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The pros and cons of social media

Sprout Social

The “It’s Corn” viral trend became a cultural touchstone for friends and strangers alike. Booktok , for example, has become a flourishing online community. And connecting with your audience goes further than making sales—it builds community, which can save you advertising bucks in the future. Social media can bring joy.

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See innovation differently: How social media holds the key to true differentiation

Sprout Social

Imagine my dismay when I launched my advertising career and learned that literally everything , from photography and package design to campaign headlines and website fonts, had to be discussed, debated, tested, revised and tested again before it ever reached the outside world. No need for research, testing or iteration—let’s just do this!

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Customer Advocacy Marketing: What Is it and How Does it Work?

Oktopost

Advocacy Marketing is Cost-Efficient: You can spend less on traditional marketing campaigns and advertisements when you convince customers to advocate for a brand. Powerful word-of-mouth marketing costs very little in terms of pure advertising, and will go a lot further than your own corporate message.

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15 Simple Ways to Research Your Target Customer for FREE [podcast + worksheets]

Pam Moore

We do this through a combination of methods that may include online research, surveys, social media network insights, focus groups, interviews and the list goes on. Tips to conduct focus groups on little or not budget. How to leverage online communities to research your dream customers. Supporting Resources .

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3 Free Online Tools for Customer Insights + Win a Copy of Youtility [GIVEAWAY]

Kikolani

Google Trends. Google Trends enables you to compare search volume patterns across location and time frame, and provides related search terms and comparative volume for them. For example, imagine you were Sterling Ball from Big Poppa Smokers , an e-commerce site and online community for BBQ smoker enthusiasts (like me).

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How To Use Consumer Insights For Product Inspiration and Development

Ignite Social Media

Based on Google’s “2016 Food Trends on Google: The Rise of Functional Foods,” searches for turmeric has grown over 300% in the last 5 years. It may be hard to believe, but there’s a great deal of customer service involved when it comes to brand community management. It’s a focus group with the ultimate product road test.

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Best of #SMAZ – Blogging Tips, Social Media ROI, & SEO

Kikolani

The keynote presentation by Greg Chapman , President of Sitewire covered ways to measure social media influence across multiple channels using some advertising research methods that helped measure how catalog advertising affected customer purchasing. 2010 SEO Trends. Social Media Strategy.

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