The process has moved from linear to networked. The process has moved from mass marketing to marketing for the masses. The process has moved from face to fact to many touchpoints: key to key, screen to screen. The process has moved from waiting times and delivery dates to immediacy and choice. are you both thinking and processing in a social way? The internet has changed many things including how we view the world. MORE

Often businesses overlook one of the most time-consuming processes: contract management. Some businesses fail to correctly account for the amount of time that their staff dedicates to each of the phases of the contract process. MORE

With Facebook Gameroom , Facebook is introducing an easier way for developers to bring high-quality games to the PC to take full advantage of the CPU (central processing unit) and GPU (graphics processing unit) native power. MORE

It’s challenging to streamline the process of content marketing , and cutting corners can result in lower quality, which should be avoided at all costs. MORE

Credit card processing is a safe way to let people make purchases. Processing Costs. The downside is that processing credit cards is not free, and different cards charge different amounts. Some cards are more expensive to process than others, and are often avoided by businesses. MORE

By expanding your own knowledge in the social media arena and working together with your co-workers, you can ensure that your brand’s social media processes will improve. So, here are three things that you can start implementing right away to enhance your social media process. MORE

Combine this with the fact that bloggers get hundreds of pitches a day, and you can understand why pitching bloggers is one of the most important yet time consuming parts of the blogger outreach process. At GroupHigh, I have worked with both brands and agencies on blogger outreach strategy. MORE

The example used here was for a product but the process is the same when looking for influencers for events, industry topics and brands. What do you trust more? A branded marketing message or a word of mouth recommendation? Most will agree that the latter is more powerful. MORE

That’s why I’ve created this ALL NEW Get It Done session: The Twitter Transformation Process. During this one-of-a-kind session I’ll guide you through each step of my creation process so you can easily create business-bursting tweets in a flash. MORE

Every business needs help managing its credit card processing and payment solutions. This means that every business must have some kind of credit card processing system that allows their customers to quickly make payments for all of their purchases. MORE

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That influence is a process as well, taking them on a journey from noticing us, to choosing us and then to love us. How to build a brand was the question that got asked when I started in business. Now the question becomes. how do we influence our customers in building the brand". MORE

Agile Marketing Content Marketing Innovation Strategy agile marketing B2B Marketing ITSMA Lean Processes MEA Awards Platinum Marketing Excellence AwardAgile marketing increasingly is being recognized as a powerful key to content effectiveness. MORE

Twitter Tuesday rolled out an online application process for verified accounts , giving individuals and organizations the chance to join the social network’s nearly 187,000 accounts with the blue badge icon. Finally, the social network provided details on additional information that will likely be sought during the process: We’ll ask you to tell us why we should verify an account. Readers: What are your thoughts on Twitter’s new application process for verified accounts? MORE

The 6 step process for measuring social media. (Happy Holidays! I analyzed my Top 6 blog posts for 2011 by total page views, and am re-running them this week as a “greatest hits” compilation. This is #6. One of my most useful posts, and I really like using presentations as raw material for blog posts. Enjoy. – Jay). Can social media be measured? If course it can. But it’s not always easy. MORE

Interesting to ask but do you know your process for social marketing? Sounds odd but as with any business outcome there needs to be a process. Always remembering there is a world of difference between a process and a checklist! So what is a process? A measurement process. MORE

Today, Tanya Cramp (Global Digital Content Manager at Hard Rock) and I had a conversation about gut checks, collaborative strategies, and the process of creative campaign planning. MORE

Now, a typical checkout process has six stages, which may be compressed or expanded based on the brand in question. So, what does a great checkout process make? Let’s find out by examining what makes the checkout processes of some of the best in the business click. MORE

Matthew Pollard – the rapid growth ‘guru’ joins me to talk about a rapid growth sales process. Does the web make us lazy in our sales process? Matthew Pollard – the rapid growth ‘guru’ joins me to talk about a rapid growth sales process. MORE

Twitter introduced an online application process for verified accounts in July, and SurePayroll prepared a guide in infographic form. MORE

The 6 step process for measuring social media. Can social media be measured? If course it can. But it’s not always easy. For a full and very specific account of how to measure social media in your company, pick up a copy of The Now Revolution , or Social Media ROI (by Olivier Blanchard). MORE

Twitter streamlined the process for publishers looking to generate and embed multiple timelines. MORE

