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102 Compelling Social Media and Online Marketing Stats and Facts for 2012 (and 2013)

Webbiquity SMM

JANUARY 2, 2013

With 92% of companies now incorporating social media into their marketing efforts, it’s no longer sufficient to just “be there” on social networks. The first step to improving digital marketing results is to understand the emerging trends and best practices. 25 Social Media Facts and Statistics.

Social Media B2B Marketing SEO

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

Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 14, 2010

The debate on Social CRM (sCRM) could easily become a distraction. As marketers, we need to reach our customers where they are and social media’s potential in that regard is unquestionable. Leaving the etiquette alone for now, our focus is how marketers need to approach our targets.

Social Media Social CRM Strategy Consultant

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Integrating Email and Social Media with Flowtown | Email Marketing.

Convince & Convert

FEBRUARY 10, 2010

Social Outposts Without the Mystery I’m often asked by corporate clients where they should engage in social media. “Should we be on Twitter, or Facebook, or Linkedin, or YouTube, or some other places?&# I see how marketers would like this, but not sure all customers would appreciate being targeted like this.

Social Media Marketing Social CRM Consultant

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UNcanny Insights From UnMarketing | Book Reviews | Social Media.

Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 7, 2010

UNderstandable One of the most commendable aspects of this book is Stratten’s gift for boiling down a marketing principle to its simplest form. UNderstandable One of the most commendable aspects of this book is Stratten’s gift for boiling down a marketing principle to its simplest form.

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Review Social Media Social CRM Consultant

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20 Ways to Generate ROI from a Corporate Blog

Webbiquity SMM

MAY 10, 2011

More recently, numerous writers including Olivier Blanchard , Neil Glassman and Mark Schaefer have tried to make the case that social media ROI is real, can be measured, and must be measured. The core of social media marketing efforts should be the corporate blog. Generate webinar registrations. What should they promote?

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ROI Case Study Bazaarvoice Klout

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Social Media Training for Sales – Social Selling University Launches

Koka Sexton

MARCH 2, 2011

I did an interview with Marketo talking about social media for sales people and it is one of the more popular videos on their YouTube channel. Any sales professional — from account rep to sales team leader, director or executive — who CANNOT answer the question: “What is social selling and why does it matter to my sales organization?”.

Training Social Media Social CRM Education

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

Convince & Convert

FEBRUARY 15, 2010

This puts significant pressure on email to be more relevant, because most of what would be contained in an email newsletter or special offer now happens faster and more personally within Facebook, Twitter or other social outposts. Because the real advantage email has over social is data. It’s no contest.

Social Media Strategy Social CRM Newsletter

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6 Required Competencies for Social Organizations | Conferences and.

Convince & Convert

FEBRUARY 24, 2010

because through social media, customers are praising and criticizing companies in public in a way that requires marketing to triage and respond. Marketing isn’t about campaigns any more. It’s an exciting time to be a marketer, but it’s also a tremendous responsibility. Now, he tweeted it to his 1.6

Compete

Compete Conference Organization Social CRM

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

Convince & Convert

MARCH 25, 2010

Want to compare the historical growth of your RSS subscribers to your YouTube channel subscribers? Easy, One Time Set-up To build your Swix success metrics (which they call “pods&# ), you just log-in to your various social outposts or hubs, and agree to a data exchange. New YouTube video that goes viral. Trade show.

Social Media Strategy Statistics Metrics

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Social Media Lawsuits Protect Yourself From Them | Guest Posts.

Convince & Convert

JULY 21, 2010

A recent presentation at the PRSA Counselors Academy, by Michael Lasky , Partner and Chair of the Public Relations Law Practice at the law firm of Davis & Gilbert in NY, provided a wake up call to those in attendance about how the law is slowly creeping into the social landscape and why responsible marketers had better pay attention.

Social Media Policies Consultant Social CRM

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The More Things Change, The More Things Change

Convince & Convert

MAY 27, 2010

Although Flowtown leans toward the B2C mass market culturally, I see monster B2B possibilities here. The More Things Change, The More Things Change | Social Media Marketing | [link] [link] Tena Hartwig great post featuring @bulbstorm! agencies, you should be experimenting with this too). These are exciting times at Bulb HQ!

Consultant Metrics Social Media Social CRM

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14 Things I Think I Think About Social Media

Convince & Convert

MAY 26, 2010

Social media is fueled by passion, and too many companies try to take elements of their company that aren’t passion-worthy, and attempt to build a social media program around it. Content creation and content marketing will continue to allow companies to capitalize on the fact that every customer is now a reporter.

