Hootsuite

JUNE 28, 2023

People join private Facebook Groups or forums to meet and talk with other like-minded people. In an era when you can watch 700 review videos for a product on YouTube, we still turn to people we consider experts — friends, family, or niche communities — for purchasing advice. A lot of that talk centers around advice.

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Laurel Papworth

FEBRUARY 19, 2013

I read an article on Wendy Harmer’s Hoopla Polls Fake Story by @gabriellechan that got me thinking about Nielsen polls, sentiment analysis and focus groups. How to do Facebook Marketing Research. Google on the other hand will probably come in even stronger in the next year or so on Big Data marketing research.

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The Realtime Report

APRIL 26, 2018

Smart companies will use the insights they get from customers in a number of ways; from fixing holes in marketing campaigns to informing product messaging and even developing and co-creating new products. Use Online Market Research. Traditional market research is still a tried and tested way of finding out more about your customers.

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Sprout Social

MARCH 30, 2021

Before using Sprout Social, a software company known for its smart cutting machines and apps manually scoured Facebook and other social networks to surface product bugs and complaints. The company viewed social media as a massive, unorganized focus group. You need to take the feedback and put it into action. LCMCHealth ?

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Sprout Social

AUGUST 17, 2021

Do you have burning market research questions? If you answered “yes” to any of these questions, we have good news for you: You don’t need to schedule a focus group to get answers. From established brands to startups, an unusual amount of companies have launched branded merch lines. Need insight into an emerging trend?

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Sprout Social

DECEMBER 5, 2022

Booktok , for example, has become a flourishing online community. And connecting with your audience goes further than making sales—it builds community, which can save you advertising bucks in the future. But it can be huge for your reputation—responsiveness leads to a more favorable view of your company. Ability to crowdsource.

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Sprout Social

JANUARY 12, 2023

Leading to an ever-increasing emphasis on how corporations reflect these values when communicating with their audiences. With a documented brand strategy that incorporates a set of core values, companies are better positioned to engage with their audience on a regular basis as well as respond to unexpected events when they inevitably occur.

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Buzz Marketing for Technology

JULY 7, 2008

I’ve done a number of workshops the past few months with clients designed to do two primary things: Land a common understanding across the teams involved around what social media, communities and influencer programs really are and more importantly why it matters to a business. I wish that could be enough said. Go join that!

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Sprout Social

APRIL 29, 2021

We hosted a digital event knowing our customers needed community and a network of support. When you have hundreds, thousands or millions of customers, one of the only ways to capture customer insights and actionable feedback at scale is through social—the largest real-time focus group.

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Webbiquity SMM

DECEMBER 21, 2010

From a pure lead generation / ROI standpoint, this skepticism isn’t entirely unjustified; research from earlier this year showed that branding metrics (increased brand exposure, webs traffic, email subscribers partnerships)—not strict revenue or ROI measures—topped the list of benefits that b2b marketers realized from social media activities.

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Pixlee

APRIL 2, 2019

Rather than setting forth archaic tenets to build your marketing strategy, a new school of thought is both popular and successful for brands: craft your marketing strategy from community-driven marketing. Your community should be the core focus of your marketing strategy in the year ahead. Brand Loyalty.

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Kikolani

JUNE 27, 2013

This is Youtility , and, quite simply, companies that practice it are followed, subscribed to, bookmarked, and kept on the home screen of mobile devices. Companies that don’t… aren’t. Instead of marketing that’s needed by companies, Youtility is marketing that’s wanted by customers. Youtility is marketing upside down.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MAY 18, 2010

Just because you’ve heard that other companies are doing it doesn’t mean that social media will magically work for you. It finds your customers Companies using traditional marketing methods (e.g. surveys, focus groups, test marketing) often spend millions to locate their target markets. What are your goals?

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Hootsuite

APRIL 26, 2023

That’s why marketers regularly conduct market research, investigating industry trends, gathering feedback, and surveying focus groups to try and glean whatever information they can. But in 2023, this research process can be slow and incomplete. This is where social media market research comes in.

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Pam Moore

JULY 11, 2018

It takes hard work, research, knowledge of people, tools, design, best practices and more. Focus on consistent avatars, logo placement, colors, value proposition messages, company and product descriptions, bios, titles, fonts. Why is that jingle you hear one time on the radio or TV in the morning stuck in your head all day?

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Buzzlogix

JUNE 27, 2017

After all, companies routinely unveil products and services that fail to gain traction in the marketplace. In fact, the ability to research and interact with your target market can give you the ability to accurately and efficiently direct your product development efforts.

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Convince & Convert

APRIL 7, 2015

This is the concept behind Jay’s book Youtility , and I believe it can be easily translated to help revolutionize the way the Internal Communication function achieves their goals. Communicating in the Age of Information Overload. Internal Communicators face a similar information challenge inside of an organization.

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Writtent Blog

JULY 17, 2013

In fact, a recent eMarketer study cited targeting content as a top priority for 47% of savvy companies. A buyer persona is a vibrant profile of your company’s ideal customer. A buyer persona profile is the great equalizer, because it allows companies of all sizes to improve their targeting. What the Heck is a Buyer Persona?

