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Tuesday, December 01, 2009

Simple Marketing Now - November 2009 Update

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November 2009 Simple Marketing Now Update

Welcome back from Thanksgiving! I hope, for those of you in the U.S., you spent a lovely long holiday weekend with friends and family.

As I'm sure it is for you, it's been busy on my end and I'd love to share some of what I've been up to...

If you are new to Flooring The Consumer, I also write the Simple Marketing Blog where I discuss marketing strategy and creative, practical, simple marketing approaches and best practices - many of which may be relevant to you and your business as you consider what's possible. The blog also acts as newsroom for Simple Marketing Now.

During the month of November, I had big news and two interviews, a client case study, notes from two fascinating presentations I attended and social media marketing recommendations.

Big News & Interviews

I have finished updating the Social Flooring Index which you may remember reading about back in July when I published the Beta version on Flooring The Consumer. The index continues to evolve and includes many great flooring social media examples. Here is the Press Release: Social Flooring Index From Simple Marketing Now for more details.

I alluded to this interview last month. I had a blast with Paul Chaney and John Munsell from Bizzuka on User Friendly Thinking Radio interview. You can read more about it on Whittemore On Bizzuka's User Friendly Thinking With Munsell and Chaney.

Finally, I had a chance to talk with Becky Carroll and include details and a link on Whittemore On Customers Rock! Radio.

Client Case Study

One of the top performing blogs on the Social Flooring Blog Index is the Carpet and Rug Institute Blog [yes, my client] which reached the six month mark in October 2009. I celebrated the occasion by writing up The Carpet and Rug Institute Blog: 6 Month Case Study.

Fascinating Marketing Presentations

I mentioned Becky Carroll above. She and two other colleagues were part of a panel discussion on how Big Brands Engage Customers In Conversation: MarketingProfs Digital Marketing Mixer.

Earlier this month, I attended Sigma's Food For Thought event in Morris County, NJ. The keynote speaker was John Battelle who discussed The Conversation Economy.

Social Media Marketing Recommendations

I published another segment in my 'How Do I?' series: How Do I Start With Social Media?

Finally, What Questions Do You Ask About Customers? particularly as it relates to the experience your website offers them?


Thank you for reading. If you have any questions, please do let me know.

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Friday, July 10, 2009

Social Flooring Index: Blogs - Beta

Social Flooring Index Wordle from Flooring The Consumer
Social Flooring IndesAnd, now, part 3 of the Social Flooring Index: Blogs -- brought to you by Flooring The Consumer!

I started out with The Social Flooring Index - Beta Version: Twitter, which introduced you to Flooring The Consumer's new Social Flooring Index and tracked flooring-related Twitter activity. Next, in Social Flooring Index: Facebook - Beta, I shared with you flooring-related Facebook activity. In this post, I list flooring-related blogs.

It's exciting. I've noticed a great deal more social activity in the past 6+ months in flooring. Through the Social Flooring Index, I plan to capture who in flooring is doing what with social tools and share that with you on a regular basis.

I'm interested with the Beta versions of the Social Flooring Index in completeness. If you know of an organization in the flooring industry taking part in social media who isn't listed, would you let me know?

As with the Twitter listing, to rank blogs I've used HubSpot's website grader. As the Social Flooring Index evolves, I may add other parameters.

Once again, I welcome your comments, feedback and suggestions.
Special thanks to Shannon Bilby who suggested missing Twitter accounts and blogs for these listings.

[Note: I discovered that Carpet One Floor & Home has a YouTube channel as does Empire Today. And, many flooring retailers promote themselves on YouTube via the YellowPages.com YouTube channel or YellowBook's channel.]

Blog Grade
Notes
http://blog.builddirect.com/ 99.3

http://FlooringTheConsumer.blogspot.com 98.3

http://blog.builddirect.com/industryinsights/ 95.9

http://blog.builddirect.com/buildingmaterialsprocurement/ 95.5

http://blog.builddirect.com/greenbuilding/ 95

http://www.hardwoodsurface.com/ 95

http://Carpetology.blogspot.com 92

http://floortalk.wfca.org/ 91

http://www.flooringnews.com/ 91

http://www.carpetsbyotto.com/ 90

http://blogs.findanyfloor.com/green/ 89

http://www.flooringnow.com/ 89

http://www.mckayflooringblog.com/ 87

http://blogs.talkfloor.com/ 86

http://blogs.findanyfloor.com/consumer/ 86

http://basementflooringguide.com/ 86
last activity 2007
http://flooringstories.empiretoday.com/ 83

