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11.12.09

Consumers Engage Deeper With Personal Connections To A Brand

By Neville Hobson

ReadWriteWeb published a detailed post today on research from Razorfish about online consumer behaviours with a strong focus on Twitter and Facebook.

While the overall post makes for interesting reading and is very useful from a fact-finding perspective, what leapt at me from RWW's page were two charts and a concise paragraph.

First, the two charts:

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Just look at what people said was their ‘usual' behaviour (the bright-red bar). And the highest - purchase a product or service.


Which reflects the top answer to a specific question asking what's the primary reason to be a friend of a brand on Facebook:

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In the case of Facebook fan behaviour, content isn't king: getting a good deal is.

Then, the paragraph of text:

[…] An even higher percentage of respondents have "friended" a brand on Facebook - a whopping 40%. Considering that Facebook is a social network that started out as a way for college kids to network, this is a statistic that will make companies and organizations take note. If you want brand recognition on the Web, according to these statistics there's a very good chance that Facebook is a place you want to be.
The bold is my emphasis.

What this text is doing is making a comparison between behaviours in Facebook compared to Twitter.

Continue reading this article.

About the Author:
Neville Hobson is the author of the popular NevilleHobson.com blog which focuses on business communication and technology.

Neville is a UK-based communicator, blogger and podcaster. He helps companies use effective communication to achieve their business goals. Visit Neville Hobson's blog: NevilleHobson.com.
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