Paul Gillin

FEBRUARY 10, 2016

“I don’t have time to build my LinkedIn profile. Their concerns are motivated by a basic misunderstanding of how people use tools like LinkedIn and Twitter. Because of LinkedIn’s exceptional search performance, a search on nearly any executive’s name is likely to turn up a LinkedIn profile within the top three results.

Social Media 50

Social Media Media Thought Leadership Advertising Mediums 50

Paul Gillin

MARCH 10, 2011

Have you checked out LinkedIn lately? LinkedIn is set to eclipse the 100 million member mark sometime this spring, and it is quickly becoming the social network of choice for B2B professionals. LinkedIn gets none of the buzz of Facebook, and no one’s going to make a movie about it. This is the ideal B2B environment.

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Social Networks Enterprise Management Peer-to-peer Work Management 50

Paul Gillin

JUNE 29, 2011

I wrote in B-to-B magazine early this year about a Make magazine-like video series they started last fall that appeals to engineers’ passion for tinkering as well as for fun. A couple of notable B2B efforts have caught my eye recently that I wanted to share.

Social Marketing 50

Social Marketing B2B Marketing B2B B to B 50

Paul Gillin

AUGUST 4, 2011

In a survey of marketers conducted by BtoB magazine last year , Facebook was ranked last in usefulness among the top five social networks, trailing blogs, LinkedIn, YouTube and Twitter, in that order. LinkedIn is all about efficiency, but Facebook is about generating discussion, even if it’s around trivial things.

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Facebook B2B Marketing Rules Salesforce.com 50

Paul Gillin

JULY 15, 2011

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. The recent example of this disparity ended up embarrassing a prominent PR firm , and I analyzed the story in BtoB magazine.

Case Studies 50

Case Studies Case Study Studies BtoB 50

Paul Gillin

OCTOBER 5, 2011

With 9,400 Twitter followers, 1,200 LinkedIn connections and regular columns in BtoB magazine and The CMO Site , I can extend their reach at very little cost to them. With the exception of Gizmo, all the companies have something to sell. I may not buy from them, but I sure do help promote their wares. And I do, nearly every day.

Direct Marketing 50

Direct Marketing BtoB Word of Mouth Conference 50

Paul Gillin

MARCH 24, 2011

I’ve spent some time over the last week judging the finalists in BtoB magazine’s annual social media awards. All were using Twitter and LinkedIn to amplify their messages and some had negotiated syndication deals through vertical websites devoted to their industry. 27 of the PDF). That’s another great idea.

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BtoB B2B B2B Thought Leadership Multi-Channel 50