Dave Fleet

JULY 5, 2010

In recent months we’ve seen several interesting moves within the social media monitoring/social CRM space. Now we’re seeing another significant player in a similar move, as Toronto-based Sysomos is acquired by news wire service Marketwire. Update: Sysomos has confirmed the acquisition. Acquired by.

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Sysomos Alterian Filtrbox Attensity 334

Convince & Convert

AUGUST 10, 2010

Last week, I interviewed three men that are helping create an all-new field of marketing and customer service – the emerging discipline of influence mining. Influence mining makes the old school, direct marketing notions of sorting consumers by purchase history seem dinosaurian by comparison. Customer service?

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Social CRM Influencer Klout Social Media 134

Convince & Convert

JUNE 17, 2010

I love the Twitter culture and community, and I spend quite a bit of time using Twitter. Certainly, it’s not a comprehensive influence formula like Klout , or other Twitter-influence arbiters ( interesting study this week from Sysomos ), but it’s easy to calculate, and I think it makes sense. Roberts @njmirolo Always fun!

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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

To be fair, I’ve only included those I’ve actually used (Radian6, Sysomos, Spiral 16) or tested (Meltwater, SM2). I’ve started a comparison chart, based only on my own experience and opinion, for you to use and update as you see fit. The main pitfall to avoid is flashy graphics for the sake of flashy graphics.

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Social Media Radian6 Strategy SM2 157

Convince & Convert

MARCH 16, 2010

Twitter’s role as a conduit for the Zeitgeist is unrivaled, and it has almost single-handedly ushered in the era of real-time search, and social CRM. Young People Don’t Use It Today’s marketing coordinator is tomorrow’s CMO, and younger Americans don’t embrace Twitter. A new Pew Research study shows only 8% of U.S.

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Social Media Strategy Foursquare Social CRM 125

Webbiquity SMM

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. Social Media Marketing Tips, Tactics and Guides. Building Social Bookmarking Networks 101 by Search Engine Journal.

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Convince & Convert

JULY 9, 2010

An expert in marketing to women, she heads the Media Connections practice, focused on managing brand dialogue via traditional and social media. Time is proving that no matter how much social media changes, the core rules of engagement remain the same. The blogosphere is especially demanding of something “real.”

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