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Trust in 2012: 4 Implications for Social Media

Dave Fleet

Trust in social media increased by 175 per cent in Canada, and trust in other online sources rose by 20 per cent. While trust in business as an institution remained steady, business is not meeting the public’s expectations when it comes to building trust in companies. Implications for Social Media.

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Real-Time Social Media Marketing Strategies

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There are few people who have the depth of experience and knowledge when it comes to e-commerce, social media, content and digital marketing than Sam Decker. He worked at Apple before handling e-commerce for Dell , from there he went on to lead marketing at Bazaarvoice and he's currently a founder at Mass Relevance. bazaarvoice.

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The Social Influence Surge—Are You Prepared?

Harp Interactive

The New Rules of Social Engagement. With social media now mainstream, we’re experiencing a surge of consumer influence from “social shopping”, consumer reviews and online word-of mouth-marketing.

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The Social Media ROI Debate

Webbiquity SMM

Can the financial return on expenditures for social media business activities– in marketing, PR, customer support, HR, product development or other areas — be accurately measured? Among social media pundits, the debate rages on. Among social media pundits, the debate rages on.

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Social Media Strategy Daily News

Proactive Report

A Dramatically Different Approach to Social Media Metrics in 2011. According to research from Bazaarvoice and The CMO Club , more marketers will measure success with conversions than by tallying fans and followers, positive buzz and a variety of other “soft” metrics. In 2010 58 million people in the U.S.

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89% of CMOs Say Social Data Has Influenced Their Decisions

The Realtime Report

A recent study of 100 CMOs by Bazaarvoice reveals that nearly half of CMOs have used social data to make predictions or forecasts. The survey asked members of the CMO Club (a forum for top marketing executives) how they value social data, as reported by MIT Sloan Management Review. Do you agree?

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Social Media Metrics and Conversion

Proactive Report

US businesses have definitely accepted that social media has to be a part of their marketing and PR activity - four in five US businesses with at least 100 employees will take part in social media marketing in 2011, says eMarketer. That’s a big jump from the 42% who used social media in 2008.

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