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APRIL 28, 2010

Because our behaviors on the social Web leave a noticeable fingerprint, smart companies can modify the way they engage and interact with us, based on our social graph, purchase history, etc. Multiple purchases doesn't always indicate that customer is a “talker&# that creates content or spread the word about your product.

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MAY 5, 2010

Women are routinely misunderstood or ignored by advertisers despite their unprecedented purchasing power and loyalty to brands that earn their trust. link] sadie harris Online Community With Purpose and a Plan [link] [link] sadie harris Online Community With Purpose and a Plan [link] [link] Katherine M.

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AUGUST 10, 2010

Influence mining makes the old school, direct marketing notions of sorting consumers by purchase history seem dinosaurian by comparison. Raj Kadam is CEO of Viralheat , a social media listening platform (disclosure: I am a paid customer of Viralheat). Every week. I built my network on chicken appetizers and Bud Light.

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JUNE 7, 2010

But the stories and nuggets of insight make it well worth the purchase price and then some. Either way, reading Delivering Happiness will convince you that there is a better way, that success and happiness aren’t mutually exclusive, and that Tony Hsieh is a special person. Did Delivering Happiness rock me to my core?

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APRIL 20, 2010

Search Query Length Signals Intent While there is often more volume for one and two word searches, the longer searches are generally much more specific, indicating consumers that are farther along in their intent to purchase.

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JUNE 22, 2010

If anything, social media is MORE important for B2B companies than it is for B2C companies. Also, many B2B purchases are heavily researched, providing a real success path for content creation and socially-derived thought leadership. Most B2B companies have fewer customers, so the opinions of each are magnified.

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MARCH 3, 2010

Think Different Here’s 6 ways to differentiate agency social media services: 1. Social is an Ingredient, not an Entree Help clients find ways to add social components to existing marketing (print, outdoor, broadcast, direct mail, email, search, live events) – rather than viewing social media as a freestanding silo.

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APRIL 15, 2010

It generates Web traffic (via search and social media linkages) and helps remove purchase impediments every day of every month. If you purchase a magazine ad to promote your company, that ad might generate a lot of new customers. Smart content creation doesn’t have an expiration date.

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JUNE 2, 2010

Is this a great way to bring remote friends’ commentary into a purchase decision (fashion) that is driven by peer feedback? Or is this just creepy? Either way, it would make me double-check how I have the privacy settings set for photos on my Facebook page.

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APRIL 14, 2010

I try to add value, have conversations, RT good info, and occasionally promote an event or blog of my own. link] Dan Bevarly RT @hculbertson: RT @jaybaer: The Key to Social Media Success is Just 2 Letters [link] I like this. By being helpful and removing friction, you're removing purchase impediments.

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SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

While the erosion of the MySpace user base has been ongoing for years, the fact that it was purchased for $580 million just five years ago says all you need to know about the vagaries of online leadership. Nearly all the once mighty, now defunct social network or community sites unfurled and died after being purchased. The goals shift.

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

This morning it came to me and I was wondering if there are any white papers, or people that have concisely documented the history of what today is called Social media. My epiphany; I began my life in Social Media in 1984 when I purchased my first computer, a commodore 64 with a 300 bps modem and logged on to Fido and other BBS systems.

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

It is for this reason I include manual review as a part of my “sweep&# of social media monitoring. joe [link] Joseph Manna Katie, This is fantastic information and definitely helps others who are seeking to purchase social media monitoring services and the questions to ask before hand.

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FEBRUARY 25, 2010

[link] [link] Elizabeth Sosnow Do You Know Your Customers Enough to be a Social Media Hit by Susan Baier via @jaybaer (good case study): [link] [link] Tamara Knott RT @mcort: Do You Know Your Customers Enough to be a #SocialMedia Hit? I've never purchased anything from ThinkGeek. Many of us don't know about this event.

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MARCH 18, 2010

Why would a consumer “friend&# us or “fan&# us or “follow&# us in social media, unless they were either already a customer, or at the very least had us in their purchase consideration funnel? People don’t experimentally engage with brands in social media, they engage with the brands they already support.

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JULY 13, 2010

That’s the essence of a good social media strategy , anyway. Instead of assuming you can find/purchase all the answers yourself, admit you need external teachers: We all need role models. Your digital folks and your traditional PR practitioners need daily inspiration…and you can’t fulfill all of those needs and run a business.

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JUNE 30, 2010

You are absolutely right in that people aren't making their purchase decisions or determining the brands to which they are loyal based on their demographics or what their favorite social medium is — as with everything else, they're doing it based on an intrinsically personal motivation.

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APRIL 22, 2010

In some cases these are members of the media. In either event, your job in this circumstance is to create conversation. Social Campaigns & Apps (social media marketing) In this approach, you’re using contests, promotions, offers, and self-contained applications and widgets to promote your company or product.

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AUGUST 3, 2010

If you log in to Amazon (and have connected your account to FB), you’ll see friends’ birthdays, be shown purchase recommendations based on what your friends have liked, etc. It’s flat-out awesome.

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AUGUST 3, 2010

If you log in to Amazon (and have connected your account to FB), you’ll see friends’ birthdays, be shown purchase recommendations based on what your friends have liked, etc. It’s flat-out awesome.

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AUGUST 25, 2010

What was once ‘the end’ purchase: a physical newspaper, a cup of coffee, or a digital song download is now a key cog in the greater scheme of getting the consumer to fork over more dollars, more consistently. All of this marketing and purchase value is delivered under the cloak of giving you a new, richer experience.

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APRIL 7, 2010

Whrrl also lets other people check-in to MY check-in turning it into an almost virtual layer over our real life event. Whrrl also lets other people check-in to MY check-in turning it into an almost virtual layer over our real life event. Foursquare makes me figure that out on my own by browsing my feed. link] jaybaer Perfect!

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SEPTEMBER 2, 2010

And socia media also gives us power over brands in ways we’ve never enjoyed. Social media is word-of-mouth on steroids, and our ability to praise or punish brands with a few keystrokes is satisfying. Social media is just that, social. We would never go to a social event and only talk work.

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MARCH 2, 2010

It will also enable companies to move faster, and with more messaging consistency in the event of a social media-fueled crisis. Metrics Integration Due to its online nature, social media is inherently measurable. Social business takes a step forward.

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JUNE 23, 2010

I would argue that Ford should go leagues further, by embracing a consistent crowdsourcing approach that constantly empowers consumers (and would-be consumers) of all Ford vehicles with opportunities to co-create, relevantly share and earn legitimate rewards that drive loyalties and purchasing habits for years to come.

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

The Conference Isn’t That Good Whether it was their fourth time or first, every person I spoke to within my social media bubble (and I asked about 50) said the same thing – “I was surprised by how bad some of the sessions were.&# More so than any other event I attend, SXSW is conference roulette.

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APRIL 27, 2010

We have a new biscotti, terrific with coffee or Bailey’s and coffee, from a company ironically owned by Interbev, the European brewers that purchased Anheuser-Busch, which is based here in St. We have our mixed nuts and cranberries, which I am warming for you as a congratulations for your orderly and on-time boarding.

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

Finally, I see Twitter being a terrific communication tool for brands to use to update their audience on events. Why is Twitter worth it… it is one of the best ways around to listen to your customers, to pick up trends early, to intercept complaints and resolve them in ways that cause terrific word of mouth wins.

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JUNE 28, 2010

On today’s Web, buying decisions are influenced more by specific, hyper-relevant pieces of content that your brand creates to get in front of potential purchasers at the contextually-perfect time and place.

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