Net-Savvy Executive

MARCH 30, 2011

Every few seconds this morning, TweetDeck brings another comment on today's announcement that Salesforce.com is buying Radian6. The announcement's not exactly a surprise—Radian6 was the obvious acquisition target in social media analysis (SMA), and their platform had supported Salesforce integration since mid-2009.

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Dave Fleet

JULY 5, 2010

In recent months we’ve seen several interesting moves within the social media monitoring/social CRM space. First reported by the Startup North blog , the news was later confirmed by Sysomos, although their blog comment and tweet have both since been deleted. Acquired by. Jive Software. January 2010. February 2010.

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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

She specializes in social media strategies that lead to actionable plans to achieve real world objectives. To be fair, I’ve only included those I’ve actually used (Radian6, Sysomos, Spiral 16) or tested (Meltwater, SM2). And that’s how I pick the right social media monitoring tool for the job. What about you?

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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

Yes, social media applies to B2B. Turning your customers into advocates and marketers on behalf of your brand pays off a lot more when you’re selling $10,000 pieces of manufacturing equipment, than it does when you’re selling $3 cans of Pringles. The range of Facebook usage is just 37% – 51%.

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Convince & Convert

APRIL 6, 2010

Too many companies and organizations are reinventing the content wheel for every social outpost they maintain. Taxonomy is incredibly important in social media because it’s the most direct link between the worlds of social and search marketing.

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Convince & Convert

MARCH 25, 2010

Advanced social media analytics and ROI calculations often require tying together disparate systems, and looking for causation (or at least correlation) between social media success and business outcome. Check it out and let us know what you think in the comments, won’t-cha?

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Convince & Convert

AUGUST 18, 2010

Better question: How can we find the existing customers that are already passionate about our client, and turn them into a volunteer marketing army? Of course, there are a ton of outstanding PR firms doing excellent work in social media, including all the folks I have the great privilege to work with every day here at Convince & Convert.

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