B2B Marketing Traction

JUNE 14, 2013

As many businesses jump on the social media bandwagon, I’m seeing a real lack of strategic planning and analytics as part of the effort. A lot of people think of social media as kids stuff – easy – anyone can do it. Marketing Soapbox analysis b2b marketing results social media strategy'

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Schubert B2B

OCTOBER 31, 2017

B2B social media can open new doors for companies. Unfortunately, many companies only use social media to check a box. A classic, “Because other brands have a social media presence, we should too.”. That is a huge statistic that social media plays a part in. Why it Works.

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Schubert B2B

OCTOBER 31, 2017

B2B social media can open new doors for companies. Unfortunately, many companies only use social media to check a box. A classic, “Because other brands have a social media presence, we should too.”. That is a huge statistic that social media plays a part in. Why it Works.

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Oktopost

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

Whether we’re looking for up-to-the-minute news of the world or silly distractions to escape from it, we turn to the same place — social media. Businesses of all sizes now understand how important it is to engage in social media marketing. Almost half of the world’s people are on social media.

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KoMarketing Associates

SEPTEMBER 18, 2012

As B2B marketers work on refining 2012 strategic marketing initiatives, social media has become a central focus. Advances in search engine algorithms bring social media in focus for link acquisition and as a potential signal of trust for engines. The Role of Social Media. Define Social Media Goals.

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Launch Marketing

AUGUST 10, 2017

Marketers know both the importance of Return on Investment (ROI) and a well-executed social media plan. But when it comes to social media ROI, how do you calculate the return on all of your efforts? First Things First – Establish Your Social Media Goals. increased awareness, revenue, etc.)

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Content4Demand

OCTOBER 3, 2018

Progressive B2B brands are taking a note from the B2C playbook and meeting buyers on their preferred platforms, such as on podcasts, through videos and on social media. In fact, the number of buyers using social media to research potential solutions has grown from 20% in 2012 to 54% in 2018, according to the B2B Buyers Survey.

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B2B Marketing Traction

OCTOBER 16, 2012

To succeed in social media marketing, your goals must be SMART. Today most businesses have gotten beyond the question of whether or not to have a presence in social media. ” Just as with marketing as a whole, it helps to have a strategy and a plan for execution. LinkedIn, Facebook, or Twitter?

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Marketing Insider Group

JULY 13, 2010

And despite any reservations you may have, social media can help you get ahead. As social media usage continues to grow, the big debate in B2B Marketing involves questions like “ what is our role ?” Trend #1: Social media is being used more and more by professionals for decision making.

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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 22, 2010

Social media marketing is all about potential audience. The same dynamic is present on Facebook. What percentage of your status updates are seen by each of your Facebook fans? In fact, BrandGlue estimates that as few as 1% of the status updates brands send on Facebook are seen by the fans of those brands.

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B2B Marketing Traction

MAY 7, 2012

You may not know it, but your company page already exists on Facebook. Because your employees are on Facebook, and when they created their personal profile, they said they worked at your company. If your company page did not exist, Facebook created a blank page for you. And, it’s blank.

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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

Yes, social media applies to B2B. In fact, social media can be MORE transformative for a B2B company than a B2C company. 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.

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SWZD

MARCH 21, 2018

How to Integrate Social Media into an Audience-First Demand Generation Plan. So you find yourself using tried and true methods of spreading the word about your solution in the B2B world. But you wonder, “Is there more I could do when it comes to social media for demand generation ?”. Consistency is Key.

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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

Tired of chasing shiny objects, and setting up Twitter and Facebook accounts with clear direction, or success metrics? I presented today at Social Media AZ , a new conference for Arizonans interested in, and practicing social media. How Does Your Audience Use Social Media? Sessions start October 5.

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Buzz Marketing for Technology

NOVEMBER 9, 2011

Social media definitely pays off, but you’ve got to focus on the approach not the tools. Social Media has hit the mainstream these days but the big concern on every product marketer’s mind has been how to justify the ROI? If you’re concerned about social media cost justification, you’re not along.

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Navigate the Channel

JUNE 21, 2023

It’s tempting to plan your social media strategy based on what platforms have the most users, which platforms you use personally—or which platforms produce the least amount of cringe when you scroll them. After all, social media is about being social online and talking with your customers or prospects comfortably.

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SWZD

MARCH 28, 2018

Measuring returns on your social media B2B efforts can be confusing, and even incomplete, if you don’t know how to best anticipate and calculate your results. Knowing how to determine B2B social media ROI within the specifics of your program is the first step. on social media marketing in 2016 alone.

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Marketing Insider Group

SEPTEMBER 15, 2010

The reason I believe marketers are so confused about social media is because of this paradox. This misses the point, of course, since social media is about customer relationships and not really about the technology at all. Social Media And Your Personal Brand.

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Convince & Convert

MAY 13, 2010

While my social media speaking engagements vary enough that I alter my material quite a bit from event to event, there is definitely a batch of one liners that I tend to incorporate. Everyone says social media is a unicorn, but maybe it’s just a horse? Focus on how to be social, not on how to do social.

