Social Media Network Marketing

MAY 31, 2010

As a result, those companies that use the strongest social CRM integrations should increase revenue; expand market share; improve their corporate image and, maybe, even fine-tune product development to offer items with the most wished-for features or capabilities. Unported License. Unported License.

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Convince & Convert

JULY 26, 2010

Aside from optimizing the structure of the site and the pitches themselves, sheer volume and traffic drove our authority with Google and other search engines. If you make a blog or website, you have to find ways to get people to visit your site, thus affecting your search indexing. Spread the net. Their magic?

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Convince & Convert

JULY 20, 2010

The post explored the topic of utilizing common interactive marketing tools in unintended ways to tap into consumer demand. Not unlike traditional surveys, keyword research and social data mining tools tell a powerful story about the information target audiences want from organizations, on-and-offline.

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Convince & Convert

FEBRUARY 15, 2010

This puts significant pressure on email to be more relevant, because most of what would be contained in an email newsletter or special offer now happens faster and more personally within Facebook, Twitter or other social outposts. Because the real advantage email has over social is data. It’s no contest.

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Convince & Convert

JULY 27, 2010

Some of the guest writers blog on occasion at their own sites. Before Permission Marketing , how much audience did Seth Godin have? I couldn’t write Katie Van Domelan’s post about social media listening tools. I don’t have the chops to write Mike Corak’s piece on the role of language in content marketing.

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Convince & Convert

JUNE 29, 2010

The book includes several compelling examples of groups creating and maintaining impressive online collaborations, without a profit motive in sight. His chronicle of an online study group at Ryerson University is a perfect example of the ramifications of widespread interconnectivity that society will be wrestling with into the future.

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Convince & Convert

MAY 5, 2010

So, Lisa Beatty build JaneNation.com , a new opinion, information, and idea community just for women, that launched recently at the Marketing to Women conference. With free membership open to all women, JaneNation combines social networking with opinion collection. It’s on JaneNation.

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Convince & Convert

MARCH 25, 2010

More from Convince and Convert 7 Secrets to Successful Social Media Farming 18 Social Media Quotes Incinerate Your Social Media Checklist Convince and Convert Recommends How to Introduce Social Media to Your Business (Danny Brown) Social Media Marketing… Simplified (The Arkayne Blog) How Not To Use Social Media (The Arkayne Blog) Tagged as: social (..)

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Webbiquity SMM

MAY 10, 2011

More recently, numerous writers including Olivier Blanchard , Neil Glassman and Mark Schaefer have tried to make the case that social media ROI is real, can be measured, and must be measured. The core of social media marketing efforts should be the corporate blog. What should they promote? Here are 20 ideas.

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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. What do you think? Worth a try? GREAT INFO!

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Convince & Convert

FEBRUARY 24, 2010

because through social media, customers are praising and criticizing companies in public in a way that requires marketing to triage and respond. Marketing isn’t about campaigns any more. It’s an exciting time to be a marketer, but it’s also a tremendous responsibility. Now, he tweeted it to his 1.6

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Convince & Convert

JUNE 17, 2010

I consistently look at the number and percentage of visitors to this site that come from Twitter. There is no real benefit to having more Twitter followers per se, just a potentially bigger group of people with whom you can interact in pursuit of a more definable goal. Convince & Convert [link] #marketing #b2b [link] Evan E.

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Convince & Convert

JULY 6, 2010

She leads the agency’s social media group, and has more than 20 years experience in consumer, technology, B2B and social media marketing. link] [link] WebPro360 And, it's not just about businesses 'tooting' their own horn. Great thoughts, Laura!

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Convince & Convert

MARCH 4, 2010

Funneling traffic from the blog to some other Web destination (typically a corporate site or lead form) is the prime objective. Blogging for Community These blogs seek to guild a consistent readership that interact with the blogger(s) and advocate on behalf of the content on other social outposts. Very helpful post, Jay.

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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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Convince & Convert

JULY 15, 2010

Take a look at the Social Media Responsibilities Worksheet we use at the Flint Group. Social Media Responsibilities Worksheet What are your thoughts or comments? There are tons of free and paid tools out there that help you to monitor the conversations taking place. Hopefully it will help you figure out who is doing what.

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Convince & Convert

FEBRUARY 19, 2010

And More… Although I’m not using it presently, you can also configure your NutshellMail to include Linkedin and MySpace content, as well as updates from the Ning groups of which you are a member. This, I'll try. This, I'll try. Also, toying with the amount and type of content I want to be alerted about.

