This piece and infographic is from Adam Vincenzini on his blog.
I selected this article because it's another way for you to find key influencers and these tools will help to narrow your search
Here are some highlights:
Instead of focusing on the subjectivity of this process (and how this insight is deployed) Here's how you can use a combination of free tools to narrow your search.
Where do online influencers operate?
**They are active everywhere:
Most popular are:
blogs, Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, Online
communities, discussion boards
Assumptions:
**Influencers are active on Twitter
**Influencers operate some for of blogging hub
Focus on the intelligence you can glean from Twitter initially then verify this initial sweep with blog (or relevant hub) data
The initial steps involve:
1. Search by keyword
2. Search by location
3 tools useful in the process: The first two you can also search by location:
**followerwonk.com - then run this through another influencer tool -
tweetlevel to give it even more relevance (this isn't fool proof)
**locafollow.com
**twingulate.com
There are more suggestions in this piece having said that:
**No matter how hard we try, a 100% fool proof influence rating is near on impossible because influence is not a science, it can't be.
** this can help narrow things down, significantly
Selected by Jan Gordon covering "Content Curation, Social Business and Beyond"
Read full article here: [http://tinyurl.com/7humubp]
Via
janlgordon,
Brian Yanish - MarketingHits.com
This article is by Feldman Creative on a topic that is near and dear to my heart - the headline.
As we all know there's so much content flying by especially on Twitter, being able to grab someone's attention is key. Learning how to craft a headline that draws the reader in is a must.
There are great tips in here
Here are a few that caught my attention:
E is for empathy.
Jay Baer, author of the great marketing book “Youtility,” points out in social media today, your messages are delivered alongside those of your reader’s friends and family. To earn their attention and trust, you too have to achieve friend status. The best way to accomplish this is to show your reader you understand their problems and care.
"You’re Going to Love These Free Analytics Apps"
S is for success
The oldest and most proven approach to headline nirvana is delivering a little bundle of success. Of course, you need insights into how your readers define success. When you have them, speak to them.
"Nine Headline Tricks Sure to Boost Your Leads"
A is for ask
The question headline is enormously effective—provided you ask a question your target audience wants to know the answer to.
"How Do You Write More Magnetic Headlines?"
Selected by Jan Gordon for Curatti covering Curation, Social Business and Beyond
Read more here: [http://bit.ly/Jc464j]
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Useful list, good reminders. And there are headline evaluators out there using the emotion principle. Here's one:
http://www.aminstitute.com/headline/
~ Deb