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Re: Green Comparison Shopping Engine Offers Inexpensive & Easy Advertising with Emphasis on Shopping Experience

Conal Duffy — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 02:09:56 -0000

Nice interview and an excellent profile she has cheers

Re: Just Create a Data Feed… Yeah Right.

Rick Backus — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 17:58:04 -0000

Great Blog Post Linda. Solid information about the CSEs is SO rare. I just subscribed to your RSS and I look forward to your future content!

Re: Social Networks & Social Media Marketing: The Chicken or the Egg?

lindabateman — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 16:41:07 -0000

Actually, in this realm I DO! Sheesh!

I will trade my 1972 Jim Plunkett Rookie Bgs Bccg 10 football card OR my princess tiara for a straight answer...

Since I posted this blog , I have had conversations focused on the REASONS for a social network and how do go about building a network with limited time resources, so your posts of yesterday and today, http://www.chrisbrogan.com/... and http://www.chrisbrogan.com/..., were perfectly timed.

Skilled veterans of social networking roll their eyes when new folks come on the scene ask "how to" questions. Or we are given an answer of "Buy my Book," or "I had to learn it myself... you should too." I just want to avoid the common pitfalls and create a strong social network of peers for great communication and to be on the forefront of what's happening in the world. Apparently, there are others out there just like me, although I've been told all my life I was an original princess.

It is nice to see some of the "how to" posts and the "this is how I do it" posts finally begin to surface.

There is hope.

Thanks, Chris

Re: Social Networks & Social Media Marketing: The Chicken or the Egg?

Chris Brogan — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 21:10:44 -0000

From my perspective, I'm a big fan of "be there before the sale." Now, it depends. If I'm suddenly put in the business of selling roofing tiles, I might not hang out on Twitter to get that done. But beyond that, I like the concept of being in an environment, becoming known as a person with perspectives and opinions, and then, if I have something to sell, I'd approach it openly and honestly.

So, I guess my answer is: the network.

But that's not accurate for MOST marketers, because they're in the business of selling (or aiding the sales process). If that's the case, then maybe you'd start by picking your plan, deciding which (if any) social network might hold the best promise, and test that theory a bit.

Don't you hate "depends" answers?