Metadata

AUGUST 14, 2023

If I wrote a book about the life of a performance marketer, I’d call it, Metrics, Madness, & Mayhem. The pressure of performance marketing is VERY real, especially in a down economy. Performance marketers need help. How does Metadata help performance marketers spend on the right stuff? Enter Metadata.

Budget Programs 52

Budget Programs Paid Search Agency Optimization Ads 52

Pam Didner

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

The biggest benefit of digital marketing is that everything is trackable. The biggest downfall of digital marketing is that everything is trackable. In essence, digital marketing is a lot of work, as is demand generation and working with sales. As a marketer, the way to support your sales team depends heavily on your job scope.

Sales Management 103

Sales Management Paid Search Agency Top of Funnel Account Based Marketing 103

Webbiquity

MAY 17, 2016

With 93% of B2B marketers now using content marketing to build brand awareness and generate leads, success going forward will require producing higher-quality content —not just more of it. Creating high-quality content starts with planning (deciding what to write about) and research (determining what to say about those topics).

Planning 145

Planning Research Tools Best Practices 145

Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

Yes, social media applies to B2B. In fact, social media can be MORE transformative for a B2B company than a B2C company. This is because B2B has a smaller potential customer base, a higher average price point, and a customer decision funnel that is more influenced by word of mouth and reputation.

Social Media 149

Social Media Media Webinar Metrics Marketing & Strategy 149

Convince & Convert

APRIL 20, 2010

But the reality is, your blog is probably a lot more broad than you think. The free “Blogging’s Long Tail Approach&# white paper is devoted to describing this notion of blog content breadth, and its impact on search term selection, and search term optimization. If you get a chance, please check out the white paper.

Long Tail Marketing 117

Long Tail Marketing Blogger Paper Content 117

KoMarketing Associates

JANUARY 22, 2019

Just because everyone is on Instagram doesn’t mean you have to be (this can sometimes be the case particularly in the B2B marketing space). Take into account your paid efforts as well as significant market changes and contributing factors to performance when analyzing your findings. What worked? What didn’t?

Social Media 122

Social Media Webinar Metrics Media Marketing & Strategy 122

Launch Marketing

AUGUST 10, 2017

Marketers know both the importance of Return on Investment (ROI) and a well-executed social media plan. But when it comes to social media ROI, how do you calculate the return on all of your efforts? For example, you want to increase your social media leads, but by how much? By what date?

Social Media 48

Social Media ROI Social Marketing Paid Social Agency 48

Convince & Convert

JUNE 2, 2010

Skip to content Skip to navigation Skip to footer Convince and Convert Blog: Social Media Strategy and Social Media Consulting Social Media Strategy Blog Social Media Consulting Blog Social Media Consulting Speaking Newsletter Free Social Media Tools Twitter Interviews About Lijit Search Do You “Like&# How I Look In These Jeans?

Social Media 134

Social Media Media Curation Webinar Metrics 134

Convince & Convert

MAY 13, 2010

I think Charlene Li may have coined this one) The goal of social media is to turn customers into a volunteer marketing army. Social media allows big companies to act small again. Social media creates kinship between companies and customers, and kinship equals purchase intent. Facebook is for people you used to know.

Social Media 153

Social Media Media Webinar Metrics Marketing & Strategy 153

NuSpark Consulting

MARCH 29, 2015

No need to go through specific tactics for this blog post, but did want to shed some light on some nits, and suggestions for improving the advertising experience on LinkedIn. https://business.linkedin.com/content/dam/business/marketing-solutions/global/en_US/site/pdf/product-sheets/Product%20One-Sheeter-LLA.pdf. Nothing new here.

Advertising Agencies 100

Advertising Agencies Linkedin Advertisements Advertising 100

Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 14, 2010

As marketers, we need to reach our customers where they are and social media’s potential in that regard is unquestionable. But marketers have always reached out to communities in many forms, and each new medium has taken its turn as Holy Grail for customer influence. To paraphrase Tina Turner , we don’t need another acronym.

Social Media 123

Social Media Work Management Marketing Management Media 123

Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

Tired of chasing shiny objects, and setting up Twitter and Facebook accounts with clear direction, or success metrics? Tired of chasing shiny objects, and setting up Twitter and Facebook accounts with clear direction, or success metrics? Then this is the blog post for you. Sessions start October 5.

Social Media 167

Social Media Media Webinar Metrics Marketing & Strategy 167

Industrial Marketing Today

AUGUST 10, 2010

However, none of that can happen until you drive lots of interested traffic to your business blog. Optimizing (SEO) your business blog is critical because it allows your target audience to find you in search engines and attract traffic. See my earlier post, “Do-it-Yourself Search Engine Optimization (SEO) for Your WordPress Blog.”

