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

Convince & Convert

When they wake up, 59% of consumers check their email account before anything else online, according to new research from ExactTarget (disclosure: client) , in a sweeping survey of 400+ Americans. link] Bridget Gast Why variable data is so popular today. relevancy = respect) from @jaybaer [link] – good data, cool tool!

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

Convince & Convert

Surveying, physical and online focus groups and opinion polling are still the primary tactics companies depend upon for market prediction and go to market strategy. The scalability of getting it going and the ability within an organization to make use of the new data stream. Yet, it seems to be a stagnant mode of gathering feedback.