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Four Ways to Measure Social Media Marketing Results

Webbiquity

The prospect or buyer likely had several other exposure points to your brand prior to that click (visiting your booth at a trade show, hearing someone from your company speak, seeing an ad, reading about your firm on a blog or an industry trade press article or analyst report, etc.). Share this on LinkedIn. Tweet This!

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Three Words That Should Never Be Used With Social Media

Webbiquity

While the fragmentation of media (hundreds of cable channels, millions of websites) has made true mass marketing somewhat more challenging, the appeal hasn’t disappeared: witness the exorbitant advertising rates for the Super Bowl and shows like American Idol. Share this on LinkedIn. increases over time.

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Seven Ways to Use Social Media for Business

Webbiquity

The bottom line is that while social media marketing definitely provides benefits (such as a higher conversion rate for organic search traffic ), it’s not generally effective as a direct promotion tool. Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn groups, community sites (e.g. promote events, meet up at trade shows).

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2010 B2B Marketing Budgets and Mix Trends Research

Online Marketing Institute

Reviewing this year's survey results I was surprised that, while B2B marketers experimented enthusiastically with social networking sites (Facebook, LinkedIn) and microblogging (Twitter), social media have yet to create budgetary or business impacts on the marketing mix. Note: this research looks at firms of 50 employees or more only.

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The Ultimate Glossary: 120 Social Media Marketing Terms Explained

Hubspot

Connections - The LinkedIn equivalent of a Facebook 'friend' is a 'connection.' Because LinkedIn is a social networking site, the people you are connecting with are not necessarily people you are friends with, but rather you met in brief, heard speak, or know through another connection. has its own LinkedIn Today.

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4 Tips for B2B Marketing on Facebook

Online Marketing Institute

For example, if you’re selling enterprise security software, why not do a poll where people rate the most evil tech baddies in films like Hackers and The Terminator ? So no matter how serious your product is, inject some humor and levity into your page.

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Best Email Marketing Tips, Tactics and Metrics of 2010

Webbiquity

For example, Helen Leggatt reports that “the inclusion of social media sharing buttons in email generated click-through rates around 30% higher than email sent with no sharing options.&#. One key concern among email marketers is open rates; how can you craft subject lines that increase the odds recipients will open your email messages?