http://www.carpet-and-rug-institute-blog.com 83

http://www.floorfacts.com/floor-blog/ 81
last activity 2008
http://blogs.findanyfloor.com/corporate/ 75

http://www.bigbuilderonline.com/blogs.asp?sectionID=362 75

http://fromthefloorsup.com/ 75

http://blogs.findanyfloor.com/pro/ 73

http://www.zabitatz.com/profile/OntheFloor 65

http://www.flooringprofessor.com/flooring-blog.html 63
last activity 2008
http://www.woodyoulikefurniture.co.uk/ 62

http://www.venconusa.com/greenerflooring/wordpress/ 60

http://www.askthebuildingexperts.com 60

http://hardwoodflooringnut.blogspot.com/ 59

http://www.tilemagonline.com/CDA/blogs 57

http://carpetonefh.blogspot.com/ 41

http://flooringmania.blogspot.com/ 38
last activity 2008
http://www.carpetology.com/articles/ 36
last activity 2007
http://portfolioofwork.blogspot.com/ 33
3 posts in 2008
http://jefflikescarpet.blogspot.com/ 27

http://rscarpet.blogspot.com/ 25

http://flooringgallery.blogspot.com/ 25
only 2 posts
http://carpetgirl.wordpress.com/ 23
only 2 posts
http://fireclaytile.blogspot.com/ 20
last activity 2007


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Tuesday, July 07, 2009

Social Flooring Index: Facebook - Beta

Social Flooring Index Wordle from Flooring The Consumer.
Social Flooring Index WordleYesterday's post - The Social Flooring Index - Beta Version: Twitter - introduced you to Flooring The Consumer's new Social Flooring Index.

Via the Social Flooring Index, I plan to capture who in flooring is doing what with social tools. And, there's plenty! In fact, I was delighted to find as much as I did. I can assure you there wasn't much happening a year ago.

This first version of the Social Flooring Index looks at Twitter, Facebook and blogs separately. The focus - at this point - is completeness. If you know of an organization in the flooring industry taking part in social media who isn't listed, would you let me know?

Facebook. Post college age people have gotten very active on Facebook in the past six months. [See Women Over the Age of 55 Are the Largest Growing Group on Facebook and 2009 Facebook Demographics and Statistics Report: 276% Growth in 35 to 54 Year Old Users.]

I originally enjoyed Facebook to stay connected with the amazing people I've met as a result of blogging and the collaborative book project, Age of Conversation. [I also created both a Wear-Dated company page and group.] Only recently have I experienced it to connect with long lost friends [the result of my high school class reunion]. It's definitely a social place. Interaction takes place among friends, via members of a group page [as I set up for my class] and among fans of a company page.

Several brands have successfully connected with fans via Facebook, including Candidate Obama.

Since Facebook is primarily about friends, fans and members, I've ranked the flooring Facebook accounts below according to those numbers. As the Social Flooring Index evolves, I may include other parameters.

What I find interesting here is the range of personal, group and company accounts. Why choose one over the other? Which has worked most effectively?

I welcome your input and suggestions as the index evolves into its final form.

