Direct Marketing Observations

MARCH 4, 2010

The offshoot of this has been that I have been paying a lot of attention to the health and fitness social space. With that being said, in my opinion, here are the best social networks for health and fitness that I’ve found. With FitLink , it meets all of those criteria and more. This site rocks. Huge user base.

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Oktopost

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

A must-listen episode for any social enthusiast! Meet Milena Farber. Milena is the Social Media Marketing Manager at Namogoo, the world’s first digital journey continuity platform that enables ecommerce brands to drive their customer journeys forward and optimize the experience.

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Hootsuite

JUNE 28, 2023

Welcome to dark social. Don’t worry, dark social isn’t the same as the notorious “dark web” trying to lure you into evil. Dark social is the oldest social network in action: private, untraceable human-to-human communication. What is dark social? Browsed a Facebook Group? Talked on the phone?

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Almost Savvy

JULY 15, 2010

Suddenly, upon meeting someone new, they immediately try to score and ask me to go over to their place to seal the deal. If this happened at a live networking event, the conversation would go something like this: “Hi. It is nice to meet you.&# “Well (pretend you heard your name here), I’ll bet it is nice to meet me.

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ProBlogger

MARCH 24, 2022

The post 7 Strategies for Growing Community on Your Blog appeared first on ProBlogger. Recently on ProBlogger we’ve been looking at the topic of building community on a blog. We started by identifying 9 benefits and 3 costs of community on a blog and then looked at 5 stages of building community on a blog.

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Sprout Social

APRIL 18, 2022

This premise is essentially the case for the growing number of vertical networks that are taking off online. Vertical social networks aren’t overnight sensations. If you look closely, online communication preferences have hinted that this was coming all along. But first, what are vertical networks?

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Buffer Social

JANUARY 22, 2024

Lia’s prediction is bolstered by her research on LinkedIn for a client and seeing examples of what corporate accounts such as Lyft, Robert Half, SEMRush, Vista Social, and Hubspot are doing on the platform. How will you be incorporating LinkedIn into your social media strategy in 2024?

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Sprout Social

JUNE 21, 2022

An exciting early project was our partnership with TikTok , integrating the viral platform as a new social network in our suite. Finding solidarity through Community Resource Groups. In our organized Slack channels and meetings, real and authentic conversations bloomed.

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Mindjumpers

JANUARY 14, 2011

Tweet Written by Nabanita Roy , who is a web enthusiast and blogger currently working as a Community Development Executive at forums.com. In my previous post, I have given an overview of the changing trends in social media. Take a look: Social networking: Connect, Share, Engage. Communication outshines campaining.

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Webbiquity SMM

MARCH 31, 2020

Twitter is generally viewed as the second-best social network for B2B marketing , behind only LinkedIn. In the current environment where the coronavirus outbreak and COVID-19 pandemic have shut down live events and even coffee meetings, forcing increased online interaction, B2B marketing activity on Twitter should be exploding.

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Sprout Social

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

Along with David Sullivan , a Strategic Business Development Representative for Sprout Social, we reached out to our friends at Chili Piper to help us break down the art of social selling from the brand account. We’ll also explore 10 tips and tactics you can use to execute social selling like an expert. What is social selling?

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ProBlogger

MARCH 24, 2022

The post 7 Strategies for Growing Community on Your Blog appeared first on ProBlogger. Recently on ProBlogger we’ve been looking at the topic of building community on a blog. We started by identifying 9 benefits and 3 costs of community on a blog and then looked at 5 stages of building community on a blog.

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Laurel Papworth

APRIL 14, 2011

Recently, in an online community I am involved in, the members decided to get together in real life (IRL). of social network members that meet online will meet offline each year. The moderator had been a mod for around a year, and was someone the administrator had selected from the community.

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SocMed Sean

NOVEMBER 14, 2011

Want to fail at social media? Consider doing the following: 1) Think of social networking in old-school marketing terms – If you’re “segmenting” or “targeting” or “profiling”, you need to rethink. Social networking is not about sending messages to like-minded groups of people.

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Social Media Strategery

JANUARY 23, 2012

Unfortunately, as many have already discovered and many more will continue to discover, successful communities are dependent on many variables, from the accessibility, speed, and reliability of the technology to your community managers. What group/community receives the most visits and/or posts on a particular day?

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Oktopost

MARCH 15, 2021

As the source of more than 80% of their social media leads , LinkedIn has always been the bright center of the universe for B2B marketers. With old-school marketing channels shrinking due to pandemic closures, connecting with potential customers on LinkedIn and other social networks is more of a priority than ever.

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Socialmedia.biz

MARCH 25, 2021

The feature was so popular that it was eventually adopted by other social networks like Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn — making it a key feature in the social marketing world. Hashtags have become so large that communities pop up around their use. Social networks are inherently very messy.

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Hootsuite

AUGUST 19, 2021

Here is a list of services commonly offered by freelancer social media managers: Social media strategy. Community management (engaging with followers, answering DMs and comments). 7 skills a good freelance social media manager should have. Community management. Creating and managing content calendars. Copywriting.

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Mindjumpers

SEPTEMBER 22, 2010

Posted by Sara Hansson Sep 22nd, 2010 Tweet As part of people’s digital identity, we join communities and groups that are relevant to us and to our interests. Instead of meeting people with respect and understanding, Nestlé did a terrible mistake when answering people with sarcastic, irritable and rude messages.

