Richard Krueger
Facebook Users Like Brands for Discounts, Social Badging : MarketingProfs
URL: http://www.marketingprofs.com/charts/2010/3882/facebook…
Good survey by ExactTarget and Co-Tweet on what motivates people to like a Facebook Fan Page. Not surprisingly, “to receive discounts and promotions” was the number one reason, followed closely by “to show support for the company to others.” Well now, doesn’t this speak to exactly why Facebook is such a powerful [...]
The iPad Orchestra Plays Sweet Music
iPad developer Amidio has made a very cool musical app, called Seline HD, which can perform a complete orchestra of sounds. Yet, another reason I’ve got to get my hands on an iPad.
Amplify’d from amidio.com
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Acquiring New Customers from Facebook
http://blogs.imediaconnection.com/blog/2010/08/30/acquiring-ne…
Good post on the state of advertising within Facebook. Low click-thru rates is what’s holding back the social network from being bigger than Google. Testing is always important in advertising and nowhere is it easier than on Facebook.
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Facebook Like Coming to a Bar Scanning Near You!
URL: http://www.allfacebook.com/qr-codes-facebook-2010-08
Think the Facebook Like Button is confined to just online content – think again. Why not embed Likes into bar codes. Purchase an item, or attend an event that you really like. Now, you can let everyone you know, well, know. Facebook’s ubiquitous Like Button is forming a bridge between [...]
Top 5 Most Indispensable Twitter Tools for Marketers
URL: http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/indispensable-twitte…
Some great tools mentioned in this post, particularly the first one, BlastFollow, which is a good way to jump-start your twitter follower base. Love the content from Social Media Examiner and am looking forward to presenting at their upcoming Facebook Success Summit.
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5 Tips for Optimizing your Facebook Marketing
http://blog.webbazaar.com/?p=96
I always love to see my words in print, and this article, 5 Tips for Optimizing your Facebook Marketing, comes directly from my book, Facebook Marketing for Dummies. I believe this originally appeared in MarketingProfs, who we know and love. Anyway, the notion of Facebook optimization is becoming more important as the network continues [...]
Twitter Maybe the Fire-hose but Amplify is the Conversation
URL: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/ramon-nuez/twitter-maybe-…
It’s good to see a service I use everyday get the recognition it deserves. Such is the case with Amplify today, which received off-the-chart reviews from such notables as HuffingtonPost and the highly influential Robert Scoble whose Scobalizer blog can make and break web 2.0 start-ups.
Amplify has been one of my go-to tools [...]
Reveal Tab: The Secret Phrase That Will Cut Your Facebook Advertising Cost In Half
URL: http://www.allfacebook.com/reveal-tab-2010-08
If you’ve followed the JVC case study, you’ll see the value in offering a Reveal Tab upon landing on your Fan Page via Facebook ad. The trick is to offer a strong incentive, but don’t fully reveal it until the user clicks the “like” button. Not surprisingly, companies are seeing dramatic lifts [...]
11 Most Popular Search Engines For Social Networks
URL: http://savedelete.com/popular-social-network-search-eng…
Some nice tools mentioned in this round-up of social media search engines. They did give us a nice review of my start-up, www.Samepoint.com, which we really appreciate. Check them out and let me know what you use when searching across the social web.
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20 Facebook Tips/Tricks You Might Not Know
URL: http://www.mariowebmaster.com/300-20-facebook-tipstrick…
A nice round-up of some features, applications and tricks to help you better manage your Facebook universe. Of particular interest to Facebook Page admins is Sendible – allowing you to schedule your updates.
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