Here’s exactly how you—and your team—will be super successful with an agile blog planning process. 10 Ways To Optimize Your Blog Planning Process With Agile Content Marketing I get asked a lot about how we publish content on the CoSchedule Content Marketing Blog. MORE

Patrick has spent two decades studying the social process of innovation as an economist and I wanted to talk about. How innovation is a social process. Show 327 of The Engaging Brand leadership and marketing podcast is ready just for you. MORE

Twitter marked National Voter Registration Day with the introduction of an easy way for its users to kick-start the process. The social network announced in a blog post that users who send direct messages to its Twitter Government @Gov account will receive automated DM responses with their state’s voter-registration deadlines and personalized links to register. MORE

So it used to be a case of having a thought, and then deciding whether to act on it. Now that’s changed as I have to: Tweet it with a short link and hashtag. Then Facebook it, ideally with a picture. Then give it a businesslike description for LinkedIn. Then +1 it , with a few more words. Then Tumblr it, ideally with the picture and a link. Then blog it here, with a lot more words. Then Stumble that post with a nice description. Then bookmark it with Diigo and Delicious. MORE

It is important to take a look at the entire cycle of creation and management of expectations process: Pre-Announcement Speculation Stage - Think about rumors and speculations about the “next” version or release that start to appear out of nowhere soon after a new product is launched. MORE

For years, I would describe the creative process as being either circular or squiggly. but turning that inspiration into something functional (be it a book, performance, presentation or Blog post) is a process. And, for many of the most creative people that I know, that process is actually quite linear. We could learn a lot from the creative process. creative process. What do you think of when you think of creative people? Slackers? MORE

As I often say evolving is so much better than change - change is so much more difficult but if for some reason you are forced into a change management situation, then the change process needs to handled in the right way. . We live in changing times - that''s for sure! MORE

Social data is becoming increasingly important in the new product development processes of many companies. Social data can also be invaluable in the media planning and buying process. MORE

The co-marketing process is a lot like a sales process. That’s the nature of this process. Are you pulling your hair out trying to market your content on your own? It’s quite a big undertaking – that’s why you shouldn’t do it. MORE

Our PRISM model is an end to end process for selling which starts with sharing an update on social media. The post How to Build an End to End Social Media Conversion Process [case study] appeared first on Social media and content marketing technology. MORE

——– As principal strategist for Tanzen , Carrie Hane untangles content by aligning people, processes, and systems so organizations are ready for what’s next. . This is the first in a new series of posts about rethinking how you approach your website. MORE

When it comes to data and analytics success, the devil is in the synapses. A… Read More. Blog Media Intelligence MORE

Or… …you have created video content but feel that it’s a really time-consuming process and it’s hard to deliver video content consistently? What I needed was a streamlined process. The process goes as follows: The Setup. MORE

Every Thursday, I host three one-on-one sessions , and the discussion almost always inevitably focuses on one thing: A Facebook ad campaign process that actually works. What I’m about to outline is a process that I have worked and reworked, tweaked and refined. MORE

What is the process for using social networks to develop an audience, all the way to achieving a sale? Find out here MORE

The Case for Associations Adopting World Class Content Processes. Is your company in the process of using new technologies for content promotion ? The media was buzzing about the power of content marketing this week. MORE

If your customers were to grade your customer service on social media, how would your brand do? Would you be an A student? Maybe sliding by with a C? Or would you be trailing behind the rest of the class ? MORE

Earlier today I was asked for tips on how to speed up the writing process when writing longer posts. While I will talk about my process for writing that has helped me get a little quicker as a writer I do think that it is important not to rush your posts. Image by Jonathan Cohen. MORE

I wanted to share this fantastic and easy to understand infographic I came across outlining the Inbound Marketing Process. ” The Inbound Marketing Process infographic can be found on their original blog post here. I’ve outlined their 6 step process in the infographic below. Figure out how we’ll you’re doing by measuring every step of the process. MORE

It’s our ritual, our process, and the way we tackle each new piece of content. But we need to ask ourselves: with the amount of content we must produce, is the same old process we’ve done for years the best way to move forward? Now try again, but follow the agile process. MORE

You, as the merchant, must ensure that your customers’ private information is not compromised, and you need to reassure them that you can process their credit card with limited liability. That’s a hard thing to do, but it’s a lot less difficult with an information security process in place. Tools for Small Business credit card processing credit cards information security online business MORE