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Two important SocialFish announcements…

SocialFish

Our brand-spanking new free SocialFish white paper on Social CRM for Associations is here! Two important SocialFish announcements for ya: 1. Download it today and let us know what you think.

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Social Media Is CRM

Social Media Network Marketing

Tying this invaluable data into a CRM solution generates sales leads, ideas for product direction and strengthens a company's image and brand. Opinionated social networking users become a virtual focus group, praising or complaining about a company's offerings, and coming up with suggestions for improvements or new products or brands.

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Social Media a CRM perspective

Social Media Network Marketing

Tying this invaluable data into a CRM solution generates sales leads, ideas for product direction and strengthens a company's image and brand. Opinionated social networking users become a virtual focus group, praising or complaining about a company's offerings, and coming up with suggestions for improvements or new products or brands.

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

Convince & Convert

Agencies should also be working with clients on using social media as a market research tool, by surveying fans or creating dedicated, invite-only brand communities that serve as a living focus group. Communicate with Content After strategic thinking, the key to social media success is content creation.

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

Convince & Convert

Here are some tips to help you uncover the transactional or informational rough edges that you can smooth using the sandpaper of good, relevant content: Ask your customer service team. This is the strategy of creating a Social FAQ. &# for most business travelers, it’s also incredibly helpful. You can be helpful, too.

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Is Twitter for Business Even Worth the Trouble | social crm.

Convince & Convert

Facebook is preferred for information about the brand’s activities, and email is preferred for product updates. Customers follow you on Twitter not to be informed, but to be interacted with. Customer prefer Twitter as the mechanism to truly interact with brands and learn more about them. Think about that for a moment.

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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. Before crowdsourcing there were focus groups, which never really worked too well. Ljerpi Very informative article on crowdsourcing. Great post!