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An End to B2B Social Media Madness

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Rapid, lemming-like adoption of social media tools by small and medium-sized B2B firms – fueled by an army of self-proclaimed social media experts – has resulted in wasted dollars, missed opportunities and heightened distrust of the marketing function in the C-suite. Blog Correctly, or Don’t Have One. It’s a brand liability.

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3 Ways Social Media Will Fail Marketers

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Social media will not increase word of mouth influence. Research by Keller Fay for Google shows that 94% of word of mouth conversations occur offline, and most often, those conversations are sparked by information found on the internet and television…and not on Facebook, Twitter or other social networking sites.

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Social Distancing: Marketing’s New Strategic Mandate

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Many have blogs featuring content that most visitors neither read nor comment on. A significant number of companies also maintain a presence on social media platforms and publish posts for a relatively small group of followers, many of whom are not their target audience. Earned media has the highest value on the credibility scale.

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Do Most CEOs Lack Social Skills?

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According to a new study sponsored by Domo and CEO.com , CEOs at Fortune 500 companies are participating in social media channels significantly less than the general public. The study claims that 70% of them have absolutely no presence on social media. on Facebook, 4% on Twitter, and less than 1% on Google+. general public.

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Bare Essentials: Marketing as a Necessary Evil

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To make matters worse, business owners often engage ad agencies, PR firms and outside (and internal) marketing “experts” who are always ready to prescribe a long list of tactical solutions (white papers, blogs, newsletters, publicity, social media, direct mail, conferences, advertising, etc.)…all