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4 Ways Your Website Can Replace Focus Groups

Buzz Marketing for Technology

While focus groups attempt to simulate and gain insights on what the customer potentially thinks, nothing can substitute truly anonymous, honest and unbiased feedback. So how are websites replicating—and advancing—the traditional focus group? We look at four ways that your website can replace focus groups: 1.

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23 Tips to Build a Brand that is a Sweet Orange in a World of Bitter Apples

Pam Moore

How do you build a brand that is a sweet orange in an online social world of bitter apples? 23 Tips to Build a Brand that is a Sweet Orange in a World of Bitter Apples. Focus on consistent avatars, logo placement, colors, value proposition messages, company and product descriptions, bios, titles, fonts. Know your goals!

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23 Tips to Build a Brand that is a Sweet Orange in a World of Bitter Apples

Pam Moore

How do you build a brand that is a sweet orange in an online social world of bitter apples? However, there are some strategic and tactical things you are going to need to do and focus on to achieve success. How to Build a Brand that is a Sweet Orange in a World of Bitter Apples. Are You the Sweet Orange or the Bitter Apple? .

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Why it’s time to break up with your biannual brand survey

Sprout Social

For example, people might associate Apple with “minimalism” or “innovation.”. Think about it: Every day, people turn to social to rant and rave about the companies they love (and the ones they wish would do better). Think of it as a real-time focus group that provides honest, unfiltered feedback.

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Social Pros 16 – Jay and Eric Strike Back

Convince & Convert

Huge thanks to data-driven social media management software company Argyle Social for their presenting sponsorship, as well as Infusionsoft , Janrain , and Jim Kukral at DigitalBookLaunch. Jay : I mean it’s a focus group of one at that point, is it not? government, or Apple for that matter.

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Omnichannel customer experience: exploring seamless customer journeys

Sprout Social

This helps companies to streamline operations, reduce costs, and increase profit. Supports multi-channel engagement within a single interaction On average, 51% of companies use at least eight channels to interact with customers, including emails, social media, websites, phones, live chat, and in-store. Take Starbucks, for example.

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Don’t Ignore Social Media’s Research Value

Convince & Convert

According to a Google source, the cost breakdown for market research is as follows (all figures shown are minimums): Eight person focus group = $6,000 ($750/participant). As companies start embracing social media they rightfully want to understand what they are getting for it. Quantitative interviews = $80. Source: [link].

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