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The Courage To Be Imperfect: Brené Brown and the Connection Economy [TED video]

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Brene Brown explains becoming a great Internet marketer means giving up the tyranny of perfection and embracing an ever escalating social vulnerability.
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Why does our increasingly social economy make some companies uncomfortable? It isn't easy to embrace an ever-increasing amount of vulnerability; to not play or cling to the tyranny of perfection are both doomed strategies already extinct. 


This piece explores how companies can dare to be great in a socially connected time.  

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Internet Marketing For Lawyers - Atlantic BT

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This post helps lawyers understand how to create an online brand, tell stories with keywords, support with social media, and create websites that WIN.
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Wrote this piece after having great conversations with lawyers in Raleigh about what they did and didn't understand about Internet marketing. The interesting part of thise conversations was what many of my lawyer friends thought they knew they didn't and what they thought they didn't know they weren't as far away as they thought. 

Welcome to the strange serendipity and mystery wrapped in enigma that is Internet marketing my legal brothers and sisters.  

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Social Media Marketing - The Most Valuable ROI

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Hunting social media marketing ROI can make it easy to ignore the most important point - Your company, brand and product must have a social media marketing strategy.

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The soial ROI controversy is in high gear thanks to a Forrester report (see my Don't Follow GoofyStupid and the Clueless post from yesterday: http://www.scoop.it/t/curation-revolution/p/3161431620/don-t-follow-goofystupid-or-truly-clueless-on-social-media-roi-marty-note ). I thought it would be a good idea to go over some social media marketing basics. 

First, I am NOT a mystic or philosopher. I was trained in e-commerce by direct marketers. I believe in Internet marketing's ROI. Increasingly I understand that ROI is tied to who we are, what we project and how well our talk matches our walk.


Caveat stated, here are some thoughts on what Social Media Marketing IS:

* Aspirational - speaks to who we ARE and Want To Be.
* Connection - speaks to our desire to learn from each other.
* Exploration - speaks to the inner explorer in all of us. 
* Saves World - creates community and action. 
* Elicits Joy - helps share discoveries, joy, victories and defeats. 


If these attributes sound like Jim Stengel's fundamental human characteristics brands need to align to it is on purpose (read GROW by Stengel). In the post Social Media Marketing The Most Valuable ROI I asked if you could afford NOT to create a social presence. I don't think avoiding things is as powerful as wanting something. Let's recast the question and ask if it is important your brand connect, explore, impact, have aspirations and share joy? 

Yes right? 

Social Media The Most Valuable ROI
http://www.atlanticbt.com/blog/social-media-marketing-the-most-valuable-roi/


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Outlaw Josey Wales Internet Marketing Advice Contest

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Internet marketing shares humanity, warts and all, then weaves a sum is greater tapestry where YOURS, OURS and THEIRS lose value or distinction. Here's How.
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Outlaw Josey Wales IM Advice CONTEST
What advice do you thihnk the outlaw Josey Wales would give today's Internte marketers? Enter on Atlantic BT's Facebook page:

http://www.facebook.com/AtlanticBusinessTechnologies

Don't Piss Down My Back & Tell Me Its Raining

Josey Wales had a way of using a few words to say amazing things. The article linked here discusses a company that got their Internet marketing a little right and a lot wrong. 

Writing the piece I wondered what other advice the outlaw Josey Wales would share with today's Internet marketers. What do you think? Share your outlaw advice on Atlantic BT's Facebook page:

http://www.facebook.com/AtlanticBusinessTechnologies

Deadline is Friday Feburary 15th.

Prize: Outlaw Josey Wales Internet Marketing badge. 


Martin (Marty) Smith's curator insight, February 1, 2013 4:08 PM

Enter Your Outlaw Internet Marketing Advice into the Oulaw Josey Wales Contest. 

Enter in comments HERE or...

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/AtlanticBusinessTechnologies 

or

Atlantic BT Google Plus Page: https://plus.google.com/u/0/116333468671209692250/posts/j1UL8x9KEmj  


Deadline: Friday February 15th

Prize: Outlaw IM Badge 

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Great Social Customer Service Race - How SMM Changes Service [study]

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Social Media is a powerful customer service tool. This guest blog post from Ashley Verrill shares results from the Great Social Customer Service Race Study.
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Great guest post on Atlantic BT's blog here by Ashley Verrill from Software Adice. Ashely shares results from their recent 4 week study asking a simple and complex quesiton:

Are brands and companies listening to social media?

The results may shock you. On the other hand the results of this great study point to a clear and present danger for some and opportunities for others.  

Jeff Domansky's curator insight, December 18, 2012 8:55 PM

This study is a must-read for customer service ideas using social media.