The Marketing Blog

FEBRUARY 20, 2008

While scanning through the feeds in my ‘RSS Feed Reader’ , I discovered an interesting update in Google Spreadsheets. Subscribe to Blog Updates Feedburners Stats Email Subscription My Company About Hi, I am Daksh author of themarketingblog & co-founder of Iffort, a web-strategy & digital marketing consulting firm.

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Saying It Social

JUNE 16, 2010

These can serve as personable conversation starters and help you identify ways that your products or services can meet that person’s needs. One-on-one time together can help solidify a relationship and inspire candid conversation. Has your company adopted a social media strategy because you felt you were "forced" to do so?

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Justin Levy

JANUARY 4, 2011

After more conversations and brainstorming, often in the middle of the night over DM, we set sail , launched NML and I relocated to the Boston area. Since that trip 2 years ago we have had the opportunity to work with some great companies on amazing projects. Photo Credit: Amanda Breann.

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Saying It Social

FEBRUARY 17, 2010

One of the most powerful benefits of social media marketing is the ability for the company and the consumer to be able to engage in a TWO-WAY conversation in real-time. This means that the company needs to be listening and not just broadcasting. Be leery of a company that boasts of an ROI of $X, or an X% increase in sales.

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Saying It Social

JUNE 3, 2010

Using social media enables your company to reach a huge number of potential customers. Getting your name out there is incredibly important — studies suggest that people need to hear a company’s name at least seven times before they trust and respect it enough to become a customer.

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Saying It Social

MARCH 22, 2010

Where you might think this is a ‘private conversation, it is just the opposite. “According to the Cone Business in Social Media Study, 93 percent of Americans expect companies they do business with to have a social media presence. A love-hate relationship this social media revolution! if yes, please explain.

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Josh S Peters

NOVEMBER 3, 2009

If you or your company is running a PPC campaign then you should have a list of keywords you’re bidding on and have a core set that are the most valuable to you. You should also know which keywords have the best conversion and which ones are costing you the most per click. And I think that’s a little sneaky.

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The Marketing Blog

JULY 23, 2008

37 am Marketing, Social Media & Branding Blogs in India Jump to Comments What XML feed of some of the best Social-media, Marketing and Branding blogs in India Why Thoughts inspired by Age of Conversation’s Douglas Karr. How Simply use the import feature in your feed reader to import from these blogs.

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Justin Levy

JULY 1, 2010

Many companies use traditional media to imprint or introduce a brand to the target market. During the Discovery phase the brand lets go of the conversation and hands it to the community. If you enjoyed this post, please consider leaving a comment or subscribing to the feed to receive future articles delivered to your feed reader.

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Saying It Social

AUGUST 27, 2010

If your ultimate goal is increased sales, you’ll want to track leads since more often than not the actual lead to sale conversion will take place offline and is not necessarily dependent upon your online marketing efforts, therefore your online marketing efforts could be considered successful when the extra leads begin trickling in.

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Saying It Social

MAY 1, 2010

By consistently providing great content, your audience will begin to see you as the “go-to” person/company for information related to the products and services that you offer and will be more likely to refer you in the future. Another great (free) Google product that you can use to have content delivered to you is Google Reader.

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The Marketing Blog

MARCH 24, 2008

an online mapping service GreatNews RSS Reader – With the evolution of RSS and Atom plenty of feed readers have been developed. There has always been a big debate over which feed reading method is the best? For desktop users GreatNews is an intelligent option as it offers its users multiple views to read feeds.

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The Marketing Blog

APRIL 9, 2008

So ‘RSS’ essentially acts as pipeline and it pushes web-content to us in the RSS feed readers. Subscribe to Blog Updates Feedburners Stats Email Subscription My Company About Hi, I am Daksh author of themarketingblog & co-founder of Iffort, a web-strategy & digital marketing consulting firm.

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Justin Levy

JULY 11, 2009

When you get opted-in to an email list by a company and an email arrives in your inbox, you’re bothered by it. But, that is really a disservice to the companies that don’t know any better and do buy ad space. I felt the same way as when someone opts me into their email list without my permission. Keep up the great work!

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Justin Levy

MAY 10, 2010

Not only is Admiral Mullen and his staff active on a variety of social networks, but their involvement is being guided by, according to their strategy, four main goals: ENGAGE – Begin engaging in interactive conversations with our followers and post more personalized content about the Chairman. What say you about their strategy?

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Buzz Marketing for Technology

OCTOBER 4, 2008

OK as far as it goes, but so NOT getting to the real opportunities.Blogs are a conversation between the blogger and him/herself (a form of reflection) and between the blogger and his/her readers. Liveblogging forced me to listen more carefully to the presenters and the conversations that took place. Companies that didnâ??t

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Buzz Marketing for Technology

JUNE 25, 2008

In this video, what I wanted to do was trace the evolution of a blog post, from me reading an article in my feed reader, through me posting my own response to the article and the interactions that took place in comments at my blog and at the original post. Subscribe in a reader. Services for Companies and Organizations.

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Saying It Social

MAY 18, 2010

Your goal is to gain trust by engaging your audience, participating in conversations and sharing valuable, industry-related information, photos, videos, testimonials, press releases, etc. How can you monetize a quality social media conversation? Social media marketing is about forming, developing, and maintaining relationships.

