Direct Marketing Observations

APRIL 26, 2010

The majority of companies today are not set up to handle this new consumer. Decades of closed systems and legally approved content are getting in the way of companies trying to interact with the consumer. Even though consumers are changing their behaviors by the second, companies can not move that quickly.

Social Media 173

Social Media Radian6 Apple Marketing 173

Justin Levy

JUNE 1, 2011

In business we need to think more like Navy Seals and train for situations that could endanger our community, our customers, our partners and our vendors. Using bits from the Radian6 playbook and my own experiences, I have boiled it down into 11 steps to developing a digital crisis communications plan.

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Justin Levy

JUNE 1, 2011

In business we need to think more like Navy Seals and train for situations that could endanger our community, our customers, our partners and our vendors. Using bits from the Radian6 playbook and my own experiences, I have boiled it down into 11 steps to developing a digital crisis communications plan.

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Radian6 Training Team Feed Reader 100

Convince & Convert

JULY 12, 2011

It addresses the need to drive organizational change in an effort to shift employee behavior, communicate more effectively across job functions and geographies and tear down organizational silos. Companies need to first understand what it is they are trying to achieve before thinking about which technology vendor to deploy.

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Jive Lithium Social CRM Yammer 146

Diva Marketing Blog

JUNE 10, 2012

you lend that content to and community to outlying networks.” (p p 24) The question then becomes is what’s the source of the content and community? Geoff Livingston: Usually, it’s the company. Monitoring to me is the practice of hearing that data intelligence formally and regularly as a company.

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Marketing Radian6 Blogger Hubspot 96

Kikolani

JANUARY 26, 2010

Most natural links generally are linked to your website or company name. Another great point brought up during the Q&A was that social media ROI reporting would need to be approached differently based on the executive the social media strategist is approaching, such as a CFO vs. a website administrator.

ROI 114

ROI SEO Social Media Tips 114

Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

How frequently will you need to create reports or check the filters? To be fair, I’ve only included those I’ve actually used (Radian6, Sysomos, Spiral 16) or tested (Meltwater, SM2). And of course thanks for including Radian6. And of course thanks for including Radian6. What’s the client/competitor/industry name(s)?

Social Media 155

Social Media Radian6 Strategy SM2 155

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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Social Media B2B Strategy Consultant 147

Convince & Convert

MARCH 25, 2010

Thus, they have a built in “Events&# tool where you can plug in anything out of the ordinary, and that occurrence will show up in your integrated Swix reporting. On the ROI front, Swix CEO Scott Lake ( @scottica ) told me that the company puts as much emphasis on tracking the “I&# as they do the “R&#. Trade show.

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Social Media Strategy Statistics Metrics 117

Convince & Convert

APRIL 6, 2010

Too many companies and organizations are reinventing the content wheel for every social outpost they maintain. Find keywords and search phrases to include in these four places: Google Analytics (or whatever Web site analytics program you’re using) Look at your keywords report to find phrases that are driving traffic to your site.

Brands 143

Brands Content Social Media Consultant 143

Convince & Convert

MARCH 29, 2012

Penn , the Director of Inbound Marketing for enterprise email company WhatCounts. Huge thanks to data-driven social media management software company Argyle Social for their presenting sponsorship, as well as Infusionsoft and Jim Kukral at DigitalBookLaunch. Explain to the folks at home why your company is called Argyle Social.

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B2B Software Social Media Survey 120

Convince & Convert

MARCH 29, 2012

Penn , the Director of Inbound Marketing for enterprise email company WhatCounts. Huge thanks to data-driven social media management software company Argyle Social for their presenting sponsorship, as well as Infusionsoft and Jim Kukral at DigitalBookLaunch. Explain to the folks at home why your company is called Argyle Social.

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B2B Software Social Media Survey 120

Social Media Strategery

AUGUST 8, 2010

Not whether that’s the Chief Marketing Officer or the Director of Public Affairs or the Community Relations Lead, but actual names of people. It might be that new guy over in community relations, or maybe it’s your webmaster. Remember, social media is driven by the person, not the position. It might be Kim over in HR.

