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  • 25 Keys to Getting Waaaaay More Out of Your Social Media Marketing

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    CONTENT TYPE: Article | TOPIC: Social Media Marketing

    Social media marketing can broaden your reach, enable you to engage your audience, and help you create raving fans if you use it the right way. So why are so many businesses still treading water with social media marketing?

  • Android Stats: Apps Twice as Popular as Mobile Web

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    Android owners in the US spent an average of 56 minutes per day interacting with the Web and apps via their phones in June 2011 and of that time, two-thirds (67%) was spent using mobile apps while one-third (33%) was spent browsing the mobile Web, according to a report from Nielsen Smartphone Analytics.

  • Potential Customers Are Telling You How to Market to Them!

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    CONTENT TYPE: Article | TOPIC: None

    The key to achieving high rankings in search and creating buzz in social media is solid content. Fortunately, the Web provides free marketing data that can help you create relevant subject matter and learn about your customers.

  • Smartphone Users Frustrated With Mobile Web Experience

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    Many mobile users are unsatisfied with the mobile Web experience: 18% of smarphone users say their recent mobile browsing experiences have been frustrating and 70% describe their experiences as "just OK," according to a new survey from Modapt and Morrissey & Company.

  • Customer Service Can Make or Break Your Brand: Eight Steps for Success

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    CONTENT TYPE: Article | TOPIC: None

    What's the use in receiving stellar product reviews and making lots of sales if you can't pick up the pieces when something goes wrong? Here are eight ways to protect your brand when tackling customer problems.

  • Top-Tier B2B Marketers More Likely to Track ROI, Report Growth

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    B2B marketers who describe their organizations as "highly effective and efficient" are more likely than other marketers to measure the ROI of their marketing campaigns and report stronger growth than their competitors, according to a study by The Lenskold Group and The Pedowitz Group.

  • New 'X Factors' in Buying and Selling

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    CONTENT TYPE: Article | TOPIC: None

    Up until the mid '80s and early '90s, salespersons held most of the trump cards. To make decisions, buyers had to rely on the information that sellers brought to the table. But the buying/selling process has changed.

  • Many Americans Working on Their Summer Vacations

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    Vacations may be a time to relax and unwind for some people, but among Americans vacationing this summer, nearly one-half (46%) say they plan to (or did) work on their vacation, according to a recent Adweek/Harris Poll.

  • The Funnel Is Dead, Long Live the Measurable Customer Narrative

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    CONTENT TYPE: Article | TOPIC: None

    One of those reassuring little white lies we tell ourselves as marketers is this: People make linear decisions. It's simpler to draw straight lines about people's behavior, so to date we have typically pushed people through carefully scripted marketing processes. But, especially today, it just ain't so.

  • Most Marketers Monitor Social Media, Few Fully Satisfied

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    CONTENT TYPE: Chart | TOPIC: Social Media Marketing

    Nearly three-quarters (74%) of surveyed marketers say they are actively monitoring social media via paid or free tools, but less than one-quarter (24%) among them say they are extremely satisfied with their social monitoring tools, according to a survey from Web Liquid.

  • Planning Isn't Free: What Marketers Can Learn From HGTV

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    CONTENT TYPE: Article | TOPIC: None

    HGTV shows make those overnight home transformations look so easy. Many marketers approach their marketing plans the same way: a few days and a few dollars, and voila—a new marketing plan! But that won't get you results.

  • 14M Americans Scanned QR Codes via Smartphone in June

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    Some 14 million mobile users in the US—or 6.2% of the total mobile audience—scanned a QR (Quick Response) or bar code on their mobile device in June 2011, according to data from comScore MobiLens.

  • Seven Simple Ways You Can Strengthen Customer Relationships

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    CONTENT TYPE: Article | TOPIC: Customer Experience

    A company can successfully build its brand name in many ways, but perhaps the factor most important for its continued success is its relationships with customers. Learn how to keep the magic alive and how to get results.

  • Search and Email Still Rule the Web, but Social Networking Rising

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    Since 2002, search and email have been the most popular online activities in the US and remain so today, according to a new report by Pew Research.

  • Feng Shui for Mobile Marketers: Best-Practices for Creating a Harmonious Mobile Environment

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    CONTENT TYPE: Article | TOPIC: None

    For years, marketers have been working to perfect their sites to create just the right energy to ensure happy customers—and seamless selling. But it wouldn't be wise to transfer those same strategies and websites to the mobile space.

  • Digitally Savviest Magazine Brands: Time, People, Self

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    Time Magazine, People, and Self earned the top three spots among a list of 87 prominent magazine brands for exceptional marketing performance across digital, social, and mobile channels, according to the newly launched L2 ThinkTank Digital IQ Index, which measures and ranks the digital competence of magazine brands.

  • Stop Making Presentations! How PowerPoint Ruined the US Economy

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    CONTENT TYPE: Article | TOPIC: None

    Right now, in countless corporate conference rooms, otherwise productive professionals are quietly snoring during yet another PowerPoint presentation. Such presentations are costly, ineffective, and distracting.

  • Google+ on Track to Become No. 2 Social Site in US

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    CONTENT TYPE: Chart | TOPIC: Social Media Marketing

    Only one month after its launch, the Google+ project has gained tremendous momentum and praise, and it's already forecast to become the second most popular social networking site in the US by mid-2012, according to a study by YouGov.

  • How to Build Your Own Customized B2B Prospecting Lists for Free

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    CONTENT TYPE: Article | TOPIC: None

    A customized prospecting list is a great resource for your cold calling, direct mail, and email marketing efforts. If you prefer to "do it yourself," here are nine steps for building a free B2B marketing database for your outbound marketing campaigns.

  • LinkedIn Audiences Highly Engaged, Active in Groups

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    LinkedIn continues to dominate the executive corner of the social media universe with a highly-engaged member base: 61% of registered LinkedIn users say LinkedIn is the social site they use most for professional networking, and 35% check the site daily, according to a survey from Lab42.