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The Social Influence Surge—Are You Prepared?

Harp Interactive

53% of those on Twitter have recommended companies and/or products in their tweets and almost as many voice an intent to buy those products or services. With social media now mainstream, we’re experiencing a surge of consumer influence from “social shopping”, consumer reviews and online word-of mouth-marketing.

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How to Make the Zero Moment of Truth Work for You

Buzz Marketing for Technology

Posted in Behavioral Targeting Business Intelligence Conversion Conversion Optimization Customer Experience Interactive Marketing Internet Search SEO Strategy User Generated Content. According to a Bazaarvoice study, 80% of online reviews on a given retail site are written by the top 20% of the site’s most committed and loyal customers.

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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.

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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.

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Social Pros 27 – Jeremiah Owyang and Rebecca Lieb

Convince & Convert

Eric : This stat of the week came by way of Ian Greenleigh of Bazaarvoice , who basically emailed Jay saying, “Hey, check out this data. But at the same time, there’s a corresponding rise in content marketing , which is not no cost, but it’s certainly lower cost than most things involving a media buy. Jay : Uh-oh.

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The Top #Nifty50 Women in Technology on Twitter for 2012

Webbiquity SMM

Based in Minneapolis, Abby is Senior Manager Creative Services at Best Buy, and also Board President at FamilyWise, a non-profit organization that provides programs for families that encourage self-determination, self-sufficiency, and healthy family lifestyles. ” ‘Nuff said. Abby Bailey. AbbyBailey. Erin Mulligan Nelson.

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