Google also does a great job. I spent some time with comic video whiz Tim Washer  (also @timwasher ) at B2B Forum last week, and he followed up with a few questions about how B2B companies are using online video as part of their content marketing programs. shared some opinions with him, but why not share them with everybody else as well? I’d like to hear your answers to these questions, too. What companies have succeeded/failed at using videos for B2B marketing? There are numerous successes, and Tim’s list on SocialMediaB2B is a good starting point. Ronald Reagan knew this. MORE >>

Photograph, geotag and embed on a Google Map for ppl to see. Photograph, geotag and embed on a Google Map for ppl to see. A list of tips for building a quality business Twitter following that I recently contributed to The CMO Site mentioned the value of being the eyes and ears of your followers. When you attend a conference, play reporter and tell your followers what you’re witnessing,” I advised. An experience from this morning demonstrates the value of what amounts to sharing notes you would probably take anyway. This required almost no work on my part. SMB26”. SMB26.”. MORE >>

These four criteria provide a framework for making a rapid and relevant decision about new platforms and opportunities like Google Plus. I was privileged to be on a panel with some outstanding social media practitioners from the insurance industry at the 2011 Social Media Conference for Financial Services put on by LOMA LIMRA this morning. Financial services firms – and insurance companies in general – are often seen as boring, but what these companies are doing within the confines of a heavily regulated business is anything but that. million Facebook likes  by boring people. MORE >>

and Google URL Builder to track the popularity of links you post on Facebook. Most small businesses are terrible at marketing in general and online marketing in particular. That’s understandable: The founders are usually more passionate about what they do than about promoting themselves. But with Facebook becoming the place you just have to be for businesses of all sizes, a little marketing know-how comes in handy. When we look at what platforms our small business customers are using for social media marketing, 94% of them are on Facebook,” Schmulen said. Tip #3: Keep it simple. MORE >>

If you can send your readers scurrying to Google to look up “bonobo,&# you’ve won. Now that we’re all publishers, writing has become a core skill for marketers. love good writing, and whenever I get the chance to teach it, I share these five tricks I’ve learned to make anyone’s writing better. Write in Pictures. Former Wall Street Journal page one feature writer Bill Blundell used that phrase in a seminar some 15 years ago, and I’ve never forgotten it. It’s the single best piece of writing advice I’ve ever had. Human beings think visually. MORE >>