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

markempa

« New PDF Tracking Gives Us Pause | Main | Podcast: Landing Pages for Lead Generation » Word of Mouth Marketing relies on reputation not branding The premise of my post is that B2B marketing and B2C marketing are different. Word of mouth is all about our reputation. They have it wrong. Why or Why not?

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Variety of Content is the Key in the Early Stages of the.

Industrial Marketing Today

Source: Frost & Sullivan ) Peer referrals: This is primarily social media marketing or the online version of word of mouth marketing (WOM). One can dedicate an entire site to SEO because it is such a wide and deep online marketing topic.

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Social Media is the Servant of Strategy, Not the Master

Convince & Convert

In my exuberance and passion for social media and the impact it can have on non-profit organizations I lost sight of what was important. Embracing social media should not mean organizational change, it should change the organization. Social media exists and organizations are in it whether they choose to be or not.

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

Convince & Convert

This is because B2B has a smaller potential customer base, a higher average price point, and a customer decision funnel that is more influenced by word of mouth and reputation. This chart shows usage of five major social outposts by organization type. Top B2B marketing posts for 2009 (hint: social media) =-. Great stuff.

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Is Social Media Too Big For Its Britches?

Convince & Convert

I love the inverted pyramid, and agree wholeheartedly with your point about the best way to build loyalty with existing customers (and to communicate that loyalty to ancillary networks through WOM). And if an organization is adept at this, they can build a connective bond between (a) brand communities and (b) social CRM channels.