Online Marketing Institute

NOVEMBER 4, 2010

The following five case studies lend insight into how B2B marketers can use social media to generate leads, create specialized communities, improve SEO, become knowledge sources, and strengthen marketing campaigns. Regus , a global provider of workplace solutions, recently experimented with using social media for lead generation.

Social Media 40

Social Media Enterprise Management Social Marketing Work Management 40

Webbiquity

FEBRUARY 7, 2011

If 2009 was the year many marketers puzzled over, poked at and pondered incorporating social media into their marketing mix, 2010 was the year of diving in. According to a HubSpot study, 71% of marketers viewed Twitter as a useful marketing tool last year, up from just 39% in 2009. Social Media Facts, Stats and Figures.

Social Media 100

Social Media Paid Content Tactics Tips 100

B2B Marketing Zone Posts

NOVEMBER 2, 2010

50 (of the) Best Twitter Guides, Stats, Tips and Tools of 2010 (So Far) , October 5, 2010 While a dwindling number of business executives still dismiss Twitter as a waste of time, recent research suggests it is one of the most valuable social networks for business. In lead generation marketing our goal is to get visitors to take action.

B2B Marketing 40

B2B Marketing Enterprise Management Planning Work Management 40

Online Marketing Institute

JANUARY 4, 2011

Invest in a custom design In my own blogging from 2005 – 2009 I was using/tweaking various free themes, which did the job. Sample image from 2009 blogger quotes project 7. This is in the hopes of inspiring some new ideas to help your blog or your client’s blog. Yes, blogs are best consumed through feeds. What did I learn?

Tactics 40

Tactics PR Planning Buzz 40

Webbiquity

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

Data junkies, stats addicts, web trivia buffs rejoice — here are a deluge of social media, search and other marketing research facts and figures from 50 articles and blog posts published so far in 2010. Social Media Users’ Interests and Expectations Vary by Network [Stats] by Pamorama. Social media stats in video form.

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Paid Content Social Media Stats Paid Search Agency 100

B2B Marketing Zone Posts

AUGUST 3, 2010

The Sweet Spot: We’re all ‘smarketers’ now - Follow the Lead , July 8, 2010 Sam Zales. Blog to Generate Leads - Lead Views , July 16, 2010 The importance of Corporate blogging is known to all, but few companies are able to use this medium as a lead generation tool. That was just a tip I hope you caught.

Ning 40

Ning Paid Content Facebook Sales Management 40

Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

I'm amazed that so many people and small businesses (80%, according to a recent stat that I read) have done little to nothing with social media precisely because it takes time. Until marketing organizations take an investment approach rather than leads per quarter approach, they still won't “get&# social media.

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Social Media Media Webinar Metrics Marketing & Strategy 159