Buzz Marketing for Technology

JULY 28, 2010

If you ask the members of my leadership team – they will tell you I keep talking about how I think we have B2B Marketing backward. We focus a lot of energy on the acquisition part of marketing looking for new customers and getting them up the awareness to consideration to purchase cycle. Let me explain …. Tweet This!

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Buzz Marketing for Technology

MARCH 4, 2010

Facebook made its initial announcement of Project Titan to the market on February 5th and was candidly thought to be a Google Gmail killer. I still get questions from B2B firms asking if they should start a presence in Facebook and the answer is unequivocally YES. So 3 days later on February 8th Google announced Google Buzz !

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Webbiquity

MARCH 15, 2010

Despite the widespread adoption of social media in the marketing mix, many companies still use this medium less than effectively. Giving short shrift to social media activities now, because it may not have an immediate impact on the bottom line, is short sighted. One of the most common mistakes is expecting instant results.

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Buzz Marketing for Technology

SEPTEMBER 22, 2010

I just had to have one and it killed me that it took a week to get one when it first hit the market. To make matters worse it is almost impossible to use in my home but that is a network issue rather than an iPhone issue. Customer Service is the New Marketing Zappos was founded in 1999 and sold to Amazon for. Bravo AT&T!

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Buzz Marketing for Technology

MARCH 18, 2010

On the other hand, if you seek alternatives to traditional market research, then you need a vendor that specializes in sentiment capture and community analysis. But some specialize in social media sources like Twitter, review sites, and even communities; others have the ability to cover offline media such as print, television, and radio.

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Webbiquity

JANUARY 24, 2011

Supplement your email list with your contacts’ social network info? Find out if the username or vanity URL you want is still available across dozens of social sites? Display a feed of brand-related comments from a variety of social networks on your website? Promote events through social media?

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Buzz Marketing for Technology

OCTOBER 6, 2010

I am just putting the finishing touches on the 2nd Edition of Facebook Marketing for Dummies (Wiley) with my co-author Rich Krueger (and BTW we have sold over 20,000 copies in less than a year!). And a question I get asked in every meeting when I present social media is – “so who is going to become the next Facebook?” Tweet This!

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Buzz Marketing for Technology

JANUARY 14, 2010

Whether you are a CMO’s of a B2C or B2B Marketing team the key in this next decade is sharing and the key to sharing is Content! Some people call it Content Marketing (Junta42) some people call it Inbound Marketing (HubSpot) but the meaning is basically the same. And I couldn’t help but agree. Tweet This!

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Buzz Marketing for Technology

SEPTEMBER 29, 2010

It all starts with the Pulse Report that Chevron had produced by Edelman (their PR firm) using their Alterian’s SM2 social media monitoring tool. Related posts: Understanding the Value of Social Media Data There is a big difference between data and insights. Share it on StumbleUpon. Share this on Reddit. Share this on FriendFeed.

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Webbiquity

APRIL 26, 2010

What are the leading marketing thought leaders saying about marketing strategies in 2010? How do you select the right market research to support your goals? Why is content marketing becoming critical? 12 Marketing Minds, One Free eBook by Search Engine Guide. What made the Digital Marketing World-Go-Round?

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Buzz Marketing for Technology

JUNE 15, 2010

I wonder if this spectrum from Introvert to Extrovert will play it’s way out on Social Media. The 1-9-90 theory that says out of every hundred people who join a community or network – 1% actively contribute – 9% contribute from time to time – and 90% are lurkers. Tweet This! Share this on Facebook. Share this on Linkedin.

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Buzz Marketing for Technology

OCTOBER 20, 2010

Hello affiliate marketing – I love it! For marketers the like button holds some significant promise for extending the lifespan of your content. Will Facebook replace your B2B Marketing email system? If you haven’t seen it you can check out the store at store.levi.com. but I digress …). Email this to a friend?

