Online Marketing Institute

OCTOBER 29, 2010

Contact Us Submit News Contact Us Write for Us Spark of Genius Series Mashable | The Social Media Guide Business Mashable on Facebook Join Us! The B2B Social Media Marketing Series is supported by IDG Enterprise. Business-to-business (B2B) social media is a different animal.

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Webbiquity

JANUARY 10, 2010

Twitter in B2B – a Velocity Slideshare by The B2B Marketing Blog. Doug Kessler outlines his firm’s presentation on seven ways to use Twitter for b2b marketing. What’s a Retweet? by Social Media Today. 5 Twitter Tools to Help You Manage Unfollowers by WebProNews. . Twitter background guidelines by Croncast. Tweet This!

Twitter 100

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Webbiquity

FEBRUARY 2, 2011

7 “Rs&# for B2B Marketing Content Planning by Customer Think. How Much B2B Content is Enough? by Savvy B2B Marketing. How to Take Advantage of the New B2B Buying Behavior by Fast Company. How Tech Buyers Consume Content: New Findings from TechTarget by Savvy B2B Marketing.

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Online Marketing Institute

NOVEMBER 8, 2010

Top Topics Twitter YouTube Facebook iPhone Google Video Google Buzz Social media Android Mobile 2.0 Contact Us Submit News Contact Us Write for Us Spark of Genius Series Mashable | The Social Media Guide Business Mashable on Facebook Join Us! The B2B Social Media Marketing Series is supported by IDG Enterprise. Learn more.

Social Media 40

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EMagine B2B Blog

FEBRUARY 19, 2013

The source path custom view will show the path each group of visitors took from the social network to conversion in terms of visits. This report also gives you, in one view, all the social networks that interact with your website. You can also tell which networks are driving traffic to specific pages on your website.

Marketing Analytics Tools 40

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B2B Marketing Savvy

JULY 28, 2009

Good recap of sites like Digg, Del.icious.us, YourElevatorPitch, Shoutwire, StumbleUpon, Ma.gnolia and others…. Ping.fm : A message posting site that supports 40+ social networking sites (Twitter, Facebook, flickr, LinkedIn, hi5, del.icio.us, Mashable, friendfeed, etc.) For bloggers/others, some also come with nifty metrics.

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Online Marketing Institute

NOVEMBER 2, 2009

Virtually every b2b buying decision involves some level of research on the web. Based on my own anecdotal research, natural search typically drives at least 40% and average more than half of all unpaid traffic to b2b websites. Search Engine Optimization (SEO) – this is the ultimate no-brainer.

Marketing Budget 40

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Convince & Convert

MARCH 4, 2010

This sounds simple, but it’s shocking how many bloggers aren’t clear on the core business rationale behind their blog initiative. Blogging for Community These blogs seek to guild a consistent readership that interact with the blogger(s) and advocate on behalf of the content on other social outposts. What’s the Point?

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Online Marketing Institute

JANUARY 4, 2011

Provide “share this” buttons to Facebook and Twitter as a minimum 22. Promote and distribute your posts on to other social media platforms such as Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn 29. Try your hat at a guest blogger or two, this could add credibility to your site , especially if the person is influential in his or her space.

Paid Content 40

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Convince & Convert

MARCH 23, 2010

Also, while I think it’s somewhat less likely that a first-time visitor will tweet or Digg or Stumble your work (I’d love to see a study on that), you should make that process as easy as possible as well. I think first-time bloggers get enamored with the concept of “design.&# That would be a fun discussion, right?

Social Media 120

Social Media Media Webinar Metrics Marketing & Strategy 120

WebMarketCentral

MAY 18, 2009

Of the hundreds of Facebook applications available, which ones are best for business? Top 10 Business Applications for Facebook by Duct Tape Marketing Of the 1,000+ Facebook apps built thus far, only a very small number—perhaps a couple of dozen or so—have value for B2B marketers and PR pros.

Social Media 20

Social Media Web 2.0 iCrossing Optimization 20

Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

And that’s only because of the alphabet soup of social networks, lifestreams, sharing sites, etc. Social media is not about Facebook or MySpace or Flickr or Twitter or blogs or YouTube. Be where your customers are. Social media is hard False. It’s not hard, it’s complicated. Leave a comment please.

