Akamai Marketing

APRIL 4, 2011

Now hear this: No one ever joined Facebook or Twitter so they could follow a brand or a company. Now, you KNOW I am not suggesting that brands stay out of the social sphere, that is just not my style or honestly, my business. So, here are a couple of steps to identifying your social media currency.

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Small Business Mavericks

JULY 1, 2011

There are as many ways to do it as there are companies with a message to send. You try to spark lively debate in the comments section of your blog and promote your blog through as many social media channels as you can. When it comes to blogging, there is no one-size-fits-all strategy. The key is to find the method that works for you.

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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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Buzz Marketing for Technology

DECEMBER 11, 2008

Presently, Dan is a Social Media Specialist at EMC Corporation, which is one of the leading technology companies in the world. He has spearheaded the company’s Twitter, Facebook, social media press release/newsroom, social bookmarking and blogging strategy in the past year.

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Akamai Marketing

MARCH 31, 2011

I’ve always advised my clients that its better to have people complain in an open forum where it can be addressed.

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Firebelly

JANUARY 15, 2010

Facebook, Twitter 2-way Lifeline for Haiti By Judy Keen A photographer documenting a missionary groups work in Saint-Marc, is among many people using social-networking sites to share news and photos, ask for help finding missing loved ones or seek donations.

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Akamai Marketing

FEBRUARY 11, 2009

The power of events, ESPECIALLY B2b events, is undeniable and people are still attracted to them, computers and phones not withstanding, most of us prefer the company of human beings. This will not kill the event or incentive industry. And yes, once in awhile, we even like to get together with them to “talk shop”.

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Akamai Marketing

FEBRUARY 3, 2011

Strategy: Simply following directions (EAT ME/DRINK ME) means you are employing tactics in Wonderland (Social Media), but you haven’t mapped out your plan. The EAT ME Conundrum: Occasionally, a company who is jumping into social media will get lucky and land in the viral vortex. Viral is good.

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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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Buzz Marketing for Technology

JULY 28, 2008

During my blogging over the past four years I have pointed several times previous to an article in The Economist from January 2006 titled The New Organization ( The way people work has changed dramatically, but the way their companies are organised lags far behind. . Just for Small Business. Small Biz Mentor.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

AUGUST 25, 2010

Many companies partake in this “shiny toy syndrome&# and do it all without a plan or strategy in place. They hear about tools, put forth a miserable effort, and are either too busy or just lazy. When it comes to social media, social should always be carefully weighted before the marketing is put forth.

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Buzz Marketing for Technology

JULY 22, 2008

Social Bookmarking For Enterprise Knowledge Management. Social Bookmarking as a Knowledge Management Strategyâ?? In that article, though I also discussed how certain free, public social bookmarking sites could also be suitable for enterprise useâ??IFâ??they Periodicals. Conferences. Buyers Guides.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MAY 12, 2010

Reply Lauren Kates May 12, 2010 at 1:50 pm OH MY GOD I have come across this EXACT situation with my company and was looking for an article just like this. One of the things I look for nowadays when I visit sites is how well they’re integrating their social network presences. It’s much appreciated.

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Buzz Marketing for Technology

JULY 20, 2008

12, 2006) — Working with support from the National Science Foundations Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program, Imaginestics, a company located in West Lafayette, Ind., Post this page to your favorite social bookmarking site: close. Google Bookmarks. has created 3D-Seek: a new kind. >

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JANUARY 5, 2010

Social Media: Small Business Why Small is the New Big in Social Media Marketing (Jonathan Fields): Jonathan Fields explains why small businesses have a real advantage over large ones when it comes to biting the social media bullet. Which Social Media Channels Should You Be Using?

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yMarketingMatters

FEBRUARY 10, 2014

Many companies have taken advantage of this by releasing their ads or marketing campaigns on YouTube first before they debut on TV. Read my blog on “ Which Social Media Channels Should I Use For My Business? StumbleUpon and Digg social bookmarking. ” Here are the most popular ones: Facebook.

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Akamai Marketing

FEBRUARY 9, 2011

The good news for small business is that app creation is likely to get more affordable, but that also means there will be increased “noise&# in the space, think very carefully about how you will promote your app to its intended users; it still isn’t a build it and they will come environment.

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Webbiquity SMM

MARCH 23, 2011

Social media monitoring tools are increasing essential for companies of all sizes as the explosion of social media content renders manual monitoring efforts hopeless. And in social media, the whole world can see how fast (or not) your response time is. But how do you choose one? Range of coverage. Workflow capabilities.

