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More Better Data: DataSift Launches Open Source, Embeddable Visual Query Builder

DataSift Query Builder

We all know that we’re drowning in data. We need better, smarter tools to sift through the data in realtime, analyze it, and deliver useful insights. And we need to integrate all of that intelligence with the other tools we use to manage our business, our customer relationships, and our marketing campaigns.

That’s why DataSift has introduced a new Query Builder tool designed to get us one step closer to better access to the data that matters. The tool’s slick visual interface makes it easy to quickly filter the various data sources available through DataSift–everything from Amazon reviews to the full Twitter firehose to YouTube comments. Read →

69% of Global B2B Organizations Ignore Customer Feedback On Social Media

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File has not been sharpened.

Business to business organizations worldwide lag far behind consumer marketers when it comes to monitoring, tracking and engaging with customers on social media platforms, according to new research published by customer experience management company Satmetrix. The research shows that 39% of companies have no social media tracking in place at all. But that figure shifts to 51% if you break out B2B companies, compared to 22% of B2C companies. Read →

In New York this Fall? Here Are Four Social Media Events to Check Out

From time to time, we’ll update you on events that might be of interested to the #RLTM community. Here are three New York-based events we are supporting as marketing partners this fall – with some discounts for #RLTM readers. Hope to see some of you there! Read →

CNET Has Increased its Facebook and Twitter Audience 6x — by Focusing on the Basics

How CNET Increased Facebook, Twitter Fans 6X

One year ago, CNET hired Nathan Bransford as social media manager to revitalize the brand’s social media efforts. The result of his one-man endeavor? A 6X increase in audience on Twitter and Facebook. CNET increased its Facebook likes from 69,000 to 428,000 (up 520%), while its Twitter followers grew from 24,000 to 105,000 (a 338% gain). Here’s how he did it. Read →

Power to the People: 52% of Consumers Believe They Can Use Social Media to Influence Brands

Consumers Use Social Media to Influence Brands

Performance marketing agency Performics recently released a report about the interactions between consumers and brands on social networks, and found that 52% of respondents strongly or somewhat agree that voicing opinions on social networking sites can influence business decisions of companies/brands. Read →

Stop Shouting and Start Listening: Your Customers Are Talking.

Stop shouting at me--I'm not deaf! (small cow)

It used to be that your marketing efforts had to find a way to INTERRUPT what the customer was doing— reading a magazine, watching a movie—and then convince them to pay attention to your message. Good luck with that these days. Today’s consumers and business people are distracted and perpetually multi-tasking. The DVD and streaming video services have put them in control of their own programming.

But today, customers are TELLING YOU what they need, when they need it, and how they want to hear from you. If you start LISTENING, you will be able to create marketing strategies that are more targeted, more relevant and more effective than any push-marketing initiative you’ve ever seen. Read →

TWTRCON SF 10: Influence, Social Media Monitoring and Real-Time Analytics (Caution: Homework)

Influential Tweets Chart

If you’re trying to figure out how to monitor and measure social conversations, and how to most effectively “influence the influencers,” then you need to join us at TWTRCON SF 10.  We’ll have some of the leading researchers in social media analytics there to present the tools and techniques for quantifying the value of engaging in real-time [...] Read →

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