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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. Implications for Social Media. So what do this year’s results mean for companies in Canada, and those using social media in particular? Social media is not the end goal.

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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.

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What Are Your Go-To Social Media Resources?

Convince & Convert

Ian Greenleigh , the social media manager for Bazaarvoice, and a guest poster and commenter here at Convince & Convert has launched a survey to determine what blogs marketers read to find out about social media and marketing strategy. Thanks for helping us get more data!

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Word of mouth marketing: how to drive conversations and sales at the same time

Sprout Social

Customer conversations are among your most valuable marketing assets. With a defined word of mouth marketing strategy, you can create a consistent flow of customer conversations that regularly result in new business. What is word of mouth marketing, anyway? What is word of mouth marketing, anyway? Far from it, actually.

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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. Below is a presentation on the power of social shopping and 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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All the Ways to Run a UGC Social Media Campaign

Ignite Social Media

UGC (user generated content) has been a buzz word in social media for a while now. According to a report by BazaarVoice , shoppers that interact with UGC are 97% more likely to convert than customers who do not. To get started, there are a variety of ways to run a UGC social media campaign for your brand.

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