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SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

A comprehensive survey (1,753 respondents) released today by Edison Research, paints a fascinating picture of Twitter and its role in America’s social media ecosystem. Brand Interaction is a Major Part of Life on Twitter In addition to following brands, Twitter users research and engage with companies. population).

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MARCH 23, 2010

There’s a First Time for Everything New research (pdf) by my clients at Compendium Blogware show that for more than two-thirds of corporate blogs, new visitors comprise more than 80% of total blog traffic. I think first-time bloggers get enamored with the concept of “design.&# Your blog works exactly the same way.

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JULY 6, 2010

Most recently, Target partnered with Search Institute® to develop the ‘ Turn Summer Play into Summer Learning ’ series on its Facebook page, which provides parents with fun, weekly tips to help their child’s mind stay active during the summer with research on how it makes a positive impact on child development.

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JUNE 22, 2010

New research from White Horse of 104 companies found that in 86% of companies, executives are not using social media. If anything, social media is MORE important for B2B companies than it is for B2C companies. The biggest obstacle is corporate culture. Lastly, the people factor is huge.

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

Size Doesn’t Matter I’m also often asked about how social media execution differs between large and small companies. The difference is actually very small, as the goal of social media is to make big companies act like small ones. Social media certainly is playing a big role in B2B marketing.

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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).

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JUNE 2, 2010

Let me hear about it: View Comments | Subscribe To This Blog | Sign Up For Our Newsletter Share This Post: Similar Posts That You Might Enjoy: 4 Detective Tricks to Find Your Customers in Social Media Is Social Conversation a Myth?

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FEBRUARY 23, 2010

Conversely, many blogs are too community-oriented, taking an overly insider approach, given that new research from my friends and clients Compendium Blogware shows that search drives 60%+ of total traffic on 80%+ of corporate blogs. Is this based on your experience or is there research to prove this?

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

Here’s the distribution of number of words in each of these headlines: 5 word headline = 2 posts in top 25 6 word headline = 3 posts in top 25 7 word headline = 8 posts in top 25 8 word headline = 9 posts in top 25 9 word headline = 0 10 word headline = 4 posts in top 25 Clearly, I write longer headlines than many other social media bloggers.

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MARCH 3, 2010

An Enormous Opportunity The huge (and expanding) reach of social media, and its relatively low cost (at least from a production fees perspective) makes it an incredibly attractive proposition for marketers. Forrester Research shows that from 2009-2014, U.S.

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AUGUST 10, 2010

In targeting your content and reaching out for coverage from bloggers, tweeters, etc… David, Scribnia [link] Bret Simmons rt @jaybaer Why Influence Mining is the Next Gold Rush – [link] [link] Tink Why Influence Mining is the Next Gold Rush [link] [link] jaybaer I agree – and thanks for the comment.

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APRIL 15, 2010

To be on the same list (much less on top) with bloggers for whom I have tremendous respect and admiration ( Valeria Maltoni , Lee Odden , David Meerman Scott , and many others) is a real affirmation for what I’m trying to do. Thank you to everyone who reads Convince & Convert. Second, huge thanks to Joe and his team for the honor.

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AUGUST 31, 2010

Yet, Mitch doesn’t see it happening in social media. Some Bloggers respond to the comments and some don’t. I have tremendous respect for blogger that are not too busy to at least acknowledge comments with a simple “thank you.&# He writes: There is not much conversation going on at all.

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APRIL 6, 2010

Social media scientist Dan Zarrella has some excellent research on social content best practices. Don’t make assumptions – test them. Vary time of day, day of week, phrasing, link placement, and other options, and thoroughly document your results.

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APRIL 14, 2010

Now I know it is for social media gurus but for me it's not. My research focuses on organizations that align customer behavior with their corporate actions — with their actions not just fostering but ultimately inducing a needed behavior (a sale or lead).

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JULY 8, 2010

philosophy, Jeff is also co-author of the ExactTarget/CoTweet SUBSCRIBERS, FANS & FOLLOWERS Research Series. A driving force behind the company’s SUBSCRIBERS RULE! He lives in Cleveland and has not, to his knowledge, ever been bitten by a vampire—although he his cursed to roam the earth as a Cleveland Browns fan. Why is this? Why is this?

