Convince & Convert

APRIL 15, 2010

Sure, I pay attention to where I’m ranked in the AdAge Power 150 (a broader ranking of all marketing blogs), and I look at my search rankings, etc. But I am incredibly delighted to top the list of content marketing blogs, because for me content marketing is becoming fundamental to business success at every level.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

SEPTEMBER 23, 2009

This is no less true for the world of social networks. Networks like Digg, FriendFeed, and Facebook are seeing huge growths in value, but the little guys, the ones actually providing the meat and potatoes for those operations, rarely see a nickel. Let’s be honest for a second here. The major “Web 2.0″

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Social Media Network Marketing

MAY 29, 2010

Saturday, May 29, 2010 The Social Media Strategist Develop comprehensive social media strategy, leveraging the major social networks (LinkedIn, FaceBook, Twitter, YouTube, MySpace), blogs, video, stand-alone social newtorks, social commerce and more. Your Social Media Output Should Be An Extension Of.

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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 22, 2010

Social media marketing is all about potential audience. Social Supports Email in the Interactive Marketing Hub Indeed, email marketing and social media marketing are spiritually and procedurally similar. Social media connectivity is digital bumper stickering. Email is all about actual audience.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

AUGUST 27, 2008

Social Media Consultant and Tech Geek at Heart Home About Press Consulting Contact Sitemap Home > Marketing , Search Engine Optimization , Social Media > The Great Social Media Traffic Debate: Niche or General Networks? The Great Social Media Traffic Debate: Niche or General Networks?

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Convince & Convert

MAY 27, 2010

Swix Adds Facebook Tracking Speaking of Facebook, our friends at Swix , the incredibly nifty Canadian social media tracking and reporting service, have managed to wade through the ever-shifting tides and add Facebook fan page metrics. Although Flowtown leans toward the B2C mass market culturally, I see monster B2B possibilities here.

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Josh S Peters

SEPTEMBER 18, 2009

Home About eBooks Social Media and Internet Marketing Speaking Twitter Says You Are Here: Home » Social Media » The GAP, ROI, and Awareness The GAP, ROI, and Awareness Written on September 18, 2009 by Josh Peters in Social Media 5 Comments - Leave a comment! 4 basic types of marketing campaigns 1.

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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 baby names before the fact.

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Jeff Esposito

JULY 22, 2010

Social networks are a powerful communications tool that should be managed by communications professionals, however unlike traditional PR, offer hard metrics to present to executive to show real value. Share your thoughts in the comments below or with your own networks. If you are confused, let me clarify.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JANUARY 5, 2010

of articles on the topic of Internet Marketing, from SEO to social media to web usability and then some. They are strategic guides that hopefully will enhance your internet marketing experiences in the future. Without further ado, I now present to you the best internet marketing posts of 2009. Here’s 2007.

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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

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

JULY 26, 2010

Then came social networks that were great places to deliver and share messages – but not really that great for telling your story. Unlike your blog, which is on an island, the Pitch is mobile and travels around to all the places you need it to – email, social networks, search engines, etc., Im Jay Baer.

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Convince & Convert

AUGUST 10, 2010

Last week, I interviewed three men that are helping create an all-new field of marketing and customer service – the emerging discipline of influence mining. Influence mining makes the old school, direct marketing notions of sorting consumers by purchase history seem dinosaurian by comparison. Customer service?

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Convince & Convert

JUNE 2, 2010

This is an excellent marketing and promotional step that will ensure their brand is recognized world wide. No longer are your friends actual people that you have met in real life and had a conversation with instead friends are now a metric of popularity where many feel if they have a greater number they are superior.

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Convince & Convert

MAY 4, 2010

There is of course relentless chatter about social media ROI and success metrics. Measuring social media is viable, but not obvious. link] [link] Hot In Marketing Social Media's Internal Impact – An Interview with Phil Simon | Internal Social Media | Social Media Consultin. IT projects.

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Mindjumpers

OCTOBER 6, 2010

Like Mindjumpers, he is associated with Social Marketing Forum. Your website is the hub of your marketing activities. Blogs are hubs of social media marketing activities. DIY social media marketing does not equal a free – nor tasty – lunch Then, what should you do? Where do you start?

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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. More Work Upfront, Less Ongoing What I love about this program (in addition to the eye-popping results): It’s rooted in helpfulness, not marketing.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JULY 8, 2008

Social Media Consultant and Tech Geek at Heart Home About Press Consulting Contact Sitemap Home > Interviews , Marketing , Opinion , Social Media , Websites > What Traits Define a Social Media Marketer? What Traits Define a Social Media Marketer?

