SmartBug Media

MAY 21, 2020

A social media plan is an essential part of any inbound marketing strategy , because it helps promote your content in a natural and organic way. Here’s how you can take your blog content to the next level on social media to boost brand awareness, grow your business, delight your customers, and more.

Social Media 71

Social Media Media Tips Buyer Personas 71

Valasys

MAY 6, 2021

Doesn’t matter how long you’ve been running your business, virtual marketing can prove to be an essential part of your business, and it drives new customers to your business to help you get the best bang for your buck. This type of marketing requires an expert hand to put together and execute a full multi-platform content plan.

B2B Marketing 52

B2B Marketing Planning B2B Digital Transformation 52

Customer Experience Matrix

DECEMBER 14, 2009

True listening ranked fifth in the Visible Technologies/SiriusDecision survey (“monitor and respond” at 14%), and third in the B2B Magazine survey (“customer feedback” at 46%). Perhaps this is an old habit that will change in a customer-driven world. tags suggest, Spredfast also pays substantial attention to measurement.

Social Media 120

Social Media Paid Content Enterprise Management Work Management 120

Industrial Marketing Today

JUNE 12, 2010

Home Marketing Matters About Contact B2B Marketing Store Company Website B2B Websites: To Publish Prices, Or Not To Publish…That Is The Question by Achinta Mitra on June 12, 2010 in Industrial Marketing Strategies , Sales Strategies , Website Design & Development Do you show prices on your B2B website?

Sales Management 60

Sales Management Pricing Price Marketing Websites 60

Online Marketing Institute

NOVEMBER 16, 2012

Actionable Analysis Analyzing Customer Data Conversion & ROI ROI Marketing Verifying Business Value. Media Planning Media Buying Publishing Display Advertising Video Mobile. Social Media Community Management Social Commerce Social Integration Social Media Smarts. Analyzing Customer Data.

Paid Content 40

Paid Content Paid Search Agency Advertising Agencies Email Marketing 40

Industrial Marketing Today

JUNE 15, 2010

Other than some initial hiccups, the updates and the usage have been flawless with our client receiving very favorable comments from their customers. They have streamlined the weekly updating task by tying it into their existing inventory system. Get the free “Step-by-Step Guide to Website (re)Design” now.

CMS Development 60

CMS Development Marketing Websites Work Management Web 2.0 60

Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 7, 2010

His “Pull and Stay&# advice; segmenting customers into barrels; platforming; social currency, and other concepts are instantly applicable to real world marketing challenges fitting a wide variety of circumstances. As a business owner your goal needs to be having no gap at all, optimizing every point of contact with your customer.&#

Social Media 115

Social Media Media Paid Search Agency Peer-to-peer 115

Industrial Marketing Today

JUNE 29, 2010

One of the key findings from the study was that B2B marketers are realizing that developing brand awareness among their customers’ customers can capture a larger share of channel margins and build loyalty that can protect them against lower-priced competitors. You can leverage existing content like PowerPoint files.

Relevance 60

Relevance B2B Marketing Web 2.0 Brand Identity 60

Industrial Marketing Today

SEPTEMBER 13, 2010

In Needs Awareness and Research phases, the first two stages of the industrial buy cycle (see my earlier post Deconstructing the Four Stages of the Industrial Buy Cycle ) your prospects and customers use a variety of online content to find solutions to their current problems and needs.

Buying Cycle 60

Buying Cycle Marketing Automation Services Peer-to-peer Web 2.0 60

Convince & Convert

JULY 26, 2010

He’s a former journalist turned PR guy and straight shooter at New Media Cowboy. Way back in the early days of PitchEngine (like 2009), people thought we were crazy to offer our social media news release service for free. “I can publish search engine optimized pitches for free, really?&# Why Am I sharing This?

Social Media 115

Social Media SEO Marketing Websites PR 115

Industrial Marketing Today

AUGUST 20, 2010

You need to move beyond the free Google Custom Search tool for websites. See B2B Websites: To Publish Prices, Or Not To Publish…That Is The Question ) Lesson #4: Sample kits and CAD drawings The easiest and quickest way to sell to the engineering and industrial marketplace is to have your parts and components “designed in.”

Web 2.0 60

Web 2.0 Planning Buying Cycle Lead Scoring 60

Martech

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

This data is used to train machine learning models to recognize patterns, predict customer behavior, personalize content, and more. Ethical Considerations and Customer Trust : As AI systems often handle sensitive customer data, marketers must prioritize ethical considerations and transparency.

Marketing AI 104

Marketing AI Allocation Enterprise Management Ethics 104

Industrial Marketing Today

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

Here we are defining size as the number of published articles on a business blog at a given point in time. HubSpot results indicate that median leads start to grow once 24-51 articles are written and published. Size does matter in business blogs The size of your business blog does have an impact on lead generation.