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Webbiquity

MARCH 29, 2010

With the tidal wave of how-to articles , jargon and self-proclaimed “social media experts&# hitting the online world, it’s easy for marketers and business executives to view social media as something akin to the unexplored regions of the earth as presented on medieval maps—&# here be dragons.&# Networking.

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Webbiquity

FEBRUARY 16, 2011

LinkedIn is firmly ensconced among the “big 3″ social networks for marketing and business purposes, and though its base of 80 million members is far smaller than the 600 million users of Facebook, its impact in B2B marketing is larger. Blogs represent 50%, Facebook 47% and…Twitter scores 41%.”.

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Buzz Marketing for Technology

APRIL 8, 2010

Related posts: Using Content to Build Trust in B2B Marketing In the recent Edelman Trust Barometer report they detail out. Inbound Interaction Management (IIM) It’s no surprise that Direct Marketing response rates have dropped. Share this on del.icio.us. Share this on Reddit. Stumble upon something good? Share it on StumbleUpon.

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Webbiquity

FEBRUARY 1, 2010

Social media marketing activity exploded in 2009, and so did coverage of these practices. Every social media consultant , corporate marketer and PR professional was challenged to keep up with the latest writing on the topic. Study: Social Media Pays by MediaPost Online Media Daily. Social Media ROI: Does It Matter?

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Buzz Marketing for Technology

MARCH 30, 2010

I am a big fan of David Meerman Scott’s work and I am in the middle of re-reading his book the New Rules of Marketing and PR 2nd edition ! Translation – it provides a rich target for your marketing, you may even put a name or a face to it as one of his blog post detailed called How Well do you Know your Buyer Personas ?

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Webbiquity

JULY 6, 2010

But if your company wants to use an RFP process to help in selecting a marketing agency, this post will help you craft one that meets your needs without driving the responding agencies crazy. Social Media is Simpler Than You Think. Almost) 100 (of the) Best Social Media Marketing Blog Posts and Articles of 2009.

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Webbiquity

FEBRUARY 18, 2011

Any business that primarily relies on customers within it’s local geographic area—which includes not just restaurants and dentists but also some types of b2b vendors, such as IT services and of course marketing and PR firms—needs to understand the ins and outs of local search engine optimization (SEO). Share this on Bebo.

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Buzz Marketing for Technology

NOVEMBER 17, 2010

Related posts: Social Customer Support: AT&T is doing it Right! 3 More ROIs in Social Media – Conversations Leads and Advocates If you follow me you know I talk a lot. Social Media Listening for B2B Marketing One of the biggest challenges for organizations today is managing. Share it on StumbleUpon.

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Buzz Marketing for Technology

APRIL 6, 2010

The rich interactions we are having on this platform is starting to make sense and as marketers start to really engage in advertising and events and adopting new features as they roll out – there will be a real need for collecting the data to create a rich profile that becomes the basis for lead nurturing on Facebook. Tweet This!

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Buzz Marketing for Technology

FEBRUARY 16, 2010

But these days for B2B Marketers I think we need to take it a step further and say that “Content is Media&#. If you have been following my thoughts on the 4 C’s of Marketing – it all starts with content. Building a solid content creation engine is critical to B2B marketers today.

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Buzz Marketing for Technology

NOVEMBER 24, 2010

So here is a little fact that really scares me – User Generated Content has surpassed that of publisher content which means we marketers (or publishers) are the “white noise” to the User Generated Content “signal” they produce. The dynamic I am pointing out exists for most brands today B2C and B2B brands. Email this to a friend?

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Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

OCTOBER 12, 2011

by Maria Pergolino As the social media terrain becomes more populated with websites, the choices for B2B social media marketing stretch far and wide. Digg : Delve into this library of articles on almost every topic. Delicious : Share interests and articles through tagging and networking.

