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Tuesday, June 22nd, 2010

Three Aspects of a Social Strategy Online Businesses Need to Address

There is a lot of marketing “noise” recently around social as it relates to online shopping. With the popularity of Facebook and other social networks, and the race for retailers and other online businesses to solidify their social strategy, we thought we’d provide some context around how we see the market.  Based on our experience working with innovative brands and our extensive discussions with online retailers and other business partners, we see three main categories in social commerce that e-commerce brands need to address:

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Wednesday, February 3rd, 2010

Real Estate Sites and Differentiation

Consumers have overwhelmingly adopted online resources for apartment and new home hunting. A recent survey conducted by Apartments.com of 1,500 consumers nationwide found that more than 80 percent of renters said they will use an online apartment search site when looking for their next place to live.  The results are similar to those from a National Association of Realtors study released late last year showing that 90 percent of those in the market use the Internet when searching for a new home. (more…)

Tuesday, January 26th, 2010

Social Networks and Applications “Biggest Priority” in 2010

Interesting stats are in from a Society of Digital Agencies (SoDA) survey of marketing executives of major brands across the world, as well as others involved in the digital space.  The overwhelming majority is bullish on the outlook for digital marketing and projects in 2010, and the study shows that social networks and applications will be the biggest priority for marketers this year. (more…)