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On June 15th, MarketingProfs hosted a webcast, titled “8 Stages of Listening: How to Monitor, Analyze and Participate in Customer Conversations using Social Media”, featuring Jeremiah Owyang from the Altimeter Group. This one hour webcast was jam packed with information and to help make it easier to digest it was broken down into three main topics: 8 Stages of Listening, Developing a Listening Program and Identifying Specific Business Objectives. Below are a recap and the social media lessons learned from Jeremiah Owyang Read More

The ecommerce industry is aflutter with social media buzz. This is understandable – social media usage has grown faster than the adoption of television. With this in mind, many small online businesses are flocking to social media – in fact, one report states that utilization of social media by small businesses has doubled since 2009. Here’s a few reasons why Read More

How’s your vision? No, I’m not referring to short-sightedness or your begrudging investment in reading glasses. I’m talking about the future of your business.. Read More

Social media is becoming widely adopted by businesses of all sizes, yet one of the biggest struggles has been calculating the ROI of these campaigns. In response to this struggle, Syncapse, a global leader in digital consulting and measurement with a focus on social media, has released a report that dives deep into the data. Read More

Are you using LinkedIn? It still surprises me when I hear people say they haven't opened an account on what I consider to be an essential tool for business. Read this post to discover some fun facts and essential ways LinkedIn improves my business. If you're still not convinced? Have a read and discover what makes LinkedIn different from the other social networking tool Read More

Have you ever made a mistake when marketing your products or services? Most of us have and if you have not made a mistake yet, you probably will at some stage. The key point about the mistakes made in marketing is what you learn from them, understand where you went wrong, what were the reasons and not repeat the errors. Here are a few ways to avoid making marketing mistakes Read More

John Mayer has established a huge social media presence and successfully built an enormous online community through the combination of his own website and social networks such as YouTube, Twitter and Facebook. What makes him stand apart from others is the way that he uses these tools to connect with his fans. Below is an overview Read More

Claims made in your marketing communication are important. However if there is not any substance behind the claim then it can damage your brand’s reputation and affect your customer relationships to say the least. Before you make claims especially the marketing claim of being Number 1, ask yourself these questions Read More

As a marketer it is important to be a lifetime learner and keep up with all of the latest trends in the industry. Fortunately, the internet is filled with a plethora of resources focused on every topic imaginable (SEO, PPC, Social Media, PR, etc). However, the availability of all this information presents a challenge as there is only so much time in the day to sort through it all. To help make things easier, below is a list of the top marketing blogs to add to your reading list. Read More

Why is it worth your time and effort to look at other people’s submissions? Well, for the same reason that you take the time to speak with people at networking meetings - because the value to you of participating depends on the relationships you build with other members Read More