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Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/l6krqd/social_marketing_a) has announced the addition of the "Social Marketing & Strategies" report to their offering.

Social media has heralded a new era. It is very much the end of business as usual and the beginning of adaptive engagement. The incorporation of social media into business practices is now nonnegotiable, yet it remains a medium that gambling companies are still, for the most part, just adjusting to. Some are actively pursuing social media strategies, to various degrees of success, while others are approaching the concept passively and reluctantly.

Most companies start with a groundswell of activity - primarily on Facebook and Twitter. Quite often the initial rush then turns sour for any number of reasons including numbers of fans/followers, a lack of uplift to the core site or a focus on ROI instead of understanding the new measurement mindset that is required for social media efforts.

At this point, quite often, social media is relegated to the it doesn't work pile. However it is not that social media doesn't work and add value, it is that many efforts made by companies to date quite simply haven't been good enough. There are 7 billion people in the world, of which 2 billion are internet users, and more than 1 billion of those use social networks, 1 in every 5 minutes spent online is now on social media sites, and comScore has outlined that 1 in every 2 minutes spent on mobile internet in the UK is on Facebook alone.

How you take advantage of these changes will define your iGaming Business in the future.

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- Facebook

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- Paddy Power

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Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/pc6cj9/the_b2b_social_med) has announced the addition of John Wiley and Sons Ltd's new book "The B2B Social Media Book: Become a Marketing Superstar by Generating Leads with Blogging, LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook, Email, and More" to their offering.

Advance your B2B marketing plans with proven social media strategies

Learn social media's specific application to B2B companies and how it can be leveraged to drive leads and revenue. B2B marketers are undervalued and under appreciated in many companies. Social media and online marketing provide the right mix of rich data and reduction in marketing expenses to help transform a marketer into a superstar. The B2B Social Media Book provides B2B marketers with actionable advice on leveraging blogging, LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook and more, combined with key strategic imperatives that serve as the backbone of effective B2B social media strategies.

This book serves as the definitive reference for B2B marketers looking to master social media and take their career to the next level.

- Describes a methodology for generating leads using social media

- Details how to create content offers that increase conversion rates and drive leads from social media

- Offers practical advice for incorporating mobile strategies into the marketing mix

- Provides a step-by-step process for measuring the return on investment of B2B social media strategies

The B2B Social Media Book will help readers establish a strong social media marketing strategy to generate more leads, become a marketing superstar in the eye of company leaders, and most importantly, contribute to business growth.

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A Yesmail Interactive study says the effectiveness of social networking and email marketing campaigns varies depending on the day of the week. Its research showed a significant disconnect between when brands conduct campaigns and when they receive the most engagement.

Yesmail Interactive studied a number of retailers including Abercrombie & Fitch, Aeropostale, American Apparel, American Eagle, Ann Taylor, Banana Republic, Diesel, Eddie Bauer, Express, Forever 21, The Gap, Guess, H&M, J Crew, Kenneth Cole, The Limited, Old Navy, Ralph Lauren, Tommy Hilfiger and Urban Outfitters.

Using its proprietary Yesmail Market Intelligence tool, Yesmail tracked and analyzed each retailer's Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and email campaigns over a three-month period to assess how effective they are in driving consumer engagement. The results of the study indicated that many social media and email campaigns do not match up with consumers' patterns for when and how they engage with brands.

What's the Best Day of the Week to Run Your Campaign? In a comparison of the days when brands deploy digital campaigns and when consumers most interact with those campaigns via social channels, Yesmail's findings showed the following:

The data revealed an upward trend in consumers' interaction with video on Facebook, yet this format was only used in 6.5 percent of deployed campaigns.

What's the Best Time of Day to Run Your Campaign? Yesmail's report also showed a discrepancy between the timeslot when campaigns achieved the most engagement and when retail brands deploy their campaigns:

How Does Email Impact Your Social Media Campaigns? Yesmail's research showed that if email campaigns were sent out before social campaigns, those emails drive social engagement via share buttons and calls to action that promote interaction with the brand.

