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Can Facebook Communities Replace Company Websites?

Firebelly

The internet is progressively moving in to a new age, where knowledge gathering is no longer the dominant use for the web. This movement used to be called Web 2.0 , but that term is unfortunately now just associated with overly-glossy websites with giant buttons. Information has given way to interactivity.

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Changing Trends in Social Media Can Influence Your Business Model (part II)

Mindjumpers

This post explains the process of changing trends and how it actually influences business model. Companies all over the world are now looking forward to improving their relationship with their customers with the help of social networking sites. This helps their customers to know their company services better.

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Top 10 People Who Influence What Americans Buy

Bill Hartzer

As part of this effort, the company has launched The Pepsi Refresh Project. To help support the project, which will give away more than $20 million this year, the company passed on airing a Super Bowl ad. More than three-quarters of Americans shop at Walmart every year, so whether you’re a fan or not, the retailer has influence.

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Using Twitter to grow your business-Webinar

Direct Marketing Observations

A digital analyst, sociologist, and futurist, Solis has influenced the effects of emerging media on the convergence of marketing, communications, and publishing. BrianSolis.com is among the world’s leading business and marketing online resources.

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Interview with Leading Sales Expert: Jim Keenan

Buzz Marketing for Technology

Companies can do a better job at integrating the two functions. I don't know too many companies where the marketing people are on the same quota plan as the sales people. Sales comprises of three simple things: Access, Influence and Delivery. They provide companies with the tools and information necessary to run their business.

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10 Reasons Market Research is Critical to Social Media

Adam Cohen

It happens in all industries, but lately I’ve seen retail companies keep their “Consumer Insight&# group focused on traditional insight like mall traffic patterns and planograms. But those same companies need to leverage, not ignore, that insight available when fusing social media into the marketing mix they already have.

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Indians in Social Media (2009) «

The Marketing Blog

You should definitely follow these guys, not because some of them qualify as so-called thought leaders, but since they’re early-starters , they might have a degree of influence on your mind with their observations. The scope of my blog-posts span across the Enterprise 2.0 However, I still review some Web 2.0