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AUGUST 19, 2010

Virality, Quick and Easy Once the stories are approved and posted on the blog, RESMARK automatically triggers another email, notifying the author and asking them to share the story on Facebook, Twitter, and elsewhere. "The 3 Amigos: Email, Blogging, Social Sharing" by @jaybaer [link] [link] Bob Cargill Great post!

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JULY 6, 2010

The taboo of never tooting your own horn with a press release about your good deeds clearly has crumbled in corporate America, and companies today are not only promoting philanthropy through social networks, they’re building unique Facebook pages and Twitter profiles for these important programs.

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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&#. So, I turned to the team’s Facebook page, where NBA rules have not yet been codified, and team’s have more leeway than they do on the official Web site. Your Web site.

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MARCH 4, 2010

In the well-documented Marriott case study, they tracked $500 mm in bookings from links on the corporate blog. In the well-documented Marriott case study, they tracked $500 mm in bookings from links on the corporate blog. Very helpful post, Jay.

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SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

MySpace last week declared what amounts to a post-modern armistice, announcing that they will integrate status updates with Facebook (and Twitter). We easily forget that Facebook was one of the first social networks that insisted that we use REAL names, and policed personal profiles accordingly. Haven’t you?

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FEBRUARY 25, 2010

ThinkGeek has a robust involvement in social media, with over 68,000 followers on Twitter , 50,000 fans on Facebook and over 11,000 subscribers to their channel on YouTube , which features company-posted videos demonstrating items like their proximity-meter t-shirts and fake-blood-filled, realistically gummy heart for Valentine’s Day.

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MARCH 3, 2010

Agencies should also be working with clients on using social media as a market research tool, by surveying fans or creating dedicated, invite-only brand communities that serve as a living focus group. Keep Score Social media metrics are widely available, but require effort and integration to be gathered and analyzed successfully.

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

Social media is hard False. And that’s only because of the alphabet soup of social networks, lifestreams, sharing sites, etc. Social media is not about Facebook or MySpace or Flickr or Twitter or blogs or YouTube. What other social media fallacies do you have? You are indeed the perfect case study.

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JUNE 22, 2010

The problems with that are clearly one of culture (truly believing that every customer is a reporter), and of definition (thinking that social media is somehow driven by Twitter and Facebook). No stack of case studies or conference road trips will do it, either. It has to come from you. Good luck converting the masses !

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

I’ve asserted that B2B social media tactics vary from B2C, in that they are typically rooted in consumer education and thought leadership, and thus require deeper layers of interaction. Private brand communities vs. Facebook. This chart shows usage of five major social outposts by organization type. Podcasts vs. YouTube.

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

Tired of chasing shiny objects, and setting up Twitter and Facebook accounts with clear direction, or success metrics? Social Media Strategy Worksheet from Jay Baer at Convince and Convert As a social media consultant, I specialize in helping companies create and implement social media strategy. Sessions start October 5.

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APRIL 14, 2010

Twitter, Facebook, YouTube and a Blog all dedicated to creating places for the public to tell them problem areas in the city, ask questions about traffic safety and promote a safer community. Sounds like a great case study. Sounds like a great case study. They monitor SM and help customers and noncustomers alike.

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JULY 22, 2010

Let’s look at a few examples of companies that have done this successfully: Yelp’s Elite Squad: Yelp operates a social networking, user review, and local search website for members to post reviews and get user feedback on local businesses and restaurants.

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

Bonus: My list of social media monitoring tools that I collect to share with others and test myself. applications like Facebook, Twitter, Skype, etc. I think Facebook pages are a tool that are not given enough credit right now. Most of the tools in the space focus on Twitter, we focus on Facebook Pages, YouTube and Twitter.

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MARCH 9, 2010

A recent study by Econsultancy called “ The Value of Social Media &# shows that companies are overwhelmingly using the “Big 4″ of Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and Linkedin for their social media efforts. Do you really know where your customers are in social media? Are you ready to look harder?

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MAY 19, 2010

Why We Reach For The Spoon Today, we are looking for one thing in the content that we consume online — whether it is high-dollar marketing content created for the Coca Cola Facebook page or just a personal blog post written by our Aunt Sophie — we are looking for VALUE. A Facebook profile update is very shareable.

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MAY 20, 2010

This is because social media success is inherently slow , not fast. Number of people who “like&# you on Facebook. For example, data that shows that in comparison to last month, 15% more people went to your product pricing page after first visiting your Facebook page is a far superior KPI to number of Facebook “likes&#.

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APRIL 22, 2010

Second, the social media tools and destinations will inevitably change, but considering 83% of online Americans are active in social media, and there are 425 million people with Facebook accounts, I think we’re past the lava lamp stage. Social CRM The new telephone. Whatchew Talking Bout?

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SEPTEMBER 1, 2010

Ultimately, social media is about the sale. There’s no market for reselling Facebook fans or Twitter followers. Ultimately, companies need to make money, save money, or both via social media. The other thing that bugs me (in addition to the clamor for proven ROI) is the need for case studies before companies get involved.

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2010

Case studies are one of the most popular forms of collateral. Case studies offer the perfect mix of both. SuzanneVara [link] How To Win the Social Game: Be Remarkable, and Remark-able | SocialSkillz.com [.] little of your creativity, and keep the principles of social networking in mind.

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JUNE 8, 2010

link] #SMM [link] Arizona Social Media C&C Blog Post – Are You Ready for the Opportunity Economy? link] RT Please [link] Face to Facebook RT @jaybaer Are You Ready for the Opportunity Economy? Awesome stuff Jay — I love the way you bring real examples to social media. It really brings this stuff to life.

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

Facebook is preferred for information about the brand’s activities, and email is preferred for product updates. Said one respondent: If I don’t get the support I need through phone or email, I use Facebook and Twitter to voice my complaint, since a ton of people will see it. Interaction. Think about that for a moment.

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JUNE 30, 2010

39% of the people that check email first still use Facebook daily, but their motivation for doing so remains deal-centric. If you want to reach out to your customers who like to dress up in viking garb and sing showtunes on the weekends, social media has now given you that opportunity.

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AUGUST 16, 2010

With the amount of helpful content about social media marketing growing faster than Facebook’s user base or Lindsay Lohan’s court appearances, it’s tough to keep up. 30 Tips: The Productivity Guide of Social Media by WebStudio 13. 5 Ways That Sales People Can Benefit From Using Social Media by OPEN Forum.

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JULY 9, 2010

It doesn’t get any more authentic of an experience than that.

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APRIL 27, 2010

Let me hear about it: View Comments | Subscribe To This Blog | Sign Up For Our Newsletter Share This Post: Similar Posts That You Might Enjoy: Why Are Companies Not Valuing Judgment As A Critical Element The More Things Change, The More Things Change Is Starbucks the Most Dangerous Competitor to Facebook?

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JUNE 16, 2010

And masses of Facebook fans or Twitter followers aren’t enough either. Ditch Experimentation and Plan Instead The real social media success stories aren’t arising out of tactical experimentation with Twitter and Facebook. When I'm looking to buy something I immediately think of people in my network.

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