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Why online communities are growing—and how you can get more from them

Alida

To appreciate just how dominant they have become, consider these stats: According to Forrester Research’s 2015 Customer Lifecycle Journey report, 81 percent of companies now have community-type support channels—a steep increase from 2012’s 67 percent figure. Communities reduce business costs and drive sales.

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ROI of Social Customer Service: How to Calculate It and Create a Strong Business Case

Natalie Petouhof

If a consumer’s flight gets delayed or she receives terrible food brought to the table, she might post on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, and Yelp within minutes of the incident. The business results (cost savings or revenue generation) or the return on investment (ROI) for the social customer care initiative.

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Measuring the Impact of Social Media

Customers Rock!

This post is part of the Social ROI Blog Carnival at Think Customers: the 1to1 Media blog. Visit the blog carnival post “ Calculating the ROI of Social Media ” to check out the full list of posts from numerous well-known social media thought leaders. On occasion, we see true ROI calculated from social media initiatives.

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18 inspiring brand collaborations: Real-life success stories

BirdEye

Fosters innovation: Brand alliance can help companies push the boundaries of innovation and offer unique product experiences that increase their competitive edge in the market. You can appeal to existing clients in a new way while also attracting new consumers through different engagement channels. Yes and no.

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Head of Marketing, How Can You Keep Your Job When Most CMOs Are Losing Theirs?

C3Centricity

And even more shocking is the fact that in the consumer goods industry it is even lower at just 3.6 A 2012 global survey by the Fournaise Marketing Group provides one possible explanation. Perhaps it’s because CEOs don’t understand the role of a CMO or is there still an issue with the ROI of the marketing budget?

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Marketers, How Can You Keep Your Job When Most CMOs Are Losing Theirs?

C3Centricity

And even more shocking is the fact that in the consumer goods industry it is even lower at just 3.6 A 2012 global survey by the Fournaise Marketing Group provides one possible explanation. Perhaps it’s because CEOs don’t understand the role of a CMO or is there still an issue with the ROI of the marketing budget?

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The Future of Work: How Companies Are Building Cultures Worker’s Love #nytnewwork

Natalie Petouhof

It is key to so many aspects of a business: growth, innovation, cost savings, new product development… There’s so much to learn about how the work place must change or companies will loose their competitive edge… Practical Research and Toolkits To Jumpstart Your Culture. Prior to her C.E.O.

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