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SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

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. Twitter is Ubiquitous Like Terrell Owens, Carrie Underwood, and Coke Zero, Twitter is almost universally on the radar of Americans.

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JUNE 29, 2010

Im a frequent social media conference speaker , and interview social media luminaries for my Twitter 20 series of live Twitter interviews. But all is not lost, if you just commit to turning away from Starsky & Hutch, and toward the opportunities for greater good. How can I help you?

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MAY 5, 2010

Because you see, unlike most communities that are created based on brand affinity, and then conduct market research as an aside (if at all), JaneNation was built to tap into the minds of America’s females. Big companies are starting to follow JaneNation on Twitter , and engage with the community across the social Web.

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JULY 20, 2010

About a year ago, I wrote a guest post here titled “ Use Online Listening for Competitive Research. 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. How can I help you?

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Ambal's Amusings

SEPTEMBER 17, 2009

Eccolo Media 2008 B2B Technology Collateral Survey. Blog Marketing Interactions Twitter Ardath421. Eccolo Media 2008 B2B Technology Collateral Survey. Blog Phoenix Rising Twitter RebelBrown. Blog Start with a Lead Twitter BrianJCarroll. Blog WritingontheWeb Twitter PatsiBlogSquad. in January 2008.

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APRIL 28, 2010

million followers on Twitter? 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.

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

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. Linkedin Groups vs. Twitter. Twitter is even narrower at 36% – 46%. Private brand communities vs. Facebook. Podcasts vs. YouTube.

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Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

FEBRUARY 17, 2011

Second only to Google, YouTube has rapidly emerged as an easy-to-use and reliable search tool; it overtook Yahoo as the second largest search engine in 2008 and is now the fastest-growing media platform in history. Position yourself as the go-to source for stimulating research, insight and interpretation of the latest news and trends.

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Online Marketing Institute

JULY 31, 2009

I’m gearing up to write a market overview about this space, so hearing from you early in the process will help to shape that research. When you are ready to start researching something before making a purchase, you read a blog, you search Google, you ask friends for recommendations, you post questions in forums, etc.

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APRIL 4, 2011

As a result, from 2008 to 2010, blogging actually rose 3 percent as an Internet activity among all adults. Consider what is taking the place of the blog: social sites like Facebook and Twitter. Even if SEO isnt a priority of a B2B blogging strategy, keyword research may still provide a depth of opportunities. Team meetings.

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FEBRUARY 23, 2010

Skip to content Skip to navigation Skip to footer Convince and Convert Blog: Social Media Strategy and Social Media Consulting Social Media Strategy Blog Social Media Consulting Blog Social Media Consulting Speaking Newsletter Free Social Media Tools Twitter Interviews About Lijit Search Is Your Social Strategy Proactive or Reactive?

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MAY 25, 2010

Here are the highlights: A Colossal Opportunity According to Forrester research, from 2009 – 2014, the average annual growth rate in digital marketing expenditures in the U.S. Im a frequent social media conference speaker , and interview social media luminaries for my Twitter 20 series of live Twitter interviews.

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AUGUST 10, 2010

We’ve gone from MySpace and a era of anonymous accounts and comments attributed to “SexyBear1984″ to using our real names on Facebook, Twitter, and elsewhere as we build personal brands. If they are social media savvy, you can follow up via Twitter direct message. It’s in our DNA. Customer service?

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APRIL 20, 2010

I have stumbled and twittered this for my friends. I have stumbled and twittered this for my friends. I have stumbled and twittered this for my friends. link] email writing My readers used 411 different search terms to generate over 510 visits (i'm rather small)… [link] jakejordan Do you search with 3+ words in Google?

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JUNE 2, 2010

Skip to content Skip to navigation Skip to footer Convince and Convert Blog: Social Media Strategy and Social Media Consulting Social Media Strategy Blog Social Media Consulting Blog Social Media Consulting Speaking Newsletter Free Social Media Tools Twitter Interviews About Lijit Search Do You “Like&# How I Look In These Jeans?

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JULY 6, 2010

The taboo of never tooting your own horn with a press release about your good deeds clearly has crumbled in corporate America, and companies today are not only promoting philanthropy through social networks, they’re building unique Facebook pages and Twitter profiles for these important programs. How can I help you?

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APRIL 6, 2010

Twitter Lists How your company or product are referred to in consumer-created Twitter lists can yield important taxonomy insights. Go to your Twitter account, and click on “listed&# next to your followers count, and see how the lists that include your Twitter account are named. What shows up in these search results?

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JUNE 22, 2010

New research from White Horse of 104 companies found that in 86% of companies, executives are not using social media. Also, many B2B purchases are heavily researched, providing a real success path for content creation and socially-derived thought leadership. The biggest obstacle is corporate culture. Social Media?

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MARCH 3, 2010

Forrester Research shows that from 2009-2014, U.S. Consumers are using social media (especially Twitter) as a 1-800 line, and agencies should be helping their clients answer the social telephone by setting up listening posts and protocols, and trying marketing to customer service in real-time. I wasn’t talking to you.)

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APRIL 15, 2010

Content marketing is perhaps alone in its ability to be a successful endeavor at every phase of the customer lifecycle: When a potential customer is using Google to research new digital cameras, what is going to get them to a Kodak site? Because content is the most efficient form of marketing available. Smart, optimized content.

