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Study shows social media drives sales

Sherrilynne Starkie

Research released today by LoyaltyOne and two leading North American academic institutions provides the long-awaited proof that social media interaction between a customer and a brand drives immediate and long-term sales increases. Social media in call centres. The Air Miles program logo in Canada since 2009.

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Influencer Marketing: How to Co-Create Content with Top Industry Influencers

Pam Moore

A recent study conducted by Linqia showed that 57% of brand respondents indicated influencer content has proven to outperform their own brand created content! The same study also found that 86% of marketers use influencer marketing as part of their content strategy. The Social Employee: Ignite Your Employee to Brand Advocates.

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Social Media Intelligence Can Boost the Bottom Line

Proactive Report

There is a ton of information available in the social networks and conversations, but it takes technology, commitment, and work to find all the threads. Some of the research, for example, strongly indicates that being bilingual from a young age can delay the onset of Alzheimer’s symptoms by an average of 5.1

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How Participation Marketing Elevates Your Social Media Strategy

Convince & Convert

Credible research and data validate the proposition that mobilizing employees as media is a good thing: Peer recommendations drive business value. Research from the Boston Consulting Group and the Edelman Trust Barometer are explicit when it comes to measuring trust and credibility. They have no agenda. But don’t take my word for it.

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20 Ways to Generate ROI from a Corporate Blog

Webbiquity SMM

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. Promote white papers / eBooks / reports for lead generation. Display testimonials linked to case studies in your sidebar.

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This Week in Social Media – 8/7/2013

Social Media Marketing

Industry Social network usage rates for seniors ages 65 and older have tripled since 2009, one in every five Internet users is now on Twitter and 72% of online adults are social networking users, according to the Pew Research Center''s Internet & American Life Project''s latest report.

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Riding the Social Media Struggle Bus? You’re Not Alone

Webbiquity SMM

Recent research from MarketingProfs shows that 84% of B2B companies use social media marketing in some form, and the figure is likely higher for B2C firms. In fact, another recent study from HubSpot reveals that 63% of B2B companies aren’t generating leads from social media at all. Make the action fit the content.