The Rise of Social Business – Broader than Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Google+ Combined

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  The transformational trend of social business is disrupting and revolutionizing large and small businesses alike as the world becomes increasingly more interconnected, rewired and reoriented by social technology. Businesses are in the midst of fundamental changes that will neither reverse for stragglers nor offer them mulligans. Innovative leaders must rethink their social strategies and [...]

Predicting the Future with Social Media

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  Forget predictions from Nostradamus or the Mayan Calendar.  Now, we have companies like Recorded Future analyzing semantics and sentiments to foretell the future.  They do this by sorting through thousands of news publications, blogs, tweets, comments, trade journals, government web sites, financial databases, and more. Recorded Future sees ahead “By applying temporal analytics to [...]

2012 Social Media Business Trends

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As the end of the year draws near, it’s time to start looking at social media trends for 2012. Businesses should get ready for seismic shifts on the digital landscape. Competition will intensify as the rules of marketing are further altered by social media, mobile web and all in real-time. For businesses that don’t start [...]

How to Ignite Your Business with Twitter

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  Everyone seems to have a Twitter handle these days: News reporters, celebrities, restaurants, friends, and your business contacts. Twitter usage has skyrocketed to over 100 million active accounts. Moreover, this dynamic social medium can be the X factor for your business. A game-changer, Twitter offers you the ability to strategically build and leverage your [...]

What is a brand?

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“Simply irresistible brands”   What makes a brand irresistible? Let’s start with a common understanding by asking a simple question: What is a brand? Branding is most typically associated with marketing elements like names, trademarks and logos. But, a brand is actually defined by a combination of factors. Like an iceberg, only a small piece [...]

Google+ Is it a Digital Disruption for CMOs?

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Google+ or Google-? 20 Experts Voice Their Opinions The onslaught of new digital technologies, decline of traditional methods of reaching customers and the increased use of social media, doesn’t exactly make being a CMO an easy job. Forrester’s advice to CMOs: “Elevate digital to the highest level of business strategy.” (source: Forrester Report “CMOs must [...]

Sticky Marketing

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Brands Search for the Glue in Social Media

You know the term sticky as memorable marketing that works. So powerful, it heightens brand loyalty and encourages your audience to act. Today, marketers realize expertise must extend beyond media advertising to create selling solutions that thrive in a social media world. In B2B marketing, before you can reach sticky-status your number one goal is to generate cost-effective, high-quality leads.

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