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Four Areas that Digital Marketers Need to Continue to Focus On

Direct Marketing Observations

Enter the age of Big Data and marketers finally doing something with that data. IDC predicts that the market for Big Data technology and services will reach $16.9 billion in 2010. Go Get a Tablet - it’s hard to ignore the mobile and tablet markets. billion by 2015 up from $3.2 Focus on the Customer. need more proof?

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Why Customer Service Should Be in Your Social Media Marketing Strategy

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

Social media customer service is a form of marketingmarketing the company as a friendly, customer-obsessed organization. There may be individual stories about people getting their phone service back up quicker because of SM but that too is just more marketing dollars at work, not customer service dollars.

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Social Media the One Bright Spot for PR Hiring

Proactive Report

While economists argue about whether we are now through the recession or whether we’re headed for a double dip, the Labor Market Outlook Report by the Society of Human Resource Management reports that 56% of their respondents expect job growth for the third quarter of 2010. 98% of U.S. How is PR faring?

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How a Small New York City Hotel Put Itself on the Map through.

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

Targeting an audience of social media heavyweights that frequently visit New York City is a really useful marketing strategy. Today, it appears every retail or business concern says ‘follow us on Twitter’ or ‘be our friend on Facebook.’ Apparently, according to Jonathan and Pam, they have great bacon.

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Social Media Adoption Up – Engagement Still Lacking

Proactive Report

Many of the best minds in PR, Marketing and Social Media present their research findings for the year, so I get a two-day immersion in the state of new communications. Not quite what I would call an active Twitter account, being that it is a real-time microblogging service.) specialty retail (23 companies). insurance (20).

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How to Use Facebook for Business and Marketing

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

Let’s just take a look at the potential of Facebook for business for a moment here and review the various options business owners have in order to be effective with Facebook business marketing. Online retailer Newegg isn’t afraid and proudly displays its Facebook reviews for all to see. I am one of those users.

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Creating Passionate Customers: Brand Evangelism and What it Means.

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

Today, marketing your business for free may seem to be an unattainable process. But with social media marketing, it doesn’t have to be. The only investment in the act of marketing on the social web is time and energy. Thankfully, you don’t have to go at social media marketing alone.

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