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Showing posts with label Listening. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Listening. Show all posts

Thursday, 23 July 2009

Getting a grip on the metrics of social media

Break it down into easy chunks

Many marketers are hesitant to start investing in social media, because they struggle with the metrics. Before they start they would like to know what the potential ROI is of their Facebook group, Twitter chats, blog posts and activities in forums and discussion groups.

Read full article: "Getting a grip on the metrics of social media"


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Thursday, 16 July 2009

Public Relations sells!

The art of selling through informing

Throughout my career as a product marketer I tended to view Public Relations as a promotion activity. And with promotion I mean free publicity in media. As such PR is usually seen as a welcome addition to advertising.

Read full article here: "Public Relations sells!".


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Thursday, 2 July 2009

Smarter marketing: don’t advertise, help inform!!

McKinsey change the purchase funnel!

Everyone knows the purchase funnel gets narrower towards the end, right? The entire marketing process has been aligned to this principle for more than forty years.

Well, now we can think again. McKinsey’s recent global study shows a definite change in the way consumers research and buy products. And that opens up ways of smarter marketing.

Read full article here: "Smarter marketing: don’t advertise, help inform!!".

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Wednesday, 3 June 2009

Not convinced about Twitter yet? Why not start by listening?

New service offers hourly Twitter alerts

Twitter. Some love it, some hate it. Some say it’s a great platform to share your interests, reach new customers, promote your blog or voice your opinion. Others don’t see the value of telling the world what they’re up to in 140 characters.

Read full article here: "Not convinced about Twitter yet? Why not start by listening?"

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Thursday, 7 May 2009

The 'Dell Hell' wake up call

Or why brand building beats crisis communications


Now here’s a company that learned about engaging in online communications the hard way. This is a classic case study that dates back to 2005/2006.


What started with a blog post of one person, caught fire on the Internet and ended up with ‘Dell Hell’ as the most highly ranked Google search term associated with Dell for some time.


Read full article here: "The 'Dell Hell' wake up call".



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