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Seven Things Your Customers Can Do Better Than You

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It increased their visibility in their professional community, put them in positions of leadership, and gave them access to insider industry information from SAS Canada that they could then share with other customers. One early result from that was an increase in contacts generated by social media of 400 percent. Close the sale.

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Risk-takers and Strategists: Jeremiah Owyang on Long-Term Social Media Planning

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Today, brands are hiring social media specialists for customer support, crowdsourced product development, promotions and even leads generation. While engagement points can translate into leads and money saved, it's up to social media strategists to connect the dots and make the case that their efforts generate revenue efficiently.

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How to Attract Talent to Your Start-up

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500|5000 Conference Honorees Resources Press Apply 2011 ); Topics > Leadership and Managing > Human Resources > Recruiting and Hiring Employees > How to Attract Talent to Your Start-Up At a start-up, you need employees that are in it for the long haul and fit your unique culture. 500|5000 The 2010 Inc. 500|5000 List The 2010 Top Lists Inc.

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How I Pivoted My Startup 3 Times to Find Success

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Starting in 2011 and over the course of four years, my startup pivoted from an online community tool, to a live sales and support tool, to an outreach platform for businesses, to finally finding its identity in a campaigning and advocacy tool. Starting the journey with a community tool. Why did it fail? How did it help?

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5 Creative Ways to Use Text Messages in Marketing :: Small.

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SIMPLE, EFFECTIVE AND AFFORDABLE SMALL BUSINESS MARKETING Home About Consulting Products Programs Workshops Blog Resources Contact Subscribe by RSS Subscribe to Duct Tape Marketing by Email Small Business Week 2011 Our winners! The Referral Engine – Teaching Your Business to Market Itself – by John Jantsch.

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Finally, A Social Media Marketing Strategy That Puts You Right In The Middle Of Your Target Market

ConversionXL

In response to this problem, the social media marketing community has suggested something very simple… re-publish to the same network again. In a 2011 study by DDP & Paris ( by way of Adage.com ), it was found that the #3 reason why people “Unliked” a Page on Facebook was simply because they published too much.

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Finally, A Social Media Marketing Strategy That Puts You Right In The Middle Of Your Target Market

ConversionXL

In response to this problem, the social media marketing community has suggested something very simple… re-publish to the same network again. In a 2011 study by DDP & Paris ( by way of Adage.com ), it was found that the #3 reason why people “Unliked” a Page on Facebook was simply because they published too much.