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

Convince & Convert

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. At the same time, word of mouth marketing IS important, and effective. This strategy builds WOM like you wouldn't believe.

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Social Media is the Servant of Strategy, Not the Master

Convince & Convert

.&# This resonates with me, since I've been saying for a while now, “Stripped down to its essentials, new media marketing is about participating in the conversations that will go on with or without us.&# There is nothing new about social media; it's just modern WoM. That means: a. It's simple and easy to understand.

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PPC V Influencer Marketing; Clicks V Sales

Onalytica B2B

Ultimately what this means is, with influencer marketing, you can invest sufficiently less to gain a sufficiently higher return- a stat which will resonate with every senior manager. Earned Media/WOM trumps all. While influencer marketing can aid with SEO organically, this is a longer term process.