Buzz Marketing for Technology

AUGUST 25, 2010

According to a study conducted by Gartner , the first quarter of 2010 witnessed a whopping 707 percent increase in Android sales. As a result, the sales of the Google Android OS-based smartphones have surpassed the sales of the Microsoft Windows Mobile-based handsets around the world. humm Will 2010 be the Android Christmas?).

Mobile Advertising 100

Mobile Advertising Brand Identity Branding Digg 100

Webbiquity

JANUARY 24, 2011

Create video emails? Convert PowerPoint presentations to Flash, or into YouTube videos? A realtime social search engine that pulls current and recent results for any term from Twitter, Facebook, Google Buzz, Digg and Delicious. PowerPoints That Turn Into YouTube Videos Create Instant Marketing Tool by MediaPost Search Blog.

Social Media 100

Social Media Tools Buzz Media 100

Writing on the Web

APRIL 4, 2011

Is Your White Paper a Sales Pitch in Disguise? More often than not, today’s white papers are really just masked sales pitches, too long to keep the attention of today’s buyer. Embedding video , sounds, animation and other interactive elements is very easy to do and is becoming a necessary value-add for many PDFs.

Paper 100

Paper Marketing Automation Services Marketing Management Microsite 100

Writing on the Web

JUNE 21, 2010

Do you need to create professional looking sales or landing pages? So I wrote the sales copy, added a few graphics, and hit publish. The last thing you want to do on a sales/landing page is distract readers from your copy. It turns out my VA was already using Suzanne’s WP Sales Page product! It looked crappy.

Landing Pages 100

Landing Pages Ning Advertorials Digg 100

Webbiquity

JANUARY 12, 2010

And if you Google “sales management thought leader&# in quotes, six of the top ten spots belong to the same sales leadership guru. So, for example, social media releases–part of interactive PR efforts–point readers to company microsites and its media sharing (images, video, presentations etc.). Tweet This!

Enterprise Management 100

Enterprise Management PR Social Networks SEM 100

Writing on the Web

JULY 8, 2010

Based on what I hear from clients and colleagues, I’m going to speculate some of the reasons this may be so: Web marketing is complicated: Although tools (blogs, sales pages, shopping carts, audio and video, email marketing) have become more user-friendly in the last few years, there’s a lot more to do (social sites).

Ning 100

Ning Content Marketing Digg Buzz 100

Webbiquity

MAY 20, 2010

There’s no magic to linking to a YouTube video, but want to know how to link to a specific point, by minute and second, in a video? Link to a specific part of a YouTube video by Matt Cutts. A short but helpful post on how to deep link to a specific point in any YouTube video by minute and second.

LEADSExplorer 100

LEADSExplorer Resources Best Practices Paid Search Agency 100

Webbiquity

SEPTEMBER 7, 2010

Lead nurturing can help you improve your lead conversions over time. ” “ Lead nurturing will generate an increase in sale opportunities up to 20%. ” “ Lead nurturing can help you build a trusted relationship with your economic buyer.” Involving sales at this time is a good idea. Will it be by tracking number of closed sales?

Lead Nurturing 100

Lead Nurturing Sales Qualified Leads Buying Cycle Lead Management 100

Webbiquity

MAY 6, 2010

Write a script for a potentially viral YouTube video? A B2B marketing message angle that could close sales by B2BMarketingSmarts. ** 5 stars. It takes great writing to convey meaning and achieve impact in only 140 characters. Use article marketing to spread your fame and generate links for SEO? Optimize LinkedIn profiles? Tweet This!

Tips 100

Tips Best Practices Digg Linkedin 100

Webbiquity

MARCH 9, 2010

As a very wise b2b sales executive said to me several years ago, “people don’t buy from companies. It’s more about making current sales cycles more productive than about generating new potential business. Still, this doesn’t mean that Facebook can’t serve any purpose for b2b marketing. Post this on Diigo.

Facebook 100

Facebook B2B Marketing Effectiveness B2B 100

Writing on the Web

JUNE 29, 2010

To record & publish videos? Sales & Landing Pages Using Wordpress: Learn How. To do marketing? To sell, and make money? To publish and distribute content online? To build an email marketing list? To record & publish audio? This list keeps growing, so I’m thinking I’ll need a Survey Monkey survey instead.

Ning 100

Ning Business Digg Buzz 100

Writing on the Web

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

For example, writing on the web can have several objectives , besides making a sale. Watch a video? It’s okay if you’re educating people without any sales objective in mind. What is it you’d like readers to do? Contact you for more information? Sign up for a digital report? Leave a comment? Fill out a survey?

Buzz 100

Buzz Digg Content Rules 100

Webbiquity

APRIL 26, 2010

Can you fire your sales force? Maria Pergolino wraps up the key takeaways from this virtual conference, covering areas from social media integration and landing page optimization to relationship-building and sales-marketing alignment. How do you select the right market research to support your goals? Well worth a read. Tweet This!

