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Integrating Social Leads into the Demand Generation Funnel

The Point

Social media may be a hot topic in B2B marketing circles, but most of that buzz focuses on the role of social media advertising. After all, as earned media, the “cost” of organic social is basically zero. Are B2B marketers ignoring a huge opportunity? However, that’s not necessarily true.

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The 8 Wrong Questions PR Firms Are Asking About Social Media | PR.

Convince & Convert

But, under pressure from digital and advertising agencies each looking to be the driver of the social media express, PR firms are sometimes turning over inquisitional rocks that do not portray them as strategic caretakers of brands’ social presences. How can we convince our clients that we’re good at social media?

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The Ultimate Guide to Public Relations in 2018

Hubspot

Commonly abbreviated to PR, public relations defines how a company communicates with people. Media: Owned vs. Paid vs. Earned. Public relations can be split into three categories: owned, paid, and earned media. Your PR strategy should be using all three. Owned Media. Blog content. Paid Media.

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What is Demand Generation—and Why Do You Need It?

The ABM Agency

Demand generation has long been one of the go-to B2B marketing strategies used to increase interest and excitement in a product or service. When executed successfully, a demand generation strategy either creates a market where one doesn’t exist, builds market share, or amplifies brand awareness.

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2011 B2B Marketing Trends

Webbiquity

MarketingSherpa recently released its 2011 B2B Marketing Benchmark Report. A slightly higher percentage of marketers than last year (41% vs. 39%) called “marketing to a lengthening sales cycle&# a top challenge. Tactics like telemarketing, PR and PPC advertising fell predominantly into the “somewhat effective&# camp.

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The Cloud Must Go On – How to Catalyze a PR Win into Revenue with Marketing

Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

Here’s an amazing example of how you can transform press into celebrity with effective, multi-channel marketing. In less than 24 hours, salesforce.com used social media and search to turn a bad situation into success that will likely generate revenue in the months to come. Event Marketing. Video Marketing.

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Convince and Convert Blog: Social Media Strategy and Social Media.

Convince & Convert

I’ve been in marketing or advertising (online or otherwise) for 20 years. I’ve been thinking lately about why I got involved in social media. That’s something sorely missing from a lot of traditional advertising, where veracity is neither required nor particularly encouraged. But, I’m not.