Buzz Marketing for Technology

MARCH 4, 2010

The point here for B2C and B2B Marketers is that as Facebook makes their platform rich in interaction and captures more users and hence more conversations about your brand – you will need to be there and engage with their user base. Did I forget to mention all of this is FREE! Tweet This! Share this on Facebook. Share this on Linkedin.

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Buzz Marketing for Technology

MARCH 18, 2010

In the last post we covered how to create a Social Media Lead Flow. There is a growing number of listening platforms devoted to Social Media – everything from highly customized services that are managed for you, to free tools you can manage yourself. But what if you don’t have a listening platform? Share this on del.icio.us.

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Buzz Marketing for Technology

MARCH 2, 2010

s Social Media in Business study found that 60 percent of consumers believe they are already interacting with companies on the social Web. Nearly all participants — 93 percent — believe all companies should have a presence in social media. Social also acts in the same way – the more your engage the more people engage back.

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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. Share this on del.icio.us. Post this on Diigo. Share this on Mixx.

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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? Related posts: Social Search could it be a Google Killer? Social Media speeds Onboarding I am officially up and running now in my.

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Buzz Marketing for Technology

JUNE 15, 2010

But focusing on the Extrovert angle for a second, I began to wonder if you need to be an extrovert to be in social media. Certainly internally in your organization you need to be an extrovert if you want to organize a Tribe or movement in your company to take on social media. Share this on Linkedin. Share this on del.icio.us.

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Buzz Marketing for Technology

SEPTEMBER 29, 2010

At a recent BlogWell event I got a chance to hear Robert Raines from Chevron present his Social Media program and how he reports their activity into the Boardroom. 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. Share it on StumbleUpon.

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Buzz Marketing for Technology

SEPTEMBER 22, 2010

To make matters worse it is almost impossible to use in my home but that is a network issue rather than an iPhone issue. It connects to AT&T’s network via your existing broadband Internet service and is designed to support up to five simultaneous users in your home. So I decided to give it a try. Share this on del.icio.us.

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Buzz Marketing for Technology

OCTOBER 6, 2010

And a question I get asked in every meeting when I present social media is – “so who is going to become the next Facebook?” I am here to tell you that Facebook is in the same position as they make everything more social by sticking the “like” button on everything and adding mobile features. Email this to a friend? 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! As the old adage goes – some people spend more time planning the wedding then they do the marriage and this is true of a lot of what we see organizations do socially. Tweet This!

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Buzz Marketing for Technology

OCTOBER 20, 2010

At last count well over 100,000 websites integrate some form of Facebook’s social plugins (including my site!). My favorite is Levis use of the Like button to create a social shopping experience. In fact if Google’s mission is to “index the worlds information” perhaps Facebook’s mission is to “Socialize the worlds information!” (but

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Buzz Marketing for Technology

NOVEMBER 17, 2010

Everyday I provide support on the social web to customers. But what’s becoming clear to me is that real time communications is essential in this new multi channel world where you better be listening for your customers and delighting them with Social Customer Service. It’s a great double sided ROI story for Social Customer Support.

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Buzz Marketing for Technology

APRIL 8, 2010

Let’s face it at this point social media has gone mainstream. Customers are not only surfing the web looking for information but more and more they are relying on social media to get their information. Your customers can seamlessly move from web to social to call center to your front door. I say – don’t do it! Tweet This!

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Advertising Channels Digg Paid Search Agency Social Media 100

Buzz Marketing for Technology

NOVEMBER 24, 2010

If you have (lets take Microsoft for example) customers who are avid users of the brand and tend to be socially active blogging, tweeting, posting on Facebook, or posting on forums about their good and bad experiences with the Microsoft brand – then how as a brand marketer am I supposed to get my message through all that mess?

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Buzz Marketing for Technology

APRIL 21, 2010

When it comes to Social Media data the same holds up to a point! There is clearly a spectrum of Social Media data that can be collected by any listening platform like a Radian6 or a Networked Insights. Moving up the chart from monitoring into analytics is where you see higher value from all that monitoring of your social data.

