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What is Social CRM and How to Make It Work for You

Oktopost

B2B marketing campaigns tend to be more like a marathon than a sprint. Finding success at the end of the long B2B sales cycle means knowing your customer and meeting them where they’re at, which is why Customer Relationship Management tools are so essential. Quality CRM solutions pay for themselves many times over.

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Not Tracking Social Media ROI is Your Fault

Convince & Convert

Last week, Susan Etlinger from Altimeter Group published the Social Media ROI Cookbook. It contains significant quantities of solid thinking, and provides a useful framework of six primary ways to measure social media effectiveness. click here to view and download the Social Media ROI Cookbook on Slideshare).

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20 Ways to Generate ROI from a Corporate Blog

Webbiquity SMM

The “ROI of social media&# (or lack thereof) is a hot, and still hotly contested, topic. I summarized arguments from both sides a few months ago in The Social Media ROI Debate. According to MarketingSherpa (and many other sources), generating qualified leads remains the top priority for B2B marketers.

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Why Influence Mining is the Next Gold Rush | social crm | Social.

Convince & Convert

link] Hot In Business Why Influence Mining is the Next Gold Rush | social crm | Social Media Consulting – Convince & Convert [link] [link] Tomas Kazemekas Why Influence Mining is the Next Gold Rush – [link] [link] spiral16 RT @jaybaer: Why Influence Mining is the Next Gold Rush [link] [link] David Spinks Interesting thoughts.

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102 Compelling Social Media and Online Marketing Stats and Facts for 2012 (and 2013)

Webbiquity SMM

Marketers believe the highest consumer priorities on social media are insights for buying decisions (59%) and customer service (58%). B2B buyers are most likely to share useful vendor content via email (79%), followed by LinkedIn (53%), Twitter (39%) and Facebook (18%). Social CRM is still confusing. B2B Lead Blog ).

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Social Media Horror Story With A Happy Ending

Firebelly

But this is not a bad thing, nor is social necessarily negative ROI. Social media is easy for companies that produce soft drinks and TV shows. But not so much for airlines, phone companies, B2B companies and retailers. . It’s a mixed channel of both marketing and customer care. Happy Endings & Lessons Learned.

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Convince and Convert Blog: Social Media Strategy and Social Media.

Convince & Convert

The debate on Social CRM (sCRM) could easily become a distraction. As marketers, we need to reach our customers where they are and social media’s potential in that regard is unquestionable. Look here for some clues [link] Do your homework – start here [link] – social CRM is not Advertising 1.0