Webbiquity

JUNE 20, 2011

Amid all of the hype, conferences, and rapid adoption of social media marketing by organizations from sole proprietors to the Fortune 100, there remains an undercurrent of skepticism. This surfaces in posts like Social Media Skepticism , 5 reasons why social media skeptics maybe right and Business social networking: where’s the ROI?

Social Media 100

Social Media Peer-to-peer Media PR 100

Sprout Social

JUNE 12, 2016

This week, two major social networks launched some exciting new features. That’s why we’ve decided to just jump right in and explain what they mean for social media managers. Introducing Twitter Insiders. On Twitter, your resource squad just got bigger. Gemma Proctor Research Manager at Twitter UK @gemmaproc.

Social Media 52

Social Media Twitter Facebook Media 52

Webbiquity

NOVEMBER 23, 2010

many people pause to think about what they’re thankful for: family, friends, TiVo, the Yankees not winning the World Series… I’m thankful for all of those things too of course, but also for the development and growth of social media. Social media is a meritocracy (mostly). How did we do this before?

Social Media 100

Social Media Media Peer-to-peer B2B Thought Leadership 100

SmartBug Media

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Social media monitoring : Regularly engaging with customers on social networks and monitoring social channels can provide businesses with real-time, honest feedback from a wide range of demographics. Similarly, you’ll want to make sure any valuable social media data is actively flowing into your CRM.

Customer Satisfaction 59

Customer Satisfaction Tips Merchandising Opinions 59

Convince & Convert

JULY 28, 2010

This is the strategy of creating a Social FAQ. Website surveys, email surveys, Facebook inquiries, focus groups, telephone calls to 25 customers each month. link] [link] Hot In Marketing 5 Ways to Turn Helpfulness Into Marketing Greatness | Blogging and Content Creation | Social Media Consulting – C.

Social Media 148

Social Media Media Webinar Metrics Marketing & Strategy 148

Sprout Social

MARCH 30, 2021

Social listening is a social media superpower. Sprout Social’s Listening solution lets you create highly customized Topics that surface conversations that matter most to your brand and answers to your burning questions. These days, social media is (or should be) a major part of any customer care strategy.

Marketing Management 123

Marketing Management Paid Search Agency Social Media Keywords 123

Convince & Convert

MARCH 3, 2010

I emphasized that to remain relevant, agencies must differentiate themselves by providing advanced social media services, not just the basics. corporate expenditures on social media will increase by an AVERAGE of 34% a year , and that by 2012, as much will be spent on social media as on email marketing.

Social Media 121

Social Media Paid Search Agency Media Advertising Agencies 121

Sprout Social

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

AI marketing tools automate repetitive tasks with speed and efficiency and enable you to analyze vast amounts of data, such as customer or employee feedback and social conversations, at speed and scale, to surface necessary insights that can be instrumental in improving a business.

Marketing AI 104

Marketing AI Work Management Automation Marketing Management 104

Sprout Social

MARCH 7, 2022

Now, social media and review sites have empowered consumers to speak their minds whenever the inspiration strikes. Brand survey functionality across social networks. Brand surveys on social are typically used to gauge ad effectiveness. Brand Health Social Listening Topics.

Customer Surveys 92

Customer Surveys Brand Identity Branding Paid Search Agency 92

Convince & Convert

APRIL 1, 2010

But, the team does reference a series of social media outposts via a tiny murderers row of icons (my favorite is “Linkedin.coming soon&#. Consistency and Leverage I didn’t start out looking to slam the Timberwolves’ social media program. Yep, that’ll get fans in the seats. Your Web site.

Social Media 120

Social Media Paid Search Agency Media Advertising Agencies 120

Sprout Social

AUGUST 17, 2021

If you answered “yes” to any of these questions, we have good news for you: You don’t need to schedule a focus group to get answers. You just need social listening data. . Consumer social media usage is on the rise. People turn to social to make connections, share ideas or simply speak their minds.

Viral Marketing 118

Viral Marketing Network Marketing Fulfillment eCommerce 118

Content Standard

MARCH 23, 2015

Last fall, I met with a political campaign manager who told me about a recent focus group he held to figure out which of his candidates’ TV ads people liked best—and the answer was none of them. Political candidates now understand that a successful campaign relies on a tight, strategic social online and content plan.

