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Social media ROI sucks! (Or, you can prove anything if you send out a survey)

ViewPoint

Social distribution of content and messages isn’t considered all that effective in providing business value to companies, according to a recent analysis by Forrester Research. Following in 2nd through 7th place are paid search, email, branded communities and word-of mouth (tied), branded blogs, and online display advertising.

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10+ Essential Research Reports & Guides for B2B Marketers

KoMarketing Associates

BtoB Research Defining the Modern Marketer. BtoB Research, in coordination with Eloqua, surveyed hundreds of online marketing professionals to uncover the core competencies of Modern Marketers. The results of this survey provide insight into how the marketing community views their role and how it needs to evolve in the future.

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Top 50 B2B Marketing Influencers On Twitter

Marketing Insider Group

ForresterForrester Research, Inc – An independent research company that provides pragmatic advice to global leaders in business and technology. BtoBmagazine – BtoB Online – The resource for # marketing strategists. Cambridege, MA – [link]. Account run by @ erincnelson and @ dreckbaerfrau. #

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7 Strategies for Using Content to Market Industrial Products

Industrial Marketing Today

This feature is very useful if you are serving the architectural and builder communities. Community/Customer forums – forums have been around a lot longer than social media and have proven to very effective for engaging the engineering community. CAD drawings – you probably already have an extensive library of CAD drawings.

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Facebook Can Work for B2B Marketers, But You Gotta Know the Rules

Paul Gillin

In a survey of marketers conducted by BtoB magazine last year , Facebook was ranked last in usefulness among the top five social networks, trailing blogs, LinkedIn, YouTube and Twitter, in that order. This Is despite the fact that numerous surveys have shown that Facebook is one of the least effective social networks for B2B marketing.

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The 30 Best Content Curation Resources for Marketers and Business Pros

Marketing Insider Group

Forrester (@ Forrester ) – top analysts firm covering business and marketing. BtoB Magazine (@ BtoBMagazine ) – for us Business to Business marketing folks. Disclosure: I am co-founder of Business 2 Community). Fortune Magazine (@ FortuneMagazine ). Inc Magazine (@ Inc ). Time Magazine (@ Time ).

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3 Business Blogs with Proven ROI from Industrial Companies

Industrial Marketing Today

Manufacturing marketers do understand the value of a business blog for thought leadership, search engine optimization (SEO), lead generation and community building but proving its ROI has been a challenge. Exhibit #3: Kinaxis Supply Chain Expert Community. Exhibit #2: Indium Corporation Blogs. Results: 2.7 Feel free to add them here.