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6 Savvy Tips for Social Media Monitoring

Harp Interactive

In the world of social media marketing, we often hear of the importance of monitoring as the first actionable item. Although social media monitoring has numerous benefits to a businesses, both large and small, it may be unclear as to how to use monitoring. A recent study reveals that close to half of businesses surveyed don’t know how to use monitoring effectively for marketing purposes.

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11 Myths of Social Media Marketing

Webbiquity SMM

Though social media marketing is rapidly advancing in terms of adoption and sophistication, many marketers and business executives still struggle with it. They wonder if their organizations are doing enough, if they are doing things right, even if they should be involved in social media at all. This confusion is partly due to some still-common misconceptions about social media marketing.

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Is social media marketing too labor intensive?

Direct Marketing Observations

I was looking at a list of clients that I had worked with over the past couple of years and it’s well over 40. It’s not a big number, but what caught my eye was that I had created a matrix of what I had done specifically for each client. More importantly what struck me was that as much as I had done, in the grand scheme of things, a lot was predicated on how much the company I was working with embraced what I was doing.

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Garrison Keillor On: When everyone’s a writer, no one is

Socialized

Interesting piece in the Baltimore Sun by Garrison Keillor on the death of publishing and intellectualism. The best part of the piece is the title “When everyone’s a writer, no one is.&# Keillor simultaneously applauds and mocks (more of the latter I think) the number of people writing online and the freedom with which they can write, and with which readers (implying low attention spans and lack of commitment) can freely skip from place to place.

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21 Advanced ChatGPT Prompts To Take Your Social Media to the Next Level

Upgrade your social media game with our in-depth playbook: "21 advanced ChatGPT prompts for social media managers". These powerful prompts are tailored to supercharge your content creation, strategy development, and results analysis. Say goodbye to writer's block and hello to endless creativity as you effortlessly generate engaging posts, come up with original strategies, and optimize your social media performance - all in a fraction of the time.

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BP Facebook Sentiment

Firebelly

Digitalia | Indianapolis Social Media Marketing « YouTube Tuesday: Im A Social Media Guru! | Main | Jakes Take: Comcast Cares & You Can Too » May 27, 2010 BP Facebook Sentiment I spent some time evaluating sentiment towards BP on Facebook based on the number of 'pro' and 'con' pages. It's not surprising to find that there are significantly more anti-BP pages on Facebook in wake of the Gulf of Mexico oil disaster.

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Important Facebook News: Privacy Updates

Almost Savvy

Home About Testimonials Events Services Webinars Twitter Getting Started on Twitter Webinar Twitter Webinar: Tools and Tips (Intermediate Level) LinkedIn LinkedIn 1 – Getting Started LinkedIn 2 – Building and Leveraging Your Network Ask Calendar Contact Blogging Branding Business Career Facebook LinkedIn Networking Social Media Tips Twitter Lijit Search Important Facebook News: Privacy Updates Posted by Irene Koehler in Facebook , Social Media on May 26, 2010 | no responses Just a qu

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Forward Ladies: social media masterclass | Sherrilynne Starkie

Sherrilynne Starkie

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Best Social Media Monitoring Tools

Bill Hartzer

More and more businesses are getting into social media – an umbrella term that covers various activities that help bring about social interaction on the internet. Facebook and Twitter are some of the main outlets for social media, but there are numerous types of social media like blogs, wikis, forums, chat rooms, etc. Since so many people are gathering to share ideas, and concepts through social media, it is important for businesses to monitor how their brand is being handled through the v

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14 Things I Think I Think About Social Media

Convince & Convert

Skip to content Skip to navigation Skip to footer Convince and Convert Blog: Social Media Strategy and Social Media Consulting Social Media Strategy Blog Social Media Consulting Blog Social Media Consulting Speaking Newsletter Free Social Media Tools Twitter Interviews About Lijit Search 14 Things I Think I Think About Social Media May 26th, 2010 |Written By: Jay Baer | View Comments Tweet This is a video interview that my friend Mike Stelzner of Social Media Examiner did with me a few weeks ago

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10 social media sites, blogs and links you might have missed

Direct Marketing Observations

I haven’t done a post on stuff I’ve saved lately, and I love when others share links, articles and sites with me, so here’s a few that I’ve accumulated. I’ve been writing and talking a lot about Facebook and children and parents lately, and the site Togetherville is at least a step in some direction. I don’t know if it’s the answer but at least someone is doing something.

