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JUNE 22, 2010

Never Heard Of It This is of course a situation that is most acute in B2B, where White Horse found that 60% of companies either have low executive interest in social media, or have modest interest but a lack of education. If anything, social media is MORE important for B2B companies than it is for B2C companies.

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JUNE 30, 2010

To Daniel Hindan: I think it’s funny how people are willing to pay a sales force commission but they’re missing the boat on what could be a free sales and referral system, by hiring an intern or training existing staff members about social media. link] RT @jaybaer: [link] Social Capital Are You Treating You Fans Like Cattle?

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JUNE 23, 2010

Now, take this a step further, you buy a new car once every 3 – 6 years, but how often do you buy a cup of coffee and a bagel? Brands need to stop viewing crowdsourcing and open innovation strategies as ‘giving up creative control’ and rather understand what this really is – co-created market research that is more accurate.

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JUNE 28, 2010

On today’s Web, buying decisions are influenced less by the grand, sweeping programs that take old marketing and put a fresh coat of social paint on them. today’s Web, buying… [link] #marketing [link] Jim Weldon Why You Should Use a Content Rationale Report: Little is the new big.On

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