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

Convince & Convert

A comprehensive survey (1,753 respondents) released today by Edison Research, paints a fascinating picture of Twitter and its role in America’s social media ecosystem. Note that the survey population was 12 and up, including a representative portion of seniors). RT @jaybaer: 7 surprising statistics about Twitter in America.

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2010 B2B Marketing Budgets and Mix Trends Research

Online Marketing Institute

Reviewing the prior survey's results published in April 2009 , I expected that the economy -- and burgeoning interest in social media -- would accelerate the shift toward digital channels throughout 2009 to an unprecedented degree. But remember, these statistics are about popular use, not about what works and what doesn't.

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

Convince & Convert

Not unlike traditional surveys, keyword research and social data mining tools tell a powerful story about the information target audiences want from organizations, on-and-offline. About a year ago, I wrote a guest post here titled “ Use Online Listening for Competitive Research. " Develop your #content #strategy. Im Jay Baer.

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

Convince & Convert

link] Kristi Hines I think that is probably the best way to get into the minds of the people your advertising is targeting, as opposed to the 1 – 10 rating surveys or expecting your demographic to come to a corporate website to voice their real opinions. Setting the bar very high for agencies indeed. Im Jay Baer.

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

Convince & Convert

Yesterday, I gave a presentation in Tempe, AZ to Agencyside , a conference of advertising and PR agency owners. 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. Wouldn't you agree?

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

Convince & Convert

Especially in comparison to many other communication programs like traditional PR, TV advertising, outdoor advertising and others, social media actually offers pretty solid metrics. From a PR angency perspective (I work on the digital team for Porter Novelli), I’d add the myth that social media is a specialist skill.

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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. Im a tequila-loving, hype-free social media strategy consultant, speaker, and author that works with major corporations and PR firms to harness the awesome power of the social Web. Ask your customers directly.