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Buzz Marketing for Technology

JUNE 27, 2008

I find that when it comes to learning and instruction, I tend to run in two different circles, as evidenced by the "Learning" tab in my feed reader. Personally what Id like to see is more conversations happening between edubloggers and workplace learning professionals on the issue of 21s century workplace literacy.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

FEBRUARY 2, 2010

Despite the title of the post, having worked as the social media manager for Fortune 500 companies, and a lot of knowledge here being totally personal, I do not think of myself as an expert. Right now, you’ll find the likes of Tamar , Jonathan , Lisa and Rebecca in my feed reader, and consequently, in that box.

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Viper Chill

JULY 11, 2011

One of my favourite books on business and marketing, Rework, also happens to come from one of my favourite companies to follow online, 37Signals. I can’t say that this has had a huge effect on my conversions, since I’m not yet tracking it perfectly (it gets quite complex since I’m working on yet more sidebar pages).

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Viper Chill

MARCH 1, 2010

Analytics & Research In a survey across thousands of large companies who actively monitor their stats online, only 35% stated that they actually changed their website based on what they saw. With Google Analytics, you would see huge traffic spikes the next day, and miss the opportunity to maximise conversions on that traffic.

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Justin Levy

DECEMBER 6, 2009

Creating a listening station that allowed us to monitor for conversations across the web about us, our restaurant, our competition and our industry. This has helped to continue to create conversations , both online and offline. Developing an online presence through social networks, a blog, and a video blog.

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Justin Levy

JULY 13, 2009

Transform it and use it to benefit you, your company or someone else who may be interested. Though I have buttons in the far right sidebar of this blog that give you a few of the ways that we connect, I realize that many of you read this blog through a feed reader. I want to keep having meaningful conversations with you.

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Buzz Marketing for Technology

JUNE 27, 2008

(Some of these may work with RSS readers from Newsgator, Bloglines and others but they are written with Google in mind.). The Core Philosophy: Google Reader is a database and a feed reader. Continually add tons of feeds in organized, methodical way. Annotate your data by connecting Reader to Gmail or Blogger.

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Kikolani

APRIL 7, 2010

Monitor Conversation About Themselves. There are many free ways to monitor what people are saying about your company through social media, including the following: Google Alerts. Include searches for your company, business owner, or unique product name. Keep Up to Date on Their Industry.

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ProBlogger

AUGUST 23, 2023

The Evolution of Journals and Weblogs to Blogs Blogs also tend to have an informal, conversational writing style. Companies would sign up with a hosting company, use one of the new HTML editor apps, and put up a static brochure website. This goes back to blogging’s roots as an early form of social media.

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Myrland Marketing

SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

Social Media, by its very nature, was developed, and continues, to help individuals and businesses of all types communicate and converse with their audiences. Using them in this one-way fashion is a close relative to broadcast media that only serve to communicate your message and not encourage conversation. Digg this!

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Razor Social

DECEMBER 21, 2016

It can streamline a lot of key marketing functions, and it’s proving itself as a great revenue driver for companies large and small. Research shows that companies that use marketing automation to generate leads have a 53% higher conversion rate on average. It monitors news, blogs, and discussions for keywords that you specify.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JANUARY 5, 2011

also gathering intelligence via their rankings on top social sites and by stumbling upon new items in my feed reader. Based on specific criteria, normally actionable takeaways and evergreen content, I review the content and post it here to share with Techipedia readers and new visitors. David Armano tackles the question.

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Viper Chill

MAY 10, 2010

Decide on a Brandable Name Because these blogs write so much, they don’t have as many people coming to their blog via feed readers as you would expect. Can you really take in 50-60 posts every day from your favourite blog in your inbox or in Google Reader? Thanks for sharing your insights. thanks man!

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Viper Chill

FEBRUARY 1, 2010

What a conversion actually is varies from site to site, but for me, my conversions were product purchases and RSS subscriptions. First of all, I made my feed subscription options the first thing anyone sees in the blog sidebar so that they get a lot of views. And finally, I made sure to show my feed count.

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Viper Chill

APRIL 15, 2010

The title is the most important part of your blog post as it gets shared on social media and helps feed readers decide whether a post is worth clicking through to read. I couldn’t converse it in for a number of years (probably hesitation) but I could write in English.

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Buzz Marketing for Technology

JUNE 27, 2008

Don’t forget the conversations hiding in Twitter (use Summize.com) and Friendfeed. Conversation. Learn from the conversation. Good conversations can be across many blogs with links to show the way. Comment by web design company on June 16, 2008 @ 9:49 am. Be sure to stay aware of those. Brevity rules.

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Buzz Marketing for Technology

JUNE 27, 2008

If you enjoyed this post, please consider leaving a comment or subscribing to the feed to receive future articles delivered to your feed reader. Big companies like IBM and Juniper Systems are developing telecommuting platforms for government. Every company I have worked at did it backwards.

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Buzz Marketing for Technology

JUNE 27, 2008

When we first reviewed 2or3things Blastfeed in late 2006 it appeared to be shaping up as a good consumer filtering alternative to Feed Rinse. But since, the company has shifted gears and now offers Blastfeed as an enterprise filtering solution. You dont need to use a third-party online feed filtering service on the Mac.

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Koka Sexton

JANUARY 1, 2009

Twitter Gets Help from Bezos 5 Tips To Recharge Your Body And Mind Overnight | Rock Your Day The Knowledge Network for Thought Leaders on Business Strategy, Innovation and Futures. Starbucks: Inflation and Devaluation of a Brand Pedophile Proof Chat Rooms?: Scientific American socialADDICT blog – Social Marketing, Web 2.0

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