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Forrester: Email and search drive online sales, not social

Dave Fleet

Research recently released by Forrester entitled “ The Purchase Path of Online Buyers in 2012 ” indicates that email and search dominate the online space in driving online sales. As reported by Marketing Pilgrim : Paid search matters most for new customers. What about customer retention, loyalty and advocacy?

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5 Tips to Engage Your Audience With Push Messages

Convince & Convert

The paid search ads which once roped in a prospect have now become “noise” they sift through when searching for your content online. I’m assuming those brands have your loyalty. Continue the conversation on our Facebook or Google+ pages. Quick—pull out your phone.

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25 Compelling Reasons to Blog for Business Yesterday

Writtent Blog

One of the most compelling reasons to blog is being able to capture interest from the 89% of consumers who begin their search for branded solutions on a major search engine: Image credit: HubSpot. This can feed into better brand recognition, which spurs loyalty and preference: Image credit: Blog Engage.

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31 Expert Guides to Maximizing Online Brand Visibility – WPO

Webbiquity SMM

Writing that “Today, superb, consistent content best serves your customers and leads to increased loyalty and bottom-line results,” Deborah Hanamura explores a baker’s dozen considerations for content marketing strategy, including social, SEO, PPC (“Great Pay-Per-Click advertising requires great content. by MediaPost.

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101 Vital Social Media and Digital Marketing Statistics for (the Rest of) 2013

Webbiquity SMM

What are the best days and times for Facebook updates? State of Search ). Facebook, Twitter and Google+ are the most popular social networks with search engine marketers. While 86% of marketing professionals have “liked” at least one brand on Facebook, just 58% of consumers have done so. B2b vendors?

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

Convince & Convert

And masses of Facebook fans or Twitter followers aren’t enough either. Ditch Experimentation and Plan Instead The real social media success stories aren’t arising out of tactical experimentation with Twitter and Facebook. Whether B2B or B2C, customers are buying based on what they need. However, awareness is important.