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Hinge Marketing

JUNE 20, 2019

Any executive or marketing director working in professional services knows how rapidly change occurs in B2B marketing. And of the various spaces included in most marketing plans, B2B social media wins the superlative for most likely to change again tomorrow. And what about your firm’s news? All of them?

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Valasys

MAY 6, 2021

Virtual marketing can be a boon for B2B marketers, especially in the post-pandemic wake to the next normal, where the common formats of virtual advertising including email marketing, social media marketing, display advertising, blogs, and other digital formats are gaining precedence due to the accelerated rate of digital transformation.

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Convince & Convert

JULY 6, 2010

She leads the agency’s social media group, and has more than 20 years experience in consumer, technology, B2B and social media marketing. Take a look at the company’s philanthropic endeavors and cause-related initiatives, especially in the area of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR). Don’t be Shy.

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Convince & Convert

APRIL 28, 2010

Because our behaviors on the social Web leave a noticeable fingerprint, smart companies can modify the way they engage and interact with us, based on our social graph, purchase history, etc. But now, social media is enabling companies to make influencer outreach a foundational marketing tactic.

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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 14, 2010

The debate on Social CRM (sCRM) could easily become a distraction. As marketers, we need to reach our customers where they are and social media’s potential in that regard is unquestionable. However, for marketers, a social media address is insufficient to manage that channel.

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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

She specializes in social media strategies that lead to actionable plans to achieve real world objectives. I’ve spent a lot of time working with various social media monitoring tools and I’ve whittled my list of favorites down to two or three. You might want to test this. • What about you?

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Convince & Convert

JUNE 2, 2010

Skip to content Skip to navigation Skip to footer Convince and Convert Blog: Social Media Strategy and Social Media Consulting Social Media Strategy Blog Social Media Consulting Blog Social Media Consulting Speaking Newsletter Free Social Media Tools Twitter Interviews About Lijit Search Do You “Like&# How I Look In These Jeans?

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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

A comprehensive survey (1,753 respondents) released today by Edison Research, paints a fascinating picture of Twitter and its role in America’s social media ecosystem. 87% of respondents had heard of Twitter, compared to 88% who had heard of Facebook. 42% learn about products and services via Twitter.

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Convince & Convert

AUGUST 19, 2010

Virality, Quick and Easy Once the stories are approved and posted on the blog, RESMARK automatically triggers another email, notifying the author and asking them to share the story on Facebook, Twitter, and elsewhere. It punches a hole in the theory that social media and content creation success has to be a huge time commitment.

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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

However, a lot of people making that news have created expectations and beliefs about social media that aren’t true. Social Media is Inexpensive False. As Charlene Li said recently, social media trades media cost for labor cost. Social Media is Fast False. Absolutely.

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Convince & Convert

JULY 28, 2010

This is the strategy of creating a Social FAQ. Website surveys, email surveys, Facebook inquiries, focus groups, telephone calls to 25 customers each month. The Key to Social Media Success is Just 2 Letters Why Content Marketing Matters To Me And Should To You [link] Howie at Sky Pulse Media This is what Sky Pulse Media is built on.

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Bluetext

JULY 24, 2019

We all know the feeling: You’re scrolling through social media and you see a sponsored ad for a piece of clothing you were just looking at on your favorite retailer’s website. By now, you’re used to seeing your favorite B2C companies pop up on your social media. The Art of LinkedIn. The Stats Say It All.

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Webbiquity

JULY 28, 2010

Despite its airy title, Social Media Marketing: An Hour a Day by Dave Evans is anything but a lightweight treatment of this topic. This isn’t a tactical, do-this-on-Facebook-and-then-that-on-Twitter type of roadmap either, but rather a sequence of exercises to explore, monitor, justify, plan and measure a social media program.

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Convince & Convert

MAY 4, 2010

I’m delighted to have had the chance to interview technology consultant and author Phil Simon about how technology and social media adoption is changing companies. Do you see social media participation as one of the hurdles businesses now need to successfully clear? Measuring social media is viable, but not obvious.

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The Point

OCTOBER 8, 2009

I’m ready to conclude that many PR agencies don’t really get it when it comes to social media. Either that, or they’re just choosing to frame the discussion in such a way as to greatly limit the potential of their clients’ social media initiatives. Yes, you can have your social media cake and eat it too.

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Convince & Convert

MARCH 25, 2010

Advanced social media analytics and ROI calculations often require tying together disparate systems, and looking for causation (or at least correlation) between social media success and business outcome. Or, you could just use Swix, the super slick new social media scoreboard that just works.

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Customer Experience Matrix

DECEMBER 14, 2009

Summary: Social Agency’s Spredfast helps marketers schedule social media campaigns the same way they schedule paid advertising. If social media worked the same way, companies would first buy a monitoring system to track what’s being said, followed by tools to respond to comments made by others.

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Convince & Convert

FEBRUARY 15, 2010

Social network connectivity is becoming the post-modern email newsletter. This puts significant pressure on email to be more relevant, because most of what would be contained in an email newsletter or special offer now happens faster and more personally within Facebook, Twitter or other social outposts.

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