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Why you need to build your Social Capital?

Buzz Marketing for Technology

A web that brings your search results based on what your friends clicked on and a buying experience based on what others in your social network (like Facebook) have bought. What it means is that your Social Capital will be a very important asset to you. But this is just a look forward – what about a look backwards?

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Ways to spend your Social Capital

Buzz Marketing for Technology

If you read the last two blog posts on Social Search could it be a Google Killer and When is Amazon go Social , you would begin to get a glimpse of the web in the next 24 months. These are new an exciting ways you can spend all that Social Capital you have been building up in your Twitter or Facebook account.

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Marketing Is Dead

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The Harvard Business Review had a blog post today titled, Marketing Is Dead , written by Bill Lee. This is what the article says: "Traditional marketing - including advertising, public relations, branding and corporate communications - is dead. In short marketing isn't dead. Marketing is everything. But they are.

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The work isn’t done: Make brand activism more than a moment

Sprout Social

That lack of communication is a problem for us as marketers—and all of us need to make it our problem. As marketers, it’s our role to bring the voice of our customers into every strategy session, brainstorm and planning meeting. Hear me out…. It isn’t just taking a stand that’s important to your audience. What does that look like?

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4 Ecommerce trends you need to know for 2022

Sprout Social

Social commerce. Social commerce. Social commerce is when you buy and sell products or services directly from a social media platform. If you haven’t already started selling on social media, chances are high that your competitors already are or are planning to. Types of ecommerce trends to watch for.

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Need to Fundraise? Stick With What Works!

SocialFish

The use of social capital builds trust and makes strangers more willing to donate for a worthy cause. Also, note that there are different ways of crowdfunding; you can request straight donations only, or create a t-shirt design representing your cause and ask people to buy one or more t-shirts. The profit goes up to 50% profit.

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Need to Fundraise? Stick With What Works!

SocialFish

The use of social capital builds trust and makes strangers more willing to donate for a worthy cause. Also, note that there are different ways of crowdfunding; you can request straight donations only, or create a t-shirt design representing your cause and ask people to buy one or more t-shirts. The profit goes up to 50% profit.

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