Convince & Convert

APRIL 1, 2010

In my opinion, this is the difference between good or great. link] Opinion@Large Great topic/analysis. link] Opinion@Large Great topic/analysis. My opinion – very bad idea. What is surprising is the lack of utilizing each resource to its capacity. Telling the right story is a strategy, not a tactic.

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Convince & Convert

MARCH 3, 2010

Agencies should also be working with clients on using social media as a market research tool, by surveying fans or creating dedicated, invite-only brand communities that serve as a living focus group. Allowing clients to treat number of Facebook fans as the core success metric is a dereliction of duty.

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NOVEMBER 2, 2010

To succeed in social media, set aside your marketing plan , October 31, 2010 Forget your marketing PLAN? Today I came across a comment from Adam Tinworth on the reignited debate, in certain UK circles at least, over whether bloggers can be legitimate journalists. social media reach and usage by company. Engagement.

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Convince & Convert

JUNE 23, 2010

Surveying, physical and online focus groups and opinion polling are still the primary tactics companies depend upon for market prediction and go to market strategy. Before crowdsourcing there were focus groups, which never really worked too well. Yet, it seems to be a stagnant mode of gathering feedback.

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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

Now, companies ought to focus on wowing their customers – and avoid giving them an awful experience – but for most companies, particularly those that have many customers they don't get a chance to interact with 1:1, the third segment is the easiest to reach at any kind of scale.

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JUNE 16, 2010

Yes, many use things like focus groups, gut instinct (entrepreneurs are notorious for this!), This, however, is not (in my humble opinion) the “big opportunity&# that the Web (and its social media) provides us with. to create confidence that often overlooks the obvious. I’m forced to agree.

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