Social Media Strategies Summit

AUGUST 11, 2022

Building a brand community isn’t about improving vanity metrics like engagement and follower count. According to a survey from Vanilla Forums , 58% of brands say their communities improve customer loyalty. So how has the company managed to build an engaged brand community ? Image source. million members today.

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Pixlee

JUNE 15, 2020

Securing repeat customers and fostering customer loyalty have proven to be difficult challenges in the age of a recession, retail closures, and ever-shifting consumer sentiment towards brands. The fact remains, retaining customers is core to creating a sustainable and thriving community-driven brand. Leverage RPA to Engage Customers .

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Buzz Marketing for Technology

OCTOBER 25, 2013

Posted in Advertising Behavioral Targeting Communities Mobile Personalization Testing Web Design. The failure to listen can have the most negative consequences on brand engagement, loyalty and most important, online and mobile sales. According to the U.S. Census Bureau , nearly 17 percent of the U.S. e-commerce sales are expected to.

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Mobile comScore Insurance Sites 225

Sprout Social

DECEMBER 5, 2022

Booktok , for example, has become a flourishing online community. And connecting with your audience goes further than making sales—it builds community, which can save you advertising bucks in the future. But it also comes with high rewards—more than half of consumers are likely to consider buying from brands that are transparent.

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Social Media Crowdsourcing Privacy Comparison 140

Social Media Strategery

JUNE 1, 2013

They use coupons to save money…but also to get that feeling of “getting a deal” They buy generic brands…but will spend more for “tried-and-true” brand names. That’s why they’re constantly scouring message boards, forums, and other social media for tips, tricks, and deals.

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Sprout Social

AUGUST 12, 2020

If you’re looking for ways to strengthen your brand and have better conversations with your customers, you need to build a brand community. Brand communities rally your most loyal customers in one place, which is a massive win for any brand. Plus, these communities are fun for your audience to chat with like-minded people.

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Communities Brands How To Forums 143

Laurel Papworth

JUNE 16, 2010

Now we can see leaderboards and games played out in social spaces, it’s easier to buy into as a concept. Taking Badges Further: I use incentives to reward influencers in my online communities in three ways: Points for repetitive, ongoing and countable activity. note: today most community software has a spam removal system).

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

AUGUST 27, 2008

Round 4 – Percentage of New Visitors The percentage of new visitors provides a basic metric for user loyalty. new visitors While Sphinn itself doesn’t generate outstanding loyalty from members, its users are significantly more likely to return to a site they found. No clear winner can be declared. Good research, as always!

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Social Media StumbleUpon SEO ROI 100

ProBlogger

FEBRUARY 20, 2013

I really love the idea of buying and selling websites. Recently I listed one of my blogs on Flippa , a marketplace for buying and selling websites, and sold it successfully. I would prefer to buy an established blog in a niche that has decent traffic, an engaged community, and quality content. Doing due diligence.

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Convince & Convert

MAY 5, 2010

This 40-something Florida Mom found herself undergoing several simultaneous life shifts, and realized that products and the communication about them didn’t resonate with her any longer. “If we’re going to counsel clients on the role of community, and its ability to garner insights, we need to be able to walk the walk.&#

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Social Media Case Study Strategy Study 125

Viper Chill

AUGUST 28, 2012

I recommend that you try a little bit of everything (including podcasting, article marketing, posting on forums, etc) and then hone in on the ones that are getting you more of the type of visitor that you want. Are there active forums discussing the topic. As for the second part, I don’t have any figures from readers.

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Adsense How To Forums Sites 77

Sprout Social

DECEMBER 4, 2019

First and foremost, if you’re going to market to parents, you need to understand what they’re looking for from the brands they want to buy from. One thing that parents love to do on social media is join parenting groups and forums to get help, insight and support from other parents. What are parents looking for on social media.

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Tips Brands Marketing Authentication 73

Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

You have to create content, be part of many communities, and proceed incrementally. Too often we see social media strategies that involve putting photos into Flickr, videos into YouTube or the creation of a Facebook application and then never revisiting the environment to engage with the communities around this content.

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Social Media Strategy Consultant Web 2.0 149

Convince & Convert

APRIL 28, 2010

Look to Yelp and Forums When you get beyond social networks, the heaviest concentration of influential impressions is on ratings and reviews sites (32%), followed by discussion boards/forums at 29%. Someone in your company should be assigned to monitor and respond to ALL reviews and forum posts , positive or negative.

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Social Media Strategy Influencer Social CRM 147

Convince & Convert

APRIL 13, 2010

link] Lee Riley The Best Advice Has No Shelf Life #li [link] [link] Yael Davidowitz-Neu As always, I enjoy your perspective on how the principles of building brand loyalty/customer engagement remain the same despite significant changes in technology. No matter what, you are the one who makes this ride enjoyable or miserable.

