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Why Most B2B Companies Don’t Use Earned Media (Public Relations)

Marketing Craftmanship

Most B2B company websites, across all industries, contain some combination of self-produced “owned media” content, including blog posts, case studies, white papers, podcasts, archived webinars, and event calendars. There are 3 reasons why most B2B companies do not pursue earned media: They fear the lack of editorial control.

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5 Reasons B2B Companies Should Use Social Media Marketing

Marketing Insider Group

A pervasive belief that social media marketing is only for B2C companies keeps B2B companies from getting the most from this effective channel for communication and collaboration. When we talk about B2C companies, we’re talking about those selling directly to consumers, while B2B companies sell to other businesses.

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New Social Media Advertising Strategies for 2023

Webbiquity

Social media advertising requires marketing professionals to proactively respond to continually evolving user habits and adapt to different trends. Image credit: Merakist on Unsplash The last year in social media saw consumer preferences shift, new technologies emerge, and certain social platforms flourish. Guest post by Nina Petrov.

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What The Decline of Social Media Means For Content Marketing

Marketing Insider Group

Social media isn’t the king of the castle anymore. That’s right – we’re first hand witnesses to the decline of social media as the go-to source for driving web traffic. While social media platforms are still bustling with activity, boasting billions of users worldwide, there’s a twist in the plot.

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The Resurgence of Direct Mail as a Growth Marketing Strategy

Speaker: Jeff Tarran, COO, Gunderson Direct & Margaret Pepe, Executive Director of Product Management, U.S. Postal Service

Industry veterans Jeff Tarran and Margaret Pepe are here to delve into how direct mail has completely evolved in recent years, and has rightfully earned a seat at the table alongside the email and digital marketing plans of SMBs, enterprise companies, and agencies as they look into strategy for 2024 and beyond.

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5 Reasons B2B Companies Should Use Social Media Marketing

Marketing Insider Group

A pervasive belief that social media marketing is only for B2C companies keeps B2B companies from getting the most from this effective channel for communication and collaboration. When we talk about B2C companies, we’re talking about those selling directly to consumers, while B2B companies sell to other businesses.

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Content Marketing and Social Media: 25 Insights and Stats from Three Research Reports

Webbiquity

Nearly three-quarters of companies plan to maintain or grow their content marketing teams over the next year. Social media managers are actually (slightly) happier working in the office rather than hybrid or remote. Here are 25 key findings, facts, and stats from these insight-packed content and social media marketing reports.

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Seven Things Marketers Need to Know About Lead Generation

Speaker: Douglas Burdett, Host of The Marketing Book Podcast, Founder/Principal of ARTILLERY

Lead generation is the process of attracting and converting strangers and prospects into someone who has indicated interest in your company's product or service. How email and social media can supercharge your lead generation strategies. One of the biggest responsibilities and challenges for marketers is generating leads.

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What Questions Are Brands Asking About Their ESG Initiatives Ahead of 2024?

While companies reconsider their 2024 environmental sustainability strategies, there is another aspect of ESG that deserves exploring, the social sector. Temperatures are rising (and not just metaphorically) as key stakeholders anxiously anticipate the outcomes of COP28.

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The Silver Lining to Corporate DEI Challenges

This month we take a deep dive into corporate pullback of DEI and how companies can utilize astrological advice to reinvent its social impact communication. While this sign often has a darker view of the world, they do not shy away from shining a light on controversial topics.

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How Will Virgo Season Impact Your ESG Communication?

In this edition, we delve into: How businesses have responded to environmental disasters over the past few months and why you can expect a continued focus on the climate crisis How companies are aligning their initiatives to the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals and sharing progress Data from the 3BL platform on how companies are communicating (..)

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Can Businesses Meet Increasing Consumer Expectations?

It also offers solutions for companies looking to build a deeper connection with stakeholders around their ESG initiatives. This research reveals what issues consumers care about and how businesses can tailor their communications to different segments of consumers.

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What Regulations Will Impact Sustainability Comms in 2024?

With various measures set in motion in 2023 to keep companies accountable, there is a lot in store for brands’ impact communication in the upcoming year. Navigating the waters of sustainability reporting disclosures and regulations can be intimidating, to say the least.

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6 Steps to Optimize Your Media Buys

When making media decisions, marketers need to get — and show — results for everything they do. As budgets come under more scrutiny, it’s never been more important to get a handle on your media — and ultimately make everything you do more effective. How to optimize your media buys with a data-driven approach.

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3 Steps for Mastering B2B Demand Generation on Social Media

Speaker: Paul Slack, Vende Digital CEO

Spoiler Alert: Most B2B Companies are Engaging in Social Media the Wrong Way. Today, we all need to have a robust social presence, but most companies struggle to do it correctly. Discover how leading B2B companies are driving opportunities and revenue with social media by engaging buyers in the places they go to learn.