Webbiquity SMM

JULY 25, 2011

It’s not only great for search, but showcases your (or your company’s) expertise, helps humanize your company (blogs are more informal and less promotional than corporate websites), and encourages reader interaction. Crunchbase is an important place for any technology-related company to have a profile.

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Reputation Directory Social Bookmarking Diagrams 173

Webbiquity SMM

DECEMBER 28, 2010

But here are three areas where many companies aren’t realizing the synergistic benefits of coordination with their SEO efforts: Blogging: given that less than half of companies —both small businesses and the Fortune 500—actively maintain industry blogs, this is an underutilized area for SEO benefit. Share this on Bebo.

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SEO Press Release Social Bookmarking Technorati 181

Saying It Social

JUNE 3, 2010

Brand recognition: You need to go where your customers are, and they are increasingly spending a great deal of time on social networking sites. Using social media enables your company to reach a huge number of potential customers. 12 Reasons Y&#959&#965r Business Needs a Social Media Marketing Program … [.]

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Social Media NoFollow Marketing Social Bookmarking 159

Webbiquity SMM

NOVEMBER 16, 2010

The grandmotherly maxim, “The good Lord gave you two ears but only one mouth for a reason&# applies to social interactions in general, but is nowhere more critical than in social media marketing. Without this information, the company’s social media pronouncements appear off-topic, unsolicited and out of touch.

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Bill Hartzer

AUGUST 24, 2010

No longer are individuals passively listening and viewing advertisements; now they’re “twittering&# and posting their opinions on Facebook along with other social media sites. For little companies, social media’s ever-emerging presence is really a dramatic game-changer that can have a large impact on their bottom line.

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Social Media Social Bookmarking Construction Technorati 128

Kikolani

NOVEMBER 19, 2010

The 6 flavors of SEO your company needs – different positions / SEO strategies that need to be covered for your website’s search success. How connecting your LinkedIn contacts builds social influence – another great way to use LinkedIn to build your authority. Search Engines / SEO / Analytics.

Mashup 128

Mashup Resources Digg Social Bookmarking 128

Firebelly

SEPTEMBER 2, 2010

In today’s competitive environment, it takes a fierce marketing strategy to position your company and communities ahead of the competition; and this session will equip you to make-over your existing marketing plan into a Super Model of success. We look forward to seeing you in Dallas!

Social Media 190

Social Media Paid Search Reputation SMS 190

Webbiquity SMM

NOVEMBER 2, 2010

This saves time, effort and money in the long run, but it’s a step too many companies skip over. Strategy: it isn’t just the tools you’ll be using, but also establishing goals for what you’d like to achieve in social media, and allocating time and resources to do the job. Social Events (e.g.,

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Review Social Media Marketing Handbook 152

Firebelly

FEBRUARY 24, 2010

35% (173) of the Fortune 500 have active Twitter accounts (a post within the past thirty days); and nearly 50% of the top 100 companies (47) have a Twitter account. The number one ranked company, Exxon Mobil, does not have a Twitter account. Chad Richards is the Social Program Manager at Firebelly Marketing.

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Social Media Twitter Paid Search Study 165

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MAY 18, 2010

After all, spending time, money, and other precious resources on social media marketing before you have an understanding of what it can do for you is kind of like putting the cart before the horse (not advisable). It finds your customers Companies using traditional marketing methods (e.g. It introduces your brand Is your company new?

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Social Media Strategy StumbleUpon Digg 269

Firebelly

SEPTEMBER 3, 2010

It comes down to fundamentals and I suppose the following Four pieces of the Social Search Engine Optimization puzzle can help companies of any size get started in a more meaningful way on their journey towards becoming productive on the social web.

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Paid Search Engineering Flickr SMS 184

Firebelly

DECEMBER 17, 2009

Digitalia | Indianapolis Social Media Marketing « Social Search Statistics from SES Chicago | Main | Firebellys Top 9 Blog Posts of 2009 » December 17, 2009 5 Ways to Fan the Viral Flame In the Igniting Viral Campaigns session at SES Chicago last week, Tessa Wegert, Interactive Media Strategist at Enlighten; Greg Finn, Director of Internet (..)

