Practical Simple Marketing In The News 11/2/10

Back to regularly scheduled posts!  Here are the latest links and resources shared on Twitter and tagged #practicalmktr grouped here together in Practical Simple Marketing In The News.

If you are interesting in the retail experience, I've been doing something similar on Flooring The Consumer with Retail Experience links #retailexp and the response has been encouraging.

Here goes...

Simple & Practical Marketing Data

• 50 best Twitter guides, stats, tips & tools of 2010 so far http://bit.ly/b7zvvY #practicalmktr
• Fascinating results from NPR Twitter vs. FB User survey http://n.pr/bRe4Em #practicalmktr 
• 5 trends to shape small business in 2011 fr ultimate #practicalmktr @ducttape http://bit.ly/9izyoP
• Simply delicious: 10 awesome free tools to make infographics http://bit.ly/c7CNNC #practicalmktr 

Practical Marketing Advice

• Per @MarketingProfs Content Quality trumps quantity & builds social media influence http://bit.ly/b09GFu #practicalmktr
• 7 really practial steps to managing a [facebook] crisis http://bit.ly/aZaThW #practicalmktr
• Lots of good advice on Blogger Outreach vs. media relations http://bit.ly/cF24tX #practicalmktr
• How to bridge online with offline and develop customers. Gr9 #practicalmktr advice http://bit.ly/boA7Lw

Related to Using Social Media Marketing Tools

• An amazing Squidoo lens on getting started on Twitter. Lotsa gd stuff here! http://bit.ly/bkSjF4 #practicalmktr 
• 25 ways to listen to customers on social media http://bit.ly/bHK9zY #practicalmktr 
• Driving results with YouTube: lots good perspective http://bit.ly/aW8hpq #practicalmktr 
• Valuable insights on H2 use Twitter, Facebook, blogs. Note ineffectiveness of content automation http://bit.ly/c2RynP #practicalmktr
• Advice on what matters for your blog & focus on the value you bring to readers http://bit.ly/8ZhQZl #CMI #practicalmktr
  
• Five corporate blog must-haves lists good #practicalmktr advice http://bit.ly/bNzE7y fr @jeremyvictor #CMI
• Love @MackCollier advice on h2 writte bettr blogposts: Solve a problem http://bit.ly/dBWCHG #practicalmktr #blogchat
• 10 tips for managing the new FB groups http://bit.ly/cFMjfK Note h2 turn down volume on comms! #practicalmktr

Simple Marketing Inspiration

• Marvelous descptn of 5 lessons marketers can learn from Mr. Rogers by @Sam_Ford http://bit.ly/bZpaJz #practicalmktr
• Simplicity in reinventing a padlock http://bit.ly/9aQ5TB #practicalmktr [also reminds me of biz school project]
• Cracking FB & why it's like HS: http://bit.ly/9dqYWu #practicalmktr via@JennKim @chriskieff
• Fantastic #practicalmktr wisdom fr Scott Stratten at Blogworld http://bit.ly/cnQ4uc Were U there? Rxns?

Brands Being Practical With Social Media

• MacDonald's is engaging employees around globe socially http://bit.ly/dynsaU #practicalmktr
• Best Buy plans to expand Twelforce beyond Twitter to Facebook where more people hang out http://bit.ly/cc6bf8 #practicalmktr 
• Cirque du Soleil connects with fans via social media http://zd.net/cmV3yl #Practicalmktr
• Pay attn: 6 marketing lessons from Sr. Richard Branson http://bit.ly/at2jDq fr @retexperience #practicalmktr [gr8 video too!]
• Conan O'Brien totally reinvented via Social Media http://bit.ly/9XY5SR #practicalmktr
• Lovely #practicalmktr advice in Social Reat Estate Goes To Stars w/Katrina Campins http://bit.ly/b584P6
• RT @Corpblogwriter: Business blogs that work: Kitchen & Residential Design. Case study. http://t.co/MM52BdA CB: Nice! #practicalmktr

Here's a link to the previous editions of Practical Simple Marketing In the News.

Thank you for reading!

Best,
C.B.

Image credit: “#PracticalMktr” Wordle by C.B. Whittemore