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UNcanny Insights From UnMarketing | Book Reviews | Social Media.

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That’s like finding a better way to punch people in the face&# is one of the more memorable examples of his outlook. UNderstandable One of the most commendable aspects of this book is Stratten’s gift for boiling down a marketing principle to its simplest form. UNsettling Stratten has a knack for gaps. A tall order, to be certain.

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

Convince & Convert

Not sure who came up with it originally) Social media changes the relationship between companies and customers from master and servant, to peer to peer. While my social media speaking engagements vary enough that I alter my material quite a bit from event to event, there is definitely a batch of one liners that I tend to incorporate.

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

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Is this a great way to bring remote friends’ commentary into a purchase decision (fashion) that is driven by peer feedback? June 2nd, 2010 |Written By: Jay Baer | View Comments Tweet Is the interconnected Web bringing us together, or making us all distracted voyeurs? Or is this just creepy? There are something like 150 million blogs.

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

Convince & Convert

Yes, social media applies to B2B. In fact, social media can be MORE transformative for a B2B company than a B2C company. This is because B2B has a smaller potential customer base, a higher average price point, and a customer decision funnel that is more influenced by word of mouth and reputation.

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

Convince & Convert

In Search of Mass Influencers In a fascinating new Forrester Research study about online peer influence, Augie Ray and Josh Bernoff determine that consumers generated more than 500 billion online impressions about products and services in 2009. Fly more miles, get priority seating on an airline. Eat 10 sandwiches, get the 11th free.

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Social Media is the Servant of Strategy, Not the Master

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His ramblings can be found at www.membershipjedi.com This post is a compilation of ideas born out of Jay’s post “ Why You’re the Key to Social Media Success ” in which he succinctly describes one of the biggest obstacles facing organization’s pursuit of social media effectiveness – corporate culture. Why ignore it?

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

Convince & Convert

world-wide shows that just 25% of respondents said their friends and peers are credible sources of information about companies – a decline of 20% since a similar analysis in 2008. That’s why brands go to great lengths to humanize themselves on the social Web. A survey of 4,875 adults (500 U.S.)