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Variety of Content is the Key in the Early Stages of the.

Industrial Marketing Today

You would be wasting a lot of time and resources unless and until that happens because passive reading will not move your prospects to the next stage of the buy cycle. Source: Frost & Sullivan ) Peer referrals: This is primarily social media marketing or the online version of word of mouth marketing (WOM).

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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. link] jeff_molander Fascinating, Mike.

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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.