Digital B2B Marketing

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Social Media Needs an Organic Movement

Digital B2B Marketing

We already have two social media camps. We need an Organic Social Media movement and we can learn from both the benefits and practices of the organic food movement. Similarly, social media allowed to grow organically produces a stronger and more valuable community. Organic social media grows out of being social.

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Social Media Sleuthing: A-List Traffic and bit.ly Tricks

Digital B2B Marketing

Ever wonder how much traffic social media A-listers and publishers drive with their own Twitter stream? In this occasional series, I will be sharing some of the ways I have learned to use social media and marketing tools to peel back one more layer. How much traffic do publishers and social media A-listers drive?

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Become An Inbound Marketer Without Creating Content

Digital B2B Marketing

Example 1: Buffer Leo Widrich does frequent guest posts about social media tools, social sharing, creating an audience and similar topics. Affinity Is there a strong community around your product? If so, people are finding you through the recommendations of this community.

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4 B2B Marketing Myths

Digital B2B Marketing

The B2B marketing community has become so focused on the journey they have lost sight of the destination. Social media, mobile, search and local are all irrelevant at the end of the day. Social media can benefit many businesses, but so can your sales team, advertising, product, customer service or supply chain management.

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10 Ways to Kickstart Your Inbound Marketing Program

Digital B2B Marketing

Social Advertising It may be some time before your social media presence is large enough to effectively seed your content through your own social media footprint. Until then, look to social advertising opportunities to present your content in a way that is similar to how it would be discovered in social media.

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Bad Advertising Advice: Go Where Your Audience Is

Digital B2B Marketing

Media sales representatives perpetuate the problem, comparing reach to their competitors. The “more read our stuff” chart is in nearly every major media kit in one form or another and every day it leads marketers astray. Places you can uniquely target your audience might be targeted publications, sites or communities.

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Marketing Gimmicks versus Value: A Disappointing Example

Digital B2B Marketing

How it Started: Discovery In December, I received a Burpee seed catalog with an insert promoting HomeFarming.com , a site promising a community of gardeners as well as tools to keep track of your progress. I discovered Triscuit’s program through a well targeted media placement. Be Discovered.

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