Business Blogging 60

Business Blogging Optimization Web 2.0 Business 60

Convince & Convert

AUGUST 19, 2010

All of these tactics can work together seamlessly to create a robust, optimized content marketing engine that pays real dividends in increased website traffic, and conversions. Compendium is a uniquely powerful blogging platform because it creates separate, “compended&# blogs for each keyword.

Social Media 142

Social Media Media Webinar Metrics Marketing & Strategy 142

SmartBug Media

JUNE 24, 2020

Before you pick out the best paid media channels for your business, consider the value of paid ads. Paid media ads can grab an onlooker’s attention, drive traffic to your site, and fuel your broader inbound marketing strategy. Facebook Ads. Facebook has made some big leaps recently in its ad-serving engine.

Paid Content 111

Paid Content Advertising Channels Cost Per Click Account Based Marketing 111

Industrial Marketing Today

APRIL 28, 2010

Home Marketing Matters About Contact B2B Marketing Store Company Website A Blogging Style to Call Your Own by Achinta Mitra on April 28, 2010 in Industrial Marketing Blog , Industrial Marketing Strategies , Social Media Marketing Creating a blog is not too difficult but building an active community around it is.

Web 2.0 60

Web 2.0 Privacy Policies Buying Cycle RSS 60

Convince & Convert

APRIL 28, 2010

But now, social media is enabling companies to make influencer outreach a foundational marketing tactic. Finding Your Influencers As noted in the study, the notion of true 1:1 marketing via social media is a bit of a fallacy. Also, perhaps your potential Mass Influencers aren’t already fans of yours on Facebook.

Social Media 149

Social Media Media Webinar Metrics Marketing & Strategy 149

Convince & Convert

JULY 6, 2010

She leads the agency’s social media group, and has more than 20 years experience in consumer, technology, B2B and social media marketing. A good example of a company’s CSR successes is Target® with its long-standing commitment to schools and education.

Social Media 138

Social Media Media Webinar Metrics Paid Search Agency 138

Industrial Marketing Today

APRIL 26, 2010

However, to be successful with social media, you have to provide real value and that usually comes from great content. Paul Dunay in his blog post, “4 C’s of B2B Marketing” has defined this very nicely. Now, B2B content marketing’s agenda is to educate and inform customers and prospects.

Marketing Budget Creation 60

Marketing Budget Creation B2B Marketing Web 2.0 Marketing Budget 60

Convince & Convert

JULY 15, 2010

Something along the line of “we tried a blog but it wasn’t a success” or “we have a Facebook page, but it isn’t doing anything for our business.” The blog was a failure because posts were not written on a regular basis. If you have a Facebook page, know who is responsible for engagement. Who’s Doing What?

Social Media 141

Social Media Paid Content Media Act-On 141

KoMarketing Associates

SEPTEMBER 18, 2012

As B2B marketers work on refining 2012 strategic marketing initiatives, social media has become a central focus. Advances in search engine algorithms bring social media in focus for link acquisition and as a potential signal of trust for engines. The Role of Social Media. Define Social Media Goals.

BtoB 120

BtoB Social Media Paid Search Agency Media 120

Convince & Convert

JULY 20, 2010

The post explored the topic of utilizing common interactive marketing tools in unintended ways to tap into consumer demand. It’s Time to Put Content Strategy First, Shiny Objects Second Until recently, interactive marketing tactics and techniques, bells and whistles, and new online tools often outshone smart, targeted messaging.

Social Media 141

Social Media Media Webinar Metrics Marketing & Strategy 141

Convince & Convert

MAY 4, 2010

I’m delighted to have had the chance to interview technology consultant and author Phil Simon about how technology and social media adoption is changing companies. Check out Phil’s blog too ) Your new book The Next Wave of Technologies deals with how organizations can adopt and adapt to new processes and advances.

Social Media 117

Social Media Enterprise Management Media Webinar Metrics 117

Industrial Marketing Today

APRIL 20, 2010

Home Marketing Matters About Contact B2B Marketing Store Company Website Social Media and B2B Marketing Do Pair Well by Achinta Mitra on April 20, 2010 in B2B Lead Generation , Industrial Marketing Strategies , Social Media Marketing , Social Networking For a while, it was difficult to find hardcore data to make a business case for social media.

Social Media 60

Social Media Social Marketing B2B Marketing Web 2.0 60

Convince & Convert

FEBRUARY 15, 2010

This puts significant pressure on email to be more relevant, because most of what would be contained in an email newsletter or special offer now happens faster and more personally within Facebook, Twitter or other social outposts. Twitter knows that you are @somecustomer, and what you Tweet about, and maybe your geography.

