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MARCH 3, 2010

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.

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APRIL 1, 2010

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. The chronically bad Minnesota Timberwolves NBA franchise has this sign in the Twin Cities airport: Bravo.

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JULY 28, 2010

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.

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JUNE 23, 2010

Surveying, physical and online focus groups and opinion polling are still the primary tactics companies depend upon for market prediction and go to market strategy. Before crowdsourcing there were focus groups, which never really worked too well. Market research is as important to most companies as the payroll department.

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

Twitter also offers a lot to the PR teams within brands who need to seed constant updates and handle crisis management issues. For big brands, the benefits will be in customer service, rentention, support, PR. For big brands, the benefits will be in customer service, rentention, support, PR.

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JUNE 16, 2010

Yes, many use things like focus groups, gut instinct (entrepreneurs are notorious for this!), 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. to create confidence that often overlooks the obvious.

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