Social Media Consultant Video Strategy

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

Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

Yes, social media applies to B2B. In fact, social media can be MORE transformative for a B2B company than a B2C company. Podcasts vs. YouTube. Two Sides of the Same Coin A remarkable recent study by MarketingProfs, however, pokes a hole in even that notion of B2B and B2C social media divergence.

Social Media B2B Strategy Consultant

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Get Your Social Media Story Straight | Blogging and Content.

Convince & Convert

APRIL 1, 2010

Doing so reveals finely honed, groan-inducing marketing copy that clumsily tries to build a bond via forced humor and shared humiliation. So, I peeked at YouTube. 213 videos on YouTube , the most recent just five days ago. The YouTube channel is barely mentioned on Facebook. But then it gets even worse.

Social Media Content Analysis Sports

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4 Steps to Drive Sales with a Social FAQ | Blogging and Content.

Convince & Convert

MAY 11, 2010

And if possible, I’d recommend having employees closest to the product (designers, engineers, product marketing, customer service) be the stars of the show, not executives or marketers. Digital Dandelion Take your written and video content, and spread it as widely as possible on the social Web. Put it on YouTube of course.

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FAQ Content Consultant Social Media

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Build Your Brand a Social Content Ladder in 5 Steps | Blogging and.

Convince & Convert

APRIL 6, 2010

Taxonomy is incredibly important in social media because it’s the most direct link between the worlds of social and search marketing. When creating and promoting social content, include specific, relevant keywords and search phrases wherever possible. What shows up in these search results? GREAT INFO!

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Brands Content Social Media Consultant

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

Convince & Convert

JUNE 3, 2010

I take pride in this job and I kicked the shit out of that call and I took a perfect game away from that kid over there.&# ( see it on YouTube ) But Joyce’s owning of the issue gets even better. Ive founded 5 companies, and spent 15 years running digital marketing agencies. There’s nobody that feels worse than I do.

Social Media Strategy Consultant Social CRM

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Social Media is the Servant of Strategy, Not the Master

Convince & Convert

JULY 14, 2010

This resonates with me, since I've been saying for a while now, “Stripped down to its essentials, new media marketing is about participating in the conversations that will go on with or without us.&# There is nothing new about social media; it's just modern WoM.

Social Media Strategy Metrics Organization

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The Key to Social Media Success is Just 2 Letters | Integrated.

Convince & Convert

APRIL 14, 2010

The best – and most effective – social media programs aren’t based on promotions and message distribution. It’s about marketing sideways , not marketing head-on. But yet Geek Squad has a YouTube channel that includes hundreds of videos showing people how to do it themselves.

Social Media Consultant Health Care Questions

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

Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

Many successful social media programs take months (or even more than a year) to really germinate. Social Media is “Viral Marketing&# False, in the same way that a square is also a rectangle, but a rectangle isn’t a square. Can a social media program go viral? Social Media results can’t be measured False.

Social Media Strategy Consultant Web 2.0

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

Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

More from Convince and Convert The Key to Social Media Success is Just 2 Letters Should Facebook Dominate Your Social Media Strategy 3 Ways Facebook is Killing Your Website Convince and Convert Recommends How to Introduce Social Media to Your Business (Danny Brown) Social Media Marketing… Simplified (The Arkayne Blog) Alexandra Kirsch and the Perfect (..)

Social Media Radian6 Strategy SM2

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

Convince & Convert

FEBRUARY 25, 2010

Skip to content Skip to navigation Skip to footer Convince and Convert Blog: Social Media Strategy and Social Media Consulting Social Media Strategy Blog Social Media Consulting Blog Social Media Consulting Speaking Newsletter Free Social Media Tools Twitter Interviews About Lijit Search Do You Know Your Customers Enough to be a Social Media Hit?

Social Media Case Study Strategy Study

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

Convince & Convert

MARCH 9, 2010

A recent study by Econsultancy called “ The Value of Social Media &# shows that companies are overwhelmingly using the “Big 4″ of Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and Linkedin for their social media efforts. Remember, social media is about meeting your customers in their house, on their terms, and working together.

Social Media Strategy YouTube LinkedIn

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3 Ways Facebook is Killing Your Website | Social Media Marketing.

Convince & Convert

AUGUST 3, 2010

A digital marketing success story. And Facebook fan pages are often easier for marketers to update than your corporate website, not requiring you to call Gill from IT for his famous “assistance with a smirk&#. Build a website. Make it useful and at least moderately pleasing to the eye. Keep it updated. And I still feel that way.