Social Media 40

Social Media Media Television marketing Word of Mouth 40

EveryoneSocial

APRIL 1, 2021

With more conversations happening on public platforms and social media networks, social listening has become a valuable resource for companies to understand their customers better. Social listening is a key component of a social media strategy because consumers are talking about your company online.

Statistics 77

Statistics Paid Search Agency Companies Eye-Tracking 77

Buzz Marketing for Technology

JULY 7, 2008

Nuggets from Social Media workshops as of late… posted in Uncategorized |. What is the outside-in approach at each phase in the lifecycle today and then focus on how to make that better (and connect that to business measures that matter). I think the same is true for the bevy of social tools.

Social Media 100

Social Media Communities Wiki Work Management 100

Convince & Convert

AUGUST 27, 2015

And instant messages–text messages, smart phones, social media. Read More Than Just Social Media. While the media loves Twitter, the story is bigger than any one social network. Don’t get me wrong, I still believe there is a place for focus groups. Then came the web. Stay Alert.

Television marketing 160

Television marketing Broadcasting Cable SMS 160

Sprout Social

FEBRUARY 5, 2020

Social media is the world’s largest and most transparent focus group. Social listening lets you tap into that focus group, their conversations and the trends happening not just around your brand, but around your industry as a whole. Social listening tools contribute to sales and customer success.

Tools 93

Tools Work Management Marketing Management Business 93

Convince & Convert

FEBRUARY 11, 2015

It creates a virtual dialogue with other designers and marketers, and provides a focus group ready to share their insights and ideas for improvement. Social media is another great way to test new messaging, landing page layouts, and even call to action button designs. Or, apply the same concept to Twitter.

Landing Pages 153

Landing Pages Best Practices Design Lead Capture 153

Hubspot

JANUARY 18, 2012

Social media moves at the speed of light, and marketers have done an admirable job at keeping pace. Now that you have your social media bearings in this fast-paced inbound marketing world, consider another use for social media: collecting critical feedback that advances your business objectives quickly.

Social Media 28

Social Media Media Marketing Management Social Networks 28

Sprout Social

JULY 6, 2023

Virtually all business leaders believe social media data and insights have a profound impact on top business priorities, according to The 2023 State of Social Media report. No matter your internal audience or business focus, a data-driven approach to social media delivers transformative insights.

Social Media 132

Social Media Media Ideal Customer Profiles Analytics 132

Hubspot

DECEMBER 28, 2011

Marketers are really starting to understand the impact social media can have on their businesses. A recent survey conducted at the Pivot Conference revealed that 37% of marketers plan to move beyond just experimentation in social media in 2012. 15 Ways to Step Up Your Business' Social Media Game.

Social Media 28

Social Media Media Social Networks Paid Search Agency 28

Contently

MAY 3, 2017

Here’s what you missed in marketing, media, and tech while you were wondering why celebrities wear such bad clothes to the Met Gala… The New Yorker: #Vanlife, the Bohemian Social-Media Movement. Public perception of him seems to be coming a long way since The Social Network days—calculated or not.

Storytelling 65

Storytelling Youtube Advertising Agencies Mobile Advertising 65

SmartBrief - Marketing

JULY 31, 2023

There has been a shift in marketing focus in China, where consumers increasingly value brand storytelling, connection, responsibility and the shopping experience. In China, this trend has promoted the use of social media platforms WeChat and China’s original TikTok, Douyin , to build community-led brands and retailers.

Communities 52

Communities Brand Identity Branding Work Management 52

BenchmarkONE

SEPTEMBER 13, 2018

Focus groups. If you already have a solid mailing list and online social network, FocusGroupIt makes it easy to put together online focus groups. The downside is that you’ll need to provide your own focus group members, since the tool doesn’t aggregate these for you. 4: Social Mention.

Paid Content 71

Paid Content Research Enterprise Management Tools 71

Biznology

DECEMBER 6, 2016

About today’s panel: Chris Abraham , digital strategist and technologist, is a leading expert in digital: search engine optimization (SEO), online relationship management (ORM), Internet privacy, and online public relations with a focus on blogger outreach, blogger engagement, and Internet crisis response.

Demand Generation Agencies 80

Demand Generation Agencies Advertising Agencies Paid Search Agency Public Relations 80

Buzz Marketing for Technology

JUNE 5, 2013

Shoppers love to send videos to each other via email, post them to social networks or embed them in their blogs or personal websites, so make sure your videos are easy for customers to share. Try adding a YouTube channel to your social media arsenal. Increase the reach of your TV advertisements by posting them online.

