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5 Cs that businesses should consider to avoid business disaster online

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This post covers Customer Service, Crisis, Corporate Speak, Competition and Confidentiality as ways businesses need to handle potential disaster when and if it strikes. Read More »

Social Media Lead flow in B2B Marketing

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When monitoring your brand online there are a few things you should be watching for. Anything from a complaint to a compliment to what this post calls the Expressed Need. Read on for more info. Read More »

Is Trust in Social Media Dying?

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Social media is predicated on the idea that people trust those in their circle, on their "friends" lists, etc. But a new study shows only 25% of consumers say they trust their friends to give them good information about a company. Where does that... Read More »

Roadmap: Make Your Corporate Websites Relevant by Integrating Facebook, Google, MySpace, LinkedIn, or Twitter

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While many of us, on a personal level, are more than familiar with the integration of social media, there can be a disconnect with corporate sites. This post investigates various methods by which corporate sites can become relevant again. Read More »

Why Word of Mouth Doesn’t Happen

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This post underscores that people talk about you (or not talk about you) because of how it makes them feel, not how it makes you feel. So in some instances, word of mouth marketing and viral campaigns just won't happen. Here's how to know if you... Read More »

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Brands Must Become Media to Earn Relevance

Posted by: Brian Solis' PR 2.0 Blog on March 15, 2010
What follows is the complete version of my recent post on Mashable, “Why Brands are Becoming Media.“ One of the greatest challenges I encounter today is not the willingness of a brand to engage, but its ability to create. When blueprinting social architecture and the engineering...

The Pitch That Worked

Posted by: Altitude Branding Blog on March 15, 2010
I tweeted the other day that I got a really great pitch via email, and dozens of folks immediately wanted me to share it. But I won’t, partly because I don’t have permission, but mostly because it shouldn’t matter. Writing a decent email pitch isn’t complicated. And I know...

Why Better blogging equals better business for freelancers

Posted by: Guerrilla Freelancing on March 11, 2010
Lets skip past the topic of “should a freelancer have a blog” for a moment because we all know the answer (yes). I believe the real question we should be asking is ‘how can I get more out of my blogging for my business?’ – and the answer is simple; better blogging equals...

Are you ignoring one of the most important rules of blogging?

Posted by: The Viral Garden Blog on March 11, 2010
The most agonizing and frustrating blog post I ever wrote, was my first one.It took me FOUR days to write that post. Actually it only took about an hour to write, but it took me four days to have the courage to hit ‘Publish Post’.And it wasn’t because…

Don’t Just Monitor Your Brand, Watch the Niche for Sales

Posted by: Better Closer Blog on March 5, 2010
Image by kvanhorn via Flickr Monitoring your brand online and in social media has become a no brainer. However, if you are neglecting your niche keywords and competitor brands you are letting opportunity fall out of your sales funnel. Here are a few examples of a great Michigan...

Sense and Sociability – Your Guide to Social Media Etiquette

Posted by: Hubspot Blog on March 5, 2010
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Don’t Overreact to Your Social Media Mistakes

Posted by: New Comm Biz Blog on March 4, 2010
I recently wrote about Alex Payne, a developer for Twitter, who posted a tweet that caused a lot of contention among the Twitter developer community. Think Before You Tweet: The Do Not Tweet List. Alex is not the first person to put his foot in his mouth on Twitter and he certainly...

Employees as an Overlooked Resource: 5 Ways to Equip Employees to Help with Marketing

Posted by: MarketingProfs on March 3, 2010
Marketers have turned to all manner of social channels in their efforts to tap into the social media craze, from engaging in formal blogger outreach efforts to stuffing YouTube channels with videos in the hopes that others will embed link to them from their Facebook profiles. But...

Worlds Collide: should you have a public and private persona?

Posted by: alexis james on February 19, 2010
I was in an interesting conversation the other day about social media adoption and best practices. That in itself isn’t interesting since I’m involved with social media for my job almost all the time and such discussions are fairly commonplace. What made this conversation...

As social media matures your ability to scale will diminish

Posted by: Direct Marketing Observations Blog on February 18, 2010
As more and more client works begins to come through the door, a funny thing is starting to happen. I’m having less conversations with my peers. What’s more, I’m seeing less conversations. What’s worse, with Google Buzz launching, another network has been created to have more...