Lenny's Newsletter

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

When joining communities, focus first on adding value to the community. Start by reaching out to your personal network, looking for people who match your ICP Think about your friends—and their friends. .” That’s why they work. In B2B, it always starts with hand-to-hand combat.

Ideal Customer Profiles 112

Ideal Customer Profiles CPO B2B Startups 112

Hubspot

JANUARY 4, 2012

Many businesses think that if their product or service is spectacular, it will speak for itself; they'll need very little marketing effort for it to take off. But it only appears to have been achieved with little or no marketing effort because their fame and fortune was won through word-of-mouth marketing.

Word of Mouth 28

Word of Mouth Marketing Strategy Marketing & Strategy Buzz 28

Hubspot

MAY 14, 2019

Like many of the people who work in the industry, digital marketing was born in the 1990s. Needless to say, marketing has evolved at breakneck speed since then, sprouting many more types of marketing. Some are definitely more effective and relevant than others, so read on to learn about the top types of marketing around today.

Paid Content 101

Paid Content Advertising Agencies Paid Search Agency Word of Mouth 101

Zoominfo

APRIL 17, 2019

But, sales and marketing organizations must resist this instinct in order to constantly adapt to changing markets, new technologies, emerging trends and so on. Marketers structure their entire strategy around moving prospects through the funnel, towards the ultimate goal of winning a new customer. The result?

Top of Funnel 130

Top of Funnel Word of Mouth Lead Ranking Digital Marketing Funnels 130

Optinmonster

DECEMBER 21, 2023

If you answered yes to both of these questions, you’ll benefit from learning how to do pre-launch marketing. Drawing up a pre-launch marketing plan can help you attract customers to your brand-new business even before the actual launch day. It can generate a buzz around your product and get people to notice it.

Campaigns 88

Campaigns Ad Building Planning Paid Search Agency 88

Sprout Social

OCTOBER 25, 2022

Brand awareness creates a community that generates word of mouth buzz, ‘I love this product, and I know you will too.’ Your community knows what their friends and family like. Akeeme Hogg Social Media and Email Marketing Lead, ServiceMaster Brands. That is the power of brand awareness. Fans beget more fans.

Brand Identity 125

Brand Identity Branding Marketing & Strategy Eye-Tracking 125

SocialPilot

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Online marketing is evolving each day with newer trends and challenges. But thankfully, marketing isn’t a lonely ride. There are several internet marketing experts and online marketing professionals who have thrived in the recent times. Social Media Marketing + Michael A. Are you ready? Let’s begin!

Paid Content 94

Paid Content Paid Search Agency Social Media Social Marketing 94

markempa

AUGUST 29, 2007

Call for speakers: MarketingSherpa’s B2B Marketing Summit 5 dials to tune in your lead generation process Recent Comments Copyright This work is licensed under a Creative Commons License. Overall, social networking sites are proving to be great tools for job seekers and recruiting. And if not, should you start?

Social Networks 120

Social Networks Lead Generation Network Marketing B2B Marketing 120

Influitive

OCTOBER 28, 2015

This is why referral marketing programs can be so effective. As a result, reputation and word-of-mouth hold significant weight. Companies must use these channels to build a profile and encourage their customers to become online brand advocates if they want to be seen as leaders in their market.

B2B Marketing 100

B2B Marketing Paid Search Agency Peer-to-peer B2B 100

Biznology

SEPTEMBER 4, 2015

Instead of focusing on followers, fans, and building a giant community around your brand online, you should aim for quality over quantity. Less can definitely be more when it comes to not only bringing in an ROI from social, but engaging with your social network of followers. Perhaps there is a way to do this, in a sense.

Social Media 80

Social Media Social Marketing Media Buzz 80

Hubspot

JUNE 23, 2020

To answer those questions, I spoke with a handful of HubSpot marketers who have experience in these tactics. Co-branding, also known as co-marketing, is another common and effective marketing tactic that also works well for virtual events. Another marketer who echoed this sentiment was Henni Roini, an EMEA marketing manager. “If

Promotion 101

Promotion Hubspot Co-Registration Planning 101

Scoop.it

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

Social media and email marketing go hand in hand. Both email marketing and social media strategy are crucial for future sales, so it makes sense to integrate the two activities. Both email marketing and social media strategy are crucial for future sales, so it makes sense to integrate the two activities.

Social Media 76

Social Media Email Marketing Social Marketing Marketing Strategy 76

DAGMAR Marketing

NOVEMBER 29, 2019

The concept of LSM—localized social marketing—has been around for awhile, but an interesting study was recently released that’s causing a bit of a buzz. What is localized social marketing? This may include social media marketing, review sites, social advertising, and other two-way engagement channels. Why LSM matters.