Social Media Facebook Marketing Consultant

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

Convince & Convert

MAY 19, 2010

Skip to content Skip to navigation Skip to footer Convince and Convert Blog: Social Media Strategy and Social Media Consulting Social Media Strategy Blog Social Media Consulting Blog Social Media Consulting Speaking Newsletter Free Social Media Tools Twitter Interviews About Lijit Search Why D.I.S.

Social Media Strategy Consultant Social CRM

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Are You Ready for the Opportunity Economy | social media case.

Convince & Convert

JUNE 8, 2010

A single tweet, YouTube video, or blog post can be the spark that sets off a firestorm of controversy. The ability of companies to win hearts and minds through contextually appropriate, just in time marketing is the hallmark of the Opportunity Economy, and it has never been healthier. 450,000 views on YouTube, and counting.

Social Media Foursquare Consultant Airlines

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

Convince & Convert

FEBRUARY 9, 2010

That’s why it’s more important than ever for companies (in social media or otherwise) to embrace the truth. Now, authenticity and acknowledgement of shortcomings is an incredibly effective marketing and communications approach ( see Dominos, as I wrote about here ). It used to be that scandalous lies got talked about.

Social Media Strategy Survey Social CRM

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RIP 3 Ways Facebook is Killing Your Website

Convince & Convert

AUGUST 3, 2010

A digital marketing success story. And Facebook fan pages are often easier for marketers to update than your corporate website, not requiring you to call Gill from IT for his famous “assistance with a smirk&#. Build a website. Make it useful and at least moderately pleasing to the eye. Keep it updated. And I still feel that way.

Facebook Consultant Social Media Sites

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

Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

Objective Marketer This power-user Twitter app is the preferred vehicle for Guy Kawasaki. I use Objective Marketer for all of my in-advance Tweets, and when I want to engage in some headline and/or time of day testing. Disclosure: Objective Marketer gave me a free account) Note: There are thousands of Twitter apps (literally).

Social Media Strategy Consultant Tweetdeck

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

Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 23, 2010

I believe Kurrently has the potential to make Facebook a much larger player in the social CRM world, as companies can now instantly see just how much they are being mentioned on that platform. Either way, the implications for Kurrently and the real-time Web are profound. As Gilbert pointed out, our own intersection is a good example.

Social Media Strategy Engineering Social CRM

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

Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

By way of comparison, that’s approximately the same size as the Asian American population, and you certainly don’t see the media coverage, software development, conferences, and general hullabaloo about marketing to Asians. Can you imagine an “Illinois Marketing for Dummies&# book? We built our own Frankenstein.

Social CRM Twitter B2B CoTweet

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4 Reasons the Social Business Evolution Starts Now

Convince & Convert

MARCH 2, 2010

My friends at ExactTarget announced a moment ago that they have acquired CoTweet , the leader in enterprise Twitter management, and will be building a social products lab to add tie-ins for Facebook, YouTube, and other elements of the social communication ecosystem.

CoTweet

CoTweet CoTweet Analysis Consultant

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Ignore Foursquare at Your Peril - An Analysis of Potential.

Convince & Convert

APRIL 7, 2010

There are three primary benefits: awareness via virality and social proof; loyalty and rewards; and market research. Recently, I had the good fortune of hosting the weekly #socialmedia chat (Tuesdays 9am Pacific) where social media types congregate on Twitter and answer three questions posed by the host.

Foursquare Analysis Consultant Mobile

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

Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 2, 2010

That’s what attracted me to online marketing initially, and why I made the jump to that career in the mid-90s. The tracking online (including social media) far outpaces what I had at my disposal when I was doing traditional marketing. Inevitability Sure, we all talk about Facebook and Twitter and YouTube.

Social Media Strategy Consultant Social CRM

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Dear Facebook Friends, You're Doing it Wrong

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JUNE 23, 2010

Facebook is a great tool for marketing your business , but only if you use it correctly. It’s great that Facebook has made the push to include groups, fan pages and other items for those that do want to use it for marketing but when you’re setting up your page (just as you said) go personal. Only your name. Not too smart.

Facebook SEO Policies Groups

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

Convince & Convert

APRIL 27, 2010

Ask Emmanuel Rosen , – whose revised version of Buzz Marketing should be required reading for all communicators. Why can’t you make your FAQ a marketing and sales tool, instead of a necessary evil? link] Sounds like Randy should be in marketing! link] Sounds like Randy should be in marketing!

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