Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MAY 12, 2010

They want a blog, an iPhone app, viral videos, a Twitter handle, a Facebook fan page complete with custom applications, blogger and influencer engagement initiatives, an ad.ly In general, there are no visible calls to action to engage with social channels and little if any interactive assets. It’s much appreciated.

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Smart Phone Mobile Social Media SEO 218

Proactive Report

DECEMBER 30, 2009

The notion of an advertiser or company producing some engaging content for the consumer in order to sell something is nothing new. But they do want to communicate with companies and brands so they can get information they want or need. Can you creatively provide that info in an engaging way? And that’s a PR skill.

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Trends Brands Content Web 2.0 40

Proactive Report

DECEMBER 30, 2009

The notion of an advertiser or company producing some engaging content for the consumer in order to sell something is nothing new. But they do want to communicate with companies and brands so they can get information they want or need. Can you creatively provide that info in an engaging way? And that’s a PR skill.

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Trends Brands Content Web 2.0 40

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

OCTOBER 7, 2010

Reply Eddie Gear October 7, 2010 at 9:43 pm I can come across so many companies that do not even brand them selves in the fear of being considered as SPAM. I’m German and in Germany it’s push marketing, negativity and a certain lack of openness that get in the way of successful social media engagement. Answers Yahoo!

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Brands Handbook MySpace Construction 236

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JANUARY 28, 2010

By engaging the wedding party and having them dance down the aisle spontaneously, people watching the resultant video really felt the momentum. Genuine You don’t always have to engage in expensive video production to promote your wares, nor as the marketer do you have to create the video yourself. Answers Yahoo!

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Video Flash Mob YouTube MySpace 236

Buzz Marketing for Technology

JULY 7, 2008

That said, if you are a large company, it could take you 3-4 months just to coordinate calendars to get all the right people gathered! 9) Most companies have “hearing systems&# not “listening systems.&# Nuggets from Social Media workshops as of late… Community Strategy: Are you company-centric or customer-centric?

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Communities Groups Groups Social Media 117

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

DECEMBER 8, 2009

In the post, I shared my don’ts of social networks, and to that point, I added the following rule for LinkedIn: Gathering all the email addresses of users you are connected to — even locating email addresses of LinkedIn Group managers — and utilizing this mailing list to promote your own company or service off-site. Answers Yahoo!

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Newsletter Handbook Virtual World LinkedIn 144

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JULY 21, 2009

Only when the landscaping company mowed down the guy’s vegetable garden and did not rectify the situation seven weeks later did the guy decide to make a public spectacle of the situation. Sure, there are probably a few things you can point out that should work in the company’s favor. How many people really want that?

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Social Media Strategy Marketing Vimeo 153

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

NOVEMBER 26, 2007

But before I engaged in so many social media spheres, I certainly wasn’t as well-rounded as I was prior to my participation. Tagged as: media snackers , social media , web 2.0 { 6 trackbacks } Media, Mm Mm Good! I guess I shouldn’t be surprised though, misery loves company right? Answers Yahoo!

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Meme Digg Web 2.0 StumbleUpon 100

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MARCH 4, 2010

Now known as the “social media hotel&# of NYC, Roger Smith is attracting a really incredible bunch of people who have raved about the ambiance and the company’s approachability online. If you’re constantly broadcasting and not building bridges, your social media engagement will only travel so far. izmantot soci?los

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Hotels Social Media Communities Discount 245

Buzz Marketing for Technology

JUNE 27, 2008

The lack of understanding between busy and burst goes beyond just the inability of the busy to see the value in using Web 2.0 Busy : Manage the hierarchy inside your company. Burst : Connect laterally outside your department and company. Let’s see how. Busy : Show your face during all standard working hours.

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Wiki Web 2.0 RSS Products 247

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. Therefore, the only combination of the two that would appear to work is to practice sharing on the web and as Tamar suggests – engage.

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Social Media Influencer MySpace Consultant 229

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

AUGUST 18, 2010

Unfortunately, there may occasionally be times when one’s significant other has difficulty appreciating his/her partner’s engagement online. Kirtsy Likaholix LinkedIn Mahalo Mento Mixx MyBlogLog MySpace Plurk Pownce Propeller Reddit SEOmoz Sphinn StumbleUpon Technorati Toluu Twitter Wikipedia Yahoo! Answers Yahoo!

