agora pulse

MAY 8, 2019

This study revealed what many marketers had suspected for a long time: Facebook’s organic reach was declining. What was even more alarming for business owners and marketers was the announcement that Facebook made at the start of 2018. Leverage Influencers. But how do you find such influencers? Image via Facebook.

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Webbiquity SMM

JANUARY 2, 2013

With 92% of companies now incorporating social media into their marketing efforts, it’s no longer sufficient to just “be there” on social networks. The first step to improving digital marketing results is to understand the emerging trends and best practices. 25 Social Media Facts and Statistics.

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Pixlee

JUNE 6, 2017

Social proof is when someone else validates your opinion. Social proof marketing is when brands leverage social influence to persuade potential customers that their product or service is the best one to purchase. What Is Social Proof? It’s a smart way to leverage social proof.

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Pixlee

NOVEMBER 21, 2017

Our clients see lower content costs and higher conversion rates by leveraging the vast amounts of authentic, customer-generated content already being created for their brand. That said, there are many less-used, highly beneficial features that can bring exceptional value to your brand. Display Interactive Galleries.

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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 14, 2010

The debate on Social CRM (sCRM) could easily become a distraction. As marketers, we need to reach our customers where they are and social media’s potential in that regard is unquestionable. Leaving the etiquette alone for now, our focus is how marketers need to approach our targets.

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Pixlee

JANUARY 19, 2017

The 50 user generated content stats that all marketers need to know in order to successfully work with brand influencers, improve brand loyalty, and increase ecommerce sales. UGC and Brand Influencers. Influencer marketing is the fastest growing channel for customer acquisition.

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Convince & Convert

FEBRUARY 10, 2010

Both seek to keep your brand top-of-mind with customers and prospects, communicating in a relevant, timely way that ideally is measurable and testable. But the problem with email and social media is that too many people are positioning it as an either/or scenario. Isn’t that worth the 5 cents per contact that Flowtown charges?

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Convince & Convert

APRIL 6, 2010

Taxonomy is incredibly important in social media because it’s the most direct link between the worlds of social and search marketing. When creating and promoting social content, include specific, relevant keywords and search phrases wherever possible. Don’t make assumptions – test them.

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Convince & Convert

APRIL 28, 2010

But now, social media is enabling companies to make influencer outreach a foundational marketing tactic. Labeled “Mass Influencers&# this army of 29 million opinionated chatterboxes may very well be the key to your social media success. Fly more miles, get priority seating on an airline. population.

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Convince & Convert

OCTOBER 15, 2015

CX must be optimized for the prospect, audience, and influencer, as Gartner emphasizes. A top-level view on CX reveals that it best fits under the umbrella of your marketing department, which is why marketing typically controls the majority of the customer experience budget. A Shift in Importance. Sport a User-Centered Design.

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Convince & Convert

MAY 25, 2010

Here are the highlights: A Colossal Opportunity According to Forrester research, from 2009 – 2014, the average annual growth rate in digital marketing expenditures in the U.S. will range from 11% (the relatively mature email marketing), to 34% (social media). Direct mail? Note that I didn’t include Web design.

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Convince & Convert

APRIL 13, 2010

All of us have influences. Tell me in the comments who influenced you and why, and you could win a copy of the uber-classic book “ How to Win Friends and Influence People. Sounds like the playbook for successful brand/customer relationships on the social Web, does it not? Who influenced you, and why?

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Convince & Convert

JULY 5, 2010

I have recruited a posse of incredibly smart social media, digital marketing, and public relations thinkers to entertain and inform you while I’m learning how to pay with colored money, and my son attends hockey camp. I’ll be back in a couple weeks.

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Convince & Convert

JUNE 17, 2010

Certainly, it’s not a comprehensive influence formula like Klout , or other Twitter-influence arbiters ( interesting study this week from Sysomos ), but it’s easy to calculate, and I think it makes sense. So, I’ve started to look at followers per tweet as a metric that focuses on the efficiency of time spent.

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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 7, 2010

UNderstandable One of the most commendable aspects of this book is Stratten’s gift for boiling down a marketing principle to its simplest form. UNderstandable One of the most commendable aspects of this book is Stratten’s gift for boiling down a marketing principle to its simplest form. A tall order, to be certain.

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Visually SM

JULY 27, 2020

Social media tools are essential for a smart business to manage important channels in their Digital Marketing routine. These channels are a direct connection between brand and audience. Hootsuite allows you to manage multiple social content streams from Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, and Instagram.

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Convince & Convert

FEBRUARY 24, 2010

because through social media, customers are praising and criticizing companies in public in a way that requires marketing to triage and respond. Marketing isn’t about campaigns any more. It’s an exciting time to be a marketer, but it’s also a tremendous responsibility. Now, he tweeted it to his 1.6

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Convince & Convert

FEBRUARY 19, 2016

This is episode one of my new show: Marketing Marvels. There is A LOT of marketing technology out there, and it’s difficult to know what all the platforms and packages do, whether it makes sense for your business, how it stacks up to competitors, and a bunch of other key questions. To subscribe to the show go to [link] ).

