Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

Tired of chasing shiny objects, and setting up Twitter and Facebook accounts with clear direction, or success metrics? Using the Forrester Social Technographics Ladder, understand how your target audience (as defined by gender, age, and geography) uses social media. Love the slides, worksheet and Forrester tool.

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Convince & Convert

MAY 5, 2010

Responding to Forrester’s research about the need for agencies to become “connected&# – to be the bridge between brands and their consumers, St. link] [link] Eileen Buleza Interesting approach one PR agency is taking to build online communities and connecting consumers with brands. Im Jay Baer.

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Convince & Convert

MARCH 3, 2010

Yesterday, I gave a presentation in Tempe, AZ to Agencyside , a conference of advertising and PR agency owners. Forrester Research shows that from 2009-2014, U.S. Allowing clients to treat number of Facebook fans as the core success metric is a dereliction of duty. There’s an optimal time of day and day of week to tweet.

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Convince & Convert

FEBRUARY 23, 2010

We also find Facebook fan pages that try to explain product features (wrong again, as it’s unlikely that non-customers are going to fan your page, thus talking about features is preaching to the converted). I’m constantly referring back to Forrester’s POST methodology when planning campaigns.

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Online Marketing Institute

NOVEMBER 2, 2009

Social Media – according to a study early this year by Forrester Research, 91% of technology b2b decision makers use social media in some form (blogs, video, customer reviews, social networking sites, Twitter, etc.). unemployment rate still near 10%, and uncertain prospects for a quick recovery , marketers need to keep two things in mind.

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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

87% of respondents had heard of Twitter, compared to 88% who had heard of Facebook. Compare that ratio to Facebook, where 88% have heard of it, and 41% have a profile (a conversion rate approaching 50%). Put another way, Twitter users are 3 times more likely to follow brands than Facebook users. 19% seek customer support.

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Webbiquity

JULY 22, 2014

As noted in several of the posts highlighted below, the PR professional has changed considerably over the past few years. The audiences, topics, tools, and tactics employed in PR have evolved. This shift has led to today’s emphasis on “social” PR. What role do press releases play in PR today?

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Convince & Convert

JULY 28, 2010

Website surveys, email surveys, Facebook inquiries, focus groups, telephone calls to 25 customers each month. 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: Is Starbucks the Most Dangerous Competitor to Facebook? Ask your customers directly.

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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

applications like Facebook, Twitter, Skype, etc. I looked at Meltwater Buzz a couple of months back and thought it offered a better platform than Radian6 (which is a good option in itself and often used as the industry example). Bonus: My list of social media monitoring tools that I collect to share with others and test myself.

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Webbiquity

JANUARY 10, 2010

With the rapidly increasing use of social media tools for marketing and PR comes growing pressure to demonstrate results. Facebook Lets Users Open Up Profiles by MediaPost Online Media Daily. Facebook’s InsideFacebook blog reports that in February and March of this year, the number of Facebook users age 35 and over doubled. .&#

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Webbiquity

OCTOBER 27, 2010

Forrester recently released a report by Laura Ramos and Augie Ray on How to Assess the Impact of Social Media in B2B Tech Marketing. Social media is more like a PR activity than marketing or advertising. And as with any other marketing or PR activity, social media efforts be focused on a specific audience. LinkedIn, Facebook).

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Martech Advisor

OCTOBER 18, 2019

This is the gist of earned media, or as Forrester puts it, “ When customers become the channel.” ” Often described using terms such as WoM, buzz, viral, or publicity, earned media is achieved exclusively through organic activities. A PR disaster can tarnish the brand image in a matter of seconds.

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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

I find it to be especially valuable and hassle-free for updating Twitter, Facebook, and LInkedin simultaneously. It doesn’t have the advanced functionality of Tweetdeck (such as cross-posting to Facebook), but it’s so easy-to-use that it’s my favorite Twitter app.

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Webbiquity

FEBRUARY 7, 2011

Facebook added more than 200 million users last year, and Twitter more than doubled in size, adding 115 million. Should social media be under the overall purvue of marketing or PR? Which Profile Aspects Should Be Emphasized on Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn? Adoption soared. 85% of Inc. Social Media Tips, Tactics and Techniques.

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Webbiquity

AUGUST 2, 2010

A B2B Marketer’s Guide to Great Facebook Pages from HubSpot (29 pages). Though Facebook is generally more effective for b2c marketers than on the b2b side (as even this report notes), there are nevertheless b2b companies standing out from the crowd by getting results through Facebook. Share this on Facebook.

