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Emerging Social Media Markets Monetize Word-of-Mouth

Well, a lot of us think the stock market is a bit unfair since we know so little about the companies that make up our mutual funds and 401ks. Wall Street markets were meant to be simple: Let ordinary people become partial owners of businesses, profit with their success and liquidate their investment at anytime. While [...]

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Making “Business” a “Brand” and “Customers” Your “Audience”

It’s time to transform your mid size business into a brand with interactive marketing. How? Isn’t brand building incredibly expensive?  Isn’t it reserved for big companies with big budgets? Not necessarily true anymore. Modern businesses can use social networks and new technology to build an audience and their brand. In his latest book Rework Jason [...]

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Word of Mouth Marketing and Social Media

Sometimes the most recent and powerful innovations in marketing turn out to be new handles for things that have been going on forever. Social media is a great example because in an important sense, social media is no more (and no less) than people talking. Social media is what happens when a delicatessen makes a [...]

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Chirping at BMA Milwaukee About Social Marketing ROI

Mark Bradford and Rob Lambert, Co-Founders of ChirpUp.com, present "Where the Rubber Meets the Road: Measuring ROI for Social Marketing Campaigns" January 14, 2010 at BMA Milwaukee.

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How Should B2B Marketers Use Facebook Fan Pages?

Forget Facebook for a minute and just think about your business. Every successful mid-market B2B has “fans”. They’re your customers, relatives, employees and dear friends. These people watched you create a thriving business. And during tougher times, they may have helped you survive. These people know exactly who you are. They trust you. These “fans” [...]

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ChirpUp at GasPedal’s Word of Mouth Crash Course

Last Thursday ChirpUp had the pleasure of attending GasPedal’s Word of Mouth Crash Course.  For us, as a Chicago based interactive marketing agency, this was an amazing workshop.  We are big fans of Andy Sernovitz and his book.  GasPedal’s one day course reinforced and clarified how to use WOM fundamentals for ourselves and our clients.  [...]

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