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AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 2, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --Spredfast, the leading social marketing software provider that helps enterprises engage their social customers, today announced that Satya Patel has joined its Board of Directors. Patel was most recently the Vice President of Product at Twitter.

"Customers and prospects continue to embrace social as a primary channel for brand communication. This is bringing the worlds of software as a service, enterprise marketing and social networks into even closer connection," said Rod Favaron, CEO of Spredfast. "We are excited to welcome Satya to the Spredfast Board of Directors. He brings a rare combination of experience and insights: investor; SaaS product executive; and social network pioneer."

Prior to Twitter, Patel was Partner at Battery Ventures, a multi-stage venture capital firm focused on technology and innovation worldwide.Patel previously held product management positions at both Google and DoubleClick and investment roles at two New York-based early stage venture capital firms.He currently serves as a Board Member of KIPP Bay Area Schools, FreeWheel Media and Lotame, as well as an investor and/or adviser to a number of early stage startups.

"Spredfast is the clear leader in delivering enterprise-grade solutions that help big brands drive deeper engagement with their social customers. There is no question that the next phase of the market's evolution will be to figure out how to combine organic interactions with the paid promotions that the social networks are eager to support," said Patel. "Spredfast is well positioned to be a leading player in this next round of social engagement and marketing. I am looking forward to working with the team to realize their vision."

Patel joins current members of the Board of Directors, including Rod Favaron; Ken Cho; Mike Dodd, Partner at Austin Ventures; and Doug Pepper, General Partner at InterWest Partners.

About Spredfast: Based in Austin, Texas, Spredfast provides social marketing software that allows organizations to manage, monitor, and measure their social media programs at scale. Spredfast enables more people, in more places, to engage in more conversations from a single platform on supported social networks like Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, YouTube, Foursquare, and popular blogging platforms. Some of the enterprise and agency adopters on board with Spredfast include AT&T, Jason's Deli, Warner Brothers, Whole Foods Market, AARP, AGAIN Interactive, Coty Beauty, HomeAway and WCG. For more information, visit http://www.spredfast.com

Media contact: Brittany Edwards Spredfast pr@spredfast.com (512) 359-6055

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SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 1, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --Fliptop today announced Fliptop Social Profiles integrated with Oracle Sales and Marketing Cloud Service, which automatically displays Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn profiles for contacts in Oracle Sales and Marketing Cloud Service and makes it easy to connect with them. The application also includes Fliptop's new Social Snapshot feature, which automatically generates a briefing page containing all the social profiles of people associated with an opportunity.

Most of the data stored in CRM systems is about contacts in the physical world names, locations, titles, companies, phone numbers, etc. But customers today are sharing a lot more about who they are and what they're interested in within the digital world, specifically on social channels.

"Fliptop's Social Profiles integrated with Oracle Sales and Marketing Cloud Service makes it easy for sales, marketing and support teams to have more personal interactions and keep in touch with customers even if their email or phone number changes," said Doug Camplejohn, CEO and Founder of Fliptop. "The app requires no manual data entry social handles are automatically added to all contacts in the Oracle Sales and Marketing Cloud instance."

The application will be available in Q4. Please contact sales@fliptop.com for pricing. Fliptop will be demonstrating at Oracle OpenWorld this week in booth 122.

Fliptop is a venture-backed Contact Intelligence company that helps companies connect their customer databases to social information. Fliptop's first products were launched in 2011. The company is headquartered in San Francisco.

NOTE: Doug Camplejohn will be available to talk further about Fliptop and the Social Profiles application, as well as give feedback on OpenWorld this week.

Contact: Sid Mistry, Director of Marketing Fliptop (408)623-8601 sid@fliptop.com

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ROCKVILLE, MD--(Marketwire - Oct 2, 2012) - Companies in the BFSI sector in emerging economies have adopted different social media marketing strategies to identify new markets, launch products, gather customer feedback and monitor brand performance. The rising competitiveness in public sector banks, coupled with increases in performance accountability, is driving nationalized banks to improve their presence on social networks.

Social media represents a valuable opportunity for banks and financial service companies in Brazil. As internet access increases, a growing number of Brazilians are becoming social networking users and banks are developing their processes accordingly to be able to respond to web-oriented consumers.

