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BRN.SK | MONDAY, APRIL 15, 2013 Tips for Scripts: 4 Scriptwriting Ideas for Online Video Marketing 'Home Company Contact Us Login Help & Training RSS Feed Linkedin Facebook Twitter GooglePlus YouTube. Of course, not every type of video will fit neatly into the sample outline I posted above. Ideas Blog. Entire Site. Search. SEE A DEMO TRY IT FOR FREE. Tips for Scripts: 4 Scriptwriting Ideas for Online Video Marketing. -
WEBBIQUITY | WEDNESDAY, MARCH 27, 2013 26 Outstanding LinkedIn Tips and Tactics Indisputably the largest business-oriented social network, LinkedIn has emerged as a crucial site for professional networking, B2B marketing, hiring and job seeking. LinkedIn now boasts more than 200 million members across 200 countries, and adds two new members every second; what’s more, 35% of LinkedIn members use the site daily. -
WRITING ON THE WEB | WEDNESDAY, MARCH 13, 2013 Small Business Content Marketing: When to Hire A Freelance Writer? Social Media Updates : Facebook , Twitter , LinkedIn and other social media updates call for writing that’s called “microblogging.” After you’ve identified prospective candidates, be sure to get several writing samples from them so you can familiarize yourself with their specialties and the quality of their writing. Resources. -
FEARLESS COMPETITOR | TUESDAY, MARCH 5, 2013 Social Media Marketing becoming Mainstream in BtoB, though most still can’t measure it LinkedIn is the channel most used by b2b marketers, according to BtoB’s study, with 80% engaged in the professional profile site. Here, LinkedIn (34%) bested Facebook (19%) by far, with blogging (17%), Twitter (12%), customer communities (10%) and YouTube (5%) following. Technology companies comprised 30% of the sample. -
IT'S ALL ABOUT REVENUE | MONDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 2013 Why Reddit Is Relevant To Marketers [CHART] In the last few weeks he has posted a steady stream of fascinating pictures to Facebook, Google+ and Twitter , conducted the first Google Hangout from space, uploaded YouTube videos of experiments, performed a live song with the band Barenaked Ladies, and conducted an AMA (Ask Me Anything) on Reddit, which garnered nearly 8,000 comments.
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Quantifying the Value of Social Media Engagement in B2B Marketing like Twitter and Facebook are low on. LinkedIn, Twitter, and Facebook to share. Figure 3: Sample Social Media MPS Dashboard Dissecting the dashboard Column A: In this example, a weight. Figure 4: Sample Social Media MPS Monthly Detail Worksheet “Keep in mind, a. Entire content © 2012 Gleanster, LLC. terms of use. -
MODERN B2B MARKETING | THURSDAY, JANUARY 24, 2013 It’s Time to Audit Your Website’s Social Functionality (Checklist) by Maria Pergolino I have recently been using LinkedIn and Pinterest more than Twitter and Facebook. figured I would do this by clicking on the Pinterest and LinkedIn Follow-Me buttons every time I was on an interesting brand’s website. Facebook Share: ? LinkedIn Post: ? Facebook Page: ? LinkedIn Group: ? -
HUBSPOT | MONDAY, JANUARY 21, 2013 A Simple Guide to Setting Up Your First LinkedIn Ad Campaign Most of us have figured out that LinkedIn is a fantastic tool to network with like-minded professionals. But what about using LinkedIn for marketing ? More and more marketers are turning to LinkedIn to promote their products, services, and content. But you have more power at your disposal with LinkedIn than you might realize. -
IT'S ALL ABOUT REVENUE | FRIDAY, JANUARY 18, 2013 What Web Analytics Don’t Tell You With that in mind, I’ve drawn up a sampling of analytics we have today and where they fall short. Analytics will tell us the percentage of the people coming from Facebook or LinkedIn, but marketers want to use that knowledge to present buyers coming from specific channels tailored-made messaging. What’s not to love? -
HUBSPOT | MONDAY, JANUARY 14, 2013 8 Ready-Made Job Descriptions to Recruit an All-Star Marketing Team According to the 2012 State of Inbound Marketing , 43% of B2B companies and 77% of B2C companies have acquired a customer Facebook, and 40% of B2B companies and 55% of B2C companies have acquired a customer through Twitter. Experience managing non-personal social media accounts like Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, LinkedIn, Google+, etc. -
IT'S ALL ABOUT REVENUE | MONDAY, JANUARY 14, 2013 How Social Sign-On Increases Conversions [CHART] Social Sign-On is the ubiquitous “Sign In with LinkedIn” or “Register with Facebook” buttons. They increase data quality, by pushing a standard set of data (such as standard “Industries” from LinkedIn). Click here to see samples of the landing pages. This weeks chart explores how to do that. -
DELICIOUS B2BMARKETING | THURSDAY, JANUARY 3, 2013 19 Things We Can Learn From Numerous Heatmap Tests Whereas when you use an eyetracking heatmap, you are using a sample group of people who are often taken out of their normal environment, so it may generate distorted results. This study proved that your photo is the most important element on your LinkedIn profile and this study found the same correlation in Facebook. vs. 1.7 -
