Strategy, advice, and inspiration for digital marketing and social media experts

Generate 10x ROI Through Your Social Media Program

December 16, 2013
Posted by: Peter Friedman, Founder, Chairman & CEO

You can’t measure ROI that’s produced by social media programs. That’s a giant myth. You can. To quote Stephen Quinn, CMO, Walmart, “I’m always baffled when I hear people say, ‘It’s really hard to prove the ROI.’ We have ROI that’s really strong. And, it’s transforming our organization.” So how does a company achieve astonishing […]

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10 Social Media Tips that Create Big Wins for Clients

December 13, 2013
Posted by: Peter Friedman, Founder, Chairman & CEO

People often ask me how my company, LiveWorld, helps the world’s biggest brands maximize the results of social. Their daunting task can involve managing hundreds of social pages with hundreds of thousands of comments in dozens of languages. But the truth is, what we do at that gigantic scale is governed by the same principles […]

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Attention Brand Marketers in Social: Relationships Matter

November 19, 2013
Posted by: Peter Friedman, Founder, Chairman & CEO

When using social media, customers experience brands through dialogue and relationships. A savvy marketer’s first step in extending his or her brand into a social space is to think about what it would be like to experience that brand as a relationship—what are its dynamics? Why would your customer want to “make friends” with you […]

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Customers, Not Marketers, Invent the Best Social Strategy

November 15, 2013
Posted by: Peter Friedman, Founder, Chairman & CEO

Social media implementation requires clear strategy paired with customer-driven execution. What that means is that the best companies approach the process with an exploratory, flexible, and collaborative attitude. When we were working with eBay, we built and managed discussion forums for seller support. This was initially intended to be a place where people who sold […]

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