Paid Content 85

Paid Content Small Business Marketing Social Media Social Marketing 85

Outbrain

DECEMBER 1, 2022

There was pretty much only one way to buy or barter for the things you need: face to face among your immediate community. Local advertising is a marketing strategy that targets audiences close to your business location. It involves delivering messages that are specifically relevant to the local market to attract nearby customers.

Advertisements 26

Advertisements Advertising Marketing & Strategy Word of Mouth 26

Buzz Marketing for Technology

NOVEMBER 9, 2011

A recent Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) survey found that only 20% of CMO’s felt social media produced measurable ROI and 62% hoped it may someday. I don’t care whether you own a community or your rent one from a provider like LinkedIn Groups – but a community is a great place to create a social experience with your customer.

Social Media 100

Social Media Media Paid Search Agency Word of Mouth 100

Buzz Marketing for Technology

JULY 7, 2008

I’ve done a number of workshops the past few months with clients designed to do two primary things: Land a common understanding across the teams involved around what social media, communities and influencer programs really are and more importantly why it matters to a business. I wish that could be enough said.

Social Media 100

Social Media Communities Wiki Work Management 100

Biznology

JANUARY 17, 2012

I always tell clients that it is no longer enough to be beautiful when it comes to marketing online. The Internet has flattened the market, allowing anyone to eat your lunch, so just ringing the dinner bell after you launch your social media presence is not going to work as well as you expect. Image via Wikipedia.

Social Media 80

Social Media Social Marketing Media Long Tail Marketing 80

Digital Marketing World Forum

JANUARY 10, 2020

Private traffic is one of the biggest buzzwords in Chinese marketing right now, and figuring out how brands can apply it could make all the difference in 2020. Private traffic helps with KOL Marketing in China. Harnessing private traffic is also a guerrilla tactic that addresses a specifically Chinese marketing challenge: In the U.S.,

Paid Content 52

Paid Content Traffic Advertising Agencies Paid Search Agency 52

Huptech Web

APRIL 14, 2023

Boosts Market Share When a company invests in brand awareness, they create a positive perception of its product or service in the minds of the consumer. Brand awareness increases the likelihood of a consumer purchasing their product or service, increasing the company’s market share and value.

Ad Building 52

Ad Building Brand Identity Branding Customer Satisfaction 52

Convince & Convert

JULY 5, 2010

I have recruited a posse of incredibly smart social media, digital marketing, and public relations thinkers to entertain and inform you while I’m learning how to pay with colored money, and my son attends hockey camp. Wonderful community-building strategy! Wonderful community-building strategy! Thomas for five days.

Paid Search Agency 116

Paid Search Agency PR Advertising Agencies Word of Mouth 116

Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 22, 2010

Social media marketing is all about potential audience. Social Supports Email in the Interactive Marketing Hub Indeed, email marketing and social media marketing are spiritually and procedurally similar. Email is all about actual audience. Approximately 25% of the time (on average) they will.

Social Media 137

Social Media Media Webinar Metrics Paid Search Agency 137

Biznology

JANUARY 29, 2013

Not just new members, but passionate, enthusiastic, members who will do what you expected Facebook, Google+, and Twitter to do for you in the first place: create firestorms of buzz and word-of-mouth influence. Membership in your community is a later stage of the hearts-and-minds campaign in which you need to engage.

Allocation 80

Allocation Social Media Outreach Long Tail Marketing 80

SnapApp

JANUARY 30, 2012

Beyond engaging consumers and inspiring word-of-mouth buzz, contests can generate strong returns in the form of leads, feedback, PR, and social media growth. Establish marketing goals ahead of time to achieve desired results. Leverage your professional network. Provide customer incentives.

Word of Mouth 48

Word of Mouth Blogger Ad Exchange Viral Marketing 48

Convince & Convert

AUGUST 2, 2010

I’ll be talking about brand community strategy and how to activate your audience. More from Convince and Convert You Are Pissed Off at the Wrong Guy Taking Consumer Reviews Viral with Facebook Are you spending enough on digital marketing?

Facebook 122

Facebook Paid Search Agency Webinar Metrics Advertising Agencies 122

Sprout Social

APRIL 19, 2017

ROI has always been one of the most debated topics in the marketing department. But the return you get from Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and other networks can be just as great, if not better than “traditional” marketing channels. It’s also broken down per network. Social media ROI is no different.

