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4 Ways Your Website Can Replace Focus Groups

Buzz Marketing for Technology

While focus groups attempt to simulate and gain insights on what the customer potentially thinks, nothing can substitute truly anonymous, honest and unbiased feedback. So how are websites replicating—and advancing—the traditional focus group? We look at four ways that your website can replace focus groups: 1.

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Maximize Marketing ROI with the Most Important Advertising Metrics in B2B Marketing

Koka Sexton

Understanding how to qualify leads is integral to running successful B2B marketing campaigns. Tracking metrics such as click-through rate, return on ad spend, and web traffic can be incredibly helpful in assessing the performance of your B2B marketing campaigns. Why it matters.

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4 Ways E-commerce Can Drive Conversions From Green Initiatives

Buzz Marketing for Technology

It’s the customer loyalty that will be at stake. 5 Ways B2B Can Learn from B2C Marketers Business and consumer brands have traditionally approached marketing from two. 4 Ways Your Website Can Replace Focus Groups While focus groups attempt to simulate and gain insights on.

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Customer Advocacy Marketing: What Is it and How Does it Work?

Oktopost

There are clear benefits to investing in customer advocacy marketing for B2B brands: #1. Strengthens Loyalty: By leveraging social media to drive more business, you can create customer loyalty and better understand your customers. Then, and this is key, take that feedback into actual consideration.

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Nuggets from Social Media workshops as of late. : Community Group Therapy

Buzz Marketing for Technology

On June 24th, 2008, Bev said: Too many companies see the social side of a product as just another focus group - the communication is one way from the community to the company with little coming back from the company. The social side is interesting when it comes up in B2B or B2C. Josh: Good point. Content still is king.

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

Convince & Convert

Website surveys, email surveys, Facebook inquiries, focus groups, telephone calls to 25 customers each month. There aren't any short cuts to adding value or adding to the conversation: it takes time, some creativity and dedication, but it is well worth it if valued in relationship and loyalty. Ask your customers directly.

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

Convince & Convert

Surveying, physical and online focus groups and opinion polling are still the primary tactics companies depend upon for market prediction and go to market strategy. Before crowdsourcing there were focus groups, which never really worked too well. Market research is as important to most companies as the payroll department.