In our last post, we used the online wedding megasite, MyWedding.com, as a search example without even asking them. We do that a lot… and they took it well. So, we decided to double down and show you how this company could use Twitter searches for their own business purposes.
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MyWedding.com meets Ryan Seacrest and Keyshia Cole – Sorta’
January 12th, 2010 — Business Intelligence, Local Search, Sales Lead Generation, Sales Strategies, Search, Social Networking, Twitter
Searching Twitter Gets Tougher, but Still Pays Off
January 8th, 2010 — Business Intelligence, Competitive Intelligence, Information Literacy, Sales Strategies, Search, Social Networking, Twitter
The “Twitter Stream,” as they call it, is now sadly polluted with pitchmen, yahoos and gangsters. That means it’s tougher these days to get out the ole fishing pole and land some interesting and important people. Tougher, but not impossible, if you know where to look.
Talkin’ About You
August 20th, 2009 — Blogging, Business Intelligence, Business Services, Competitive Intelligence, Internet Research, Sales Lead Generation, Sales Strategies, Social Networking, Web 2.0
All your worst high school fears have now been realized. Yes, people ARE talking about you behind your back. Now, however, there’s a way to keep your ears pealed, never miss a single snarky comment and even fight back.
LinkedIn Spam – Coming Soon to an Inbox Near You
July 24th, 2009 — Business, Business Intelligence, Google, Information Literacy, Internet Research, Sales Lead Generation, Sales Strategies, Social Networking, Web 2.0
Here’s what it looks like. Looks almost like a real message from one of your LinkedIn connections. But, look closely and you’ll see that it’s really from Dominic Spam. You know him on email; you know him on Twitter. Now, welcome this little cretin to LinkedIn, for the expressed purpose of selling his stuff.
Anti-Social Networking Disorder
May 28th, 2009 — Business, Business Intelligence, Cold Call, Sales Lead Generation, Sales Strategies, Social Networking, Web 2.0
The email headline caught my eye, “Can Social Networks Help You Sell?” This is the sort of come-on that is stoking the social networking craze. But, it’s also the cause of so much bad Internet behavior.
Shakespeare and Shelley Take on Twitter
April 27th, 2009 — Business, Commentary, Internet Research, Sales Strategies, Social Networking
In our last blog article, The Great Gatsby’s Last Tweet, we dove into the world of literature to suggest that humility just might be in short supply on Twitter. Lots of the comments made us think. But one stopped us in our tracks.
The Great Gatsby’s Last Tweet
April 23rd, 2009 — Blogging, Business, Commentary, Sales Strategies, Social Networking
If you search F. Scott Fitzgerald’s classic, “The Great Gatsby,” you won’t find a single instance of the word “Twitter.” Which makes it kind of a refuge from the endless puffery and promotion that you find on Twitter.
Convention Canceled or Attendance Boosted? – Your Choice
March 9th, 2009 — Blogging, Business, Events, Sales Lead Generation, Sales Strategies, Social Networking
The headlines are clear. Conventions and conferences are losing attendance and even being canceled because of the bad economy. Other headlines tell of the astonishing growth of “social networking.” Did you know that second set of headlines holds the key to stopping the first?
The Incredible, Quotable Egghead
March 3rd, 2009 — Business, Business Intelligence, Public Speaking, Sales Lead Generation, Sales Strategies
To paraphrase the American Egg Board, “Our mission is to increase demand for eggheads and egghead products on behalf of all egghead producers.” True, there are eggheads and then there are quotable eggheads. Meet Steve Lishansky.
Putting Your Face On
January 17th, 2009 — Business Intelligence, Business Services, Cold Call, Competitive Intelligence, Information Literacy, Sales Strategies, Search, Social Networking
My mother always said, “I have to put my face on before I go out” (in public). Perhaps the single most important thing you can do for your social networking success is to put your face on ZoomInfo.com. Why? Let’s take Ian Griffin as a for instance.












