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What's your social currency?

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Now hear this: No one ever joined Facebook or Twitter so they could follow a brand or a company. Yet, according to HubSpot, brands who connect via the social sphere see a direct impact on sales. Yet, according to HubSpot, brands who connect via the social sphere see a direct impact on sales.

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Who we areā€¦not what we are in social media

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If you grew up in a traditional marketing or pr or design field, you probably had the implications and research of demographics beat into your head. Besides, what do you really care how old the audience is, if the people are passionate about something relevant to your brand, isn’t that the more important piece of knowledge?

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Book Review Wednesday: Wikibrands: Reinventing your company in.

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Where WikiBrands differs is that it incorporates all those key subjects and more while also discussing the often ignored role of the brand. Branding is particularly relevant for small and medium sized businesses or start-ups who are looking to start or increase their social media voice.

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5 things to measure in social media ROI

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Word of Mouth: Word of Mouth is essentially the value of conversation others are having around your company, product or brand. In my model I based the use of Word of Mouth off of McKinsey Research valuation of Word of Mouth (WOM) value which looks at Relevance, Trust and Quantity.

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