Affinitive’s Social Media Playground

Welcome to Social Media Playground, a place to discuss all things related to word of mouth (WOM) and social media marketing. Brought to you by Affinitive, a word of mouth and social media marketing, technology and strategic solutions firm located in New York City and San Francisco.

Affinitive’s Social Media Playground

The Big “O” in the Social Sphere

March 3rd, 2010 · View Comments

When marketers decide to use any marketing channel, they should always ladder back to the brand’s objectives. This is hardly a novel concept and is part of any strategic process, such as the famed Forrester POST methodology, that many use to determine a Social Marketing plan of action. When it comes to Social Marketing specifically, [...]

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Tags: Industry News · Marketing · Social Media

Want to add Social Media to your marketing mix? Leave it to the experts.

April 17th, 2009 · View Comments

This week Marketing Sherpa asks the question “How Knowledgeable are Marketers [about Social Media] who have no Social Media experience?” Quite an interesting question indeed. With Social Media being a super hyped little pair of buzz words, every agency, self-promoting fameball, or major brand who follows trendy little buzz words has jumped on the tweeting, [...]

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Tags: Industry News · Marketing · PR · Self-Promotion · Social Media · Technology

Social Media = Key Driver of Brand Awareness and Reputation

February 26th, 2009 · View Comments

The following chart from Marketing Sherpa takes a look at how brands and companies can best go about creating brand awareness, increasing affinity, and driving traffic to any targeted brand message. According to the study, in all of these scenarios a majority of brands and marketers turn to Social Media-driven strategy to make this happen. [...]

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Tags: Industry News · Marketing · Research · Social Media