Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

However, a lot of people making that news have created expectations and beliefs about social media that aren’t true. Social Media is Inexpensive False. As Charlene Li said recently, social media trades media cost for labor cost. Social Media is Fast False. Absolutely.

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Proactive Report

SEPTEMBER 26, 2011

One of the additions to a social media news release that journalists find useful is a bookmarked research page with all resources and notes they might need to write the story. Put in 3 or 4 links and notate each one with commentary like “this supports the quote on hotel growth.”. You can also find me on. Google Plus.

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Buffer Social

FEBRUARY 27, 2017

Social media algorithms are a lot like “Dog Years.” But despite the challenges that marketers face with social media algorithms, there is still a way to overcome them and share your content with the world. How to listen : iTunes | Google Play | SoundCloud | Stitcher | RSS. Google Play. Sound Cloud.

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Convince & Convert

JULY 28, 2010

Four high-rise hotels surround Starbucks like castle ramparts, each filled with caffeine-crazed travelers. At least 50% of all hotel rooms (hundreds) have windows that look out directly on the Starbucks roof logo. near the Vancouver airport) wisely has placed a logo on top of their location.

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Convince & Convert

DECEMBER 6, 2013

Kevin Hunt , Corporate Social Media Manager at General Mills , joins the Social Pros Podcast this week to discuss bringing social power back in-house, managing multiple brand stories at once, and figuring out how to capture the excitement that already surrounds a brand and its products. The RSS feed is: [link].

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Social Media Strategery

JANUARY 10, 2009

Events Calendar Subscribe: Posts | Comments | Email Social Media Strategery Best Of Best Practices Enterprise 2.0 From our most senior VPs to senior executives within the government to our summer interns, every group has their own set of questions, concerns, and pre-conceived notions about social media and what it means for them.

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Bare Feet Studios

MAY 27, 2010

Rox: How long have you been using social media? I started using WordPress for my blog after than and going to the Social Media Club meetings to learn more. Rox: What is your larger strategy in using social media? Rox: Do have a specific example of how social media directly is supporting your business?

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Almost Savvy

MARCH 25, 2010

The larger issue for me was one I’ve been feeling a lot lately after attending many tech and social media events. The hotels right downtown aren’t cheap and get booked early, so keep that in mind. It can be much more affordable than the hotels. If you enjoyed this post, make sure you subscribe to my RSS feed

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Kikolani

FEBRUARY 17, 2012

This post is part of a weekly series, Fetching Friday, featuring the best posts of the week in blogging, business, freelancing, SEO, and social media on kikolani.com. Here are some of the best articles I have seen on Google+ , retweeted on @kikolani , and read in RSS subscriptions this week. Social Media / Social Networking.

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Almost Savvy

MARCH 31, 2010

Posted by Irene Koehler in Facebook , Social Media , Tips , Twitter on March 31, 2010 | 16 responses Hey, you! We’ve been connected for awhile on Twitter and Facebook. The results of my absolutely unscientific poll on Twitter and Facebook were unanimous. We need to have a word. I like you, really I do.

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Akamai Marketing

MARCH 9, 2009

The cost of the campaign was approximately $350,000 with Marriott covering hotel expenses and partner Hawaiian airlines covering flights. What’s your social currency? The group got lots of together time as they moved along middle America on a 45-foot bus.

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Laurel Papworth

APRIL 14, 2011

of social network members that meet online will meet offline each year. Think tweetups (twitter meetups) and you’ve got the idea. So the group booked a venue interstate, a dinner, hotels etc and submitted a deposit to the moderator (community volunteer admin) who agreed to organise it all. Outrage ensued.

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Justin Levy

NOVEMBER 11, 2009

Justin Levy Marketing and Social Media Home About Archives Contact Disclosures Newsletter Speaking The Importance of Quiet Time Written on November 11, 2009 by Justin Levy in personal , reflection , thinking 9 Comments - Leave a comment! If youre new here or just an old friend, Id love it if you subscribed via RSS feed.

