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Making the Leap: Why Companies Struggle with Social Media

Adam Cohen

How many people at your company are trained, equipped and empowered to talk to customers? How many customers does your company have? No doubt the numbers stack up in a heavy ratio against people inside the company that are trained to engage them. The third is a consumer goods company. How about potential customers?

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Co-creation: Why creators should be part of your product development team

Sprout Social

After all, an unfiltered comment section on a creator video will give you far better insight into your consumer than any formal survey or focus group ever could. For example, creator Emma Chamberlain launched her own coffee company in 2020, garnering a $7 million Series A round in the process.

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Brands: It’s not enough to be liked

Buzz Marketing for Technology

Imagine a company that has upscale retail locations around the United States receiving tens of thousands of customer visits. Fans may “like” the page, but what good is it really doing the company or its customers? Are your competitors treating your fans in ways that provide an edge over your company? But only 0.2

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How to use voice of customer data to improve your customer relationships

Sprout Social

A company will use a VoC program to understand their customers better. This is a common collection method for online retailers. In this case, Olive & June is a nail polish and accessories company. They help the company understand if they’re delivering the quality they want on both a departmental and individual level.

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A guide to content ideation & development

Sprout Social

The topics are meant to be relevant to your company in the hopes of being part of your content marketing strategy. Somewhere along the product development process, there was a point where the company checked if the product would solve their current or target customers’ issues. For fresh ideas, go no further than your own company.

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7 ways to use social media for market research

Sprout Social

While focus groups are helpful to reference at the start of new product or campaign development, they’re less useful for gathering customer feedback once said post-launch. Social media is much cheaper than surveys or focus groups, which can cost thousands of dollars depending on the size and complexity of your research panel.

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10 Reasons Market Research is Critical to Social Media

Adam Cohen

It happens in all industries, but lately I’ve seen retail companies keep their “Consumer Insight&# group focused on traditional insight like mall traffic patterns and planograms. That stuff is important to the business, no doubt. More about this blog here. Thanks for dropping by.

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