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Joan Damico said…
Good Post,Tom. It's especially timely as I see more spammy content infiltrating the Twittersphere. My personal favorite is "Be a Resource" If readers take away anything from your post, it should be that successful twitter folks are helpful resources to their communities.
Happy New Year, Tom!

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9:29 AM
Tom Pick said…
Totally agree Joan. I see more spammy content as well, but the beauty of social media is the ability to ignore those individuals. They can only succeed if the Twitter community allows them to.
10:29 AM
Billy Mitchell said…
Tom, My B2B clients are each at different stages of engagement with social media. From disinterested to curious to "how quickly can we get started?" to fully functioning with both inbound and outbound programs.

What we are doing to help convince & convert (apologies to Jay Baer) them is to lead by example. I am encouraging everyone at MLT Creative to be active "digital citizens" (chapter 12 Inbound Marketing) and we're not just seeing results, we're tracking them.

I wish there was a better way to explain the weird mix of spam and snake oil so clients could completely avoid it but I think it's something you have to wade through and learn to filter out.

Great post and good advice as usual Tom. Thanks!
9:49 AM
Tom Pick said…
Billy, thanks for the positive feedback and your comments about snake oil salesmen are so true. An experienced Tweeter ca usually spot the spammy self-promoters almost instantly. That's one benefit (of many) a consultant can bring to a b2b client new to Twitter, until the client has enough experience to do this on their own.
10:03 AM
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Right, bmitchell, At every stage of business twitter is too useful!
6:57 AM
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its good article on twitter i agree with all the points and its easy to interact with customers and get update from other

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4:28 PM
Tom Pick said…
Nice try.
8:58 AM
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3:34 AM
Kells said…
It is really helpful for marketing people online. Twitter is a great way to meet new friends, a good source of potential customers as well and an innovative way to advertise your business.
8:56 PM
SEOP Inc. said…
Twitter, as well as other social media, has certainly become big that companies should start thinking of having one.
11:26 PM
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Really Twitter is the best place for Marketing. Twitter is really playing an significant role for online marketing.
7:30 AM
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Twitter! Who will not twitter is the best. I will say twitter is great. He hee... Nice stuff! Thanks, Patrick
6:46 AM
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I just happened to come across your blog about twitter requirement for a business. Nice posts. I like this one very much. They are more content oriented than the usual ones you find these days. And the best part is the simplicity in your posts and the language you use in them. I have added you to my favorites. And I will continue to pay frequent visits to your blog. Expecting more such quality stuff from you. Carry on !
11:55 PM
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You right Author.Now every companies need twitter because you share you information directly to users.Twitter is the best tool for expressing your views.
12:51 AM
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Easy and fastest way of getting instant traffic and exposure for a site. As long as you are establishing rapport among other members or your followers, then you can potentially gain market absorption.
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