Webbiquity

JULY 25, 2011

Because more than 80% of consumer purchases and 90% of b2b buying cycles now begin with search. Social media, online PR and user-generated content sites open up a new world of places to be “found.&#. And that you are interacting with your networks on those platforms. Why is web presence optimization important?

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Webbiquity

JULY 25, 2011

Because more than 80% of consumer purchases and 90% of b2b buying cycles now begin with search. Social media, online PR and user-generated content sites open up a new world of places to be “found.&#. And that you are interacting with your networks on those platforms. Why is web presence optimization important?

Optimization 100

Optimization Microsite Digg Ideal Customer Profiles 100

Webbiquity

MAY 20, 2010

Beyond standard content like case studies and white papers, what other information formats work best for b2b lead generation and nurturing? A Top 25 List of Social Media, Web 2.0 & Marketing ‘Best-Of-Lists!’ The top 24 facts for selling more in B2B by LEADSExplorer. What exactly is “Web 3.0?&# Need Content?

LEADSExplorer 100

LEADSExplorer Resources Best Practices Paid Search Agency 100

Webbiquity

FEBRUARY 2, 2011

It helps the consumer solve a problem or improve their life in some way, and it helps the producer sell goods or services that accomplish that task. Social Media Leads Content Marketing: New Survey Reveals by Jeff Bullas. 7 “Rs&# for B2B Marketing Content Planning by Customer Think. How Much B2B Content is Enough?

Marketing Budget 100

Marketing Budget Tactics Tips Content Marketing 100

Webbiquity

JULY 28, 2010

Despite its airy title, Social Media Marketing: An Hour a Day by Dave Evans is anything but a lightweight treatment of this topic. At roughly 340 pages of text plus another 42 pages of worksheets, this is a meaty book, but the end result of following Dave’s hour-a-day guide is a solidly justified, strategic social media marketing plan.

Social Media 100

Social Media Social Marketing Planning Media 100

Webbiquity

JANUARY 10, 2010

by Social Media Today. Favorite snip: “ Frank Eliason, director of digital care at Comcast…drew hearty laughter when he described the cable giant as being known for its customer service. Twitter in B2B – a Velocity Slideshare by The B2B Marketing Blog. What’s a Retweet? Share this on del.icio.us. Tweet This!

Twitter 100

Twitter Tactics Tools Tips 100

Webbiquity

MAY 17, 2010

Although the examples come primarily from b2c campaigns, b2b marketers may pick up some useful creative ideas here as well. He notes that going beyond reaching to actually engaging consumers is a much more complex and difficult task than traditional advertising, an observation that applies equally well to b2c and b2b marketers.

Advertising Agencies 100

Advertising Agencies Paid Search Agency Television marketing Work Management 100

Webbiquity

JANUARY 10, 2010

With the rapidly increasing use of social media tools for marketing and PR comes growing pressure to demonstrate results. But what metrics are really most appropriate for social media measurement? Is your social media strategy built on a solid foundation, or is it more like a Hollywood movie set—a pretty facade with nothing behind it?

Social Media 100

Social Media Marketing Budget Social Marketing Paid Search Agency 100

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.

Social Media 100

Social Media Allocation Social Marketing B2B Marketing 100

Webbiquity

JULY 12, 2010

Recent surveys have shown that while businesses are embracing social media in droves, many are doing so without any real strategy in place. Just as these questions are critical to solid journalism, so they can be invaluable to social media strategy development. Yet developing such a strategy can be challenging; where does one start?

Social Media 100

Social Media Media B2B Thought Leadership Marketing & Strategy 100

Webbiquity

JANUARY 19, 2011

Web presence optimization (WPO)—using tactics like SEO, PPC, online PR, social media, content marketing and reputation management in a coordinated fashion to maximize your online visibility and business results—is the core theme of this blog. Social Media Affecting BtoB Buying Behavior by The Proactive Report.

