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Social media personalization: The opportunity and risks to consider

Sprout Social

Social media personalization is when brands analyze customer behavior across multiple touchpoints, and deliver highly tailored social content or messages that are appropriate for a specific stage in each buyer’s journey. Personalization makes audiences feel cared for and connected to your brand, which inspires loyalty and conversions.

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Why Influence Mining is the Next Gold Rush | social crm | Social.

Convince & Convert

link] Hot In Business Why Influence Mining is the Next Gold Rush | social crm | Social Media Consulting – Convince & Convert [link] [link] Tomas Kazemekas Why Influence Mining is the Next Gold Rush – [link] [link] spiral16 RT @jaybaer: Why Influence Mining is the Next Gold Rush [link] [link] David Spinks Interesting thoughts.

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Why Critics of Klout Are Missing the Big Picture

Convince & Convert

Why do you think billions are invested every year in loyalty programs (tiered treatment) and credit scores (tiered treatment)? You think Southwest Airlines would have liked a data feed that automatically appended Klout scores to passenger manifests before they kicked Kevin Smith off a flight? It simply doesn’t.

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Nobody Said Social Media Should Be Simple

Convince & Convert

I recognize that marketers are challenged with feeding leads and opportunities to the sales team like a mama bird regurgitating worms. At every turn, you need to be communicating to your management that while indeed social media can generate incremental sales and leads, it is – at its heart – a loyalty and retention tool.

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Convince and Convert Blog: Social Media Strategy and Social Media.

Convince & Convert

Awareness, Sales, or Loyalty? Or Loyalty for Nothing -> Acted once? Or Loyalty for Nothing -> Acted once? Or Loyalty for Nothing -> Acted once? I have subscribed to your rss feed as well. The elevator pitch is dead. Can you describe what your company does in 120 characters or less? What’s the Point?

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Social Media is the Servant of Strategy, Not the Master

Convince & Convert

The problem is that social is far more about building loyalty and engaging current and future customers than it is about driving immediate sales results. While it can drive immediate sales in some cases, thats not the primarily value it offers.

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The Key to Social Media Success is Just 2 Letters | Integrated.

Convince & Convert

What was the old maxim 'do unto others as you would have them do unto you' [link] Courtenay Pitcher @Jordan_Youl – thanks for your question about sharing what you do.