Convince & Convert

APRIL 1, 2010

A visit to the main T-Wolves Web site finds absolutely none of the humility and forthrightness that made the original ad so compelling. But, the team does reference a series of social media outposts via a tiny murderers row of icons (my favorite is “Linkedin.coming soon&#. Your Web site. But then it gets even worse.

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APRIL 13, 2010

You've got to take the time to tailor what to say, how to say it and when to follow-up…this works in sales, with media outreach and new business proposals. In the same vain, there is no one magic approach that will work for everyone. link] Michel Fortin Best quote I've heard in a while: "The best advice has no shelf life."

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

First, marketers of all stripes seem to have accepted (for now) that social media in large measure = Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, YouTube and blogs. This is a bit disheartening and dangerous, as social media is and can be a lot more than just your company’s presence on these sites. Kipp Bodnar´s last blog.

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

Social media is hard False. 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. That’s when you need to put the proposal together like a brief. I like the Roost.com site.

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SEPTEMBER 1, 2010

Proposals are written. The site ran ads based on some mysterious algorithm that only they knew. Well, every time our poor client went to the site, it would always be someone else’s ad there. – Small Business Blog from Microsoft – Site Home – TechNet Blogs [.] Resources deployed. Stuff gets built.

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MAY 19, 2010

This means your content should be capable of easily sharing through the major social networking sites as well as any niche sites your market is using. For instance, a static web page on a site can be shareable but it is certainly not a strength of a static page. A Facebook profile update is very shareable.

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Convince & Convert

MARCH 18, 2010

Our strategies and expectations for social media are in reality a complement to what we’re doing in email and lifecycle marketing. RT @JeffHurt Getting Serious About Social Media: @jaybaer letter to C-Suite Execs [link] [link] Sabrina Whetham Great Article! I agree fully. Thanks for Sharing!

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

Interesting post from @jaybaer today w/@ExactTarget research: [link] [link] Kwan Morrow Is Twitter for Business Even Worth the Trouble | social crm | Convince & Convert [link] [link] Bret Simmons RT @jaybaer: Is Twitter for Business Even Worth the Trouble? You certainly covered some great reasons to that point. twitter????twitter??????????Is

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Webbiquity SMM

AUGUST 16, 2010

Todd Heim supplies a helpful guide to best practices for building a following on and generating traffic from social bookmarking sites like Digg, Reddit, Mixx and Propeller. 30 Tips: The Productivity Guide of Social Media by WebStudio 13. 5 Ways That Sales People Can Benefit From Using Social Media by OPEN Forum.

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