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8 Important Influencer Marketing Trends to Watch Right Now

Hootsuite

Considering influencer marketing ? Even if you aren’t, it would be a mistake to ignore influencer marketing trends. Beyond their role as effective brand ambassadors, influencers are also just good marketers. There’s a reason the influencer marketing industry is booming. Influencer has become a bad word. “I

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The 5 Elements Of Successful Influencer Marketing Programs

The Realtime Report

The Space Shuttle Discovery lifts off from Kennedy Space Center in 2011. “Influencer marketing” is simply the new, fancy way to describe word-of-mouth. . “Influencer marketing” is simply the new, fancy way to describe word-of-mouth. Having influencers who share your content is already a win.

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SXSW 2011: Strong on Networking; Less on Content

Dave Fleet

Decide on the topics you want to learn more about (for me: location-based marketing, influencer identification and marketing in streams – three key trends this year) and focus on them, both in the sessions and outside. No breakout companies this year. Don’t feel that you always have to be in sessions.

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A digital media framework for smart marketing communications

Sherrilynne Starkie

Time spent reading newspapers is down 75 per cent since 2011. per cent since 2011. The number of minutes each of us spends each day online up one 119 per cent since 2011. It includes other influencers such as members of the public who have large or loyal social media followings. Adding other influencers will broaden this.

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Book Review Wednesday: Wikibrands: Reinventing your company in.

Akamai Marketing

According to the authors: Wikibrand(s): noun A progressive set of organizations, products, service, ideas and causes that tap the powers of customer participation, social influence and collaboration to drive business value. It seems like a simple enough description, but the devil is indeed in the details of a successful Wikibrand.

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Revisiting 2011

Net-Savvy Executive

So, I started a new post last year: a list of the past year's posts that didn't make the 2011 Top 10 , but that I think are worth another look. Like Means What People Think It Means and The Rise of the "Influence" Peddlers The labels attached to the metrics we get from social networks are a big part of the challenge of interpreting the data.

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Trust Barometer Reveals Need For Mature Social Media

Dave Fleet

Yesterday I was privileged to attend the Toronto launch of the Canadian results of Edelman’s 2011 Trust Barometer survey with my employer, Richard Edelman. Trust in 2011. Canadian headquartered companies maintain high levels of trust, at 75 per cent. When the company is trusted, that falls to 22%.