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102 Compelling Social Media and Online Marketing Stats and Facts for 2012 (and 2013)

Webbiquity SMM

With 92% of companies now incorporating social media into their marketing efforts, it’s no longer sufficient to just “be there” on social networks. Just 4% of marketers said their companies were “very effectiveā€¯ at measuring social marketing in 2012. Social CRM is still confusing.

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Is Your Social Strategy Proactive or Reactive | Social Media.

Convince & Convert

February 23rd, 2010 |Written By: Jay Baer | View Comments Tweet Is your social media program about asking, or answering? there’s a schism coming in social media between companies using it for marketing, and companies using it for customer service and CRM. An interesting little related aside.

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Convince and Convert Blog: Social Media Strategy and Social Media.

Convince & Convert

When I discuss this concept with companies, however, too often I hear something in the realm of “we don’t know what to provide our customers that would be helpful.&# Try to return something to your own company. 5 excellent points that a company can (should!) 5 excellent points that a company can (should!)

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Convince and Convert Blog: Social Media Strategy and Social Media.

Convince & Convert

Because our behaviors on the social Web leave a noticeable fingerprint, smart companies can modify the way they engage and interact with us, based on our social graph, purchase history, etc. But now, social media is enabling companies to make influencer outreach a foundational marketing tactic.

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Convince and Convert Blog: Social Media Strategy and Social Media.

Convince & Convert

Social Media is optional It doesn’t matter what the demographics of your customers are. Your company needs to be part of that conversation. Social media is not about Facebook or MySpace or Flickr or Twitter or blogs or YouTube. It doesn’t matter what industry you’re in. It’s about humanization.

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Convince and Convert Blog: Social Media Strategy and Social Media.

Convince & Convert

.&# But, I’m excited by the possibilities, eager to get our kids set up in what I think will be a terrific situation, fired up about our new home, and eager to get integrated into the Indiana social media community. Even getting this far has been a carnival ride of mortgage, insurance, real estate, movers and utilities drama.

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The Essentials of B2B Search Marketing

Oktopost

By marketing through search engine results and paid search advertising, a company can capture high-quality leads with intent to buy. PPC advertising allows your B2B company to pay a set fee to have text-based advertisements appear in paid search results. When your ideal customer asks, “Hey Google, who has the best Social CRM?,”

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