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Why 2,000 Facebook Likes Won’t Save Your Job!

Buzz Marketing for Technology

In fact, 68 percent of companies don’t know or can’t measure social media ROI or worse 62 percent of CMO believe that social media will pay off … eventually! Well that day is already here for the enlightened CMO which is exactly what I want to talk about at this years SXSW event.

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Make Your CFO a Social Media Fan

Buzz Marketing for Technology

Social media definitely pays off, but you’ve got to focus on the approach not the tools. Social Media has hit the mainstream these days but the big concern on every product marketer’s mind has been how to justify the ROI? If you’re concerned about social media cost justification, you’re not along. Sent 27% less email.

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103 Compelling Social Media and Marketing Statistics for 2013 (and 2014)

Webbiquity SMM

are now active on at least one social network, up from 67% in 2012 and just 8% in 2005. As many companies have learned the hard way, unanswered complaints on social networks can go viral, causing real damage to a company’s brand. The primary measurement of social media success is increased website traffic.

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

Convince & Convert

Smart phone-toting attendees could snap a photo of each others’ code, and instantly follow one another within the my.SXSW social network. For those of us left home dumpster diving through the social networks for tidbits, ideas, and the “next great thing&# , this was a real treat to read.