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Is it Really Worthwhile to Market on Twitter?

A new study by Edison Research provides a complex and multi-layered picture of Twitter - along with some interesting data points that suggest it may not be worthwhile for some companies to focus their online marketing efforts on the micro-blogging site. This, of course, contradicts other studies - at least about social media, not necessarily Twitter - as well as what has become conventional wisdom on how to advance a brand.   [...]

Sony Sells Laptops, Sears Tweets Jobs: Alternative Uses of Twitter

Dell turned heads last year when it announced it sold $6.5 million worth of computers via Twitter. Since then, a few companies have tried to replicate this feat - in some cases with clear success. The larger question, though, is not so much how can a company use Twitter to sell - but rather, what other uses can the micro blogging site perform for companies aside from general brand awareness. Companies can be forgiven, though, if their thoughts first turn to sales. As it happens, using Twitt  [...]

Marketers Leverage Customer Initiated Interactions

A sizable majority of North American and European marketers use customer initiated interactions as marketing opportunities and have control of inbound marketing, according to [pdf] a new study from marketing technology provider Unica. Marketers Personalize Customer Initiated Interactions Seventy-three percent of marketers say they currently use targeted/personalized messages in at least one inbound channel. There is notably mor  [...]

Tweets Predict Oscar Upset

Twitter community conversations predict “The Hurt Locker” will upset the mega-blockbuster “Avatar” for Best Picture at this year’s Oscar awards, according to communications agency Waggener Edstrom Worldwide. ‘The Hurt Locker’ Edges Out ‘Avatar’ Based on analysis of tweets by the WE twendz pro service, most Twitter dialogue about the Oscars has centered on “The Hurt Locker” and “Avatar.” (  [...]

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New Twitter Ads Linked to Search, Mobile

Twitter, which has studiously avoided offering ad options for its popular micro-blogging site, is getting ready to roll out such a vehicle for marketers. At the same time third party vendors are doubling down on their separate efforts to monetize Twitter - the latest from 140 Proof. Search Ads on Twitter Twitter is going to be linking ads on the site to search terms, according  [...]

Are Consumers Becoming More Suspicious of Social Networks?

The outrage over the privacy violations in Google Buzz reportedly took the company aback: tested internally at Google, the employees apparently loved it and assumed the general public would too. That was not the case. Buzz, when it was first released, connected people to those with whom they had been emailing the most - whether they opted for it or not. Furthermore the network was transparent, meaning that contacts could see who else was in the network. Google received more than 9,000 an  [...]

Industry Buzz & Snippets: 02/04/10

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Verizon Unveils Digital Coupon Service

Telecom provider Verizon is offering a free digital supermarket coupon service for its wireless and FiOS TV customers. Customers can obtain Verizon SpendSmart digital coupons via wireless phone, TV or computer. Verizon is providing this service through a partnership with online mobile coupon network Cellfire. The coupons can be used at more than 20 groce  [...]

Industry Buzz & Snippets: 01/19/10

Media: Debating journalism post print path. As shrinking newsrooms use upstarts' content, questions arise. Ad Networks: YuMe   [...]

Industry Buzz & Snippets: 01/14/10

Ad Networks: Amobee acquires London-based RingRing. Web Analytics: Why your website statistic reports are wrong, part 2. Web 2.0: Netflix on Wii won't c  [...]

Top US Companies in Need of "Twittervention"

Top US companies are missing out on a large portion of the potential Twitter holds for their businesses, according to two separate studies from PR firm Weber Shandwick and the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth. Both studies indicate that while Corporate America is familiar with Twitter, it is not taking advantage of the full range of Twitter’s business capabilities. (via MarketingChar  [...]

California Earthquake Tests Real-Time Search Beliefs

A magnitude 4.1 earthquake in San Francisco this week tested expectations and perceptions of the value of real time search, providing interesting data points as to where its real value may ultimately lie. Real time search results started showing up in Google two minutes later, according to CNET. "A Twitter search for "earthquake" was immediately inundated with tweets about the event as the Bay Area's digitally active population  [...]

What Else Can Social Media Do for Your Campaign?

Many companies have begun to incorporate Twitter and other social networks into their larger online marketing strategies - typically to either promote brands or to be on the lookout for complaints about services and products. But there are other ways marketers can mine the wealth of data that has become social media. Alternative uses range from the specific - such as determining the best time to se  [...]

Apps for Financial New Year's Resolutions

2010 will be the year that people put their finances in order, if the current crop of studies on New Year's resolutions is any indicator. For example, one study commissioned by FranklinCovey Products, found that respondents' top New Year’s resolution was to improve their financial situation (  [...]

Industry Buzz & Snippets: 12/23/09

Trends: Ad Network CEO: celeb deaths of 2009 benefited some marketers. Search: The science of managing search ads. Google unveils new tools for display advertisers on Content Networ  [...]

Industry Buzz & Snippets: 12/15/09

Strategies: The future of geo-targeting is here. Stats: Study: connecting with friends via Facebook more popular than texting, email. Retailer emails   [...]

Email, IM, SocNets Top Online Sharing Channels

Despite the social media revolution,  more traditional forms of online networking such as email and instant messaging are still the most popular mediums for sharing content across the web, according to a recent study by Social Twist, which was based on an analysis of information exchanges using its Tell-a-Friend content-sharing widget. The repor  [...]

Online Shoppers Still Want Warm Body

Despite the growing popularity of internet shopping, most online shoppers still want to reach a living and breathing person when they have a question, problem or issue. A recent study found that a live voice is still the most preferred form of customer service among online Americans, writes MarketingCharts. At the same time, the move to online also means that consumers are warming to the  [...]

Content Trumps Community, Communications Online

In research that appears to reinforce the adage that "content is king," the most recent data from the Online Publishers Association's (OPA) Internet Activity Index (IAI) reveal that consumers are now spending more time online with content than they do with either community or communications activities.   The latest figures come from a six-year analy  [...]