SYNECORE | MONDAY, DECEMBER 17, 2012 4 Steps to Establish a Seamless Online Presence Share testimonials, case studies, and/or samples of your work. Pick 2-4 of the most relevant networks for your brand focus (probably some combo of Facebook, Twitter, Google+, LinkedIn, Pinterest, Instagram). STEP ONE: Clarify VVBGBM. As my grandma used to say, let’s begin at the beginning. In this case, it begins with a vision. -
MODERN B2B MARKETING | THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 2012 Mega-List of Features in Marketing Automation (That You Won’t Find in CRM) Sample lists can include high-score leads in a particular region who visited your website in the last seven days; or contacts in active opportunities who registered for an upcoming webinar; or prospects who received an email offer and did not click through but visited your website anyways. On the face of it, this is not a surprising question. -
B2B MARKETING INSIDER | TUESDAY, OCTOBER 16, 2012 Content Marketing Seen As Important But Brands Slow To Act [Survey] While the report costs $400, Econsultancy and Outbrain are offering this sample content marketing survey report at no charge. Let me know what you think in the comments below and follow the conversation on Twitter , LinkedIn , Facebook or Google+. Brands Are Slow To Act. What are the biggest barriers? Content Marketing -
HUBSPOT | FRIDAY, OCTOBER 12, 2012 7 Inspiring Examples of Real-Time Marketing in Action Pretzel Crisps' "Social Sampling" Program. PretzelCrisps offers to deliver a free product sample, often with a follow-up that encourages recipients to share feedback and start conversations about the brand. They updated their Facebook page, Twitter account, and relevant LinkedIn groups with useful information for travelers. -
HUBSPOT | SUNDAY, OCTOBER 7, 2012 Facebook Fans Are Hiding Your Posts, and Other Marketing Stories of the Week Your Facebook Fans Are Hiding Your Posts At An Alarming Rate, From Fast Company. Are you more concerned with earning page likes or engaging the audience you already have on Facebook? To learn more tips on how you can engage your Facebook audience, read the full story from Fast Company here. Happy Columbus Day weekend, marketers! -
VERTICAL RESPONSE | MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 2012 Small Email Marketing Changes = Big Results Social Sharing Icons - Social sharing icons in your email/newsletter allow readers to share your message/content with their social networks on Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn. If you have a Facebook page, Twitter handle or your biz is on Pinterest, include them in your emails. To learn more about alt text check out this post. -
HUBSPOT | FRIDAY, AUGUST 10, 2012 13 Ways to Spice Up Your Marketing Content With Data Our blog post, " LinkedIn 277% More Effective for Lead Generation Than Facebook & Twitter [New Data] ," for example, features original data that HubSpot pulled from a study of 5,000 businesses -- HubSpot customers leveraging inbound marketing. Being data-driven is a very valuable quality to have as an inbound marketer. -
NUSPARK | THURSDAY, AUGUST 9, 2012 A Social Media Measurement Dashboard; One Approach This post includes a sample dashboard based on our real world approach to social media clients. We’ll focus on Twitter, Google+, Facebook and YouTube. Facebook. Likewise on Facebook, audiences can comment, like, and share of course, but it’s ideal that you participate in the conversation as well on your business page. . -
NUSPARK | THURSDAY, AUGUST 9, 2012 A Social Media Measurement Dashboard; One Approach This post includes a sample dashboard based on our real world approach to social media clients. We’ll focus on Twitter, Google+, Facebook and YouTube. Facebook. Likewise on Facebook, audiences can comment, like, and share of course, but it’s ideal that you participate in the conversation as well on your business page. . -
HUBSPOT | TUESDAY, AUGUST 7, 2012 7 Ways to Optimize Your SlideShare Presentations for More Traffic & Leads As an example, you can take a large ebook (like we did with our " 75 Customer Service Facts, Quotes & Statistics ") and create a slideshow that showcases just a sampling of the content -- not the whole book. Creating slide decks is a regular practice for many marketers. Let's get started! 1) Treat Title Slides Like Video Thumbnails. -
FEARLESS COMPETITOR | THURSDAY, JULY 26, 2012 How to Save Time & Effort with Your Social Media/Facebook Posting Those business owners need to set up accounts for Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin, Google +. It then applies the following calculation per time bucket: # of RTs in this bucket / # of RTs within the sample of 199 tweets. This article is for The Frontier Small Business “How to Become a Social All-Star” Contest. Or do they? -
HUBSPOT | TUESDAY, JULY 24, 2012 The Social Media Publishing Schedule Every Marketer Needs [Template] And then Facebook. Also LinkedIn. it's not in panic mode looking for something to push out to our Facebook fans -- we already took care of that last Friday before we left. This section will walk you through how to fill out each of the four tabs you see in this template -- the updates for Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, and Google+. -
