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Convince and Convert Blog: Social Media Strategy and Social Media.

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In particular, sales and leads (as opposed to chatter, sentiment, buzz, purchase intent, etc.). He specifically addresses incremental sales: “Opinion Leaders” or “Fans” are not as effective in spreading WOM that drives incremental Sales because these efforts are “preaching to the choir”, per #1 above.

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Social Media is the Servant of Strategy, Not the Master

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There is nothing new about social media; it's just modern WoM. There is nothing new about social media; it's just modern WoM. As such, it should compliment, enrich and accelerate the strategies ALL good marketing professionals are already engaging in and, ultimately, the executive vision for the company in question. .&#

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Convince and Convert Blog: Social Media Strategy and Social Media.

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I've found to start a B2B Sm campaign – It's first advisable to do SM Monitoring to find out who,what,where and why ppl are creating buzz abt e.g. the client's brand as well and this will then allow you to define your social media landscape. Also what I found elevates B2B Sm is having a Blog.What do you think?

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Is Social Media Too Big For Its Britches?

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I love the inverted pyramid, and agree wholeheartedly with your point about the best way to build loyalty with existing customers (and to communicate that loyalty to ancillary networks through WOM). [link] Nikki Stephan I really like how you broke down the ways to use social media. It makes complete sense. Thanks, Jay!