Writing on the Web

JUNE 30, 2010

Please vote: What has been your experience using the Web to promote your business? Online Surveys & Market Research. Blog this on Blogger. Share this on LinkedIn. Related posts: Your Business and the Web: Getting Better? 3 Key Content Pieces for Starting an Online Business. Share this on Bebo.

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PureB2B

NOVEMBER 13, 2017

In a 2016 survey , almost 90% of B2B marketers claimed that email marketing was the top lead generation channel. According to a 2017 Chief Marketer survey , email is still the top channel that drives both leads and revenue for B2B marketers, which is why B2B businesses rely on email communications as their key marketing strategy.

Lead Generation 86

Lead Generation Sales Qualified Leads Advertising Channels Word of Mouth 86

Writing on the Web

SEPTEMBER 26, 2012

(See Patsi’s post about a nifty way to get guest authors to participate in an exchange program for your blog.). Conduct surveys. People love to express their opinions, and one easy way to let them do that is to conduct surveys on any topics relevant to your blog. Michael Martine’s Best Blog Traffic Tips.

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Writing on the Web

JUNE 29, 2010

This list keeps growing, so I’m thinking I’ll need a Survey Monkey survey instead. In the meantime, I’d like to hear about your stories, your experiences of business and the Web. Are all these changes on the Web, new tools, making your business better? Blog this on Blogger. Share this on LinkedIn.

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Webbiquity

JANUARY 9, 2024

Naturally, they are going to share it across their social media channels like Twitter (I refuse to call it X) and LinkedIn. Original Research What It Is You conduct a survey or a poll to collect data on a topic in your niche, and then you put together statistics, highlights, and takeaways and publish them on your site.

Traffic 206

Traffic Peer-to-peer Linkbait Customer Surveys 206

Hubspot

JULY 23, 2010

Polls and Surveys – Done right, polls and surveys can give you some good data. But don’t show a poll about “where you should go on vacation” when your blog is not even remotely related to the subject. Have the icons display alongside your blog posts. Then be sure to use LinkedIn etc.

Business Blogging 28

Business Blogging Webinar Metrics RSS Ning 28

PureB2B

NOVEMBER 13, 2017

In a 2016 survey , almost 90% of B2B marketers claimed that email marketing was the top lead generation channel. According to a 2017 Chief Marketer survey , email is still the top channel that drives both leads and revenue for B2B marketers, which is why B2B businesses rely on email communications as their key marketing strategy.

Lead Generation 62

Lead Generation Sales Qualified Leads Webinar Metrics Word of Mouth 62

Writing on the Web

JULY 4, 2012

With the onslaught of social media in the last 10 years, the ever constant question is, what can it do for my business and my business blog? First, why should you bother with social networking sites ( Facebook , LinkedIn , Twitter ) if you’re in business? It’s the numbers. 1 activity on the web.

Social Media 100

Social Media Blogger Business Media 100

Convince & Convert

APRIL 24, 2012

Stanford Smith obsesses about how to get small business blogs noticed and promoted at Pushing Social , except when he’s chasing large mouth bass! We’ve discussed the benefits of social business. Many businesses collect data that their customers would find extremely valuable. Day-to-Day Business.

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Content Marketing Planning Paid Search Agency Case Study 132

Webbiquity

MARCH 15, 2016

This final installment covers some fascinating though sometimes contradictory and confusing stats about business blogging and the value of marketing. For example, what percentage of businesses maintain company blogs? 9 Business Blogging Stats and Facts. 19% of startups use blogs for marketing. (

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Stats Business Blogging Enterprise Management Paid Search Agency 100

Go Beyond SEO

JULY 27, 2018

A survey of 101 law firms found more than half gained clients due to increased social media engagement. More and more people are looking to sites like LinkedIn and Facebook for reviews on firms and recommendations.

Budget Programs 84

Budget Programs Work Management Planning Marketing Management 84

Hubspot

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

Company blogs are well-established inbound marketing channels, while business podcasts are the up-and-comers garnering a lot of excitement in the industry. A few stats in the blog corner: 59% of marketers find business blogging valuable. Maybe they’ve even been writing shorter posts for LinkedIn already.

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Go Beyond SEO

JULY 27, 2018

A survey of 101 law firms found more than half gained clients due to increased social media engagement. More and more people are looking to sites like LinkedIn and Facebook for reviews on firms and recommendations.

