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Social Media

The definition of social media ROI is changing daily, as we learn about new benefits and the new behavior of social media audiences and followers.
Are you struggling to explain the potential of social media to your company’s management team? Keep up the good fight. Their buy-in and support are critical to social media success within [...]

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social media conference tampa

Social Fresh brought a sunny lineup of social media players to Tampa today. The conference, geared specifically towards marketers, was the first of its kind in recent years. I enjoyed immersing myself in the company of “friends” — over 200 attendees who geek out, study and ride this speeding bullet called social media every day. [...]

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social media conference tampa

I finally gave in and purchased my tickets to Social Fresh coming up next week (Monday, Feb. 8). Don’t have a ticket yet!? You’re in luck. I have a coupon code!
Save $120 with coupon code: tampa120
It looks like a jam-packed day. Expect some blog updates!
Social Fresh – Tampa

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Post image for What’s your #1 business blogging goal for 2010?

It’s no secret that business blogging is becoming an integral part of any social media plan. However, as with any marketing and communication, it’s important to set and prioritize your goals.

What is your #1 business blogging goal for 2010?(opinion)

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Got Twitter? Start Blogging.

December 2, 2009

small business blogging

With the swarm of Twittermania, some once speculated that blogs were a dying breed. However, it’s because of Twitter and other emerging social media that blogs are more alive and necessary than ever before!
Recently, TechCrunch’s Erick Schonfeld compared the future of Blogging and Microblogging. He references statistics that show Twitter’s flattening growth, while WordPress’ growth [...]

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Boy was this a fun project! ConnectWise held its 2009 Partner Summit in Orlando last month. This was a huge event, with over 1,200 attendees. Let me tell you, it was quite a show! Well Planned Web created a dedicated event site that highlighted the full online “buzz” around the event and a blog chock-full [...]

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We took a break today and went to Sea World in Orlando. The highlight of the day? Learning that Shamu actually Tweets! (Yes, this may mean that I need a life). So… what do I do in the middle of Sea World on our day “off?” I begin Tweeting with a whale to get a [...]

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Social media has added an entirely new layer of opportunity for sales, relationship-building and knowledge-sharing. In fact, for many of us, it’s radically changing the way we network and do business with others. But, just as the internet gave us all a degree of anonymity, social networking allows us all a degree of laziness.
The #1 [...]

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Ready to take the plunge into the Social Media pool? Eager to Tweet about your business and industry, post links on Facebook and generate a buzz online?
Before you begin rubbing elbows in the social media world, take a critical look at your website.

Imagine this:

An expert in your industry now follows you on [...]

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I have been a GoDaddy customer for years. I’ve purchased countless domains, hosting packages—you name it. In all my years with GoDaddy, I’ve never encountered a performance issue like I did this week. My blog came to a screeching halt and began running like molasses. This, right after 32 new “fans” joined the Well Planned [...]

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Tampa Social Media

The Upper Tampa Bay Chamber, in cooperation with Andoni Lizardy and BOSS, staged a three-hour seminar on social media on Friday, September 11 at the Hilton Garden Inn.  Lizardy brought in several prominent experts in the field and immersed business owners and other participants in all things related to Blogging, Facebook, Twitter and relationship-building online.
The primary [...]

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