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Has social media killed internet marketing as we know it? [VIDEO] Gary Vaynerchuk

Devendra Patel — Fri, 25 Nov 2011 07:57:02 +0000

Gary Vaynerchuk In a Seminar Performance at the 2011 Inc 500 Conference

(WARNING: the above video contains lots of foul language. You should not watch this video if such language offends you)

Apologies in advance, but I’m a brown-nosing Vayniac. I’ll get that out in the open right now. However, I have learned a ton from this guy, have watched dozens of his speeches, was sitting in the front row of this presentation, actually got mentioned in the speech between 33:00 and 33:30, and can tell you that this talk was one of his best ever. Watch this presentation.

I speculate that he really brought his A-Game because he was amongst peers. The room was filled with 1,000 (?) of the best entrepreneurs in the world, and that’s who he is. Even though most of the attendees are not doing social well, or not doing it at all, Gary and these folks still share much of the same DNA. They build businesses. I think Gary felt like he was talking to a different crowd here than one he might address at Big Omaha or SXSW, and that this required something different. All I can say is…. watch the whole thing, including the last question he takes during Q&A. He brought the house down!

And Gary, thanks for the hug afterwards.

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Devendra Patel — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 05:15:48 +0000

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Devendra Patel — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 07:03:40 +0000

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What is Facebook’s Subscribe Button ?

Devendra Patel — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 16:44:20 +0000

What is Facebook’s Subscribe Button ?

Facebook’s new features just won’t stop coming. Just beforerevamping the news feeds of users everywhere, Facebook introduced a new way to share: a subscription feature for personal profiles.

What does the Subscribe button do? Think of it like Twitter, only on Facebook. When you post a public update, it goes out to the news feeds of all your subscribers, sending your message to a wider audience.

Does this mean anything for your social media and email marketing efforts? It could. We’ll break down the essential features with some food for thought about whether the Subscribe button will enhance your overall campaign or not.

So What Is It?

The Subscribe button serves two functions: Allowing users you haven’t “friended” to follow your public updates, and allowing the people you have friended to control how much they see from you.

To start getting public subscribers, you’ll have to enable the feature on your profile. Users can then subscribe through the button on your profile:

…and control what kinds of updates they see.

Subscribers (and your friends) can decide if they want everything you have to offer or just the vital status updates (or any frequency combination in between).

When you post a public status update, your subscribers will see it in their news feeds. (This is where the broader audience comes in.) If your updates aren’t “Public” by default, you’ll have to toggle your privacy settings for each post you want subscribers to see.

Just remember to change your privacy settings for updates you don’t want to broadcast publicly.

So What’s The Marketing Potential?

Now that you know the basics, what does it mean for you or your brand?

That depends on what your marketing priorities are. Don’t ditch your fan page for profile subscribers just yet! The value of a Subscribe option on your profile depends on what you’re marketing.

Facebook lays it out: If you’re marketing a brand or business, use a Page. Pages have the functionality a brand needs, like multiple admins, analytics and targeted updates. But what if you’re marketing yourself?

Some people are their own brands, like writers or celebrities or well-known Internet personalities. Maybe you’re a one-person business, like a contractor or consultant. In this case, you have a choice, which comes down to personal preference.

An entrepreneur or industry figurehead might need the power of Pages to monitor fans, target conversations and advertise to reach more customers.
Is your personality a big part of your brand? Maybe you own a consulting firm or design studio. In some industries, personality can play a big factor in winning clients. Your personality shines through best on your own profile, and opening up your posts to subscribers might make the most sense to capitalize on that sense of personal connection.
Bloggers or freelancers with a smaller following might like the more personal touch of subscriptions. Allowing profile subscribers makes it easy to personally connect with readers without having to “friend” every last stranger.

Tony Bradley, writer for PC World, migrated from a fan page to subscriptions because he finds it simpler to manage. Converting his fans to subscribers made connecting with his followers easier and created richer conversations. He writes:

“There are times when I have posted the same topic to both my personal Facebook social network and my Facebook Page. Each discussion is valuable on its own, but merging the voices into one conversation makes a whole that is more valuable than the sum of its parts.

“…Facebook Pages still have tremendous value for some. But, I think they serve a better purpose for representing things that aren’t an individual to begin with – a company, a band, a product.”

