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JD.com and APEC Women Leadership Forum Highlight Sustainable Shopping Habits in Latest Report

The Realtime Report

The APEC Women Leadership Forum and JD.com co-launched the “APEC Report: Observation of Women’s Value in Sustainable Consumption and Production.” The Consumption and Industry Development Institute of JD.com acted as the chief research support institute of the project.

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New gTLD Domain Name Forum Launched

Bill Hartzer

A New gTLD Domain Name forum has recently launched. I’ve recently joined the forum, and so far have made several helpful connections through the site. I’ve recently done some research and analysis of the new gTLD domain names versus the.com sites , and found that in certain cases Google appears to prefer the new gTLDs over the nearly identical keyword rich dot com domain names. Again, here’s the link to the new gTLD domain name forum: [link].

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Keyword Research for Blogging

Kikolani

Before starting your research, it is important to note that there is no “magical&# process which assures you the top position in a search engine. I suggest you watch the Market Samurai video tutorials , especially the ones for “Keyword research&# and “SEO Competition&# which have transcripts and screenshots right below the videos. In Market Samurai, click on the section “Keyword Research.&# Market Samurai Keyword Research.

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Social listening analysis of COVID-19 vaccines: market research guide

Awario

They post on social media, leave comments on videos and forums, and write blog posts. Every day millions of people share their opinions, thoughts, and feelings online.

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3 Types Of Research You Shouldn’t Ignore

Small Business Mavericks

When it comes to research, you should make sure you are being thorough. Here are three types of research you should conduct to ensure your online marketing is everything you expect it to be. Competitor research – Your competition is not going to wait around for you to get your marketing in order. Market research - Market research is more about what is being said in social media circles by suppliers, competitors, customers, etc.,

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How Social Media Has Become a Tool For Clinical Research

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

The exceptional growth and adaptation of social media networks represents an ideal opportunity to overcome one of the most challenging aspects of the clinical research industry. Getting patients to enroll in a clinical trial is one of the biggest challenges that clinical research coordinators face. Not being able to meet recruitment standards then creates a number of other problems such as: Drop in research team morale.

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My Warrior Forum Trojan Horse & The World’s Worst Email List

Viper Chill

I mention the list not only because I want you to subscribe, but I recently launched my Warrior Forum guide there. My research saw me purchasing 3 more of these products, each with the same, awful end-result. My review received 13 thanks (the forum equivalent of likes) and hopefully stopped a few newbies from getting ripped off. I paid for my account there and I’m 99% sure I have the highest post count to thanks (likes) ratio for any user on the entire forum.

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4 Essential Ways To Spy On The Competition

Small Business Mavericks

Performing research on the competition is an essential part of marketing. Join community forums – Your competitors are hanging out in the top forums that serve your niche. Market Research blogs competition competitive research forums Google Alerts newslettersThat’s true for online marketers as well as traditional marketers. But how do you spy on the competition without spending a ton of money? It’s real easy online.

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Best Social Media and Digitial Marketing Research and Statistics of 2011, Part 1

Webbiquity SMM

Get the details behind these stats and many, many more here in more than 40 of the best articles and blog posts about social media, search, budgeting and digital marketing research, facts and statistics of 2011 so far. Social Media Stats, Facts and Research Does Facebook Need To Build A Search Engine? Report: Future Plans for Focus in Social Marketing by Social Marketing Forum In a follow-up piece to the post above, Jim Ducharme discusses social media marketers’ future plans.

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KeywordSmash Free Keyword Research Tool Launched

Bill Hartzer

a free keyword research tool that lets you search every major online keyword research and content source you could imagine. Keywords (keyword research websites). Discussions (forums, message boards). Next, let’s do some keyword research to find out about other topics that are related to search engine optimization that you could write about. eBay Research Labs. Tags: Hot Search Terms Internet Research blogging

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The Ultimate Guide to Keyword Research

Viper Chill

This is known by many as Keyword Research. It is this keyword research that has allowed me to get 981,000 unique organic search visitors to a 3 month old website, grow blogs faster than I ever thought was possible and – more than anything – allowed me to be free from a boss and the 9-5 grind. I say this because I want you to understand how important keyword research actually is. In reality though, keyword research involves so much more than that.

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The Superhuman Guide to Keyword Research & Competition Analysis

Viper Chill

We’re well underway with our Triple X Niche case study (introduction post here ) and we now have over 20 ongoing case studies on the forums. Vladimir had a number of questions pertaining to keyword research and competition analysis, so that’s what I’m going to talk about today. At first glance – without doing any competition research yet – I am going to guess that the search results for these aren’t too competitive.

