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Word of mouth marketing: how to drive conversations and sales at the same time

Sprout Social

Although word of mouth marketing is a form of advertising, keep in mind that WOM doesn’t represent an ad or ads. Companies with plenty of positive buzz and frequent social mentions grow rapidly in the age of social media. Either on-site, social media, Google or third-party review aggregators.

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Convince and Convert Blog: Social Media Strategy and Social Media.

Convince & Convert

Because our behaviors on the social Web leave a noticeable fingerprint, smart companies can modify the way they engage and interact with us, based on our social graph, purchase history, etc. But now, social media is enabling companies to make influencer outreach a foundational marketing tactic. What would you do?

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Convince and Convert Blog: Social Media Strategy and Social Media.

Convince & Convert

Yes, social media applies to B2B. In fact, social media can be MORE transformative for a B2B company than a B2C company. Are there differences between B2B and B2C in social media? Creating and calibrating a social media strategy for any company should follow the same process.

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B2B Lead Generation Blog: Word-of-mouth marketing gets BtoB people buzzing

markempa

Richard Karpinski wrote the piece which, from what I can tell, is one the the first articles on WOM for B2B marketers. Where do you think WOM fits into a traditional lead generation strategy ? BtoBOnline Link: Word-of-mouth marketing gets people buzzing. Where do you think WOM fits into a traditional lead generation strategy ?

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B2B Lead Generation Blog: Social Media Pundits Disconnect from B2B Marketing

markempa

« The Physics of Trigger Events for Lead Generation | Main | Online Lead Generation and Management Strategies that Get Results » Social Media Pundits Disconnect from B2B Marketing As someone in B2B, do you feel left out of the social media buzz? Blogs, podcasts, WOM, etc.) It’s a momentum thing.

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Influencers vs Advocates in B2B Marketing

Buzz Marketing for Technology

In my own words – Influencers are individuals that write about Avaya but they also write about Cisco and Siemens in social media or otherwise. Which is why I prefer to have my communications group work with them much like they have always worked with the media. I draw a hard line between Influencers and Advocates.

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Social Media is the Servant of Strategy, Not the Master

Convince & Convert

His ramblings can be found at www.membershipjedi.com This post is a compilation of ideas born out of Jay’s post “ Why You’re the Key to Social Media Success ” in which he succinctly describes one of the biggest obstacles facing organization’s pursuit of social media effectiveness – corporate culture. Why ignore it?