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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. Leaving the etiquette alone for now, our focus is how marketers need to approach our targets.

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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

Many successful social media programs take months (or even more than a year) to really germinate. Social Media is “Viral Marketing&# False, in the same way that a square is also a rectangle, but a rectangle isn’t a square. Can a social media program go viral? Social Media results can’t be measured False.

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Justin Levy

DECEMBER 6, 2009

Justin Levy Marketing and Social Media Home About Archives Contact Disclosures Newsletter Speaking Social Media Marketing in the Restaurant Business Written on December 6, 2009 by Justin Levy in business strategy , caminito , marketing strategy , social media , social media strategy , word-of-mouth 78 Comments - Leave a comment!

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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. I recommend picking three solid metrics to track. Then this is the blog post for you.

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Convince & Convert

APRIL 28, 2010

But now, social media is enabling companies to make influencer outreach a foundational marketing tactic. Sure, “listening&# is the most oft-cited path to social success, but if the “Mass Influencers&# aren’t talking about your company, you could have Dumbo ears, and it won’t make a bit of difference.

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Convince & Convert

MARCH 3, 2010

An Enormous Opportunity The huge (and expanding) reach of social media, and its relatively low cost (at least from a production fees perspective) makes it an incredibly attractive proposition for marketers. Think Different Here’s 6 ways to differentiate agency social media services: 1.

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Convince & Convert

AUGUST 18, 2010

Better question: How can we find the existing customers that are already passionate about our client, and turn them into a volunteer marketing army? Of course, there are a ton of outstanding PR firms doing excellent work in social media, including all the folks I have the great privilege to work with every day here at Convince & Convert.

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Convince & Convert

APRIL 6, 2010

Taxonomy is incredibly important in social media because it’s the most direct link between the worlds of social and search marketing. When creating and promoting social content, include specific, relevant keywords and search phrases wherever possible. GREAT INFO!

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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. What are the most popular sites in these age groups?

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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). If your blog is consistent enough that you believe RSS subscription is realistic, make sure visitors can easily subscribe to your RSS feed. (As That would be a fun discussion, right?

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MARCH 17, 2010

If you’re representing a matchbook company, you might want to know the other matchbook manufacturer’s Marketing pros, the top CEOs of the large matchbook companies, and the press. A Community Manager who does use social platforms needs to be able to track its effectiveness in… um… getting people through the door.

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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

More from Convince and Convert The Key to Social Media Success is Just 2 Letters Should Facebook Dominate Your Social Media Strategy 3 Ways Facebook is Killing Your Website Convince and Convert Recommends How to Introduce Social Media to Your Business (Danny Brown) Social Media Marketing… Simplified (The Arkayne Blog) Alexandra Kirsch and the Perfect (..)

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Convince & Convert

MAY 26, 2010

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. Content creation and content marketing will continue to allow companies to capitalize on the fact that every customer is now a reporter.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MAY 9, 2008

I can’t compare this kind of competitiveness to that on Reddit or Mixx, because the metrics available are only the karma points (and associated awards) but no real rankings. I know many are already in the process of trying out other social networks, so the phenomenon of social news won’t die down anytime soon.

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Socialmedia.biz

APRIL 24, 2018

By now, we all know that our own websites need to be optimized for social media integration. Driving cross-channel engagement is pivotal to any content marketing success. A Facebook “Like” button is as simple as social media interactions can get. Post by Adi Englander. RSS Feed Widget. Customizable Contact Form.

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Convince & Convert

AUGUST 3, 2010

A digital marketing success story. And Facebook fan pages are often easier for marketers to update than your corporate website, not requiring you to call Gill from IT for his famous “assistance with a smirk&#. Build a website. Make it useful and at least moderately pleasing to the eye. Keep it updated. And I still feel that way.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

AUGUST 26, 2009

Today, marketing your business for free may seem to be an unattainable process. But with social media marketing, it doesn’t have to be. The only investment in the act of marketing on the social web is time and energy. Thankfully, you don’t have to go at social media marketing alone.

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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

Approximately 10 years after having 67% of the search market, Yahoo! We easily forget that Facebook was one of the first social networks that insisted that we use REAL names, and policed personal profiles accordingly. BILLION) The attraction of these early social networks wasn’t the connectivity, is was the homesteading.

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