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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. They don’t conflate WOM with a stranger’s review online. But users are more discerning than they used to be.

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The Perfect Storm in Customer Service

Buzz Marketing for Technology

In my last post we discussed the 4 reasons why using Social Media pays to provide Support : Customers prefer a good customer experiences to low prices, helps aid in spreading WOM, makes customer less likely to defect and results in high profitability for the company. Share this on del.icio.us. Share this on Reddit. Share it on StumbleUpon.

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B2B Lead Generation Blog: Lead Generation via Industry Experts

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« Asking for referrals does more than generate leads | Main | Lead generation ROI depends on a good handoff » Lead Generation via Industry Experts Proactively building relationships with industry experts is a powerful way to generate sales leads and positive word of mouth (WOM).

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

Convince & Convert

Labeled “Mass Influencers&# this army of 29 million opinionated chatterboxes may very well be the key to your social media success. link] [link] Patrick Tucker RT @jaybaer: The "influentials" of tomorrow–people who post too much opinion today. population. The answer may surprise you.

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Social Media is the Servant of Strategy, Not the Master

Convince & Convert

Earlier today I commented on a somewhat counter opinion to yours that you might find interesting. There is nothing new about social media; it's just modern WoM. There is nothing new about social media; it's just modern WoM. Having said that, I really like your point of view.

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Finding B2B Social Media Tools That Add Value – not Just Time

Online Marketing Institute

Find online buddies who are having fun with the tool : It may not be your idea of giggles, but you still need to develop an educated opinion on why the tool is attracting attention, anyway. Heather Rast 07/06/2010 at 8:18 PM Permalink Hi, Elizabeth! and great speech!) What a great post to save to my favorites and keep in my arsenal.