Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 22, 2010

Social media marketing is all about potential audience. If someone signs up to follow your company on Twitter, when you tweet will that person see it? Social Supports Email in the Interactive Marketing Hub Indeed, email marketing and social media marketing are spiritually and procedurally similar.

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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 14, 2010

The debate on Social CRM (sCRM) could easily become a distraction. As marketers, we need to reach our customers where they are and social media’s potential in that regard is unquestionable. We don’t need sCRM for social media anymore than we needed pCRM for phones, or eCRM for e-mail. and hope for a.02

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Net-Savvy Executive

MARCH 30, 2011

Blogging about the day's big news is sort of obvious, so I'll focus on the question I haven't seen raised yet: what does the Radian6 acquisition mean to the other companies in social media analysis ? Aquisitions say something about the segmentation of social media analysis. Enterprise software has noticed social media analysis.

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Convince & Convert

NOVEMBER 15, 2011

Too often, we try to wield these case studies as a crude evidentiary weapon, trying to persuade ourselves or our superiors that our belief system around social media, social business, social CRM and all that jazz is in fact correct. But in almost every case, you’re bringing a knife to a gunfight. On what basis?

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Convince & Convert

JUNE 17, 2010

This is a metric I devised to help me determine the efficiency of the time I spend on Twitter. But, the number of followers you’ve accumulated is a metric that everyone looks at (admit it), and it’s at least a decent barometer of how well you’ve cultivated Twitter. Over the past 30 days, it was approximately 10%.

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Convince & Convert

MARCH 25, 2010

Advanced social media analytics and ROI calculations often require tying together disparate systems, and looking for causation (or at least correlation) between social media success and business outcome. Or, you could just use Swix, the super slick new social media scoreboard that just works. New YouTube video that goes viral.

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Convince & Convert

JULY 14, 2010

His ramblings can be found at www.membershipjedi.com This post is a compilation of ideas born out of Jay’s post “ Why You’re the Key to Social Media Success ” in which he succinctly describes one of the biggest obstacles facing organization’s pursuit of social media effectiveness – corporate culture.

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Convince & Convert

MAY 27, 2010

In that spirit, here are some interesting updates from companies and tools I’ve written about previously here at Convince & Convert. This was an item requested by approximately 125% of Swix’ customers, and the company was finally able to pull it off. These are exciting times at Bulb HQ!

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Convince & Convert

AUGUST 2, 2010

Each of these strategies requires different tactics, resources and success metrics. If you’re looking to bring some clarity to your Facebook efforts, be sure not to miss this illuminating presentation from social media strategist Jay Baer. Ive founded 5 companies, and spent 15 years running digital marketing agencies.

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Convince & Convert

MAY 4, 2010

I’m delighted to have had the chance to interview technology consultant and author Phil Simon about how technology and social media adoption is changing companies. Do you see social media participation as one of the hurdles businesses now need to successfully clear? Measuring social media is viable, but not obvious.

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Convince & Convert

AUGUST 19, 2010

All of these tactics can work together seamlessly to create a robust, optimized content marketing engine that pays real dividends in increased website traffic, and conversions. Note to readers: all of these companies are Convince & Convert clients. As Brian Solis has written about a lot, social optimization needs to be simple.

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Convince & Convert

MAY 20, 2010

Which pattern matches your social media success metrics? Ready, Fire, Aim There are two schools of thought regarding social media effectiveness tracking. Success metrics are established from day one, with a shared understanding among all team members of how score will be kept. We pick our pet names after the fact.

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agora pulse

JUNE 22, 2020

Instead, a social media dashboard is a must for saving time, collaborating with teams, and tracking results. But with so many social media management tools on the market, how do you choose the best app for your company or agency? A Quick Look at Social Media Dashboard Basics. 9 Essential Social Media Dashboard Features.

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Convince & Convert

AUGUST 31, 2010

Skip to content Skip to navigation Skip to footer Convince and Convert Blog: Social Media Strategy and Social Media Consulting Social Media Strategy Blog Social Media Consulting Blog Social Media Consulting Speaking Newsletter Free Social Media Tools Twitter Interviews About Lijit Search Is Social Conversation a Myth?

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Convince & Convert

JULY 26, 2010

Each of the 27,000 companies that use the service had the same goal – to share their pitch. The more one company shares their pitch, the more views it has, the more backlinks it provides, and so on. Ive founded 5 companies, and spent 15 years running digital marketing agencies.

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Convince & Convert

APRIL 28, 2010

Because our behaviors on the social Web leave a noticeable fingerprint, smart companies can modify the way they engage and interact with us, based on our social graph, purchase history, etc. But now, social media is enabling companies to make influencer outreach a foundational marketing tactic.

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Visually SM

JULY 27, 2020

This way, you can connect the points of conversations that happen online to real business. Still, its strength lies in the inbox-like interface it uses to help you manage conversations on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. Tailwind tracks activity across Pinterest about your company, products, and competitors.

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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

Tired of chasing shiny objects, and setting up Twitter and Facebook accounts with clear direction, or success metrics? I presented today at Social Media AZ , a new conference for Arizonans interested in, and practicing social media. Can you describe what your company does in 120 characters or less? What’s the Point?

