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  • The best way to embark on a social media marketing strategy is to prepare in advance. To ensure success and maximize results, learn six questions you'll need to tackle before delving into your next social strategy.

  • Conversations taking place on blogs, forums, and major news platforms have grown more positive in sentiment over the past two years, and the rise in social media adoption worldwide has slightly diminished North America's position as the center of the social media universe, according to a report by Sysomos.

  • You've managed to get people to your site, but how do you get them to convert? Learn three strategies—based on various case studies—for boosting your site's conversion rate.

  • The use of blogging, Twitter, and Facebook among the nation's largest companies has leveled off in 2011, according to a new study by the University of Massachusetts at Dartmouth.

  • Applying social media marketing efforts to an international audience could present unique challenges—but it doesn't have to. Learn six best-practices that'll ensure the greatest ROI in localized social media.

  • Some 18 months after the introduction of the iPad, 11% of US adults now own a tablet computer of some kind, and among them 53% access news via tablet every day, reading long articles as well as browsing headlines, according to a new report by Pew Research.

  • Are you letting leads seep out of your sales funnel? Learn how to plug the holes in your funnel, nurture leads into qualified sales opportunities, and boost your company's bottom line.

  • With a Facebook follower base of more than 34 million fans, and growing some 2.6% each month, Coca-Cola is ranked as the top brand on Facebook among the nation's top 100 advertisers, according to the Covario Facebook Presence Index, which evaluates the competitive performance of Facebook pages.

  • What can you learn about content marketing from video vignettes of lawyers speaking candidly about their professional philosophies and personal viewpoints? For one, you can humanize your business and show off your personality in a creative, interesting, and wholly unexpected way.

  • Prospective technology buyers who consume whitepapers and other types of tech content say they perceive marketing collateral to be more influential when it displays a social sharing option, or when audio or video content is embedded within it.

  • In this episode of Marketing Smarts, Aaron Weber of Spiral16 discusses what makes content popular, how effective algorithms are at parsing the Web's information, and how to connect with the people who are talking about you.

  • Today, getting your story in front of an influential writer can mean getting it to a traditional journalist at an established publication, an independent blogger, or a peer-to-peer reviewer. And getting in touch with those key influencers is no easy task. Here's how you can do it.

  • People who engage with brands via social media demonstrate a deeper emotional commitment to those brands, and they spend between 20% and 40% more than other customers on the products and services offered by the brands, according to a report by Bain & Company.

  • Just as in dating, being too pushy or too neglectful when marketing could get you dumped. Learn how to effectively woo prospects into becoming long-term committed customers who stick with you through thick and thin.

  • Mobile social networking is on the rise: As of August 2011, the number of people who accessed Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter via mobile devices grew 50%, 69%, and 75%, respectively, over the same period a year earlier, according to a report by the comScore MobiLens service.

  • Today's product-savvy customers expect more from in-store shopping experiences. Learn why new technologies, knowledgeable salespeople, and stellar service are critical in today's shopping climate.

  • When thinking about the celebrity they'd like most to cozy up with on a flight across the Atlantic, surveyed women chose Johnny Depp and George Clooney as their top choices, while men favored Jennifer Aniston and Megan Fox, according to a new survey from Air New Zealand.

  • Much like an attractive store, a well-designed website will attract customers who will be happy to be there—and happy to stay. Avoid these four common mistakes that can turn visitors away and hurt your business.

  • People who follow brands on Twitter say they are more likely to buy products from the brands they follow and more likely to recommend those brands to friends, according to a new study by Constant Contact and Chadwick Martin Bailey.

  • No matter who your customers are or what they desire, 13 human motivators, or "hot buttons," are ultimately responsible for driving sales. To boost sales, learn which motivators and human desires to tap into—and when.