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

Research: How do people talk about your industry and who are the influencers? Right now, for example, we're carrying out a market insight and research project for for a pharmaceutical company that is taking advantage of our coverage of forums. —————- Topic Research – What exactly do you mean?

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FEBRUARY 25, 2010

Her company Audience Audit provides strategic marketing support and audience segmentation research that helps organizations understand their customers better. I work for a small advertising agency that has seen huge results from SEO/SEM and social media. By doing the research, you meet the needs of both the client and customer.

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FEBRUARY 9, 2010

That’s the research study I’d like to see. There are dozens – maybe even hundreds – of people that I “know&# via social media, and consider to be friends. What this Edelman research demonstrates is that we’ve become a bunch of cynics, and who could blame us? Like, say gravity. The other stuff?

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SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

link] Raj – SEO Australia Great research on every point! Now as Google trying to bring out a rival for facebook, I hope facebook should plan something to compete with Google! Jay Baer on the death of Myspace – and what it all means. Funny post by @kimrandall on why you hate Twitter – and [.]

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MAY 19, 2010

Content can give us value by (among other things): Making us money Saving us time Protecting us or those we love Educating us Entertaining us For example, if you are a CPA and you publish a [well researched and well written] article to your website called… 10 Tax Deductions Uncle Sam Wishes You Didn’t Know About I will grab the spoon and (..)

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JUNE 30, 2010

When they wake up, 59% of consumers check their email account before anything else online, according to new research from ExactTarget (disclosure: client) , in a sweeping survey of 400+ Americans. link] ATG_ecommerce 59% of consumers check their email account as soon as they wake up, according to new research from @ExactTarget [link] Do you?

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MARCH 16, 2010

A new Pew Research study shows only 8% of U.S. According to these numbers, the audience using Twitter actually declined from August to December, 2009 (during the same period, Facebook went from 250 million to 350 million members). teens using Twitter, compared to 66% engaged in texting.

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AUGUST 4, 2010

RT @PaulaMBHall: (@mdonati) / (@jaybaer) You're Pissed Off at the Wrong Guy [link] [link] Rosanna Tarsiero You're Pissed Off at the Wrong Guy – [link] — I know a couple of wedding bloggers who could learn a lesson or two about this! Kim Kraynak Great post Jay! I really think that you nailed it on the head with that.

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SEPTEMBER 23, 2010

link] [link] Jon Leland Looks to be a very valuable business research tool. Are you using social media search to gather business intelligence?…[link] link] [link] Kurrently RT @jaybaer "Kurrently Revolutionizes Real-Time Search" [link] [link] Eric Keosky-Smith … and it works!

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AUGUST 25, 2010

Skip to content Skip to navigation Skip to footer Convince and Convert Blog: Social Media Strategy and Social Media Consulting Social Media Strategy Blog Social Media Consulting Blog Social Media Consulting Speaking Newsletter Free Social Media Tools Twitter Interviews About Lijit Search Is Starbucks the Most Dangerous Competitor to Facebook?

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APRIL 7, 2010

There are three primary benefits: awareness via virality and social proof; loyalty and rewards; and market research. Recently, I had the good fortune of hosting the weekly #socialmedia chat (Tuesdays 9am Pacific) where social media types congregate on Twitter and answer three questions posed by the host.

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JUNE 23, 2010

Market research is as important to most companies as the payroll department. Brands need to stop viewing crowdsourcing and open innovation strategies as ‘giving up creative control’ and rather understand what this really is – co-created market research that is more accurate. What is the next generation of crowdsourcing?

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MARCH 2, 2010

That’s been ExactTarget’s territory for a long time, and extending that concept of message-centric, platform-agnostic to social media is a natural fit. And the fact that Forrester Research projects social media spend in the U.S. to be larger than email by 2012 doesn’t hurt, either.

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

A new research study of 1,400 U.S. By way of comparison, that’s approximately the same size as the Asian American population, and you certainly don’t see the media coverage, software development, conferences, and general hullabaloo about marketing to Asians. We just did it voluntarily. And for what?

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JUNE 16, 2010

Ian Guest Hi, Ian… While I agree with your overall point (the Web is endlessly measurable) I must suggest that you consider that attribution of social media (to outcomes) is fully OUT OF CONTROL at this time. This week we are being treated to another breathtakingly ignorant “research&# report.

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