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Here’s the Difference Between Content Marketing and Social Media

Convince & Convert

What is the difference between content marketing and social media? And, with the burgeoning interest in the former, will the latter wane as a tactic or as a marketing term? Jeff asked several other content/social thinkers and consultant-types to weigh in as well. The goals of social media are participation, then behavior.

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How to edge out your competition with market research

Sprout Social

Be honest: when’s the last time you conducted market research? So much of modern marketing is about taking action and chasing immediate results. Given the wealth of tools and information available, businesses today can’t ignore the importance of regular market research. Why is market research so important, anyway?

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4 Reasons to Use Social Enterprise Networks for Business

Mindjumpers

Currently, her research focuses on various topics related to CRM software, sales, customer service and marketing strategy. Most people wrongly assume social enterprise networks are simply Facebook for business. From what I’ve learned, the question is no longer if socialized business will become the norm, but when.

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Brands: It’s not enough to be liked

Buzz Marketing for Technology

Fan pages are a unique marketing canvas to connect with avid consumers. Yet some brands are terribly underutilizing these pages, making them basically brochureware repositories — essentially inviting customers in but not engaging them or giving them an incentive to return. Vitrue a social media marketing platform determined that the.

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Social Media Is CRM

Social Media Network Marketing

As a result, those companies that use the strongest social CRM integrations should increase revenue; expand market share; improve their corporate image and, maybe, even fine-tune product development to offer items with the most wished-for features or capabilities.

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Instagram Does the Two Step - And Steps In It

Social Media Marketing

And just like that, the photo sharing app market is up for grabs. Instagram was all the rage, and I've even heard from a number of sources that it is now one of the definitive social networks for the teen and tween demographic. there seemed to be a bright future for this repository of images. So what happened?

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7 Social Media Analytics and Reporting Tips for Becoming a Data-Savvy Marketer

Buffer Social

How do you know what’s working with your social media? The social networks provide us with a ton of data about our posts but it can be hard to distinguish the signals from the noise. The key is social media analytics and reporting ! . 7 Tips for Getting Better Social Media Results by Using Data.

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