Posts about ‘twitter’
Among what Retail Info Systems News (RIS) considers the the top nine retailers in social media, there is not a single retailer that qualifies as a stand-out on more than one of the top three social media sites (Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube). Even with their deep pockets these companies haven’t attained leadership levels of success [...] (more)
You may have heard before that you should listen, not just talk (i.e. push your products and services) when using social media. But what does that mean? You should be listening for what exactly? And, how does this all relate to your business goals? Put simply, you should be listening to what your potential clients [...] (more)
Nov
Tweet to Lead: Converting Your Twitter Followers to Leads Using Salesforce.com
Posted by: Jeremy Reither
Salesforce.com CRM software already offers robust “web to lead” functionality – built in with every version of Salesforce – that allows you to capture visitors’ information from your website. But with your diverse internet marketing efforts, what if you have other consumer contact points (like Twitter)? How do you convert those tweets to leads in [...] (more)
Twitter has, for many months now, been touted as a powerful marketing tool that enables businesses and marketers to get their message in front of potentially thousands of targeted viewers with remarkably little effort, and a surprisingly high return on investment. But is this use of Twitter as a marketing platform ultimately going to lead [...] (more)
Well, we’re not quite half way through 2009, and already it’s been a year of game changers for internet marketing. If you thought you hadn’t seen any good new ways to do business online lately, take a look at some of the newest players. Microsoft released its new search engine (Bing) that experts are touting [...] (more)
By now, if you haven’t heard of Twitter then you probably don’t spend a lot of time on the internet, watching TV, or listening to the radio. It seems that it is inescapable these days – even my 86 year old great-uncle is on Twitter! Along with the micro-blogging tool’s rising popularity, there comes an [...] (more)
Apr
If Twitter is the next big thing (or the current big thing) in terms of immediate, bite-sized communications, then 12seconds.tv may be the video equivalent. But is 12 seconds of video actually enough to communicate anything worth while? Clearly the website founders think so – and apparently so do quite a few users, including NBA star [...] (more)
Apr
Consumers Will Give Their Email and Twitter Names for a Chance to Win an iPod Touch
Posted by: Carolyn Young
So, I was visiting the Mozy blog today, and I read that they are promoting a ‘Guess the Prize’ Contest where participants can win an iPod Touch. What’s interesting is that people qualify to win the iPod Touch by guessing what an even bigger prize is – and they find clues to what this big prize is [...] (more)
Apr
Do you know the single best tool to broadcast your message online? Is it Twitter? AdWords? a Blog? an e-Book? Mass Email? Facebook? Should you start your own Social Network? Well as much as I would like to tell you there’s some silver bullet…there just isn’t (anyone who tells you different is either delusional, or [...] (more)
Mar
Vertical Response Sets a Good Example for Business-to-Customer Communication
Posted by: Carolyn Young
It seems that most people working within the internet marketing arena now have some sort of social networking presence, or are at least doing what they can to maintain interaction with their customer base. Vertical Response (the email markeing service provider) is a good example of this since not only are they on Facebook, Twitter and [...] (more)
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