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SEPTEMBER 22, 2010

But the connections between companies and their email subscribers are far stronger than the connections between companies and their social media subscribers. Companies are trying to stay top-of-mind among their prior customers, and incentivize those customers directly or indirectly to spread the word to their friends and associates.

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MAY 5, 2010

Because you see, unlike most communities that are created based on brand affinity, and then conduct market research as an aside (if at all), JaneNation was built to tap into the minds of America’s females. Fantastic idea and execution.RT @jaybaer: Research + brand community + marketing to women = social media success.

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JUNE 22, 2010

New research from White Horse of 104 companies found that in 86% of companies, executives are not using social media. If anything, social media is MORE important for B2B companies than it is for B2C companies. Most B2B companies have fewer customers, so the opinions of each are magnified. This makes no sense.

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JULY 20, 2010

About a year ago, I wrote a guest post here titled “ Use Online Listening for Competitive Research. Not unlike traditional surveys, keyword research and social data mining tools tell a powerful story about the information target audiences want from organizations, on-and-offline.

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JUNE 29, 2010

But all is not lost, if you just commit to turning away from Starsky & Hutch, and toward the opportunities for greater good. August 12, 2010 (766) Twitter Stream © 2008-2010 Convince & Convert, LLC. All rights reserved. 4463 Forest Hill Drive -- Bloomington, Indiana 47401 (602) 616-1895 jason@convinceandconvert.com

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

A comprehensive survey (1,753 respondents) released today by Edison Research, paints a fascinating picture of Twitter and its role in America’s social media ecosystem. Brand Interaction is a Major Part of Life on Twitter In addition to following brands, Twitter users research and engage with companies. population).

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FEBRUARY 23, 2010

Conversely, many blogs are too community-oriented, taking an overly insider approach, given that new research from my friends and clients Compendium Blogware shows that search drives 60%+ of total traffic on 80%+ of corporate blogs. link] > @jaybaer [link] Stephanie Wonderlin Is Your Social Strategy Proactive or Reactive?

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Webbiquity SMM

MAY 10, 2011

According to MarketingSherpa (and many other sources), generating qualified leads remains the top priority for B2B marketers. A journalist is conducting research for a story…finds your blog…is impressed by the facts and knowledge conveyed and wants to learn more. Here are 20 ideas. A well-written blog can be a PR magnet.

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APRIL 28, 2010

But now, social media is enabling companies to make influencer outreach a foundational marketing tactic. Finding Your Influencers As noted in the study, the notion of true 1:1 marketing via social media is a bit of a fallacy. CourtneyM This is a great review of the Forrester Research. Eat 10 sandwiches, get the 11th free.

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JULY 6, 2010

She leads the agency’s social media group, and has more than 20 years experience in consumer, technology, B2B and social media marketing.

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MAY 25, 2010

Here are the highlights: A Colossal Opportunity According to Forrester research, from 2009 – 2014, the average annual growth rate in digital marketing expenditures in the U.S. will range from 11% (the relatively mature email marketing), to 34% (social media).

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APRIL 20, 2010

You are not alone…keyword research pays off in the #longtail [link] [link] Jamie’s Shared Items Does Your Blog Have a Long Tail: [link] [link] SEOP Great article. Thanks for the share. I myself is a blogger and have been targetting long tail key phrases sometimes. All rights reserved.

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JUNE 2, 2010

[link] [link] UX Feeder Delicious: Do You Like How I Look In These Jeans – Social Curation | facebook | Social Media Consulting … [link] [Research] [link] UX Feeder Delicious: Do You Like How I Look In These Jeans – Social Curation | facebook | Social Media Consulting … [link] [Research] [link] UX Feeder Delicious: Do You Like (..)

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Webbiquity SMM

APRIL 6, 2017

Social customer relationship management (CRM) was being written about as a distinct product category as far back as 2008, but market interest really began to take off the following year. How does social CRM differ from traditional CRM? ” — B2B PR Sense Blog. 6) Base CRM. 1) Infusionsoft. .

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Visually SM

JULY 27, 2020

Used by B2B businesses, Oktopost places emphasis on tracking conversions and identifying which channels and messaging drive results. Underscoring their focus on B2B engagement, Oktopost integrates with Marketo, Salesforce, Act-On, and others, directly linking social media actions to the impact on sales.

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APRIL 15, 2010

Content marketing is perhaps alone in its ability to be a successful endeavor at every phase of the customer lifecycle: When a potential customer is using Google to research new digital cameras, what is going to get them to a Kodak site? Because content is the most efficient form of marketing available. Smart, optimized content.

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MARCH 3, 2010

An Enormous Opportunity The huge (and expanding) reach of social media, and its relatively low cost (at least from a production fees perspective) makes it an incredibly attractive proposition for marketers. Forrester Research shows that from 2009-2014, U.S.

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APRIL 6, 2010

Social media scientist Dan Zarrella has some excellent research on social content best practices. Don’t make assumptions – test them. Vary time of day, day of week, phrasing, link placement, and other options, and thoroughly document your results. All rights reserved.

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

Thanks to my crack assistant Jess Ostroff for helping with the research. This is obviously invalid research statistically, but anecdotally it makes you wonder. This is obviously invalid research statistically, but anecdotally it makes you wonder. Thanks for this research. Thanks for boiling these down and providing links.