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It’s Time to Own Your Social Community

Convince & Convert

Before the rise of MySpace and Facebook and Twitter and Tumblr, the “original” social media was created in the unglamorous yet impactful world of discussion boards and forums. Other discussion boards and forums were built and managed by brands, as a special place for enthusiasts to gather and interact. The days of the leased social community are fading, and it’s time to re-embrace owned social.

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Survey: 60% of Physicians Believe Social Media “Improves the Care They Deliver”

The Realtime Report

Many physicians are making use of social media – as a way to manage new information, discuss the latest journal articles or research, and to help provide quality care. A recent study by the Journal of Medical Research discovered that a whopping 85% of oncologists and primary care physicians use social media (at least once a week or once a day) to read or explore health information, and the majority of those surveyed (60%) said that social media “improves the care they deliver.”

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What Do We Need to Teach About Knowledge Work? | Computer Writing and Research Lab

Buzz Marketing for Technology

Computer Writing and Research Lab. Writing the learning organization: A framework for teaching and research. Class Forums. Computer Writing and Research Lab, The University of Texas at Austin. Main home page for Computer Writing and Research Lab. Computer Writing and Research Lab main site. Now reading from the top of the page. Skip to page top, access key T. Skip to page header, access key. Skip to main content, access key C.

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Davos 2016: DiCaprio, Macri and Biden Dominate the Social Headlines

Talkwalker SM

After having arrived 20 minutes late to chair a panel on Cancer research, Vice President of the United States Joe Biden apologised profusely to the waiting audience, joking that the World Economic Forum in Davos had become so popular that even the Secret Service couldn’t get through the traffic caused by the world’s elite. The most talked about people on Day 1 of the Economic Forum. The article was shared widely on Twitter and in online forums.

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Weekend Project: Research the Audience You Want … but Don’t Have

ProBlogger

Instead, take the preemptive approach and spend some time doing the research that no one has the guts to do. In addition to these four (extremely powerful) strategies, here are a few other ways to understand your audience if you don’t have a list: Browse through forums and look for common problems that people have. These are my favorite tactics for researching a new audience. Weekend Project: Research the Audience You Want … but Don’t Have.

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Insider Trading, meet Outsider Traders, #SocialMedia style #Tesla

Laurel Papworth

Today, there is a thread going beserk on the Tesla forums : Tracking Highest VINs. Stay with me here… International Business Times said: A contributor to the Tesla’s Forum page identified as Craig Froehle updated his Model S VIN data. Any investment in stock takes time and research and an ability to tap into trends and discussions. digital economy social media cars forums stock price tesla Twitter vins wall street Wall Street should be monitoring social media.

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The 3-Step Keyword Research Formula To Cast A Tsunami Of Search Traffic On Your Blog

ProBlogger

I’m not going to overwhelm you with time-consuming, overly complicated keyword research strategies. I’m going to walk you through the keyword research formula I personally use to find relevant, highly targeted keywords – keywords that I know will actually send me a decent amount of search traffic. Some of the best places to do this are Reddit (search for relevant subreddits), Quora (they talk about many things, not just business and marketing), and of course industry forums.

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Web Hosting demystified - II

The Marketing Blog

55 am Discussion forums still alive. these days … ) My quest for a good web-host landed me at several websites, blogs and discussion forums. Although the evolution of blogs has re-defined the art of conversations good old php forum continues to run well despite stuff competition. Popular MBA discussion groups like pagal guy , cool-avenues , job forums, web directories , scripts and other talks are still pretty much a part of traditional discussion forums.

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JOLT - Journal of Online Learning and Teaching

Buzz Marketing for Technology

for research projects; participate on signup. The unstructured wiki provides a forum for stating. forum for collaborating and sharing their knowledge. Search JOLT. MERLOT Journal of Online Learning and Teaching. 4, No. 2, June 2008. Wikis as a Tool for Collaborative Course Management. Mark Frydenberg. Senior Lecturer and Software Specialist. Computer Information Systems Department. Bentley College. Waltham , MA , USA. mfrydenberg@bentley.edu. Abstract.

