Customer Experience Matrix

SEPTEMBER 3, 2009

Social networks and blogs are the fastest growing application, now exceeding email with a participation rate of 66.8%. This reinforces (at least for women) the sense that social networks are rapidly emerging as the dominant Web activity. Blogs are also apparently part of “community”, although this isn't stated explicitly.)

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Sprout Social

SEPTEMBER 13, 2016

For some, the social network might not be the right fit, but for millions of others, it’s a must. According to data from Forrester Research, 70% of U.S. Social referrals—links shared on social networks—have become a huge source of incoming traffic for websites and online publishers. More than 1.71

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KoMarketing Associates

MAY 21, 2013

Questions to consider asking: Where are your customers searching for information? They’re using search engines but they’re also on social media and mobile apps, and they’re spending time in communities and places that interest them. Social integration is happening, particularly for businesses. What industry are you in?

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Hubspot

SEPTEMBER 17, 2012

omgsohungry), but the ones that help alleviate things like spamming, bad content, and a poor community experience. You know, the things that help make social media a nice place to be. And it breaks our hearts to see marketers giving an honest go of social media get banned from the networks. 5) Scraping for contacts.

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KoMarketing Associates

OCTOBER 22, 2012

With over 50 sessions a day along with non-stop networking events, Pubcon can be pretty overwhelming. However with an on-going stream of tweets and great recaps being posted across the web, you can get a lot of information even on the sessions you missed. Top Tips from Pubcon 2012. Turns out, that’s not the case.

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Digital Marketing World Forum

AUGUST 20, 2019

But if you want even more information on leveraging custom content to resonate with your audience, check out our latest eBook, Breaking Through the Noise With Personalized Content. While it’s extremely important to have a strong social media presence when targeting Gen Z, it’s often forgotten that each platform serves a different purpose.

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Sprout Social

JANUARY 9, 2017

Knowing the best times to post on social media is even more challenging. Just ask any seasoned social media manager how difficult it is to be on top of each network. Managing these communities takes knowledge and a fair share of hunches. Why You Should Know the Best Times to Post on Social Media. are active.

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Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

MARCH 13, 2017

In Embrace Customer-Centric Measurement to Optimize Business Performance, Rusty Warner , Principal Analyst at Forrester, will explore how the evolution from campaigns to customer context enables brands to improve relevance and build sustainable competitive advantage.

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Online Marketing Institute

NOVEMBER 1, 2010

Reviewing the prior survey's results published in April 2009 , I expected that the economy -- and burgeoning interest in social media -- would accelerate the shift toward digital channels throughout 2009 to an unprecedented degree. Note: this research looks at firms of 50 employees or more only.

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Smashmouth Marketing

MAY 1, 2009

Below are a few questions for Gerhard on the topic: Mike : Given the economy, some people instinctively think "cut budgets", but I think it was Forrester at the last Sales 2.0 Gerhard : It wasn't Forrester who said that, it was IDC. I think social networking is a misnomer, it's Networking 2.0. Sales 2.0,

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Smashmouth Marketing

MAY 3, 2009

Below are a few questions for Gerhard on the topic: Mike : Given the economy, some people instinctively think "cut budgets", but I think it was Forrester at the last Sales 2.0 Gerhard : It wasn't Forrester who said that, it was IDC. I think social networking is a misnomer, it's Networking 2.0. Sales 2.0,

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markempa

NOVEMBER 29, 2016

I’ve known Jill for years, and she’s made a huge impact in the marketing automation community. Jill’s a modern marketing expert, and now she’s applying her innovative thinking to social selling. images/2016/11/Jill-Rowley-Social-Selling.mp3. I think that these networks each have their own culture.

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Buzz Marketing for Technology

JUNE 27, 2008

information management. information security. online communities. Organise, streamline, inform, involve; 2. In the interview: Laurence Lock Lee explains how social network analysis reveals the connections between people and the resulting knowledge distribution network. Collaborative Technology.

