Monday, June 30, 2008
New Marketing Summit 2008 Announced
Congratulations to Chris Brogan on teaming with David Meerman Scott and Paul Gillin to deliver the New Marketing Summit 2008 to those interested in social marketing and social media platforms. The Summit will be hosted October 14-15th, 2008 in Boston, MA
Mobile Media CANNOT be Ignored any longer
If you've ever doubted the need to integrate mobile media into your marketing read this (Free White Paper avail)
Sunday, June 29, 2008
Maximize Your FriendFeed Experience
Louis Gray's tutorial on how to use the search features of FriendFeed to maximize your experience
Interesting Perspective on FriendFeed
Interesting perspective on FriendFeed from Michael Fruchter as he compares to Wikipedia
Saturday, June 28, 2008
Posterous is a Tumblr Alternative
Thanks TechCrunch for Simple email to post blog that competes with Tumblr. No reg required except to personalize
Excellent Video on Creating a Business to Business Social Media Strategy
Lee Erickson of Erickson-Barnett Advertising video on creating a Business to Business Social Media strategy
Social Marketing Requires Conversation
Chris Heuer discusses the importance of conversation in nurturing relationships with others, including customers.
Social Marketing IS NOT throwing someone a link to a product and expecting them to make a purchase.
Social Marketing is a matter of engaging others in a conversation and, yes, this even means your potential customers and past customores to include them into the process and demonstrate that they do matter to you and your ventures.
Social Marketing IS NOT throwing someone a link to a product and expecting them to make a purchase.
Social Marketing is a matter of engaging others in a conversation and, yes, this even means your potential customers and past customores to include them into the process and demonstrate that they do matter to you and your ventures.
Friday, June 27, 2008
Video Comparison between MySpace and Facebook
Jeff Hoffman of Nuance Labs presents a video comparing Facebook vs Myspace
List of Social Media Marketing Pioneers
List of the "pioneers" of social media and social media marketing. This list identifies the pioneers and where they are presently available for contact. Worth a Digg
Words to Live by throughout the year
On "Independence Day" let us recall the words of our 6th President, John Quincy Adams. from his oration celebrating Independence Day in 1837. Courtesy of Mark Hendricks
Get in touch with your Twitpitch
The "Elevator Pitch" and "USP" are giving way to Stowe Boyd's creation the TwitPitch. Social Media at its best!
Power of Twitter and Micro-Blogs for Branding
Micro-blogs and Twitter can be key ingredients of your branding strategy. Read why Seth Godin and others are advocates of using social media and micro-blogs in your online branding efforts.
24 Social Media Sites Allowing "Do Follow" Links
Useful list of 24 social media sites that allow "Do Follow" links and profile pages for direct backlinks to impact your SEO presence and perceived status.
Thursday, June 26, 2008
A Bit of Social Media Humor
Are we really as evasive about social media as David Berkowitz portrays in this observation of a social media panel?
Wednesday, June 25, 2008
SitDex Provides a New Social Aggregated Search
Robin Good shared SitDex (an advanced SE with site info, user widgets and other tools integrated into the results)
True Multi-Tasking: I Twitter and Do a Conference Call While My CSU-Fresno Bulldogs Win NCAA College World Series!
Multi-tasking to the max. Watching my CSU-Fresno Bulldogs win the NCAA Baseball Championship; Twittering and on a conference call. Believe!
Free Tool to Create PDFs from RSS and more
Convenient way to create books for Kindle and other eReaders. RSS to PDF & create custom newspapers. Beta Mode
Dr. Ron Capps the NicheProf Interviewed about Social Media
Alex Sysoef probes me with questions in an effort to discover the ways that I use social media marketing and niche marketing efforts. Visitors to the page will be able to either listen to the interview or to download an MP3 of the interview. In addition to the Free Interview there were a couple of bonuses for listeners of the interviewwith the NicheProf.
Tuesday, June 24, 2008
Wahington D.C. Discovers Social Media
The Times They Are a Changin' Social Media Platforms are impacting our social, political and economic lives. This article takes a closer look at how Washington D.C. is being impacted by the new wave of Social Media
Digest Tool for Twitter - Organize and Track
Create a digest of Twitter comments posted by someone you wish to follow It creates a web page or RSS Feed that allows you to follow and monitor all of the posts from a person that you wish to be updated.
Monday, June 23, 2008
Relationships and Likability Are the Keys to Success
People like to do business with people they like. Brian clearly states the case I presented in Baltimore.
It is critical that people will come to know you and like you before they will ever trust you. That is the very power of using social media marketing and the various social media platforms.
You must be authentic and transparent. As Coach Deb Micek says: "There is no line between business and personal anymore."
It is critical that people will come to know you and like you before they will ever trust you. That is the very power of using social media marketing and the various social media platforms.
You must be authentic and transparent. As Coach Deb Micek says: "There is no line between business and personal anymore."
Just Interviewed on Social Marketing by Alex Syseof
I listened to the first of Adam Urbanski's 4 teleseminars and was just interviewed by Alex Syseof on the topic of social media marketing.
NBC is Being Anti-Social!
Shame on NBC! Tim Russert's Wikipedia Updater Fired By NBC-Affiliate-Contracted Web Firm For Reporting His Death Before NBC
Social Media Club for Social Media Advocates and Students
Anyone interested in social media should visit this community for Social Media advocates and those seeking to learn.
Interviews with Social Media Experts from Google Singapore
Ogilvy provides a revealing series of video interviews with experts on what they think about internet and social media marketing.
Sunday, June 22, 2008
Some Social Media Tactics
Y! Answers Facebook YouTube Flickr
From: toprank, 8 months ago
Grab bag of social media marketing tactics including Yahoo Answers, Facebook, YouTube and Flickr.