B2B MARKETING UNPLUGGED | MONDAY, JULY 23, 2012 Why It Doesn’t Matter that CEOs Aren’t Using Social Media In this instance, it’s the archetypical Old-White-Dinosaur-Luddite-Who-Just-Won’t-Be-My-Facebook-Friend. So the company went out and counted how many Fortune 500 CEOs have their own Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, Google+ and Pinterest accounts. And he based its counter-argument on an apparent sample of one (himself). -
B2B MARKETING INSIDER | TUESDAY, JULY 17, 2012 3 Steps To A Customer-Driven Marketing Plan Or at least ask a sample of them. Please comment below and follow the conversation on Twitter , LinkedIn , Facebook or Subscribe to the B2B Marketing Insider Blog. Is your marketing strategy driven by what you have to sell or the market needs you best fulfill? But how do you get to know your customers? Wikipedia). -
HUBSPOT | WEDNESDAY, JULY 11, 2012 Which Links in Your Email Marketing Get the Most Clicks? To help get to the bottom of it, we analyzed a sample of 26 unique HubSpot emails that we sent to the same audience over a period of three months in 2012. In our marketing emails, for example, we include social media links to the most popular social media channels: Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn. Main Call-to-Action Link. -
FEARLESS COMPETITOR | TUESDAY, JUNE 19, 2012 Purchases are fun, but…….they don’t move the business needle Less that 11% of a sample of large technology firms were skilled at content marketing. Share the blog post on Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook, Google+, Digg, Delicious, StumbleUpon, etc. We enjoy buying things, like cars, golf clubs, iPads, and vacations. I do too. Problem is, just spending money does not move the business needle. -
HUBSPOT | FRIDAY, JUNE 15, 2012 26 Social Media Marketing Hidden Treasures You Never Knew Existed You know, the thing you see on Twitter and Facebook, those other social networks ;-) You can comment and like other people's check-ins, and your pictures appear more prominently than before. Things You Might Have Missed on Facebook. There is a lot of mystery behind the Facebook newsfeed. Things You Might Have Missed on LinkedIn. -
HUBSPOT | THURSDAY, JUNE 7, 2012 7 Expert Email Marketing Tips You're Probably Missing Out On For Facebook: [link] [link]. For LinkedIn: [link] [link]. Choose a List Segment: Think of this as your sample size. Create and Schedule Your Test Emails: Create a handful of test emails to rotate through the list sample. You’ve conquered the click-through. You’re sultan of the subject line. en&url= [link]. -
NUSPARK | SATURDAY, MAY 19, 2012 Generating Leads from a Facebook Fan/Business Page Engagement Strategy Facebook and B2B lead generation. Have you considered Facebook as a channel for lead generation? Yes I know the jury is still out, but you can’t deny the power of Facebook as it relates to brand building and audience reach. There’s plenty of content on the web about Facebook Business Pages. Understand EdgeRank. -
BIZNOLOGY | WEDNESDAY, MAY 9, 2012 Get Into Your Buyer’s Psyche To Create Relevant Digital Marketing This dovetails with regionally targeted digital marketing strategies on social networks such as Facebook or LinkedIn. These are just a sampling of questions. Photo credit: Wikipedia. deep understanding of your target audience will do more to shape your digital media marketing plan than nearly anything else. Pew Research Center. -
HUBSPOT | THURSDAY, MAY 3, 2012 How to Leverage Thank-You Page Real Estate for Better Marketing You know, those buttons you see to the left of this blog post that let you tweet, +1, LinkedIn share, Facebook like, and even sometimes pin our content. Your next conversion offer, then, might be a free sample of unicorn shampoo or a free consultation with a unicorn stylist! You do say thank you, right? 7) Conduct a Survey. -
HUBSPOT | THURSDAY, MAY 3, 2012 How to Recruit & Evaluate Rockstar Marketing Interns So when interviewing for any marketing openings, ask for plenty of writing samples -- press releases, blog posts, newsletter articles, anything! Questions to Ask: 1) Please send me 3-5 writing samples before our interview. Questions to Ask: 1) Have you ever managed a company Facebook page or Twitter account? -
VERTICAL RESPONSE | FRIDAY, APRIL 27, 2012 Is LinkedIn Really a Social Network? 'If you’re on LinkedIn, you more than likely have your work history on it. But does all this type of activity justify calling LinkedIn a social network? But even with the definition fitting the general LinkedIn makeup, would you really put it in the social ranks of Facebook and Twitter? 150 million users. -
HUBSPOT | FRIDAY, APRIL 13, 2012 An Uncomplicated Approach to Conducting Solid Market Research That means we can all conduct market research for less money, across a larger sample size, and with less time investment. And luckily, social media is getting better and better at targeting -- in fact, just yesterday LinkedIn announced more robust targeting functionality for users! But when you're tasked to sit down and actually. -
WEBBIQUITY | WEDNESDAY, APRIL 11, 2012 Riding the Social Media Struggle Bus? You’re Not Alone This is apparent from the large number of abandoned blogs, orphaned Facebook pages, silent Twitter feeds and the like littering the social media landscape. Though nine of the 10 companies are on LinkedIn, though only three have complete, optimized company profiles and product listings. Image credit: The Far Side. Reach out. Interact. -
