LinkedIn Overlooked as Lead Source LinkedIn might be your most efficient social channel for lead generation. According to a recent HubSpot study, “LinkedIn generated the highest visitor-to-lead conversion rate at 2.74%, almost 3 times higher than both Twitter (0.69%) and Facebook (0.77%).” Given these stats, optimizing your company’s LinkedIn presence might be one of the […]
3 LinkedIn Features to Boost Leads
by socialrati on May 7, 2012 in Hub Spot, Social Business, Social Marketing, Social Media, social media marketing, study, Tips
How to Sell More: Listen to Social Consumers
by socialrati on April 6, 2012 in Analytics, Bazaarvoice, Best Practices, Brand, community, facebook, Infographic, intelligence, marketing, Mobile, report, retail, Social Business, Social Experience, Social Marketing, Social Media, social media community, social media marketing, social media report, Social Networking, social sharing, study, Tips, trends, Twitter
Social Consumers Are Sharing Your Growth Plan Every day, social consumers share – for free! – the kinds of data that companies pay market researchers a lot of money to help them gather. By monitoring and analyzing the information visitors and customers share via social media, brands can learn how to improve their products, sell […]
Pinterest: Open for Business
by socialrati on March 26, 2012 in Best Practices, Infographic, marketing, Pinterest, Social Business, Social Marketing, Social Media, social media marketing, social sharing, Strategy, Tips
Online bulletin board site Pinterest is a social media rocket ship. It now has over 10 million users and generated more referral traffic in January to company websites and blogs than YouTube, Google+ and LinkedIn combined according to Shareaholic. So is this social hotspot for Mid-Western crafters just a fad or does the image-focused site […]
5 Steps to Social Media Readiness
by socialrati on March 5, 2012 in Altimeter Group, Best Practices, Brand, Checklist, marketing, Readiness Assessment, Social Marketing, Social Media, social media marketing, social sharing, Strategy
Want a Social Media Presence? Think Puppy. Do you remember when you were a kid and you wanted a pet? You were focused on how fun it would be to have a new dog or cat, lizard or rodent. Your parents were focused on explaining that a pet requires care and feeding, that it’s an […]
Social ROI: Measure What Matters
by socialrati on February 27, 2012 in Altimeter Group, Analytics, Best Practices, Brand, eMarketer, marketing, report, Social Business, Social Marketing, Social Media, social media marketing, social media report, Strategy, study, trends
Measuring the return on going social can be difficult for businesses, for a variety of reasons. Typical challenges include: A lack of agreement or understanding about how social media supports business goals Uncertainty around the best metrics to use A growing number of social media accounts Monitoring and measurement tools that don’t fully meet user […]