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APRIL 6, 2010

It’s an example of an industry with poor understanding of taxonomy – the words and phrases used to describe products and services. Taxonomy is incredibly important in social media because it’s the most direct link between the worlds of social and search marketing. What shows up in these search results?

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MAY 11, 2010

After all, why would they even be coming to your Web site unless they had questions about your product or service? And if possible, I’d recommend having employees closest to the product (designers, engineers, product marketing, customer service) be the stars of the show, not executives or marketers. To be entertained?

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MARCH 22, 2011

Here’s a list of what I use that makes me productive, from time savers to the must have tools that rock my world. Rapportive is a social CRM, giving you important information about the person who is emailing you. In fact, I use Jabber for internal communications as Community Manager of Namecheap. Rapportive.

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JULY 28, 2010

Buy your own product. I refer to it with my clients as adding value to the conversation. Social media is much to noisy for people to pay attention to obvious self promotion. I'd suspect these businesses are happy to refer people to Mike in return. Make it a habit within your organization to “shop&# yourself.

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

Done correctly, social media is about developing meaningful relationships with customers and prospective customers in their natural habitat. You have to create content, be part of many communities, and proceed incrementally. Many successful social media programs take months (or even more than a year) to really germinate.

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MAY 26, 2010

* Is social media the best means to broadcast a message? * The struggle, I feel at least, is that post production takes entirely way to long to make a decent, helpful video. The struggle, I feel at least, is that post production takes entirely way to long to make a decent, helpful video. Are people 'getting it'?

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FEBRUARY 25, 2010

The best example I’ve ever seen of this is from a company called ThinkGeek , which prides itself on carrying the most robust collection of unique, thought-provoking products with the biggest nerd appeal on the planet. Marketing), ThinkGeek is “all about serving our community.

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

[link] malmy (Michael Malmrose) Twitter Comment Here’s a good read on developing a social media strategy in 7 steps: [link to post] – Posted using Chat Catcher [link] Production Video Services Well, I must say…I found this blog post via Twitter. A concept more and more big businesses need to start thinking about.

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

Working for an agency I actually use multiple tools for different clients to make sure we're giving them the best product for their needs. Working for an agency I actually use multiple tools for different clients to make sure we're giving them the best product for their needs. link] Katie Van Domelen Thank you!

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APRIL 22, 2010

Our natural desire for compartmentalization and shorthand has caused us to kill the value of “social media&# as a descriptor. You’ll perhaps remember that “social media&# was originally coined to reference user-generated content. And our modern definition of “social media&# still includes that component.

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2010

It’s so obvious if you know the basis for social media. I’m keeping this as a reference. If we want prospects to read about us and our products, we need to offer true value in a piece that either educates or entertains. It was before the birth of social media and was heavy print, tv and billboards.

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AUGUST 4, 2010

And finally, if your products are good enough to make people passionate about them (even when the passion is in the form of a complaint), the heavy lifting is done. And finally, if your products are good enough to make people passionate about them (even when the passion is in the form of a complaint), the heavy lifting is done.

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APRIL 8, 2010

I have not bought an iPad but, from what I have read, the consumption vs. production of content distinction is valid. I may be wrong about this, but it seems that most Apple products (and tech products in general, for that matter) are better in their second and third iterations. I'm going to reference this post in my blog.

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JULY 8, 2010

The mere act of opting-in is an expression of interest in your products and services, so it stands to reason that relevant product or service promotions to this audience would stimulate sales. The True Blood reference floored me. For example, if you want to promote new products, you can use Comm100 Newsletter. Great post.

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

Facebook is preferred for information about the brand’s activities, and email is preferred for product updates. Daily Twitter users are 300-400% more likely to write a blog, review products, upload videos, and every other social behavior, than are non-users. Think about that for a moment. than r non-users."-@jaybaer

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

Radian6 For advanced social media listening, I often recommend my friends at Radian6 , who have – in my opinion – the most robust feature set and product development roadmap of all the widely available social listening platforms. 39 social media tools I will use today. Thanks for the Radian6 shout-out!

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JUNE 30, 2010

You are absolutely right in that people aren't making their purchase decisions or determining the brands to which they are loyal based on their demographics or what their favorite social medium is — as with everything else, they're doing it based on an intrinsically personal motivation.

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JULY 9, 2010

Now, in what seems like decades later (in social media years), transparency and authenticity might well be referred to as “best practices” in any engagement activity. Cheers, Sheldon, community manager for Sysomos [link] Marina Maher Comm. The blogosphere is especially demanding of something “real.”

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SEPTEMBER 2, 2010

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Webbiquity SMM

AUGUST 16, 2010

For those who know little if anything about social media (there are more such people than you may realize; some in rather lofty positions at that), John McTigue offers an excellent primer covering the most popular tools, sites and strategies. 30 Tips: The Productivity Guide of Social Media by WebStudio 13.

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JUNE 23, 2010

The 3 C’s of Next Generation Crowdsourcing: Co-Creation, Constant, and Control Co-Creation There are people out there that love your product. There are people out there that currently hate your product because it isn’t giving them what they need. Embrace these people. Embrace these people as well.

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