With more than 300 million users active on social networks, blogs, microblogs, and other online communities, China's social media user base is driving banks and financial institutes to maintain an active presence on social networks. Social media marketing is becoming an integral part of the marketing and advertising value chain in India. Banks and financial services companies are improving their presence on social media sites in order to promote new schemes and process feedback.

With 55 million internet users -- more than a 20% annual increase -- Indonesia is becoming a key market for all major social networking sites, with Twitter and Facebook reporting significant market penetration rates in the country.

Social media marketing is posting strong levels of growth in South Africa due to rising internet penetration rates and the increased sale of mobile devices. The country has 29 million active mobile devices, making mobile phones the preferred medium for accessing the internet and social networks. The South African banking industry is integrating social media into its daily operations and becoming more approachable to users.

The high usage of social networks in South Korea is driving banks and financial institutes to adopt social media marketing to better communicate with consumers. Social media marketing initiatives have also been supported by the high rate of smartphone penetration in the country.

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New white paper from HRxAnalysts offers practical tactics for effective marketing through social media. Paper also highlights the benefits and value of SocialEars HR conversation analysis software.

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The paperwhich is available as a complimentary download http://www.hrmarketer.com/home/whitepaper_10ways.php covers a mix of tactics from the most important online activities to the key offline activities that are often overlooked but equally critical to success. The tactics shared in the paper include:

"Let's face itwhen it comes to harnessing social media to market your product or business, it's hard not to feel overwhelmed," said John Sumser, Principal Analyst at HRxAnalysts. "The number of social sites is growing, the sites themselves are evolving, and even the audiences are shifting and changing. The good news for businesses is that they don't have to be social media experts to utilize this marketing channel effectively. Our new white paper outlines 10 powerful tactics that any company can employ, whether they're social media neophytes or more experienced users. The tactics we share are ideal for launching your social media initiatives or for refocusing your efforts on tactics that get results."

The Power of SocialEars HR Conversation Analysis Software

True marketing success in social media, according to Sumser, takes a combination of persistence, thoughtfulness and creativity that some organizations have found difficult to sustain. Fortunately, tools are being developed to address this problem and to ease the workload for businesses, he said.

"Take HRmarketer's SocialEars HR software, for example," Sumser said. "SocialEars is a data analysis tool that was created specifically to monitor the conversations and trends taking place on social media within a particular industry or business category. It's truly a unique toolthe first of its kind."

Sumser said that he and his team put SocialEars HR to work for six months in the Human Resources category prior to writing their new white paper. "We used SocialEars to better understand the HR landscape and its trends. As a result, many of the insights and tactics we share are especially suited to businesses that market to the HR industry. But they actually apply to many other industries and niches as well."

SocialEars HR is the first of several specialized editions of the software that SocialEars Corporation is developing for the needs of various industries and market segments.

"SocialEars 'listens' to the social media conversations taking place by analyzing news stories, blogs and online content from a truly vast array of sources," Sumser stated. "For businesses looking to market themselves through social media, SocialEars delivers a high-def picture of exactly what's being discussed, the content that is getting attention, who wrote it, and who is actually influencing the topics in a given industry or marketplace. And that's a huge advantage in engaging with the right people and the influencers who matter."

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Quite a few brands have Pinterest pages, but not many brands are using those pages to truly actively engage their customer base.

Dobango, the newest venture by Nexage founder Devkumar Gandhi, is attempting to change that. The self-proclaimed first social marketing platform on Pinterest aims to help brands directly engage with their customers and fans alike on the site.

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The way Dobango works is pretty simple. The service integrates into Pinterests API, allowing it to push pins onto brand-sponsored boards, specifically contests created for the site. The service can also track user engagement on those pins in real-time.

We are excited to finally provide brands with an option for social marketing on Pinterest, says Gandhi. We believe we have cracked the code, and for the first time there is a simple way to run, manage and virally spread social campaigns on Pinterest.

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The service has already had several successful test runs. For instance, it recently ran a campaign with Outta the Park BBQ Sauce, asking users to post their best photos from picnics and the link on the brands Pinterest page. Dobango then tracked the likes and repins of the pins submitted and used that to determine the overall winner of the contest.

During the run Outta the Parks Pinterest following increase 150%, and its Facebook page took a 40% jump. The project also caught the attention of several food bloggers who then contacted the brand.

What do you think of Dobangos approach to marketing on Pinterest? Let us know your thoughts in the comments.

This story originally published on Mashable here.

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