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10 Reasons Why Your Business Needs a Killer Social Media Strategy

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

If you’re still figuring out your marketing plan for 2010, consider the following 10 reasons why a social media strategy may be well worth the effort. surveys, focus groups, test marketing) often spend millions to locate their target markets. It finds your customers Companies using traditional marketing methods (e.g.

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Nuggets from Social Media workshops as of late. : Community Group Therapy

Buzz Marketing for Technology

I think the same is true for the bevy of social tools. Social networking has hit a tipping point, but the channels will continue to ebb and flow. I’m not convinced there is a lot of evidence in BUSINESS communities that people come to those communities for social networking (like Facebook / MySpace).

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

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

Exploring the Royal Caribbean Promotional Marketing Strategy by Tamar Weinberg on March 12, 2009 Share My husband Brian , who knows firsthand how much I eat, drink, and sleep social media, pointed me to an interesting critique by ExpertCruiser on a 2007 social media marketing campaign by Royal Caribbean.

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Get Your Social Media Story Straight | Blogging and Content.

Convince & Convert

I totally agree that repurposing content across social networking platforms is a necessity, and that saying what you mean and meaning what you say across every channel is very important. But I wasn’t the only person doing this, and by no means was I doing it any more than anybody else in the community.

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

Convince & Convert

This is the strategy of creating a Social FAQ. Website surveys, email surveys, Facebook inquiries, focus groups, telephone calls to 25 customers each month. When you find a pattern, create content to address it. Ask your customers directly.

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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. Allowing clients to treat number of Facebook fans as the core success metric is a dereliction of duty.

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34 (of the) Best Google+ Tips, Tactics and Guides of 2011

Webbiquity SMM

It’s the fastest-growing social network ever. It’s a pain in the arse because it’s yet another social network to join. It’s Google’s latest attempt at social media, and they finally got it right. ” 11 Best Practices for Your Google+ Brand Page by Sexy Social Media.

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