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Webbiquity SMM

NOVEMBER 21, 2011

Over the last decade, business blogs have gone from being a novelty to a leading-edge practice to an essential element for any company seeking to optimize its presence on the web. Why are so many companies now embracing blogging? But while a company blog should carry over certain key branding elements (e.g.,

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Akamai Marketing

MARCH 29, 2011

What people expect from a blog is the ability to get to know the insides of a company, to hear a single voice, to get information or insight that they wouldn’t normally get. Be disciplined: develop an editorial calendar, leave room for newsy items that your company should be commenting on. Give them what they want: Education.

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Akamai Marketing

MARCH 1, 2011

Whether you are a personal brand or a corporate brand or a small company, this daily review is a decent pulse-taking exercise on the reactions to your recent activity. This simple to use and free (for basic) service alerts you everyday to your latest Twitter Unfollows. Why is this important?

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Kikolani

APRIL 7, 2010

Here are eight ways that businesses can use social media to learn more about themselves and their industry as well as get more involved with their clients and communities interested in what they have to offer. Include searches for your company, business owner, or unique product name. Monitor Conversation About Themselves.

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Webbiquity SMM

FEBRUARY 7, 2011

500 companies now call social media “very&# or “somewhat&# important to their marketing or business strategy. The early agenda is to earn your way into a trusted relationship,&# Bob Wheatley explains how to build social media marketing programs around what your audience cares about, not your corporate messaging.

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Kikolani

AUGUST 5, 2010

Business / Career / Finance. Why leadership and team building exercises should not be ignored by small businesses – it’s not just Intel that gets great benefits from these – any company should use these today! 11 mistakes and why social media fails – includes a great infographic!

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Mashup Resources Facebook Engineering 121

Kikolani

SEPTEMBER 3, 2010

Time for another look at TrustRank concepts – are you known by the company you keep? 50 beautiful social bookmarking plugins for WordPress – there is something for every self-hosted WordPress blog owner to make their posts easier to share socially. Search Engines / SEO / Analytics. Last, but Not Least.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JANUARY 5, 2011

Quick Jump: Social Media: Getting Started, Implementation, and Execution. Social Media (and Beyond): Small Business. Social Media: Hiring and in the Workplace. Social Media: Measurement and ROI. Social Media: General. Leveraging Other Social Media Sites. Hey, Foursquare was pretty small once!

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Marketing Affiliate marketing Small Business SEO 279

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JANUARY 5, 2009

Social Media Sites: General The Big Boys of Social Bookmarking: The Top 20 Sites (10e20): Chris Winfield ranks the top 20 social bookmarking sites by their Alexa rankings and gives a short description of what each does — in case you haven’t ventured beyond Digg. Maybe next year, folks!

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Marketing StumbleUpon SEO Reputation 144

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MARCH 10, 2010

“What are good companies to target? Overall, the questions were basic and I worried that the individual was looking to target companies for clients before actually understanding the nuances of the culture of Internet marketing as a whole. Lose Weight Quickly March 11, 2010 at 11:42 am Start Your Own Small Business.

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Webbiquity SMM

AUGUST 16, 2010

Here’s a modest contribution to help with that effort; more than six dozen of the best, most bookmark-able articles and blog posts about social media tactics, tools and strategies written so far this year, by leading writers like John Jantsch , Lori Dicker , Lee Odden , Lisa Barone , Jay Baer and many more.

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Webbiquity SMM

MAY 14, 2013

500 companies maintaining corporate blogs has dropped for the first time since 2007. Yes, Your Company Needs a Blog – 13 Reasons Why by AboutUs. companies now maintain blogs. And more than half of all social media-driven blog traffic comes from Facebook (28%) and Twitter (26%) combined. Did you hear that? IT DROPPED!

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Kikolani

DECEMBER 23, 2010

Non-geeky link building tips for small business owners – some realistic methods and tips that you can use to improve your link building skills, and gain some quality backlinks for your site. Social Media / Social Networking. Try these networks for business, blogging, design, finance, and more. Link Building.

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Koka Sexton

JANUARY 1, 2009

I have been using StumbleUpon as my social bookmarking tool this year and I wanted to share with you all of my favorite links from the past year broken into categories. Koka Sexton dot Com Home About Koka Contact Twitter FULL RSS Top 1000 Favorite Blogging Links of 2008 I do a lot of surfing. Leave a comment!

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Koka Sexton

JANUARY 1, 2009

I have been using StumbleUpon as my social bookmarking tool this year and I wanted to share with you all of my favorite links from the past year broken into categories. Koka Sexton dot Com Home About Koka Contact Twitter FULL RSS Top 1000 Favorite Blogging Links of 2008 I do a lot of surfing. Leave a comment!

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