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Entries Tagged as 'social media'

Customer Reference Programs in a “hyper-social world” – Our Take

February 19th, 2010 · No Comments · Customer Reference Programs, Social Media

I recently came across a blog post entitled reference programs in a hyper-social world, which included a mix of interesting notions (i.e., think tribes vs. market segments) and observations of what’s wrong with many of today’s programs.

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Customer Reference Program = Customer Advocacy Program

November 2nd, 2009 · No Comments · Customer Engagement, Customer Reference Programs, Social Media

Customer reference programs have a new name and a few new responsibilities in Jeremiah Owyang’s latest post: Checklist: Develop a Successful Advocacy Program

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Social Media, Customer Reference implications for FTC Guidelines on Endorsements & Testimonials

October 14th, 2009 · 1 Comment · Customer Reference Programs, Social Media

If you haven’t already seen the FTC’s Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising, there’s a lot to read through (81 pages, to be precise!) so it’s with great thanks that I point you to Andy Sernovitz’s excellent analysis of the regulations. Andy is the CEO of the Social Media Business Council [...]

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Social Media for B2B; Is Social Media a Fad?

September 16th, 2009 · No Comments · Social Media

I was curious about the source of a video on social media I saw a link to on twitter, which turned out to be www.socialnomics.net, the blog site for Erik Qualman

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Re-reading Jeremiah Owyang’s 2007 Social Media/Customer Reference Program Commentary

September 10th, 2009 · No Comments · Customer Reference Programs, Social Media

Jeremiah Owyang’s 2007 blog entry, “The Impacts of Social Media on Corporate Customer Reference Programs” is still one of the most thoughtful we’ve seen.

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The Science Behind Making Technology More Human

August 28th, 2009 · No Comments · Social Media

Proud of your ability to simultaneously text, chat, surf AND update your Facebook status? You may not be getting as much done as you think. Check out Cliff Nass’ segment on social media.

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CEOs Slow to Adopt Social Media

August 6th, 2009 · 1 Comment · Customer Reference Programs, Social Media

It’s Official: Fortune 100 CEOs are Social Media Slackers

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