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To see marketing differently, we need to turn the spotlight on social

Sprout Social

The marketing department used to be the mouth of an organization—developing content and communicating messages to support sales. I think back to when I started in the field and my role was all about creating one-sheets, building presentation decks, planning events and helping to support advertising and awareness goals.

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4 Ways to Effectively Use Instagram Polls

agora pulse

Tapping “yes” could result in a sense of accomplishment or a feeling of being part of the community. When you are looking for a pulse check from your audience, and do not have the resources for focus groups and ten-page surveys, an Instagram Poll can offer some interesting insights. So why would they use this feature?

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In bull or bear markets, social media intelligence makes all the difference

Sprout Social

You probably collect survey data from your customers, monitor product reviews and conduct focus groups. With this competitive intelligence in tow, Leadtail and their client started brainstorming strategies to forge their own partnerships to drive brand reach and community engagement. Why is social media intelligence different?

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How to define and share your core brand values effectively

Sprout Social

With a mission to “eliminate clothing waste in order to benefit people and the planet,” it should come as no surprise their values similarly focus on sustainability and community. We did this by sending an open invitation to the entire company and then whittling it down to a working group of 15 individuals. Gather feedback.

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Indian Companies on Twitter – A Usage Study

The Marketing Blog

Though looking for some more deeper analysis on the sales front or on overall impact on business (may be more qualitative, focus groups / individual interviews from the CEOs or MDs of the most activities companies on twitter). Daksh has compiled an excellent presentation on Indian companies on Twitter that is worth a serious [.]

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3 Ways to Use Social Media for New Product Development

Buzzlogix

By contributing to conversations and requesting feedback on your ideas, you can build a focus group that can supply you with a steady stream of new ideas and help grow your company. Also, engaging the community in such a way makes people feel valued in ways that can lead them to become customers when you release your new products.

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Best of #SMAZ – Blogging Tips, Social Media ROI, & SEO

Kikolani

The keynote presentation by Greg Chapman , President of Sitewire covered ways to measure social media influence across multiple channels using some advertising research methods that helped measure how catalog advertising affected customer purchasing. The presentation included great tips for both beginning to advanced bloggers.

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