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Tweet Within the world of social media, we talk a lot about which tools that might be good to use when monitoring an online presence, since it can be tough to keep up with the stream of new tools. MORE
According to a recent presentation from HubSpot , “selling is 10X easier once you have established trust.&# Other than having something of value to offer, trust is the most essential element for business success. MORE
Just saying that out loud sounds crazy but check this out. So let’s get this straight. If a brand hooks it’s customers up with coupons, and a customer takes them, because that’s what they are demanding, does that mean they are telling you or us that you can have their business? I think so. MORE
There is a theme that runs through the book, Humanize, that Maddie and I are writing, and it has to do with being all talk and no action. MORE
When I speak to groups or am interviewed about Facebook, I am often asked to provide examples of companies that are “doing it right.&# MORE
It can get pretty noisy on Facebook. Between comments, birthdays, likes, friend requests, Foursquare check-ins, events and Farmville requests (seriously, can we be all done with Farmville?) it can seem like there’s a notification for everything. Timmy logged on: alert! MORE
A quick confession for you: about six months ago I snagged a pre-release copy of the book “ The Now Revolution ,&# by my friends Amber Naslund and Jay Baer. I quickly read it, absorbed it and loved it. MORE
Everybody uses Facebook differently. Just like all of social media, there is no one right way to use it. Still, I’m often asked how I use it. One of the common questions about Facebook concerns friend requests. How to choose which to accept and which to ignore? MORE
Until recently, most social media case studies have focused on consumer brands. It’s not that B2B companies aren’t finding success in social media marketing, but more (in my experience at least) that they are less willing to publicly reveal their strategies for competitive reasons. MORE
YouTube just turned 6 today and they released some staggering statistics ( source link ): -3 billion views per day (up 50% in the past 12 months). -48 48 hours of video are uploaded every single minute (100% increase year over year). million unique viewers per month. MORE
I’m not very tech savvy so I go to the Computer Security Institute (CSI) when I have technology-based risk management questions. MORE
Tweet Facebook has published a Best Practice Guide for how to use their platform for marketing. The guide provides a great overview of the marketing potential in having a presence on Facebook as well as suggestions for some strategic steps to go through when building a presence. MORE
Wondering what this key is for? It’s a little blue key that, for $5, can help a refugee displaced by persecution, war or violence. MORE
Few phenomena have ever spread as far and grown as rapidly as social media; obviously, this has tapped into something essential to our nature. What is it? The answer may come from the email marketing field. MORE
There are tons of incredibly useful Twitter tools out there, but those are for another post. There are some fun, incredibly useless Twitter tools on the internet, as well, and you can experience the ghost of Twitter’s past. MORE
I’ve been playing with a slew of storytelling tools lately. MORE
There have been so many great resources coming my way lately, I just had to share. ‘Cos you know, that is what Iizallabout! So let’s get to them. The daily PR & Marketing calendar of event hashtags. Time was there was a “season&# for conferences. MORE
I remember the foul quite clearly. It was a Saturday morning and your Grinnell Tigers 8 th Grade Boys “B&# team was playing its hated rival, the South Tama Trojans. MORE
Guest post by Ken Mueller. Tradition and Fear. Both are pretty powerful motivators, but both are poor reasons for making marketing decisions. MORE
I can’t take it any more. For years I’ve suffered in (relative) silence, while we’ve continued to use a tool that doesn’t seem to reflect any form of reality, yet no-one seems to say anything about it. I need to ask: Why do people still use Compete.com? Case in point. MORE
Forrester recently published a report entitled “ The Purchase Path of Online Buyers.&# Normally I’m a fan of Forrester’s reports, but this one left me scratching my head. MORE
Tweet The blog called SingleGrain already imagined how the world would look like without Google , but now the time has come to look at Facebook. MORE
Today’s post has been a few months in the making, and a lot of people contributed to it. Now, you’re probably wondering what a “barfshiner&# is. MORE
Tweet About a year ago location based services (LBS) such as Foursquare , Gowalla was announced as the new big thing in digital and social media. Facebook has of course been good at picking up on media trends as they launch their own LBS service in Facebook Places in August 2010. MORE
Oy, the internet. Must it be so complicated? Can’t we all just have fun online and not worry so much? While some people do take that approach, but I certainly wouldn’t recommend it. MORE
Tweet Written by Tehneyat who works with social media for the advertising agency Wunderman in London, United Kingdom. You can follow Tehneyat on Twitter @tehneyat. Incorrect Assumption: Social Media is Cheap. Social media is not cheap. MORE
Read this book to find out ! We were thrilled to have the chance to interview author David J Neff about his new book with Randal C Moss, The Future of Nonprofits: Innovate and Thrive in the Digital Age. See what you think – and check out the video below too. MORE
This is a guest post by my Edelman colleague Rob Clark. Sometimes you say a word too many times in a row and the word slowly begins to lose meaning for yourself. MORE
Guest post by Richard Bagnall. Back in 2009, PR measurement professionals were cautious, to say the least. MORE
Webbiquity SMM
MAY 3, 2011
Few phenomena have ever spread as far and grown as rapidly as social media; obviously, this has tapped into something essential to our nature. What is it? The answer may come from the email marketing field.
Almost Savvy
MAY 23, 2011
Oy, the internet. Must it be so complicated? Can’t we all just have fun online and not worry so much? While some people do take that approach, but I certainly wouldn’t recommend it.
Justin Levy
MAY 30, 2011
When I speak to groups or am interviewed about Facebook, I am often asked to provide examples of companies that are “doing it right.&#
SocialFish
MAY 31, 2011
I’ve been playing with a slew of storytelling tools lately.
