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  • Though more than two-thirds (68%) of surveyed Internet users say they use Facebook, only 21% have "liked" a branded page on Facebook, whereas more than one-third have given a thumbs up to other content such as wall posts (36%), pictures (37%), and comments (37%), according to a survey from Crowd Science.

  • Is email marketing for your small business even worth doing? Yes, if you do it well. To ensure your campaigns are effective, you should be practicing the Five Commandments for email awesomeness.

  • Businesses may be wasting time and money trying to reach consumers who resent brands intruding on their social networking spaces: Fully 60% of socially networked Americans say they don't want to engage with brands via social media, according to the Digital Life study by TNS, a Kantar company.

  • A debate has been raging in certain quarters: Should humor be included in sales copy? Is humor disarming and refreshing, or can it actually hurt sales?

  • Cyber Monday is gaining ground on Black Friday among deal-seeking holiday shoppers: 38% of surveyed consumers say they plan to shop on Cyber Monday 2011, whereas nearly the same proportion (39%) plan to shop on Black Friday, according to a survey from Chadwick Martin Bailey (CMB) and iModerate Research Technologies.

  • It's the time of the year when businesses need to say "Thank you!" to their customers during the holiday season. And what better way than event-driven email campaigns that show gratitude to customers?

  • Is your organization experiencing a critical gap between Marketing and Sales performance expectations and actual results? If so, answer these 10 questions and apply these 10 steps to close the gap and ensure results.

  • Interactive marketing budgets are forecast to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 17% over the next five years, but not all industries will invest at the same pace, according to a new report by Forrester Research.

  • Blogging can be powerful and effective only when it's done well. Learn 10 essential tips for writing killer posts that will attract readers—and keep them coming back for more.

  • Social media use has become so pervasive in the lives of American teens that having a presence on a social networking site, Facebook in particular, is almost synonymous with being online, according to a report by Pew Research.

  • With the rise of mobile search and social media, local Web-presence optimization is crucial for small businesses. Learn how to secure a top spot on Google's search results—and knock out the competition.

  • Over the past year, America's top brands have made improvements in how they use online branded communities to reach their customers, but some opportunities for engagement remain untapped, according to a new report by ComBlu.

  • More and more organizations are investing in marketing automation platforms. Is yours one of them? If so, learn how to select the right one, plan for its adoption, and avoid common implementation pitfalls.

  • Tablet users spent nearly 30% more time per session than desktop users watching online videos in the third quarter of 2011 and they were twice as likely as desktop viewers to complete those viewing sessions, according to Ooyala's Video Index Report. In addition, Facebook was the most popular way to share video content, nearly nine times more popular than Twitter.

  • People running nonprofits are under attack by zombies! Idea zombies, that is. That was the topic of John Haydon's session at the recent BlogWorld Expo, and the starting point of our conversation in this episode of Marketing Smarts

  • Need help boosting your landing page conversions? Learn six landing page optimization principles that helped one website nearly double its conversion rate...

  • Google Sites led the US explicit core search market in October 2011 with 65.6% of search queries conducted, up 0.3 percentage points (PPs) from September, followed by Yahoo Sites with 15.2% (down 0.3 PPs) and Microsoft Sites with 14.8%, according to data from comScore.

  • 2011 ushered in a host of changes in marketing, affecting social media, search, and customer relationships. What digital changes and trends should forward-thinking marketers anticipate in 2012?

  • People who read B2B, consumer, and association magazine apps cite portability, speed, and 24/7 access to content as the top 3 motivators for magazine app readership, according to a new survey from Texterity.

  • To deliver the critical wow factor that draws people into loyalty programs and keeps them there, marketers must get inside customers' heads to identify what motivates them. Learn five key points about driving customer behavior.