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

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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. population. philsimonsystems Interesting post, Jay.

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

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The statistical similarity shocks me. Top B2B marketing posts for 2009 (hint: social media) =-. According to this report, even with regard to social media execution, B2B and B2C are much more aligned than conventional wisdom suggests. This chart shows usage of five major social outposts by organization type. Great stuff.

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Social Media is the Servant of Strategy, Not the Master

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There is nothing new about social media; it's just modern WoM. There is nothing new about social media; it's just modern WoM. As such, it should compliment, enrich and accelerate the strategies ALL good marketing professionals are already engaging in and, ultimately, the executive vision for the company in question. .&#

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Is Social Media Too Big For Its Britches?

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I love the inverted pyramid, and agree wholeheartedly with your point about the best way to build loyalty with existing customers (and to communicate that loyalty to ancillary networks through WOM). And if an organization is adept at this, they can build a connective bond between (a) brand communities and (b) social CRM channels.