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Social Media Strategy Influencer Education 112

Convince & Convert

JULY 14, 2010

There is no question social media does an organization good, just persevere and know there is a vibrant community there to support your work. Now, Google creates perceptions and it is our job to engage the communities and instill what perceptions we want seen. The change has come from how people create their perceptions.

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Social Media Strategy Metrics Organization 134

Oktopost

JUNE 9, 2020

For them, it’s a way to become thought leaders within their professional communities by sharing insightful and educational content provided by their company. When sales share content on social media, they become more engaged with their professional communities. Gain Leadership and Employee Buy-In. Thought leadership.

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B2B Survey ROI Metrics 144

Convince & Convert

JULY 22, 2010

However, if a firm focuses on building brand loyalty with a small subset of customers, they may find that it has an exponential impact. Lion Brand Yarn found that their customer outreach strategy drove impressive e-commerce results – those who visited the company’s blog were 41% more likely to buy at the Web site.

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Social Media Strategy Influencer Case Study 128

Viper Chill

APRIL 26, 2010

Facebook for me is a lot of work, for a small audience of people who are not in the learn, buy or convert mode. That means setting aside time to answer community questions, point people to resources, and find ways to be useful to your audience – whether that’s educating or simply entertaining them. Same rules typically apply.

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Social Media Strategy Digg Forums 80

ProBlogger

APRIL 23, 2013

Because most people on Amazon buy low priced products like books, so 4% of a $10 product doesn’t add up to a worthwhile commission. If someone were going to buy online, Amazon would have to be one of the safest options. Loyalty and Trust Convert. Why are they there and where are they in the ‘buying cycle’?

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Webbiquity SMM

AUGUST 5, 2013

54% of consumers say that “smaller communities have greater influence on a topic than larger ones.” 77% of buyers are more likely to buy from a company if its CEO uses social media. ( War of Words: Myth-Busting Social Media, SEO & Content Marketing ). 31% have no social media policy in place. WordPress Hosting SEO ).

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Statistics Social Media B2B SEO 214

Convince & Convert

APRIL 7, 2010

There are three primary benefits: awareness via virality and social proof; loyalty and rewards; and market research. It’s never going to be Facebook (unless Facebook buys them), but don’t ignore geo-location apps. Have you visited their “get satisfaction&# forums? Go for it in the comments.

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Foursquare Analysis Consultant Mobile 150

Webbiquity SMM

JUNE 6, 2011

It takes a community to build a community. So much of building a community requires understanding people and engaging with them. Now you may wonder, “ How do we build a community? Senior Analyst at Forrester ( @TomGrantForr ) “You don’t build a community. According to Tom Grant , Ph.D, You expand it.”

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Twitter B2B Crowdsourcing Hubspot 196

Hootsuite

MARCH 31, 2020

Click-through rate, abbreviated CTR, is a measure of how many people who view a social post, ad, or other piece of content click through to read more, buy, or take some other action. Community manager. Community managers help develop professional and brand-focused social relationships by monitoring and engaging with fans and followers.

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List Social Media HootSuite URL 145

Laurel Papworth

AUGUST 1, 2010

Called Facebook “Credit&# it includes a real world component named, rather fetchingly, “App2User&# , which aims to encourage merchants and loyalty programs like Qantas Frequent Flyer points and Flybuys and whatnot to use the Facebook points social media system. Social Networks and Online Communities – maybe Twitter?

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Facebook Virtual World Foursquare Banking 105

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

DECEMBER 15, 2009

It’s not that costly to buy a few domain names (brand new or aged), invest in web hosting, and start applying that knowledge you’ve learned to websites. That’s not something you can easily do by just buying a few domain names and building up a real website presence. I see it in forums and on blogs.

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SEO Social Media Marketing Digg 178

Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 23, 2010

Whether it’s brand reputation management, PR and influencer outreach, customer service and social CRM, interacting with fans on a brand community, or just creating content that builds thought leadership – it all takes time. It works for forums and discussion boards, too.

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Social Media Strategy Energy Consultant 146

Webbiquity SMM

AUGUST 26, 2010

5 Fantastic Facebook Fan Page Ideas to Learn From by OPEN Forum. Sometimes doing what’s easy trumps common sense…Facebook is not just another broadcast media outlet where marketers can buy inventory and interrupt consumers. 10 Secrets of a Winning Facebook Fan Page by Palmer Web Marketing. by iMedia Connection.

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Advertising Facebook Marketing B2B 215