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Social Media – 25 Trends and Sites to Watch; 38 Other Tips

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As they say, “why recreate the wheel?” and when it comes to social media practices, it’s okay to watch popular or successful accounts, see what they’re doing and try to emulate. If you truly struggle with your campaigns, take a look at these first two articles to learn how you might “do” social media better: 20 Popular Social Media Sites Right Now (The article) profiled 20 most popular social media websites so you can now make informed marketing decisions. 5 Trends from Social Media Marketing World 2016 Here are five of the biggest trends discussed at Social Media Marketing World.… 

Customer Service – Lessons from Big Brands; 5 Metrics

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Customer service is at an all-time low and customer satisfaction in dealing with a product or service issue is just as low, about 40 percent. Two of three consumers are likely to experience rage during an interaction with a customer service rep. In addition, 63 percent of consumers are likely to experience no satisfaction whatsoever in dealing with a product or service complaint. For retailers the outcome is not good as it is putting about $202 billion in revenue at stake and can slash consumer repeat business and loyalty to shreds. Here are tips to help you improve your customer service, increase… 

Email Marketing – 15 Tips and Measuring Your Success

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Your email marketing campaigns are underway! You have a well-designed email with a call-to-action or two. Creative, well thought-out subject lines. Are your campaigns working? Here’s 15 fixes to help with the success of your campaigns and how to measure your success: 5 Practical Tips to Improve Your Email Marketing Campaign Here are five practical tips that help you get more subscribers as well as increase your engagement. Spring Sending: Time for a Fresh Start A few suggestions that should help to provide some well-needed tender loving care for your marketing efforts. (And remember … given all that your email… 

Social Media – Snapchat, Twitter and 16 Tips

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You’re just getting a knack of Facebook, just rid your Twitter account of the egg-head and now there’s Snapchat! One more social media platform to manage. But is Snapchat worth your marketing-strapped resources? That answer Twitter analytics and 16 other tips and suggestions: Does Snapchat Marketing Measure up against Other Social Media? With over 100 million daily active users who average 25 to 30 minutes of active screen time per day, the social network is far too large to be ignored. But Snapchat video marketing isn’t like any other video advertising platform. How to Use Twitter Analytics to Improve Your Engagement In… 

Top Customer Service Reads Week of April 18

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Customer service is at an all-time low and customer satisfaction in dealing with a product or service issue is just as low, about 40 percent. Two of three consumers are likely to experience rage during an interaction with a customer service rep. In addition, 63 percent of consumers are likely to experience no satisfaction whatsoever in dealing with a product or service complaint. For retailers the outcome is not good as it is putting about $202 billion in revenue at stake and can slash consumer repeat business and loyalty to shreds. Here are tips to help you improve your customer service, increase… 

Are We As Bad As Automated?

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(Stephen originally shared this in August, 2011. Being so conscience about customer service, we thought we would share…) I called to have our phone lines moved. Went through the automated system. Gave Mr. Computer my account number and address. First thing the live customer service representative asked for? Yep, my account number and address! I laughed and asked her if that hadn’t popped up on her screen. She said no. I then asked (nicely) then why did I have to give all my information to the computer? She said she didn’t know and shared they wonder themselves. It got me… 

Email Marketing – The Overlooked Marketing Tool

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When we meet with eventual clients, the conversation usually starts with a website. After we discuss the site, we turn to the discussion of what the client will be doing to drive traffic to the website. As we discuss platforms, we always get a surprising response when we inquire about email marketing. Email marketing is consistently ranked as the best channel in terms of return on investment. 68% of companies rate the channel as ‘good’ or ‘excellent’. (1) For every $1 spent, email marketing generates $38 in ROI. (2) Email is 40 times more effective at acquiring new customers than Facebook… 

Social Media – 37 Hacks and Tips

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You’ve started your social media accounts. You’re posting. You’re tweeting. You’re pinning. But are you doing it right? This week we share more than 35 hacks, tips, suggestions and how tos: 20+ Social Media Hacks and Tips From the Pros In this article you’ll discover 25 ways to improve your marketing and save time. Tips for Creating Impactful Videos for Social Media #SproutChat dove into key tactics and tips for successful videos for social media. Here are a few pointers to get you started. 8 Ways Social Media Can Help Launch New Products How you can leverage social media in your product launch?… 

Five Things You Should Be Doing on Social Media… But Aren’t

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Social media… the marketing world never paid attention to it in the late 90s when GeoCities and SixDegrees were starting.  We didn’t engage with MySpace in the early 2000s.  But then Facebook happened.  It hit 200 million users.  Then 400 million.  (Now 1.59 billion.)  YouTube became the second largest search engine.  Twitter reports 2 billion tweets per year.  Okay, you’ve got marketer’s attention! Conferences began offering breakout sessions on social media.  Then keynote speakers.  Now full conferences. Books, consultants, reporting standards, even it’s own awards. Marketing departments and DMOs are hiring New Media Managers.  We’re cutting out print ’cause we can post…