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5 Reasons I’m Thankful for Social Media

Webbiquity SMM

Now, social media tools like Facebook and LinkedIn make it easy and (usually) non-awkward. Sure, surveys and focus groups still have their place, but you can learn a lot from what they’re saying in social media circles. Share this on LinkedIn. How did we do this before? Got your own reasons to be thankful?

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Seven Ways to Use Social Media for Business

Webbiquity SMM

Marketers no longer have to rely on expensive, contrived focus groups; social media provides a vastly larger, richer, more real-world source of information. Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn groups, community sites (e.g. Share this on LinkedIn. Provide customer support. Share this on Bebo. Share this on del.icio.us.

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Indian Companies on Twitter – A Usage Study

The Marketing Blog

Share this: StumbleUpon Digg Reddit 3 Comments Filed under Iffort , Web 2.0 , twitter Tags: Iffort , iffort.com , study , twitter , twitter india , usage 3 Comments Ashwani March 22, 2010 at 11:04 pm Indian companies are slowly recognizing to the power of social media channels and the effects it can have on businesses, if used properly.

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10 Reasons Why Your Business Needs a Killer Social Media Strategy

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

surveys, focus groups, test marketing) often spend millions to locate their target markets. You can search for related groups and Fan Pages through Facebook, start accounts on social bookmarking sites such as Digg or StumbleUpon, and check on who is linking to your site to find out who’s interested.

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Barcamp Delhi 5: Spreading the Word out !

The Marketing Blog

Share this: StumbleUpon Digg Reddit 5 Comments Filed under BarCamp Tags: BarCamp , BarCamp Delhi , BCD5 , delhi , Google , open source , Social media , startup , twitter 5 Comments Sesso January 22, 2009 at 12:25 pm Great site. & & every month, subscribers are kept abreast with the latest offers through monthly catalogue.

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When is Brand Evangelism a Crime? Exploring the Royal Caribbean.

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

The effective practice of social media marketing requires monitoring all channels, from online cruise message boards to social networking sites like Facebook or LinkedIn. On a few occasions, they also have served as focus groups providing us with valuable feedback on a number of topics.

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Where are my peanuts?

Idaconcpts

Take a look at this testimonial from a participant in a focus group on airlines: You know, I have a dry cleaner at the end of my street. Share this on LinkedIn. It’s just a little Italian guy doing his own thing, no big company or anything. I took him a work blouse on Monday, and I needed it in a hurry. Tweet This!

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