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Social media ROI sucks! (Or, you can prove anything if you send out a survey)

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In last place: Facebook, whose problem (according to Forrester VP and principal analyst Nate Elliott) is poor targeting and static-image ad units. B-to-b marketers have had issues with Facebook for a while, but what accounts for the poor evaluation of LinkedIn, a perennial b-to-b darling?

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Good Reads for B2B Marketing - More CMO/CIO Alliance

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LinkedIn Adds Facebook-Style Mentions In Status Updates And Home-Page Comments. LinkedIn is adding a Facebook-like feature that allows users to link to connections or companies in the status-update field. When published, that connection or company would be notified they have been mentioned.

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4 Trends Shaping B2B Marketing in 2011

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Most businesses have some kind of social presence or plan to have one: Most have attempted a blog or Facebook page, or have at least peeked at Twitter. A mere 12% of business executives say their companies are using social media effectively, according to a recent study by Harvard Business Review Analytic Services. Why is that?

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PowerViews with Christopher Hosford – CRM/Marketing Automation/Social Convergence

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He also notes Facebook has just revamped totally its advertising line up with their new Reach Generator. He adds, “I think more and more marketers are going to be looking, not only at earned media and owned media, but also paid media gains from Facebook, Twitter and the rest.”

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PowerViews with Chris Hosford – CRM/Marketing Automation/Social Convergence

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He also notes Facebook has just revamped totally its advertising line up with their new Reach Generator. He adds, “I think more and more marketers are going to be looking, not only at earned media and owned media, but also paid media gains from Facebook, Twitter and the rest.”

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B2B Marketers, Analyze This: How Do Prospects Score YOU on Their Experience?

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You'll probably tell your friends, post on Facebook or Twitter and in general try to get even like Dave Carroll in United Breaks Guitars. There are a variety of web analytics and web feedback solutions that can give you insight on how well the buying process is working for buyers. What do you do when you leave that bank?

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PowerViews with Paul Gillin: Social Media – Pick Your Spots & Focus

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Paul believes the “big four” social media sites—Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and YouTube—will continue to cement their positions at the top of the social media world as they continue to grow at the expense of smaller operations. Strategically, what are you trying to accomplish by being on Facebook?’—they