To Recap: Brands, companies and products, stick with Pages. If you are your brand, decide how personal you want to get. Do you need the additional insight and targeting that Pages provides? Or do you want to let your followers in a little closer, interacting with your own profile?

So What Are The Pros And Cons?

Facebook covers the pros and cons checklist for Subscribe vs. Pages pretty well. Here’s our expanded take on pros and cons to consider:

Pages have analytics that let you track your audience’s activity. How many fans are you gaining? How many are you losing? How many comments are your posts generating? Personal profiles don’t have these capabilities right now.
Subscribe condenses conversations into one profile. Instead of leading conversations in two places – your Page and your personal profile – everyone you’re connected with (friends and subscribers) can contribute to the conversation in one place.
Pages better guarantee that most of your audience will see your updates. Subscribers have the option to choose how frequently they hear from you. Fans who like your Page see all your updates – unless they hide your posts or “unlike” your Page. Both of these scenarios act as great reminders to keep your content relevant.
Pages allow custom tabs – tabs that could, say, feature a web form for fans to sign up to your mailing list. Profiles don’t allow custom tabs right now, which makes it tricky to build your email list. You could always post a link to a hosted web form for your subscribers, but Pages has the advantage for attracting new email subscribers.
Like Pages, Subscribe makes it easy for new followers to find you. Facebook recommends profiles to subscribe to based on several factors, including similar interests and what you’re posting about. Subscribe makes it easy to expand your audience organically. And users might trust a subscription recommendation over a recommended Page, as it’s featuring a person, not a brand who may have purchased advertising.
HubSpot notes that the Subscribe button means more content will be publicly available on Facebook, improving search results. Facebook search prioritizes people over Pages, so public content from your personal profile will show up in search results ahead of updates from your Page. Making your message more findable in searches helps broaden your audience.

So What Does It Mean?

It means you’ll need to evaluate your marketing goals. Subscribe isn’t the best option for everyone.

Are you trying to build a following and start your first email list? Opening subscriptions on your personal profile could be a good place to start before setting up a fan page for your brand.

Are you marketing a well-established brand or product? Pages is your best bet in this case, due to the extra marketing power they have over profiles.

Are you marketing yourself to blog readers or clients? You’ll have to decide whether you?ll benefit more from the personal touch of interaction on your own profile or marketing your services as a product with a fan page.

How do you think Facebook’s new Subscribe button will work (or not work) for your marketing goals?

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Lead Generation Evaluation

Devendra Patel — Thu, 22 Sep 2011 18:20:58 +0000

One thing that people in business should remember is that
it’s important to take time once in a while and see how
leads are being generated. There are a couple of ways that
you can do this.

1. Website -

Take a look at your website and see what kind of traffic it
is getting. How many people are coming, how long are they
staying once they get there? Are they subscribing to your
newsletter, taking surveys, leaving feedback on your
guestbook or forums?

If your traffic is low, take a look at the content that is
offered on it and see if there is something that can be
done to bring more visitors in. You might want to pay
someone who is specialized in Search Engine Optimization to
write some content for your website.

2. Leads -

It’s a good idea to talk to people who contact you so that
you can find out where they got their information from.
That will let you know what is working and what isn’t, and
allow you to get rid of the dead weight that isn’t bringing
any new business in.

It’s essential that you know where your leads are coming in
and what isn’t working. It’s not cost effective or wise to
use mediums that aren’t working. They should be changed so
that there are more leads generated, in the case of a
website, or done away with altogether, in the case of a
newspaper advertisement.

The medium that you dispose of right now can always be
revisited in the future.

Regards,

Devendra Patel

www.mywebformula.com

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Appointment setting and leads

Devendra Patel — Thu, 22 Sep 2011 18:19:58 +0000

One of the best strategies that you can have when you are
trying to get leads is to use set appointments to meet with
the prospective customer.

When you make an appointment with someone who may become a
future customer, there are several benefits that you will
find.

1. You are speaking with a person who makes decisions

When you set an appointment, you are cutting through the
middle man. This saves a lot of time and you won't have to
worry about having to come back to talk to the right
person.

2. There's a time to meet

When you have an appointment to meet with a lead, you can
prepare and you know exactly what you are going to say. The
other thing is that you know exactly how much time that you
have for your presentation, so you can make sure that you
utilize it to the best of your ability.