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Activities Social Media Policies Social Networking 216

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

SEPTEMBER 29, 2009

With others who address me as Jennifer or Dakash, I wonder if these individuals representing both small and large companies really realize that their lack of research reflects poorly on their clients. Some have gone as far as outing the companies who have trodden down this path. Answers Yahoo! I’m sure you can relate.

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Press Release How To Radian6 Blogger 129

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JUNE 18, 2008

Here’s a feature’s list, broken down by features that each service already contains: Plurk: Karma – an awesome feature that keeps people engaged, and gives users a goal. Be the first to have all of these features , or just take over companies that already have them and make Plutter Kite. Answers Yahoo!

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Microblogging API MySpace Yahoo 102

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

FEBRUARY 22, 2008

We have all engaged in debates over the past few years about social media. Then and Now In the good old days, say from the 1850s onwards, marketing was mostly a one way “communication&# : companies advertized their wares via local media like newspapers, magazines, and traveling salespeople. If so, how? It also becomes direct.

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Social Media Marketing Digg MySpace 105

Convince & Convert

JULY 20, 2012

Huge thanks to data-driven social media management software company Argyle Social for their presenting sponsorship, as well as Infusionsoft , Janrain , and Jim Kukral at DigitalBookLaunch. It’s the same company that did the net promoter scores that kind of come up with a social media score that’s kind of parallel to that.

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Digg Communities MySpace YouTube 113

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MARCH 12, 2009

Using market intelligence, Royal Caribbean identified supporters of the cruise line via social networking sites and took the opportunity to give fifty of the most ardent supporters, called Royal Champions, special privileges, including free paid cruises and invitations to special events with company executives.

Brands 133

Brands Message Boards Travel Forums 133

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JULY 15, 2010

Keep building more valuable content and engage in marketing this content. As my company builds out our first blog- there are great tips in here, thank you. Kirtsy Likaholix LinkedIn Mahalo Mento Mixx MyBlogLog MySpace Plurk Pownce Propeller Reddit SEOmoz Sphinn StumbleUpon Technorati Toluu Twitter Wikipedia Yahoo! Answers Yahoo!

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Blogger Engineering Flickr SEO 250

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JANUARY 12, 2010

Granted, some companies use MySpace quite efficiently , but I feel that it targets a different demographic. Kirtsy Likaholix LinkedIn Mahalo Mento Mixx MyBlogLog MySpace Plurk Pownce Propeller Reddit SEOmoz Sphinn StumbleUpon Technorati Toluu Twitter Wikipedia Yahoo! Answers Yahoo! » ???????????? ???????????????

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MySpace LinkedIn Facebook Social Networking 114

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MARCH 17, 2010

In no particular order, here they are: Make Friends In the Industry Community Managing is super easy when you’re working for a well-known tech company in the middle of Silicon Valley. But what if you’re Community Managing for a company that makes matchbooks? Who are the heavy hitters? An audience just sits and listens.

Communities 237

Communities Twitter Web 2.0 ROI 237

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

FEBRUARY 1, 2008

Unfortunately for Digg, the savviest users of the bunch have also been the most vocal about Digg thus far (save for the few blogs that cover everything web 2.0 However, Digg’s owners want to sell it — and large companies are interested not only in today’s traffic, but also in future growth. Answers Yahoo!

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Digg Social Media Upcoming Ustream 100

Webbiquity SMM

SEPTEMBER 10, 2012

This year, colleague Cheryl Burgess and I changed things up a bit, opening the award to nominations but focusing specifically on outstanding men and women who work for technology companies and are active on social media. EndPlay is a leading provider of SaaS content management, engagement and monetization solutions delivered in the cloud.

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Twitter Bazaarvoice B2B Microsoft 257

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

FEBRUARY 6, 2008

In the past few months, I’ve dealt with companies who are unfortunate victims of bad links in Google, but those links refer to incidents that are years old (and are even resolved). Public safety comes first but reputation management is something the company may want to engage in. Hope you get better.

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Reputation Chemicals Issues Consultant 125

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MAY 28, 2010

Lead generation and client acquisition can be had on LinkedIn, especially in the B2B space, just as long as you’re active and engaging. Engagement. Engagement requires regular interaction between you and others. How many of you have made true friends from merely engaging in this space? “Look at this! .

