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7 reasons why social media success has nothing to do with social media

Chris Koch

This week I was asked to speak on a panel about social media to a group of B2B marketers in financial services. But when the panel was over, I realized something scary: Most of the success factors we wound up talking about had nothing to do with social media. Before social media can happen, companies need an idea culture.

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7 reasons why social media success has nothing to do with social media

Chris Koch

This week I was asked to speak on a panel about social media to a group of B2B marketers in financial services. But when the panel was over, I realized something scary: Most of the success factors we wound up talking about had nothing to do with social media. Before social media can happen, companies need an idea culture.

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Is “social media campaign” an oxymoron?

Chris Koch

If you had asked me a few years ago whether the traditional marketing campaign had any place in social media I would have scoffed. After all, “engaging” is one of the four components of social media management. You’re just warming up to social media campaigns because you work for ITSMA and these are the companies who won your contest.

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Is “social media campaign” an oxymoron?

Chris Koch

If you had asked me a few years ago whether the traditional marketing campaign had any place in social media I would have scoffed. After all, “engaging” is one of the four components of social media management. You’re just warming up to social media campaigns because you work for ITSMA and these are the companies who won your contest.

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How to measure influence in social media marketing

Chris Koch

Measuring influence is the new obsession in the social media world—adding another layer of anxiety to the dark cloud of existential dread that is marketing ROI. Social media present us as individuals seeking status within a community, which is something that humans have been working at since our days as monkeys. Image via Wikipedia.

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Is ghost writing in social media right or wrong?

Chris Koch

Social media is biased toward English. One of the best aspects of social media is the opportunity to put ideas to the community and gather feedback. Fighting The Good Fight In Social Media (pr.typepad.com). Why do we assume that anyone can channel passion into his or her writing? It’s not about the style, it’s about the ideas.

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Why B2B marketers hate social media

Chris Koch

In a recent post, I offered some hard research data to support the growing importance of social media to B2B. But this time I want to address the legitimate concerns that ITSMA clients give us when we talk about the wonders of social media. What’s really different with social media? Social media is different.