Industrial Marketing Today

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

HubSpot in their recent study of over 1,400 small- and medium-sized businesses, found that marketers with blogs generate 67% more leads. Median leads were 77% higher among marketers with blogs of 52+ articles versus bloggers with 24 to 51 articles. The chart below shows the difference between B2C and B2B companies.

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Industrial Marketing Today

AUGUST 24, 2009

Studies have shown that people retain information quicker and longer when you engage their visual senses. Search This Site Browse Industrial Marketing Topics B2B E-Mail Marketing B2B Lead Generation B2B Marketing Collateral B2B Marketing Videos B2B Media Planning Content Marketing Industrial Marketing & Web 2.0

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Online Marketing Institute

JANUARY 4, 2011

A little over a year ago, I shared a case study on Search Engine Watch of a client’s website that had fewer than 100 pages of content indexed when we started working with them. Unless they’re mentioned in the news, do they really have interesting content that you – as a blogger/journalist - would want to link to?

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Industrial Marketing Today

JULY 14, 2010

Bloggers of all stripes have counted on the popularity of “list” posts whenever they’ve run out of fresh ideas for content. in Museum Studies, but the idea of acting as a curator of information to post on our website for the benefit of our clients and customers is extremely interesting. So curated content is not something new.

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Convince & Convert

JUNE 24, 2010

link] [link] Stanford Smith RT @jaybaer: If you want to be a better social marketer, study infomercials… [link] [link] david horne Jay. I’ve realized it’s THE TRUTH. great points. funny, I was reading “What the Dog Saw&# by Malcom Gladwell today. There is a story about Ron Popeil in the book.

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Convince & Convert

AUGUST 2, 2010

Other instructors include the awesome Mari Smith , Brian Solis , Paul Dunay , my brilliant pal Jeff Widman from BrandGlue , Darren Rowse from ProBlogger , my friend MIke Stelzner (founder of Social Media Examiner ), and a bunch of other great folks, including a lot of specific case studies (even B2B!).

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Convince & Convert

APRIL 28, 2010

But now, social media is enabling companies to make influencer outreach a foundational marketing tactic. Finding Your Influencers As noted in the study, the notion of true 1:1 marketing via social media is a bit of a fallacy. I can't wait to read the study now. population.

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Convince & Convert

MARCH 23, 2010

Also, while I think it’s somewhat less likely that a first-time visitor will tweet or Digg or Stumble your work (I’d love to see a study on that), you should make that process as easy as possible as well. I think first-time bloggers get enamored with the concept of “design.&# 5 ways to fix it. 5 ways to fix it.

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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 7, 2010

The examples and mini case studies he presents provide insights that leave you nodding your head and thinking you could adopt the same approaches. UNsettling Stratten has a knack for gaps. The two sections in the book on the Trust Gap and the Experience Gap are among the strongest in UnMarketing.

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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

A comprehensive survey (1,753 respondents) released today by Edison Research, paints a fascinating picture of Twitter and its role in America’s social media ecosystem. The full 49-page study is full of interesting graphs and data morsels, but these are the 7 findings that I didn’t anticipate: 1. population).

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Convince & Convert

JUNE 17, 2010

Certainly, it’s not a comprehensive influence formula like Klout , or other Twitter-influence arbiters ( interesting study this week from Sysomos ), but it’s easy to calculate, and I think it makes sense. So, I’ve started to look at followers per tweet as a metric that focuses on the efficiency of time spent.

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Convince & Convert

AUGUST 19, 2010

"The 3 Amigos: Email, Blogging, Social Sharing" by @jaybaer [link] [link] Bob Cargill Great post! How to use customer-generated content to increase sales.

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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

I’ve asserted that B2B social media tactics vary from B2C, in that they are typically rooted in consumer education and thought leadership, and thus require deeper layers of interaction. Private brand communities vs. Facebook. Linkedin Groups vs. Twitter. Podcasts vs. YouTube. What % are you sharing with me? Your UNION, P.U.B.,

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Convince & Convert

JULY 6, 2010

RT @grmeyer: @ashleyjablow here's a nice article on #CSR and social media [link] [link] jan radish Tying Together Social Media and Corporate Social Responsibility Social Media Consulting – Convince & Convert [link] Anne Social media is gaining so much momentum that so it’s becoming a if you can’t beat ‘em join ‘em scenario.

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Convince & Convert

JUNE 22, 2010

No stack of case studies or conference road trips will do it, either. link] Whats Up Interactive Why You're the Key to Social Media Success [link] via @jaybaer [link] membershipjedi An old, wise CEO once shared his feeling regarding innovation: “pioneers bleed&#. It has to come from you.

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Convince & Convert

APRIL 1, 2010

– Get Your Social Media Story Straight | [link] (via @ShellyKramer) cravendickens I've always been a great believer of showing clients 'look what went wrong when…' case studies. A great (and yes tragic) case study. link] Sodapopgirl @jaybaer One of the best articles I have read on this topic.

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Convince & Convert

JUNE 7, 2010

Hsieh acknowledges that the study of happiness is a personal hobby, and while his passion for the subject is apparent, a clear theme or call to action is largely absent. The word-for-word reprinting of Hsieh’s emails to employees regarding the Amazon acquisition are also priceless.

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Convince & Convert

APRIL 14, 2015

Read the full case study of how Raven Tools creates consistent content. Plan With Your Editorial Calendar 86% of bloggers plan to publish more content. Your editorial calendar provides the publishing consistency your team needs as you mature your blog planning process. Wrap Up Your Blog Planning Process 11.

