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Study shows social media drives sales

Sherrilynne Starkie

AIR MILES collectors were encouraged to engage with the AIR MILES-hosted social community website by sharing thoughts about the brand or participating in promotions; they were rewarded either with a small number of bonus miles or entry to a lottery for large prizes. In total, over 99,000 unique posts were analyzed.

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Extend the Life of Your Event with Post-Event Planning

Waxing UnLyrical

Hosting an event is just the beginning of its life-cycle. Tip: If you’re hosting a speaker, film their session and edit it down to quick, digestible takeaways post-event. If you’re hosting a meet-up, ask attendees to answer questions on-camera, and edit the montage together for distribution.

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Google Analytics: Your Free Goldmine to More Leads, Sales and Human Connections

Pam Moore

How to monitor live traffic on your site when hosting an online event? Supporting Resources: Social Profit Factor Training System + Member Community. 10 Ways to Stomp Random Acts of Marketing (white paper). 8 Steps to Develop a Social Business Plan (white paper). Audience Analysis Worksheet. SoundCloud.

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20 Ways to Cultivate Brand Unawareness in Social Media

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

Yet another deal related issue: if you hit your community with a different offer every day, you run not only the risk of annoying them, but also of confusing them. Example: Offering a free white paper download to someone likes you on Facebook, and the download consists of 200 words of common knowledge. Every day is a new deal.

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How To Create A Know-It-All Company - CIO.com - Business Technology Leadership

Buzz Marketing for Technology

White Papers |. Before creating an online community of practice (COP), Michael Behounek, KM director for $1.25 Behounek once created a community to devise performance enhancements for a particular 2,000-horsepower pump used in the companys oil refineries. That gave us fertile ground to kick off the community.

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How to Maintain Your Brand’s Authentic Voice

Convince & Convert

This week: From ExactTarget , a free white paper called “ 3 Truths Every CMO Needs to Know About Social Media and the Customer Experience “ From Expion , a case study about how H&R Block mobilized 90,000 tax professionals in social media using Expion to guide their activity.

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How Scotts Uses Social Media for Maximum Customer Support

Convince & Convert

This week: From ExactTarget , a free white paper called “ 3 Truths Every CMO Needs to Know About Social Media and the Customer Experience “ From Expion , a case study about how H&R Block mobilized 90,000 tax professionals in social media using Expion to guide their activity.