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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

And while substantially smaller than the Facebook brigade, the Twitter crew is tuned in to brands like nowhere else on the social Web. 49% of monthly Twitter users follow brands or companies, compared to just 16% of social network users overall. 42% learn about products and services via Twitter. 19% seek customer support.

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Convince & Convert

MAY 5, 2010

This 40-something Florida Mom found herself undergoing several simultaneous life shifts, and realized that products and the communication about them didn’t resonate with her any longer. With free membership open to all women, JaneNation combines social networking with opinion collection. It’s on JaneNation.

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Online Marketing Institute

MARCH 13, 2011

It digs up information on Web visitors in real time, helping salespeople follow up on a visit with a cold call and a pitch. Detailed information is vital for spotting potential customers. “How do you leverage otherwise anonymous traffic?&# Together, this offers clues about what the visitor might be interested in buying.

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MLT Creative

JANUARY 31, 2012

This is largely because it can be difficult to see how social media plays into the larger business-to-business (B2B) marketing strategy. Acccording to a Forrester report released in March 2011, 30 percent of global manufacturers intended to increase social media investments in 2012. That, however, appears to be changing.

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Convince & Convert

APRIL 28, 2010

But now, social media is enabling companies to make influencer outreach a foundational marketing tactic. Look to Facebook Somewhat surprising (at least to me) was the finding in the Forrester study that 62% of influential impressions from Mass Influencers took place on Facebook, with Twitter just 10%.

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Industrial Marketing Today

MAY 14, 2010

Once they find the correct part number, offer datasheets with performance characteristics, applications and tolerance information, include a way for the visitor to send a quick question to your engineering department and if applicable, add a “buy now” button to take advantage of online sales. Thanks for sharing!

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Paul Gillin

AUGUST 4, 2011

This Is despite the fact that numerous surveys have shown that Facebook is one of the least effective social networks for B2B marketing. In a survey of marketers conducted by BtoB magazine last year , Facebook was ranked last in usefulness among the top five social networks, trailing blogs, LinkedIn, YouTube and Twitter, in that order.

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Hubspot

JUNE 29, 2012

Source: Track Social ) Be mindful of your publishing frequency on Facebook, and start testing with your own page to see what frequency is right for your community. 3) On average, companies respond to only 30% of social media fans' feedback. Stand out from your competition by caring and engaging with your social media community.

Internet Marketing 28

Internet Marketing Stats Peer-to-peer Planning 28

Sprout Social

JUNE 15, 2023

For example, watch how Donors Choose uses Sprout Social to efficiently manage their complete social media presence—from publishing and engagement to analytics and reporting. Post Performance Reports: Analyze cross-channel performance at the post level to understand what messaging and formats resonate with your community and why.

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Social Media Budget Programs Work Management Marketing Management 111

WebMarketCentral

MARCH 16, 2009

The model behind traditional, interruption-based advertising was that consumers were provided with entertaining or informative content for free, in exchange for viewing ads. In social media, where viewers are often creating the content, that bargain doesn't hold up. After all, it is social media. Those in the U.K.

Social Media 20

Social Media Facebook Social Marketing Web 2.0 20

Online Marketing Institute

DECEMBER 1, 2010

LinkedIn users will be shown events that match their specific business needs based on the information they’ve added to their LinkedIn profile (Job Title, Industry, etc.), It’s a year old but the information is still useful. The blog can even extend beyond the conference and be used as a year-round source of information.

Social Media 40

Social Media Event Marketing Social Marketing B2B Marketing 40

Online Marketing Institute

AUGUST 14, 2011

Why not just establish some sort of conversion goal from the web on your own site (blog or www) as hub and create a social segmentation, establish process to campaign tag special links / promos and set everything else as a KPI (community size, engagement events). I really don’t see this as a tough thing to solve.

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Analytics Top of Funnel Research Webinar Metrics 40

WebMarketCentral

JANUARY 28, 2009

Case studies are currently the most common way to deliver this information, though there is still a production cost for the vendor and prospective buyers presume that only the happiest customers will have their stories published. So, industry publications, blogs, and analyst reports carry somewhat more weight than a company brochure.