"The correlation we found between email and social media is just another example of how marketers can boost the effectiveness of campaigns when they strategically weave each communication channel together," said Michael Fisher, President of Yesmail.

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The Maritz Institutes Executive Director Mary Beth McEuen has published an article in the award-winning management magazine strategy+business. The article The Social Life of Brands: A marketing strategy informed by neuroscience can help build better consumer relationships and make better use of social media is co-written by McEuen, Neuroscientist Emily Falk, an assistant professor of Communication Studies and Psychology at the University of Michigan, and Matthew Egol, a partner at leading global management consulting firm Booz & Company.

In their article, the three authors collaborate to provide marketers with a science-based framework for creating enduring customer relationships within their marketing strategy. The authors also highlight several well-known brands, including Enterprise Rent-A-Car, Method, Kimberly-Clark, 3M and Embassy Suites, whose marketers have made positive social connections by tapping into and linking their customers values and interests to their brands.

Social value goes beyond functional value and even an emotional connection with a brand. It takes into consideration that every interaction in the context of the brand is part of the brand experience, remarks McEuen. The value of the brand is linked to the relationships it fosters the social connections between people who buy the product or service and identify with the higher ideals and values of the brand. In the world of social media, we have the opportunity to engage consumers around the brand in new and exciting ways.

While marketers are attuned to the power of social communities, the authors delve into the science behind thoughts and actions that drive consumers, as people, to develop deeper relationships with brands. By bringing together the latest in social psychology, neuroscience and other human sciences, the authors created the RULE, which stands for the four tenets that marketers should follow to build better customer relationships: reframe, understand, listen and engage.

Marketers have access to more tools than ever before to foster customer relationships and to develop deeper insights and impactful programs that activate customer behavior, advises Egol. Successful brands take a holistic approach, leveraging the power of digital and social media marketing to tap into customer motivation and deliver a better end-to-end customer experience.

To read the full article, and more about the science behind it and the RULE framework, visit: http://www.themaritzinstitute.com/sbarticle.

About The Maritz Institute

The Maritz Institute is a network of thought leaders advancing the human sciences in business. Through a deeper understanding of people, Maritz solutions help companies achieve strategic goals by engaging stakeholders in ways most meaningful to them. Simply stated, our mission is to help create better business and better lives.

For more information, visit: http://www.themaritzinstitute.com.

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20-06-2012 22:01 (3BL Media) June 15, 2012 - Michelle Sullivan, Senior Director, Corporate and External Relations of The Boston Beer Company sat down for an interview at the 2012 Cause Marketing Forum Conference, which took place May 30th and 31st in Chicago, IL. The annual Cause Marketing Forum is the must-attend conference of the year focusing solely on this increasingly important marketing approach and subset of corporate social responsibility (CSR) efforts. Appropriate for both novice and seasoned cause marketers, the annual Cause Marketing Forum covers a wide range of topics featuring expert cause marketing speakers and discussion group leaders. More than 500 attendees gained insight from marketing and corporate social responsibility professionals from Zynga, Procter & Gamble, Campbell's Soup Company, Whirlpool, ANN Inc., Yum! Brands, The Coca-Cola Company, AOL/Huffington Post Media Group and other companies. Nonprofit speakers included representatives from US Fund for UNICEF, Susan G. Komen for the Cure, KaBOOM!, ACCION, World Wildlife Fund, DoSomething.org, March of Dimes, Adopt a Clasroom and others. Cause Marketing Forum, Inc., producer of the Cause Marketing Forum conference and Cause Marketing Halo Awards, helps business and nonprofit executives succeed together by providing access to practical information and inspiration, opportunities to build valuable relationships and recognition for outstanding work. A wealth of information on cause marketing and CMF's offerings can be ...

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