B2B Marketing Traction

DECEMBER 13, 2011

This blog post answers questions you may be having about social media – Why do it at all? There are good reasons to invest in social media, and there is a way to create a credible presence on social media without a lot of time and money. So why do this social media thing?

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Chris Koch

JULY 10, 2009

As social media becomes more prevalent in marketing, we’re going to have to rethink how we gather information from prospects. We’re starting to see social media have a positive impact on driving traffic to websites and on lead generation. In our recent Web 2.0 In our recent Web 2.0

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WebMarketCentral

FEBRUARY 27, 2008

A number of new social networking, social search, social bookmarking, and other Web 2.0-related net Billed as "the complete Web 2.0 directory," this site has cataloged more than 2,000 Web 2.0 Ning Marketing 2.0 Like KickApps, Ning is a social networking platform.

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Sharpspring

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

Today’s enterprises often operate across channels — your website, social media, print marketing, and perhaps a brick-and-mortar shop. Remember the early years of Web 2.0, when web designers packed their sites with fancy Flash animations and dense grid layouts? Strong visual branding. So do we — and we’d rather not.

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Biznology

APRIL 22, 2013

If you are trying to find a reference to guide you through the journey of making your enterprise social networking successful, consider going back in the timeline 10 years before Facebook, and set your eyes on another Internet titan: Amazon.com. I kid you not: even though Amazon predated the whole Web 2.0

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Marketing Insider Group

DECEMBER 21, 2010

Skip to content Home About Michael Brenner Appearances B2B Marketing Insider Michael Brenner's Blog on B2B Marketing Content Marketing Demand Generation Mobile Sales Alignment Search Marketing Social Media Strategy December 21, 2010 4 Subscribe Augmented Reality For B2B Marketing in 2011? Summit The Secret To B2B Social Media?

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WebMarketCentral

JUNE 26, 2007

Based on two months of testing across a half-dozen B2B websites and blogs, these Web 2.0 social bookmarking sites produced the best results, in terms of driving direct traffic and having active, engaged discussion communities. Overall, Web 2.0 The percentages shown below are the proportion of total Web 2.0

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WebMarketCentral

MAY 3, 2007

Hot on the heels of my last post came several news announcements on the growing influence of Web 2.0 social tagging and its impact on marketing practices. First, there was Use Web 2.0 Author Joe Lichtenberg contends that "Customer engagement drives loyalty, and effective (and judicious) use of Web 2.0

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The Effective Marketer

FEBRUARY 22, 2011

The list is not all inclusive and depending on the focus of your blog you may have to search for that specific plugin elsewhere, but it seems there is an agreement that at minimum you need some kind of SEO and Analytics plugin, and if your blog has enough traffic, a cache plugin is justified. Let us know! Like Be the first to like this post.

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readwrite

OCTOBER 19, 2011

At the Web 2.0 Summit today, Federated Media Publishing and Automattic , parent company of WordPress, announced an agreement to provide advertising rights for U.S. Federated Media positions WordPress advertising as a more focused alternative to social media buys. What does Web 2.0 mean to you?

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Webbiquity

MAY 20, 2010

A Top 25 List of Social Media, Web 2.0 & Marketing ‘Best-Of-Lists!’ 25 Free Social Media Marketing & SEO Ebooks, White Papers + Other Downloads by SEOptimise. ** 5 Stars. Where can you find the best online tools for competitive intelligence? ’ by Futurelab. Post this on Diigo.

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WebMarketCentral

AUGUST 26, 2009

One of the most popular posts ever on this blog was The Social Media Email Signature , in which I noted that "In the old days, email signatures pretty much just mirrored business card information (which is still the case for most people).A A growing number of Web 2.0-savvy A growing number of Web 2.0-savvy

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Industrial Marketing Today

AUGUST 10, 2010

However, none of that can happen until you drive lots of interested traffic to your business blog. However, none of that can happen until you drive lots of interested traffic to your business blog. Optimizing (SEO) your business blog is critical because it allows your target audience to find you in search engines and attract traffic.

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WebMarketCentral

MAY 18, 2009

How should you measure the impact of social media? What are some of the best free tools for monitoring social buzz about your brand or company? Discover these answers and others here in more of the best posts from the past year on social media marketing and PR.

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WebMarketCentral

OCTOBER 27, 2008

What are the most popular Web 2.0 Which social media sites are the most valuable? Read on to discover all of this and more in some of the best blog posts and articles on social media and Web 2.0 Is Your Site Social Media Friendly? applications? so far in 2008. so far in 2008.

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Industrial Marketing Today

SEPTEMBER 29, 2009

Home Marketing Matters About Contact B2B Marketing Store Company Website 101 Tips from 50 Small Business Bloggers by Achinta Mitra on September 29, 2009 in Industrial Marketing Blog , Industrial Websites , Social Media Marketing I came across an incredible blog post recently that I think every small business owner should read.

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WebMarketCentral

MARCH 24, 2009

MarketingSherpa's 2009 Social Media & PR Benchmark Guide (PDF) provides a wealth of useful statistics and guidance. If you parse that, it matches up pretty closely to the 4 C's model of social media marketing.) In It Came from Facebook! Here's some research on how to do that. technologies." technologies." (If

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Industrial Marketing Today

JUNE 29, 2010

In the Needs Awareness and Research stages (the first two stages of the industrial buying cycle ), buyers use a broad array of sources, including social media, webinars, e-newsletters, Google, Bing, Yahoo and vertical search engines like thomasnet.com and globalsepc.com. That’s the goal of every branding effort.

