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+ How-To: Why Engagement Metrics Should Guide Your Messaging 
+ PRO: Improve Your Facebook Marketing 
+ Survey Says: Brands Don't Use Social Media Effectively 
+ Quick Take: Customers Listen, Tell Them What You Want
+ My View: Six Reasons Why Right-Brainers Will Rule the Future 
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How-To Why You Should Use Engagement Metrics to Guide Your Messaging
By Jay Krall
The number of Facebook fans or Twitter followers you have isn't necessarily the best indicator of how many are receiving your message. But a new breed of engagement metrics can give you that answer, and help mold your messaging to generate the highest levels of engagement. Read More
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PRO Improve Your Facebook Marketing
Discover how 21 companies are using Facebook's tools, ads, applications, and Fan Pages to achieve extraordinary results. Read More
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Survey Says
Brands Don't Use Social Media Effectively
Though growing numbers of companies are using social channels to connect with their customers, only 12% of business executives say their companies are using social media effectively. Read More
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Quick Take
Customers Listen, Tell Them What You Want
If you tell your customers what you want them to do, they will probably follow your instructions. People are naturally inclined to follow rules because they want to dodge mistakes. Tell your customers what to do—just make sure it leads to an experience they'll enjoy. Read More
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My View Six Reasons Why Right-Brainers Will Rule the Future
By Elaine Fogel
Daniel H. Pink wrote a bestseller about right-brainers dominating the future. When I caught up with him at a tradeshow—I asked him how right-brain approaches would affect marketers in light of new media. Read More
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