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Word of mouth marketing: how to drive conversations and sales at the same time

Sprout Social

Food for thought: recent research from Bazaarvoice notes that recommendations from everyday social media users (36%) are the most meaningful to consumers, handily beating out influencers and even subject matter experts. Ever notice that a lot of brand content on LinkedIn doesn’t rack up a ton of likes and shares?

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Social Pros 8 – Ian Greenleigh of Bazaarvoice

Convince & Convert

This episode features Ian Greenleigh , the Manager of Content and Social Strategy for Bazaarvoice. Ian Greenleigh , who’s the Manager of Social Media Strategy and Content for Bazaarvoice is going to be joining us in just a minute. Special Guest: Ian Greenleigh, Bazaarvoice. Listen Now. Jay: Absolutely. Jay: Very cool.

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Social Pros 8 – Ian Greenleigh of Bazaarvoice

Convince & Convert

This episode features Ian Greenleigh , the Manager of Content and Social Strategy for Bazaarvoice. Ian Greenleigh , who’s the Manager of Social Media Strategy and Content for Bazaarvoice is going to be joining us in just a minute. Special Guest: Ian Greenleigh, Bazaarvoice. Listen Now. Jay: Absolutely. Jay: Very cool.

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The Social Media ROI Debate

Webbiquity SMM

My own thoughts (for what they’re worth) on the matter are that: • It’s challenging to measure the true ROI of social media activities with any precision because social media is as much (if not more) about influence than direct action. Share this on LinkedIn. Share this on Bebo. Subscribe to the comments for this post?

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Social Pros 6 – Instagram Lessons from a Giant B2B Company

Convince & Convert

For example, we did on LinkedIn, we’ve done this closed group of influentials in the industry , the shipping circle, it’s called, where we ask questions like, “What’s the next big innovation that will turn the industry upside down? So we have a very focused approach to it. So that was quite deliberate.

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The Top #Nifty50 Women in Technology on Twitter for 2012

Webbiquity SMM

In 2010, she was honored with a “Changing The Game” Award by the Advertising Women of New York (AWNY) and in 2011 Ann was named a “Woman of Influence” by the Silicon Valley Business Journal. Erin is the Chief Marketing Officer for Bazaarvoice , a brand engagement and social data integration platform, in Austin, Texas. Monica Liming-Hu.

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50 (of the) Best Social Media Guides, Tips and Insights of 2011 (So Far)

Webbiquity SMM

Influence in social media: how to find the top bloggers by blur Group. This post outlines three key measures of social media influence and three key tools to help identify the most influential bloggers in any specific topic niche. 10 Steps to Finding the Influencers in Your Market by Junta42. ** 5 STARS. Social Media Tools.