TRADESMEN INSIGHTS | TUESDAY, APRIL 10, 2012 What Are You Using to Help Identify Topics for Writing Your Blog? Here’s a sampling of what Google Reader will help you do: Stay up to date with the very latest materials. Easily share your reading to your followers in Google+, Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter and Pinterest. Reading Will Fuel Your Writing for New Business. Creating content is difficult. My personal preference is Google Reader. -
HUBSPOT | THURSDAY, MARCH 1, 2012 How to Conduct Competitive Analysis to Step Up Your Content Strategy You know the topic of this post, for example, is Facebook because of the slug at the end of the URL. blog.hubspot.com/blog/tabid/6307/bid/31633/ The-Complete-Guide-to-Setting-Up-the-New-Facebook-Page-Design.aspx. Select a sample of content assets from each content asset type your competitor publishes. LinkedIn. Right? -
HUBSPOT | FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2012 9 Ways to Make Your Marketing Analytics Actionable For many marketers, LinkedIn is the top lead generator among the social networks , but this may be different for you. If you're generating little traffic, leads, and customers from Twitter, for example, but are seeing a lot of ROI from Facebook, spend more of your time engaging your Facebook community and less time tweeting. -
VIEWPOINT | THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 2012 How to Make Social Sell: From Thought Leader to Thought Provoker year's worth of research confirmed my suspicions about the so-called “social media revolution” and revealed an exciting opportunity: A chance for more B2B marketers to generate tangible business leads and sales using tools like LinkedIn, Facebook, blogs and video. These Brands are Making Social Media Sell. Take Action. -
MODERN B2B MARKETING | WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 2012 Go On Get Your Blog On: How to Empower Employees as Blogging Champions Referencing Ann Handley’s Content Rules sample blog template , we found this to be a fantastic tool in eliminating barriers that employees might have to writing a post. Here are some of the ways that we encourage participation: Participation in LinkedIn groups and Linkedin Today. Marketo blogging basics. -
Why are America’s fastest-growing companies killing their blogs? have a theory that would conclude “no,” but before I explain my rational, let’s look at a few more interesting trends from this study: Facebook and LinkedIn lead the way. 500 is Facebook with 74% of companies using it. Virtually tied at 73% is the adoption of the professional network, LinkedIn. -
SOCIAL MEDIA B2B | TUESDAY, JANUARY 24, 2012 The B2B Social Media Book Launches That was the publication date of our book, The B2B Social Media Book: Become a Marketing Superstar by Generating Leads with Blogging, LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook, Email, and More. Many of the online booksellers also have a sample download available on their sites. It turned out to be a soft launch. We hope you can join us. -
HUBSPOT | FRIDAY, DECEMBER 16, 2011 Heatmaps Reveal Where People Look on Social Media Sites [Research] They covered everything from Facebook and Twitter to Pinterest and Reddit, and though the sample size is pretty small and doesn't always include the business pages, the results are interesting for social media marketers nonetheless. Facebook. Like on Facebook, someone's Circles was also of interest. LinkedIn. -
HUBSPOT | MONDAY, DECEMBER 12, 2011 40 Essential SEO Terms Marketers Should Know [Glossary] This is often displayed on search engine results pages below the page title as a sample of the content on the page. Facebook, YouTube, LinkedIn, Google+, and Twitter are popular social media websites. Do you want to optimize your website but have trouble communicating with the technical folks running it? Directory and Dmoz. -
CLIENT BRIDGE | THURSDAY, DECEMBER 1, 2011 Scheduling Your Social Media Marketing Efforts Here are some sample schedules they developed for different levels of engagement. Check LinkedIn. Check your business's Facebook Page for questions. Scan LinkedIn questions from network connections. Catch up on LinkedIn discussions. Send LinkedIn invitations to connect with clients when beginning a new assignment. -
INSIGHTIQ BLOG | MONDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 2011 10 Easy Ways to Get to Know Your Client 1. Friend the Company on Facebook. 2. Follow the Company on LinkedIn. Get added to an internal seed or sample list if available for emails, SMS and direct mail. Here are 10 tips that you can use to get to know your client better so that you can succeed in delivering the most value to their business: . So g et engage -
DIANNA HUFF - B2B MARCOM | FRIDAY, OCTOBER 7, 2011 Surprise Your Customers with Direct Mail Love Sign up for this event and you'll get access to the interviews plus a follow-up question and answer session on LinkedIn. Since our mailboxes are empty, your direct mail letter, with an offer for a white paper, e-book, demo, info kit, samples, or free trial, will stand out. Another client sent samples of his product to his list. -
B2B MARKETING INSIDER | TUESDAY, OCTOBER 4, 2011 Why SEO Is The Key To Successful Marketing It also includes a foreward by freelance blogger and marketing consultant Kristi Hines ( @kikolani ) and some extra quick start guides, sample frameworks and more… Another Great Example of Content Marketing. would be honored if you follow along on Twitter , LinkedIn , Facebook or Subscribe to the B2B Marketing Insider Blog. -
