It’s no secret that companies are trying to leverage social media to sell things. The trick is in figuring out how to social networks as something more than another promotional channel. Social commerce (online) is still relatively new and companies are still trying to figure things out. Lora Cecere and Jeremiah Owyang from the Altimeter Group recently gave a webinar on some of their research findings about social commerce:
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Jumpstarting Your Crowdsourcing with a Bounty
Every business hopes to use the power of the crowd to spread the word about their fabulous products and services. Many are disappointed when they put this awesome offer out there and no one picks it up. Or they create and post a hilarious video that no one shares. What gives? Maybe you need some sort of enticement (or a bounty) to get things kicked off… [Read more…] about Jumpstarting Your Crowdsourcing with a Bounty
Conversation, The Missing Piece of Most Social Media Marketing
Most companies are pretty decent at self-promotion. Using Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, etc. to get their message out is a no brainer. Some companies are even good at content creation. Most are also decent at content curation. Finding “stuff” to post that’s interesting is relatively easy. Stopping to have conversations with people seems to be super difficult. [Read more…] about Conversation, The Missing Piece of Most Social Media Marketing