SlideShare Link
Saturday, June 21, 2008
TweetWheel Provides a Visual Display of Relationships
TweetWheel displays relationships among Twitter Friends for networking. Simply enter your username in the URL http://www.tweetwheel.com/nicheprof
100 Ways to Use Social Media for Personal Branding
Chris Brogan shares 100 was to brand yourself using social media platforms. A "must read" for marketers!
20 Open Source Downloads You May Want!
You should check out these 20 Open Source downloads shared by Lisa Preston on the AnthonyBlakeLive.com forum
Google Trends for Websites Monitors Your Traffic
Powerful Google tool shows who is visiting your websites, keywords & phrases they associate with site. This is a search of MattCutts.com using this beta Google tool that montiors the Google Trends for Websites. http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/google-trends-for-websites/
Thursday, June 19, 2008
Ziggs Shows Where People Live Searching You on Google!
Ziggs does not give your name BUT I can see that someone who lives in Charlo, MT south of 212 and west of Herak RD used Facebook to check on Dr. Ron the NicheProf. Big Ziggs is watching you and Google too!
Ziggs Works Like a Charm
Wow! Ziggs works like a charm! I've already seen several check it out and where they came from and where they live! Powerful Potential!
Online Reputation Mangement with Ziggs.com
Monitor your online reputation and see who is searching you on Google with Ziggs Social Site. Join me now at http://www.ziggs.com/apps/profile/bio.aspx?uid=61137
Monday, June 16, 2008
Thursday, June 12, 2008
Major Announcement: Founding of the School of Social Marketing
Good morning folks! I'll be making a MAJOR announcement this weekend at our Baltimore Conference about the founding of the School of Social Marketing.
Wednesday, June 11, 2008
Seth Godin Keynote Comments on Social Marketing
Seth Godin's comments from a keynote speech on the topic of social marketing to Entrepalooza '08.
Center For Social Media at American Univeristy
The Center for Social Media at American University is a quality academic resource for students of Social Media and discussion of social media's role in today's world.
Tuesday, June 10, 2008
KPI=Key Performance Indicators and Social Media Measurement
Is KPI the new ROI? KPI is the key performance indicator that is being debated amongst social media advertising professionals at their most recent conference on June 6th.
The discussion centered around the most appropriate ways to measure potential returns for their efforts to connect with their marketplace via social media platforms.
The discussion centered around the most appropriate ways to measure potential returns for their efforts to connect with their marketplace via social media platforms.
Self-Service Widgets are Coming to a Social Site of Yours Soon!
Over the last two years, widgets have surged in popularity because--unlike pop-ups--their presence is controlled entirely by the users themselves and they are generally used to complement social networking and blogging experiences.
According to comScore, nearly 148 million U.S. consumers, or 81% of Web users, viewed widgets in November of last year. Widget ads, meanwhile, are expected to boost social network advertising by 70% to $1.6 billion in 2008, according to a recent projection by eMarketer.
Discover the use of self-service widgets in your social marketing strategies. Discusses promotion and profit potential.
According to comScore, nearly 148 million U.S. consumers, or 81% of Web users, viewed widgets in November of last year. Widget ads, meanwhile, are expected to boost social network advertising by 70% to $1.6 billion in 2008, according to a recent projection by eMarketer.
Discover the use of self-service widgets in your social marketing strategies. Discusses promotion and profit potential.
Thursday, June 5, 2008
Wednesday, June 4, 2008
Tuesday, June 3, 2008
Linking Strategies Don't Work....Without Solid SEO Basics
Relevant links are of little value if you forget the SEO basics!
I was fortunate enough to grow with the Internet and learned to master search engine optimization in the pre-Google days.
People telling you that it is important for you to attract relevant one-way links pointing at you and support it with appropriately targeted anchor keyword link exchanges, they can be of little to no value if you neglect the SEO basics. This includes some tasks that some gurus say don't matter any more.
You are advised to believe them at your own risk!
This is a sobering article to keep your link building and SEO strategies centered.
I was fortunate enough to grow with the Internet and learned to master search engine optimization in the pre-Google days.
People telling you that it is important for you to attract relevant one-way links pointing at you and support it with appropriately targeted anchor keyword link exchanges, they can be of little to no value if you neglect the SEO basics. This includes some tasks that some gurus say don't matter any more.
You are advised to believe them at your own risk!
This is a sobering article to keep your link building and SEO strategies centered.
8 Useful Search Sites
8 useful search sites that are not the usual suspects! These 8 search engines were discussed previously by David Berkowitz
7 Sites to Monitor Social Buzz
Use these 7 sites to monitor social buzz and news. You can use them to uncover emerging trends and markets. David Berkowitz provided this useful information and I encourage you to use it to monitor social media and web 2.0 activities.
Monday, June 2, 2008
Online Metrics and Market Testing Video Presentation
You need to learn about testing online and this is a quick overview of testing online. It is a free 50 minute presentation from MECLABS.
Tools to Life Social Site for Self-Improvement
Tools to Life provides a free social media platform and social networking support site for personal development and self-improvement. Perhaps support to keep on task.
Sunday, June 1, 2008
Check Plurk as a Micro-Blog
Plurk is a Twitter alternative. I'm looking for a few good friends (that's You) to join me now. So do it now!
Social Media Simplified Video
Thanks to Jeremiah Owyang, I encountered an excellent video from social media observer and participant, Lee Lefever.
Take a moment and grab yourself a hypothetical ice cream cone.
Take a moment and grab yourself a hypothetical ice cream cone.
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