Convince & Convert

OCTOBER 19, 2010

Tweet Guest post by Connie Bensen , the Director of Community Strategy and Social Media at Alterian , which provides leading marketing products for the enterprise. For example, the benefit of using a professional tool such as Alterian SM2 is that it shows the distribution of conversations across all channels. She also blogs at [link].

Alterian 126

Alterian SM2 Social Networking Aggregator 126

Bill Hartzer

MAY 26, 2010

This social media monitoring tool is not only for hotels, you can track and monitor your brand, your company, and you reviews about your company and your company’s products. Utilizing the truCast product, companies can listen in on what is being said about their brand online.

Cymfony 152

Cymfony Social Media Tools SM2 152

Proactive Report

FEBRUARY 3, 2010

According to the Alterian “Annual Survey 2009” report Are You Ready to Engage? Engaging with customers is becoming paramount and the yardstick by which we measure those brands that survive and those that don’t,” says David Eldridge, CEO of Alterian. The term ‘engagement ‘ is popping up all over the place.

Engagement 45

Engagement Alterian ROI Loyalty 45

Proactive Report

FEBRUARY 3, 2010

According to the Alterian “Annual Survey 2009” report Are You Ready to Engage? Engaging with customers is becoming paramount and the yardstick by which we measure those brands that survive and those that don’t,” says David Eldridge, CEO of Alterian. The term ‘engagement ‘ is popping up all over the place.

Engagement 40

Engagement Alterian ROI Loyalty 40

Webbiquity SMM

AUGUST 16, 2010

Noting that “Smart and savvy companies have positioned themselves as authoritative experts and trusted sources of information by creating their own content,&# Gordon Plutsky outlines a six-step process for consistently connecting with prospects through relevant, compelling content. 10 Principles for B2B Sales by Better Closer.

Social Media 200

Social Media Tools Strategy Tips 200

Buzz Marketing for Technology

FEBRUARY 9, 2011

I tried to go a layer or two deeper than some of the major analyst firms as well so you get a broader spectrum companies that would include some of the smaller firms that normally don’t get mentioned. Sysomos – which is now owned by MarketWire is different than Radian6 or Alterian since it also indexes more traditional news (a nice touch).

Crimson Hexagon 275

Crimson Hexagon Analytics Sysomos Radian6 275