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Social Distancing: Marketing’s New Strategic Mandate

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Many have blogs featuring content that most visitors neither read nor comment on. Then, promote that content, which is far more likely to be read and to deliver higher online visibility and sustained Google search ranking compared to any blog or social media post. Industry Events.

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Do Most CEOs Lack Social Skills?

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On the major social networks, including Facebook, Twitter and Google+, the participation of Fortune 500 CEOs was minimal, with only 7.6% on Facebook, 4% on Twitter, and less than 1% on Google+. The study claims that 70% of them have absolutely no presence on social media. In comparison, more than 50% of the U.S.

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An End to B2B Social Media Madness

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Blog Correctly, or Don’t Have One. A company blog is the most effective way to leverage social media. If you already have a blog and you’re not meeting those goals, then shut the blog down. Forget Facebook, Twitter and Google+. It’s a brand liability.

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3 Ways Social Media Will Fail Marketers

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Research by Keller Fay for Google shows that 94% of word of mouth conversations occur offline, and most often, those conversations are sparked by information found on the internet and television…and not on Facebook, Twitter or other social networking sites. All communication channels have limitations.

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Bare Essentials: Marketing as a Necessary Evil

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To make matters worse, business owners often engage ad agencies, PR firms and outside (and internal) marketing “experts” who are always ready to prescribe a long list of tactical solutions (white papers, blogs, newsletters, publicity, social media, direct mail, conferences, advertising, etc.)…all