Gov 2.0 Social Media Web 2.0 Policies 134

Convince & Convert

JUNE 30, 2010

It’s time to start thinking about social media the same way. I’m going to write more about my thinking in the area of social segmentation this summer, but for now what do you think? Programs like ThinkGeek ‘s @thinkgeekspam that includes only deals and offers may need to become the rule, not the exception.

Social Media 128

Social Media Strategy Automotive SEO 128

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JULY 29, 2010

Yet with social media, there’s a perception that it’s easy to score freebies. Social media has introduced incentives to the online space, encouraging others to connect with your business. And unfortunately, social media is at fault for breeding this mentality and causing it to spread.

Products 267

Products Consultant Price Social Media 267

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JANUARY 5, 2009

Social Media Sites: General The Big Boys of Social Bookmarking: The Top 20 Sites (10e20): Chris Winfield ranks the top 20 social bookmarking sites by their Alexa rankings and gives a short description of what each does — in case you haven’t ventured beyond Digg. Maybe next year, folks!

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Marketing StumbleUpon SEO Reputation 144