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Consumers May Not Trust Online Reviews Older Than 3 Months: Navigating the Reliability Conundrum

Navigate the Channel

Since 2010, we’ve seen significant developments in the perceptions of online reviews, the ways businesses engage customers to leave feedback, and the channels or platforms consumers choose to do it on,” according to BrightLocal. (We want to sit next to these people on a night out!) They don’t conflate WOM with a stranger’s review online.

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Baseone Buyersphere 2011 Report and the Changing B2B Buyer Behavior

Tony Zambito

While this second report highlights the continuation of the changes noted in the 2010 report, there is definitely a “more of” aspect that is revealed and a few surprises.    Blogs, WOM, Twitter, and Direct Mail were all ahead of Facebook in terms of influence.  In terms of sharing content – okay I get it!

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Variety of Content is the Key in the Early Stages of the.

Industrial Marketing Today

In Needs Awareness and Research phases, the first two stages of the industrial buy cycle (see my earlier post Deconstructing the Four Stages of the Industrial Buy Cycle ) your prospects and customers use a variety of online content to find solutions to their current problems and needs.

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B2B Lead Generation Blog: Using thought leader content as a lead generation tool

markempa

This is especially important in generating postitive word of mouth (WOM) too. Using thought leader content as a lead generation tool Content is king in demonstrating your thought leadership and expertise. What thought leadership content am I missing? It must be relevant!

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

Convince & Convert

80% of consumers content about products and services created by just 16% of the population – [link] [link] Laurence Bret Who are your influencers? 80% of consumers content about products and services created by just 16% of the population – [link] [link] Laurence Bret Who are your influencers? million followers on Twitter?

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B2B Lead Generation Blog: How to leverage word of mouth for more leads

markempa

Although his post is poorly formatted, as one huge paragraph, the content is good. To be effective at word-of-mouth (WOM) he recommends, "a word-of-mouth process” (WOMP). Although his post is poorly formatted, as one huge paragraph, the content is good.

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B2B Lead Generation Blog: Tips for better webinars, webcasts and improved ROI

markempa

Relevant Content - a catalyst for big attendance High quality content can dramatically build webinar attendance. Relevant content builds credibility, generates positive word of mouth (wom) and creates a buzz for future events. Critical Success Factor #9 Effectiveness 8 Critical Success Factors for Lead Generation 2.0

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