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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

Over the last 7 months I’ve certainly walked the walk of social media marketing and this post is as plain and simple as a definition gets. You are indeed the perfect case study. You’re in an industry (photography) and are a business type (small) where a lot of people would say “social media isn’t for me&#.

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Convince & Convert

AUGUST 31, 2010

Yet, Mitch doesn’t see it happening in social media. Some Bloggers respond to the comments and some don’t. I have tremendous respect for blogger that are not too busy to at least acknowledge comments with a simple “thank you.&# He writes: There is not much conversation going on at all.

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Convince & Convert

FEBRUARY 25, 2010

link] Kopano Media RT @jaybaer: Do You Know Your Customers Enough to Win in Social Media? killer case study by @susanbaier) [link] susanbaier Hi Lisa, thanks for the nice comments! link] jolien RT @jaybaer: Do You Know Your Customers Enough to Win in Social Media? “Motive&# is a great word for the WHY.

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Convince & Convert

APRIL 14, 2010

Sounds like a great case study. Sounds like a great case study. link] jaybaer Fantastic analogy! I may have to use that one. link] jaybaer I will definitely check it out. Thanks for the comment. link] jaybaer I will definitely check it out. Thanks for the comment. link] jaybaer Absolutely Ryan.

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Convince & Convert

JULY 22, 2010

Building Lasting Customer Relationships – [link] Great case studies from @stickystimuli [link] Social DJ RT @jaybaer: Are you a 1 click stand? Building Lasting Customer Relationships [link] case studies from @stickystimuli #socialDJ [link] Carson RT @jaybaer: Are you a one click stand? A summer must-read!

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Convince & Convert

MAY 20, 2010

Social media does take time, however, it'll take far less time if people, businesses, and companies work from ways that already work versus ways they're not really sure about. There's SOOOO many case studies and results out there to see what's already been done. shining through.

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Marketing Insider Group

FEBRUARY 17, 2011

The white paper also goes into a few cases studies of companies that are executing on their social media plans and achieving real results. But I’ll let you download Social Media for B2B Marketing to see that for yourself. It also highlights the need to be “transparent and genuine with their reader base.&#.

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Convince & Convert

MARCH 3, 2010

I'd love to write up a case study on you guys when you're ready. link] Shannon Holato RT @jaybaer 6 Ways to Prevent Your Agency from Dying at the Hands of Social Media (an antidote) [link] [link] jaybaer Whoa. Please keep me posted on your progress.

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Convince & Convert

FEBRUARY 9, 2010

Social media relies on the premise that we’ll believe what people tell us more readily than if we were told the same thing by a nameless, faceless company. But, a new study by Edelman (whose digital arm features social media and ebusiness genius David Armano ) claims that bond is eroding. A survey of 4,875 adults (500 U.S.)

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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

Social Media Strategy Worksheet from Jay Baer at Convince and Convert As a social media consultant, I specialize in helping companies create and implement social media strategy. Social media strategy consulting details here.

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Convince & Convert

FEBRUARY 10, 2015

You already know a social media plan can really help you share your content and connect with your audience. In fact, a solid social media plan helps us at CoSchedule get 31.5 So how can you actually build a social media plan that works for you? 8% plan to use videos. 5% plan to use infographics.

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Convince & Convert

MAY 11, 2010

You can study your Web analytics, and see which pages get the most traffic, and what questions are likely to be in prospects’ minds when they are on those pages. Or, you could survey Web site visitors, gathering data in real-time.

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B2B Marketing Zone Posts

DECEMBER 1, 2010

Take a look at a couple items in the news last week: The Palms Hotel in Las Vegas is providing perks to guests based on their Klout score (an assessment of social media influence)**. People are now curating lists of the most influential bloggers by Klout score. First off, how do you define content marketing? What is it? ReTweeting.

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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

I have studied and proven this. I have studied many fan pages with 100k+ to millions of fans that get only from 100-5000 people engaging with Brand posts. I think Myspace is a great case study but I don’t think FB has learned from the mistakes. So much clutter. And over 50% of profiles are locked down private.

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Convince & Convert

MARCH 9, 2010

Skip to content Skip to navigation Skip to footer Convince and Convert Blog: Social Media Strategy and Social Media Consulting Social Media Strategy Blog Social Media Consulting Blog Social Media Consulting Speaking Newsletter Free Social Media Tools Twitter Interviews About Lijit Search Are You Taking Social Media Shortcuts?

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Industrial Marketing Today

OCTOBER 26, 2009

Follow the golden triangle – several tracking research studies have shown that site visitors tend to track through content in a rough F-shaped pattern (see Jakob Nielsen’s eyetracking study ). Try to eliminate these bottlenecks on your landing pages because your prospects will be far more critical and suspicious then you are.

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Webbiquity

AUGUST 28, 2012

He or she who knows everybody and everybody knows him or her”) and the sharer (“one who distributes information to the bloggers to journalists through the specialized webzines. How To Write Your Social Media Plan in 8 Steps by Social Media Today. Social Media Facts and Stats.

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B2B Marketing Zone Posts

NOVEMBER 2, 2010

To succeed in social media, set aside your marketing plan , October 31, 2010 Forget your marketing PLAN? However, in this post you will discover six great and proven ways, including real-life examples from social media blogs and mavens (really), that guarantee a. social media reach and usage by company.

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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

Expion just compiled 8 case studies with one of our clients, Applebee's. We have keyword searches that trigger email notifications to selected people on the social media teams or within the organization who need to be aware of what is happening in connected channels. Also, thanks for having Sysomos in your comparison.

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