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“I want a Twitter for All the Various Parts of the Government”

Social Media Strategery

At least that’s what Chris Brogan said this week at the Society for New Communications Research NewComm Forum. The reason I like conferences like the NewComm Forum is precisely because I’m usually one of the few Government 2.0 Home About Me Speaking Legal-ese My Team Gov 2.0 Events Calendar Subscribe: Posts | Comments | Email Social Media Strategery Best Of Best Practices Enterprise 2.0 Government 2.0 Miscellaneous Personal Prof.

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TENCompetence | Building The European Network for Lifelong Competence Development

Buzz Marketing for Technology

Find out more about Tencompetence and participate in our public forums. Over the last few years the Edumedia conference has successfully attracted researchers and practitioners from mostly German speaking countries. PCM forums. THE PCM forums provide a place to discuss the use of the PCM. PhD Researcher Network. Skip Navigation. About TENCompetence. TENCompetence is funded by the European Commission through the IST Programme.

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Could Buyer Personas be Your Secret Weapon for More Leads and Sales with Social Media?

Pam Moore

It comes in the researching, connecting, preparing, planning, and working smart, not just hard 24 hours a day. I'm hosting a live training this Friday, August 17th at 2pm with brand new content that has NEVER been shared in a public forum. As with anything in life, it's easy to skip to the easy part. I love chocolate cake and I usually go straight to the frosting.

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Are Brands Overvaluing Facebook and Twitter? Let’s Find Out

Convince & Convert

As I announced recently, I’m partnering with global market analysis firm Edison Research on The Social Habit , a comprehensive, quarterly study of how Americans use social media, why, and to what end. Edison (who is the exclusive provider of exit polling data for Presidential elections, among other things) is handling the research, and is using a rigorously controlled, randomly sampled panel of 3,000 Americans to produce The Social Habit.

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The State of Hate and Why You Should Embrace Complaints

Convince & Convert

I partnered with Tom Webster’s firm — the highly respected attitude collection group Edison Research – to take a close look at the current state of hate. Answering customer complaints in social media, review sites, and forums blows their minds and wins their hearts. Hugging your haters and answering every customer complaint (especially online) can be a massive competitive differentiator , and I prove that case in the book with a ton of research and more than 50 interviews.

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The State of Hate and Why You Should Embrace Complaints

Convince & Convert

I partnered with Tom Webster’s firm — the highly respected attitude collection group Edison Research – to take a close look at the current state of hate. Answering customer complaints in social media, review sites, and forums blows their minds and wins their hearts. Hugging your haters and answering every customer complaint (especially online) can be a massive competitive differentiator , and I prove that case in the book with a ton of research and more than 50 interviews.

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5 Places To Find Information For Your Blog Posts

Small Business Mavericks

Conducting research for your blog articles and other content marketing initiatives is one of the most important activities you can perform. In fact, if you aren’t doing research, then your content is going to be dry and boring, maybe even lacking in the facts department. Niche communities – Find those communities that service your niche and talk about the issues in those forums, social networks, etc.

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5 Tips to Find Your Best Audience on Social Media Platforms

Waxing UnLyrical

In fact, a lot of audiences aren’t on Twitter: based on a November 2010 study, the Pew Research Center estimates 8 percent of Americans use Twitter. There are thousands of niche networking sites, industry forums and other opportunities to connect with a far more segmented audience than the big sites offer. Guest Posts Marketing Social Media finding your audience research thursday bramGuest post by Thursday Bram.

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What Content People Share And Why They Do It

Mindjumpers

Like Mindjumpers, he is associated with Social Marketing Forum. Recently Jan Teerlinck wrote about a study of Chadwick Martin Bailey and iModerate Research Technologies that established email is still used most for sharing content. Technorati Tags: Chadwick Martin Bailey , content , iModerate Research Technologies , J-P De Clerck , Jan Teerlinck , share. Tweet Written by J-P De Clerck , who is an experienced content, conversion and social media consultant.

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Dr. Ralf Klamma's Blog: beamtenherrschaft

The Marketing Blog

13 am Dr. Ralf Klamma’s Blog: beamtenherrschaft Jump to Comments Although I know Dr. Ralf Klamma through an Indian knowledge-exchange forum, it was only now that I got in touch with him directly through email exchange. He has been maintaining an interesting research blog about information systems, technology enhanced learning, social software, communities of practice, web 2.0

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SEO Guidelines – Four Major SEO Pitfalls to Avoid

Social Media Marketing

You need to do lots of research, test your website with various keywords, alter your web content and so on. Some of the best link building techniques are: Article writing, Blog posting, Forum Posting, Social Networking sites, Social Media sites etc. keyword researchIf you own a website, then definitely you would be using the basic SEO techniques to drive traffic to your site.