Enterprise Management 20

Enterprise Management Social Media Paid Content Marketing Management 20

Online Marketing Institute

DECEMBER 23, 2010

Pop-out the activity stream to keep a real-time feed of what the SEW community is saying, reading and sharing. Real-Time Activity Stream B2B Social Media Marketing -- Does It Work? Kaila Strong | Dec 6, 2010 | 0 Comments Tweet Arguably, social media marketing for B2B companies is one of the most difficult campaigns to run.

Work Management 40

Work Management Social Media Social Marketing B2B Marketing 40

Hubspot

APRIL 29, 2010

Be honest and forthcoming with a wealth of information and opinions. Video is 50 times more likely to appear on the first page of Google search results than a text page, according to Forrester Research. Solicit and gather feedback through informal polls or via free services like TweetBeep or Google Alerts. is women over 55.

Social Media 28

Social Media Media Webinar Metrics Forrester 28

Sword and the Script | B2B

DECEMBER 28, 2022

Trusted sources of B2B information. What sources of information do B2B buyers trust? More than three-quarters (77%) of journalists surveyed say Twitter is the most valuable social network – the next most valuable network isn’t even close with 39%. It might also provide a thought about what might happen next year.

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PR Trust Marketing Stats B2B Marketing 76

Convince & Convert

FEBRUARY 23, 2010

If you’re trying to retain customers, your social program is more about listening, problem resolution, and turning customers into advocates. Brand communities, contests, most social listening, and non-promotional tweeting fits into this category.

Social Media 118

Social Media Webinar Metrics Media Marketing & Strategy 118

Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

How Does Your Audience Use Social Media? Using the Forrester Social Technographics Ladder, understand how your target audience (as defined by gender, age, and geography) uses social media. Thanks for providing information that is not just general chat on the subject.-= That would be two strategies, not one.

Social Media 168

Social Media Media Webinar Metrics Marketing & Strategy 168

Convince & Convert

FEBRUARY 10, 2010

"How can social media kill email, when you have to have an email address to belong to a social media site?” Find where your clients/contacts are in the social media realm. Other gr8 uses [link] [link] Richard A Beane III Review of the site Flowtown that can give you information about how your customers use social media.

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Online Marketing Institute

OCTOBER 1, 2010

The Techcrunch acquisition dispels those myths 2 days ago « People on the Move in the Social Business Industry: Sept 21, 2010 Upcoming Research Teaser: What do Employers Want in a Corporate Social Media Strategist? Managing these multiple login systems from all these social networks is cumbersome due to changing APIs, protocols.

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Social Networks Enterprise Management Marketing Websites Work Management 40

Webbiquity

MAY 23, 2017

According to recent research from Forrester, digital marketing spend in the US will reach $120 billion by 2021. Spread over paid search, video marketing, social media and other online channels , digital is expected to account for more than 46% of all advertising in the next five years. Use social media to humanize your brand.

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B2B Marketing Marketing Strategy Marketing & Strategy B2B 257

EveryoneSocial

OCTOBER 26, 2021

Plus, there are various new channels where people obtain information, and effective marketers need to be active participants within these. It may come as a surprise though to learn that the idea of dark social has actually been around for years. Groups & Communities (Slack Communities, Facebook Groups, etc.)

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Ideal Customer Profiles Work Management Paid Search Agency Marketing Management 69

Convince & Convert

MAY 25, 2010

Here are the highlights: A Colossal Opportunity According to Forrester research, from 2009 – 2014, the average annual growth rate in digital marketing expenditures in the U.S. will range from 11% (the relatively mature email marketing), to 34% (social media). Thanks for sharing this information!

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Paid Search Agency Online Marketing Advertising Agencies Ads 124

ClearVoice

JUNE 19, 2023

Image source: Statista According to HubSpot’s 2023 Social Media Trends Survey , the top three social media platforms expected to grow the most in 2023 are Instagram, TikTok, and Facebook. During 2023, TikTok is forecast to become the third-largest social network , behind Facebook and Instagram.

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Social Media Statistics Social Marketing Advertising Agencies 52