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10 Reasons Why Your Business Needs a Killer Social Media Strategy

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

May 29, 2010 at 11:34 am Right, if you did not dive into social media 3-4 years ago, especially in business where networking is crucial (like real estate, insurance, mortgages etc.), @Beth Thanks for outlining the points so well. Reply Jay B. than you missed pretty much. And social media will grow stronger and stronger; I wonder what Web 3.0

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Is Social Media the Final Frontier of Marketing?

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

Not one of them has a blog (solicitors, accountants, insurance brokers etc). Those who really do put the client on a throne and worship them – and more importantly engage in communities they currently don’t understand and in fact fear. Small business is slow to catch on. I run an IT support company for small businesses.

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How to Use Facebook for Business and Marketing

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

Reply Jamie Gorman May 5, 2010 at 6:02 pm Tamar, I had a friend show me a FB page he is designing for an insurance agency where he put a promotional picture (save money on your insurance) where the profile picture would normally be. For example, let’s say you’re an insurance agency or a bank.

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Zicam: Loss of Taste and Smell - The Reputation Management Fiasco.

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

Think of all the attorneys that do insurance defense work…no friggin’ way could I do that and sleep at night. I’ve had Zinc before and it hasn’t killed my taste. Reply Todd Mintz February 6, 2008 at 1:23 pm It’s a personal choice. Tamar is also the author of The New Community Rules (July 2009).

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What Traits Define a Social Media Marketer?

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

For example an article with “10 Reasons You Should Buy Travel Insurance&# is almost never going to go viral, it’s not surprising, shocking, interesting or in any way sticky. Many companies just see this as a new avenue to push existing traditional marketing messages, and this is why they almost always fail.

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Quantum Entanglements: The Social Media Scandals

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

The federal government has been paying 100% since 1972 for anyone who needs it – no other insurance or financial criteria required.&# an old friend of mine who is in a managerial role in a large health care corp tells me: “NOBODY needs money for dialysis, or any related renal therapy or complications in this country.

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An Open Letter to Facebook

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

. – “Georgia health Insurance&# ) only a business name — who the heck is going to find me?! Yeah I’m sure it’s different if you’re “Coke&# or “Pepsi&# but if you’re “Fred’s Insurance&# you are screwed. Tamar is also the author of The New Community Rules (July 2009).

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