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

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LinkedIn was rated eighth out of 13 channels and YouTube was 10th, followed by Google+, and Twitter. And YouTube in 10th place? Some of it is branding, such as blogging and YouTube. In last place: Facebook, whose problem (according to Forrester VP and principal analyst Nate Elliott) is poor targeting and static-image ad units.

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4 Trends Shaping B2B Marketing in 2011

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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. Still, most B2B marketers have yet to truly embrace the full social toolset for their business. Why is that?

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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. It's got to be a solid budget item".