Budget Programs 68

Budget Programs Work Management Planning Marketing Management 68

Webbiquity

JANUARY 2, 2013

B2B buyers are most likely to share useful vendor content via email (79%), followed by LinkedIn (53%), Twitter (39%) and Facebook (18%). Women make up the larger share of users on Facebook (58% to 42%) and are a slightly larger share on Twitter (52% to 48%) while men are the predominate users of LinkedIn (63% to 37%) and Google+ (71% to 29%).

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Paid Content Stats Social Media Paid Search Agency 100

Writing on the Web

JUNE 16, 2010

Online Surveys & Market Research. Do you use Wordpress for your business website? My content business, ContentforCoachesandConsultants.com , is built on a blog platform, although I don’t use it as a blog. Share this on LinkedIn. Many people do. Share this on Facebook. Share this on FriendFeed.

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Industrial Marketing Today

MARCH 12, 2012

I’ve read two different survey studies about how companies within the industrial sector use or plan to use social media. Whereas the study (2011 Social Media in Industry Survey) conducted by Semplice Industry Marketing states, “Of those who used Twitter in 2011, 78% found it somewhat to very useful.”.

Social Media 60

Social Media Tactics ROI Paid Search Agency 60

Go Beyond SEO

JULY 27, 2018

A survey of 101 law firms found more than half gained clients due to increased social media engagement. More and more people are looking to sites like LinkedIn and Facebook for reviews on firms and recommendations.

Budget Programs 60

Budget Programs Work Management Planning Marketing Management 60

Writing on the Web

SEPTEMBER 7, 2010

The big 3: Facebook , Twitter and LinkedIn. You HAVE to join LinkedIn and participate in groups. Will your business fall in the water if you don’t? You can send them a short survey via Survey Monkey or simply pick up the phone and ask them. Blog this on Blogger. Share this on LinkedIn.

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Social Networks Ning Business Ideal Customer Profiles 100

Writing on the Web

MAY 26, 2010

What’s the most important thing to remember when you’re writing for your business blog? They can subscribe to your blog, leave a comment, vote on a poll or take a survey, answer a question… connect with you on Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn. Before you ask them to buy, ask them to engage with you.

Trigger Marketing 100

Trigger Marketing Sales Qualified Leads Trust Marketing Tagging 100

Industrial Marketing Today

MAY 7, 2010

The recently released B2B Marketing Skills Survey jointly done by Genius and BtoB Magazine reveals some new trends and contradicts certain popular beliefs. Despite all the hype surrounding social media in B2B marketing, 50% of the marketers said they didn’t blog, 49% don’t use Twitter and 25% don’t use LinkedIn.

Lead Generation 60

Lead Generation Sales Qualified Leads Web 2.0 B2B Marketing 60

Marketing Insider Group

NOVEMBER 9, 2010

From 7,205 bloggers, the survey reports that 81% have been blogging for more than 2 years, two thirds of bloggers are male, and 65% are age 18-44 years old. They spend on average more than 10 hours a week blogging. Blogs help deliver information from the company to the consumer. That is why blogs matter.

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Marketing Mix Marketing Report Blogspot Blogger 100

Writing on the Web

NOVEMBER 4, 2010

I’m a WordPress consultant and online business coach. Patsi asked me to guest post on her blog, and it comes at a good time, on the heels of an interesting blog survey… In a recent survey , I asked readers what their biggest hurdle was when it came to blogging. Share this on LinkedIn.

Digg 100

Digg Work Management Blast Campaigns Webinar Metrics 100

Writing on the Web

MARCH 21, 2011

What do you find is the most important thing about a blog post? Mark Schaefer over at {grow} blog asked this question and gives his opinion. Here are the choices: Online Surveys & Market Research. Take a few minutes to decide, then leave a comment about the top blogging elements that get you to read a post.

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Digg Blogger Opinions Buzz 100

Writing on the Web

NOVEMBER 13, 2014

How to Find It and Keep It" width="315" height="205" title="Your Business Blog Sweet Spot: How to Find It and Keep It" /> Have you found your business blog sweet spot? Yet how many of us post on a blog or upload a video to YouTube without taking time to survey what are our target audience ‘s interests, wants and needs?

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Writing on the Web

APRIL 18, 2011

Take a survey. This is what makes web pages, e-newsletters and blogs effective. Share this on LinkedIn. You want them to take an action, hopefully hire you. They may not be ready to pick up the phone yet. Give them something they can do to further the relationship: Ask a question. Answer your question. Download a report.

Content Marketing 100

Content Marketing Work Management Digg Content 100

Industrial Marketing Today

APRIL 26, 2010

For 2010, approximately six in 10 marketing professionals surveyed plan to increase their spending on content initiatives. Junta42 reported that for the third straight year, marketers are planning to spend significantly more on their content marketing efforts.

