One thing that has become obvious about the social media industry is change. Buzzwords, new trends and even big surveys that measure the next thing big business is focusing on in social are a never-ending stream of change. Content, influence marketing, analytics, engagement, branding, ROI and lead generation are just a few of the described "priorities" … Continue reading Social Media Marketing – Data And Results Matter
This last week I was involved in a few conversations that surrounded businesses that are on social media, more specifically those that either are executing it well and those that are just there. It got me thinking about the millions of brands, both large and small that have a social presence, yet clearly do not … Continue reading 7 Traits That Define A Company’s Business Culture As Social
Is it possible for a small startup company with little funding to succeed exclusively through social media marketing? Can social media really achieve ROI (return on investment) no matter how crowded their industry space is? The question of ROI, huge sales and revenue growth for an organization built exclusively on social media marketing as its … Continue reading 100% Year Over Year Sales Growth Exclusively Through Social Media – You Can Too!
Conversations within social media is what builds relationships. Those resulting relationships are what lay the foundations for real results like sales, revenue and customer acquisition. But the question I hear most often is "How do you get into conversations that become leads?" One way to get into conversations is to simply start them with others. … Continue reading Social Media Conversations That Become Leads
In a word, NO! Engagement should not be valued over sales in social media marketing. Engagement is simply part of the required functions of social media marketing that leads to Sales, but only when done properly. A report published by eMarketer last year states that brands believe consumer engagement and brand lift were the number one goals of … Continue reading Should Engagement Be Valued Over Sales In Social Media Marketing
As we continue our series from the survey we conducted on social media marketing, the question of overall challenges is the focus. We asked hundreds of social media marketers, agencies and brands what are the two biggest challenges they face with their social media marketing efforts. We were somewhat surprised by the top two answers … Continue reading The Two Biggest Challenges Faced By Social Media Marketers [SURVEY REPORT]
Yes, most likely it IS a dream. But since Facebook is about to release an earnings report this month on the 23rd, I believe it will be the peak of their revenue climb with this pay to play shift and that by the end of the year we will begin to see a dramatic decline … Continue reading Facebook Announcing Plan To End Pay To Play For Pages – A Dream?
Determining what isn't working within your social media marketing strategy is imperative. Your content strategy is often one of the areas that is off, and the reason your efforts are thus far in vain. If you don't have a proper social media content strategy it will affect the rest of your social media marketing results. … Continue reading How To Know Your Social Media Content Strategy Isn’t Working
As a social media software firm, we spend a considerable amount of our activity within the social graph. We are constantly engaging in conversations, evaluating metrics and reviewing people's streams and profiles. As a part of this normal process we and many of you engage in regularly, we began to notice things that though subjective, … Continue reading The Most Overlooked Social Media Success Method
I speak to a lot of people in this business on a daily basis. Whether it is online, in the social graph, on the phone, video chat or in person, many businesses using social media have a hard time getting to revenue. You know cash, money, moolah. Making any kind of revenue from their efforts, … Continue reading 4 Reasons Why You Need To Get To Revenue With Social Media Marketing
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