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Convince and Convert Blog: Social Media Strategy and Social Media.

Convince & Convert

The debate on Social CRM (sCRM) could easily become a distraction. As marketers, we need to reach our customers where they are and social media’s potential in that regard is unquestionable. Look here for some clues [link] Do your homework – start here [link] – social CRM is not Advertising 1.0

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Social Media a CRM perspective

Social Media Network Marketing

Tying this invaluable data into a CRM solution generates sales leads, ideas for product direction and strengthens a company's image and brand. At little cost or effort, a business now potentially can reach far more customers or prospects. Social CRM then, must go to the source, not try to bring the source to it.

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102 Compelling Social Media and Online Marketing Stats and Facts for 2012 (and 2013)

Webbiquity SMM

Social CRM is still confusing. Only 16% of companies say they currently have a social CRM system in place. 21% plan to implement such a system in the coming year, but another 17% “don’t know what a social CRM system is and why businesses need it.” iMedia Connection ). The Backup List ).

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The 50 User Generated Content Stats You Need to Know

Pixlee

UGC-based ads get 4x higher click-through rates and a 50% drop in cost-per-click than average. 39% of professionals use social media monitoring tools (like Pixlee’s Social CRM ) to find influencers. Spend for social media marketing campaigns have continued to grow over 25% year over year since 2009.

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Convince and Convert Blog: Social Media Strategy and Social Media.

Convince & Convert

In an interview with PC Pro, mobile Mozilla’s vice president Jay Sullivan explained , “Anyone who knows JavaScript and HTML can develop a great app without having to learn a specific mobile platform,&# cutting costs and greatly simplifying the process. How many developers have the liquidity to host their own software?

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Would You Try It With a Fox?

Convince & Convert

Jay Baer has said on this very blog that he believes every company will have a social component within 2 years, and Amber Naslund has written persuasively about the dangers of requiring case study “proof&# before getting involved. And that’s just it. You Just Might Like It Sam I Am. All rights reserved.

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Is Your Twitter Addiction Paying Off

Convince & Convert

But at what cost? I look at it a little differently. Sure, you can get a ton of followers by doing all the right things ( Mack Collier has a great post here about how he got to 20,000 followers ). If you spent all day, every day on Twitter you could certainly amass quite a following. All rights reserved.

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