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*The Customer Collective Weekly Newsletter * January 15, 2009 *Influencing the Influencers...* **As companies adapt to the new market environment social tools like conversational marketing and influencer relations are augmenting traditional sales practices. This past week the conversations turned on finding the best people to influence your customers and prospects. Often are often found right in your sales channel. Influencer relations programs can provide you with an opportunity to partner with people whose reputations reach beyond your core market. In her excellent post Barbara French outlines<http://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=11120467&msgid=241647&act=M9XF&c=207414&admin=0&destination=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thecustomercollective.com%2FTCC%2F28100>the best ways to identify and find common ground with them. Conversations develop marketing momentum when they offer added value. One reason Social Media Today LLC helped pioneer the premium content hub last year here at The Customer Collective with The Sales Sandbox, and now the Surviving the Slump Toolkit<http://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=11120467&msgid=241647&act=M9XF&c=207414&admin=0&destination=http%3A%2F%2Fthecustomercollective.com%2Fslump>. Patrick Kitano provided some interesting thoughts to broaden the discussion<http://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=11120467&msgid=241647&act=M9XF&c=207414&admin=0&destination=http%3A%2F%2Fthecustomercollective.com%2FTCC%2F27945>on this concept. And with more companies embracing podcasting as marketing tool Kriishna De provided community members with some ideas for choosing and using video platforms<http://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=11120467&msgid=241647&act=M9XF&c=207414&admin=0&destination=http%3A%2F%2Fthecustomercollective.com%2FTCC%2F28103>as a tools to reach spark conversations and reach out to influencers. *Tip for the week.* ** Comments are an important part of social media and with conversational marketing taking on greater importance comments can add value to conversations. And tracking them is also an important reputation management tool. 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