Lead Generation 60

Lead Generation Business Blogging Lead Scoring Lead Ranking 60

Industrial Marketing Today

JULY 14, 2010

Curation: Doing more with less is the topic of a video I found in a post by Steve Rosenbaum who is the CEO of Magnify.net , a video curation and publishing platform. in Museum Studies, but the idea of acting as a curator of information to post on our website for the benefit of our clients and customers is extremely interesting.

Curation 60

Curation RSS Web 2.0 Content Marketing 60

Convince & Convert

AUGUST 16, 2010

If you’re signed up to receive Convince & Convert blog posts via email, or if you’re a subscriber to The Social Media Messenger – my other email publication – you should be receiving the 3-2-1. I’ll continue publishing the Social Media Messenger after a short hiatus.

Newsletter 114

Newsletter Social Media Media Paid Search Agency 114

Industrial Marketing Today

MAY 21, 2010

This timeless classic, one of the first bestselling self-help books published in 1937 and sold over 15 million copies globally is still relevant today. As a B2B marketer, we want to reach our ideal prospects and communicate with customers to maintain top-of-mind awareness throughout their buying cycle.

Web 2.0 60

Web 2.0 Buying Cycle B2B Blogger 60

Industrial Marketing Today

JUNE 8, 2010

You may be too close to the forest to see the trees, sometimes you may have to ask your current customers for their input. Search This Site Browse Industrial Marketing Topics B2B E-Mail Marketing B2B Lead Generation B2B Marketing Collateral B2B Marketing Videos B2B Media Planning Content Marketing Industrial Marketing & Web 2.0

Buying Cycle 60

Buying Cycle Buy Work Management Marketing Management 60

Industrial Marketing Today

JULY 23, 2010

Build a library of various content assets such as published articles, white papers, online demos, webinars, videos, technical specifications, datasheets, case studies and customer testimonials. Rule #4: Build credibility and gain authority The Internet has made everyone into a publisher of content.

Rules 60

Rules Marketing Websites Marketing Automation Services Web 2.0 60

Industrial Marketing Today

JULY 9, 2010

Number of campaigns sent out, trade shows attended or press releases published do not generate revenues. Search This Site Browse Industrial Marketing Topics B2B E-Mail Marketing B2B Lead Generation B2B Marketing Collateral B2B Marketing Videos B2B Media Planning Content Marketing Industrial Marketing & Web 2.0

Marketing Automation Services 60

Marketing Automation Services Lead Ranking Marketing Qualified Leads Marketing Automation 60

Industrial Marketing Today

JUNE 3, 2010

In the words of Jeffrey Zeldman , the renowned web designer, blogger, independent publisher and the king of Web standards according to Business Week, “Content precedes design. We already have lots of brochures and data sheets to give to our prospects and customers. Design in the absence of content is not design, it’s decoration.”

Marketing Websites 60

Marketing Websites Web 2.0 Work Management Buying Cycle 60

Convince & Convert

FEBRUARY 15, 2010

Today, most companies have separate email marketing and social media departments, and they need to merge (or at least cooperate fully) to eliminate the unfocused, tone-deaf message conflicts that are all-too-common today. I'll publish part II of this series next week. Don't be alarmed. But, it's not all conversational.

Social Media 114

Social Media Media Webinar Metrics Paid Search Agency 114

Sprout Social

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Sprout Social Sprout Social is an all-in-one social media management platform that offers a number of features—TikTok analytics being just one. Sprout Social can be used to create a birds-eye-view of your entire social media plan, no matter which platforms you have a presence on. Pricing: Starts at $249/month.

Analytics 93

Analytics Tools Marketing & Strategy Eye-Tracking 93

Brightedge

JANUARY 13, 2020

So my #1 recommendation is Digital Marketing for Dummies published by Wiley, a BrightEdge customer. It’s a very readable 300 pages and covers the customer journey, marketing planning, landing pages, blogging, SEO, SEM, social, paid display, email, and data and analytics. By Ryan Deiss and Russ Hennesberry, 2017.

Paid Content 122

Paid Content Planning Paid Search Agency Advertising Agencies 122

Scoop.it

MARCH 11, 2021

To gain this control, you need to get intentional about the content you publish and curate. This includes both the content you publish to external audiences (your partners, leads, customers, and more), but also your employees. Design of your content hub, including icons, background, header, and custom HTML. The bad news?

Curation 67

Curation Advertising Agencies Press Content 67

Sprout Social

JULY 6, 2022

And when customers’ expectations are met on social, it benefits every area of a business. Consumer goods social media resources. How to master social media for retail and win more customers. How to set ecommerce social media up for success. Restaurant social media resources. Tech social media resources.

