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Social media ROI sucks! (Or, you can prove anything if you send out a survey)

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Social media marketing is now precariously ensconced as a more-or-less mainstream marketing channel. After all, content is the “fuel” that drives the social media engine, right? But things can get murky when marketers are asked to rate social media in terms of contributing to business goals. And YouTube in 10th place?

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Is It Really B2B, Or Something Different All Together?

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Jason Falls is an author, speaker and CEO of Social Media Explorer. He is also co-author of the book No Bullshit Social Media: The All-Business, No-Hype Guide To Social Media Marketing , available on Amazon and in bookstores everywhere. Manufacturing firms don't watch YouTube! Logistics companies aren't on Twitter.

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Best of PowerViews: Are You Tenacious About Sales Follow Up?

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For this ‘best of’ edition we revisit the hot topics—social media, mobile marketing, sales lead follow up. Each interview is available on our blog and YouTube channel. Click to start video at this point —Koka’s “eureka” moment was when he recognized the value in connecting his Twitter and LinkedIn accounts.

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4 Trends Shaping B2B Marketing in 2011

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Follwer her on Twitter @marketingprofs. Social media = Lots of room for improvement. Most businesses have some kind of social presence or plan to have one: Most have attempted a blog or Facebook page, or have at least peeked at Twitter. Social media is like baseball, says Brian Watkins, Social Media Manager of Adobe.

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Youth, Lead Quality, Social Selling, Inside Sales and Outbound Marketing

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The interviews are available on our blog and YouTube channel. But if you’re a rep who sells heavy machinery, spending a lot of time on Twitter and LinkedIn probably isn’t an effective and efficient use of your time, Dave said. Social media and inbound sales are like the icing on the cake, she said.

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Why Podcasting Has Great Reach and is the Least Expensive Content Creator

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Social media. Of course, every program is supported during the interview with quotes from the guest and host on Twitter. In some instances, when guests are dynamic, she might create a YouTube video using pictures of the guest, art from the show, etc., Retweets are common from the guest’s marketing staff. and the audio.

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10 Reasons Why Inside Sales Will Displace Field Sales Teams by 2015

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It is expected that 85% of buyer-seller interactions will happen online through social media and video. Twitter: @josianefeigon. YouTube: youtube.com/user/josianefeigon. The average cost of an outside B2B sales call is $215-$400 per call. An inside call, on the other hand, averages only $25-$75. Phone: (415) 543-6537.