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Industrial Marketing Today

APRIL 21, 2010

Over the past six months, their website traffic is up 89%, their free download program is up over 200% and they’ve generated over 1,500 leads. Now, that doesn’t sound very different from most b2b and industrial marketers but wait till you hear/read about the phenomenal results that Holly and her team have produced. All I can say is WOW!

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WebMarketCentral

NOVEMBER 11, 2009

I recently did a little test to determine whether Twitter or LinkedIn was more effective at driving traffic to a few specific posts on this blog. Various posts were promoted on Twitter (with retweeting encouraged) and to three relevant and popular LinkedIn Groups focused on social media, PR and b2b lead generation. The results?

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WebMarketCentral

MARCH 10, 2009

In "The 4 C's of Social Media," I noted that coming up with a concise definition of social media , like defining "art," is challenging. Another is to look at the different types of websites and tools that comprise the social media landscape. 8 LinkedIn 14 11,246,726 +137.4% 8 Plaxo 1,440 2,629,043 +144.7%

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WebMarketCentral

NOVEMBER 13, 2007

Back in May of this year, I reported the results of a test of the impact on B2B website traffic growth using Web 2.0 social tagging. Can these traffic growth gains be sustained? The traffic change on this blog, however, showed a much different pattern. tags: B2B website traffic building, web 2.0

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Industrial Marketing Today

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

In order to satisfy the demands of the C-suite, the marketing department usually provides easy-to-measure metrics like traffic, page views, time spent and number of leads captured. Don’t put lead generation before traffic Traffic is the lifeblood of any business blog or website. How do you drive more traffic?

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WebMarketCentral

OCTOBER 12, 2009

While Google and social media are two separate entities, they are closely intertwined. However, the most advantageous aspect to performing well in social media is that many people who frequent the sites are webmasters and blog owners. Google ranks its results based on several hundred quality signals.

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WebMarketCentral

SEPTEMBER 22, 2009

Which social bookmarking sites have the most clout? Can social media really increase revenue? What common mistakes should you avoid in social media marketing? Get the answers to these questions and others here in the final set of the best posts on social media marketing from last year.

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Anything Goes Marketing

DECEMBER 21, 2008

That's the stuff that builds social media loyalty and grows and nurtures your community. Will it drive more traffic and help you get further bang for your email buck? Technorati tags: Twitter, Darren Rowse, MarketingProfs, Email Marketing, Twitterview, E-mail marketing, web 2.0., Does it take more time?

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Industrial Marketing Today

AUGUST 3, 2010

Involvement : Measured by tracking traffic to your site or your blog, Pageviews, bounce rates, New vs. Returning visitors and time on site. In Google Analytics look at Traffic Sources > Keywords. Here’s a step-by-step tutorial on how to add Google Analytics to your Facebook Fan Page from the Social Media Examiner.

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WebMarketCentral

JANUARY 16, 2008

Social media (blogs, podcasts, forums) and social networking sites ( Digg , del.icio.us , StumbleUpon , Searchles , etc.) Social media and social networks are simply an online version of that table at the coffee shop. New Social Sites Cater to People of a Certain Age by The New York Times Noting that Web 2.0

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Marketing Insider Group

JUNE 2, 2010

Try These Traditional Tactics Now Integrating Social Media and Search How to Nurture The Great Unknown Leads Be A Hero: Choose Appointment Setting for Your Next Campaign About Michael Brenner Michael Brenner is the author of B2BMarketingInsider and serves as Director of Online and Social Media Marketing for SAP.

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WebMarketCentral

DECEMBER 9, 2009

While most marketers have now embraced social media for monitoring and participating in brand conversations, questions still abound. How are b2b buyers actually using social media in their research and buying decisions? What's the best method for approaching social media marketing?

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The Effective Marketer

JANUARY 6, 2009

There’s a whole discussion around marketing ROI that we should have at a later date, I think most of you are already developing plans with specific goals in mind be it lead generation, web traffic, referrals, and even sales. Web Design Webinar Yes, Please Share This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0

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WebMarketCentral

APRIL 6, 2009

Everybody uses Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn, but which niche social media sites are worth investigating? How can you maximize your results through social bookmarking sites like Digg? How does social media relate to SEO? Why is online reputation management so important?

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Online Marketing Institute

MARCH 13, 2011

“How do you leverage otherwise anonymous traffic?&# The software can ignore traffic from nonbusiness users by filtering out data from home Internet service providers like Comcast. It can also filter out traffic that originates from outside a given geographical area of interest. 6) ERP (17) Internet Cust. ERP Internet Cust.

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WebMarketCentral

DECEMBER 31, 2009

With the rapidly increasing use of social media tools for marketing and PR comes growing pressure to demonstrate results. But what metrics are really most appropriate for social media measurement? Discover the answers to these questions and others here in more of the best posts on social media from this year.

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Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

DECEMBER 15, 2009

A Robert Half Technology study announces 54% of companies blog social media sites. Microsoft announces Looking Glass to let marketers look into a real-time social stream aggregating feeds from Twitter, Facebook, Youtube, Flickr, and will connect with CRM’s and more. Social media use soars among b-to-b marketers.

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Industrial Marketing Today

MAY 3, 2010

Home Marketing Matters About Contact B2B Marketing Store Company Website How to Make Your Business Blog Be All It Can Be by Achinta Mitra on May 3, 2010 in Industrial Marketing & Web 2.0 , Industrial Marketing Blog Remember the U.S. army’s “Be All You Can Be” campaign?

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Industrial Marketing Today

OCTOBER 2, 2010

Today, the customer split is 55/45 in favor of B2B clients Read the full case study on BtoB Online at [link] Case study #2: Driving qualified traffic and growing in-house list using emails with videos links Business challenge: Milwaukee Electric Tool Corp. Social Media with Email Marketing – is it the Super Combo?

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