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Blog Copywriting Tip: Stop Telling People What You’re Selling
Door-to-door salesmen have a few things right. It's hard to say no to someone who's standing on your doorstep with a rusty dodge in your driveway, decorated with a "baby on board" sign. "I'll listen to what this guy has to say," you think, and an hour later you have a brand new vacuum cleaner. Face-to-face sales just work.
Birds of a Feather Flock Together … on Twitter
I won't let you automate your whole feed or fake a verified badge, but recently decided that buying a few followers to launch an account is a pretty good idea
Do Your Own Stunts: Social Media Testing is More Fun Than You Think!
Marketing research is invaluable, often free, information. Having a mentor gives you someone to look up to. With eyes glossy and wide with admiration, you decide what you like about each of your mentors and try to instill those positive bits into your character. You follow the words of Regina Spektor and "take the things you like, and try to love the things you took."
Human Marketing: 10 Ways to Humanize Your Business by Embracing Local Techniques
People often sell products and services better than websites do. That’s why automated systems don’t...
Loyalty: The True Long Tail of Social Media
Loyalty, the long tail of social media, is more valuable than a one-shot purchase. I could have bought a single pack of marshmallows from Wondermade from a single link they sent out right away. Instead, I bought myself a few boxes a couple months later. Then a month later, I sent out a few boxes more as gifts. For Christmas, I'm thinking about sending them out to clients. All based on a single Instagram photo.
All That Twitter Lingo Jazz You Need to Know
This month we cooked up a bunch of Twitter lingo for About.com. I'm putting together a glossary of terms because Twitter is a beehive of jargon that scares people away before they ever really get into it.