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Convince and Convert Blog: Social Media Strategy and Social Media.

Convince & Convert

But now, social media is enabling companies to make influencer outreach a foundational marketing tactic. Labeled “Mass Influencers&# this army of 29 million opinionated chatterboxes may very well be the key to your social media success. million followers on Twitter? million followers on Twitter? What would you do?

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B2B Lead Generation Blog: Social Media Pundits Disconnect from B2B Marketing

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« The Physics of Trigger Events for Lead Generation | Main | Online Lead Generation and Management Strategies that Get Results » Social Media Pundits Disconnect from B2B Marketing As someone in B2B, do you feel left out of the social media buzz? Blogs, podcasts, WOM, etc.) You can’t do that with Hawking.”

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B2B Lead Generation Blog: Word-of-mouth marketing gets BtoB people buzzing

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Richard Karpinski wrote the piece which, from what I can tell, is one the the first articles on WOM for B2B marketers. Where do you think WOM fits into a traditional lead generation strategy ? Richard Karpinski wrote the piece which, from what I can tell, is one the the first articles on WOM for B2B marketers.

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Finding B2B Social Media Tools That Add Value – not Just Time

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You or your colleague may be suffering from a significant case of Social Media Tool Exhaustion. How do you solve Social Media Tool Exhaustion? What We Can Learn From the Lords of Strategy » Who We Are B2B Bliss: PR for Thought Leaders is a blog on B2B marketing and public relations, authored by the professionals of BlissPR.

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Convince and Convert Blog: Social Media Strategy and Social Media.

Convince & Convert

Yes, social media applies to B2B. In fact, social media can be MORE transformative for a B2B company than a B2C company. Are there differences between B2B and B2C in social media? Creating and calibrating a social media strategy for any company should follow the same process.

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B2B Lead Generation Blog: Word of Mouth Marketing relies on reputation not branding

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When it comes to word of mouth marketing (WOM), Ive observed that many B2B marketers, marketing blogs and the media seem overly concerned about brand building. So if you want to build a WOM marketing program, you must look at your reputation first - not your brand. They have it wrong. "Build it and they will come."

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Social Media is the Servant of Strategy, Not the Master

Convince & Convert

His ramblings can be found at www.membershipjedi.com This post is a compilation of ideas born out of Jay’s post “ Why You’re the Key to Social Media Success ” in which he succinctly describes one of the biggest obstacles facing organization’s pursuit of social media effectiveness – corporate culture. Why ignore it?