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How purposeful branding is driving millennials and social entrepreneurship

Biznology

The world has changed dramatically in the past 10 years or since the 2008 recession. Economic and job growth is coming less from traditional industries or big corporations, but more from entrepreneurial startups. Historically, this involved business entrepreneurs, but today, it is the social entrepreneur that has taken center stage.

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Applying Sales & Marketing Startup Experience to Enterprise

Varicent

Today's conversation is with Jenny Coupe , Senior Director of Americas Marketing at Akamai , about how she uses the Sales and Marketing experience she's gathered over her career in numerous startups and applies it to her new role in an Enterprise business. Tell me about Akamai and then a little bit about your role with the company ….

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3 Big trends converging for big branding opportunities

Biznology

The ability to identify relevant trends and stay one step ahead of them is crucial for keeping brands fresh and vibrant. These are global dynamics, but they also have an impact on some noteworthy local trends that can offer unique opportunities for companies to enrich their brand image and accelerate future growth: 1.

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Six factors driving B2B social media marketing adoption

Chris Koch

We’re all getting constant advice—hectoring, even—about how we need to make social media a key part of our B2B marketing strategies right now. Two main threads underpin the logic behind these urgings: Your customers are becoming more active in social media, so you’d better get with it. Customer factors.

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How Finance Brands Like Goldman Sachs Use Content to Build Trust and Win Customers

Contently

It’s no secret that trust in the financial sector took a hit after the 2008 financial crisis. A Contently survey from 2016 showed that 30 percent of millennials didn’t trust financial services companies, while 43 percent were unsure. Content, on the other hand, is proving to be a more customer-friendly option.

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Should Your B2B Company Be On Instagram?

KoMarketing Associates

But using Instagram in B2B marketing actually isn’t a bad idea: a 2017 Marketing Profs infographic reports that Instagram is the fastest growing platform for B2B marketers and it actually has the highest engagement rate amongst all social media platforms. Creative content is key. What Content Can You Share? abDoesVegas.

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Convince and Convert Blog: Social Media Strategy and Social Media.

Convince & Convert

However, a lot of people making that news have created expectations and beliefs about social media that aren’t true. Social Media is Inexpensive False. As Charlene Li said recently, social media trades media cost for labor cost. Social Media is Fast False. Absolutely.