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Viral Marketing for B2B Lead Generation, Part 1: Viral Media

WebMarketCentral

Viral marketing campaigns can be effective for B2B marketers—but they aren't easy to pull off. The next three posts here will offer some ideas about programs, promotion, and pitfalls to avoid that may help in developing successful B2B viral marketing campaigns, based both on my own experience and research by MarketingSherpa.

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Book Review: The New Rules of Marketing and PR

WebMarketCentral

On the tactical side, Scott presents a coherent framework for integrating all the tools of Web 2.0 into a unified marketing and PR program: blogs, podcasting, wikis, online discussion forums, social media, video, websites and search marketing. social media.

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Strategic Guy: Three Phases of Social Media Maturation

Online Marketing Institute

Regardless of the reason, the social media champion correctly concludes that how companies position, brand, promote and identify leads has shifted. The promotion strategy to drive interest and among target audiences also becomes more effective and efficient. are incorporated into the program. There is now a baseline.

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Using ALL the Tools of Social Media Optimization

WebMarketCentral

Discussion Forums These are a place to showcase your expertise in a non-promotional way. Wikis A wiki is another place to share your knowledge of a particular topic with a community or the world. potentially viral, and increasingly searchable. So, here are some tips for using different types of social media sites for SMO.

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The 5 Best Social Media Sites for Small Businesses

WebMarketCentral

Instead, it is best to strongly focus on several and then let the viral nature of social media take over. StumbleUpon - A recent post cited StumbleUpon as the best social media site for driving B2B Web traffic. Indeed, it is currently the reigning champ for promoting many types of Websites. No programming knowledge required.

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Social Media Best Practices Start with Blogging

WebMarketCentral

There are several different tools and tactics included under the umbrella of "social media"—including podcasting, video, social bookmarking, wikis, forums, and social networking—but the ideal starting point is blogging. It's something you can promote on social bookmarking and social networking sites without being blatantly promotional.