As of 7/5/09


Name # of
Fans, etc.
Lowe's 881
members
Floor Leaders, Ft. Lauderdale 496
friends
Flooring By Cogdill, Columbia SC 463
members
Lowe's 375
fans
McKay Flooring Glasgow 359
friends
Home Depot 310
members
Oscars C1, NJ 246
fans
Holloway Carpet One Floor & Home 242
fans
Fans of Oscars Carpet One Floor & Home 226
members
Martin's Flooring Inc. 225
members
Kennys Carpet, Poughkeepsie NY 225
friends
Home Depot 197
fans
Tile Magazine 181
fans
Karastan 164
fans
Mannington Commercial 152
fans
Big Bog's Flooring DFW - lkng for gd people 151
members
Palmetto Carpet Company 150
members
Rhodes FA, Gulfport/Biloxi MS 144
friends
The Mohawk Group 144
members
Fans of Floor Décor Carpet One 127
members
Gold Star Carpet One Floor & Home 115
fans
Home Depot 115
members
Mannington Floors 115
fans
The Floor Trader 114
members
BuildDirect 94
fans
Johnson Carpet One Floor & Home 89
fans
Mohawk 82
fans
Carpet One Floor & Home, Panama City FL 80
fans
Abbey Carpet, Philadelphia PA 78
friends
Floor Covering Weekly 78
fans
Alexandria C1, Washington DC 75
friends
The Floor Trader - Jacksonville 74
fans
Bentley Prince Street 72
friends
Carpet One Floor & Home National Green Select Day 72
fans
Bradford Carpet One Floor & Home 69
members
Carpet One Floor & Home 68
fans
Pucci Carpet One Floor & Home 66
fans
Carpet One Floor & Home 64
members
Broadway Carpet NYC 63
friends
Flooring America Supercenter, Grand Rapids MI 60
friends
Home Depot 59
members
Florcraft Carpet One Floor & Home 54
fans
Maritime Carpet One Floor & Home 52
members
Kerns C1, Milwaukee WI 52
members
Hatloes Carpet One Floor & Home 52
members
Century Carpet One Floor & Home 44
fans
Carpet One Floor & Home Welcomes Yr Support 40
fans
Glines Carpet One Floor & Home 40
fans
Mercer Carpet One, Maryland 39
fans
Independent Carpet One Floor & Home 39
fans
Carpet One Floor & Home - Carroll 39
fans
Cramers Carpet One Floor & Home 38
fans
Interiors by Carpet One Floor & Home 34
fans
Kensington Carpet One Floor & Home 34
fans
Ramey Carpet One 34
friends
Floor Trader Indy 33
friends
Home Depot 32
members
Flooring America Supercenter 29
fans
Big Bob's Flooring Outlet Blog 29
members
Premiere Flooring America 25
fans
Berks C1 24
friends
Big Bob's Flooring Outlet Hayes, VA 23
members
Ramey Carpet One Floor & Home 21
fans
Carpet Onew Floor & Home - Ames 20
fans
Carpet One Floor & Home, Loves Park 19
fans
L&M Carpet One Floor & Home 19
fans
Carpet One Floor & Home - Spirit Lake 19
fans
Bay Carpets Flooring America 17
fans
Acadian Flooring America 17
fans
Flooring America of Rapid City, SD 16
fans
Karastan Contract 16
members
Jabro Carpet One Floor & Home 16
fans
Ultron Carpet Fiber 16
fans
Flooring America by CarpetSmart 15
fans
George's Carpet One Floor & Home 15
fans
Home Depot 15
members
Glines Carpet One Floor & Home 14
fans
Colonial Floor Covering Carpet One 14
fans
Coyle Carpet One Floor & Home 14
fans
Majestic Abbey Carpet & Floor 13
fans
SCS Carpet One Floor & Home 12
fans
ProSource Wholesale FL 12
fans
Carpet One Floor & Home Design Center 11
fans
Walkers Carpet One Floor and Home 10
fans
Baileys Carpet One Floor & Home 10
fans
Modern Carpet One Floor & Home 10
fans
Classic Interiors, Stainmaster FC, Idaho Falls, ID 8
members
ProSource of Denver 6
fans
ProSource of Phoenix 6
fans
Mazzulo & Sons Carpet One Floor & Home 5
members
Ramey Carpet One 5
members
Big Bob's Flooring Outlet 4
fans
Olson Carpet One Floor & Home 3
fans
Flooring America 2
fans
Great S.E. Flooring America 2
fans
My Flooring America 2
friends
Emerson C1, Baton Rouge LA 2
members
Cannon Carpet One Floor & Home 2
fans
Kirksville Carpet One Floor & Home 1
fans
Carpet One Floor & Home - Dallas/Ft. Worth 1
fans
Carpet Corner is… Flooring America of Bradenton 1
fans
Aggieland Carpet One Floor & Home 1
fans

Next, Blogs.


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Monday, July 06, 2009

The Social Flooring Index - Beta Version: Twitter

Social Flooring Index Wordle from Flooring The Consumer.
Social media marketing tools are here to stay. There's no doubt! After all Blogs Are Now Mainstream Media and social tools help us connect and engage with visitors, end users and customers in conversations relevant to them. Even in flooring. Particularly in flooring! To that end, I officially launch - albeit a Beta version - the Social Flooring Index from Flooring The Consumer.

