Webbiquity

APRIL 19, 2022

Social proof can help create trust and boost your business growth in 2022. Social proof is more than reviews and testimonials. They’ll recommend you because they honestly believe you are the best business for the job. Social media is a great channel for community growth. Social proof is vital in B2B marketing.

Ideal Customer Profiles 334

Ideal Customer Profiles Practices Case Study Case Studies 334

Salesforce Marketing Cloud

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Mobile commerce (also known as m-commerce) has become the preferred purchasing channel across industries, regions, demographics, price points, and more. Mobile commerce is just one part of an omni-channel experience Here’s how to create seamless shopping — wherever you sell. Global social commerce sales are estimated to reach $2.9

eCommerce 119

eCommerce Mobile Marketing Multi-Channel Customer Satisfaction 119

Sprout Social

APRIL 9, 2024

In October 2023, I interviewed for a VP of Social and Content Strategy role for a very well-known and established brand. I replied, “Can you give me an idea of how involved the C-suite is with the social team?” I replied, “Can you give me an idea of how involved the C-suite is with the social team?” To me this was a red flag.

CMO 89

CMO Top of Funnel Thought Leadership Marketing Funnels 89

Top Rank Marketing

DECEMBER 20, 2023

These are just a few statistics to get you to start considering this channel for your social media content calendar. Let’s take a look at the advantages and changes that are making pinning a thing that social media savvy organizations should be doing regularly. Male users increased 40% year-over-year. Why Pinterest?

Paid Content 114

Paid Content Search Marketing Promotion Advertising Agencies 114

ClearVoice

MARCH 14, 2024

The Value of Email Marketing in Content Distribution Email marketing brings two significant benefits to any content distribution strategy: Directness and personalization When your content is served directly via email, it doesn’t contend with other marketing elements present on mediums, such as social media sites, search engines, or even blog sites.

Distribution 98

Distribution Marketing AI Email Marketing Marketing Strategy 98

Stevens & Tate

MARCH 7, 2024

Mastering the art of digital and social media marketing is no longer an option. Digital and social media marketing form the backbone of successful brand strategies, offering unparalleled opportunities for engagement, reach, and conversion. It’s a must.

Social Media 98

Social Media Social Marketing Media Marketing & Strategy 98

SmartBrief - Marketing

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Since the first electronic mail (email) was sent in 1971, marketers have been looking for ways to optimize the channel to reach prospects and customers more effectively and efficiently. In this three-part series, we outline best practices for building, marketing and measuring an effective email newsletter.

Top of Funnel 110

Top of Funnel Newsletter Planning Peer-to-peer 110

Sprout Social

JANUARY 31, 2024

And like any other type of social media engagement , competition on YouTube is fierce. For brands big and small, growing a channel and dedicated audience is no small feat. YouTube engagement refers to the level of activity associated with your channel and videos. Is your YouTube engagement where you want it to be?

Youtube 97

Youtube Work Management Social Networks Eye-Tracking 97

Optinmonster

DECEMBER 28, 2023

Not sure where to start: email marketing vs. social media? Both email and social media marketing are promising channels to grow your business. In this post, we’ll share important insights into email and social media marketing. Which Drives More Sales: Email or Social Media? billion active social media users.

Social Media 111

Social Media Email Marketing Social Marketing Marketing Budget 111

Convince & Convert

DECEMBER 6, 2023

And it’s exactly why you should focus on providing holistic customer service through social media. On social media, most customers just want to be heard and understood. Not sure how to provide great customer support via social media? 13 Social Media Customer Service Stats You Must Know 1.

Work Management 143

Work Management Marketing Management Social Media Stats 143

Sprout Social

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

Managing social media and other marketing channels in this economy can be challenging. It’s all about knowing what’s working, and focusing in on activities and core channels that are delivering. Create internal benchmarks by platform and across all media channels to identify areas of investment that are not worth continuing.

Marketing Budget 129

Marketing Budget Marketing Budget Creation Paid Content Budget Programs 129

SmartBrief - Marketing

MARCH 4, 2024

In part one of our three-part series on email newsletter best practices, we addressed core foundational elements of an effective email newsletter , including compelling statistics, defining your goals and audiences and how to use competitive benchmarking to inform the overall email newsletter strategy.

