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Five Ways to “Get Real” With B-to-B Social Media

Biznology

Today, 89% of B-to-B marketers in the U.S. are using social media, says a study conducted by iTracks and the Business Marketing Association (BMA). In fact, B-to-B use of social media may have even eclipsed that of consumer marketers, according to another report from White Horse Productions. Now, what about Facebook?

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Social media ROI sucks! (Or, you can prove anything if you send out a survey)

ViewPoint

LinkedIn was rated eighth out of 13 channels and YouTube was 10th, followed by Google+, and Twitter. In last place: Facebook, whose problem (according to Forrester VP and principal analyst Nate Elliott) is poor targeting and static-image ad units. This is hardly a rejection of social media or even Facebook.

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Advertising Leaders: Consider Content Over Advertising

Marketing Insider Group

It’s great to see a B to B brand not taking itself too seriously and having a bit of fun. And please follow along on Twitter , LinkedIn , Facebook and Google+ or Subscribe to the B2B Marketing Insider Blog for regular updates. Let me know what you think in the comments below.

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Online Marketing News in 2009: The Year’s Hottest Events

Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

Twitter Starts Testing Features for Businesses. MySpace and Facebook sign real-time search deals with Google. Facebook Pushes People to Go Public. Time spent on Facebook by 18-24 year olds declines. Top word of 2009: Twitter. Linkedin and Twitter integrate. Twitter creates Twitter Lists.

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The Changing Rules of B2B Marketing

Paul Gillin

In the early days of Twitter, the Dell TechCenter staff had set up a common Twitter account as a secondary channel of communication. The Twitter initiative really gained traction when Hanson became @DellServerGeek and Sullivan became @SANPenguin. It’s a camaraderie that is nurtured by personal contact. It doesn’t really matter.

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Chalk Talks: Generate More Leads with Video

Vidyard

You can also use video as part of your online advertising strategy, whether that be YouTube pre-roll ads, advertisements on Facebook and Twitter or through display and banner ads. Video ads, again, tend to convert higher than do static images, and can be used effectively in both B-to-C and B-to-B marketing.

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Social Pros 6 – Instagram Lessons from a Giant B2B Company

Convince & Convert

I’m B-to-B. My thought of the week is all about this new Facebook thing. It requires some additional management of your Facebook presence as well as some additional aptitude with photos and uploading and things like that. I’ll tell you, my perspective on a lot of the Facebook changes. ” Bull!