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Why Influence Mining is the Next Gold Rush | social crm | Social.

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Personally, I had a problem with an airline recently. Hope the book writing is going well! We're in the final edits of the book now, so I can't complain about that at all. We're in the final edits of the book now, so I can't complain about that at all. I called and emailed, and received no response.

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Why Critics of Klout Are Missing the Big Picture

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Other than signing book deals, the favorite sport of the social media punditry these days seems to be bashing Klout. The most recent example was from B2B social media thinker Paul Gillin who wrote a post unveiling the flaws in Klout’s ranking scheme. Especially now, when every customer is a potential reporter.

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6 Required Competencies for Social Organizations | Conferences and.

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Southwest Airlines has to coordinate its marketing and customer service response, in real-time, create its own content on its blog and Twitter account, while also dealing with the media jackals. Power, Risk & Accountability Today, I gave a presentation to LEAD San Diego, a group of Southern California business leaders.

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Social Pros 11 – Vanessa Sain-Dieguez, Hilton Hotels

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Eric’s Social Media Stat of the Week: 27% of People Try to Resolve Their Issues Another Way Before Calling Customer Service Lines. The social media stat of the week comes from… I guess it’s a management consultancy or a research group called the CFI Group. Eric : Ah yes, indeed. Call centers and whatnot.

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

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Would the VP of Customer Satisfaction of Southwest Airlines have called Kevin Smith at home (after he was kicked off a plane for being too portly), if Kevin Smith did NOT have 1.6 Fly more miles, get priority seating on an airline. But now, social media is enabling companies to make influencer outreach a foundational marketing tactic.

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Are You Ready for the Opportunity Economy | social media case.

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million times, and takes United Airlines out behind the woodshed for a musical ass-kicking. And while Carroll’s demonstration of the power of a single, scorned customer will populate business text books for decades, there’s another, better angle to the story. Useful and appropriate. It's the Opportunity Economy.

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Wow Online Influencers With An In-Person Experience

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It doesn’t get much more real than inviting a group of people in to watch you get ready. I recently got chose as an influencer by Klout ( [link] ) and Virgin Airlines to take a free round-trip flight. And the online influencers recognized that for what it was: transparent and authentic. How can I help you?