Paid Search 145

Paid Search SMS Syndication YouTube 145

Firebelly

AUGUST 3, 2010

Chad Richards is the Social Program Manager at Firebelly Marketing. This situation serves as a fantastic call to action for companies who have yet to develop a social media disaster plan. What would you do in Ball Memorial Hospitals situation? Given the topic, I'm left to wonder if any response would have doused the fire?

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Facebook Paid Search SMS Syndication 216

Webbiquity SMM

OCTOBER 25, 2010

social networking profiles, social bookmarking sites, other bloggers). The two keys to search success are great content and links. Assuming you’ve already got great content, there are many places to get links (e.g. But two great sources are blog directories and RSS syndication sites. Weblogalot. Share this on Bebo.

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Directory RSS Sites Syndication 189

Bill Hartzer

MARCH 5, 2010

We all check our email on a regular basis but we may forget to browse the websites of companies that we’ve done business with before. Every time you update your blog with a new blog post, it can be submitted out to the various social bookmarking and social networking websites, which could lead to more links.

Engineering 144

Engineering Social Bookmarking Syndication Newsletter 144

Firebelly

AUGUST 18, 2010

Youll learn how to identify your content assets, use a push and pull approach, the social platforms that can work for you, a review of the monitoring tools, and see case studies of companies doing it right. We look forward to seeing you this weekend!

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Paid Search Reputation SMS Conference 135

Webbiquity SMM

SEPTEMBER 1, 2010

Writing that “The most productive PR path…is a blended approach to social and traditional media,&# Len Stein offers a quick but valuable process for obtaining and promoting old and new media coverage using multiple tools like social bookmarking sites, internal company distribution, your own website, marketing emails and more.

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Press Release Tips HootSuite Alltop 200

Webbiquity SMM

JANUARY 24, 2011

Search for a brand name or keyword across all of the most popular social networks at once? Monitor social media discussions of your company or product in real time? Promote events through social media? Social and Alternative Search Engines. Wildfire Social Media Monitor. 20+ Cool Social Media and Web Tools.

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Tools Social Media Lithium Sysomos 206

Firebelly

FEBRUARY 2, 2010

Digitalia | Indianapolis Social Media Marketing « 5 Social Marketing Stories You Need To Read | Main | Teens & Young Adults Prefer Facebook Over Blogs » February 02, 2010 Social Media & The Super Bowl Companies love to entertain us with their 30 second spots during the Super Bowl.

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Firebelly

JULY 22, 2010

Chad Richards is the Social Program Manager at Firebelly Marketing. Posted by: Tonytellez | July 23, 2010 at 10:15 AM This reminds me of my Firestone story posted on Get Social PR. In my instance the company's policy, which is special to Firestone and not to the industry as a whole, stood in the way.

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Social Media Paid Search SMS Syndication 188

Firebelly

JANUARY 7, 2010

Many companies now include Facebook and/or Twitter URLs in their ads, but Temper-Pedics latest Ask Me commercial is the first one that I have seen that tells people to ask their friends on Facebook and Twitter about their product before making a decision to buy. Google knows this and mattress manufacturer Tempur-Pedic, does as well.

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Firebelly

MAY 27, 2010

At least that’s what one of Comcast’s many Twitter accounts will tell you if you happen to mention their name in one of your tweets.Businesses everywhere are jumping on to the ever-expanding social networking bandwagon, and with very good reason.  When companies actually put the effort in to interacting with their audience, definitely.

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Social Media Marketing

FEBRUARY 25, 2012

Simply stated, the site is a visual bookmarking tool. Why It Works And really, this approach is parallel to the way I think Pinterest is different. Neiman Marcus and Whole Foods do this particularly well: Pinterest is bound to become a powerful engine for e-commerce, more so than the promise of "F-commerce" from Facebook, I think.

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Apparel comScore Delicious Posterous 167

Firebelly

JANUARY 27, 2010

Digitalia | Indianapolis Social Media Marketing « Youtube Tuesday: Lost Generation | Main | 5 Social Marketing Stories You Need To Read » January 27, 2010 Dentyne "Friend Request" Commercial: 60 Connections In Every Bottle Many companies now include a Facebook or Twitter URL in their television commercials.