Mobile Advertising 100

Mobile Advertising Mobile Marketing User-Generated Content Internet Marketing 100

Hubspot

FEBRUARY 8, 2011

Pundits, critics and focus groups barely let the confetti settle before they gave their verdicts (If you want to see the ads go to either USA Today Super Bowl Ad Meter or YouTube Ad Blitz ). It’s time to bring the Super Bowls ads into the social media arena of evaluation. For many, these are the important facts.

Social Media 28

Social Media Paid Search Agency Ads Media 28

Hubspot

FEBRUARY 8, 2011

Pundits, critics and focus groups barely let the confetti settle before they gave their verdicts (If you want to see the ads go to either USA Today Super Bowl Ad Meter or YouTube Ad Blitz ). It’s time to bring the Super Bowls ads into the social media arena of evaluation. For many, these are the important facts.

Social Media 28

Social Media Paid Search Agency Ads Media 28

Tony Zambito

MAY 22, 2011

What we do know today is that traditional methods of structured customer, buyer, and market research that are quantitative based cannot address the social and cultural changes taking place in our business society.    This includes the severely hindering structured methods typically associated with focus groups and surveys. 

Research 100

Research Buyer Personas Multi-Channel Validation 100

Buzz Marketing for Technology

DECEMBER 15, 2011

The fan page becomes a focus group that can be mined for consumer insights, which can feed back to content creation, stage gate development and campaign tracking. Related posts: Paul Dunay joins Networked Insights as the CMO Almost 5 years ago I started this blog with the. Is Sentiment Making Brands Stupid?

Brand Identity 100

Brand Identity Branding Analysis CMO 100

Outbrain

NOVEMBER 29, 2020

Social media engagement: Monitor your audiences’ engagement with your social media pages, including likes, comments, shares, and new followers. Like your website, increasing brand awareness comes with increased social media engagement and activity. Tools to help you: Sprout Social, BuzzSumo.

Brand Identity 49

Brand Identity Branding Paid Search Agency High Quality Lead 49

Buffer

JANUARY 2, 2019

2019 is here and gone are the days where generating audience engagement on social media was primarily a passive process. The brands that are successful in delivering personalized experiences to their audiences are the brands that are likely to thrive with their social media strategies in the coming year.

Social Media 111

Social Media Trends Marketing AI Media 111

Tony Zambito

MARCH 25, 2011

Thus, gaining insight must come from distilling volumes of reports, quantitative data, surveys, focus groups, and every imaginable new way to look at a customer that has been created in the past 20 years. The second challenge can be termed "proliferation" in the sense that market research has become big business.

Research 100

Research Psychographics Buyer Personas Marketing Management 100

Hubspot

NOVEMBER 16, 2011

As the newest marketing weapon in your social media arsenal , Google+ Pages provide businesses with yet another powerful opportunity to connect with fans, prospects, and customers, as well as promote content to generate new leads. But let's face it: starting a brand new social presence from scratch is kind of a pain.

Google 28

Google Social Networks Stats User-Generated Content 28

Webbiquity

MARCH 29, 2022

Quora is, of course, a social question-and-answer website launched in 2010. It’s a part search engine and part social networking site that can help you build a dedicated and loyal online following. This is much more effective than trying to guess what people want, and far less expensive than running focus groups.

Promotion 290

Promotion Marketing AI Work Management Marketing Management 290

Hubspot

DECEMBER 14, 2011

Because of the weight of the Google brand, the impact activity on Google+ has on search engine optimization , and the large user base that's joining at a record rate, it is important for marketers to claim their brand and represent themselves on this new social network. In what other ways are you leveraging the new social network?

Google 28

Google Tactics Peer-to-peer Business 28

B2B Marketing Savvy

AUGUST 13, 2009

Read time = 3-4 minutes) Before the message matrix; before focus groups and A/B testing… there were campfires and crowdsourcing… trusted networks and “business-critical peer communities. Enter social media marketing and 24/7 connectivity…. If you like the read, please subscribe to my RSS feed.

Peer-to-peer 40

Peer-to-peer Advertising Agencies RSS Paid Search Agency 40

Hubspot

MARCH 24, 2015

Whether you decide to have a one-on-one chat or a larger focus group, sitting down and actually talking with people is one of the most important parts of your persona development process. These results will usually give you an idea of what social networks your personas are typically on, what forums they are present in, and so on.

Buyer Personas 28

Buyer Personas Resources Tools Skype 28