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Social Media Automation 101

A beginner's guide to social media automation tools and getting automation right.

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Big changes for Social Media Club | Sherrilynne Starkie

Sherrilynne Starkie

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Happy National Small Business Week

Saying It Social

Saying It Social Your Social Media Marketing Resource Home About Polls Our Services Testimonials Happy National Small Business Week Why National Small Business Week? Every year since 1963, the President of the United States has proclaimed National Small Business Week to recognize the contributions of small businesses to the economic well-being of America.

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Ways you can boost sales with a mobile app

Freelance Social Media

Social Links Freelance Social Media Social Media Tips and Marketing Blog Home About Contact Subscribe Ways you can boost sales with a mobile app by cinta5 on May 25, 2010 Over at LangfordMedia.com we posted how a mobile app can boost a business’ sales. Mobile app development is the next venue for marketing and advertising and it is growing exponentially every year.

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Facebook Infographs

Direct Marketing Observations

Which one of the following 3 infographs might be the most accurate? Tags: Facebook marc meyer facebook privacy policies.

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The Content Marketing Survival Guide: How to Navigate the Wilds of Social Media

Use this guide to inspire your creativity and ignite more successful and sustainable social media conversations.

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Digital and Dollars – Successfully Adding Online Marketing to Your.

Convince & Convert

Skip to content Skip to navigation Skip to footer Convince and Convert Blog: Social Media Strategy and Social Media Consulting Social Media Strategy Blog Social Media Consulting Blog Social Media Consulting Speaking Newsletter Free Social Media Tools Twitter Interviews About Lijit Search Digital and Dollars – Successfully Adding Online Marketing to Your Agency Services May 25th, 2010 |Written By: Jay Baer | View Comments Tweet I recently returned from my first-ever trip to beautiful Ashevi

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How I Learned Everything I Needed To Know About Sales From A Vending Machine

Taylor Marek

A boy, not much older than 14 was walking down the street one afternoon. School was over, and his mind was formulating ideas on how to make money for his next big goal; his very own Nintendo Wii. He decided to sell lemonade that day, so on his way home he stopped by a grocery [.]. Tags: Business General entrepreneur Lemonade Stand Marketing Nintendo Sales Vending Maching Wii.

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Twitter's evolving advertising model | Sherrilynne Starkie

Sherrilynne Starkie

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Jake's Take: Comcast Cares & You Can Too

Firebelly

Digitalia | Indianapolis Social Media Marketing « BP Facebook Sentiment | Main | 3 Easy Ways To Make Your Facebook Page More Welcoming » May 27, 2010 Jakes Take: Comcast Cares & You Can Too Comcast Cares. 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.  Specialized computer programs

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Social Media Marketing GPS

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.

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The More Things Change, The More Things Change

Convince & Convert

Skip to content Skip to navigation Skip to footer Convince and Convert Blog: Social Media Strategy and Social Media Consulting Social Media Strategy Blog Social Media Consulting Blog Social Media Consulting Speaking Newsletter Free Social Media Tools Twitter Interviews About Lijit Search The More Things Change, The More Things Change May 27th, 2010 |Written By: Jay Baer | View Comments Tweet Social media hates the status quo the way Kobe hates Shaq.

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How I Learned Everything I Needed To Know About Sales From A.

Taylor Marek

Home About Contact Archives Testimonials Speaking Podcast Chat LIVE Social Media Vault My Inner Circle Plugins eBook Hire Me How I Learned Everything I Needed To Know About Sales From A Vending Machine May 23, 2010 by Taylor Marek A boy, not much older than 14 was walking down the street one afternoon. School was over, and his mind was formulating ideas on how to make money for his next big goal; his very own Nintendo Wii.

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Join us for a Webinar “Social Media Marketing for Franchisees.

Saying It Social

Saying It Social Your Social Media Marketing Resource Home About Polls Our Services Testimonials Join us for a Webinar “Social Media Marketing for Franchisees & Other Small Businesses&# on May 25th Join us for a Webinar “Social Media Marketing for Franchisees & Other Small Businesses&# on May 25th As a participant you will learn why a social media marketing program must be included in your marketing plan, what social sites you must be present on, what you need to do once you

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YouTube Tuesday: I'm A Social Media Guru!

