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Worst Blogs Online & Why Technorati Likes Them

Idaconcpts

And any blog, good or bad, has the same chance of making it onto the Technorati Top 100. Unfortunately, Technorati doesn’t actually judge the socially redeeming value of a blog; it only gauges popularity, so dumb blogs make it onto the list all the time. Share this on Technorati. Conclusion. Who’s to blame?

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Survey: Third of Companies Use Social Media to Promote Their Business

Bill Hartzer

According to a brand new survey by CareerBuilder , one-quarter of businesses leverage social media to recruit and research possible staff. A brand new CareerBuilder survey reports that 35 % of employers use social media to market their company. Survey Methodology. This survey was conducted online within the U.S.

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Survey Shows Marketing Budgets to Increase Spend in Social Media, Search Engine Marketing in 2011

Bill Hartzer

An annual marketing budget survey of business-to-business marketing trends released today is showing that marketing departments are going to increase their budget in Social Media and in Search Engine Marketing in 2011. Share this on Technorati. The study was conducted jointly by Goldstein Group Communications and Hearst Business Media.

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Time Spent Online Matches Time Spent Watching TV

Idaconcpts

Forrester’s survey does show a significant increase in the number of people using the Internet to watch streaming video,” the New York Times’ BitsBlog ’ reports, with “33 percent of adults surveyed [saying] they use the Internet to watch video, up from 18 percent in 2007.”. Share this on Technorati. Share this on LinkedIn.

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5 Reasons I’m Thankful for Social Media

Webbiquity SMM

Sure, surveys and focus groups still have their place, but you can learn a lot from what they’re saying in social media circles. At the very least, you’ll be able to craft more intelligent, informed questions for your survey. Share this on Technorati. Want to know what your customers and prospects are thinking?

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Study: Facebook Fan Pages are Great Marketing Tool for Businesses

Bill Hartzer

The research, based on surveys of more than 1,700 respondents over a 3 month period, found that compared with typical Dessert Gallery customers, the Facebook fans: · Spent 33 percent more at DG’s stores. · Share this on Technorati. Dholakia and Durham asked customers of Dessert Gallery (DG), a favorite Houston-based café chain.

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Report: Two Thirds of Small Businesses Plan to Increase Email and Social Media Marketing Spend in 2010

Bill Hartzer

VerticalResponse recently did a survey to find out how small businesses planned on spending their marketing dollars in 2010. Over 800 small businesses were surveyed, each business having less than 500 employees. From the survey, 74.1% of the survey participants are planning on increasing their use of email marketing while 68.3%