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Social Media Strategery

SEPTEMBER 18, 2008

Events Calendar Subscribe: Posts | Comments | Email Social Media Strategery Best Of Best Practices Enterprise 2.0 Development Social Media Let Luck Be a Lady: Attending BlogWorld 2008 Fri, Sep 19, 2008 Prof. I’m one of the leads for our social media/Government 2.0 Government 2.0 Miscellaneous Personal Prof.

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Akamai Marketing

FEBRUARY 11, 2009

Furthermore, work with the tradeshow (who undoubtably has already negotiated favorable rates at area hotels) to obtain a really nice block of rooms for your VIPS. What’s your social currency? Utilize your sponsorships to get more attendees and less signage. This is a win-win situation for everyone.

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Bare Feet Studios

OCTOBER 15, 2008

But first I would like to answer some of the questions I have been receiving about our upcoming events, Social Media Workshop Hawaii and Podcamp + Wordcamp Hawai. If ever there were a time to trust in “a rising tide floats all boats,&# it is now. - Charlene Li What is Social Media? Thu, Oct 23, Hawaii Prince Hotel.

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Bare Feet Studios

OCTOBER 10, 2008

The social web creates a LOT of noise – it’s one of the things that keeps people from participating in it. On the contrary, finding the signals within the noise is not easy, not obvious, and when it comes to businesses developing social media campaigns, I do support the likes of, “Don’t try this yourself.

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Social Media Strategery

FEBRUARY 9, 2010

Events Calendar Subscribe: Posts | Comments | Email Social Media Strategery Best Of Best Practices Enterprise 2.0 Development Social Media Try Looking Outside to Solve the Problems Inside Tue, Feb 9, 2010 Best Practices , Social Media Quick – who recently said this in reference to his organization’s social media efforts?

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Bare Feet Studios

JUNE 7, 2009

Measuring Social Media Campaigns I agree with Derek (a commenter on PBN) on the point that internet-based marketing campaigns can be far more measurable (and accurate and targeted) than traditional print, radio, and tv-based initiatives. Paying people to come here and write about us has its own issues that I addressed here and here.

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Convince & Convert

AUGUST 2, 2012

This is Episode 27 of the Social Pros Podcast : Real People Doing Real Work in Social Media. Read on for insights from Jay Baer plus Eric Boggs ‘s Social Media Stat of the Week ( This week : 76% of CMOs think that social has a measurable impact on sales and social data impacts decisions for 89% of CMOs.).

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Bare Feet Studios

JULY 25, 2008

Home About What We Do PayPal Speaker Contact Subscribe Press / PR Bare Feet Network Internet Literacy for Business: Blogging, Podcasting, Online Video & Social Media Howto, Consulting, Training & Public Speaking Home > Social Media , Strategy > Free Idea: Podcaster-in-Residence Saves Hawaii Tourism?

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Koka Sexton

APRIL 13, 2010

Koka Sexton dot Com Home About Koka Contact Twitter FULL RSS Foursquare Gowalla and Yelp Oh’My I’ve become obsessed with location based applications for my iPhone. As I travel around, I check into airports, hotels and where ever else I go and I earn little badges and become the virtual “Mayor&# of locations.

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Bare Feet Studios

APRIL 30, 2010

This presentation was given at the Next Level Social Media Hawaii Conference in Honolulu, Hawaii on April 30, 2010. Here are the other speakers: Organized by Kelly Mitchell, aka @HawaiiRealty on Twitter and featuring Chris Pirillo , Geoff Livingston , Andrew Hyde , Aaron Brazell , and Jesse Stay. Why Choose Video?

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Social Media Strategery

SEPTEMBER 21, 2008

Events Calendar Subscribe: Posts | Comments | Email Social Media Strategery Best Of Best Practices Enterprise 2.0 Development Social Media What I Like/Didn’t Like About BlogWorld Mon, Sep 22, 2008 Prof. Great hotel…a little overwhelming, but hey, it’s Vegas! Government 2.0

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Koka Sexton

APRIL 13, 2010

Koka Sexton dot Com Home About Koka Contact Twitter FULL RSS Foursquare Gowalla and Yelp Oh’My I’ve become obsessed with location based applications for my iPhone. As I travel around, I check into airports, hotels and where ever else I go and I earn little badges and become the virtual “Mayor&# of locations.