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Convince & Convert

MAY 11, 2010

After all, why would they even be coming to your Web site unless they had questions about your product or service? Social media makes it possible. The key is to create meaningful content that answers those questions, and propagate that content throughout the social Web, making a visit to your site unnecessary.

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Convince & Convert

APRIL 20, 2010

That group used 3,126 different search terms to get here. The most popular search phrase – “ social media strategy &# brought 837 visits, and 2,654 search terms were used by just one visitor during the month. link] [link] SEM Does Your Blog Have a Long Tail? link] [link] SEM Does Your Blog Have a Long Tail?

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Convince & Convert

FEBRUARY 5, 2010

Option 3, for some reason, reminds me of a news station web site. but a right-hand location on content sites. Im a tequila-loving, hype-free social media strategy consultant, speaker, and author that works with major corporations and PR firms to harness the awesome power of the social Web. link] Adam Q.

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Convince & Convert

MAY 27, 2010

Let’s say you have a white paper for download on your site. Although Flowtown leans toward the B2C mass market culturally, I see monster B2B possibilities here. The More Things Change, The More Things Change | Social Media Marketing | [link] [link] Tena Hartwig great post featuring @bulbstorm!

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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

APRIL 1, 2010

Doing so reveals finely honed, groan-inducing marketing copy that clumsily tries to build a bond via forced humor and shared humiliation. A visit to the main T-Wolves Web site finds absolutely none of the humility and forthrightness that made the original ad so compelling. Your Web site. But then it gets even worse.

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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

JUNE 2, 2010

As my “friends&# become more numerous and less hand picked, does the judgement and input of that group provide a meaningful advantage over the judgement and input of everyone? This is an excellent marketing and promotional step that will ensure their brand is recognized world wide. What do you think?

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Convince & Convert

JULY 21, 2010

A recent presentation at the PRSA Counselors Academy, by Michael Lasky , Partner and Chair of the Public Relations Law Practice at the law firm of Davis & Gilbert in NY, provided a wake up call to those in attendance about how the law is slowly creeping into the social landscape and why responsible marketers had better pay attention.

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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

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Convince & Convert

JULY 28, 2010

Because helpfulness hasn’t historically been looked at as a marketing objective (tons of great stuff about this umbrella concept in Scott Stratten’s forthcoming new book UnMarketing – buy it ), identifying areas where help could be provided isn’t in the DNA of most companies – yet. It’s a Bird.

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Convince & Convert

MAY 26, 2010

First, figure out how you’re going to be social, and then worry about how you’re going to do social. Create a social media steering group (cross-functional) for your company. 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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Convince & Convert

MARCH 23, 2010

Orientation for Your Blog Your first-time blog visitors are unfamiliar with your site design, navigation, structure, and other proclivities. Include a photo of yourself on every page, and if it’s a group written blog, include photos of each author. State Indicator – Turns orange when you’re in that section 2.

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Convince & Convert

JUNE 7, 2010

Also, the official Web site at www.deliveringhappinessbook.com will be morphing soon to an online community where readers and others can share their stories and work together to create and spread happiness in the workplace and beyond. Donate just $33, and get a copy of the book, and an entry into a trip to NYC.

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Direct Marketing Observations

MARCH 12, 2010

That’s all good, but I have more important things for you at the moment, and that’s a list of valuable social media links, posts and sites that will help you do what you do, better. You can build an internal social media policy in 12 easy questions. 9) This little site/tool certainly has potential.

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Oktopost

JULY 27, 2021

Savvy B2B marketers, who know where that research begins – search engines – can capitalize on this by using Search Marketing tactics. . Search marketing allows a business to capture valuable leads from buyers researching a purchase. As a result, having an effective Search Marketing strategy is more important than ever.

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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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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

Turning your customers into advocates and marketers on behalf of your brand pays off a lot more when you’re selling $10,000 pieces of manufacturing equipment, than it does when you’re selling $3 cans of Pringles. Linkedin Groups vs. Twitter. Podcasts vs. YouTube. The range of Facebook usage is just 37% – 51%.

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Convince & Convert

AUGUST 11, 2010

and the site produced a list of candidate cities for our consideration. I know us Hoosiers in the social media/marketing world are excited to have you in Indiana! I was there for business last year, visiting my friends at Flint Group. Herve Good Luck Jay! link] jaybaer Have you been to Duluth? Very cool town.

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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

“Twitter users talking about marketing and brands far exceeds the usage on the other social networks,&# said Tom Webster , the VP of Strategy & Marketing at Edison (and the study author), when I interviewed him for this post. 42% learn about products and services via Twitter. 19% seek customer support.

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