Sprout Social

AUGUST 26, 2021

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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Research Social Media Airlines Marketing 144

Sprout Social

MARCH 30, 2021

Using Sprout Social’s Listening tool , they were able to set up a simple Topic query with “leg day” as the main keyword and Twitter, Facebook and Instagram as the networks of choice. In order to vote on Twitter and Instagram, fans had to include the radio station’s handle, an artist’s name and #ArtistOfTheSummer.

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Questions Data Focus Group Analysis 124

Sprout Social

AUGUST 17, 2021

If you answered “yes” to any of these questions, we have good news for you: You don’t need to schedule a focus group to get answers. From established brands to startups, an unusual amount of companies have launched branded merch lines. Now, many are turning to Twitter to figure out which memecoin will take off next.

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Questions Sentiment Meme Trends 119

Convince & Convert

JULY 24, 2019

For example, a study by CoSchedule found that the “optimal” number of daily posts on Twitter (your mileage may vary) is 15, but just one to two posts per day on Instagram and Facebook are the sweet spot. It’s a highly targeted, nearly free focus group. Click To Tweet.

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Social Media Strategy Content Template 155

Sprout Social

OCTOBER 8, 2020

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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Content Meeting Process Sentiment 144

Convince & Convert

MARCH 8, 2017

For example, a recent study by CoSchedule found that the “optimal” number of daily posts on Twitter (your mileage may vary) is 15, but just one to two posts per day on Instagram and Facebook are the sweet spot. It’s a highly targeted, nearly free focus group. This is also how television conglomerates operate.

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Social Media Strategy Template Templates 165

agora pulse

DECEMBER 28, 2017

Think of social media like one giant focus group. In fact, it’s better than a focus group because the people talking are already actively engaged with your brand, and their opinions and observations are offered unsolicited. The handles of any key people in your company (CEOs, spokespeople etc.).

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Hashtag Marketing Focus Group Conversation 128

Socialized

JANUARY 21, 2010

The Pizza Turnaround video, which was produced by Domino’s, features Domino’s employees, including its head chefs, and some of the company’s marketing executives, admitting outright that the pizza sucks. “Doesn’t feel like there’s much love in Domino’s Pizza,&# says another focus group participant.

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Real Estate Comparison Focus Group Blogosphere 177

Hootsuite

JUNE 28, 2023

Even clicking a link in WhatsApp is dark social, and it’s the third most popular social media network in the world, ahead of Instagram, TikTok, Twitter, and Pinterest. Make sharing easy Do you have sharing buttons on your blog articles for more than Facebook, Twitter, or Pinterest? Source: Hootsuite’s Digital Trends report 2.

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HootSuite URL Analytics Forums 120

Mindjumpers

MARCH 28, 2011

Tweet UX Masterclass is a conference that is going to be held in Copenhagen March 31 st – April 1 st , 2011, and SnitkerGroup , the Danish partner of the UXalliance working with usability, is the company hosting this global conference. This means that companies test their ideas among the users in order to optimize the experience and revenues.

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Conference iPad Mobile Focus Group 238

Sprout Social

MARCH 26, 2019

In it, we’ll review how you can use social media listening for your company or organization, as well as proving its value to the C-suite. These advantages span the entire company, from product development to customer service. More affordable : Coordinating focus groups and hiring marketing research agencies can be pricey.

Social Media 104

Social Media Sentiment Marketing Analysis 104

Direct Marketing Observations

MARCH 16, 2015

It’s 2015 and companies left and right keep talking about their new mandate of delivering on a quality customer experience. You might want to say this out loud: “Companies just now, are starting to actually care and do something about me, the customer.” You can write 1000 words diatribes praising or bashing a company.

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Compete Sample Samples Focus Group 100

Sprout Social

MAY 18, 2021

On the other hand, social media describes a variety of digital platforms like Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and others that allow for targeted distribution and audience interaction. TV still reigns supreme when it comes to raising brand awareness, with 58% of consumers learning about brands and companies through TV advertising.