NUSPARK | WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 2011 Integrating RSS Feeds, LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, and Google+, a Primer for Managing your Social Media Time Efficiently Accounts on LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, and Google+. Search and install the following extensions: Gooce+ that lets you view your LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter feeds from Google+. Facebook and Twitter. LinkedIn sharing. In the Name field, type LinkedIn. First, my toolset: RSS Reader from Google. -
NUSPARK | WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 2011 Integrating RSS Feeds, LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, and Google+, a Primer for Managing your Social Media Time Efficiently Accounts on LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, and Google+. Search and install the following extensions: Gooce+ that lets you view your LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter feeds from Google+. Facebook and Twitter. LinkedIn sharing. In the Name field, type LinkedIn. First, my toolset: RSS Reader from Google. -
HUBSPOT | FRIDAY, AUGUST 12, 2011 How to Choose the Right Online Channels for Your Marketing The sample size was small, but some fascinating trends came to light: 51 percent of companies interviewed were using five or more channels. One is getting the word out through Facebook wall posts. The second is by paid PPC ads on Facebook. Do they prefer LinkedIn questions or Quora? And how did they select these channels? -
MARKETING GENIUS BLOG | THURSDAY, JULY 28, 2011 Bootstrapping your Sales and Marketing: How to Test Your Marketing ROI Just create these fields and track the data for each Channel (I’ve provided sample data for illustration): Source: Email. Share this on LinkedIn. Share this on Facebook. In my last two posts, I suggested strategies and tools for bootstrapping your small business sales and marketing efforts. But how is “effectiveness” defined? -
IT'S ALL ABOUT REVENUE | SUNDAY, JULY 24, 2011 [Chart] How Personalization Increases Email Open Rates Here are some sample subject lines we found that illustrate the point: 1 – Personalized with name - “ Joel , it’s time to renew your xyz seasons tickets –> 65% open rate! Facebook. LinkedIn. by Egan Cheung | Tweet this What’s in a name? When it comes to email marketing , a lot. over the average. Reddit. -
PAUL GILLIN | FRIDAY, JULY 15, 2011 Recent Writings: Negativity, Social Gaffes and Farewell to Case Studies Here’s a sampling of what I’ve been talking about. Corporate case studies used to have a purpose in the days when customers couldn’t find each other, but today all it takes is a few searches or LinkedIn queries to identify experienced buyers. Love Your Critics. Read more and comment on The CMO Site. -
SOCIAL MEDIA B2B | WEDNESDAY, JULY 6, 2011 Top 10 Social Media B2B Posts in First Half of 2011 If you are a new reader, below is a good sampling of the kinds of posts we publish. The most popular social network on this site, based on this list, is Facebook, followed by Twitter, then LinkedIn. That is because more B2B marketers are trying to understand how to use Facebook in their social media plans. -
Research shows Facebook emotional boost is like marriage Among the many interesting findings, Pew reports that the social relationship “boost received by Facebook users is equivalent to about half the total support that the average American receives as a result of being married. N early 60% of Twitter users, 39% of Facebook users, and 36% of LinkedIn users joined within the past year. -
IT'S ALL ABOUT REVENUE | MONDAY, JUNE 6, 2011 5 Event Planning Tips…Even If You’re Not An Event Planner Luckily, Best Events Catering have sample downloads for you. Facebook. LinkedIn. by Laura H. Vogel | Tweet this Here’s the dilemma: You need to plan an event, but you have no background in event planning. Somehow this duty has been thrust upon your shoulders. Relax. We’re here to help. Yet, an event can make or break a campaign. -
IT'S ALL ABOUT REVENUE | TUESDAY, MAY 17, 2011 5 Big Marketing Lessons From Kickstarter The open source rival to Facebook drew a lot of attention from the Web and the mainstream press alike. People wanted to feel like they were playing a role in building something big, and so the little startup took in 2,000% of its funding goal and had 6,479 backers, including Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg. Facebook. LinkedIn. -
WRITING ON THE WEB | MONDAY, MAY 2, 2011 4 Content Marketing Goals for a Coach Website So the video gives a sampling of what it’s like to see and hear him. Share this on Facebook. Share this on LinkedIn. How should content marketing be used on the home page of your website? What makes good website copy? No matter what business you’re in, your content must achieve 4 things. This is just the home page. -
IT'S ALL ABOUT REVENUE | WEDNESDAY, APRIL 27, 2011 Picking A Provider? Meet BERQ. ll give you a small-scale sample. Facebook. LinkedIn. by Anna Glushkovsky | Tweet this. You might need to buy a car. Maybe you need to hire an advertising agency. Or perhaps you’re in the market for lead management solutions. Whatever the need, the concerns are the same. You need to evaluate your provider and measure results. -
