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Five Ways B2B Marketers Can Get the Most from Facebook

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A lot of B2B marketers have chosen not to get on board the Facebook train for fear that Facebook's freewheeling culture clashes with their serious business. There’s a lot of gold to mine on Facebook, however, if you know your objectives and how the community works. LinkedIn is nine-to-five and Facebook is after-hours.

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Takeaways from BtoB's NetMarketing Breakfast in Boston

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It's great to be home after a very productive trip to the Northeast. In a BtoB test, Facebook beat LinkedIn and Twitter when measuring response to targeted ads (IT hardware product). PointClear sponsored the October 11, 2011 breakfast featuring speakers from Intertek Group, Deltek, Hitachi Data Systems and OppenheimerFunds, Inc.

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Is It Really B2B, Or Something Different All Together?

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Whether it's trying to make a seeming non-sexy product irresistible or pinpointing the buyer in a corporate landscape of bureaucracy and politics, B2B is a challenge. Then consider the world of social media with its Twitter accounts, Facebook pages and YouTube videos. What is a business-to-business marketer to do with all that?

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A 3 Step Process to Make Social Media Produce Sales

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And conversing in ways that generate questions that you have answers to—and connect to your products/services. Blogging, engaging, listening to customers on Facebook or Twitter. Publishing useful, relevant tools that get customers to ask questions that you can answer (and connect to products). Or are you truly interacting?

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The Problem with Inbound Leads - A Sales Rep's Perspective (& Solution)

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And it will be a problem that your product perfectly solves. Get to know Ian via Twitter and Facebook.' So after, when you make your sales calls. And ask a lead, "what was your specific interest in the webinar?". Their response will explain the specific problem they are facing.

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How the CEO Can Enhance Sales, Marketing, and the Executive Branch

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In the epiphany stage they want education and unique perspectives; in the awareness stage they want product information and subject matter experts (SMEs); and in the interest stage they want benchmarks and best practices.". Measure engagement and sales productivity. I whole-heartedly agree with Julie! But it isn’t. New business.

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How to Make Social Sell: From Thought Leader to Thought Provoker

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A 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.