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URL Paid Search SMS Syndication 103

Firebelly

FEBRUARY 26, 2010

Facebook Secures Patent for News Feed By Ben Parr A new patent awarded to Facebook this week could have some big implications for the entire social media industry. The world’s largest social network now own the patent for the news feed. Below, we discuss ten important Social Metrics for companies. But now what?

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Feed Reader Marketing Paid Search Metrics 100

Firebelly

MARCH 11, 2010

An out of theclassroom experience to learn about their thoughts and goals that varied fromrunning their own record labels, music studios, and production companies tobeing a rapper, a performer, or a video game designer. And, who knows, maybesome of these talented new media students will be my successors or futurecollaborators at Firebelly.

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Firebelly

OCTOBER 21, 2009

Does social media marketing fit your company's approach to business? So social media marketing may be right for your company. Here's the highlights. Do you have a responsive way about you? Are you committed to deep and sustained marketing efforts? Is your leadership behind you? Or maybe not.

Social Media 100

Social Media Marketing Paid Search SMS 100

Social Media Network Marketing

JULY 17, 2009

Today's other popular social networking sites include LinkedIn and MySpace. Social news sites. Just as the name says, the main purpose of a social news site is to exchange newsworthy information. Digg, Technorati, and Reddit are good examples. Social bookmarking sites. Social review sites.

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Delicious Social Bookmarking Vimeo Instant Messaging 50

Firebelly

JUNE 3, 2010

Digitalia | Indianapolis Social Media Marketing « 3 Easy Ways To Make Your Facebook Page More Welcoming | Main | Flickr Friday: Sexist Profiling on Twitter » June 03, 2010 Jakes Take: Fresh Logos, Fresher Coffee Every brand could use a re-design every once in a while.Even Google updated their logo last month, if you haven’t noticed.

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Paid Search Flickr SMS Syndication 124

Firebelly

OCTOBER 27, 2009

It can certainly be funny in the theater during a play or a film (in terms of actors not audience). But lets face it, as much as we'd all like to think we're actors - we're not.

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Firebelly

JANUARY 15, 2010

It makes for great reading and there are some tips in there for all small businesses to use about the social media channels that work best and how to use them effectively. So good companies are starting to listen to what is being said in the “social sphere” and adjusting their products/services accordingly.

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Social Media Feed Reader Paid Search SMS 100

Saying It Social

MAY 1, 2010

After you’ve published your blog, you should post it on your Facebook Business Page , tweet it on Twitter , share it on LinkedIn , bookmark it on social bookmarking sites, and post it on document sharing sites. One of the goals of your social media marketing program is to be seen as an expert in your industry.

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How To Google Reader Social Networking Ping.fm 132

Bill Hartzer

AUGUST 16, 2010

You want to reach out to people who have not heard of you or your company before. Company Announcements – When you make official company announcements, you first need to coordinate them with your PR (public relations) agency. After all, that’s logical.

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Press Release Engineering News Social Bookmarking 143

Firebelly

FEBRUARY 12, 2010

Despite regulations regarding disclosure of marketer-driven efforts, consumers may feel that whatever it is these people are receiving from companies positively influences their endorsements. The deal marks the Californian internet giants latest move to improve its standing in the social web, after a series of troubled attempts.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

DECEMBER 31, 2009

Crowdsourcing has become more and more popular with private companies, non-profit organizations, and even government agencies. GetSatisfaction provides a way for companies to do that. Delicious Social bookmarking is a great way to share interesting links that could aid in the development of an idea, education, and/or marketing efforts.

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Firebelly

FEBRUARY 17, 2010

Nevertheless, I still see a lot of companies simply saying "Find us on Facebook" or "Follow us on Twitter" without providing a URL. Update (3/1/10): I have now seen the commercial with the youtube.com/Sienna URL at the end. Im assuming the first time I saw the spot, it got cut off. Make it easy for them to do so by providing the URL!

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YouTube Campaign URL Paid Search 129

Firebelly

JUNE 11, 2010

Its important to be careful with whom you allow admin privileges on your companys Facebook page. One-Third of Americans Criticize or Compliment Brands Online Erik Sass If anyone ever doubted that marketers must come to grips with social media, that doubt should be removed by the findings of the latest Harris Poll, released earlier this week.

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