Social Media 278

Social Media Strategy Yahoo Communities 278

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MAY 5, 2010

After all, Facebook could eat the web. In fact, you’re likely spotting the shift; instead of companies posting their URLs on television commercials, they’re asking their followers to join them on Facebook. If you are officially representing your company, you’d want to create an Official Page. I know I would.)

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Facebook How To Marketing URL 279

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

AUGUST 26, 2009

Engagement in a process called brand evangelism is one beneficial strategy to get your brand known and to help spread your message. Google Alerts can also help you dig into the wider search space and may help you spot mentions of your company that may not otherwise be caught by other services. Subscribe to service-specific alerts (e.g.

Brands 139

Brands MySpace Yahoo StumbleUpon 139

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JANUARY 5, 2010

Social Media: Getting Started Why You Have to Engage in Social Media, Even if You Don’t Want to (A Smart Bear): Jason Cohen (@asmartbear) makes a compelling argument into why social media must be considered, even if you have no interest in it. The Online Consumer Engagement Value report idea is a good one. Share This or Else!

Marketing 265

Marketing SEO Journal Engineering 265

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

DECEMBER 22, 2009

Tweet Spinner actually lets you schedule different Twitter backgrounds, bios, and profiles, so that you can see which profile types might get the most engagement. For a big company account, it’s difficult to actually engage all day long (and all week long, especially if you’re a 9-5 shop). Answers Yahoo!

Applications 179

Applications Review Statistics URL 179

Bare Feet Studios

MARCH 1, 2009

Why have secret judges when you can have the community on the internet get engaged, give you more page views, and do the judging for you? “Share&# these days means using web plug-ins to tell your friends on Facebook, Digg, Yahoo Buzz or save to your own Delicious bookmarks! It turns a blind eye to Web 2.0

Tourism 40

Tourism Campaign Sites Social Media 40

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JULY 8, 2008

In the many paragraphs that follow, learn from many of the experts and hear what they consider success when using social media to engage with consumers about products and services. People do not want to hear from companies as represented by marketers, they want to hear from other people. They love ideas and news.

Social Media 163

Social Media Marketing Consultant Communities 163

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

APRIL 14, 2010

Back then, companies who were engaged were genuinely involved because they wanted to build strong valuable relationships. Sometimes, people eventually get sick of constantly engaging and constantly trying their best to put on a happy face. After all, the companies are intruding on their turf unannounced.

Social Media 267

Social Media SEO Blogger Communities 267

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JANUARY 23, 2008

Personally I am much more likely to further investigate a product/company/service that was brought to my attention indirectly than say, on a billboard or full-page magazine ad. Kirtsy Likaholix LinkedIn Mahalo Mento Mixx MyBlogLog MySpace Plurk Pownce Propeller Reddit SEOmoz Sphinn StumbleUpon Technorati Toluu Twitter Wikipedia Yahoo!

Sites 101

Sites Social Media Digg Blogosphere 101

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

APRIL 8, 2010

Thanks to books like The New Community Rules , written by yours truly, Engage , Social Media 101 , and others, social media marketing is, for the time being, going to still be on people’s minds as they discover this bright and sunny marketing opportunity. See if the individuals behind the account are engaging their followers.

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Social Media Marketing Policies Sysomos 268

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JULY 29, 2008

I was able to interview Dave, one of the brilliant minds behind the company and the game, and he has given some really great information about the viral marketing piece, including the costs and the execution. Tamar : What does your company do? Tamar : What does your company do? Tamar : What inspired you to do the accent game?

Marketing 103

Marketing Film StumbleUpon Project 103

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JANUARY 5, 2009

Facebook The Facebook Marketing Bible: 24 Ways to Market Your Brand, Company, Product, or Service Inside Facebook (Inside Facebook): Justin Smith shows how Facebook includes a variety of channels that spread the word in a very in-depth blog post. Social Media Marketing Tactics (SEOmoz): Jane Copand, the Web 2.0

Marketing 144

Marketing StumbleUpon SEO Reputation 144

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

FEBRUARY 10, 2010

As someone who does public relations for companies, I’m sure you carefully pick your bloggers for the pitch. Reply Ken Wohl February 11, 2010 at 1:08 am In the coming month I’ll be be contacted bloggers that either my company has already built a relationship with or that are within my company’s niche.

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Blogger Press Release Advertising Review 177