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

Convince & Convert

I’m delighted to have had the chance to interview technology consultant and author Phil Simon about how technology and social media adoption is changing companies. Do you see social media participation as one of the hurdles businesses now need to successfully clear? Measuring social media is viable, but not obvious.

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Busted! 23 Marketing Myths Held By (Some) Industries

Hubspot

The inbound strategy also consists of marketing automation software integration, website design, SEO, social media, email marketing, and lead nurturing, among others. 8) “Word of mouth is all we need to make our sales.”. 9) “Marketing is not needed in an RFP-driven industry.”. But there’s the catch.

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Content Marketing: A Key Component of Professional Services Marketing Plans

Hinge Marketing

In traditional services marketing, a firm goes out into the world and steadily builds awareness and trust —through networking, public speaking and word of mouth referrals. An RFP is sent out to a broad swath of prospective service providers. Social media. Or a business is in need of a particular service.

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How to Find and Hire the Right Marketing Agency for Your Small Business

BenchmarkONE

Back in the good old days, marketing a small business meant putting up a billboard, taking out a few newspaper ads, and trusting that customers would tell each other about their good experiences through word of mouth. You have to navigate digital ads, social media platforms, paid search, inbound marketing and all the latest trends.

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Making Sense of Marketing Acronyms: Part 3

Bluetext

UGC (User-Generated Content) Content created by your customers, like reviews, comments, or social media posts. WOM (Word of Mouth) When your friends give you the lowdown on the latest product or service, that’s WOM. DM (Direct Message) A private chat between you and another person on social media.

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How to increase event attendance: 15 proven ways to get people to come to your events

SpotMe Blog

Use social media, email marketing, and promotional partnerships to spread the word. Build hype on a social media-like activity feed. Publish event photos, recap articles, video highlights, and attendee testimonials on your website and social media. Offer live streaming or on-demand content.

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It’s An Open Platform World. HubSpot’s Growing App Ecosystem Helps You Thrive In It.

Hubspot

How do you accelerate that virtuous cycle of word-of-mouth — or, word-of-keyboard, as the case may be — to win more customers and make them happier customers? RFP response management. Twitter -- microblogging and social networking. LinkedIn -- social network for professionals. Account-based marketing tools.