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The Nightmare Public Relations Professional and How to Stop Him

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

There’s no effort in adding thousands of email addresses to an address book, performing a mail merge, and sending off a generic press release. Further, it’s “simply unrealistic&# for him to tailor his press releases to bloggers, and it’s “close minded&# for bloggers to expect this of him.

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Best Internet Marketing Posts of 2009

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

Social Media: Small Business Why Small is the New Big in Social Media Marketing (Jonathan Fields): Jonathan Fields explains why small businesses have a real advantage over large ones when it comes to biting the social media bullet. Let a contest help make these ideas a reality.

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Blogging Etiquette in the Face of a PR Pitch: What Miss Blogging.

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

They’re tasked with contacting bloggers about different initiatives, sending out story ideas and “press releases&# (hopefully with a social component, since those are preferred by many bloggers). The job of someone who does blogger outreach can be difficult. I think we do largely agree. Thanks, Tamar.

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Best Internet Marketing Posts of 2010

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

Quick Jump: Social Media: Getting Started, Implementation, and Execution. Social Media (and Beyond): Small Business. Social Media: Hiring and in the Workplace. Social Media: Measurement and ROI. Social Media: General. Leveraging Other Social Media Sites. Hey, Foursquare was pretty small once!

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Best Internet Marketing Blog Posts of 2007 » Techipedia | Tamar.

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

Top 29 Niche Social Media Sites (That Actually Send Traffic) : Andy Hagans consistently updates this list with some great resources that aren’t necessarily being tapped into by many folks, but maybe it’s time for things to change. Reddit Tips from the Top Dog on Reddit (Social News Watch): How do you become a top user on Reddit?

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11 Characteristics of Highly Influential Blog(ger)s

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

Social media? Small business? People don’t actively return to those press release sections of a website because they’re written in corporate jargon. Tips on self-improvement? Search marketing? The viability of the medium really depends on humanizing the company.

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How to Get an Influencer's Attention

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

Don’t make me read a press release to figure out what’s special about whatever you’re trying to highlight. Danny is currently Chief Content Officer of Third Door Media which operates the Sphinn social news site and organizes the popular Search Marketing Expo conference series. …and so on.