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Understanding the market for social media and web listening tools

Stephen Waddington

The promise of the social web is the opportunity for organisations to listen to their audiences or publics and gain insights for business improvement. Forrester says that differentiation is constrained by a limited market of data services. for web content, LexisNexis or Factiva for news, and TVEyes for broadcast television.

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Secret Sauce: What it is, and How to Apply for best PR Results

Flack's Revenge

While several recipes, each purporting to be the authentic formula, have been published, the company maintains that the actual formula remains a secret, known only to a very few select (and anonymous) employees. Years earlier, Cisco became a giant and established the web router category via its packet routing algorithms.

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5 Audiences Your Brand Should Listen To

Cision

Traditional authority has been stripped away, because today, anyone can build a solid social media following and influence the Web with their posts. Many brands are hesitant to let employees speak up on social media, but restricting these organic brand advocates closes the door to many opportunities. Influencers.

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The Importance of Executive Brand Situational Awareness

Cision

Talk to Customers & Employees. Your customers can provide insight into what your unique selling point (USP) is, why they choose you as a provider and what you do better than the competition. Your employees have a different perspective of your brand than you do, so talk to them as well.

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Infographic: The Perennial Customer Revolution

Sword and the Script

It seems to me the same is true of customer service. Every few years there’s a new book that forewarns of a customer revolution. Mass media, the web, social media were all destined to change customer service. Good customer service isn’t the rule, it’s an exception. And yet it hasn’t.

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Listen, Then Speak: 10 Quotes on Social Media Listening

Cision

This is a marvelous, inspiring period of history when anyone can shed the traditional burdens of authority and build true influence on the web through their own merits. Your employees are your brand, and they can influence brand perception more than any press release, ad campaign or logo. Scott Stratten.

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New Rules That Every PR Person Should Know

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

A PR agency employee starting in the business today will be creating programs, telling stories, and reporting to clients in ways very different from just a few years ago, in part due to the rise of digital technology and the blurring of lines between paid, earned, and owned media. The Holmes Report estimates the global PR industry at $14.2

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