Newsletter 91

Newsletter Template Email Marketing Design 91

Sprout Social

MAY 18, 2023

Social practitioners wear many hats as they balance emerging networks and formats. Yet, strong social media copywriting skills remain the foundation of bringing a social strategy to life. Social media copywriting varies greatly by industry and brand. What does their voice sound like?

Copywriting 124

Copywriting Social Media Practices Marketing AI 124

Vision6

APRIL 17, 2024

Join us as we explore the key components, best practices, and actionable insights to building an omnichannel strategy that stands out. Understanding the metrics you’re tracking is essential for effectively allocating resources and engaging the right channels in your omnichannel strategy.

Webinar Metrics 52

Webinar Metrics Allocation SMS Marketing & Strategy 52

Sprout Social

JANUARY 29, 2024

Social media networks, and the way users interact with them, evolve quickly. This year, plan for more changing audience preferences and deeper social media fragmentation. The dynamic industry landscape demands social media teams adapt fast, remain hyper vigilant to unpredictable user preferences and make room for experimentation.

Social Media 110

Social Media Allocation Media Marketing & Strategy 110

Contently

MARCH 2, 2023

TikTok is probably the best-known platform for brand videos. But there’s another short-form video format taking social media by storm: Social Reels. But it’s worth noting that best practices for Reels are mostly the same regardless of the channel. That said, the ROI on Reels is not automatic.

Relevance 152

Relevance Brand Identity Branding Verticals 152

Sprout Social

DECEMBER 6, 2023

You’d be hard-pressed to find healthcare marketers that don’t understand the value of social media for healthcare , according to Jill Florence, Director of Enterprise Sales at Sprout Social. However, as Katherine Van Allen, Senior Solutions Engineer at Sprout, points out, the benefits of social outweigh the risks.

Social Media 102

Social Media Enterprise Management Work Management Marketing Management 102

Content Standard

MARCH 12, 2024

There’s a big opportunity at play here to focus on owning key search positions and win over eyeballs that are sourcing information from search over traditional media, owned, and even social media sources. Fear-based messaging is a tactic best left in the dust with disruptive pop-up ads.

Media 98

Media Brand Identity Branding Storytelling 98

Sprout Social

MARCH 5, 2024

In total, they have 64 social media accounts and hundreds of thousands of followers across platforms. I was surprised to learn the team behind Nelnet’s vast social presence is only a team of two (who work with customer care and marketing groups across the company). The big misconception about social is that it’s easy.

Resources 100

Resources Enterprise Management Work Management Marketing Management 100

Trade Press Services

MARCH 4, 2024

When developing evergreen content, consider topics such as case studies, step-by-step guides, tutorials, checklists, industry glossaries, resource lists, comparison charts, and best practices. Organizational news can be shared through press releases, news outlets, case studies, and social media.

Top of Funnel 80

Top of Funnel Trends B2B Thought Leadership Buyer Personas 80

Martech

MARCH 27, 2024

They consider it the second-safest digital channel, just behind CTV, and safer than social media, digital audio and digital display. This placed gaming in third place, slightly behind social media and digital display. However, for converting sales, advertisers ranked gaming second, behind social media. Image: IAB.

Advertising Agencies 104

Advertising Agencies Planning Mobile Advertising Budget Programs 104

Sprout Social

DECEMBER 5, 2023

The results are telling: According to our Q4 2023 Sprout Pulse Survey, respondents believe the average social media manager is: white (65%), female (73%), 25-40 years old (55%), and a part-time employee or freelancer (40%). The only difference is experience level (most people working in social aren’t entry-level or freelancers).

Social Media 120

Social Media Paid Search Agency Media Advertising Agencies 120

Martech

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Increasingly, B2B customers depend on self-guided research on digital channels to find out more about business products and services and reach buying decisions. Content produced and distributed by your business’s marketing team and partners should be available on any channel where your customers are conducting research.

Marketing AI 125

Marketing AI B2B Marketing B2B Thought Leadership Content Marketing 125

Contently

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

Whenever someone posts on social media, searches on Google, writes a product review, or engages with a chatbot, they leave behind a trail of information. The information you collect often determines the channels you publish on, the topics you write about, and your overarching narrative.

Marketing AI 147

Marketing AI CMS Development Lead Ranking Process 147

Content Standard

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Reckitt, the parent company behind renowned brands like Lysol, Clearasil, Woolite, and Enfamil, confronted these obstacles when recognizing the need to shift from traditional to digital marketing practices. 03:27] The Power of Digital Channels – The shift to digital channels was driven by several factors.