Marketing Budget Creation 60

Marketing Budget Creation B2B Marketing Web 2.0 Marketing Budget 60

Industrial Marketing Today

JUNE 24, 2010

Link), was a survey of small business owners and found that the two most common tactics used in 2009 were tweeting e-mail newsletters and sending out blog entries to e-mail lists. In 2010, almost 50% of small businesses will include “follow us” links in their e-mails, and about 44% will include share options in their messages.

Social Media 60

Social Media Email Marketing Social Marketing Web 2.0 60

Hubspot

MAY 24, 2012

The overwhelming majority of surveyed marketing professionals said that they are planning on keeping their investment in inbound marketing stable. 9) Social media & blogging generate real customers. This data supports the argument for investment of marketing time and resources in blogging and social media.

Stats 28

Stats Lead Scoring Lead Ranking Planning 28

Online Marketing Institute

NOVEMBER 18, 2010

Granted, a blogs potential ROI (return on investment) will vary from business to business, but here are 5 good reasons to blog. 5 Key Benefits to Business Blogging # 1 : Companies who blog get more traffic than those who dont. In fact, 46% of the businesses surveyed acquired a customer from Blogging.

B2B Thought Leadership 40

B2B Thought Leadership Thought Leadership Cost per Lead RSS 40

Industrial Marketing Today

SEPTEMBER 3, 2010

B2B Lead Generation Using a Business Blog Variety of Content is the Key in the Early Stages of the Industrial Buy Cycle Content Auditing and Mapping it to the Industrial Buy Cycle Is Your Industrial Website Still Just a Business Card? Industrial buyers of today use online content extensively in making their buying decision.

Buying Cycle 60

Buying Cycle Buy Marketing Budget Web 2.0 60

Industrial Marketing Today

JULY 29, 2010

The New Rules of Engagement: CMOs Rethink Their Marketing Mix is based on a survey of 314 marketing executives at companies with more than $500 million in annual revenue. The report was based on a survey of over 70 BtoB marketers and was conducted by Genius.com. Johnson (GPJ).

B2B Marketing 60

B2B Marketing Top of Funnel BtoB Peer-to-peer 60

Industrial Marketing Today

MAY 5, 2010

an industrial and business-to-business (B2B) marketing communications company in Houston, Texas. B2B Lead Generation Using a Business Blog Variety of Content is the Key in the Early Stages of the Industrial Buy Cycle Content Auditing and Mapping it to the Industrial Buy Cycle Is Your Industrial Website Still Just a Business Card?

Sales Cycle 60

Sales Cycle Web 2.0 Buying Cycle Privacy Policies 60

Industrial Marketing Today

MAY 26, 2010

The recommendations are based on the results of a survey of engineering, technical, manufacturing and industrial professionals who have influence on their company’s processes for buying products and services. In short, this is good, practical and actionable stuff and not some marketing theory.

Buying Cycle 60

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Industrial Marketing Today

JUNE 12, 2010

The results from three separate studies confirm this: 61% of engineers surveyed indicated pricing information as one of the primary reasons to visit a vendor’s website. There have been many studies done over the years that indicate that price information is the very reason why most B2B buyers visit a vendor’s website.

Sales Management 60

Sales Management Pricing Price Marketing Websites 60

Industrial Marketing Today

JULY 9, 2010

B2B Lead Generation Using a Business Blog Variety of Content is the Key in the Early Stages of the Industrial Buy Cycle Content Auditing and Mapping it to the Industrial Buy Cycle Is Your Industrial Website Still Just a Business Card?

Marketing Automation Services 60

Marketing Automation Services Lead Ranking Marketing Qualified Leads Marketing Automation 60

Online Marketing Institute

DECEMBER 1, 2010

LinkedIn Events Setting up an event in LinkedIn is a fairly simple process. LinkedIn users will be shown events that match their specific business needs based on the information they’ve added to their LinkedIn profile (Job Title, Industry, etc.), Once your event is created, invite your connections to attend.

Social Media 40

Social Media Event Marketing Social Marketing B2B Marketing 40

Industrial Marketing Today

MAY 14, 2010

Try polls and surveys to gather data. Leave a Comment Previous post: Survey Finds Growth in Pipelines and Sales Cycles for B2B Lead Generation Next post: Top 10 Clichés to Avoid in B2B Marketing Content FREE Marketing Guides Engineers Can Sell™ White Paper: Most people are skeptical about associating engineers with sales.

Webinar Metrics 60

Webinar Metrics Marketing & Strategy Marketing Strategy Product 60