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Mindjumpers

AUGUST 3, 2012

Such platforms as Yammer, Chatter and Jive certainly look and feel similar to Facebook – with a news feed, groups, friends and status updates. This month, I surveyed end users to find out how they draw value from going social. Salesforce surveys, for example, show Chatter reduces email 30 percent and meetings 27 percent.

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SocMed Sean

JANUARY 21, 2019

SocMedSean - Social.Media.Sean The KISS Method For Determining Social Media ROI Attend any corporate meeting on social media initiatives and it’s likely that you’ll hear a question or two along the lines of “how is this selling us more product” or “what’s the ROI on these activities”?

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Social Media Marketing

MARCH 22, 2018

Social Media today has an undeniable power of spreading information, growing the business and developing community. It is also a vital communication tool in various industries including healthcare. The general public uses social media to research symptoms, local doctors, treatment, and compare options.

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Firebelly

MAY 18, 2015

LinkedIn is still the go-to social network for business professionals and job seekers. I know if I’m meeting with someone I haven’t met yet, I always Google them and check out their LinkedIn profile. See if they are active in any LinkedIn Groups, check out their blog, or follow them on Twitter. 8 Build Your Community.

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Hootsuite

MAY 3, 2023

Join a Slack community You may already use Slack to communicate with your team internally, but have you ever thought of using it to generate real estate leads? Slack communities are where people interested in a certain topic can come together to discuss the industry, ask questions, and swap advice or stories with other members.

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Buffer Social

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

It seemed like such a simple solution to connect our community with those who wanted to diversify their teams. Today, Tech Ladies is the largest community of women in tech with over 150,000 members and generating millions in revenue. I canceled all the rest of my VC meetings and got back to building.

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Diva Marketing Blog

APRIL 21, 2009

New social networking communities seem to be on every virtual corner these days. Marketers understand that social media can be a powerful strategy that supports niche or segmentation marketing. Toby/Diva Marketing : Mixing Bowl is not only a new social media community but a new brand for Meredith.

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Myrland Marketing

APRIL 6, 2010

Home About Services Social Media Speaking-Training LMA Contact Subscribe Myrland Marketing Minutes Strategic Social Media: Making Social Media Make Sense THE BEST SOCIAL NETWORK FOR LAWYERS, OR ANYONE, IS… by Nancy Myrland on April 6, 2010 An interesting question was posed on a legal marketing forum of which I am a member.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

APRIL 7, 2014

Not being able to meet recruitment standards then creates a number of other problems such as: Drop in research team morale. Social networking gives sponsors and clinical trial coordinators the ability to target a vast group of e-patients. 3)Target Specific Patient Groups. Extended study periods.

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Navolutions

MARCH 25, 2013

Mobile Community Controls. Community managers now have the ability to invite people to communities from their mobile devices, reshare items, and a whole lot more. While there are definitely ways of creating fan communities around your business and products, this one has all sorts of potential for marketing abuse.

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Sprout Social

MAY 7, 2019

A majority of consumers want to learn about new products and services, while 48% follow brands on social to be entertained. These stats are not only insights into what consumers want, they also show the multiple directions social media marketers and teams are pulled in to ensure they meet all of these needs.

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Waxing UnLyrical

NOVEMBER 27, 2012

Jen, you have no need to apologize; on the contrary, many thanks to you for being so committed to the #measurePR community! Here’s the write up from the #MeasurePR chat held on October 16: We had a small, but as always a lively group on the 16th. Recap of #measurePR on Oct. Guest post by Jen Zingsheim. 11, 12-1 pm ET.).

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Janet Fouts

NOVEMBER 26, 2018

Many corporations use gamification to encourage employee engagement , sharing of company information on social media, and meeting performance goals. It also has an option to auto-post to social networks with a notice you are starting or just completed meditation. Is community engagement gamification?

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Sprout Social

APRIL 29, 2021

While consumer use of social media is largely similar in both regions ( 87% of UK internet users report having a social media account , compared to 92% in the United States), there is a notable difference with regards to business use of social media. Take action: Connect with your ideal audience with social media advertising.

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ProBlogger

MARCH 27, 2013

This week on ProBlogger we’ve been looking at the topic of building community on a blog. We started by identifying 9 benefits and 3 costs of community on a blog and then looked at 5 stages of building community on a blog. Today I want to dig deeper into some specific things to DO to build community on your blog.

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Communities Strategy Forums Ustream 55

ProBlogger

NOVEMBER 6, 2012

I’m not in their league, but in less than two years my LinkedIn Group, Sticky Branding , grew to over 22,000 members. But cruise the social media highway, and you will find countless Facebook pages and LinkedIn groups that are floundering or abandoned. million groups on LinkedIn, but only 3% of them have 1,000 or more members.

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Buzz Marketing for Technology

NOVEMBER 9, 2011

I don’t care whether you own a community or your rent one from a provider like LinkedIn Groups – but a community is a great place to create a social experience with your customer. When you do that the results reported in a recent Jive report of over 2000 customers are outstanding.

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Social Media Jive ROI Press Release 198

Almost Savvy

MARCH 16, 2011

Because the focus of my work revolves around social media, it isn’t surprising that most of it is done while sitting in front of a computer. When my work does take me away from the computer, it’s usually to speak to a group interested in learning how to use technology to more effectively connect with others.

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