IT'S ALL ABOUT REVENUE | FRIDAY, APRIL 22, 2011 3 Top Topics from Topliners This is just a sample, so join up with Topliners today. Facebook. LinkedIn. by Heather Foeh | Tweet this. Every week we bring you the most vibrant conversation from Topliners , a community for marketers to inspire, collaborate and develop winning campaigns. Do you concur? Do you have any additions? Share email. StumbleUpon. -
WRITING ON THE WEB | MONDAY, APRIL 18, 2011 Content Marketing: Connect the Dots and Drive Results Here’s a sample of what you’ll learn: For example, your content should accomplish these 4 goals: Connect with readers right away (ask them about their problems or challenges). Share this on Facebook. Share this on LinkedIn. Ahhh, that’s what I’ve been trying to figure out for the last 12 years. Digg this! -
IT'S ALL ABOUT REVENUE | MONDAY, APRIL 11, 2011 Searching For the Elusive Net New Name But the sample you’re likely to reach is the same as the segment of your database you’re already successfully reaching – the active segment. Facebook. LinkedIn. by Elle Woulfe | Tweet this. But it all starts at the top of the funnel with the great, unwashed masses. So Many Channels, So Many Repeat Visitors. Share email. -
WRITING ON THE WEB | TUESDAY, MARCH 29, 2011 Marketing with Videos: What’s Wrong with the Script? I was shocked to read some sample scripts for video commercials being filmed at the studios of iMotionVideo last week in Orlando. Share this on Facebook. Share this on LinkedIn. People are still confusing features and benefits in their marketing messages. But others…OMG, it’s just sad. They try to say too much. -
MI6 MARKETING AGENCY | FRIDAY, MARCH 25, 2011 February Mi6 Chart Toppers think smart marketers will advertise on Linkedin, Facebook and Twitter to drive traffic to their social media outposts and their websites to accomplish specific outcomes. Not sure how big this research sample was. February 2011. to marketing professionals. Let’s Get Started! These charts were viewed 22,226 times. Tweet. -
IT'S ALL ABOUT REVENUE | MONDAY, MARCH 21, 2011 3 Ways to Influence the Quora Community Q&A sites, whether they be Quora, Focus, Namesake, ChaCha, Aardvark or good “old fashioned” LinkedIn Answers, are all the rage. Similarly, “votes” – Quora’s answer to Facebook “Likes” – are disproportionately awarded to the first answer posted. Facebook. LinkedIn. by Joe Chernov | Tweet this. Answer First. It’s 145. -
MARKETING GENIUS BLOG | THURSDAY, MARCH 3, 2011 6 Mistakes in Buying Marketing Automation That is, you need to design some sample campaigns or other processes and watch the vendor execute them. It’s very easy for vendors to make the sample campaign execution “look easy. Share this on LinkedIn. Share this on Facebook. couldn’t agree more. Tweet This! Stumble upon something good? Digg this! -
INBOUND SALES NETWORK | THURSDAY, MARCH 3, 2011 Is Your Social Media Strategy a Field of Dreams? Recently, I have seen a huge influx of companies getting into social media marketing; they setup up all their accounts on Facebook, Twitter, and Linked and just expect the leads to just come pouring in. So many times, I see companies jump on Twitter or Facebook, just to find no results/only to obtain no results. Step 1. Step 2. Step 3. -
IT'S ALL ABOUT REVENUE | WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 2011 3 Ways Data’s Popularity Is Changing Business Nielsen ratings became a household name by sampling household television viewing. Despite better tracking, people can still practice selective sampling, reporting data that makes them look good but not necessarily the data that enables the company to make wiser decisions and drive revenue performance. Facebook. LinkedIn. -
WRITING ON THE WEB | MONDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 2011 Business Blog Writing: Come on, light my fire! In the sample quote I used about a “128-bit secure site, wouldn’t it be more interesting if the business blogged about a client who had a bad experience using an unsecured website? Share this on Facebook. Share this on LinkedIn. Of course, who wouldn’t? There are two ways to persuade people. Digg this! -
TRADESMEN INSIGHTS | THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 2011 2010 Highlights of the State of Social Media for Business About half of the companies in the sample have been using social media for only the past year, with nearly 20% starting in the past 13 to 18 months. Companies are focusing their energies on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, YouTube and blogs. Over 33% of the businesses in the sample are not measuring return on investment at all. Among -
IT'S ALL ABOUT REVENUE | TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 2011 Branding, Bail Bonds & Sweet Tea: A Video Roundup bail bond company with more than 2,800 Facebook fans? Sweet Leaf Tea ‘s April Riggs showed up with free samples and was promptly brought on stage for a impromptu case study on how the brand has used social media to engage with costumers online, and quickly turn potential negative comments into positive feedback. Facebook. -