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Convince & Convert

JUNE 2, 2010

Skip to content Skip to navigation Skip to footer Convince and Convert Blog: Social Media Strategy and Social Media Consulting Social Media Strategy Blog Social Media Consulting Blog Social Media Consulting Speaking Newsletter Free Social Media Tools Twitter Interviews About Lijit Search Do You “Like&# How I Look In These Jeans?

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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

Especially in comparison to many other communication programs like traditional PR, TV advertising, outdoor advertising and others, social media actually offers pretty solid metrics. Many social media software packages (great ebook analysis of them here) can provide highly detailed reports on the impact of social media programs.

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agora pulse

OCTOBER 26, 2020

In addition to comprehensive publishing, engagement, and reporting features, this tool also has an integrated social customer relationship management (CRM) where you can track conversations with followers and even identify influencers. Social CRM. Social CRM. Social CRM. Social CRM.

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Convince & Convert

AUGUST 18, 2010

But there are still plenty of PR firms (and companies, for that matter) looking at social media purely as a distribution vehicle. I feel that PR companies can be a huge education resource to their clients. What do you think? Thanks for the kind words. Means a lot to me. I'm a fan of your work Jay.

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Convince & Convert

APRIL 15, 2010

Is Your Company in the Content Marketing Industry? What formerly was the sole bastion of the media, is now also a company bailiwick. Consider a company like Kodak. Kodak (and thousands of other companies) are writing blogs, taking photos, uploading videos, making presentations and creating all sorts of other content.

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Convince & Convert

MARCH 3, 2010

Agencies should also be working with clients on using social media as a market research tool, by surveying fans or creating dedicated, invite-only brand communities that serve as a living focus group. Keep Score Social media metrics are widely available, but require effort and integration to be gathered and analyzed successfully.

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Convince & Convert

APRIL 6, 2010

Too many companies and organizations are reinventing the content wheel for every social outpost they maintain. Social Mention (or a paid social media listening package like Radian6 , if you have one) Go to www.socialmention.com and search for your company or product name (in quotes), and set the pull-down to “all.&#

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Convince & Convert

MAY 26, 2010

Create a social media steering group (cross-functional) for your company. Social media is fueled by passion, and too many companies try to take elements of their company that aren’t passion-worthy, and attempt to build a social media program around it. Facebook fan pages are email newsletters 2.0

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agora pulse

JUNE 26, 2019

Aside from Facebook’s “Top Fan” designation, social media platforms don’t offer tools for tracking individual followers. With Agorapulse’s social CRM , however, finding your top followers couldn’t be easier. This list is automatically populated for every platform, so you can find your biggest fans for every social media channel.

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Hootsuite

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

Social media analytics tools also allow you to track customers and leads from your social content all the way through to a purchase or other conversion. Benefits of social media analytics tools. Set clear performance benchmarks based on a unified view of all your social posts. How to create a social media report.

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Sprout Social

APRIL 28, 2022

Communications tools are make-or-break for modern companies. But the bigger your company, the faster these issues tend to snowball out of control. To manage these relationships and keep stakeholders up-to-date, companies might use: Project management tools. Company Intranet or wiki tools. Team chat tools. Enterprise.

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agora pulse

OCTOBER 28, 2020

The right social media management tool features republishing. Customer relationship management (CRM) tool that organizes all comments and messages from a single user in one screen—so you can build on past conversations. You’ll want to know the ROI of your social media marketing efforts. Social CRM.

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agora pulse

APRIL 7, 2020

In addition to comprehensive publishing, engagement, and reporting features, this tool also has an integrated social customer relationship management (CRM) where you can track conversations with followers and even identify influencers. When your social media strategy depends on seamless collaboration, Loomly can help.

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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

I know that different companies provide different amounts of historical data at the start of the campaign (another item I should have included – may need to do a follow up on this on my own blog later on as I get all this great feedback on items to include!) Like you say, it depends on what your metrics and goals are.

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Convince & Convert

MARCH 23, 2010

As mentioned in my post about blog success metrics , if you cover a very wide topical area, subscriptions are less likely). Im a tequila-loving, hype-free social media strategy consultant, speaker, and author that works with major corporations and PR firms to harness the awesome power of the social Web.

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Convince & Convert

AUGUST 26, 2010

The point of tracking software isn’t to determine how many tweets were sent mentioning a company, it’s to figure out what those tweets say, and what the business ramifications are. I interviewed Adam Schoenfeld , President and Co-founder of RowFeeder to learn more about the company and its plans.

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Convince & Convert

JUNE 11, 2010

We reconfigured our companies to accommodate phone. But fundamentally, we’ve done very little in response to social media – perhaps the most transformative change of them all. It’s the book about social media’s impact on the inside of your business, not the outside. Here are a few options for titles.

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agora pulse

JULY 14, 2020

Find and join important conversations. To get to know your followers, you need a dashboard with a built-in social media customer relationship management (CRM) tool. With a social CRM, you can: Track every interaction you’ve had with a Twitter user in a single location. Find and join important conversations.

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Keyhole.co

JULY 9, 2023

Automate generating custom reports with vital social media metrics and share links to real-time dashboards with team, clients, and stakeholders. Luke W Keyhole has a great user-friendly dashboard with thorough metrics and a great reporting layout that makes it useful for reporting up. Sendible is this and so much more.

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