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

Convince & Convert

JB : Will these tools ever truly benefit the small business? RK : Small business usage really requires filtering out noise, and we’re making a lot of progress on that. We have a lot of small business customers due to our price-point (note: as low as $9.99/month), What’s going to happen next?

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9 social media trends to keep your eye on in 2012

Akamai Marketing

What should businesses plan for in 2012 and what should they be looking for? I’m putting my Carnack hat on and writing down the trends I see in social media for 2012. Social CRM: I predict in 2012, I think we’re going to see an increasing attempt to translate digital profiles back to a customer.

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102 Compelling Social Media and Online Marketing Stats and Facts for 2012 (and 2013)

Webbiquity SMM

Social CRM is still confusing. Only 16% of companies say they currently have a social CRM system in place. 21% plan to implement such a system in the coming year, but another 17% “don’t know what a social CRM system is and why businesses need it.” iMedia Connection ). eMarketer ).

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Favorite Social Media Management Tools for Small Business

Convince & Convert

Keep in mind, however, that building up your social media presence and seeing results can take time, so don’t give up if you haven’t seen the arrows move in just 30 days. Choosing a Social Media Management Tool. Can be overwhelming for small businesses. Social CRM (currently in beta).

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Social Media Is Growing Up: You Can Stop Copying the Cool Kids Now

Bare Feet Studios

I mostly use it for two reasons: to support the small biz where I am checking in (I think this type of crowd-sourced marketing can be very useful to small businesses) and to market myself in subtle ways.

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How to Match 10 Key Success Metrics to Your Blogging Strategy.

Convince & Convert

Yet, in much of my social media consulting work corporate blog owners are invariably most interested in total visits and RSS subscribers. If you're blogging for community, I'd also pay close attention to the Content, that it's targeting the right communities and audiences for the business.

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

Convince & Convert

If you can type a sentence, you can relate to people on Twitter and Facebook. Oh yeah, my husband used to work for Tony Robbins and he's a hypnotist and business coach for small businesses and professionals. Our method at Motorola was to take the bigwhigs out to the Signature Room and wine and dine them.