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Gov 2.0 Social Media Social Media Management Organization 139

Webbiquity SMM

SEPTEMBER 12, 2011

Influential voices like Olivier Blanchard and Jacquie McCarnan present formulas and methods for ROI calculation, while Steve Goldman contends that social media ROI can’t be measured in isolation, and Jackie Cohen reports that more than a third of CMOs still have no idea whether or not social media marketing is producing any ROI.

Social Media 257

Social Media Trendrr SM2 Alterian 257

Convince & Convert

AUGUST 18, 2010

But there are still plenty of PR firms (and companies, for that matter) looking at social media purely as a distribution vehicle. Angela Connor Author, “18 Rules of Community Engagement&# [link] jaybaer I agree Angela. I feel that PR companies can be a huge education resource to their clients. What do you think?

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Questions Social Media Consultant Education 160

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JULY 8, 2008

People do not want to hear from companies as represented by marketers, they want to hear from other people. These scenarios come to fruition in spontaneous communities, on social networks, and other self-service tools – all thanks to the availability of low cost technology and access to the world wide web. Others aren’t.

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Social Media Marketing Consultant Communities 163

Waxing UnLyrical

NOVEMBER 1, 2010

On his blog , Nick says: “Students are not taught about new practices, since proprietary tools and techniques often remain with hidden with the agencies and companies that create them.&# His students produced about 15 fabulous measurement reports to non-profits. These fine folk did: Jan. 24 : Whats Next DC , Washington, DC Feb.

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Class Education Metrics Creative Commons 258

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MARCH 10, 2010

“What are good companies to target? Overall, the questions were basic and I worried that the individual was looking to target companies for clients before actually understanding the nuances of the culture of Internet marketing as a whole. Should I learn a specific skillset?&# I highly recommend you follow his stuff.

Marketing 240

Marketing How To SEO Training 240

Kikolani

NOVEMBER 29, 2010

Amber is the VP of social strategy for Radian6, business and communications strategist, and co-author of the The NOW Revolution: 7 Shifts to Make Your Business Faster, Smarter and More Social with Jay Baer. Her blog, Kommein , covers blogging, business, community management, social media, and more. Amber Naslund. Celestine Chua.

Blogger 168

Blogger SEO Consultant WordPress 168

Convince & Convert

JUNE 21, 2012

Read on for insights from Joe and our Social Media Stat of the Week ( this week : only 33% of people on social networking sites follow a company or a brand on social media sites). Thanks of course to Jill’s company Argyle Social for being the presenting sponsor of Social Pros. Listen Now. The RSS feed is: [link].

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Radian6 Social Media Statistics Company 118

Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

See my post on How to Create a Share of Voice Report for a free worksheet that uses SocialMention. Google Alerts Like most marketing professionals, I have several Google Alerts set up for my name, my company name, and topics of interest to me. Thanks for the Radian6 shout-out! Thanks for the Radian6 shout-out!

Social Media 167

Social Media Strategy Consultant Tweetdeck 167

Convince & Convert

JUNE 14, 2012

Read on for insights from Katie and our Social Media Stat of the Week ( this week : 47% of B2B companies do not track brand mentions on social media). 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.

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Hashtag B2B Social Media Metrics 115

Convince & Convert

MARCH 16, 2010

I advocate participating in Twitter, and I’ve certainly grown my own audience via that channel, and it should be part of almost every company or business professional’s social media tool kit. Ive founded 5 companies, and spent 15 years running digital marketing agencies. Don’t get me wrong. Not an overwhelming participation rate.

Social Media 124

Social Media Strategy Foursquare Social CRM 124

Webbiquity SMM

APRIL 9, 2012

CommerceTools uses cloud-based technology to help companies streamline the distribution of products, supplies, services and content to individuals or groups by simplifying and automating order and fulfillment processes. The 5 Best Free Tools For Making Slick Infographics by Fast Company. ALOT. ** 5 STARS.

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Review Tools Social Media Klout 200