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Does your brand take bloggers seriously?

Sherrilynne Starkie

Brands are flocking to Facebook but are overlooking the significant opportunities and value that bloggers bring to digital marketing initiatives, according to the T echnorati 2013 Digital Influence Report. Another problem is that brands primarily look to comScore/Nielsen ranking for identifying and selecting influencers.

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Best Social Media Monitoring Tools

Bill Hartzer

Nielsen – this is one of the most well known, and trusted names in customer data analytics. Nielsen has several tools that its customers can use to find out what is happening with their brands within the social media realm. Share this on Technorati. Share it on StumbleUpon. Tweet This!

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WebVisible Contest to Award Free Local Online Advertising to Small Businesses

Bill Hartzer

Last year, WebVisible partnered with Nielsen Online to reveal compelling data showing that consumers and business owners were using the Web to find local products and services, yet business owners were not fully embracing the Web as a marketing tool for their own businesses. Share this on Technorati. Post on Google Buzz. Tweet This!

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Hotels and Social Media Travel Tourism

Laurel Papworth

I reported them to the ACCC – remember “free&# mobile phone fiasco and resultant fines? Situation: Internet users now spend 17% of their surfing time on social network and blogging sites, nearly triple the percentage of time spent on such sites a year ago, according to Nielsen. – but I bet nothing will come of it.

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Social Media Research: Interview with Joel Rubinson of ARF - Part 2

Diva Marketing Blog

Two - Does using free tools like Google Alerts or Technorati still work? The atmosphere was electric, as we had direct competitors in the room; Procter and Unilever; Nielsen, TNS, and Motivequest. Then the leaders of Nielsen, WPP, and IRI will reveal plans for moving our profession forward.

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Top 10 Public Relations Blunders of 2009

Bill Hartzer

ABC News reported that N.Y. Mother Deborah Christie organized activist website helpzachary.com, sparking national media attention and sympathy for the innocent casualties of “zero-tolerance” policies, with The New York Times and other prominent publications reporting on numerous such cases. Share this on Technorati. Disconnect.

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Best Social Media Stats, Facts and Marketing Research of 2010

Webbiquity SMM

What Americans Do Online: Social Media And Games Dominate Activity by Nielsen Wire. According to MarketingSherpa research, marketers working in social media report an average 27% conversion rate for organic search traffic, while those not using social media reported a 17% rate. Find out in this report. And much more.

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