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Diva Marketing Blog

FEBRUARY 22, 2009

This is the second part of my interview series with Joel Rubins on , Chief Research Officer at ARF, Advertising Research Foundation. The ARF mission is to improve the practice of advertising, marketing and media research in pursuit of more effective marketing and advertising communications. Part I of Interview with Joel.

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Pam Moore

APRIL 1, 2020

It takes hard work, research, knowledge of people, tools, design, best practices and more. Focus on consistent avatars, logo placement, colors, value proposition messages, company and product descriptions, bios, titles, fonts. Why is that jingle you hear one time on the radio or TV in the morning stuck in your head all day?

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Sprout Social

JANUARY 20, 2021

This is why B2B market research is critical. Market research helps companies to: Understand and build B2B buyer personas. Develop relevant, valuable content to assist buyers with their research. You don’t need to spend a lot of money on research firms. Get to know B2B buyers through keyword research.

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The Marketing Blog

OCTOBER 10, 2008

The research which their focus group discussions revealed was that Indian customers are not price sensitive, they are value sensitive. Not only Moneysaver, but other companies are also trying to utilize SMS, Bluetooth, mobile websites, to cost effectively reach customers. Reply Leave a Reply Click here to cancel reply.

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Buzz Marketing for Technology

JUNE 28, 2008

According to some psychologists and researchers, the ?data s ineffective presentation of information, researchers are finding. In the search for solutions, some researchers are exploring the effects of information overload on technology users and are developing ways to quell its impact. or as distracting.

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Kikolani

JANUARY 26, 2010

The keynote presentation by Greg Chapman , President of Sitewire covered ways to measure social media influence across multiple channels using some advertising research methods that helped measure how catalog advertising affected customer purchasing. Most natural links generally are linked to your website or company name.

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Convince & Convert

DECEMBER 7, 2023

This could include members from within your organization or an external focus group. Companies with more culturally and ethnically diverse executive teams were 33% more likely to see above-average profits. Investing in thorough market research makes sure the foundation of your campaign is solid.

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Social Media Network Marketing

AUGUST 14, 2010

Sections To Read Home Main Page Community - Social Media Network Online Who will benefit from this blog? There is lot of research and discussion going on in the area of 'how to arrive at a ROI for Social Media' There are two unique groups at the two ends of a spectrum. Unported License. Social Media Ne. Nice blog.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MARCH 12, 2009

Using market intelligence, Royal Caribbean identified supporters of the cruise line via social networking sites and took the opportunity to give fifty of the most ardent supporters, called Royal Champions, special privileges, including free paid cruises and invitations to special events with company executives.

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Convince & Convert

APRIL 20, 2011

Equivalent Research Value. According to a Google source, the cost breakdown for market research is as follows (all figures shown are minimums): Eight person focus group = $6,000 ($750/participant). As companies start embracing social media they rightfully want to understand what they are getting for it.

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Webbiquity SMM

MARCH 29, 2022

Using the right Quora marketing strategies, marketers can get good results for their clients or companies in the coming years. You can use Quora for free market research. It hosts millions of questions, thousands of active communities (similar to mini forums), and has a highly engaged audience. Image source: Quora.

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Sprout Social

JUNE 26, 2023

This helps companies to streamline operations, reduce costs, and increase profit. Supports multi-channel engagement within a single interaction On average, 51% of companies use at least eight channels to interact with customers, including emails, social media, websites, phones, live chat, and in-store. Take Starbucks, for example.

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Buzz Marketing for Technology

JUNE 27, 2008

Research Methods ‘Beyond Google’ When “Google” has become a synonym for “research,” how should faculty respond? It’s not necessarily an issue of laziness, perhaps, but one of exposure to a set of research practices and a mindset that encourages critical thinking about competing online sources.

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Sprout Social

AUGUST 21, 2023

They’re also excellent brand awareness, SEO and market research tools. Gain valuable insights You know what’s better than surveys and focus groups? For large companies spread across various regions, this unified view is a huge plus. But reviews do more than just attract and convert potential customers.

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Sprout Social

MARCH 15, 2022

Brand reputation management gives communications professionals the information they need to stay in control of their brand’s narrative. In the past, smaller companies didn’t usually have to concern themselves with creating a comprehensive brand reputation management strategy. Social media is the world’s largest focus group.

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Hootsuite

APRIL 11, 2022

Without the overwhelm, Fody was able to improve their marketing with proactive communication strategies targeted to those with digestive conditions. One of the first companies to adopt retail bots for ecommerce at scale was Domino’s Pizza UK. With that many new sales, the company had to serve a lot more customer service inquiries, too.

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Writtent Blog

OCTOBER 1, 2013

Simply put, it makes viewers passionate about Apple’s product, and defines the brand’s position as a company that caters to creative rule-breakers. At a traditional ad agency, an enormous amount of money was typically funneled toward qualitative research. As much as 70% of consumer research budgets were spent on these sessions.

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Convince & Convert

MARCH 3, 2010

Forrester Research shows that from 2009-2014, U.S. Agencies should also be working with clients on using social media as a market research tool, by surveying fans or creating dedicated, invite-only brand communities that serve as a living focus group.

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agora pulse

APRIL 29, 2020

And so we like to call people in our community purpose-driven entrepreneurs, which means that you actually start with the end in mind. So, if you’re struggling to come up with creative ideas for social, start by looking at some practical things you can do regularly, like answering questions your community is asking.

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