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Real-Time Social Media Marketing Strategies

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There are few people who have the depth of experience and knowledge when it comes to e-commerce, social media, content and digital marketing than Sam Decker. He worked at Apple before handling e-commerce for Dell , from there he went on to lead marketing at Bazaarvoice and he's currently a founder at Mass Relevance. bazaarvoice.

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What A CMO Wants. What A CMO Needs.

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So, what do CMOs really want out of Social Media (and do they think it's going to save them)? Our good friends over at Bazaarvoice decided to take a swipe at this question, and released the results in a nine page (and free!) report titled, CMOs On Social Marketing Plans For 2011. if you're said CMO).

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Word of mouth marketing: how to drive conversations and sales at the same time

Sprout Social

The not-so-hidden power of word of mouth advertising. Although word of mouth marketing is a form of advertising, keep in mind that WOM doesn’t represent an ad or ads. This is why word of mouth has such a positive connotation: it’s advertising that often occurs without any sort of sales pitch or sleazy tactics.

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The Big(ger) Marketing Shift

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Conversely, almost one in five adults 55 and older say that they never trust that advertising is honest (18%), compared to less than one in ten 18-34 year olds who say the same (8%)." " While the news item doesn't delve into guessing why this is happening, Social Media and the digital platforms are key to this.

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How to Make the Zero Moment of Truth Work for You

Buzz Marketing for Technology

These critical moments are known as the First Moment of Truth (or FMOT), and they determine whether or not all the advertising and promotion marketers have invested will pay off. According to a Bazaarvoice study, 80% of online reviews on a given retail site are written by the top 20% of the site’s most committed and loyal customers.

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Hacking The Media (Again)

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Unfortunately, Penn was not able to make the recording (and Smith jumped in mid-chat), but it's still chock-full of gabbing and inside baseball about everything from Internet culture and technology news to why the majority of us did not attend SXSW (but should have) and how tired some of us are of social media (and some who aren't).

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20 Ways to Generate ROI from a Corporate Blog

Webbiquity SMM

The “ROI of social media&# (or lack thereof) is a hot, and still hotly contested, topic. I summarized arguments from both sides a few months ago in The Social Media ROI Debate. It can influence your prospects to buy from you, but doesn’t normally lead straight to a purchase.

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