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Webbiquity

FEBRUARY 10, 2011

Zeke Camusio shows that WordPress isn’t just for blogging; it can also be used to build an e-commerce site, social network site, image gallery, email auto-responder system or message board. Code to Create Custom Share Buttons for Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn & Delicious by B2B Online Marketing.

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MLT Creative

JULY 20, 2011

Inbound marketing presents an incredible opportunity to communicate your brand messages to a broad audience who can become advocates to help share your message. Brand building is a long-term marketing strategy that coincides with a similarly enduring inbound marketing strategy. Do you have a B2B inbound state of mind?

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B2B Marketing Savvy

JULY 27, 2009

Read time = 2 minutes) For me – getting a handle on the “social media” marketing landscape is easier if I simply connect the new stuff to my trusted, old and faithful outbound and marketing roots. This will be way to simplistic for some, but hopefully a way to lessen the confusion, for others.

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B2B Marketing Savvy

JULY 26, 2009

Read time = 2 minutes) For me – getting a handle on the “social media” marketing landscape is easier if I simply connect the new stuff to my trusted, old and faithful outbound and marketing roots. This will be way to simplistic for some, but hopefully a way to lessen the confusion, for others.

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Anything Goes Marketing

MARCH 8, 2009

Today, I want to share these stories with you to help you better understand the power of social media and to hopefully inspire you to continue on your social media efforts or to jump in for the first time. I now have 32 new people (and growing) that I can network with who share my similar background and interests.

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Webbiquity

NOVEMBER 23, 2010

Social media makes it easy to connect with new people who share your interests…anywhere on earth. Before social networks (and even more so before email became widespread), it was difficult to make and maintain acquaintances with professional peers or people with similar interests in other parts of the country, much less the world.

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Buzz Marketing for Technology

DECEMBER 8, 2010

Around this time last year I wrote about the 10 B2B Marketing Predictions for 2010 and while I would say 7 out of 10 have already materialized and the others are on their way. So that begs the question – what’s on the horizon specifically for B2B Marketers next year? It’s all based on Facebook’s algorithm called EdgeRank.

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WebMarketCentral

JANUARY 7, 2008

social tagging sites. Wikipedia lists more than 100 social networking sites , and Social Media Trader recently compiled an even more exhaustive list of 115 social news and bookmark sites rated by PageRank, number of inbound links and dollar value of each site. tags: Social media sites, Alexa rankings, Web 2.0

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Webbiquity

MARCH 23, 2010

It’s now the third-largest social network (behind Facebook and MySpace), the fastest-growing , and used by 75% of b2b companies. Ten Things you Must Know before Using Twitter by Tech n’ Marketing. Twitter Search Tips For B2B Marketers by Search Engine Land. How can you measure results?

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Webbiquity

OCTOBER 25, 2010

social networking profiles, social bookmarking sites, other bloggers). Webbiquity B2B Marketing Blog). Keywords (6-8 core keyword phrases for your blog, e.g., “b2b marketing blog, SEO, search engine marketing, social media, SEM, online reputation management, content marketing, social PR&# ).

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Online Marketing Institute

NOVEMBER 1, 2010

Reviewing the prior survey's results published in April 2009 , I expected that the economy -- and burgeoning interest in social media -- would accelerate the shift toward digital channels throughout 2009 to an unprecedented degree. " in the marketing mix. Note: this research looks at firms of 50 employees or more only.

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Webbiquity

JANUARY 15, 2010

Back in prehistoric times (before the Internet, that is), b2b buyers learned about products and services by reading (print) magazines and (printed) analyst reports. Detailed information about vendors and their offerings was still limited, enabling marketing and sales to act as gatekeepers of information.

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Buzz Marketing for Technology

FEBRUARY 18, 2010

My advice would be don’t let Google Reader (or any social activity) over run your life – remember you are in control! Related posts: Social Search could it be a Google Killer? Tweet This! Share this on Facebook. Share this on Linkedin. Share this on del.icio.us. Share this on Reddit. Stumble upon something good?

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