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AUGUST 18, 2010

But there are still plenty of PR firms (and companies, for that matter) looking at social media purely as a distribution vehicle. I especially like your last point — if social media has changed anything, it's changed the definition of influence. What do you think? Frank_Strong This is a great post Jay.

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MARCH 23, 2010

There’s a First Time for Everything New research (pdf) by my clients at Compendium Blogware show that for more than two-thirds of corporate blogs, new visitors comprise more than 80% of total blog traffic. Here they were, arriving at your party with nary a prior personal connection, but looking for a good time just like everyone else.

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JULY 8, 2010

philosophy, Jeff is also co-author of the ExactTarget/CoTweet SUBSCRIBERS, FANS & FOLLOWERS Research Series. A driving force behind the company’s SUBSCRIBERS RULE! He lives in Cleveland and has not, to his knowledge, ever been bitten by a vampire—although he his cursed to roam the earth as a Cleveland Browns fan. Why is this? Why is this?

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Webbiquity SMM

SEPTEMBER 10, 2019

The top two social networks for B2B software-as-a-service (SaaS) companies are LinkedIn and Twitter. Fortunately, as noted in the post How B2B Tech Marketing on Twitter is Changing (Research) , the majority of SaaS tool providers profiled in The Comprehensive Guide to Content Marketing Software maintain an active Twitter presence.

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APRIL 14, 2010

Now I know it is for social media gurus but for me it's not. My research focuses on organizations that align customer behavior with their corporate actions — with their actions not just fostering but ultimately inducing a needed behavior (a sale or lead). All rights reserved.

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Webbiquity SMM

DECEMBER 4, 2012

Find the answers to those questions and many more here in almost two dozen of the best social media guides, tips, tools, insights and rants of 2012. Social Media Marketing Guides and Tips. Social Media Campaigns Don’t Match When Consumers Are Online by Spin Sucks. 12 Essential Social Media Cheat Sheets by Mashable. .”

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

Research: How do people talk about your industry and who are the influencers? I'm sounding like a physician but in a real sense that's essentially what you're doing to arrive at a proper regimen to ensure social media's contribution to B2B or B2C marketing and ultimately the business' health.

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SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

And that’s why your social media strategy must be tools-agnostic. More from Convince and Convert Why Social CRM Needs to Be Less About the Social and More About the Customers Content Lessons Learned From 25 Popular Blog Posts Is Starbucks the Most Dangerous Competitor to Facebook? Will you do that for me please?

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FEBRUARY 25, 2010

Her company Audience Audit provides strategic marketing support and audience segmentation research that helps organizations understand their customers better. b2b [link] Halloween Party City Do You Know Your Customers Enough to be a Social Media Hit | Guest … [link] [link] John B. I will have to research them more now.

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AUGUST 31, 2010

Here’s a different spin on conversations with some research about the effectiveness of online conversations. Is a conversation a monologue, dialogue or could it even be a polylogue? I’m going to get a little education geeky and jargon filled. I’ve tried to simplify it. All rights reserved.

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FEBRUARY 19, 2016

So their team researched the Twitter handles of the top 250 US municipalities, the mayors of each municipality. If I’ve got, especially for a B2B topic, let’s say, a big popular celebrity may not be the best influencer for me to reach out and engage with. They gave that to me in a spreadsheet. I turned it into a CSV.

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MAY 19, 2010

is Crucial to your Content Marketing Strategy [link] #marketing #b2b [link] Maneesh Why D.I.S. is Crucial to your Content Marketing Strategy | Blogging and Content Creation | Social Media Consulting… [link] [link] Per Call Why D.I.S. link] Trudi Sinclair Why D.I.S. link] Lisa Diomede Why D.I.S.

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FEBRUARY 9, 2010

That’s the research study I’d like to see. There are dozens – maybe even hundreds – of people that I “know&# via social media, and consider to be friends. What this Edelman research demonstrates is that we’ve become a bunch of cynics, and who could blame us?

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MARCH 16, 2010

Twitter’s role as a conduit for the Zeitgeist is unrivaled, and it has almost single-handedly ushered in the era of real-time search, and social CRM. A new Pew Research study shows only 8% of U.S. Young People Don’t Use It Today’s marketing coordinator is tomorrow’s CMO, and younger Americans don’t embrace Twitter.

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JUNE 30, 2010

When they wake up, 59% of consumers check their email account before anything else online, according to new research from ExactTarget (disclosure: client) , in a sweeping survey of 400+ Americans. link] ATG_ecommerce 59% of consumers check their email account as soon as they wake up, according to new research from @ExactTarget [link] Do you?

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Webbiquity SMM

MAY 2, 2017

A marketing intelligence tool that combines SEO features (such as keyword rank tracking and keyword research) with marketing channel tracking (search, email, social media, mobile, and paid) and competitive analysis. A B2B marketing operations platform that supports planning, executing, distributing, and analyzing full-funnel content.

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

A new research study of 1,400 U.S. Daily Twitter users are 300-400% more likely to write a blog, review products, upload videos, and every other social behavior, than are non-users. In fact, the research shows that 72% of daily Twitter users write a blog, 61% write at least one product review per month, and 53% upload videos.

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AUGUST 4, 2010

I watched too many great social media strategies get derailed by a legal team or an executive's fear of one customer saying something negative. Yet, we spent millions with research vendors seeking out customers who would do just that in private.

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