Social Media 151

Social Media Media Webinar Metrics Paid Search Agency 151

Webbiquity

JULY 26, 2010

The B2B Marketing Zone has really taken off over the past few months with the recent addition of numerous great bloggers. For those not familiar with it, the B2B Marketing Zone (a.k.a. the BMZ) was officially launched a year ago as the first content aggregation hub for leading business-to-business bloggers. June 8, 2010.

B2B Thought Leadership 100

B2B Thought Leadership B2B Marketing Advertorials Thought Leadership 100

Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

Tired of chasing shiny objects, and setting up Twitter and Facebook accounts with clear direction, or success metrics? They just go out and get on Facebook because one of their kids said they should. (ok, They just go out and get on Facebook because one of their kids said they should. (ok, Sessions start October 5. Very useful.

Social Media 167

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Webbiquity

JANUARY 10, 2010

Facebook Lets Users Open Up Profiles by MediaPost Online Media Daily. Mark Walsh helpfully outlines the recent changes Facebook has made to its privacy settings, though noting that “ profiles opened to everyone, however, will still not turn up in searches on Google or other outside search engines. &#.

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Webbiquity

JANUARY 19, 2011

and 2) there are more ways for people to search than just Google and Yah-Bing (YouTube is now the second-largest search engine and Facebook SEO is its own emerging discipline). Sally Falkow reports research on new influences in the B2B buying process (e.g., Why B2B Marketers Should Leverage Flickr by Search Engine Land.

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Webbiquity

OCTOBER 27, 2010

Forrester recently released a report by Laura Ramos and Augie Ray on How to Assess the Impact of Social Media in B2B Tech Marketing. While B2B marketers have been ramping up social media activities over the past 18 months, not all are seeing the outcomes they’d hoped for. Open, public social networks (e.g.,

Social Media 100

Social Media Allocation Social Marketing B2B Marketing 100

Online Marketing Institute

NOVEMBER 2, 2010

Contact Us Submit News Contact Us Write for Us Spark of Genius Series Mashable | The Social Media Guide Business Mashable on Facebook Join Us! The B2B Social Media Marketing Series is supported by IDG Enterprise. Business-to-business (B2B) social media is a different animal.

Social Media 40

Social Media Enterprise Management Social Marketing B2B Marketing 40

Online Marketing Institute

NOVEMBER 4, 2010

Top Topics Twitter YouTube Facebook iPhone Google Video Google Buzz Social media Mobile 2.0 Top Topics Twitter YouTube Facebook iPhone Google Video Google Buzz Social media Mobile 2.0 Contact Us Submit News Contact Us Write for Us Spark of Genius Series Mashable | The Social Media Guide Business Mashable on Facebook Join Us!

Social Media 40

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Webbiquity

JANUARY 17, 2011

How are consumers and b2b decision makers using social media in their buying processes? How do the audiences differ across various social networks? Social media networks and blogs consume nearly 25% of people’s time online. online time is spent on just three activities: social networking, playing games and emailing.

Paid Content 100

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Webbiquity

MARCH 23, 2011

Virtually every social media monitoring tool worthy of the label covers the big social networks (Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter), social bookmarking sites (Digg, Reddit) and content sharing sites (YouTube, Flickr). A blogger raises a question about your company’s financial outlook. Frequency of alerts.

Social Media 100

Social Media Marketing Automation Services Tools Media 100

B2B Marketing Zone Posts

NOVEMBER 2, 2010

Great content this month via the B2B Marketing Zone. 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. It scored 8.6.

B2B Marketing 40

B2B Marketing Enterprise Management Planning Work Management 40

B2B Marketing Zone Posts

AUGUST 3, 2010

Best of B2B Marketing. True Confession: I Don’t Have a Social Media Strategy - Dianna Huff - B2B MarCom , July 22, 2010 Social media gurus tell you to have a strategy. July 1, 2010 to July 31, 2010. Featured Sources. The following are the top items from featured sources based on social signals. Are you Being Discovered?

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Ning Paid Content Facebook Sales Management 40

Convince & Convert

MARCH 9, 2010

A recent study by Econsultancy called “ The Value of Social Media &# shows that companies are overwhelmingly using the “Big 4″ of Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and Linkedin for their social media efforts. A recent feature on CIO.com on “ 10 of World’s Strangest Social Networks &# gets it all wrong.

