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How to Make the Zero Moment of Truth Work for You

Buzz Marketing for Technology

According to a Bazaarvoice study, 80% of online reviews on a given retail site are written by the top 20% of the site’s most committed and loyal customers. Product reviews and recommendations are major resources for consumers doing research; make sure they’re prominently displayed on the product pages of your website.

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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. According to MarketingSherpa (and many other sources), generating qualified leads remains the top priority for B2B marketers. Here are 20 ideas.

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The Top #Nifty50 Women in Technology on Twitter for 2012

Webbiquity SMM

Active across social networks, Cindy leads Microsoft’s small- to midsized-business sales and marketing efforts as Vice President U.S. ” She was named B2B Magazine’s 2012 Digital Marketer of Year. Her varied background includes corporate roles (B2B and B2C), agencies, non-profits and startups. Cindy Bates.

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50 (of the) Best Social Media Guides, Tips and Insights of 2011 (So Far)

Webbiquity SMM

Read on for answers to these questions and more from some of the best minds in social media in some of their best blog posts and articles of 2011 so far. Social Media Strategy and Best Practices. 9 Ways B2B Companies Can Use Location Based Services by Social Media B2B. by B2B Lead Roundtable Blog.

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Social Pros 7 – Cindy Kim, JDA Software

Convince & Convert

Read on for insights from Cindy, our “Work It Out” advice segment, and Eric’s Social Media Stat of the Week (this week: does Pinterest drive more traffic than all other social networks combined?). I feel like we have this commoditization of social. Why do we have all these different social networks.

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

Convince & Convert

The best sessions I saw this year were at Get Ready to Live , a one day “shadow conference&# put on by BazaarVoice , BlueClover , and Chris Brogan. Smart phone-toting attendees could snap a photo of each others’ code, and instantly follow one another within the my.SXSW social network. Largely, it didn’t happen.