Yes they are stupid, distracting and some social media firm's "I will get you 10,000 followers" game. But they can help you build your REAL Twitter base of relationships.
Twitter has a 2,000 follower cap - until you build up a ratio of people following you. Just leave the spam. After you build your base past the 2,000 caveat - block them and report them.
I do NOT suggest following them back.
Yeah yeah yeah. And I like raindrops and roses and whiskers on kittens.
Long-time clients switch for a better price. You gave them no passionate reason to stay.
Live free (and differentiate) or die.
I know many people are digging Klout, but I am officially disengaging myself. It's a money maker for some company that is trying to feed on my vanity. Obviously, judging by this photo on my homepage, I have no vanity.
What the final straw was it sent me an alert email to go see the screen below. I have plenty of REAL “Oh no!” in my world, thank you. I am not playing your game.
I will create my own clout. And Photoshop my own Klout.
Sorry if you are reading this guys, but you spammed a LinkedIn Group. No one is marketing is going to believe these folks know what they are doing.
2005? Update it gents. This says "old content."
Subjectively, I am not a fan of Glenn Beck at all – to be clear. Objectively, I think this (image below) sponsorship is an egregious use of “celebrity” to pump a product. Will he take responsibility for the product’s promise – or lack of performance?
How much financial risk should you ask from your fans? Pimping someone’s financial future (INVESTMENT) is very different than buying a $15.00 bottle of perfume from a pop star brand or booking a cheap hotel with Captain Kirk. The “personal brand” needs to be credible to the product / service.
He’s turned into Ed McMahon.
This form truly angered me. They used the email address field to PRE-qualify leads - and since I used my "gmail" address, they DIS-qualified me. For a whitepaper PDF download? Ridiculous and insultive. You never know where your NEXT client may come from.
Many people are out of work and don't have access to a business domain address.
The little greenwashing bit in email signatures is very tired (so...like...last decade) and has become invisable noise. Except for lawyers, who prints emails UNLESS it is essential for a paper record?
Every email your company sends is "marketing media." Use it as such.
I really don't know how this fad even started. I always deemed it as pure greenwashing.
No one is going to look at the online version (web page) of your email.
People buy from people so PLEASE don't draw emphasis to the fact you use an automated email / marketing system. Plus, the text is at the top of the email. It’s the first thing people see.
I take effort to disquise my spam. Ooops. I mean valuable content.