Peer-to-peer 103

Peer-to-peer Paid Search Agency Marketing & Strategy Digital Transformation 103

Contently

JANUARY 24, 2023

Instead, they’re using multiple channels throughout the buying journey and breaking down the walls between them. Increasingly, consumers will use the channel that best suits their needs in the moment. But it’s not enough to have separate in-person, e-commerce, and marketplace channels. They must work together.

Marketing AI 148

Marketing AI Trends Planning Advertising Agencies 148

Sprout Social

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

With budget cuts, resignations and layoffs in diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) departments, professionals and consumers alike have noticed a trend in companies backtracking on their social justice commitments made in 2020. Cassandra Blackburn , the Director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at Sprout Social points to several reasons.

Social Media 109

Social Media Practices Media Best Practices 109

Porch Group Media

JANUARY 23, 2023

Kym: A good strategy will always include multiple channels and it’s really going to depend on where you are and what your brand’s recognition is in the marketplace, and what the value proposition or objective of your messaging is. As you look at the whole marketing ecosystem, different channels will work at different times.

Marketing Mix 105

Marketing Mix First-Mover Advantage Marketing & Strategy Email Marketing 105

Martech

APRIL 2, 2024

The same influencers you see on your personal social media feeds could be the missing link in your B2B marketing strategy. Instead, it’s a growing channel that builds brand credibility. Like other social media sites, LinkedIn attracts professionals from various industries. What sparked the shift to influencer marketing?

B2B Marketing 118

B2B Marketing B2B Planning B2B Thought Leadership 118

Salesforce Marketing Cloud

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Digital engagement is how your company interacts with potential and current customers across digital channels. Each interaction a customer has with your company’s social media, email, and website adds up to create a unique digital engagement experience, and that experience is essential.

Account Based Marketing 122

Account Based Marketing Work Management Digital Marketing Funnels Top of Funnel 122

Martech

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Top executives recognize the significance of social data and insights in interpreting consumer behavior, predicting trends and making informed decisions. Social data goes beyond mere numbers but produces actual, tangible business results.

Social Media 114

Social Media Work Management Marketing Management Media 114

Vidyard

JULY 12, 2021

These 25 social media marketing facts will help you figure out where video is today and where it’s headed on social media channels across the globe. 25 Facts & Stats on Using Video in Social Media Marketing New and older generations are embracing social media video at an exponential rate.

Social Media 151

Social Media Social Marketing Video Marketing Media 151

Hubspot

JANUARY 30, 2024

They’ll have personalized conversations about a prospect's specific needs and why their product or service is the best-fit solution. Facebook has risen in rank, and salespeople say it’s the most effective channel for researching prospects and/or their business. Dismissing social selling as a passing fad.

Trends 62

Trends Cold Calling Peer-to-peer Lead Scoring 62

Navigate the Channel

JANUARY 8, 2024

SEO and SEM, data analytics, cross-channel consistency and user experience. Every business engaging in cross-channel messaging faces the challenge of keeping branding and messaging consistent between channels. However, it can be difficult to do so when different channels have different best practices and requirements. [It]

Trends 123

Trends Marketing & Strategy Marketing Strategy Paid Search Agency 123

Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

MARCH 26, 2020

Tend to be pragmatic, practical. The notion of the internet merely isolating teens and destroying social interaction and social intelligence has been unfounded and misunderstood. A major function of social media and digital connection for Gen Z is to escape the stresses of teenage life. Use the power of social media.

Planning 174

Planning Paid Search Agency Work Management Social Media 174

Oktopost

MARCH 26, 2024

That is why we’re excited to share we’ve joined forces with LinkedIn to provide mutual Oktopost and LinkedIn customers the ability to channel messages directly from their LinkedIn Company Page into Oktopost’s Social Inbox. What’s in it for you?

Work Management 62

Work Management Peer-to-peer Marketing Management Top of Funnel 62

Trade Press Services

JANUARY 15, 2024

With 77 percent of businesses using social media to reach their customers and more than 90 percent of users following at least one brand on social media, marketers cannot underestimate the importance of social media marketing. In fact, the opposite is true. First, it’s possible to post too much content.

Social Media 75

Social Media B2B Thought Leadership Media B2B 75