Paid Content 100

Paid Content Optimization Paid Search Agency Tips 100

Webbiquity

MARCH 23, 2011

Social media monitoring tools are increasing essential for companies of all sizes as the explosion of social media content renders manual monitoring efforts hopeless. The best also monitor message boards and forums, easy to overlook but critical particularly for niche b2b products and services. But how do you choose one?

Social Media 100

Social Media Marketing Automation Services Tools Media 100

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.

Twitter 100

Twitter Stats Tools Tips 100

Webbiquity

JANUARY 10, 2011

Having long ago passed MySpace as the most popular social network, Facebook recently replaced Google as the most-visited website in the U.S. 5 Ways for B2B Companies to Engage on Facebook by Social Media B2B. A Blog App for Your Fan Page by Trailblaze Social Media with Josh.

Stats 100

Stats Facebook Best Practices Privacy Policies 100

Webbiquity

JANUARY 17, 2011

, the sources below provide a vast wealth of data, statistics and research results, as well as a bit of interesting social media trivia. How are consumers and b2b decision makers using social media in their buying processes? Which social media platforms are most effective at influencing buyer behavior? And much more.

Paid Content 100

Paid Content Stats Social Media Marketing Budget 100

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. 500 companies now call social media “very&# or “somewhat&# important to their marketing or business strategy. Social Media Tips, Tactics and Techniques.

Social Media 100

Social Media Paid Content Tactics Tips 100

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 widespread, really, is the use of social media for marketing? How are marketers measuring social media success?

Paid Content 100

Paid Content Social Media Statistics Research 100

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. Get More Twitter Followers by Treating Your Profile Like a Landing Page by Social Times. 40 useful things you can share on Twitter besides blog posts by Social Media Today.

Twitter 100

Twitter Tools Tips Best Practices 100

Webbiquity

SEPTEMBER 15, 2010

Looking for a way to monitor social media activities and results on a tight budget? Want to show the world how social you are with a cool widget on your website or blog? Social Mention. ** 5 stars. A social media monitoring tool that combines powerful features (e.g., Social Website Analyzer. Cool Web Tools.

Social Media 100

Social Media Budget Programs Tools Media 100

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. Which social networking site is used by 92% of senior marketing executives? Social Media Statistics.

Paid Content 100

Paid Content Social Media Stats Paid Search Agency 100

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. Social Media Marketing Tips, Tactics and Guides. Building Social Bookmarking Networks 101 by Search Engine Journal. by Kuno Creative.

Social Media 100

Social Media Budget Programs Social Marketing Tools 100

Webbiquity

MARCH 31, 2010

Which industry segments are most actively discussed in social media? Who’s really using which social media networks? Which social media tool do businesses find most effective at reaching their target audiences? What social media information source is used by 91% of b2b buyers? of all searches.

Paid Content 100

Paid Content Social Media Research Social Marketing 100

Webbiquity

FEBRUARY 14, 2011

What are our key objectives for social media marketing? As we rely more on all of our employees (not just marketing and PR) to represent our company through social media, how do we train and motivate them to do so effectively? Big Ed’s Top 10 B2B Marketing Trends For 2010 by Marketing-Gimbal. You decide.

Work Management 100

Work Management Marketing Management Marketing Automation Services Lead Ranking 100

Webbiquity

MAY 14, 2013

Despite the occasional “death of blogging” pronouncements (often made, ironically, in blog posts), blogs remain the core of a robust social media strategy. And more than half of all social media-driven blog traffic comes from Facebook (28%) and Twitter (26%) combined. 43% of U.S. companies now maintain blogs.

Resources 100

Resources Tips Blogger Social Media 100

Webbiquity

AUGUST 26, 2010

Also included are a few posts from Facebook proponents, and skeptics, to help you determine if you even really need to be concerned with any of this — or if your social media marketing efforts might be best directed elsewhere. How to Better Engage Facebook Fan Page ‘Fans’ by Social Media Examiner.

Facebook 100

Facebook Search Marketing Advertisements Advertising 100