Paul Gillin

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The Power of B2B Communities

Paul Gillin

Here are the first 1,100 words of the chapter on B2B social communities from my forthcoming book, co-authored with Eric Schwartzman, entitled Social Marketing to the Business Customer. It has to; they’re critical to its business. Lead Generator,&# indicating that generosity is part of his business strategy.

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How to Calculate Social Marketing ROI

Paul Gillin

This is a draft of chapter 10 of Social Marketing to the Business Customer by Paul Gillin and Eric Schwartzman. This chapter focuses on how to calculate ROI of social media and Internet marketing programs in general. The reality is that businesses make decisions without applying hard ROI criteria all the time.

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The Appeal of B2B Social Networks

Paul Gillin

Following is an excerpt from Social Marketing to the Business Customer , which is due to be published in January, 2011 by John B. The most prolific contributor to LinkedIn’s “Answers&# forum is Dave Maskin, a New York-based event marketing specialist who has answered an incredible 25,000 questions.

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How to Promote an Event with Social Media

Paul Gillin

Focus speakers on writing about the topic of their presentations, not promoting their businesses. Ask speakers to contribute posts of 300-500 words. Space out entries so that there’s a constant stream of new content. Promote each new entry on Twitter and your Facebook page. Post a description and link in relevant groups on LinkedIn.