Web Marketing Therapy

For Some Mom & Pop shops with Little or No ad budget, Twitter Serves as Main Marketing

July 23rd, 2009
by Lorrie Thomas

My super friend Samantha Keeping (who made the office I LIVE IN look fab so I am continually inspired to rock the web!) sent me a great NY Times article called Mom-and-Pop Operators Turn to Social Media.
I wanted to share this with you wild web readers who may ask, “Why should I use Twitter?” or think …

Posted in Ask the Marketing Therapist, Small Business, Social Media, Social Media Marketing, Web Marketing Tips

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Is Your Relationship with Twollow Dysfunctional?

July 23rd, 2009
by Amy Dunn

A few weeks ago, we mentioned what a wonderful tool Twollow is. Twollow is a service that will search Tweets for you according to keywords and begin following the person who posted the Tweet. The idea is you build a wider following in Twitter among people relevant to you. However- there is …

Posted in Blog, Marketing Interventions, Social Media, Tools, Tough Love

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Online Social Networking: A Great Catalyst For Traditional Socializing, Not A Replacement of Human-to-Human Interaction

July 21st, 2009
by wildmarketingchiquita

Most of the days, I work behind my laptop at home–my brain is constantly “talking” and communicating with other people via email, Facebook, Twitter…but my vocal cords don’t get much to do most of the time. So at the end of the day, I’m left feeling fulfilled because I feel like I’ve been social (web …

Posted in Blog, On the Couch, Social Media, Social Media Marketing

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Customer Service Vigilantes on the Web

July 14th, 2009
by Pamela Sherman

Today, with the power of the web, creative people are taking customer service issues into their own hands. -Some are even becoming Customer Service Web Vigilantes…Or as we say at WMT, “Webilanties“! While doing this, these artists are also beginning to make a name for themselves…
A prime example is Canadian musician and songwriter, Dave Carroll, …

Posted in Art Therapy, Blog, Comic Relief, Positive Role Models, Social Media, Viral Phenomenon

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Twitter Search–it’s like Google for Tweets!

July 13th, 2009
by wildmarketingchiquita

Maybe some of you have discovered the fun and games of Twitter Search–a site that allows you to type in any keyword of interest to see the real-time tweets that contain those keywords. Recently, I’ve used this tool to research general opinions regarding movies (most people loved Pixar’s “Up” but not really in 3D) and …

Posted in Blog, Social Media, Tools

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