Webbiquity

AUGUST 9, 2010

Measuring the ROI of social media is challenging for several reasons, the most significant of which is the problem of “last click attribution;&# just because a sale or lead “came from&# Twitter or Facebook as the last click doesn’t necessarily mean that site deserves all the credit. Influence: a.k.a. Share this on Bebo.

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Webbiquity

JUNE 15, 2010

While the fragmentation of media (hundreds of cable channels, millions of websites) has made true mass marketing somewhat more challenging, the appeal hasn’t disappeared: witness the exorbitant advertising rates for the Super Bowl and shows like American Idol. It’s about narrow but deep rather than broad but shallow.

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Webbiquity

DECEMBER 21, 2010

The bottom line is that while social media marketing definitely provides benefits (such as a higher conversion rate for organic search traffic ), it’s not generally effective as a direct promotion tool. Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn groups, community sites (e.g. promote events, meet up at trade shows).

Social Media 100

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Online Marketing Institute

NOVEMBER 1, 2010

Reviewing this year's survey results I was surprised that, while B2B marketers experimented enthusiastically with social networking sites (Facebook, LinkedIn) and microblogging (Twitter), social media have yet to create budgetary or business impacts on the marketing mix. Note: this research looks at firms of 50 employees or more only.

Marketing Budget 40

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Online Marketing Institute

DECEMBER 23, 2010

Top Topics Twitter YouTube Facebook iPhone Google Video Google Buzz Social media Business Mobile 2.0 For example, if you’re selling enterprise security software, why not do a poll where people rate the most evil tech baddies in films like Hackers and The Terminator ?

Facebook 40

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Hubspot

DECEMBER 30, 2011

AddThis - AddThis is a social bookmarking service that provides a code users can put on their websites so that when people visit that site, they have the option to share via Facebook, Twitter, etc. An example of this is the Twitter API. Digg - Digg is a social news website that allows members to submit and vote for articles.

Paid Content 28

Paid Content Social Media Social Marketing Work Management 28

Webbiquity

FEBRUARY 21, 2011

For example, Helen Leggatt reports that “the inclusion of social media sharing buttons in email generated click-through rates around 30% higher than email sent with no sharing options.&#. One key concern among email marketers is open rates; how can you craft subject lines that increase the odds recipients will open your email messages?

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