Convince & Convert

JULY 20, 2012

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. It’s the same company that did the net promoter scores that kind of come up with a social media score that’s kind of parallel to that.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MAY 18, 2010

Just because you’ve heard that other companies are doing it doesn’t mean that social media will magically work for you. It finds your customers Companies using traditional marketing methods (e.g. In every industry, there are existing conversations going on. It introduces your brand Is your company new?

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SocMed Sean

DECEMBER 28, 2011

It also probably means that you enjoy having conversations with your customers listen to their feedback and look for opportunities to integrate their feedback into your business process so you can make your products better. Ask them what they would like to see as part of the solution. Give them the opportunity to contribute to your success.

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Twist Image

JANUARY 12, 2013

By 2009, the company was doing over a billion dollars in sales every year and by July of that same year, Amazon announced that it was buying the company for over one billion dollars. Zappos is mostly known as being one of the most consumer-centric companies in the world. It's a choice. and enjoy: Tags: amazon. business book.

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Buzz Marketing for Technology

MARCH 2, 2010

s Social Media in Business study found that 60 percent of consumers believe they are already interacting with companies on the social Web. Nearly all participants — 93 percent — believe all companies should have a presence in social media. A recent Cone Inc.’s Stay tuned to this blog for more updates and to see how we are doing that!

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SocMed Sean

MARCH 11, 2012

As the site owner/community manager, I even had someone threaten to come to my house in person so he could discuss the fact that I edited one of his posts for racist comments. 2) Don’t argue just to argue – Community managers can spot them a mile away. Trolls who like to just stir the pot and start arguments.

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SocMed Sean

APRIL 1, 2012

Hopefully, these 1o questions can help you in the process of finding someone who really understands your business and can help formulate and execute a plan to engage with your community online. 5) What does “community management” mean to you? Do you include community management in your social media services?

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The Marketing Blog

JULY 30, 2007

After some brain-storming I discovered a kool webhosting company called Velnetweb which seems to be one stop shop for all web hosting needs. I write about Social Media and how it is being used as a conversational channel by individuals and organizations. Reply Leave a Reply Click here to cancel reply.

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Convince & Convert

MARCH 10, 2013

The rise of Twitter was accompanied by the slow demise of RSS and Digg, as the surging popularity of the 140-character kid made many previous pointing and info-gathering technologies unnecessary. Twitter as Conversation Forum. Twitter became (and still is) the headline news of the modern age.

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SocMed Sean

JANUARY 8, 2012

More and more companies are waking up to the fact that they can connect with their consumers via digital channels with more impact and for significantly less budget than traditional television, radio and print approaches. 60% of those going online have visited a social network, with half going back everyday according to Facebook.

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Twist Image

FEBRUARY 7, 2012

He was (and still is) a venture capitalist with a background at Google (in the early days) and an early investor in companies like Twitter , Facebook , Instagram , Kickstarter and others (you can see what he's about right here: Lowercase Capital ). Kevin Rose ( Digg , Milk , Revision3 , etc.) tech community. business model.

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Webbiquity SMM

NOVEMBER 16, 2010

A common mistake in social media is that companies will dive right in, setting up a Twitter account or Facebook page and blasting out tweets and status updates about their latest company news and new product announcements—and then wonder why their Twitter following isn’t growing and there’s no interaction on their Facebook page.

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Webbiquity SMM

NOVEMBER 2, 2010

This saves time, effort and money in the long run, but it’s a step too many companies skip over. Involvement: understand that everyone in your company has a stake in social media success and most of your employees are probably already members of at least one social network. Instead, they want to connect. Social Events (e.g.,

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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. Using social media enables your company to reach a huge number of potential customers.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

AUGUST 14, 2009

Are you a company or do you know a company that has immersed itself in the social media waters and succeeded? As small companies with limited budgets, nonprofits may feel that they are unable to dive into the wide world of social media. The big catch: Epic Change is not a large company at all. Why social media?

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SocMed Sean

JANUARY 21, 2012

Even old-school marketers and brand managers are starting to wake up and figure out that social media isn’t a passing fad, it isn’t just about “cats on skateboards” and “people eating oatmeal” and that ignoring the conversation is only going to leave them further behind their competition.

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Firebelly

SEPTEMBER 2, 2010

In today’s competitive environment, it takes a fierce marketing strategy to position your company and communities ahead of the competition; and this session will equip you to make-over your existing marketing plan into a Super Model of success. We look forward to seeing you in Dallas!

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

DECEMBER 15, 2010

Is your company’s social media strategy really working? Having a company presence in social media is all well and good but it isn’t enough. Your company doesn’t have a personality. Is conversation and relationship-building important? Move from Conversations to More Direct Involvement. Absolutely.

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Buzz Marketing for Technology

MARCH 4, 2010

The point here for B2C and B2B Marketers is that as Facebook makes their platform rich in interaction and captures more users and hence more conversations about your brand – you will need to be there and engage with their user base. Did I forget to mention all of this is FREE! Tweet This! Share this on Facebook. Share this on Linkedin.

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The Marketing Blog

MARCH 2, 2010

Home About In the Media Moving One Step Closer to Dream Indian Companies on Twitter – A Usage Study March 3, 2010.10:02 Although Twitter wins, the results are fairly close indicating the open nature of conversations that are taking place on Twitter platform. Do you actually think there is a real fight between the two?

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Bill Hartzer

DECEMBER 3, 2010

PeopleBrowsr , the Social Search engine and analytics company, has launched ReSearch.ly , a product for online marketers, brand managers and social media experts to get real-time analytics and conversations from the social web. This blog post has recently been updated. Subscribe to the comments for this post? Share this on del.icio.us.