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Webbiquity

JULY 6, 2010

Social Media is Simpler Than You Think. A post that explains why “social media marketing is simpler than you’ve probably been led to believe. At its core, social media is not about doing new things, but about doing things you’ve always done as a business person differently.&#. Five Big Shifts in Social Media Marketing.

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Webbiquity

FEBRUARY 10, 2011

An outstanding list of useful WordPress plugins from Andy Beal, author of Radically Transparent: Monitoring and Managing Reputations Online and the brain behind the Trackur social media monitoring tool. Code to Create Custom Share Buttons for Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn & Delicious by B2B Online Marketing. Share this on Bebo.

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Buzz Marketing for Technology

MARCH 30, 2010

Can your social media activities cost you your job? Will Facebook replace your B2B Marketing email system? Tags: Advertising Crowdsourcing Facebook Marketing Social Media Social Networking Strategy behavioral targeting. Share this on Facebook. Share this on Linkedin. Share this on del.icio.us.

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Webbiquity

APRIL 26, 2010

Don’t Forget the Brand in SEO, PPC and Social Media by Search Engine Journal. Thomas Baekdal offers a 22-point checklist for maximizing the way the web works today, from content generation and social media to calls to action. 10 Takeaways from the MarketingProfs Digital Marketing World Virtual Conference by Modern B2B Marketing.

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Anything Goes Marketing

MARCH 8, 2009

I get a few blank stares at times when I talk about social media technologies with friends and colleagues but I’m starting to win people over day by day. LinkedIn: Starting an Alumni Group When Linkedin started a groups feature (like Facebook groups) I thought about how I could network with former colleagues. How am I doing this?

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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.&# Social Media Demystified.

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Buzz Marketing for Technology

APRIL 6, 2010

Social Media Lead flow in B2B Marketing Word spreads quickly in Social Media – sometimes more quickly. Social Media Lead flow in B2B Marketing Word spreads quickly in Social Media – sometimes more quickly. Will Facebook replace your B2B Marketing email system? Share this on del.icio.us.

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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. Ning : Design your own social network to connect customers, prospects, vendors and industry associates.

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Advertising Channels Ning Digg Social Media 48

Buzz Marketing for Technology

NOVEMBER 17, 2009

A good friend and former colleague of mine Dan Neely, CEO of Networked Insights reminded me recently that there will be more data created in this year than in the previous 5000 years combined! But for most B2B marketers like myself – we tend to optimize by the channel of data that we have. Share this on del.icio.us.

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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. Social Media Measurement. Understand the Impact of Social Media by ClickZ. Ryan Walker.

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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. Twitter Search Tips For B2B Marketers by Search Engine Land. Twitter Analytics: Five Practical, Lesser Known Free Tools for B2B Professionals by ScoopDog’s Blog. ?????

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WebMarketCentral

JANUARY 7, 2008

Social media sites are multiplying like rabbits. 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.

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Social Networks Web 2.0 PageRank Digg 20

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.

Social Media 40

Social Media Digg Media PR 40

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.

Social Media 40

Social Media Digg PR Media 40

Webbiquity

NOVEMBER 23, 2010

many people pause to think about what they’re thankful for: family, friends, TiVo, the Yankees not winning the World Series… I’m thankful for all of those things too of course, but also for the development and growth of social media. Now, social media tools like Facebook and LinkedIn make it easy and (usually) non-awkward.

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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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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. But it’s been the explosion of social media and user-generated content over the past three years that has really changed the sales process. Share this on del.icio.us.

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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?

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LEADSExplorer Resources Best Practices Paid Search Agency 100

MLT Creative

MARCH 16, 2011

Skillfully placed inbound links can influence a B2B website’s ranking in the same manner that inbound bounce passes can be game changers in basketball. Use social bookmarking – Using social networking sites such as Digg, Reddit and Delicious, you can submit links to your website or specific products.

Inbound Marketing 40

Inbound Marketing B2B Marketing Advertising Agencies Paid Search Agency 40

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. 3) B2B marketers clung to unimaginative spending habits. What does work?

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Webbiquity

JANUARY 10, 2010

by Social Media Today. 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? 5 Twitter Tools to Help You Manage Unfollowers by WebProNews. . Twitter background guidelines by Croncast.

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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.

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