Social Media 114

Social Media Media Webinar Metrics Paid Search Agency 114

Convince & Convert

JULY 28, 2010

Because helpfulness hasn’t historically been looked at as a marketing objective (tons of great stuff about this umbrella concept in Scott Stratten’s forthcoming new book UnMarketing – buy it ), identifying areas where help could be provided isn’t in the DNA of most companies – yet. It’s a Bird.

Social Media 150

Social Media Media Webinar Metrics Marketing & Strategy 150

Convince & Convert

MARCH 4, 2010

Without a statistical measure of your blogging progress, adding content to your blog on a regular basis can be an incredibly lonely proposition. However, even within the business (non cat) blogging arena, there are a wide variety of potential measures to gauge your momentum. Is anyone out there? What’s the Point?

Webinar Metrics 132

Webinar Metrics Marketing & Strategy Paid Search Agency Blogger 132

Convince & Convert

MARCH 25, 2010

A write up on a blog. Future Plans for Facebook For now, Facebook doesn’t allow outside access to Facebook fan page metrics, so that’s the one large hole in the Swix data set. Swix also plans to publish its own API so that third-parties can push and pull Swix data into other applications.

Social Media 117

Social Media Media Webinar Metrics Marketing & Strategy 117

Industrial Marketing Today

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

Home Marketing Matters About Contact B2B Marketing Store Company Website B2B Lead Generation Using a Business Blog by Achinta Mitra on September 20, 2010 in B2B Lead Generation , Industrial Marketing Blog In B2B lead generation, quantity versus quality is probably the biggest challenge faced by industrial marketers.

Lead Generation 60

Lead Generation Business Blogging Lead Scoring Lead Ranking 60

Ledger Bennett

MARCH 19, 2021

In a recent blog post titled The Marketing Revenue Accountability Roadmap we cited that rapid digital transformation, along with other factors, has led the marketing function to its Moneyball moment. This type of revenue attribution is critical for sales and marketing teams, especially for B2B businesses.

Marketing Automation Services 59

Marketing Automation Services Aggregators Forecasting Paid Search Agency 59

Convince & Convert

FEBRUARY 11, 2010

Skip to content Skip to navigation Skip to footer Convince and Convert Blog: Social Media Strategy and Social Media Consulting Social Media Strategy Blog Social Media Consulting Blog Social Media Consulting Speaking Newsletter Free Social Media Tools Twitter Interviews About Lijit Search Is It Curtains for the App Store?

Social Media 114

Social Media Media Webinar Metrics Paid Search Agency 114

Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

Many successful social media programs take months (or even more than a year) to really germinate. Social Media is “Viral Marketing&# False, in the same way that a square is also a rectangle, but a rectangle isn’t a square. Can a social media program go viral? Social Media results can’t be measured False.

Social Media 151

Social Media Media Webinar Metrics Paid Search Agency 151

Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

DECEMBER 21, 2010

by Maria Pergolino A staggering 86% of B2B firms use social media, according to BizReport. Further, B2B marketing spending on social networking sites is predicted to rise 43.3% Based on these statistics, the use of B2B social media for marketers is not only advised, it’s a requirement.

Social Media 48

Social Media B2B Marketing Social Marketing Planning 48

Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

NOVEMBER 16, 2010

Any successful B2B social media plan includes strategies and tactics to forge relationships and build a brand. This holds true when marketers consider building a presence on Twitter – only marketers who use the right strategies build and contribute to lasting social engagements. ReTweeting. Original content.

Twitter 48

Twitter B2B Marketing Tips Planning 48

Convince & Convert

APRIL 1, 2010

Doing so reveals finely honed, groan-inducing marketing copy that clumsily tries to build a bond via forced humor and shared humiliation. But, the team does reference a series of social media outposts via a tiny murderers row of icons (my favorite is “Linkedin.coming soon&#. They need to snap up that Facebook name pronto.

Social Media 120

Social Media Paid Search Agency Media Advertising Agencies 120

Industrial Marketing Today

JUNE 19, 2010

That is pretty much the mantra of B2B content marketing. Nothing happens until your site visitors and blog readers take some kind of an action after reading your content. Understanding and building accurate profiles of different personas requires a close alignment between sales and marketing.

Relevance 60

Relevance B2B Marketing CMS Development Buying Cycle 60

Industrial Marketing Today

JUNE 29, 2010

Most CEOs of manufacturing, engineering and technical companies do not believe in the value of brand building and consider it the domain of consumer marketing (B2C). Branding is an expense item like the rest of marketing. Yes, GE and Microsoft sell directly to end-users but they are primarily B2B companies. Definitely not.”

Relevance 60

Relevance B2B Marketing Web 2.0 Brand Identity 60