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Brands need to personalize interactions with consumers

 RelationalCapitalGroupConsumers judge and behave toward brands in much the same way they do toward other people and social groups. That means that automating and outsourcing interactions with consumers is a bad idea.

So says 
The Relational Capital Group
(RCG) in its ground-breaking brand research in collaboration with renowned social psychologists at Princeton University and University of Louvain has been published in the April 2012 edition of the Journal of Consumer Psychology.

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How big brands are taking Facebook marketing to the next level (infographic)

As Facebook heads toward what may be the most anticipated initial public offering ever, Socialbakers, a social media analytics firm, says the 900-million-plus member Facebook platform helps big brands penetrate emerging global markets.

Socialbakers’ analysis not only highlights the social network’s exploding international reach but also how the world’s biggest brands are tapping into the social economy to build international momentum.

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Reasons to spend more time on LinkedIn than on Facebook (infographic)

LinkedInIf you’re looking for professional networking results, job opportunities, or business introductions, you’re much better off spending your time on LinkedIn than on Facebook. So says OnlineCollege.org, which
cites 20 reason
s for spending more time on LinkedIn than on Facebook.

They include these reasons:

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Seven steps to a successful job interview

Denny Strigl, former Verizon Wireless CEO

Denny Strigl

May marks the time of the year when college graduates enter the workforce. The first step in this process is the interview. How should you prepare to meet with a hiring manager? What can you do to help yourself get an offer?

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Sales pros still prefer face-to-face and phone to social media contacts

sales callSocial media technologies have re-shaped how we interact. But do they help salespeople sell?

Not according to the results of two surveys presented at the 2012 annual convention of the Southwestern Psychological Association in Oklahoma, City.

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Do you know how to connect your brand with social shoppers?

social media logosForty-two percent of Americans are using social media to shop – this equates to nearly 95 million social shoppers in the U.S. – and that number continues to rise, according to a new study by by Leo Burnett/Arc Worldwide.

When asked how often social media is used to shop today versus a year ago, almost 73 percent of people confirmed they are using it more.

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Four tips for brands that want to use Pinterest effectively

PinterestWe’re entering an era of strong visual marketing in which online video, photo-sharing and social networks such as Pinterest are increasingly important to brands. The visual nature of Pinterest accounts for its meteoric rise to the number three social network.

Thismoment
, a San Francisco provider of 
social content management
 software for brands, has four tips for brands that want to leverage Pinterest.

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Record number of online retailers achieve high satisfaction scores

Shopping cartA record 36 of the top 100 online retailers achieve the “threshold for excellence” on the annual Top 100 E-Retail Satisfaction Index from customer experience analytics firm 
ForeSee
, with Amazon setting the standard.

Scores of 80 or higher on ForeSee’s 100-point scale are considered superior customer satisfaction performances. In 2010 and 2011, 28 websites achieved this distinction, while in 2009 only six websites cleared the mark.  The Index in aggregate plateaus, scoring 78 for a third consecutive year.

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Cross-channel marketing is a mandate, not a luxury

By Allan Maurer

Sean Cook

Sean Cook, CEO of ShopVisible and a participating speaker at the upcoming Digital Summit in Atlanta.

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Three steps to social media success for businesses


social media logosStreamSend
, an email marketing service provider suggests tha three steps can successfully guide businesses in creating social marketing campaigns that add new social “fans” and build relationships with existing fans.

“Businesses can now leverage the power of social media to create profitable relationships,” said Dan Forootan, president of StreamSend Email Marketing.

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