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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. As a relative newbie to the “virtual&# world, our business model is being very successful.

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Best Social Media and Digital Marketing Research and Statistics of 2011, Part 2

Webbiquity SMM

Reports, surveys, studies and infographics are among the most popular content posted and shared across social networks. ” McKinsey Social Technologies Survey: the Business Ecosystem Benefits by Fusion Marketing Experience. He also notes that once-hot Digg has devolved into “the MySpace of social sharing sites.”

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Freemium Revenues: Social Media Business Podcast

Laurel Papworth

per member per year over at MySpace is NOT high. This blog post over at Wired Long Tail has broken down the different services that could be offered as free/premium – survey of free business models online. Normal banner ads etc? Oh and have a look at “Free classifieds&# Craigslist – making $100m from free services!