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Webbiquity SMM

DECEMBER 21, 2010

The bottom line is that while social media marketing definitely provides benefits (such as a higher conversion rate for organic search traffic ), it’s not generally effective as a direct promotion tool. People want to buy from companies that are smart, helpful and responsive. For example, DirecTV is good at this; JustHost is not.)

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Buzz Marketing for Technology

JUNE 27, 2008

I think the biggest barrier to informal learning is a company not wanting to really go into "Why we do it this way." " They dont want to conversationally uproot the motivations or lack of motivations, or how shallow monotonous or redundant entire departments of a company are. Thanks for the conversation Jay!

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

OCTOBER 22, 2009

If you take a look at any one of their four accounts , you’ll notice one thing: they’re not using Twitter to converse but to broadcast. If it was a Comcast product, you’d get a near immediate response from Frank Eliason , the company’s Director of Digital Care. It can turn a prospective buyer into a customer.

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The Marketing Blog

NOVEMBER 26, 2009

Subscribe to Blog Updates Feedburners Stats Email Subscription My Company About Hi, I am Daksh author of themarketingblog & co-founder of Iffort, a web-strategy & digital marketing consulting firm. I write about Social Media and how it is being used as a conversational channel by individuals and organizations.

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The Marketing Blog

AUGUST 12, 2010

Technology Partners : itemperance consulting Image Credits: Eric Parker Share this: StumbleUpon Digg Reddit 1 Comment Filed under Facebook , Iffort Tags: India , web2.0 , Facebook , Iffort , facebook hyderabad , Itemperance 1 Comment Tweets that mention Facebook and India « -- Topsy.com August 12, 2010 at 3:16 pm [.] We would be glad to help.

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The Marketing Blog

MARCH 26, 2010

Home About In the Media Indian Companies on Twitter – A Usage Study Search Engine Statistics:: Google’s share dips March 27, 2010.8:32 Share this: StumbleUpon Digg Reddit 3 Comments Filed under Sharing Tags: rajesh shetty , lifebeyondcode , lateral action 3 Comments London Paris Train June 23, 2010 at 4:35 pm Wow!

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The Marketing Blog

FEBRUARY 4, 2010

Conversations Facebook will surge ahead in India February 4, 2010.8:53 53 pm Preventing Social Media Spam Jump to Comments Image by Josh Russell via Flickr Sometimes it feels really sorry to see the tactics of a select group of folks in the name of using Social media as a Conversation Medium ! Home About In the Media Enterprise 2.0

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The Marketing Blog

DECEMBER 10, 2009

Conversations December 10, 2009.10:35 Subscribe to Blog Updates Feedburners Stats Email Subscription My Company About Hi, I am Daksh author of themarketingblog & co-founder of Iffort, a web-strategy & digital marketing consulting firm. Home About In the Media Entrepreneurial resources Enterprise 2.0

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

FEBRUARY 1, 2008

Here’s a screenshot of a story that became popular with a whopping 235 Diggs. It was taken the night of January 28, 2008 (approximately 11PM EST): While Digg typically allowed stories to hit the front page within 80-120 votes (the latter being more rare than normal), it’s now requiring almost double the number.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JANUARY 19, 2010

3: Large Brands – Bigger brands have two things that smaller companies don’t: an already built community, and money. 4: Online Driven Companies – Social media can be used to drive traffic to online websites. Communities, social news sites, and online sharing can be leveraged to build a site following.

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Firebelly

JULY 22, 2010

I walked into the middle of their heated conversation so I don't have the back story. In my instance the company's policy, which is special to Firestone and not to the industry as a whole, stood in the way. The company was arrogant -- all but the social media manager who chimed in on my post.

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The Marketing Blog

AUGUST 5, 2008

1 search-engine company has positioned itself as a startup in this job-advertisement. Startup tag works well Jumping on the big company bandwagon is easy. A company’s screening process includes relevant experience, educational background and similar parameters. OTOH, a candidate screens the right companies for his job.

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The Marketing Blog

FEBRUARY 24, 2010

08 pm Moving One Step Closer to Dream Jump to Comments Dear Friends & Well-wishers, It has been a long time since we’ve been conversing through the medium of this blogging platform. Our offerings would span across companies which lie in the WAP (Web Adoption Pyramid) framework. Would be glad to have your feedback !

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The Marketing Blog

FEBRUARY 6, 2010

Share this: StumbleUpon Digg Reddit 2 Comments Filed under Facebook , Web 2.0 , orkut Tags: brazil , Facebook , growth , India , orkut 2 Comments Ashwani February 18, 2010 at 8:41 pm The growth rate of Facebook compared to Orkut is phenomenal. Reply Leave a Reply Click here to cancel reply.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

OCTOBER 7, 2010

Many people stay to themselves, failing to participate in the community and to build rapport with others in the same field. Social Media is all about how effectively you build conversation and become part of an ongoing conversation. Digg Diigo Disqus Dopplr Facebook Fetch Flickr FriendFeed gdgt Google Reader Identi.ca

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The Marketing Blog

SEPTEMBER 7, 2010

43 pm 3 Ways to Analyze Facebook Fan Page Traffic Jump to Comments NOTE : I had recently scribbled my thoughts on Facebook Insights for India’s growing B2B marketing community www.paulwriter.com. The solution has been created by a London based web-development company for further inputs you can read their detailed blog-post.

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