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Why More Members, Money, and Ads Don’t Always Mean More Success: A B2B Marketer’s Survival Guide

Webbiquity SMM

So the question is–are there things that today’s B2B marketers can learn from history, specifically, the tremendous success of Facebook and the rise, fall and possible resurrection of Myspace? How can the respective histories and behaviors of these two companies inform the best practices for B2B marketers? Historical Lessons.

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Digital Marketing Trends to Watch in 2019

Webbiquity SMM

You should be watching not just for @ or hashtag mentions, but to all instances where somebody drops the name of your company or product in conversations, on blogs, news websites. That’s why many smaller companies are turning to so-called micro-influencers. David Gutierrez started his career as a web designer in 2005.

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9 YouTube stats to inform your marketing strategy in 2019

Sprout Social

When YouTube first arrived in 2005, few likely had any idea how valuable it would become. The first video, “ Me at the Zoo ,” launched on April 23, 2005, and the first ads followed two years later. 46% of B2B buyers purchase something after watching video. A lot of companies assume that YouTube is strictly a B2C channel.

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Top 10 LinkedIn Power Tips to Ignite Your Brand and Business [podcast]

Pam Moore

There are also more than 50 million companies setup on LinkedIn. I've been a power use of LinkedIn since 2005 when I joined their beta launch of the platform. More than 50 million companies are setup on LinkedIn. There are also more than 50 million companies setup on LinkedIn. Connect with me on LinkedIn here.

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The Rise of #SocialSelling

Koka Sexton

Back in 2005 I was doing it before I ever knew there was a term for it. When I signed up for LinkedIn back in 2005 I saw the potential. Best-in-Class sales reps (reps that deployed social selling) companies saw a 16.3% average year-over-year increase in total company revenue, compared to a 4.1% Books like Sales 2.0

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How to build a Lead Nurturing Super Highway!

Buzz Marketing for Technology

Dale’s company EchoQuote handles this type of request for companies that already have lead nurturing and need to super charge their efforts – its simple, its measureable and it gets results – check out our podcast as Dale presents the system to me. A lead nurturing super highway was born. EchoQuote was born.

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Boo! What Is Your Scariest Thought About Social Media?

Diva Marketing Blog

M ass Following on Twitter -I get scared when a company skips the process of vetting and actually reading the profiles of the people they follow and opt to use tools that let them follow massive numbers of people. And that they think how they did business in 2005 is the same as 2011. S cariest thought? That they're not listening.