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How to Make the Zero Moment of Truth Work for You

Buzz Marketing for Technology

According to a study by Google (who came up with the ZMOT concept), before deciding whether or not to buy: 50% of shoppers used a search engine to get more information on a product or brand. 38% comparison shopped online. 36% checked out the brand/manufacturer’s website. 31% read online endorsements, reviews or recommendations.

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

Sprout Social

rating or review is most valuable to someone researching a brand for the first time or buying a new product. Food for thought: recent research from Bazaarvoice notes that recommendations from everyday social media users (36%) are the most meaningful to consumers, handily beating out influencers and even subject matter experts.

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The Social Media ROI Debate

Webbiquity SMM

You wouldn’t buy a new machine tool or enterprise software application without an ROI analysis, so why should social media be any different? For example, if John Doe clicks through to your website from a tweet and buys something, that’s easy to measure. Among social media pundits, the debate rages on. Share this on Mixx.

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Social Pros 8 – Ian Greenleigh of Bazaarvoice

Convince & Convert

This episode features Ian Greenleigh , the Manager of Content and Social Strategy for Bazaarvoice. Ian Greenleigh , who’s the Manager of Social Media Strategy and Content for Bazaarvoice is going to be joining us in just a minute. They’re thinking about content marketing in a buying process context. Listen Now.

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Social Pros 8 – Ian Greenleigh of Bazaarvoice

Convince & Convert

This episode features Ian Greenleigh , the Manager of Content and Social Strategy for Bazaarvoice. Ian Greenleigh , who’s the Manager of Social Media Strategy and Content for Bazaarvoice is going to be joining us in just a minute. They’re thinking about content marketing in a buying process context. Listen Now.

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Social Pros 6 – Instagram Lessons from a Giant B2B Company

Convince & Convert

Week after that, Ian Greenleigh from Bazaarvoice is going to be our guest so we’ve got all kinds of amazing things coming up on Social Pros and we thank you for your support. Eric: Yeah. Jay: So we will see what happens. Next week, we will be back with some sort of South by Southwest show.

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20 Ways to Generate ROI from a Corporate Blog

Webbiquity SMM

Yet a Bazaarvoice/CMO Club study showed that only 15% of CMOs could point to a “significant return&# from Facebook marketing efforts, while 9% report no ROI and 35% basically had no idea. It can influence your prospects to buy from you, but doesn’t normally lead straight to a purchase. Here are 20 ideas.

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