The Social Flooring Index captures who in flooring is doing what with social tools. I welcome your input and suggestions as the index evolves into its final form.

What I find fascinating from this research is that flooring retailers and manufacturers are getting involved. For example, many Carpet One Floor & Home members have joined Facebook and Twitter. [I'll be interested to discover how effective retailers find these tools, which work better, and how they adapt the tools for their businesses!]

This first version of the Social Flooring Index looks at Twitter, Facebook and blogs separately. I'm particularly interested - at this point - in completeness. Do you know of an organization in the flooring industry taking part in social media who isn't listed? Please let me know.

Also, this version of the Social Flooring Index uses HubSpot's Twitter and website grader to rank efforts. Facebook is more about friends, fans and members. As the Social Flooring Index evolves, I may include other parameters.

I welcome your comments, feedback and suggestions.

Twitter. Here, I list followers and updates. Followers represent other Twitter users who have chosen to follow someone. Updates represent the total number of 'tweets' or Twitter updates published.

To check out any of these Twitterers, simply go to Search.Twitter and enter the Twitter 'handle' starting with or without the @ symbol [mine, for example, is @CBWhittemore]. You'll notice a series of entries [i.e., Tweets]. Click on the @name you entered; you will be taken to that individual's Twitter page where you can read his/her most recent entries and some stats. Note the quality of the 'tweets' in addition to the quantity. Hard sell tweets are generally not considered good form!

I have ranked these in descending order based on the HubSpot Twitter grader results.

as of 7/3/09


Twitter
Name Twitter @ Followers Updates Grade
Home Depot @HomeDepot 9699 1789 99.7
Find Any Floor @FindAnyFloor 4964 449 99.1
BuildDirect @robertbanks 2975 417 99.1
Find Any Floor @WebBizCEO 7404 299 98.8
FloorsFlorida @floorsflorida 1159 1223 98.8
Find Any Floor @FlooringSEOGuru 2458 218 98.4
Bridge of Allen, OK @BridgeOfAllen 2217 161 98.4
Find Any Floor @FlooringGAL 1725 521 98.4
BuildDirect @BuildDirect 1494 549 98.4
Lowe's @Lowes 2083 117 98
UK Flooring @ukflooring 1307 396 98
iFloor Team @iFloor 1153 174 97.7
Hardwood Flooring Oracle @flooracle 623 318 96.5
Lowe's @LowesPromos 431 34 95.6
Carpet One Boise @CarpetOneBoise 477 32 95.3
The Mohawk Group @TheMohawkGroup 431 68 95.3
Home Depot @HomeDepotDeals 414 23 95
Bentley Prince Street @bpscarpet 316 218 94
Southwestern Floors, TempeAZ @SWNFloors 205 414 93
BuildDirect @WoodFloors 207 39 92
Shaw @ShawFloors 173 28 92
Shaw @ShawTalent 228 12 91
Contract Magazine @contractmag 214 133 91
T&G Hardwood FloorSpecialists @DenverFloorGuy 165 85 91
Sara Neely, Alton IL @DirectFloors 140 393 91
Century Carpet @CenturyCarpetNJ 118 21 88
Tile Magazine @TileMagazine 108 30 88
Johnson Carpet Grnd RapidsMI @JohnsonCarpet 106 17 87
Owen Carpet @OwenCarpet 98 137 87
Carpet One Floor & Home @CarpetOneFH 86 38 87
Ramey Carpet One @ramey_carpetone 75 9 86
Carpet One Lacey WA @CarpetOneLacey 70 5 86
Floor A 2 Z @floora2z 60 208 84
Shaw - Lauren Howard @ShawRecruiting 56 17 84
ProSource Flooring FL @ProsourceFloors 52 12 84
Shaw @floorfashiongrl 46 25 83
Voogaly Carpet Care @voogaly 53 4 80
Design West @designwest 38 17 79
Area Rugs Online @AreaRugsOnline 31 131 78
B&D Carpet Cleaners @bdcarpetcleaner 18 3 70
J Sanders Floors, IL @jsandersfloors 15 7 63
Bell's Carpets & Floors, NC @bellscarpets 13 8 61
Europa Carpet One Flagstaff AZ @CarpetoneFlag 9 2 57
Royal Blue Services @rbcleaning 10 4 53
CarpetsPlus ColorTile, Alvin TX @CarpetsPlus 9 3 53

Next, Facebook information...

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