Remove broadcast work

Chris Koch

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Is Twitter “social?”

Chris Koch

Majority opinion seems to be that Twitter isn’t really a social platform it’s a broadcast medium. Many say that marketers are a different breed than “customers,” and what works for marketers won’t translate to the B2B world in general. For these reasons, pundits say that Twitter isn’t much use for reaching B2B customers.

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How Manchester United Revolutionized Sports Marketing

Chris Koch

A family receptionist would greet them and offer a surprise like a seat upgrade, a free gift, or a chance to meet a player,” says Mark Bradley, founder of The Fan Experience Company , a consultancy that worked with the club. Web/mobile content. Fan bases aren’t just becoming more global – they’re also becoming more mobile. “A

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Is Twitter “social?”

Chris Koch

Majority opinion seems to be that Twitter isn’t really a social platform it’s a broadcast medium. Many say that marketers are a different breed than “customers,” and what works for marketers won’t translate to the B2B world in general. For these reasons, pundits say that Twitter isn’t much use for reaching B2B customers.

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4 Reasons Why Facebook Stinks for B2B Marketing

Chris Koch

Much of what works on Facebook seems to fall into two camps: Charity. The B2B pages I’ve seen on Facebook are broadcast focused. But let’s put this all in context. What is B2B marketing all about? Relationships, right? And I just don’t see what’s good about Facebook for creating relationships in B2B. Contests/giveaways/games.

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Why B2B marketers hate social media

Chris Koch

Most marketing channels are focused on broadcasting tightly controlled messages to audiences that have little opportunity to talk back. This is why every B2B company should be moving into social media to start the process of building the skills and making the broad cultural changes needed to make social media work. The End of Control.

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Five reasons why B2B marketers should be in social media even if their companies are not

Chris Koch

That’s very different from our traditional marketing campaigns and programs, which are based in unilaterally developed messages that are broadcast—and then abandoned to fend for themselves. Hierarchical structures and linear processes work fine because everything has a timeline and a beginning, middle, and end (launch).

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How to create B2B social media policies

Chris Koch

Social media is not just a place for broadcasting opinions. Employees may feel passionately about the possibility of life on other planets, but unless they work for NASA, it’s probably not worth getting into on a blog. Require employees to disclose their affiliation with the company at all times and avoid using aliases.