Convince & Convert

FEBRUARY 11, 2010

After Google Voice and its third-party apps were turned down by Apple due to “it duplicating features that the iPhone comes with (Dialer, SMS, etc),&# Google built a completely browser-based app , avoiding the restrictions and not having to split the profits. You know what’s not a good idea? Pissing off Google.)

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JUNE 23, 2010

A regularly updated Fan Page brings greater awareness Community Page : What if you love something but you have no direct affiliation with the product/service, can’t find the official page, and worse, discover the page doesn’t even exist? Community Pages are the most annoying thing Facebook has given us , but I see their point.

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Convince & Convert

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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Convince & Convert

APRIL 22, 2010

If you’re considering “social media&# as a way to build loyalty among your existing customers, moving them from a relationship rooted in transactions to a symbiotic relationship anchored in advocacy, there are dual alternatives: 4. Social CRM The new telephone. Whatchew Talking Bout?

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Convince & Convert

JULY 8, 2010

Robert Scoble argued that email faced deletion at the hands of Web 2.0 A few of my favorite reports of email’s death that were greatly exaggerated: July 2004. Seth Godin predicted that RSS would kill email. October 2007. services like Twitter, Pownce & Jaiku. March 2009. October 2009.

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

Everything is past due and everything is a top priority, taking time to build communities is counter to our corporate style. Until marketing organizations take an investment approach rather than leads per quarter approach, they still won't “get&# social media. RT @jaybaer: Are You Slow Enough to Succeed in Social Media?

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