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14 Social Listening Tools for Effortless Brand Monitoring

Hootsuite

Simply because of the vast amount of data they provide about your brand, your audience, and your competitors in real time. Back in the day, marketers had to dedicate substantial budgets to consumer and competitor research through surveys, focus groups, and market testing. What is social listening?

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4 Benefits of Twitter for business

Sprout Social

Twitter is one of the top platforms to keep up with the latest trends and conversations. You may already be using Twitter on a daily basis to follow your favorite brands and take part in trending conversations. But what about using Twitter for your business? But what about using Twitter for your business?

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Can Ottawa’s NBL franchise recover from a branding disaster?

Sherrilynne Starkie

“We didn’t want to fall into the trap of having a great name and then focus group it to death to the point where you go, ‘Ah, it doesn’t work, let’s go with something safe.’ ”. So says Ken Evraire , the Ottawa branding consultant for Bytown Sports, according to an Ottawa Citizen story last week. It’s a tomahawk dunk.

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Why it’s time to break up with your biannual brand survey

Sprout Social

Maybe you think you’re in a happy relationship with your current brand survey routine. Twice a year, you go on the brand health reporting equivalent of an excellent date. Plus, social insights can give you everything you got from your brand survey and more. What is a brand survey? But what about the rest of the year?

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How Manwich Could Use Twitter Without Even Being On It

Waxing UnLyrical

Well, recently Gini Dietrich invited Lindsay Bell to dinner via The Twitter. I mean, do you have a program in place to gain insights on what is being said about your brand, your business, yourself? And for big brands that can’t always respond to every mention, it is important to be talked about on social media networks.

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23 Tips to Build a Brand that is a Sweet Orange in a World of Bitter Apples

Pam Moore

How do you build a brand that is a sweet orange in an online social world of bitter apples? How do the brands that leave lasting imprints in your head do it? Why do you consistently buy one brand over another? There is a reason that the brands, jingles are stuck in your head. A logo does not equal a brand.

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How Your Brand Can Win Over Online Customers One Skeptic at a Time

Convince & Convert

This is an issue that’s all too prevalent among brands. The trick is to engage in an open dialogue with consumers to cultivate a cohesive brand story. Here are six ways to keep your brand in check and portray your company authentically: 1. That requires a clear declaration of what your brand stands for.

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