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Posted 29 September 2009 | By | Categories: Industry News, Research, Self-Promotion, Social Media | 4 Comments

That’s the percentage of retailers who have NO plans to have a Facebook page. ONE. PERCENT. That means that of the retailers surveyed in a survey by the e-tailing Group and PowerReviews in August and September of this year, Facebook will have almost 100% brand penetration, as reported by eMarketer. Other interesting insights  from the [...]

Look Who’s Talking (The Art of Joining the Conversation)

Posted 20 October 2008 | By | Categories: Marketing, Research, Social Media | 209 Comments

A recent backlash to the phrase ‘join the conversation’ has erupted from the social media crowd (see here, here, and here). Regarding the last article, I agree a community is a highly effective way to show consumers you care.  But the technique of “joining the conversation” isn’t a bad one, and considering our company, Affinitive, [...]