article thumbnail

Social media personalization: The opportunity and risks to consider

Sprout Social

Carve out time for audience research and build the resources and the right infrastructure into your budget. Audience research Every audience is different. Research how your customers want to engage with you, and what kind of personalization efforts would resonate most.

article thumbnail

Not Tracking Social Media ROI is Your Fault

Convince & Convert

(click here to view and download the Social Media ROI Cookbook on Slideshare). There’s no question that the social media ROI question continues to befuddle business – 41% of respondents to an eConsultancy survey of 1,000 companies and agencies in late 2011 had absolutely no idea of social media’s financial impact.

ROI 140
article thumbnail

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

Webbiquity SMM

Social CRM is still confusing. Only 16% of companies say they currently have a social CRM system in place. 21% plan to implement such a system in the coming year, but another 17% “don’t know what a social CRM system is and why businesses need it.” iMedia Connection ). No deposit, no return.

article thumbnail

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

Convince & Convert

A comprehensive survey (1,753 respondents) released today by Edison Research, paints a fascinating picture of Twitter and its role in America’s social media ecosystem. Note that the survey population was 12 and up, including a representative portion of seniors). 42% learn about products and services via Twitter.

article thumbnail

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

Convince & Convert

Because you see, unlike most communities that are created based on brand affinity, and then conduct market research as an aside (if at all), JaneNation was built to tap into the minds of America’s females. Fantastic idea and execution.RT @jaybaer: Research + brand community + marketing to women = social media success.

article thumbnail

20 Ways to Generate ROI from a Corporate Blog

Webbiquity SMM

Response rates for email surveys continue to decline; who has the time to answer a survey? (At A journalist is conducting research for a story…finds your blog…is impressed by the facts and knowledge conveyed and wants to learn more. Gather market intelligence. At least without a very attractive incentive to do so.)

ROI 191
article thumbnail

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

Convince & Convert

About a year ago, I wrote a guest post here titled “ Use Online Listening for Competitive Research. Not unlike traditional surveys, keyword research and social data mining tools tell a powerful story about the information target audiences want from organizations, on-and-offline.