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Affinitive’s Social Media Playground

1%

September 29th, 2009 · 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 survey:

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Tags: Industry News · Research · Self-Promotion · Social Media

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

October 20th, 2008 · 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, [...]

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Tags: Marketing · Research · Social Media