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Dark Social – We Only See The Tip of The Social Media Iceberg

Mindjumpers

Among other things the research showed that 32 % of people who share content online would only share via Dark Social. Dark Social happens when someone shares content or a link by copying and pasting into communications such as emails, instant messages and forum posts. Community Management Content Marketing Facebook Guidelines I forgot to categorize Infographic Marketing & Communication Mindjumpers Research/Study Social Media Social Media Marketing Tips

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Measuring the Impact of Social Media in B2B Marketing

Webbiquity SMM

Discussion forums. These results, along with the fact that “many B2B marketers treat social media like an outbound communications channel, and our research highlights the consequences of this choice. Tags: Marketing Research Social Media Marketing Augie Ray b2b marketing engagement channel Forrester Research Laura Ramos social media budget allocation top five social media platforms.

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33 Thought-Provoking B2B Social Media and Marketing Stats

Webbiquity SMM

Here are five key takeaways from this research: Image credit: e_Strategy Trends. Live events (conferences, trade shows and forums) remain the top lead generation source for B2B marketers. Nearly half of all the employees conducting research for B2B purchases are millennials. 80% of B2B decision makers visit vendor-independent communities, vendor-sponsored forums, and LinkedIn at least monthly for business purposes.

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Affiliate SEO: How Websites Are Ranking in The Most Profitable Niches

Viper Chill

You are here: ViperChill » SEO » Affiliate SEO: How Websites Are Ranking in The Most Profitable Niches Affiliate SEO: How Websites Are Ranking in The Most Profitable Niches Written by Glen, this post has 153 Comments Would you believe there’s a top ranking site in a niche with over 300,000 searches per month which only has 4 pages and spams forums for links? As proven here, spamming forums and membership sites are helping people rank in very profitable industries.

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Dark Social – We only See The Tip of the Social Media Iceberg

Mindjumpers

Among other things the research showed that 32 % of people who share content online would only share via Dark Social. Dark Social happens when someone shares content or a link by copying and pasting into communications such as emails, instant messages and forum posts. Community Management Content Marketing Facebook Guidelines I forgot to categorize Infographic Marketing & Communication Mindjumpers Research/Study Social Media Social Media Marketing Tips

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Could Buyer Personas be Your Secret Weapon for More Leads and Sales with Social Media?

Pam Moore

It comes in the researching, connecting, preparing, planning, and working smart, not just hard 24 hours a day. I recently hosted a training webinar with brand new content that has NEVER been shared in a public forum. As with anything in life, it's easy to skip to the easy part. I love chocolate cake and I usually go straight to the frosting.

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Seven Ways to Use Social Media for Business

Webbiquity SMM

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. Perform competitive and market research.

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What’s the Best Social Media Monitoring Tool? It Depends

Webbiquity SMM

I’ve used this tool on behalf of small clients for finding hundreds of key influencers on Twitter, blogs and various other social networking sites and forums. Its monitoring covers blogs, message boards, forums, microblogging sites, wikis, media sharing sites, social networks, online classifieds and review sites. Until fairly recently, keeping track of your organization’s online presence was relatively easy.

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Do Social Media Engagement Metrics Really Matter for Your Business and Why?

Pam Moore

Our target market will not and does not engage with our content on public forums. If the internet world were up to Mark Zuckerberg of Facebook, engagement would likely be the top metric. Why do advertisers love engagement? Think about it. The more you click, the more you comment, the more you engage, the more content that gets seen. The more content that gets seen, the more ads that can display. How and why you measure social media engagement is critical for success.

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Do Social Media Engagement Metrics Really Matter for Your Business and Why?

Pam Moore

Our target market will not and does not engage with our content on public forums. If the internet world were up to Mark Zuckerberg of Facebook, engagement would likely be the top metric. Why do advertisers love engagement? Think about it. The more you click, the more you comment, the more you engage, the more content that gets seen. The more content that gets seen, the more ads that can display. How and why you measure social media engagement is critical for success.

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10 Inspiring Examples of Amazing Brand Communities

Social Media Strategies Summit

According to a survey from Vanilla Forums , 58% of brands say their communities improve customer loyalty. That’s a big deal, with research from KPMG revealing: 86% of loyal customers will recommend a company to friends and family.

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