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Social Media Team Focus Group Loyalty 111

Sprout Social

FEBRUARY 5, 2020

Social media is the world’s largest and most transparent focus group. Social listening lets you tap into that focus group, their conversations and the trends happening not just around your brand, but around your industry as a whole. It’s not just software companies that need product feedback. What power!

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Tools Sentiment How To Team 94

Convince & Convert

JULY 2, 2014

Companies think they know who they are and how they stand in consumers’ minds, but often, the message they’re sending is completely different. Here are six ways to keep your brand in check and portray your company authentically: 1. Get Inside Customers’ Heads You know who you are as a company, but do your customers?

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Brands Survey Construction Comparison 144

Buzz Marketing for Technology

MAY 9, 2012

Focus Groups – are skewed in three ways: small sample sizes, self-selection population, and the dreaded “decibel rule’ – the loudest person in the room wins. It appears to us that companies that make million-dollar decisions on this kind of “static” data are doing themselves a disservice.

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Data Sample Samples Survey 222

Sprout Social

MARCH 7, 2022

Twitter Brand Surveys. On Twitter, brands aren’t just part of the fun. Seven out of 10 Twitter users even say that “Brand Twitter” is one of the best parts of being present on the network. Using Twitter Brand Surveys can help you better understand what drives brand lift among an already receptive audience.

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Survey Brands Sentiment Template 93

Adam Cohen

JULY 12, 2010

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. But those same companies need to leverage, not ignore, that insight available when fusing social media into the marketing mix they already have.

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Research Social Media Marketing Retail 265

Audiense

JUNE 13, 2017

A few years ago, companies spent months researching their target audiences (with market surveys, focus groups, etc). In this regard, the enormous amount of public data available is a great source of strategic knowledge on audiences and target audiences for brands and agencies.

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Sports Focus Group Eventful Influencer 126

Convince & Convert

OCTOBER 2, 2015

Forget Focus Groups. He suggests that, rather than shelling out for costly focus groups, sales teams are realizing that social media provides endless information about what their audience cares about, how they consume media, and what motivates their decision-making. Identify the right audience.

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Crimson Hexagon How To Focus Group Data 60

Webbiquity SMM

DECEMBER 21, 2010

Marketers no longer have to rely on expensive, contrived focus groups; social media provides a vastly larger, richer, more real-world source of information. Smart companies are providing social media support options and actively monitoring social media networks for brand and product name mentions. Provide customer support.

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Social Media Research ROI Technorati 191

Webbiquity SMM

JUNE 20, 2011

Certain aspects of social media (such as the ease of building a large following on Twitter—if you’re not picky about things like quality or relevance) are like helium for those with already overinflated egos. because there are more blog comments to respond to, more Twitter followers to check out, etc.). The solution? Sadly, yes.

Social Media 205

Social Media ROI Social Networking Foursquare 205

Kikolani

JUNE 27, 2013

This is Youtility , and, quite simply, companies that practice it are followed, subscribed to, bookmarked, and kept on the home screen of mobile devices. Companies that don’t… aren’t. Instead of marketing that’s needed by companies, Youtility is marketing that’s wanted by customers. Youtility is marketing upside down.

Tools 141

Tools Patterns Adwords Advertising 141

Audiense

FEBRUARY 8, 2017

Step forward Fred Graver , a four-time Emmy winner whose use of Twitter and Audiense has made it possible for him to reduce risk further than ever before in the creation of his new TV series, while also extracting real world inspiration for his characters. Why did you need to use Twitter data to make the show? What’s that future like?

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Data Focus Group Compete Twitter 60

Bill Hartzer

MAY 26, 2010

Some people think they can just send out a couple of surveys , or do a few focus groups , and gather all the information they need about the public’s opinion about their products. If you’re looking for a way to find out what people really think of your company, MutualMind , has all the tools you need to do just that.

Brands 114

Brands Klout Reputation Digg 114

Convince & Convert

JANUARY 9, 2012

Thinking I would find other funny tweets criticizing the spot, I did a Twitter search for “Tostitos” But within seconds, I determined that I was in the minority – the commercial was a hit among many TeleTwitterers. Twitter is a living focus group. Could Twitter be used for on-the-fly ad optimization?