Facebook 107

Facebook Best Practices A/B testing Social Media 107

Sprout Social

APRIL 13, 2022

The network’s popularity grew as the first visual-only social media platform. And after the introduction of Instagram Business Profiles , the platform has made it easier for users to tag brands, restaurants and venues. That’s why knowing the best times to post on Instagram can be a huge benefit to your social media content strategy.

Best Practices 118

Best Practices A/B testing Work Management Social Media 118

Convince & Convert

JUNE 11, 2010

We also have an outstanding publisher ( Wiley & Sons ), and a fortuitously patient, experienced editor ( Shannon Vargo ) guiding us through the obstacle course. Customers can be won or lost, every second of every day. Plus, it’s like the personal trainer scenario. I can’t miss deadlines, because Amber will kill me.

Webinar Metrics 125

Webinar Metrics Paid Search Agency Social Media PR 125

Convince & Convert

MARCH 25, 2010

Future Plans for Facebook For now, Facebook doesn’t allow outside access to Facebook fan page metrics, so that’s the one large hole in the Swix data set. Swix also plans to publish its own API so that third-parties can push and pull Swix data into other applications. I’m a big fan of these guys.

Social Media 117

Social Media Media Webinar Metrics Marketing & Strategy 117

Convince & Convert

APRIL 20, 2010

Last week, I co-published a white paper with Chris Baggott , the CEO of Compendium Blogware (I’m on their advisory board). link] (great tip from @jaybaer) [link] AlzayCalhoun Using the "long tail" to reach even more customers [link] [link] interlinkONE "Does Your Blog Have a Long Tail?"

Long Tail Marketing 117

Long Tail Marketing Blogger Paper Content 117

Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

In fact, social media can be MORE transformative for a B2B company than a B2C company. This is because B2B has a smaller potential customer base, a higher average price point, and a customer decision funnel that is more influenced by word of mouth and reputation. 2) B2B and B2C are really not that different, on many levels.

Social Media 149

Social Media Media Webinar Metrics Marketing & Strategy 149

Convince & Convert

MAY 26, 2010

Social media is fueled by passion, and too many companies try to take elements of their company that aren’t passion-worthy, and attempt to build a social media program around it. Content creation and content marketing will continue to allow companies to capitalize on the fact that every customer is now a reporter.

Social Media 135

Social Media Media Paid Search Agency Video Marketing 135

Convince & Convert

APRIL 15, 2010

Content marketing is perhaps alone in its ability to be a successful endeavor at every phase of the customer lifecycle: When a potential customer is using Google to research new digital cameras, what is going to get them to a Kodak site? But, when the next issue is printed, unless you advertise again, the flow of new customers stops.

Paid Content 125

Paid Content Content Marketing Paid Search Agency Planning 125

Sprout Social

JANUARY 30, 2019

All the while brands got bolder, launching conscious and seemingly controversial campaigns as customers want to see brands get real. First things first: you need to figure out what you want out of social media at large. Maybe it’s more social-savvy customers. And that doesn’t even scratch the surface. Increase brand awareness.

Social Media 112

Social Media Social Marketing Marketing Strategy Marketing & Strategy 112

Convince & Convert

AUGUST 10, 2010

Last week, I interviewed three men that are helping create an all-new field of marketing and customer service – the emerging discipline of influence mining. Raj Kadam is CEO of Viralheat , a social media listening platform (disclosure: I am a paid customer of Viralheat). Should companies treat customers differently?

Paid Content 134

Paid Content CRM Paid Search Agency Social Media 134

Convince & Convert

APRIL 6, 2010

Taxonomy is incredibly important in social media because it’s the most direct link between the worlds of social and search marketing. Remember, your most important customer is Google, and your content ladder needs to maximize your chances for search success. Your actual customer is. (Re:

Paid Content 145

Paid Content Ad Building Brand Identity Branding 145

Convince & Convert

AUGUST 11, 2010

On The Road Again If you’re reading this on the day it’s published, me and my family are somewhere between Albuquerque and Oklahoma City , with cars full of kids, the dog, the cat, the snake, the lizard, and 8 cases of wine. All these pine trees are starting to look the same. And my laptop. So, Bloomington it is.

Social Media 116

Social Media Media Webinar Metrics Marketing & Strategy 116

Sprout Social

DECEMBER 13, 2018

Too little control and you lose brand authority, too much control and you won’t attract customers specific to your different locations and branches. Establishing social media guidelines and budget. Both your goals and your overall plan can inform one another. Set tangible, reachable goals for social media.

Social Media 76

Social Media Media Work Management Business 76