Firebelly

Digitalia | Indianapolis Social Media Marketing « How Grandma Reads Your Facebook Updates & 4 Other Social Media Stories | Main | BP Facebook Sentiment » May 25, 2010 YouTube Tuesday: Im A Social Media Guru! Several of our clients came to Firebelly after having negative experiences with a wide variety the "social media gurus" out there.

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How to Be Social: A Social Media Manifesto

Learn the 10 worst social media marketing mistakes and how to avoid them.

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Search Engine Optimization Tip: Check the Whois on Your Domain Name

Bill Hartzer

This is only one SEO tip out of many search engine optimization tips I have been providing over the years. All of my search engine optimization tips are meant to be specific, they should not take too much time to implement, and are meant to be directly to the point. For this search engine optimization tip, let us talk about the Whois and the data that it contains.

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How Do YOU Define A Successful Social Media Campaign?

Taylor Marek

Home About Contact Archives Testimonials Speaking Podcast Chat LIVE Social Media Vault My Inner Circle Plugins eBook Hire Me How Do YOU Define A Successful Social Media Campaign? May 28, 2010 by Taylor Marek This is the first time I’m taking an official poll on this site because I want to hear your input. After you provide your input, I’ll give you my side of it.

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Cool Facebook stories for 27 May | Sherrilynne Starkie

Sherrilynne Starkie

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At the Gov 2.0 Expo – Who's Making You Successful?

Social Media Strategery

Home About Me Speaking Legal-ese My Team Gov 2.0 Events Calendar Subscribe: Posts | Comments | Email Social Media Strategery Best Of Best Practices Enterprise 2.0 Government 2.0 Miscellaneous Personal Prof. Development Social Media At the Gov 2.0 Expo – Who’s Making You Successful? Wed, May 26, 2010 Government 2.0 , Prof. Development Last week, I participated in Tim O’Reilly’s Gov 2.0 Expo held here in Washington, DC and I was honored to be a member of the Program Committ

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8 Stupid Simple Social Media Tricks to Boost SEO

Discover just how easy it is to boost SEO with social media.

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Monitoring Your Company’s Brand Online with MutualMind

Bill Hartzer

Have you ever wondered what people are REALLY saying about your brand ? Some people think they can just send out a couple of surveys , or do a few focus groups , and gather all the information they need about the public’s opinion about their products. While these are useful ways to gather marketing and demographic data , you still need to know what people are saying behind closed doors.

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Talking About Transportation with Providers

Ari Herzog

Representing organizations I invited to attend a transportation roundtable yesterday morning, 16 stakeholders arrived and actively participated in a candid discussion about how to improve transportation services for city residents and commuters: Harold Congdon, Port Taxi. Mike Early, London Livery. Mike Kenton, Enterprise Rent-a-Car. Joe Costanzo, Merrimack Valley Regional Transit Authority.

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Own your mistakes – Zappos

Laurel Papworth

Zappos 6pm.com make a $1.6 million mistake. Get lots of PR in return and social media cuddles. Zappos the Twitter wunderkinds made a big boo boo. Their pricing engine set a maximum price of $49.95. Six hours later, and 1.6 million dollars later, the CEO blogs about it: Hey everyone – As many of you may know (and I’m sure a lot of you do not), 6pm.com is our sister site. 6pm.com is where brandaholics go for their guilt free daily fix of the brands they crave.

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How Do YOU Define A Successful Social Media Campaign?

Taylor Marek

This is the first time I’m taking an official poll on this site because I want to hear your input. After you provide your input, I’ll give you my side of it. Think of it as an Oreo. Your opinion is half of the Oreo, mine is the other half. Together there is a cohesive whole and everyone benefits. So, How do you define a successf ul Social Media campaign?

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WebVisible Contest to Award Free Local Online Advertising to Small Businesses

Bill Hartzer

WebVisible has recently launched a nationwide contest and a new original Web video series – both calling attention to the still-vast divide that separates consumers looking for local products or services and the very businesses they’re seeking. From the business owner whose daughter is helping her learn to use “Happy Face” (aka, Facebook), to the one who doesn’t believe people go online to look for a barber, it’s clear – there’s still a Great Divide.