Sentiment 115

Sentiment Sysomos Crowdsourcing Visible Technologies 115

Kikolani

MAY 31, 2012

Why are you on Twitter? Even today, if you asked most companies why they’re using social media, they won’t be able to give you a straight answer. For example, BlogcastFM runs a focus group on their Google+ page , while SEOmoz creates unique video content that you can’t find anywhere else.

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Blogger Social Media Tips ROI 141

Convince & Convert

NOVEMBER 17, 2016

What if your company could insert itself into this routine? A search of your office location on Instagram and a quick Twitter inquiry of your branded hashtag will reveal at least a handful of employees who are (hopefully) already singing your praises. Your employees each have a morning ritual. Grab a cup of coffee. Respond to emails.

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Survey Education How To Hotels 60

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MAY 18, 2010

Just because you’ve heard that other companies are doing it doesn’t mean that social media will magically work for you. It finds your customers Companies using traditional marketing methods (e.g. surveys, focus groups, test marketing) often spend millions to locate their target markets. What are your goals?

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Social Media Strategy StumbleUpon Digg 269

Convince & Convert

FEBRUARY 11, 2015

Not only do they provide a measurable snapshot of campaign success, they’re a tried-and-true gateway to conversion : Companies with 40 or more landing pages get 12 times more leads than those with 5 or less. Post options to consider on your company Facebook page, and ask your fans which design resonates with them.

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Crowdsourcing Exercises Focus Group Forums 60

Laurel Papworth

FEBRUARY 19, 2013

I read an article on Wendy Harmer’s Hoopla Polls Fake Story by @gabriellechan that got me thinking about Nielsen polls, sentiment analysis and focus groups. Twitter sucks at this sort of thing and will pay the price. Well actually, we can. Here’s Tony Abbott. here’s Labor. Here’s Liberal.

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Research Nielsen Sentiment Facebook 107

Convince & Convert

AUGUST 27, 2015

While I could make an argument for every company needing to see information in realtime, there are plenty of use cases where a daily update would work just fine. While the media loves Twitter, the story is bigger than any one social network. It is critical to know who and which media is influential for your company or brand or product.

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Vimeo Influencer Smart Phone Instant Messaging 60

Hootsuite

MAY 2, 2023

As a real estate agent, you have a few options to choose from including: Real Estate Agent Real Estate Developer Real Estate Company Real Estate Appraiser Real Estate Service Commercial Real Estate Agency Select the option which best represents your Page and business, whether you’re a solo agent or part of a team.

Real Estate 102

Real Estate Facebook HootSuite How To 102

Convince & Convert

JANUARY 9, 2012

Thinking I would find other funny tweets criticizing the spot, I did a Twitter search for “Tostitos” But within seconds, I determined that I was in the minority – the commercial was a hit among many TeleTwitterers. Twitter is a living focus group. Could Twitter be used for on-the-fly ad optimization?

Sentiment 87

Sentiment Sysomos Crowdsourcing Visible Technologies 87

Pam Moore

JULY 11, 2018

From the receptionist to the CEO to the tweet stream of your corporate Twitter account, each touch is a brand impression. Focus on consistent avatars, logo placement, colors, value proposition messages, company and product descriptions, bios, titles, fonts. Accept it, deal with it and make them count! Be realistic.

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Apple Brands Tips Consultant 139

Oktopost

OCTOBER 28, 2019

If you want to engage with people online to talk about your company, your products, and the state of your industry, it makes more impact to back your words up with a credible personal brand. Search for groups related to your industry and area of expertise, then join them. Track Your Mentions.

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B2B Brands Tips Notification 69

Proactive Report

DECEMBER 2, 2009

We have new media platforms – blogs, Twitter, Amazon, Yelp and Get Satisfaction. You can do online focus groups. Communispace is one way to build an online community for focus groups. How does listening help a company? We’re talking to our customers all the time but are we listening?

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Focus Group Survey Influencer Issues 49