Social Media 102

Social Media Paid Content Lead Scoring Lead Ranking 102

Convince & Convert

MAY 12, 2010

link] #SMM [link] Doktor Marketing Would You Try It With a Fox? Holding a semi-annual niche affiliate marketing conference, it is quite common for me to find folks who want nothing to do with social media. marketing [link] Lisa Diomede Would You Try It With a Fox? marketing [link] Randy Kemp Would You Try It With a Fox?

Paid Search Agency 121

Paid Search Agency Advertising Agencies CAN-SPAM PR 121

Convince & Convert

MAY 5, 2010

This 40-something Florida Mom found herself undergoing several simultaneous life shifts, and realized that products and the communication about them didn’t resonate with her any longer. With free membership open to all women, JaneNation combines social networking with opinion collection. It’s on JaneNation.

Social Media 126

Social Media Advertising Agencies Paid Search Agency Media 126

Convince & Convert

AUGUST 16, 2010

link] Marketing 150 Via @jaybaer [link] Blastoff for My New Social Media Newsletter [link] TimWeaver How will this be different or an adjunct to those of us who read your blog, FB and follow you on Twitter? Ive founded 5 companies, and spent 15 years running digital marketing agencies. I'm really looking forward to this, Jay!

Newsletter 114

Newsletter Social Media Media Paid Search Agency 114

Convince & Convert

FEBRUARY 15, 2010

Social network connectivity is becoming the post-modern email newsletter. Social Media is Email Without the Database Because social communication feels more authentic and timely in most cases, email marketers must fully embrace testing, personalization and optimization to boost relevancy for recipients. It’s no contest.

Social Media 114

Social Media Media Webinar Metrics Paid Search Agency 114

Convince & Convert

JUNE 17, 2010

I love the Twitter culture and community, and I spend quite a bit of time using Twitter. link] EllisTweet Given the volume of yammering about how to measure social networking success, I must say that this post, Jay, stands out. Convince & Convert [link] #marketing #b2b [link] Evan E. Maybe you found this blog from Twitter?

Twitter 126

Twitter Paid Content Paid Search Agency PR 126

Convince & Convert

MARCH 4, 2010

Blogging for Community These blogs seek to guild a consistent readership that interact with the blogger(s) and advocate on behalf of the content on other social outposts. We see blogging both as community building and as a function of being a web based business. Very helpful post, Jay.

Webinar Metrics 132

Webinar Metrics Marketing & Strategy Paid Search Agency Blogger 132

Convince & Convert

JULY 27, 2010

Before Permission Marketing , how much audience did Seth Godin have? I don’t have the chops to write Mike Corak’s piece on the role of language in content marketing. Josh Lysne contributed a social marketing management process (and companion document) that I’d never seen. It will pay off.

Paid Search Agency 117

Paid Search Agency Blogger Advertising Agencies PR 117

Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 14, 2010

As marketers, we need to reach our customers where they are and social media’s potential in that regard is unquestionable. But marketers have always reached out to communities in many forms, and each new medium has taken its turn as Holy Grail for customer influence. To paraphrase Tina Turner , we don’t need another acronym.

Social Media 123

Social Media Work Management Marketing Management Media 123

Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 7, 2010

UNderstandable One of the most commendable aspects of this book is Stratten’s gift for boiling down a marketing principle to its simplest form. UNderstandable One of the most commendable aspects of this book is Stratten’s gift for boiling down a marketing principle to its simplest form.

Social Media 115

Social Media Media Paid Search Agency Peer-to-peer 115

Convince & Convert

MAY 11, 2010

And if possible, I’d recommend having employees closest to the product (designers, engineers, product marketing, customer service) be the stars of the show, not executives or marketers. Now you’re combining content with marketing, social media with customer service. Give this a try will you?

FAQ 139

FAQ Top of Funnel Paid Search Agency Social Media 139

MLT Creative

SEPTEMBER 30, 2011

Here's what's on tap for marketing industry events for October. October 1-6, DMA2011 Boston, MA: With over 300 marketing experts talking about social, mobile, mail, search, data, attribution and more – you’ll be up to date with the latest trends. communities. It will be interactive, engaging, and hands-on.

B2B Marketing 40

B2B Marketing Advertising Agencies Web 2.0 Marketing Management 40

MLT Creative

SEPTEMBER 30, 2011

Here's what's on tap for marketing industry events for October. October 1-6, DMA2011 Boston, MA: With over 300 marketing experts talking about social, mobile, mail, search, data, attribution and more – you’ll be up to date with the latest trends. communities. It will be interactive, engaging, and hands-on.

B2B Marketing 40

B2B Marketing Advertising Agencies Web 2.0 Marketing Management 40