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While I know it’s very easy for us marketers to all get worked into social media hysteria, let’s not lose sight of the fact that over 80% of Word of Mouth recommendations happen offline. Twitter might be “sexy”, but face-to-face is still king. That being said, I find it surprising that more brands aren’t providing [...]
P Diddy talks Twitter on Ellen DeGeneres (YouTube) In what will certainly become a smashing viral success, P Diddy, a relatively newcomer to Twitter (@iamdiddy), educates Ellen DeGeneres (now on Twitter – @theellenshow- although at Press Time has yet to “tweet”). In typical Diddy fashion he pronounces himself the most popular man on Twitter [112,820 [...]
Abrams Research released a Social Media Survey this month, where they surveyed over 200 social media leaders from the US/Canada during Social Media Week (during January 2009). Their key findings are not surprising to me as a Social Media marketer, but happily reinforce much of what we believe to be true: brands should be on [...]