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Social Media

Selling to CIOs is a complex and daunting task. Make sure you do your homework and know what they are looking for. Know their industry, pain points, and competitors. Prepare and be ready for pointed questions about ROI of your solution.

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Dealing with negative comments on Twitter or your blog is an effective skill that can help turn detractors into advocates.

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The chance of coming down with a virus depends on a number of things

how many people are exposing you to it
whether you have seen it before
how much energy is put into fighting it

Social media infects companies in the same way. If many of the company’s employees and decision makers have used Facebook, Twitter, a blog [...]

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Late last year, Twitter was abuzz with people talking about The Twitter Secret. Only some knew it, and they weren’t telling unless you followed them, paid them, etc. It turned out to be nothing more than a bug at twitter.com that allowed sending Direct Messages longer than 140 characters. The hype was way better than [...]

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Facebook Pages have changed; they are now more like Facebook user profiles. So, how do you deal with their status messages? How do you get them from the API and what can go wrong?

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At the New Marketing Summit yesterday, someone said “Social Media is a commitment, not a campaign”. This has been said over and over again in books like Groundswell, at conferences, and in countless blog posts. But the majority of businesses still act as if they can dip their toe in the water and then leave [...]

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Gary Vaynerchuck just did a quick ustream talk in response to a comment he received via Twitter. The comment by @CreativeEmbassy said that companies are waiting for the tipping point before moving into Social Media. Gary’s response was that it will be too late then. The time to get in is now, so that you [...]

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Gary Vaynerchuck’s post – You Down With ROI?…Yeah You Know Me – says that it isn’t the social media companies that will be affected by the current financial environment, it is the traditional media companies like radio, newspapers and magazines. Spending large amounts on print ads or radio ads will not produce the ROI it [...]

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Getting your startup its first round of investment is a complex process. This post clarifies the funding process using real input from actual VC and Angel investors. Discover the critical ‘qualifying questions,’ how to find the right investor, and how to create an effective pitch.

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Yesterday, I attended a conference put on by MassTLC called the Innovation unConference. It was probably the most interesting conference I have ever attended for a few reasons. First, the unConference format was very interesting. The day started with a brief overview of how the conference would work and then 5 mins of full attendee [...]

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