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Glassdoor.com: Social Media Tool or PR Nightmare?

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Since its founding in 2007, Glassdoor.com has become an important research tool for job hunters, corporate recruiters, and anyone looking for unvarnished behind-the-scenes insight into what really goes on behind corporate doors. Learning to Live With Employee Opinion.

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Do Most CEOs Lack Social Skills?

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On the major social networks, including Facebook, Twitter and Google+, the participation of Fortune 500 CEOs was minimal, with only 7.6% on Facebook, 4% on Twitter, and less than 1% on Google+. The study claims that 70% of them have absolutely no presence on social media. In comparison, more than 50% of the U.S.

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An End to B2B Social Media Madness

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Rapid, lemming-like adoption of social media tools by small and medium-sized B2B firms – fueled by an army of self-proclaimed social media experts – has resulted in wasted dollars, missed opportunities and heightened distrust of the marketing function in the C-suite. Forget Facebook, Twitter and Google+. It’s a brand liability.

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3 Ways Social Media Will Fail Marketers

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Research by Keller Fay for Google shows that 94% of word of mouth conversations occur offline, and most often, those conversations are sparked by information found on the internet and television…and not on Facebook, Twitter or other social networking sites. All communication channels have limitations.

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Three Law Firm Marketing Shortcomings…and How to Avoid Them

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In turn, these “credibility tools,” require no leap of faith regarding the practitioner’s or firm’s potential to add value. Practitioners and firms invest in online directories, on search engine optimization or paid search, on Google ads and even highway billboards to drive new business inquiries.

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Bare Essentials: Marketing as a Necessary Evil

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Even though your website will be “brochure ware” with little or no functionality, it’s important that it be properly wired into Google Analytics or clicky.com, so that you know who is visiting your site, where that traffic is coming from, what information they are looking at, and how long they are staying.

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Will Internet Transparency Devalue Craftsmanship?

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Google, Twitter and TurboTax notwithstanding, as a knowledge worker, I take some solace in having seen that information and tools are often no substitute for experience. Would you even know if he’s capable of doing a better job for you? Maybe that’s why you’ve already replaced him withTurboTax.