Archive for the ‘customer acquisition’ Category

The Corporate Battle of the Facebook Likes

One of the best things about my job is that I get to meet executives from many different companies, both big and small. I was having a discussion the other day with […]

Three reasons marketing favors social media and small businesses

I’ve spent some time this week attending a few online webinars and catching up on my blog reader and I noticed an interesting trend. The conversations, research, presentations, and case […]

Social networking for business benefits, YES it works!

Why am I waving my fist in the air? You will just have to click on the video to see! I’m just not much of a video guy but hey, I’m trying! […]

10 ways to use psychology to lure web customers

I’ve been researching and thinking about the psychology of the social web and our Internet relationships. There are many common psychological techniques you can use in your every day Internet […]

Blogs on auto-tweet and the new world of Triberr

? I had a chance to catch up with Dino Dogan, an irreverant blogger, co-founder of Triberr, and one of my most consistently interesting Twitter friends. I think you’ll enjoy […]

Are we killing our customers with too much engagement?

Social media consultants urge companies to start a conversation with customers. Most customers don’t want a conversation, though. Too much engagement.

Social media and the end of empathy

Business success is built on empathy. Are we losing this ability?

Content marketing is not enough — The fulfillment gap

Community Week Post by Natasha Gabriel Sigh … yes … BIG sigh. I have had quite an interesting experience with a vendor — [note I am being generous by using […]

People are a lot more fun than traffic

A {grow} Community Week contribution by Leo Widrich It seems that every web marketer is obsessed with traffic. Massive traffic. But as I’ve become immersed in the social web, is […]