Marketing Strategy 100

Marketing Strategy Marketing & Strategy Allocation Budget Programs 100

Webbiquity

APRIL 27, 2010

Metrics related to ROI, such as leads generated and direct sales, were mentioned by only about half of the survey respondents as key benefits of social media marketing. B2B marketers were slightly more likely to report increased sales than than their B2C counterparts. What the Future Holds for Social Media Marketing. Tweet This!

Social Media 100

Social Media Marketing Report Social Marketing Planning 100

Webbiquity

FEBRUARY 9, 2010

Note that the four most popular tactics are microblogging such as Twitter ( highly effective with low effort); blogging (highly effective but high effort); social networking (moderately effective, low effort); and multimedia content sharing such as images, video and presentations (low effectiveness, moderate effort). Post this on Diigo.

Social Media 100

Social Media Social Marketing Marketing Strategy Marketing & Strategy 100

Convince & Convert

MARCH 4, 2016

Tools such as Buzzsumo , Digg , and Reddit are also useful for sparking ideas for an infographic topic. Customer survey data, statistics from sales reports, and information about industry trends can all be used as sources to corroborate your infographic. For industry-specific content, LinkedIn Pulse is also worth checking out.

Linkbait 141

Linkbait Planning Peer-to-peer Landing Pages 141

Webbiquity

FEBRUARY 16, 2011

What the best practices for professional networking, generating sales leads, connecting with potential business partners, sharing content and getting answers to tough business questions? The new layout also lets companies feature product videos as well as targeted display advertising. What new features should you get familiar with?

Linkedin 100

Linkedin Tactics Tips Work Management 100

Webbiquity

SEPTEMBER 1, 2010

Her advice includes knowing your audience (so you’re using the right keywords and story angle), incorporating images and video, and optimizing content elements like text links and image alt- tags. . “Are you hoping to connect with bloggers and get the word out about your product or service?&# Share this on Bebo.

PR 100

PR Marketing Automation Services Blogger Eloqua 100

Writing on the Web

JULY 7, 2010

How do you get good client testimonials for your sales copy, for example, content for a landing page, when you don’t have a lot of previous clients? He’s just about ready to start offering products and services for sale. There are a couple key persuasion triggers to remember when composing sales content: Social proof.

Ning 100

Ning Advertorials Trigger Marketing Ethics 100

Online Marketing Institute

JUNE 25, 2009

Search the realtime web OneRiot: Fuel Your Search - Feed the Pulse Web Video Search Trending Topics: Ed McMahon , World Hunger , Dead Sea , Coma , King of Pop , Thriller , MJ's , P Michael , P Micheal Sort by: Pulse | Realtime Most relevant results: Refresh to see Are B2B Companies Ready for the Real Time Web? Social Medi.

B2B Marketing 40

B2B Marketing Digg Marketing Management Paid Search Agency 40

Webbiquity

MARCH 29, 2010

From the dawn of commerce, business people have always used networking to meet new people and establish new relationships with suppliers, potential partners, industry experts, and most importantly sales prospects. Historically, most of this activity was done face-to-face, at trade shows, conferences, seminars and other industry events.

Social Media 100

Social Media Media Social Networks Network Marketing 100

Online Marketing Institute

NOVEMBER 2, 2009

Social Media – according to a study early this year by Forrester Research, 91% of technology b2b decision makers use social media in some form (blogs, video, customer reviews, social networking sites, Twitter, etc.). Conversations Re: Sales | Marketing | Social Media | Etc. Tweet This!

Marketing Budget 40

Marketing Budget Budget Programs Marketing Budget Creation Paid Search Agency 40

Webbiquity

AUGUST 23, 2010

But if John Doe is influenced to buy from you based a tweet—but completes the purchase through another unrelated channel—there’s no way to assign the value of that sale to Twitter. Michael Gass shares a social media ROI argument in video format. Socialnomics: What Social Media Success Looks Like by Fuel Lines.

Social Media 100

Social Media ROI Media Emarketing 100

Buzz Marketing for Technology

JUNE 27, 2008

Comments Digg This. Enhancing Online Sales and Support: New Research Reveals What Works--and What Doesnt. Enhancing Online Sales and Support. Seeing is Believing: The Value of Video Collaboration. High-Definition: The Evolution of Video Conferencing. src = [link]. }. White Papers |. Webcasts |. Podcasts |.

Enterprise Management 100

Enterprise Management Work Management Marketing Management Paid Search Agency 100

readwrite

APRIL 9, 2008

The response has been unsurprising – users say they don’t want impersonal sales messages broadcast at them. Starting next month, Meebo will be rolling out ads in the IM service that invite users to access quizzes, polls, long-form video and other resources. We show Flash video!”). That’s pretty cool.

