10. IBM Listens for Leads “Seekers” voluntarily visit public web sites, blogs, forums, Twitter and “listen” via keyword queries for sales opportunities. Four key metrics: number of leads created, lead value, win revenue and win rate.
29. 3 Things You Can Do Now Establish a Listening Program: Audience analysis, brand monitoring, social keyword research. 1 Implement a Content Marketing Strategy: Plan & promote social content, develop networks. 2 Leverage Social Media Marketing campaign tools across channels to promote optimized social content. 3
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Lee Odden of http://www.toprankmarketing.com presentation at SES Hong Kong on The Business Value of Social Media. Photo credit: http://www.flickr.com/photos/webel/137513556/sizes/l/
Lee Odden is CEO of TopRank Online Marketing, a pioneering internet marketing agency that helps companies improve customer relationships and increase online sales through integrated search, social media and content marketing services. Odden’s 12 years of client consulting experience includes Fortune 50 companies HP & McKesson and trusted marketing industry brands like PRWeb, Marketo and StrongMail. “Online Marketing Heroes”, published by Wiley, features Odden’s advice on internet marketing topics and he’s contributed to influential industry publications including Mashable, ClickZ, MediaPost & American Express OPEN. He is also editor of Online Marketing Blog with over 40,000 subscribers and ranked by Advertising Age as one of the top Marketing blogs online. A social media strategist and practitioner, Odden leverages over 3,900 fans on Facebook, 22,000 connections on Twitter and 2,000 blog posts to generate all of the new consulting business for his agency. Odden has been cited by The Economist, DM News and U.S. News & World Report for digital marketing expertise and is a sought after speaker for private corporate events and conferences including Search Engine Strategies, Pubcon and PRSA International. He has keynoted Online Marketing Summit, Search Exchange and will be keynoting the Social Media Junction conference in Auckland, New Zealand late 2010. Odden serves on the advisory board for Search Engine Strategies and MarketingProfs B2B forum and is a past MIMA and DMA board member. @leeoddenhttp://www.toprankmarketing.comhttp://www.toprankblog.com
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You collect “kickbucks” just for walking into participating stores, checking in, scanning products. Use kickbucks to get rewards like Facebook Credits, instant gift cards/certificates for participating stores:Best Buy, American Eagle and Sports Authority. And get special offers and bonuses while you're there. Can also donate kickbucks to 30 causes. Shopkick can be used and kickbucks can be redeemed nationwide in the US. The beta launch includes: Best Buy, Macy’s, American Eagle, Sports Authority and certain Simon malls in the WIDER New York, San Francisco and LA regions.American Eagle has been using in 52 stores for about a month and plans on rolling out to remaining stores.Best Buy will implement in 257 stores by Oct 1.
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Hire TopRank Online Marketing to improve customer relationships and increase online sales through integrated search, social media and content marketing services. Call 1-877-872-6628 or visit us online at http://www.toprankmarketing.comPhoto credit: http://www.flickr.com/photos/stuckincustoms/3014543996/sizes/l/