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Growing Your Brand Is a Group Effort: Communities as Content Marketing

Content Standard

According to Dino Fire, president of market research and analytics at the Data Decisions Group, it costs less in time, energy, and money to harvest the same benefits from a facilitated community group than from a traditional market-research focus group. Addressability. “They build their community about themselves.

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Nuggets from Social Media workshops as of late. : Community Group Therapy

Buzz Marketing for Technology

This entry was posted on Tuesday, June 24th, 2008 at 12:26 pm and is filed under Uncategorized. On June 24th, 2008, Josh Ledgard said: I agree completely. On June 25th, 2008, Sean said: thanks for the comments Josh and Bev. On June 26th, 2008, Gwynne Kostin said: Good and thoughtful post. Upcoming Events. Share This.

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The Ultimate Guide to Successfully Rebranding in 2019

Hubspot

At best, you’ll generate some short-term buzz, without the sales and marketing strategy to sustain it. After extensive market research, including focus groups and analyzing the data, you've noticed something startling -- your customers (or competitors) aren't who you thought they were. Get metaphorical. Use poetic language.

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Data smog: newest culprit in brain drain

Buzz Marketing for Technology

Lewis has found similar problems in focus groups he?s 2008 American Psychological Association. polled 1,000 business managers around the globe about their perceptions of technology-generated information. More than 60 percent said the information surfeit has made them stressed and tense. Cover Page for this Issue. © PsycNET.

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Get Your Social Media Story Straight | Blogging and Content.

Convince & Convert

The team’s record for the last five years: 2009-10 (14-60) so far 2008-09 (24-58) 2007-08 (22-60) 2006-07 (32-50) 2005-06 (33-49) In fact, the Timberwolves have won a playoff series only one time in their 21 years of existence. August 12, 2010 (766) Twitter Stream © 2008-2010 Convince & Convert, LLC. All rights reserved.

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

Convince & Convert

Website surveys, email surveys, Facebook inquiries, focus groups, telephone calls to 25 customers each month. August 12, 2010 (766) Twitter Stream © 2008-2010 Convince & Convert, LLC. When you find a pattern, create content to address it. This is the strategy of creating a Social FAQ. Ask your customers directly.

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

Convince & Convert

Agencies should also be working with clients on using social media as a market research tool, by surveying fans or creating dedicated, invite-only brand communities that serve as a living focus group. August 12, 2010 (766) Twitter Stream © 2008-2010 Convince & Convert, LLC. All rights reserved.