The Benefits of Social Media: A Presentation

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The Benefits of Social Media: A Presentation

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8 Simple Digital Tools For Scanning Documents

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Small business and startup employees are constantly on the go. They need quick, mobile solutions for scanning, storing, organizing and sharing important documents.

Eager to empty that box full of receipts? Looking for an easy and secure way to send signed documents? We've found eight apps and tools that seamlessly scan and file your most important documents and keepsakes. Best of all, most of them integrate with proven file hosts Dropbox and Evernote.

What other tools have proved useful when scanning and integrating your own documents?

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Top 15 Content Marketing Predictions for 2012

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I was thrilled with how our 2012 content marketing and social media predictions piece came out this year (full predictions below for viewing and/or download).

Look at the predictions of Social Media "guru" here ...

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With nearly 80 contributors, the predictions were plentiful. But, for whatever reason, here are my favorite 15.  Enjoy!



I believe that Google+ will become a new blogging platform and that in addition to sharing content, users will start creating their own content right on the G+ site. – Ali Goldfield

2012 is the year more organizations embrace the convergence of employee personal branding and corporate branding through content marketing strategies. – Bernie Borges

Content Marketing jobs will be at their peak due to the constant need and hunger for lead nurturing mechanisms. - Celine Francisco

Brand marketers will continue to hire their own brand journalists and build out their own editorial departments. So if you’re a publisher…watch out! Your own advertisers and sponsors will be competing more and more with you. – Daniel Burstein

As real-time becomes the norm and journalists search Google for thought leaders to quote, more and more marketers will newsjack their way into the media. – David Meerman Scott

2012 will be the year of hard work – and the year we all focus on building our content brands: getting famous for great content not just for great widgets. – Doug Kessler

New button is added to social sites… The “Shut Up” button to quiet trolls and people that don’t add any value to the conversation. Okay, maybe it’s not a prediction, just a wish. – Douglas Karr

Media agencies will either create new content marketing specialized groups or expand the roles of “search strategists” to “content strategists” and include effective and efficient content distribution to their responsibilities. – Gilad de Vries

Mobile can no longer be treated as an isolated channel or a “nice to have”; it will become a primary way to speak to customers and prospects. – Gordon Plutsky

Creating content around the needs of the customer, not the needs of the brand has been proven time and again to work. More companies are going to see the value and ease of providing that in 2012. – Jason Falls

There will be a slew of top brands that start to buy established niche media properties instead of starting from scratch. – Joe Pulizzi

Content Marketers will begin to to place even more focus on video storytelling by expanding the distribution of video content at the retail level through the gaining momentum of QR Codes. – Nate Riggs

I think you’re going to see a lot of activity around Social TV. We’re starting to see critical mass around key live events (Super Bowl, Awards Shows, etc.), the same programming that networks charge big dollars for. Social TV integration will either support those traditional ad spends, or be used by those who can’t afford a :30 spot during the Oscars. – Rick Liebling

Brand marketers will realize an editorial function is needed to define their overall content strategy and planning. Content will be tweaked for different media. Brand marketers will not only distribute their own content, but also start curating third-party content to reinforce their messages. – Pam Didner

And my favorite, from my friend Paul Conley, is below (in its entirety).
I expect that 2012 will see two changes in who creates the content in B2B content marketing.
First, public-relations departments and agencies will move into this role in a big way – and do a better job than the marcomm-type folks who dominate the space now. The reason is pretty simple: marketers don’t have a culture that is open to journalism. And make no mistake: if you’re in the content-marketing game in B2B, you’re in the journalism game. News happens. Often when you least expect it — like when your feel-good interview with an executive turns into major news because it contains an off-the-cuff remark about your industry that infuriates people and moves share prices. Most marketers don’t handle things like that well. They don’t have what journalists call “news judgement,” so they get blindsided when they create content that becomes news.
Second, I think traditional B2B publishers, who moved into the “marketing services” space with great fanfare in the past two years, will retreat. In fact, they already are. This was never a good idea. Legacy publishers don’t get the Web. The only thing they had to sell in the market was the one thing they shouldn’t be selling — the ability to co-opt their journalists!

So, what’s your favorite?  What did we miss?

Here’s to a fantastic 2012!

10 Twitter Tools To Help You Track And Perform Better

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I’m guessing if you are reading this is because you use or want to use Twitter for more than just pure fun. Maybe you even have an objective in mind. Maybe you are trying to convert followers into prospects for your product or service or you are trying to increase traffic to your website or blog.
Whatever those objectives are, having the right tools handy is always important. Think of a traditional marketing campaign, big or small, there are tools that help you measure your performance, compare with the competition, manage your cost, track your conversion rate and many more that will allow you to adjust your strategy and go after the right prospect. Social media is no different, but I’m sure at some point you have felt that Twitter doesn’t provide you with those tools.
The good news is that there are applications out there that you can use to get some visibility on how you are doing and help you get in front of the right public. So I made a list of 10 websites to help you track, perform better and hopefully leverage from Twitter ...

Whole article here ...

16 Funniest Facebook CAPTCHAS :) :) :) - really funny :)

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Published on 10/11/2010 under Fun Tech - by Gracie Murano



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Blog Σχολιάζοντας ως μια Ισχυρή Στρατηγική Μάρκετινγκ

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Many savvy blog and website owners are now understanding how blog commenting can serve as a powerful marketing strategy. By posting insightful, valuable comments on blog articles related to your own niche, you can drive traffic to your site and increase its authoritativeness within your industry.

- Why Should You Engage in Blog Commenting? 

- How to Find Blogs Related to Your Niche

- Get Involved and Become Part of the Community

- Tips for Writing Comments that Will Get Attention

- When Should You Get Involved in a Discussion?

- Encouraging People to Post at Your Own Blog

- Additional Blog Commenting Tips

4 Καινοτόμους Τρόπους να Χρησιμοποιούν το Βίντεο στο Ιστό για τις Μικρές Επιχειρήσεις

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This post originally appeared on the American Express OPEN Forum, where Mashable regularly contributes articles about leveraging social media and technology in small business.



You’ve seen videos of people doing ridiculous things on the Internet. But you probably haven’t seen too many videos of small businesses sharing their good work. Web video is more or less the domain of the ridiculous — whether that means something cute or something painful. Even top ads and commercials have a touch of the absurd (Old Spice, Dos Equis, I’m looking at you).

So how does a small business compete with disturbingly low attention spans and a whole Internet of viral videos?

Whole article by Mashable here ...

Twitter Συμβουλές - εθιμοτυπία για τη χρήση του Twitter

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Following good etiquette will be one of the most effective Twitter tips you can ever get. Kindness, sharing through retweets, valuable content and good conduct will go a long way in establishing a credible online brand, and will earn you many followers.

Whole article written by Luregular here ...

12 Αρχές της Kοινωνικής Media Marketing

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Social media marketing is changing the marketing landscape so fast that companies are struggling to adapt their strategies and tactics. What worked in 2001 or even last year is becoming less and less effective.12 Principles Of Social Media Marketing
Planning to publish a PR article in six months with traditional print media could mean completely missing the marketing window of opportunity. Booking bus or outdoor advertising  takes time you might not have and not be able to measure.

Whole article written by jeffbullas here ...

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