Research & Whitepapers

Social media and blogs accounted for a quarter of B2B marketing spending in 2011, and that number is expected to increase substantially in 2012.

In both the U.S. Congress and the U.K.’s Parliament, politicians have increasingly taken to Twitter to communicate with their constituents.

PR News has tracked 15 of the top 50 companies with the best corporate citizenship reputations to see how well they’re building their communities on Facebook.

â–¶ Policy Makers Get More Social: The rise in social media use is shaping and influencing policy worldwide, according to a new study from Edelman.   Data Point: The Top Corporate Citizens And Their Presence… Continued

Porter Novelli’s Israel Mirsky suggests six questions to consider when analyzing your social media data.

While much has been said about social media’s ability to change how a brand can interact with consumers, customers still find traditional customer service tenets to be more attractive.

â–¶ Social Media is Not All That: Brands seduced by the hype around social media risk alienating their customers, says a new report by Pitney Bowes. Marketers investing time and money in social media interaction… Continued

â–¶ Social Media is Not All That: Brands seduced by the hype around social media risk alienating their customers, says a new report by Pitney Bowes. Marketers investing time and money in social media interaction… Continued

â–¶ Consumer Feedback Falls on Deaf Ears: A large number (89%) of consumers are likely to tell organizations they do business with if they receive poor service, yet almost 44% do not believe companies take… Continued

â–¶ Consumer Feedback Falls on Deaf Ears: A large number (89%) of consumers are likely to tell organizations they do business with if they receive poor service, yet almost 44% do not believe companies take… Continued