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Why social media vs. traditional media is not the debate you should care about

Sprout Social

For years, people pitted “traditional” and social media against one another. Some harbor the misconception that as social budgets increase, traditional media budgets have to decrease to balance the books. But the conversation shouldn’t be about social media vs. traditional media.

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On Research, Measurement’s Oft-Forgotten Sibling

Waxing UnLyrical

On how to decide which research method to use: Steve said that they use a mix of tools on almost every project, with surveys, focus groups and interviews being the most common. When statistical significance is needed. However, a problem with online research, as Steve pointed out, is “the lack of statistical significance.

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

Kikolani

One of my goals for 2010 is to attend some events / seminars / conventions pertaining to blogging and social media, and today was a great start as I attended the Social Media Arizona event in Tempe. Social Media 101. Measuring Social Media Influence. Social Media Strategy.

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How Size Matters in the Social Media ROI Debate

Convince & Convert

ROI in social media is a luxury. The larger the brand, the more likely they are to use social media without concerning themselves with its dollar ROI, when goodwill for them, is priceless. For the most part, all they have is social media – so ROI is a matter of hope rather than measurable statistics.

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

Convince & Convert

Total cost of this incredibly helpful marketing effort is very low, and Mike even offsets that by including ads from sponsors! This is the strategy of creating a Social FAQ. Website surveys, email surveys, Facebook inquiries, focus groups, telephone calls to 25 customers each month. It’s a Bird.

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Monitoring Your Company’s Brand Online with MutualMind

Bill Hartzer

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. MutualMind takes the different aspects of social media and brings them together into a concise, and helpful way.

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

Convince & Convert

I emphasized that to remain relevant, agencies must differentiate themselves by providing advanced social media services, not just the basics. corporate expenditures on social media will increase by an AVERAGE of 34% a year , and that by 2012, as much will be spent on social media as on email marketing.