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

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

Social Media Consultant and Tech Geek at Heart Home About Press Consulting Contact Sitemap Home > Marketing , Personal > Zicam and the Reputation Management Fiasco Zicam and the Reputation Management Fiasco by Tamar Weinberg on February 6, 2008 Share Awhile ago, I used Twitter to talk about one of my favorite cold remedy vitamins, Airborne.

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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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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. Responding — Participating in discussions about your brand on the web in an effort to improve your reputation and increase visibility.

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Quantum Entanglements: The Social Media Scandals

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

The main one: give to reputable non-profit groups and *steer* individuals towards these groups when in need. The federal government has been paying 100% since 1972 for anyone who needs it – no other insurance or financial criteria required.&# There is a fine line in all of this.

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An Open Letter to Facebook

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

For my own take on why Community Pages shouldn’t have been introduced, see the article I wrote for Reputation Online: [link] Reply aaronaut April 28, 2010 at 2:05 pm love it, love it, love it. – “Georgia health Insurance&# ) only a business name — who the heck is going to find me?!

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