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7 Ways to Lighten Up Your Marketing and Generate Conversation

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To date, there haven’t been many great examples of humor in B2B. And, according to a global Nielsen Survey of Trust in Advertising conducted in September 2013 (58 countries), almost half (47%) of respondents said that humor resonates more than any content approach. These conversations are something every B2B company can do.

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The 5 Reasons Most Companies Aren’t Measuring Social Media

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Consider Nielsen ratings, which are used to determine the popularity of all TV shows and, consequently, how the dozens of billions of dollars in TV advertising is apportioned. Nielsen ratings have a direct impact on hundreds of thousands of people in the United States. That’s not math; that’s folly. friends). It Depends.

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Why Critics of Klout Are Missing the Big Picture

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The most recent example was from B2B social media thinker Paul Gillin who wrote a post unveiling the flaws in Klout’s ranking scheme. While we’re on the topic of crimes against math, let’s examine Nielsen ratings, which are used to set prices for billions of dollars of television advertising in this country.

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Best Social Media Stats, Facts and Marketing Research of 2010

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How are consumers and b2b decision makers using social media in their buying processes? What Americans Do Online: Social Media And Games Dominate Activity by Nielsen Wire. Social Media Facts & Figures for B2B Sales by Inside View. B2B Marketing and Social Media. And much more. 40 percent of U.S. billion by 2014.

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Build Your Brand a Social Content Ladder in 5 Steps | Blogging and.

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Sharing this with my readers, very well laid out! link] Top ? August 12, 2010 (766) Twitter Stream © 2008-2010 Convince & Convert, LLC. All rights reserved. 4463 Forest Hill Drive -- Bloomington, Indiana 47401 (602) 616-1895 jason@convinceandconvert.com

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55 (of the) Best Social Media Tips, Tactics and Tools of 2010

Webbiquity SMM

If 2009 was the year many marketers puzzled over, poked at and pondered incorporating social media into their marketing mix, 2010 was the year of diving in. According to a HubSpot study, 71% of marketers viewed Twitter as a useful marketing tool last year, up from just 39% in 2009. How to Use Social Media for B2B Marketing by Inc.

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Best Social Media and Digital Marketing Research and Statistics of 2011, Part 2

Webbiquity SMM

How are B2B marketers using social media differently from their B2C counterparts? But after rapid growth in 2009 and 2010, the study found that “There has been little or no change in the number of companies using corporate blogs (0%), Facebook (2%) and Twitter (2%) in the last year.”