Buzz Marketing for Technology

MARCH 25, 2010

In my last post we discussed the 4 reasons why using Social Media pays to provide Support : Customers prefer a good customer experiences to low prices, helps aid in spreading WOM, makes customer less likely to defect and results in high profitability for the company. Email this to a friend?

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Convince & Convert

APRIL 28, 2010

In Search of Mass Influencers In a fascinating new Forrester Research study about online peer influence, Augie Ray and Josh Bernoff determine that consumers generated more than 500 billion online impressions about products and services in 2009. Eat 10 sandwiches, get the 11th free. Let’s also assume that you have a Facebook fan page.

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Buzz Marketing for Technology

MARCH 23, 2010

In a recent Forrester Report on “ Customer Experience Pays Off as Social Media reduces Obstacles for Real Change ” they have really nailed down the argument I have been making over the last year about why Support is the single best place to build your business case for Social Media. Every Industry!

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Buzz Marketing for Technology

APRIL 15, 2010

It’s that WOW or should I say WOM that enhanced the value of their marketing and attracted a player like Amazon. The downside of poor customer service has been well documented on the web because social media acts as the accelerant to negative WOM (think Dell Hell, Motrin Moms, and most recently Nestle).

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Buzz Marketing for Technology

DECEMBER 1, 2010

Don’t take my word for it, a recent Forrester study showed that customers actually prefer a better customer experience compared to everyday low prices and that they would actually be willing to pay an average of 10% more to a company that provided a superior customer experience. Tweet This Post.

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Buzz Marketing for Technology

MAY 19, 2010

Which is a real shame and if that’s the case for you I would argue that you are focusing your social media efforts in the wrong place! Certainly there are tools out there to help you measure your efforts in social media but sometimes it’s not the tool’s fault it’s the business case. Tweet This! Share this on Facebook.

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B2B Marketing Zone Posts

JULY 7, 2010

They help to support our arguments, enable us to build our business cases and they shine light on new opportunities and emerging market segments that hold potential for our offerings. Here’s a great example of an effective infographic that illustrates social media behavior by age group, based on a Forrester Research study.

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