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MARCH 23, 2010

I follow many of these other tips in my own ways, and it all centers around one idea: write for the readers. RT @jaybaer: 5 Ways to Make Friends with Strangers on Your Blog [link] [link] Focus Communications Great tips! RT @jaybaer: 5 Ways to Make Friends with Strangers on Your Blog [link] [link] Focus Communications Great tips!

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JULY 15, 2010

As Jay preaches, social media is not about collecting names, it is about activating your fans. It can get complex depending on the size of your social media program, but here are some tips to help make sure you’re managing social operations appropriately: If you are blogging, create an editorial calendar.

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MAY 11, 2010

I recommend starting with six, because it’s a meaningful amount of content and will address the tip of your question iceberg. Stelzner How to use FAQs to drive social sales (great tips!) link] via @JayBaer [link] Sarah Perry RT @jaybaer: 4 Steps to Drive Sales with a Social FAQ [link] [link] Alfonso Pace Great!!!

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

The 7 Steps to Creating a Social Media Strategy Before you begin, commit to worrying about social media tools last, not first. Myspace also. Develop a Social Media Strategy in 7 Steps [.] link] Pakde Cholik This is a very comprehensive tip which very useful and valuable for me. Myspace also. They always do.

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APRIL 20, 2010

link] (great tip from @jaybaer) [link] AlzayCalhoun Using the "long tail" to reach even more customers [link] [link] interlinkONE "Does Your Blog Have a Long Tail?" [link] Marko Minka Does Your Blog Have a Long Tail?

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MAY 26, 2010

link] Darren Robson Great tips. RT @jaybaer: 14 Things I Think I Think About Social Media [link] [link] Darren Robson Great tips. RT @jaybaer: 14 Things I Think I Think About Social Media [link] [link] Darren Robson Great tips. link] [link] Chris Anthony RT @jaybaer: 14 Things I Think I Think About Social Media.

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JULY 28, 2010

Here are some tips to help you uncover the transactional or informational rough edges that you can smooth using the sandpaper of good, relevant content: Ask your customer service team. &# for most business travelers, it’s also incredibly helpful. You can be helpful, too. You just first have to find your customers’ pain points.

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APRIL 6, 2010

Build Your Brand a Social Content Ladder in 5 Steps [link] RT @dsnestle via @jaybaer [link] Holly Wagg Build Your Brand a Social Content Ladder in 5 Steps [link] [link] Laura Crouse RT @jaybaer: Build Your Brand a Social Content Ladder in 5 Steps [link] A great outline.

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APRIL 28, 2010

Finding Your Influencers As noted in the study, the notion of true 1:1 marketing via social media is a bit of a fallacy. It’s really only possible in a reactive sense via social CRM, where individual complaints or questions can indeed be handled. Viva la social nonsense! The answer may surprise you.

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MARCH 3, 2010

These tips are things that should be applied to all shiny new toys as they come along, because there will always be something new. Cordell I really enjoyed your post! link] Suzanne Vara Jay 41M pages.

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APRIL 15, 2010

I'm sharing more tips regarding this here [link] ) Also, any successful company knows that you must always offer something new. I visit sites of popular brands but they don't really have much information on their sites so I stopped visiting. I like the idea of building a community. It builds brand loyalty like a gym membership. (I'm

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APRIL 13, 2010

The app addresses a huge array of business and communication circumstances, including videos and a nifty tip of the day. I’m not sure whether Dale would be rolling over in his grave over the prospect of an iPhone app, but the app is incredibly content rich, and worth far more than 99 cents.

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

Hhenry Excellent tips! Using numbers, such as “The 10 Tips…&# in article titles and focusing the content on practical, how to – rather than strategic thought pieces – is clearly what readers wanted. I’m sure there’s patterns I’ve missed. link] jaybaer So it would appear. Anonymous This.

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JUNE 2, 2010

I'm not sure whether to shudder or be fired up about it, but this is the tip of the spear. Did you do it because of the recent privacy dust-up, or did you just tire of the whole thing? link] jaybaer I completely agree. link] jaybaer Really well said about self-moderation.

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APRIL 14, 2010

I think the idea of “helping&# is a good catch phrase for the social media umbrella (connecting, interacting, and so on). In health care we have a great opportunity to help “consumers&# (injury prevention tips, 5 reasons you should avoid that tanning salon, etc.), That is, for every corporate action (ie.

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

I look forward to getting past the basic questions of application of social media for B2B and starting to focus on things like lead generation and social CRM as we move forward in 2010.-= Big List: 13 B2B Social Media Prediction Blog Posts For 2010 =-. Thanks for sharing good support information for B2B social media.

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AUGUST 18, 2010

But there are still plenty of PR firms (and companies, for that matter) looking at social media purely as a distribution vehicle. What do you think?

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

And that’s only because of the alphabet soup of social networks, lifestreams, sharing sites, etc. Social media is not about Facebook or MySpace or Flickr or Twitter or blogs or YouTube. “Social media is not about Facebook or MySpace or Flickr or Twitter or blogs or YouTube.&#

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JUNE 15, 2010

Let me hear about it: View Comments | Subscribe To This Blog | Sign Up For Our Newsletter Share This Post: Similar Posts That You Might Enjoy: Build Your Brand a Social Content Ladder in 5 Steps Why Social Supports Email in the Interactive Marketing Hub Blastoff for My New Social Media Newsletter [link] Danny Brown Great tips, Mr Baer.

