article thumbnail

7 Ways to Lighten Up Your Marketing and Generate Conversation

Convince & Convert

To date, there haven’t been many great examples of humor in B2B. And, according to a global Nielsen Survey of Trust in Advertising conducted in September 2013 (58 countries), almost half (47%) of respondents said that humor resonates more than any content approach. Put the Fun in Funnel Consider a comic book or coloring book.

article thumbnail

The 5 Reasons Most Companies Aren’t Measuring Social Media

Convince & Convert

Consider Nielsen ratings, which are used to determine the popularity of all TV shows and, consequently, how the dozens of billions of dollars in TV advertising is apportioned. Nielsen ratings have a direct impact on hundreds of thousands of people in the United States. That’s not math; that’s folly. friends). It Depends.

Nielsen 146
Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Why Critics of Klout Are Missing the Big Picture

Convince & Convert

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. Number of Nielsen households among them?

Klout 159
article thumbnail

3 Really Difficult Ways to Create Great Customer Experience

Convince & Convert

According to Walker, by 2020 customer experience will be more important than even price for B2B buyers. Today, according to research I completed in conjunction with my new book, Hug Your Haters , among those expecting a response at all, 40% of customers who complain about businesses in social media expect to hear back within one hour.

Nielsen 60
article thumbnail

EGC is the Key Content Marketing Trend

Convince & Convert

Nielsen says that advertising from companies is trusted by 47% of global citizens. According to Content Marketing Institute and MarketingProfs research, 50% of B2B content marketers say they struggle to create content consistently. Further, content from employees is often more trusted than content from the organization itself.

Trends 60
article thumbnail

23 Outstanding Social PR Guides

Webbiquity SMM

You Know You Are in PR When… by B2B PR Sense Blog. ** 5 STARS. Maybe you have a story worth adding to a book I’m working on, or including in a speech. ” Guides to the Evolution of PR. The awesome Wendy Marx provides an entertaining and video-rich look at how the PR industry has changed over the past decade.

article thumbnail

Build Your Brand a Social Content Ladder in 5 Steps | Blogging and.

Convince & Convert

Hogan Like Taxonomy / phone book reference here – search evolution in a nut shell RT @jaybaer.Social Content Ladder 5 Steps [link] [link] Mark J. Sharing this with my readers, very well laid out! link] Top ? How can I help you? August 12, 2010 (766) Twitter Stream © 2008-2010 Convince & Convert, LLC. All rights reserved.

Brands 143