WEBBIQUITY | MONDAY, JANUARY 17, 2011 Best Social Media Stats, Facts and Marketing Research of 2010 Facebook is the world’s most visited social media brand with 54% of the worlds internet population visiting the brand. More than 700,000 local businesses have active Pages on Facebook. Facebook, Twitter Growing As Video Referral Sources by MediaPost Online Media Daily. Are Twitter Followers Better Than Facebook Fans? -
HUBSPOT | MONDAY, JANUARY 10, 2011 How to Be an Awesome Blog Commenter Online tools like blogs, Twitter and Facebook have made it easier for people to share with one another, but they don’t necessarily make the Web social. This post will discuss how to be a thoughtful and engaged commenter, whether you are active in the blogosphere or on LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook and message boards. -
DELICIOUS B2BMARKETING | TUESDAY, JANUARY 4, 2011 Blog Marketing Tactics - 10 Tested, Proven Ideas Sample image from 2009 blogger quotes project 7. Use other social channels for distribution, but focus on your site I don’t do too much to nurture followings in external networks, I simply feed content into Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, etc. Yes, blogs are best consumed through feeds. Exactly. What did I learn? -
MI6 MARKETING AGENCY | WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 15, 2010 The Mi6 Chart Toppers, November 2010 Recommendation: Join communities like Spiceworks, ITToolbox and groups in Linkedin and get involved in discussions. Observation: There may be something to this however from a B2B perspective it’s difficult to know whether a Facebook fan is worth more or not. But, Facebook is the social media juggernaut and can’t be ignored. -
DELICIOUS B2BMARKETING | MONDAY, DECEMBER 13, 2010 The State of the Blogosphere 2010 On Facebook this month, the average user created 90 pieces of content and contributed to the more than 30 billion pieces of content (web links, news stories, blog posts, notes, photo albums, etc.) Even with RSS, bloggers take to Twitter and Facebook to help create bridges between social and interest graphs to related content. startups. -
HUBSPOT | WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 8, 2010 Create a Social Media Optimized Email Signature We recommend adding in your Linkedin, Twitter, your companies Facebook Fan page, and maybe even your Tungle.me Sample html code. This sample code looks like: How do you use your email signature to support your marketing efforts? Email isn't dead. Not anymore!). What is WiseStamp? Install WiseStamp for Gmail. -
WEBBIQUITY | WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 1, 2010 2011 B2B Marketing Trends Now, it’s possible that the survey sample was biased in favor of early adopters or that respondents were confusing email service providers with true marketing automation, but it’s also possible that this market is simply maturing faster than its leading vendors have publicly acknowledged. Share this on Facebook. Strange.). -
WRITING ON THE WEB | WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 2010 Content Marketing Optimized for Search Engines Here is a sample analysis… As you can see, each post or page is graded on search engine standards. Share this on Facebook. Share this on LinkedIn. How can you learn basic search marketing for blogging in 5 minutes or less? Do what all the smart and savvy bloggers and content marketers do: use Scribe. hope this is clear. -
WEBBIQUITY | TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 2010 Book Review: Social Media Marketing With Social Media Marketing: Strategies for Engaging in Facebook, Twitter & Other Social Media , the inimitable Liana “Li Evans has provided the definitive handbook for social media marketers. Social Networking (Facebook, MySpace, LinkedIn, etc.). Share this on Facebook. Share this on LinkedIn. Blogs. -
WRITING ON THE WEB | MONDAY, OCTOBER 11, 2010 Content Marketing Biases: Your Attitude Is Showing They appear as statistically “large effects that are often shown by majorities of samples of Americans. Share this on Facebook. Share this on LinkedIn. How biased are you about peoples’ faces, ages, skin tone, body size, ethic origins? Scientists know that our attitudes and prejudices are subconscious. Digg this! -
TRADESMEN INSIGHTS | WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 2010 Electricians are SHOCKED! Limited Social Media Equals Unlimited. Some people truly believe that for most local businesses engaging in Social Media ( e.g. Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, blogging, etc. Maybe Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn aren’t for them, but these geo local sites are just what the doctor ordered. Also…are you on Twitter and Facebook? Directory. Look -
WRITING ON THE WEB | MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2010 No More Geek-Speak: SEO for Smart Bloggers Here is a sample analysis… As you can see, each post or page is graded on search engine standards. Share this on Facebook. Share this on LinkedIn. How can you learn basic search marketing for blogging in 5 minutes or less? All I have to do is make a few corrections and usually I can get a 100% score on the 2nd try. -
FIFTH GEAR ANALYTICS | WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 2010 Is Web Analytics Alone Enough to Understand Your Web Interactions? As part of that project we evaluated their web site interactions, but we also interviewed a sampling of their customers so we could understand the reasons behind the actions they were taking on the site. Connect with George on LinkedIn or follow him on Twitter. Share this on Facebook. Share this on LinkedIn. -