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Convince & Convert

MAY 5, 2010

So, Lisa Beatty build JaneNation.com , a new opinion, information, and idea community just for women, that launched recently at the Marketing to Women conference. With free membership open to all women, JaneNation combines social networking with opinion collection. “We recognized the need to step up our game,&# says Lisa.

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agora pulse

JUNE 22, 2020

Instead, a social media dashboard is a must for saving time, collaborating with teams, and tracking results. But with so many social media management tools on the market, how do you choose the best app for your company or agency? 9 Essential Social Media Dashboard Features. Multiple profiles and brand capabilities.

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Convince & Convert

MAY 13, 2010

Social media isn’t inexpensive, it’s different expensive. (I I think Charlene Li may have coined this one) The goal of social media is to turn customers into a volunteer marketing army. Social media allows big companies to act small again. I use this a lot. It’s not viral unless it is.

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Hootsuite

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

To succeed in a social media, you need the right skills, the right knowledge, the right training — and the right social media marketing tools. Each social media platform operates as a silo. The right social media marketing stack quite simply makes you a better marketer. Social media scheduling tools.

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Convince & Convert

FEBRUARY 23, 2010

February 23rd, 2010 |Written By: Jay Baer | View Comments Tweet Is your social media program about asking, or answering? there’s a schism coming in social media between companies using it for marketing, and companies using it for customer service and CRM. Like Sonny divorcing Cher (or was it the other way around?)

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Keyhole.co

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

That’s why using social media analytics tools has become indispensable for crushing brand competition and building an engaged social media audience. Learning about your competitors’ social media performance helps you identify your brand’s strengths and shortcomings while taking advantage of the market opportunities.

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Convince & Convert

JULY 20, 2010

The post explored the topic of utilizing common interactive marketing tools in unintended ways to tap into consumer demand. Not unlike traditional surveys, keyword research and social data mining tools tell a powerful story about the information target audiences want from organizations, on-and-offline.

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Keyhole.co

OCTOBER 19, 2022

That’s why using social media analytics tools has become indispensable for crushing brand competition and building an engaged social media audience. Learning about your competitors’ social media performance helps you identify your brand’s strengths and shortcomings while taking advantage of the market opportunities.

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agora pulse

OCTOBER 26, 2020

Finding the right social media management tool is essential for everything from building your brand and driving sales to optimizing your digital strategy and maximizing your budget. But with dozens of available options, how do you know which is the best social media tool? The Top 10 Social Media Management Tools.

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Convince & Convert

FEBRUARY 5, 2010

Your photo was bigger and I am all for brand equity. Marc Keep your brand (logo) clear of any intrusions like images, color transitions and search boxes. All three could work but you have to eliminate clutter around your C & C brand. Ive founded 5 companies, and spent 15 years running digital marketing agencies.

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Pixlee

SEPTEMBER 20, 2019

Influencers and brand advocates are incredibly valuable contributors to your marketing portfolio. Influencers help your brand adopt agility by outsourcing creative tactics to individuals who already deeply understand your target audience. We are proud to introduce Influencer Campaigns as part of our Social CRM.

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Convince & Convert

JUNE 24, 2010

I’ve been in marketing or advertising (online or otherwise) for 20 years. I’ve been thinking lately about why I got involved in social media. Testimonials are a huge part of the infomercial world, as they are for effective social media. Infomercials create brand-new categories by tapping into unexpected desires.

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Convince & Convert

JULY 6, 2010

She leads the agency’s social media group, and has more than 20 years experience in consumer, technology, B2B and social media marketing. One way to build a following and keep them involved is by deploying a fun, creative way for supporters to participate and share with online friends.

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Convince & Convert

JULY 28, 2010

Because helpfulness hasn’t historically been looked at as a marketing objective (tons of great stuff about this umbrella concept in Scott Stratten’s forthcoming new book UnMarketing – buy it ), identifying areas where help could be provided isn’t in the DNA of most companies – yet. It’s a Bird.

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Convince & Convert

JULY 14, 2010

Losing in social media can be akin to the experiences of companies like Kraft, Nestle, and BP in the social media realm. At the very least those companies are engaged in the conversation and have a strong awareness of the perceptions of their brand. On occasion, each has even taken action related to the “conversations”.

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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

This is because B2B has a smaller potential customer base, a higher average price point, and a customer decision funnel that is more influenced by word of mouth and reputation. Private brand communities vs. Facebook. I believe it to be the most complete picture yet painted of how marketers are thinking about and deploying social media.

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Socialmedia.biz

JULY 14, 2016

A master roundup of social marketing tools to use on behalf of brands. Target audience: Social marketers, influence marketers, businesses, brands, digital marketers, SEO specialists, entrepreneurs, educators, journalists, Web publishers. OpenSRS — GoDaddy can be a dirty dirty dog.

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Convince & Convert

AUGUST 18, 2010

But, under pressure from digital and advertising agencies each looking to be the driver of the social media express, PR firms are sometimes turning over inquisitional rocks that do not portray them as strategic caretakers of brands’ social presences.

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Convince & Convert

MARCH 25, 2010

I'll be checking this out tonight: A Social Media Scoreboard That Works [link] [link] ATI Attraction Mktg A #SocialMedia Scoreboard That Works [link] [link] Kopano Media RT @BenySchonfeld: No kidding, this is awesome!

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