3. It cuts down on time that is unproductive

Just the fact that you have an appointment with someone
means that they are mildly interested in what you have to
say. You know you're not going into the meeting blindly and
wondering whether or not you will be wasting your time.

4. You know something about your audience beforehand

Appointments give you ample time to do research on your
prospective clients and understand what their needs are so
that they can be addressed during your meeting. This offers
an advantage because you will go into it being able to
offer something that they need.

It's always a good idea to be prepared and to know your
audience. Making an appointment with your prospective
client helps you to do both.

Regards,

Devendra

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SEO Importance In Blog Advertising

Devendra Patel — Mon, 19 Sep 2011 16:58:16 +0000

Having a blog on the Internet that gives people some
good informaton doens’t do a lot of good if people
don’t know that it’s there.

If you want people to be able to find your blog,
something that is important is that you have good
Search Engine Optimization, or SEO.

Whenever you put one or more words into a search bar
to look for something, the SEO of a website is what
helps bring up those websites.

For example, if your blog is about Harry Potter, you
are going to want to be sure that your blog includes
popular terms such as Harry Pottter, JK Rowling, and
other things that are related to Harry Potter.

Think about the things that people look for when they
are interested in Harry Potter, and the kinds of
things that come up when you search.

It’s always a good idea to use your own experience
when you are optimizing your blog for searching.

Think about what has worked, what hasn’t worked, and
use them for your own blog SEO. This way, when someone
puts one of the terms that you put in your blog into a
search engine it will be one of the sites that comes
up.

Of course, there are other factors that come into play
that determine where your blog will come up in the
list, but everyone starts somewhere.

The more keywords that your blog uses, the more people
will come to your blog. It just takes time and
patience.

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To Your Success

Devendra Patel

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Blogging Traffic – Give And Take

Devendra Patel — Mon, 19 Sep 2011 16:56:59 +0000

Blogging traffic is a give and take relationship.
Sometimes one of the best ways to get traffic to your
blog is by visiting someone else ‘s blog.

Go to their blog and read one of their entries, or
read a few of them. Chances are that you are going to
find something that you have in common.

When you find something that you find truly
interesting on a blog, leave a comment so that they
know that you were there.

One of the best known blogs available is LiveJournal.
A great feature of LiveJournal is that you can search
for interests on their site and it will come up with
results of those who have that interest.

Are you interested in horseback riding? You can see
what other bloggers are interested in horseback riding
as well.

When you are commenting on someone’s post, you want to
make sure that you don’t leave generic comment. If you
like the post, say something about what you read in
the post.

After you have commented on the person’s post, then
you can say something like, ‘I really like horseback
riding too. I had a similar experience to yours.’ and
then use it to link back to your journal.

But be sure that you sound sincere when you are
commenting, and don’t make them feel like you’re just
fishing for traffic.

If someone thinks that you are using their blog to get
more traffic to yours, they won’t visit your site and
your efforts will be wasted.

Learn more about blogging at http://www.mywebformula.com/

To Your Massive Success

Devendra Patel

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Blogging Directories – Great Advertising Venues

Devendra Patel — Mon, 19 Sep 2011 16:49:25 +0000

If you want to have more people visit your blog, there
are plenty of blog directories on the Internet that
you can submit your blog to so that people will come
and visit it. Most blog directories are listed by the
topics that the blogs that are submited cover.

Blog Catalog is a free blog directory that offers
categories such as career and jobs, writing, Iraq, and
many others. It has features such as featured blogs
and other things to offer those who submit their blogs
there.

Another great place to add your blog is
blog-drectory.org. Not only do they have an an
extensive list of categories with sub categories, you
can get your blog reviewed. For the most popular
blogs, it shows the amount of hits that blogs have and
if they have any reviews. As well as listing by
category, the blogs are also listed by location.

There are other blog directories on the Internet -
these are only a ouple of them. But blog directories
are a great place to advertise your blog and to make
new friends. You never know what you will find when
you browsing through the directory, and you may just
find out information that you never knew. Some of the
blog directories offer chat features as well, so that
you can meet other people easily.

As you can see, blog directories are a great place to
get your blog noticed and bring people to read your
blog and look at your pictures.

Learn all about blogging at http://www.mywebformula.com/

To Your success

Devendra Patel