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MARCH 23, 2010

There’s a First Time for Everything New research (pdf) by my clients at Compendium Blogware show that for more than two-thirds of corporate blogs, new visitors comprise more than 80% of total blog traffic. Here they were, arriving at your party with nary a prior personal connection, but looking for a good time just like everyone else.

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AUGUST 18, 2010

What’s the best way to get the most possible Facebook “likes&# and Twitter followers? In an old world we'd conduct research, develop messages, test those messages, use the ones that resonate in our marketing channels, refine and repeat. What’s the hot new trend in social media that we can bring to our clients?

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APRIL 14, 2010

I wish more twitter users understood this. I wish more twitter users understood this. And with the new ads on Twitter being placed largely based on response rates, I'm afraid we're going to see “my coupon is better than your coupon.&# [link] jaybaer I agree. Best rule for Twitter is the 8×1.

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

Research: How do people talk about your industry and who are the influencers? You can also set up various searches from Google, Twitter, etc and run the RSS feeds from each search through Yahoo Pipes and have the resulting feed delivered to your inbox or RSS reader to monitor ongoing. applications like Facebook, Twitter, Skype, etc.

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

Integrating Email and Social Media with Flowtown 7 Ingredients in the Perfect Twitter Profile Content Lessons Learned A few patterns become instantly clear when I look at this information: Time matters, but not in a consistent way. Thanks to my crack assistant Jess Ostroff for helping with the research. Longer headlines, eh?

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SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

MySpace last week declared what amounts to a post-modern armistice, announcing that they will integrate status updates with Facebook (and Twitter). MySpace last week declared what amounts to a post-modern armistice, announcing that they will integrate status updates with Facebook (and Twitter). Haven’t you? The founders leave.

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AUGUST 31, 2010

Skip to content Skip to navigation Skip to footer Convince and Convert Blog: Social Media Strategy and Social Media Consulting Social Media Strategy Blog Social Media Consulting Blog Social Media Consulting Speaking Newsletter Free Social Media Tools Twitter Interviews About Lijit Search Is Social Conversation a Myth? That’s feedback.

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Buzz Marketing for Technology

JUNE 27, 2008

Written by Josh Catone / May 12, 2008 5:00 AM. / Research & Development. IdeaScale ( our coverage ) does for research and development what Get Satisfaction does for customer service by providing Digg-style feature request boards. Commuter Feed Uses Twitter for Localized Traffic Reports. EngineS WEB | May 12, 2008 6:12 AM.

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FEBRUARY 9, 2010

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 the research study I’d like to see. A survey of 4,875 adults (500 U.S.) As a result, we have both more and fewer friends than ever.

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OCTOBER 1, 2010

Web Strategy by Jeremiah Owyang Home About Speaking Research Media Contact Subscribe via RSS Connect with Jeremiah: twitter friendfeed linkedin flickr technorati Connect with Jeremiah on twitter A few years ago, critics said Blogging was a fad.

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JULY 8, 2010

philosophy, Jeff is also co-author of the ExactTarget/CoTweet SUBSCRIBERS, FANS & FOLLOWERS Research Series. services like Twitter, Pownce & Jaiku. Well, it’s certainly weathered the wooden stakes of pundits and the introduction of IM, RSS, Skype, MySpace, Facebook & Twitter quite well. October 2007. March 2009.

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FEBRUARY 25, 2010

Skip to content Skip to navigation Skip to footer Convince and Convert Blog: Social Media Strategy and Social Media Consulting Social Media Strategy Blog Social Media Consulting Blog Social Media Consulting Speaking Newsletter Free Social Media Tools Twitter Interviews About Lijit Search Do You Know Your Customers Enough to be a Social Media Hit?

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MAY 19, 2010

Skip to content Skip to navigation Skip to footer Convince and Convert Blog: Social Media Strategy and Social Media Consulting Social Media Strategy Blog Social Media Consulting Blog Social Media Consulting Speaking Newsletter Free Social Media Tools Twitter Interviews About Lijit Search Why D.I.S. How can I help you?

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JULY 31, 2009

Home Forrester Research « We’re renaming the blog | Main | New networks in the news » April 16, 2008 Numeric Scoring: The Key To Lead Management Success [Posted by Laura Ramos ] Recently I saw a preview of Eloqua’s spring release and it got me thinking about the role lead scoring plays in determining campaign effectiveness.

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JULY 31, 2009

Home Forrester Research « Getting Up Close and Personal | Main | Social Technographics Data Now Available » March 20, 2008 B2B Lead Management Market Heats Up [Posted by Laura Ramos ] Since the start of this year, I’ve been receiving a boatload of briefing requests from companies wanting to show me their lead generation and management solutions.

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MARCH 16, 2010

Twitter’s role as a conduit for the Zeitgeist is unrivaled, and it has almost single-handedly ushered in the era of real-time search, and social CRM. I advocate participating in Twitter, and I’ve certainly grown my own audience via that channel, and it should be part of almost every company or business professional’s social media tool kit.

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AUGUST 4, 2010

Let me hear about it: View Comments | Subscribe To This Blog | Sign Up For Our Newsletter Share This Post: Similar Posts That You Might Enjoy: Why Influence Mining is the Next Gold Rush Is Twitter for Business Even Worth the Trouble? If you'd like another example search @thedoubleshot on twitter. Good luck on the move!

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