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Mindjumpers
MAY 3, 2011
Tweet Facebook has published a Best Practice Guide for how to use their platform for marketing. The guide provides a great overview of the marketing potential in having a presence on Facebook as well as suggestions for some strategic steps to go through when building a presence.
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Jason Yormark
MAY 26, 2011
YouTube just turned 6 today and they released some staggering statistics ( source link ): -3 billion views per day (up 50% in the past 12 months). -48 48 hours of video are uploaded every single minute (100% increase year over year). million unique viewers per month.
Almost Savvy
MAY 25, 2011
Everybody uses Facebook differently. Just like all of social media, there is no one right way to use it. Still, I’m often asked how I use it. One of the common questions about Facebook concerns friend requests. How to choose which to accept and which to ignore?
Dave Fleet
MAY 16, 2011
Forrester recently published a report entitled “ The Purchase Path of Online Buyers.&# Normally I’m a fan of Forrester’s reports, but this one left me scratching my head.
SocialFish
MAY 12, 2011
Read this book to find out ! We were thrilled to have the chance to interview author David J Neff about his new book with Randal C Moss, The Future of Nonprofits: Innovate and Thrive in the Digital Age. See what you think – and check out the video below too.
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Use this guide to inspire your creativity and ignite more successful and sustainable social media conversations.
Mindjumpers
MAY 25, 2011
Tweet The blog called SingleGrain already imagined how the world would look like without Google , but now the time has come to look at Facebook.
Waxing UnLyrical
MAY 20, 2011
There have been so many great resources coming my way lately, I just had to share. ‘Cos you know, that is what Iizallabout! So let’s get to them. The daily PR & Marketing calendar of event hashtags. Time was there was a “season&# for conferences.
Firebelly
MAY 11, 2011
It can get pretty noisy on Facebook. Between comments, birthdays, likes, friend requests, Foursquare check-ins, events and Farmville requests (seriously, can we be all done with Farmville?) it can seem like there’s a notification for everything. Timmy logged on: alert!
Direct Marketing Observations
MAY 25, 2011
Just saying that out loud sounds crazy but check this out. So let’s get this straight. If a brand hooks it’s customers up with coupons, and a customer takes them, because that’s what they are demanding, does that mean they are telling you or us that you can have their business? I think so.
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SMGPS will tell you the why & how to use social media for marketing, 1 tweet at a time. You'll learn essentials in digestible little spoonfuls.
Dave Fleet
MAY 24, 2011
This is a guest post by my Edelman colleague Rob Clark. Sometimes you say a word too many times in a row and the word slowly begins to lose meaning for yourself.
SocialFish
MAY 25, 2011
There is a theme that runs through the book, Humanize, that Maddie and I are writing, and it has to do with being all talk and no action.
Mindjumpers
MAY 20, 2011
Tweet About a year ago location based services (LBS) such as Foursquare , Gowalla was announced as the new big thing in digital and social media. Facebook has of course been good at picking up on media trends as they launch their own LBS service in Facebook Places in August 2010.
Waxing UnLyrical
MAY 13, 2011
I remember the foul quite clearly. It was a Saturday morning and your Grinnell Tigers 8 th Grade Boys “B&# team was playing its hated rival, the South Tama Trojans.
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Firebelly
MAY 25, 2011
We’ve all heard that sitting is going to kill us, yes? Oh, well let me terrify enlighten you. I’d tell you to sit down for this news, but well…you’ll see. Click to embiggen. Scared yet?
Webbiquity SMM
MAY 31, 2011
According to a recent presentation from HubSpot , “selling is 10X easier once you have established trust.&# Other than having something of value to offer, trust is the most essential element for business success.
Dave Fleet
MAY 2, 2011
A quick confession for you: about six months ago I snagged a pre-release copy of the book “ The Now Revolution ,&# by my friends Amber Naslund and Jay Baer. I quickly read it, absorbed it and loved it.
SocialFish
MAY 19, 2011
Wondering what this key is for? It’s a little blue key that, for $5, can help a refugee displaced by persecution, war or violence.
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Mindjumpers
MAY 4, 2011
Tweet Written by Tehneyat who works with social media for the advertising agency Wunderman in London, United Kingdom. You can follow Tehneyat on Twitter @tehneyat. Incorrect Assumption: Social Media is Cheap. Social media is not cheap.
Waxing UnLyrical
MAY 24, 2011
Guest post by Richard Bagnall. Back in 2009, PR measurement professionals were cautious, to say the least.
Firebelly
MAY 13, 2011
There are tons of incredibly useful Twitter tools out there, but those are for another post. There are some fun, incredibly useless Twitter tools on the internet, as well, and you can experience the ghost of Twitter’s past.
Webbiquity SMM
MAY 23, 2011
Until recently, most social media case studies have focused on consumer brands. It’s not that B2B companies aren’t finding success in social media marketing, but more (in my experience at least) that they are less willing to publicly reveal their strategies for competitive reasons.
Dave Fleet
MAY 18, 2011
I can’t take it any more. For years I’ve suffered in (relative) silence, while we’ve continued to use a tool that doesn’t seem to reflect any form of reality, yet no-one seems to say anything about it. I need to ask: Why do people still use Compete.com? Case in point.
SocialFish
MAY 5, 2011
I’m not very tech savvy so I go to the Computer Security Institute (CSI) when I have technology-based risk management questions.
Mindjumpers
MAY 2, 2011
Tweet Within the world of social media, we talk a lot about which tools that might be good to use when monitoring an online presence, since it can be tough to keep up with the stream of new tools.
Waxing UnLyrical
MAY 25, 2011
Guest post by Ken Mueller. Tradition and Fear. Both are pretty powerful motivators, but both are poor reasons for making marketing decisions.
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