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

RT @jaybaer: Social Media Monitoring Tools – How To Pick the Right One [link] [link] Jack Smith.RT @MikeCorak: Check out the fantastic guest post by @ktvan: Social Media Monitoring Tools-How to Pick The Right One [link] estheribrown Thanks for this, Katie, it's really useful.

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MAY 19, 2010

Even guest posts are great ] [link] Russ Henneberry @Ian — that's a great tip Ian — I bet you get links to those posts as well — very creative strategy. [link] This is why I read @JayBaer [link] Jon Leland RT @jaybaer: Why D.I.S. is Crucial to your Content Marketing Strategy [link] [ top #smm blog.

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APRIL 22, 2010

Social CRM The new telephone. “Social media&# will change customer service more acutely than it will change marketing. Social CRM (customer relationship management) is the emerging discipline of providing personalized helpful, meaningful service and support using social channels like Twitter (and increasingly, Facebook ).

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MARCH 18, 2010

The fundamental shift within the organization towards transparency and customer service is the bottom of the iceberg, while tweeting is just a tip. Tools are easy. Strategies are hard. Do you have systems in place that allow you to plug in all these new customer touchpoints and communications into enterprise-wide systems?

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JULY 13, 2010

link] Kelly @ MediaMiser RT @arikhanson: Love this post by @elizabethsosnow: Why the digital divide is death to your PR firm [link] (LOVE tip #3 Elizabeth!)

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SEPTEMBER 23, 2010

I believe Kurrently has the potential to make Facebook a much larger player in the social CRM world, as companies can now instantly see just how much they are being mentioned on that platform. link] jaybaer Great tip Ike. Thanks for the tip Jay. Thanks for the tip Jay. Thanks for the tip Jay.

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

link] [link] Mattias Sjöstrand RT @sanapes: "39 social media tools" från @jaybaer – en hel del bra tips. – The 39 Social Media Tools I'll Use Today [link] /by @jaybaer [link] Dr. Dolly Thanks for the tips…there's a few I need to try today! Thanks for the great tips!

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

For example, there is likely little value to a mother of becoming a fan or follower of the Pampers brand for the sheer sake of brand support – but she might benefit from a Twitter feed offering tips or linking to articles on avoiding diaper rashes or toilet training. You certainly covered some great reasons to that point.

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AUGUST 3, 2010

All of these changes so quickly remind me of Myspace a few years back. It looks like they are making a bold move to go toe-to-toe with the guys over at Google. Despite their size you would have to think that a Google, Apple or Microsoft could still buy them without blinking. Should be interesting to see. .

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AUGUST 3, 2010

All of these changes so quickly remind me of Myspace a few years back. It looks like they are making a bold move to go toe-to-toe with the guys over at Google. Despite their size you would have to think that a Google, Apple or Microsoft could still buy them without blinking. Should be interesting to see. .

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Webbiquity SMM

AUGUST 16, 2010

Here’s a modest contribution to help with that effort; more than six dozen of the best, most bookmark-able articles and blog posts about social media tactics, tools and strategies written so far this year, by leading writers like John Jantsch , Lori Dicker , Lee Odden , Lisa Barone , Jay Baer and many more.

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JUNE 30, 2010

* #Automotive #SMM #SMO #SEO… [link] [link] Tiny Malone RT @SeoSuka: Are you treating your fans like cattle? * #Blog [link] * DM me for help! * #Automotive #SMM #SMO #SEO… [link] [link] LeadGen Tips Are You Treating Your Fans Like Cattle? relevancy == respect.

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AUGUST 25, 2010

I would posit that Facebook has much more competition than the Ad Industry, Social Media Industry, or people scared of Facebook’s growth would have us think. And Myspace has proven that we will invest major sweat into an identity online (way more than anyone has invested on Facebook) and left at the drop of a hat for something better.

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APRIL 7, 2010

from @themaria from @glassesgeek from @imediamichelle There were a lot of comments about not caring as much about real-time reviews, but rather caring more about reviews/tips from people you actually know. I don't think the tips/todos are particularly good at being used for reviews. At least it is for me.

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MARCH 2, 2010

ExactTarget bought @cotweet "Why the social business evolution starts today" (my analysis) [link] [link] Patrick Boegel Interesting News – 4 Reasons the Social Business Evolution Starts Now [link] [link] Zack Seems like there are a lot of platforms out there that “tip the iceberg&# as far as social media measurement.

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JULY 9, 2010

They loved the behind-the-scenes experience and the transformation tips from Stern – particularly because they saw how effortless the make-up application was. It doesn’t get much more real than inviting a group of people in to watch you get ready. And the online influencers recognized that for what it was: transparent and authentic.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JUNE 23, 2010

Still, it puts Facebook ahead of MySpace. That’s what Social CRM systems are trying to solve. As Seen In… Social Media Backtype Brightkite Business Exchange DailyBooth del.icio.us Buzz YouTube Tamar Weinberg is a social media enthusiast with a passion for all things tech and productivity. Answers Yahoo!

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SEPTEMBER 2, 2010

I have two favorite parts of social media. The first is the sharing, not necessarily the crazy Facebook updates from people I haven’t seen since grammar school, but the article sharing, and the tips and advice I’ve gotten from being on Twitter and reading blogs. Especially the small businesses.

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