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Attack of the Customers: The Pampers Dry Max Crisis

Paul Gillin

Shah believed P&G had substituted a cheaper Cruisers for its existing product and not told anyone about it. “I P&G had actually begun shipping the new product in August, 2008, more than 18 months before it was announced. encouraging others to take their complaints to the Consumer Products Safety Commission.

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Facebook Tips for Midsize Businesses

Paul Gillin

In other words, experiment with different offers and incentives to build fans and then measure those that deliver engagement and return visits. “‘Excite, Educate, Motivate’ has replaced ‘Awareness, Trial, Purchase,’” Brody says. Buy ads against pages of competitors or similar products.

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Know Thy Customer

Paul Gillin

The result will be a transformation of corporate productivity fueled by deep insights into customer needs. It used to be product-centric vs. customer-centric. I will create this product and you will buy it.” ” Now the customer is saying “Here’s what I want and you build it for me.”. They conduct experiments.

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How to Calculate Social Marketing ROI

Paul Gillin

With split testing, you can try two different experiments, each targeting a different segment of your customer base. The other provides access to six customer-only educational webcasts during next 12 months for all customers who renew, regardless of timing. However, you don’t necessarily have to test only one variable at a time.

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How B2B and B2C Marketing Are Different

Paul Gillin

There are plenty of opportunities to apply social media tactics, but the context is different. As Eric and I began to dig into this topic, we put some thought into how B2B and B2C markets differ. We came up with six major areas of divergence, and we were surprised to realize how really different these two flavors of marketing are.