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Bare Feet Studios

JUNE 26, 2009

Airfares and hotel rates are down; I would be happy to connect you with my many tourism colleagues who would be delighted to personally assist you. Now is a good time to sign up to receive new articles by email as soon as they are published or subscribe to our RSS feed.

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Bare Feet Studios

JANUARY 30, 2009

Date: Thursday, May 7, 2009 Location: Ala Moana Hotel Marketing and communications professionals throughout the state of Hawaii are invited to enter their best works of 2008 in this year’s Ilima Awards program, sponsored by the Hawaii Chapter of the International Association of Business Communicators.

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Convince & Convert

FEBRUARY 23, 2012

This is Episode 3 of the Social Pros Podcast : Real People Doing Real Work in Social Media. This episode features Lauren Fernandez , the head of social media for Landry’s Restaurants. The RSS feed is: [link]. We are back on Social Pros. Jay : This is the one where Jar-Jar Binks learns Twitter.

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Kikolani

APRIL 7, 2010

Many businesses hear about the advantages of social media in terms of marketing their products or services, but some forget to look at other major benefits of social media beyond finding leads or making a sale. Social Mention. Twitter Search. One great way to use social media is for customer service.

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Bare Feet Studios

JULY 2, 2008

Now let me stipulate these case-specific facts: Although we were able to re-book via phone (albeit via India) we still had to stand in line to get a hotel voucher and find out the status of our luggage. Allow the customer to choose from a list of pre-approved hotels, when applicable.

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Bare Feet Studios

FEBRUARY 9, 2009

Airlines, hotels, and rental car agencies charge a lot more for weekdays than weekends, as they have a captive customer for one and they know that companies are theoretically making money off of their use of said services. Would I pay for Twitter specifically? In a way Twitter is like instant messaging. I’m not sure.

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Bare Feet Studios

MARCH 1, 2009

I would have liked to point this campaign to my San Francisco friends, who also happen to be active web users, who themselves have a large “following&# via blogs, social networks, Twitter, et al. Together, just those few friends mentioned above have over 75,000 followers on Twitter. Having a Contest v1.0

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Justin Levy

AUGUST 21, 2009

Justin Levy Marketing and Social Media Home About Archives Contact Disclosures Newsletter Speaking 7 Simple Fitness Tips Written on August 21, 2009 by Justin Levy in exercise , fitness , healthy 26 Comments - Leave a comment! If youre new here or just an old friend, Id love it if you subscribed via RSS feed. They are great.

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Convince & Convert

APRIL 5, 2012

This is Episode 10 of the Social Pros Podcast : Real People Doing Real Work in Social Media. This episode features Lauren Teague , who handles social media for the PGA Tour. The RSS feed is: [link]. The RSS feed is: [link]. The voice you hear is Eric Boggs from Argyle Social, my trusty sidekick.

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Convince & Convert

JULY 27, 2012

This is Episode 26 of the Social Pros Podcast : Real People Doing Real Work in Social Media. Read on for insights from Jay Baer & Eric Boss ‘s Social Media Stat of the Week ( This week : The Altimeter Group released the public report, The Social Media ROI Cookbook. The RSS feed is: [link].

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Justin Levy

JULY 19, 2009

Justin Levy Marketing and Social Media Home About Archives Contact Disclosures Newsletter Speaking Tips for Eating Healthy While Workshifting Written on July 19, 2009 by Justin Levy in healthy , workshifting 15 Comments - Leave a comment! If youre new here or just an old friend, Id love it if you subscribed via RSS feed.

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Convince & Convert

JUNE 29, 2012

This is Episode 22 of the Social Pros Podcast : Real People Doing Real Work in Social Media. Read on for insights from Evan and some social media news from Eric and Jim ( this week : Facebook changes users’ email addresses without permission, LinkedIn offers targeted status updates, and Microsoft acquires Yammer).

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