Social Media 135

Social Media Media Webinar Metrics Marketing & Strategy 135

Webbiquity

JANUARY 3, 2011

promote via Twitter and Facebook) and not-so-obvious (e.g., Seven Ways to Revive a Neglected B2B Blog by MLT Creative. Ways to Promote Your Blog Posts for Maximum Exposure by Quick Online Tips. In yet another guest post, Jonathan Beebe offers seven common (e.g., How To Optimise Your WordPress Ping List by Pimp My WordPress.

Business Blogging 100

Business Blogging Tips Business B2B Thought Leadership 100

Online Marketing Institute

NOVEMBER 2, 2010

Theres a never-ending dialogue about the difference between B2B and B2C marketing. But one thing does seem annoyingly true of B2B marketing departments compared to their consumer peers: B2B departments dont learn. Maybe the long sales cycle in many B2B markets is the culprit. Theyre missing out on a hugely powerful asset.

Paid Content 40

Paid Content B2B Marketing Advertising Agencies Work Management 40

Convince & Convert

JUNE 15, 2010

At conferences, I am often asked something along these lines, “My boss thinks none of our customers are on Facebook, but I think they are. Add data collection fields for Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin (at a minimum). Have you added the ability for email recipients to share content on Twitter, Facebook, Digg and elsewhere?

Social Media 155

Social Media Ideal Customer Profiles Paid Content Media 155

Digital B2B Marketing

MARCH 25, 2011

The company is profitable, growing, and for the moment, on top of business social media networking. For B2B marketers, LinkedIn cannot be ignored. Does LinkedIn have a defensible advantage as a B2B media player as they go into an IPO? LinkedIn has tremendous B2B data for targeting advertising. Targeting Data.

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Online Marketing Institute

MARCH 24, 2011

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Webbiquity

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. Although fewer Americans use Twitter than Facebook, Twitter users “are far more likely to follow Brands/ Companies than social networkers in general.

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Webbiquity

FEBRUARY 7, 2012

Reports, surveys, studies and infographics are among the most popular content posted and shared across social networks. But which networks are most effective for spreading the content produced? How are B2B marketers using social media differently from their B2C counterparts? 71% of companies now have a presence on Facebook.

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Webbiquity

JANUARY 31, 2011

Twitter is used (officially) in 65 of the Fortune 100 companies , 63% of small to midsized businesses, and nearly half of all B2B enterprises. Most bloggers tweet each of their posts only once. Share this on Facebook. And that leads to questions, like: What are the best ways to attract more (relevant) followers? Related Post.

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Webbiquity

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

Which social networking site is used by 92% of senior marketing executives? How do B2B social media marketing practices differ from B2C companies? Third, the survey was heavily consumer-oriented; b2b figures would be different. 92% said they personally use LinkedIn, versus 56% on Facebook. While 28% of U.S.

Paid Content 100

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Webbiquity

AUGUST 16, 2010

With the amount of helpful content about social media marketing growing faster than Facebook’s user base or Lindsay Lohan’s court appearances, it’s tough to keep up. Building Social Bookmarking Networks 101 by Search Engine Journal. 10 Principles for B2B Sales by Better Closer.

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Webbiquity

MAY 14, 2013

And more than half of all social media-driven blog traffic comes from Facebook (28%) and Twitter (26%) combined. Contending that “Everyone always jumps onto Facebook and Twitter as one of their first social media activities. Dozens of reasons why corporate blogs still matter in B2B marketing by Content Marketing Experience.

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Buzz Marketing for Technology

JUNE 27, 2008

If you like this one, please don’t hesitate to stumble, blog, digg, bookmark, and otherwise promote the hell out of this. Passports are accounts on other social networks and social media platforms. Facebook and/or MySpace are useful social networks where you can build outposts (see next list).

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seo.co

DECEMBER 8, 2020

Google and Bing both look for what we call social media signals, which are user-initiated actions like Twitter retweets, Facebook likes and shares, social bookmarks, and much more. Don’t worry, I’m a great blogger and have had my posts featured on [insert previous guest post URL #1] and [insert previous guest post URL #2]. Twitter.

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