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Social marketing, PR insight & thought leadership - from The PR Coach
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Charlene Li Touts the Benefits of Social Media for Top Leaders

Charlene Li Touts the Benefits of Social Media for Top Leaders | Public Relations & Social Marketing Insight | Scoop.it
Charlene Li argues that being active on social media is different for leaders, and requires a special set of skills."It's one thing for your organization to be tweeting and making videos and sharing content, and it's quite a different thing for you as a leader to go out there."One of the challenges, she says, is that leadership is an art--everyone does it differently. This makes it hard to create a single blueprint for exercising leadership through social channels....
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One of the most influential women in technology argues that being active on social media is different for leaders, and requires a special set of skills.
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What is Influencer Marketing, and How Can You Use It?

What is Influencer Marketing, and How Can You Use It? | Public Relations & Social Marketing Insight | Scoop.it

Consumers value opinions that are expressed directly to them by people over advertising messages delivered by companies. According to a study by McKinsey, this value is so strong that word of mouth is the primary factor behind 20 to 50 percent of all purchasing decisions.


This is true across all industries, but the influence of other consumers is greatest when:

- consumers are buying a product for the first time,

- and when they are considering an expensive product.


The same study also showed that consumer-to-consumer word of mouth generates more than twice the sales of paid advertising, even when it is marketing-induced....

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Here's a really useful blueprint for effective influencer marketing. Recommended reading. 10/10

GulfToBayWeb's curator insight, February 27, 2015 9:22 AM

 A great blue print for productive and effective influencer marketing 

judyhaar's curator insight, February 27, 2015 11:32 AM

How important is word of mouth, very. #marketing

Nedko Aldev's curator insight, February 28, 2015 6:10 AM

 

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