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B2B Marketing Zone Posts

APRIL 5, 2010

Marketing Like the Big Boys—Facebook for Small Business - Content Marketing Today , March 29, 2010 A Quick Guide to Getting Started with Facebook for small business. How to Get Coverage in Blogs – Really - Webbiquity , March 22, 2010 B2b marketers and PR pros know that getting coverage in an industry-specific blog is highly beneficial.

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B2B Marketing Zone Posts

MAY 3, 2010

New Breed of Analysts - PR Meets Marketing , April 18, 2010 The landscape has drastically changed for analyst relations over the past few years. When I first started PR, there were just a handful of analyst firms with a few independent firms. Could Facebook become a Lead Nurturing platform? But Facebook? Facebook (91).

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Webbiquity

FEBRUARY 7, 2012

71% of companies now have a presence on Facebook. Dan Nelms dives into a Comscore report which found that although Facebook engagement is increasing (the average time spent on the site per user per month increased from 4.6 Twitter, Facebook And LinkedIn: Age, Ethnicity And Gender Of The Major Social Networks [STUDY] by All Twitter.

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B2B Marketing Zone Posts

DECEMBER 1, 2010

Facebook Insights. Is the era of PR over? Chris Koch , November 5, 2010 Among the many interesting ideas thrown around at ITSMA’s annual conference this week was that the era of PR is over. First, let’s define what PR means from the perspective of the customer (i.e., Guard dog PR. Google Analytics. As in dead.

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Webbiquity

JANUARY 17, 2011

For anyone in marketing or PR being asked to make “data-driven&# decisions “based on the numbers&# (and doesn’t that include pretty much everyone in marketing and PR these days?), Facebook is the world’s most visited social media brand with 54% of the worlds internet population visiting the brand.

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Online Marketing Institute

OCTOBER 31, 2010

I find it to be especially valuable and hassle-free for updating Twitter, Facebook, and LInkedin simultaneously. It doesn’t have the advanced functionality of Tweetdeck (such as cross-posting to Facebook), but it’s so easy-to-use that it’s my favorite Twitter app.

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Online Marketing Institute

JUNE 22, 2009

It’s a wonderful example… Read more… Stan Woods | March 23rd, 2009 | no comments ROI and social media marketing for B2B One of our clients is talking to us about spending budget on creating online buzz. You don’t have to hire a PR agency to kiss the arses of the editors any more. Your department.

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Convince & Convert

MARCH 2, 2010

My friends at ExactTarget announced a moment ago that they have acquired CoTweet , the leader in enterprise Twitter management, and will be building a social products lab to add tie-ins for Facebook, YouTube, and other elements of the social communication ecosystem. And the fact that Forrester Research projects social media spend in the U.S.

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SnapApp

DECEMBER 14, 2016

The loudest one with the biggest reach and the lowest cost is Facebook advertising. Use Facebook advertising's B2B targeting options including job title, seniority, etc. If you have a Facebook fan base or a big enough email list of leads or buyers you can use Facebook audience insights to see what they like on Facebook.

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Webbiquity

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

A national survey of reporters and editors revealed that 89% use blogs for story research, 65% turn to social media sites such as Facebook and LinkedIn, and 52% utilize microblogging services such as Twitter. 92% said they personally use LinkedIn, versus 56% on Facebook. 92% said they personally use LinkedIn, versus 56% on Facebook.

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Webbiquity

JANUARY 24, 2012

Facebook is the largest social network and is unlikely to fall to any “Facebook killer” application anytime soon; Google is going to keep trying to build its own social network until it manages to create one that attracts more users than lawsuits), many practices are still evolving.

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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

Facebook is preferred for information about the brand’s activities, and email is preferred for product updates. Said one respondent: If I don’t get the support I need through phone or email, I use Facebook and Twitter to voice my complaint, since a ton of people will see it. Interaction. Think about that for a moment.

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Buzz Marketing for Technology

FEBRUARY 9, 2011

I found a graphic created by Zach Hofer-Shall from Forrester that was similar in concept so I adapted it for this report. Many of my friends in PR firms use this service and I have heard of some bigger firms as well. They are the “Leaders in Social Intelligence&# – according to Forrester.

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Marketing Insider Group

NOVEMBER 17, 2011

Returning from a conference I always have that crazy buzzing going on in my head. Brand, Reputation, PR, Community, Cust Serv, R&D, Sales / Leads – “The 7 Business Drivers of social” @jasonfalls. Forrester Study. hemmons: LinkedIn is Facebook with a tie. via @jasonfalls). bengrossman.

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