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Book Review: Social Media Marketing

Webbiquity

Wikis (Wikipedia, hundreds of specific topic-focused wikis). Sure, social media can in some cases drive lead generation and even direct sales (so can PR), but that isn’t its strength or its primary purpose. Forums and Message Boards (the oldest and second-most commonly used forms of social media). Tweet This!

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how to use social media - lessons from ama digital conference

The Effective Marketer

Just as a sidenote, I thought ironic the fact that for a “digital marketing conference&# that focused on social media (blogs, wikis, twitter, facebook, etc.) the AMA Tampa Bay chapter didn’t have a blog, a wiki, or a discussion forum on their website where attendees could continue the conversation. United States License.

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Social Media Marketing Strategies for 2010

Webbiquity

When asked which objectives they planned to target and measure, 88% of “strategic&# social media marketers (those who have reached the highest level of social media marketing maturity) answered “increase website traffic&# while 75% said “lead generation.&# The lessons? Share it on StumbleUpon. Share this on Mixx.

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Viral Marketing for B2B Lead Generation, Part 1: Viral Media

WebMarketCentral

This can be as simple as starting a blog or incorporating a wiki using free or commercial tools , or as complex as implementing a social media platform from a vendor such as BeeTooBee.com or Awareness. Finally, an emerging viral concept is incorporation of public online discussion forums or other Web 2.0

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Web 2. Slowww - Low Adapatation by Corporations

Anything Goes Marketing

I Plan to Increase my Lead Generation by 3 billion % in 30 days Marketers make many promises and not all of them are based on facts (I know, you're saying "really??"). I've worked with companies that have started one and then they died along with other collaboration tools such as an internal wiki, forum and RSS feeds.

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Three steps for B2B marketers to build a personal social media presence

Chris Koch

Here are some important B2B blogs that I track: Acquiring Minds: A B2B Lead Generation Blog. Besides creating online communities in business-oriented third-party hosted social media venues like LinkedIn, you can also start guild-related wikis. Wetpaint offers a nice free wiki. But it’s nice to have them all in one place.

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B2B Marketing Thought Leadership: Tom Pick

Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

As part of a new feature on this blog, I will be interviewing industry thought leaders to provide expert advice on lead generation, making the most of your current leads with effective lead management, and increasing your marketing ROI. What do you see as the biggest oversight by marketers in terms of lead generation?