INDUSTRIAL MARKETING TODAY | FRIDAY, AUGUST 20, 2010 5 Things Industrial Marketers Must Do to Attract Engineers and. 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.” should know — I am an engineer too. Don’t! Engineers are creatures of habit. Resources -
LEAD VIEWS | THURSDAY, AUGUST 12, 2010 “Why B2B Leads from Social Media Are More like Joe Biden than Lady Gaga” Well, there is no denying that Lady Gaga is taking the world by storm, she is everywhere – more than 10 million fans on Facebook and 5 million followers on twitter. Both of these situations provide an opportunity to reach out with an offer of assistance, information, or even a free demo or sample. -
LEAD VIEWS | THURSDAY, AUGUST 12, 2010 “Why B2B Leads from Social Media Are More like Joe Biden than Lady Gaga” Well, there is no denying that Lady Gaga is taking the world by storm, she is everywhere – more than 10 million fans on Facebook and 5 million followers on twitter. Both of these situations provide an opportunity to reach out with an offer of assistance, information, or even a free demo or sample. from social media. -
Can Industrial and B2B Marketers Learn Creative Problem Solving. They built scale models and chose fabric samples. Home Marketing Matters About Contact B2B Marketing Store Company Website Can Industrial and B2B Marketers Learn Creative Problem Solving from Fifth Graders? Consultative selling is one of the recommended ways and that requires us to sharpen our listening and creative problem solving skills. -
B2B MARKETING ZONE POSTS | WEDNESDAY, JULY 7, 2010 Top 40 Posts and Hot Topics of Inbound Marketing and Social Media Facebook vs. 7 More B2B Social Media Tools You Haven’t Heard Of - Social Media B2B , June 21, 2010 Based on the positive feedback from the first 7 B2B Social Media Tools You Haven’t Heard Of article, we felt we’d highlight several more tools that may be helpful for B2B social media marketers. What’s a Facebook fan worth? Enjoy. -
HUBSPOT | WEDNESDAY, JUNE 16, 2010 10 Steps to Get CEO Approval for Online Marketing You can read additional posts on her blog or connect with her via Twitter: twitter.com/robinsfox or LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/robinsfox. Match his language to your message, whether the context is a new blog or maybe a well-conceived Facebook strategy. The following is a guest post from Robin S. Study your CEO like a must-have customer. -
SAVVY B2B MARKETING | WEDNESDAY, MAY 19, 2010 Are B2B’s Social Media Fears an Opportunity for Smart Marketers? Granted, it's a very small sampling (24 marketing executives from UK-based B2B companies), but their answers to the two questions posed (What do you consider the biggest opportunity provided by social media? Pick up the phone, drop us an email, ping us on twitter, LinkedIn or facebook - we're ready when you are! Hint, hint.) - Meet the captain of the world’s first viral marketing success
Facebook was just being opened to the public. Until the day we’re all chained to computer screens 24/7, consumers will continue to want contact with brands in many different ways and places, from in-store sampling to event marketing to fantastic customer service to active support for charitable causes. . Share this on Facebook. -
Social Media Lead flow in B2B Marketing Both of these situations provide an opportunity to reach out with an offer of assistance, information, or even a free demo or sample. Share this on Facebook. Share this on Linkedin. Word spreads quickly in Social Media – sometimes more quickly than you can keep up with. Tweet This! Share this on del.icio.us. Digg this! -
How to sell stuff on your B2B blog without being annoying Give away something away that requires an opt-in — Many blogs feature product samples, or eBooks that allow the site to collect info for the company CRM. Share this on Facebook. Share this on Linkedin. Right? Earlier this week I wrote about a growing trend toward sponsored posts and outright selling on blogs. Why not? -
Social media measurement: Sometimes a picture is worth a thousand tweets It uses small samples and may involve focus groups, interviews, and behavioral observation. Share this on Facebook. Share this on Linkedin. This will not be boring, I promise. To make sure we’re all on a level playing field, let me quickly review the difference between QUANTITATIVE and QUALITATIVE data. Story time. -
FEARLESS COMPETITOR | MONDAY, JANUARY 11, 2010 How Jeff Ogden landed a top marketing job I became very active and established myself on Twitter, Linkedin and FaceBook. Look at the content on Find New Customers for samples. The big sites are Twitter, Linkedin and FaceBook — if you are not active and present on all three, you are selling yourself short. This is how I won this top marketing role. -
FEARLESS COMPETITOR | MONDAY, JANUARY 11, 2010 How Jeff Ogden and Aplicor found each other I became very active and established myself on Twitter, Linkedin and FaceBook. Look at the content on Find New Customers for samples. The big sites are Twitter, Linkedin and FaceBook — if you are not active and present on all three, you are selling yourself short. This is how I won the role at Aplicor. | |