Paid Search Agency 40

Paid Search Agency Advertising Agencies Banner Ads Digg 40

Biznology

FEBRUARY 5, 2013

This can be useful; however, it suggests to visitors that they’re soon to receive an aggressive sales call from a sociopathic salesman. So, no matter what your gift “costs” you, it’s a worthwhile investment in your sales channel and business development strategy. ” you ask? Make that content yours.

Marketing Websites 80

Marketing Websites RSS Paid Search Agency Social Media 80

WebMarketCentral

SEPTEMBER 10, 2008

Social Bookmarking Sites like Digg , del.icio.us , StumbleUpon , Mixx and Searchles are great places to spread the word about your own thought leadership content as well as, and even more importantly, positive coverage your company gets from other bloggers, journalists or analysts. potentially viral, and increasingly searchable.

Social Media 20

Social Media Wiki Optimization Digg 20

Hubspot

JUNE 23, 2010

is a online video sharing site that provides a free and paid platform for individuals and companies who host an online video show. Boxee - Boxee is a social video application that allows users to watch online videos on their TVs and computers. Blip.TV - Blip.TV

Paid Content 28

Paid Content Social Media Social Marketing Work Management 28

Online Marketing Institute

JUNE 30, 2009

This, theoretically, delivers customer contacts on targeted topics-leading to increased sales, as well as insight into future opportunities (technologies, developments, etc.). For Indium Corporation , a supplier of soldering materials and electronics assembly equipment, blogging is now a central piece of the marketing mix.

Blogger 40

Blogger RSS Inbound Marketing Internet Marketing 40

WebMarketCentral

APRIL 6, 2009

How can you maximize your results through social bookmarking sites like Digg? Online Reputation Management with Video SEO by Search Marketing Standard Grant Crowell explains why video is a powerful component of reputation management (e.g., Why is online reputation management so important? How does social media relate to SEO?

Social Media 20

Social Media Optimization Digg Web 2.0 20

Online Marketing Institute

NOVEMBER 8, 2010

Top Topics Twitter YouTube Facebook iPhone Google Video Google Buzz Social media Android Mobile 2.0 Generate Leads There are two types of marketing departments — those that are cost centers and those that bring in leads and sales. Let us know how your brand uses social media for B2B marketing in the comments below.

Social Media 40

Social Media Enterprise Management Social Marketing B2B Marketing 40

Hubspot

JULY 13, 2011

"The most successful B2B pages often combine demonstrations of expertise with humor and personality, sounding more like a real conversation than stilted marketing and sales speak." - Karlie Justus, Social Media B2B. Mix it up a little between videos, photos, questions, information, etc. Don’t have your own videos?

Facebook 28

Facebook Tips Planning Work Management 28

Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

AUGUST 27, 2008

Blogs are already mainstream; podcasting is close if not already there; and video is fast approaching that status. I started experimenting with social bookmarking sites like Digg, del.icio.us Second, typically 90% of leads aren't ready to jump immediately into a sales cycle. Second, constant learning is more important than ever.

B2B Thought Leadership 48

B2B Thought Leadership Thought Leadership Enterprise Management Work Management 48

Hubspot

DECEMBER 14, 2010

When executed correctly, a social media marketing campaign can bring traffic to your website and generate new leads for your sales team. They include breaking industry news, insightful or instructional blog posts, humorous videos, etc. Social media is the hottest way businesses are reaching out to potential customers.

Social Media 28

Social Media Webinar Metrics Media Marketing & Strategy 28

WebMarketCentral

SEPTEMBER 22, 2009

How can online video help with SEO and online reputation management ? While his focus is on television commercials (b2c), the tactics he outlines work equally well for video content produced by b2b enterprises. A more effective way to launch your branded video site is to use a service like ClipShare (paid) or PHPmotion (free).

Social Media 20

Social Media Optimization Media Web 2.0 20

Online Marketing Institute

DECEMBER 23, 2010

Top Topics Twitter YouTube Facebook iPhone Google Video Google Buzz Social media Business Mobile 2.0 Include photos or even a short video. link] Sarah Lyons One thing I love using on Facebook that no one else has matched is the ability to tag images, videos, and posts. ota iisisti, kaikkea ei tarvitse tehdä otsa kurtussa. [.]

Facebook 40

Facebook B2B Marketing Tips Advertising Agencies 40

WebMarketCentral

MAY 18, 2009

How can you create effective online video content on a budget? In another helpful guest post on the topic of business video, Kate Morris offers tactics for "produce quality videos that spread," such as producing content that is relevant to your product or service and using a broad variety of media (not just online) to promote your content.

Social Media 20

Social Media Web 2.0 iCrossing Optimization 20