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What Are Facebook Community Pages?

The ever-growing, ever-changing Facebook gave us a new kind of page in its most recent reshuffling. Named Community Pages, these pages are “built around topics, causes or experiences” – a description that might produce as much confusion as enlightenment. What’s the Difference Between Community Pages and Facebook’s Existing Official Pages? The major difference is in [...]

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Social Network Gaming and Marketing

There’s more to social networks than Facebook messages, random coupons and aimless Twitter comments. Sure, nearly every company has a Facebook profile these days. They’re free and easy to manage. But how do you create something engaging, interesting and relevant? How About Games? Gaming is no longer just an escapist outlet for Mountain Dew-guzzling teens [...]

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Happy First Birthday ChirpUp!

On February 12, 2009, we launched our business and ChirpUp.com. We kicked off an intense year filled with hard work and hustle. We met an incredible collection of new and established businesses. Rob and I pledged to be our own case study.  We committed ourselves to a spirit of openness and education and a little [...]

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YouTube Humanizes B2B Social Media Marketing

YouTube is a powerful media channel with serious value for mid market B2Bs. Despite being one of the largest search engines, YouTube’s size and SEO influence is frequently overlooked. The numbers are stunning. Twenty hours of video are uploaded each minute. YouTube CEO, Chad Hurley, recently proclaimed that the site has well over one billion [...]

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How Should B2B Marketers Use Facebook Fan Pages?

Forget Facebook for a minute and just think about your business. Every successful mid-market B2B has “fans”. They’re your customers, relatives, employees and dear friends. These people watched you create a thriving business. And during tougher times, they may have helped you survive. These people know exactly who you are. They trust you. These “fans” [...]

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Social Media Segmentation, Content, Reach, Frequency, Engagement

Modern social media marketing still requires some traditional media campaign methods.  Even though the channels and mediums are changing, successful new media campaigns depend on thoughtful target audience segmentation, media selection content strategy reach, frequency and engagement. Target Audience Segmentation As the social web matures, rich actionable data is emerging for B2B and B2C marketers.  [...]

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ChirpUp’s Mark Bradford Presents to Management Advisory Council on Modern Interactive Marketing

Basic social media tools that reach your customers, generate leads, optimize search engine results (SEO), and get people talking about your brand. Mark will provide a high-level overview of basic inbound marketing techniques using blogs, Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter.

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Social Media for Mixed-Use Real Estate Developers

Imagine the power of social media and word-of-mouth marketing for mixed-use real-estate communities.  For cooperative B2C tenants (hotels, restaurants, shops, theaters, etc) there are endless cross promotional opportunities.  Facebook and Twitter campaigns are perfect for generating community spirit, creating buzz and building loyalty with special offers.   And the benefits are not limited to the consumer [...]

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ChirpUp on the Air! Vocalo.org WBEW 89.5 FM

Mark and Rob of ChirpUp appeared on Vocalo.org / Chicago Public Radio on March 26th, 2009 to discuss social media etiquette and techniques.

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Part 4.1 – Facebook Marketing Etiquette

New media etiquette is a courtship.  Think of on-line interactions as relationship building, not direct marketing.  Don’t repel people by coming on too strong or “spammy”.  Take your time.   Believe in the power of many small interactions.  And be mindful of the culture and etiquette for each medium. Facebook is Intensely Personal Many wonder if [...]

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