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A PR dude explores Web 2.0 PR and Social Networking issues, strategies and techniques for high technology companies.
View Article  Social Bookmarking Sites for Software as a Service (SaaS) Companies

SaaS firms use social bookmarking and other social media to communicate their value with purpose and organization, yielding innovation, productivity, and responsiveness.   

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View Article  Good discussion on SMO or Web Marketing versus SEO

I have been part of this discussion today;

http://www.afhill.com/blog/2008/11/10/seo-is-dead-long-live-social-media/#comment-86678

Howard

 

View Article  How do you calculate the ROI on SMO?

Use Social Media Optimization to build revenue and brand value from an inactive blog in a 30 day relaunch. THINK 10X ROI!

 

- Standard web analytics

- User engagement on seeded page including comments

- Cross pollination effect – activities on Digg, Delicious, StumbleUpon, industry portals, etc

- Conversions: registrations, subscribing, clicking on ads, downloads

- Link building overall

- Ranking on long tail or target marking terms

- Branding and mindshare

- Media hits

- Sales and enquiries

View Article  White Papers
White papers optimized in social media will bring traffic to your site. White papers are perceived to be very valuable by many different types of prospects. They should contain the voice of the customer and show leadership.

For example, a recent study by MarketingSherpa showed that for software companies and ASPs: White papers are the most effective forms of lead generation (36% reported), followed by webinars (31%) and free trials (28%).