Digital B2B Marketing

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Social Media Does Not Influence B2B Buyers

Digital B2B Marketing

According to new research from IDC, only 18.6% of B2B technology buyers say social media has influenced their purchase decisions or interactions with vendors. So should B2B organizations shutter their social media efforts or reduce their investments? Opportunity: Inform and deliver value in your B2B social media program.

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Does B2B Social Media Work? That’s the Wrong Question

Digital B2B Marketing

Does social media work for B2B? People that say “no” tend to say it doesn’t work anymore because behavior is changing (newspaper), it doesn’t work because their audience doesn’t use it (social media) or it doesn’t work because it doesn’t reach their audience (content marketing). You know what?

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Modern Media Buying and Enterprise B2B Demand Generation

Digital B2B Marketing

The current trend in digital media is to move online advertising to trading desks, ad exchanges or real time bidding platforms. These platforms provide access to enormous pools of advertising inventory and allow media buyers to cherry pick their exact target audience , based on a wide range of audience data available for targeting.

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Modern Media Buying and Enterprise B2B Demand Generation

Digital B2B Marketing

The current trend in digital media is to move online advertising to trading desks, ad exchanges or real time bidding platforms. These platforms provide access to enormous pools of advertising inventory and allow media buyers to cherry pick their exact target audience , based on a wide range of audience data available for targeting.

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Can’t Buy Me (Social Media) Love!

Digital B2B Marketing

In social media, marketers buy attention with promotions or discounts. And research shows consumers expect this from marketers. For social media to become an important part of the marketing mix and create loyal customers, it cannot continue to rely on tactics that reinforce consumer price sensitivity. Know Your Audience.

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Is Social Media Just Winning Price Sensitive Customers?

Digital B2B Marketing

In social media, marketers buy attention with promotions or discounts. And research shows consumers expect this from marketers. For social media to become an important part of the marketing mix [.]. 44% connect with brands on Twitter for discounts (source).

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Content Curation: The Oldest Media Activity

Digital B2B Marketing

In Content Curation – It’s What’s for Breakfast These Days on Social Media Explorer , Stephanie Schwab says brands the curate interesting content from outside sources ultimately expand their brands. Media companies always curated content to appeal to an audience. Don't dismiss research for gut. Views expressed are my own.

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