Unmetric

OCTOBER 25, 2019

In 2011, we set out to elevate the way marketers create and analyze their social media strategies. Determined to figure out how to make social media work for the company, I began tracking other B2B brands at the time and recording my findings in an Excel sheet. The same could be said for the modern marketing team.

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Hootsuite

JULY 4, 2022

Read on for a more nuanced answer, where we provide you with a framework for evaluating whether TikTok is right for you and provide examples of organizations—from the financial services industry to local government—who’ve found devoted audiences on this unique platform. For social marketers, TikTok is becoming increasingly hard to ignore.

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Buzz Marketing for Technology

DECEMBER 22, 2010

Last year I wrote about how some weeks are hard to top and how lucky I was to have launched my first book – Facebook Marketing for Dummies (Wiley) with my co-author Rich Krueger, and I was nominated for BtoB Marketing Magazine’s (a Crain’s publication) list of the Top 25 BtoB Marketers of the Year 2009. Not a shabby list.

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Convince & Convert

NOVEMBER 16, 2013

Every professional services firm (marketing, business consulting, accounting, medical, law, et al) in the history of ever struggles with content marketing. I have owned or operated five marketing firms, and have consulted for dozens more (including this great group currently). It’s not as though B2B buyers ONLY buy B2B.

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Writtent Blog

MAY 20, 2014

Content marketing — like any other type of online marketing — is continually changing and evolving. Example: one of my Internet marketing buddies’ content marketing campaign was built heavily around article directory submissions (think Ezine Articles ). 65% of Content is Based on Industry Trends.

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Trends Content Marketing Curation 95

Mindjumpers

JULY 5, 2010

Blog About Clients Cases Tribesourcing Video People & Contact Bloggers « Defining a Strategy To Use Content In B2B Marketing Meet The Founder of The Bees Awards » Roskilde Festival is on Foursquare Posted by Anne Herngaard Jul 5th, 2010 Tweet I’ve been attending Roskilde Festival.

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Webbiquity SMM

JANUARY 24, 2011

Blekko’s Tools Give Search Marketers Google Alternative by MediaPost Online Media Daily. Measure your social media marketing performance with tracking tools for the major social media networks, keep tabs on competitors and compare your results to theirs, and get alerts about trends and social media activity.

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Jeff Esposito

JANUARY 21, 2014

Content marketing is alive and healthy in 2014 and it’s not leaving anytime soon. Content has matured as an industry ever since it exploded sometime around 2011. In fact, 92% of B2B marketers say they are budgeting for it, which is a sure sign that content marketing here to stay. But how has it evolved?

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Trends Content Marketing Press Release 37

Akamai Marketing

FEBRUARY 11, 2009

As a business person, was frustrated to be in the industry being used as a scapegoat for the larger problems for an industry and economic woes. After all, sponsoring and hosting events is an industry too, and it employs a lot of people. This will not kill the event or incentive industry.

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Waxing UnLyrical

MAY 27, 2011

I have a client – a gourmet dessert brand – that considers me its Director of Marketing. Tip: I have many years of direct B2B sales experience. That is the industry/niche. Or me, the professional marketer? A marketer or salesperson wants to see you have the strategy as well as the vision.

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Webbiquity SMM

JANUARY 3, 2012

Social media, content aggregation and curation , user-generated content and other developments have dramatically changed the B2B buying cycle over the past few years. How can B2B organizations, marketers and sales professionals adjust to, and thrive in, this new environment? B2B Marketing Trends, Tips and Strategies.

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Convince & Convert

AUGUST 25, 2011

It’s going to be an exciting Fall for me, as I hit the road to talk about The NOW Revolution and other aspects of social media and content marketing. A note on that: I do not speak at events (even for money) that I don’t believe in , as I do not lend my name to help profiteers sling social media and content marketing hokum.

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Eventful Social Media B2B Conference 127

Jeff Esposito

JANUARY 21, 2014

Content marketing is alive and healthy in 2014 and it’s not leaving anytime soon. Content has matured as an industry ever since it exploded sometime around 2011. In fact, 92% of B2B marketers say they are budgeting for it, which is a sure sign that content marketing here to stay. But how has it evolved?

Trends 20

Trends Content Marketing Press Release 20

Diva Marketing Blog

OCTOBER 31, 2011

Just Once Crowd Sourced Question is a Diva Marketing series where the community shares their insights on a specific social media issue. Entire industries are being disrupted and organizations are still hiring people to be in charge of Twitter and Facebook -- this is what is truly scary. from peer-to-peer in online discussions. .

Social Media 89

Social Media Discount B2B Social Networking 89

Koka Sexton

MARCH 2, 2011

Another is that social media in B2B sales is a growing topic of discussion and people from executive levels down to the individual sales rep are hungry to learn how to leverage new media. Isn’t social media for marketers? Social media marketing grew 50% in 2010 to $1.2 Why does social media matter to sales people?

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Training Social Media Social CRM Education 66

Sprout Social

JUNE 10, 2021

How do you choose which marketing channel to focus on? Marketing email newsletters have been around for decades. Marketers who work with email are constantly trying to make sure theirs is the one you open. In a 2020 study , 81% of B2B marketers used email newsletters for content marketing in the last 12 months.

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Webbiquity SMM

SEPTEMBER 12, 2011

Social media marketing has gone well beyond the hype stage and is now mainstream business practice. Read on for answers to these questions and more from some of the best minds in social media in some of their best blog posts and articles of 2011 so far. 9 Ways B2B Companies Can Use Location Based Services by Social Media B2B.

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Webbiquity SMM

OCTOBER 16, 2012

Though social media marketing is now used in about 90% of companies, techniques, platforms and best practices continue to evolve. Increase use of video marketing? Marketing Pilgrim ). 90% of marketers now use social networks in their marketing efforts, but growth has plateaued; the figure was 89% in 2011.

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Social Media Hubspot B2B Marketing 229

Koka Sexton

APRIL 6, 2015

Not too long ago, the most commonly used B2B sales technique was cold calling which made it very difficult to establish a cordial relationship with clients. But why should you, as a B2B sales executive, take such a keen interest in social selling? In late 2011, AT&T was experiencing a significant decline in clientele.

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Koka Sexton

APRIL 6, 2015

Not too long ago, the most commonly used B2B sales technique was cold calling which made it very difficult to establish a cordial relationship with clients. But why should you, as a B2B sales executive, take such a keen interest in social selling? In late 2011, AT&T was experiencing a significant decline in clientele.

Education 40

Education LinkedIn B2B Banking 40

Webbiquity SMM

JANUARY 9, 2012

In just a few short years, Twitter has transformed from an odd little sort of public IM service where people posted what they just ate for lunch or what their cat was doing at the moment into one of the big four social networks and a significant channel for news, PR & marketing, politics and more. Twitter for B2B Marketing.

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Tools Twitter Tips B2B 201

Webbiquity SMM

MARCH 26, 2012

Rand Fishkin recently devoted 1,700 words to the topic of conversations about the industry’s nomenclature and inspired nearly 170 comments, all with no mention of WPO. The New Breed of B2B Buyer by Chaotic Flow. Inbound Marketing: Unlock the content from your emails and social marketing by MarketingSherpa Blog.

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Tips Reputation SEO B2B 183

Buffer Social

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Let’s be honest: you probably didn’t get into content marketing because you love working with numbers.    But I’ve worked in media and content marketing for over a decade now — long enough to know that keeping a close eye on the numbers is essential if you want your content marketing efforts to pay off. 

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Metrics Content Marketing Newsletter 98

Webbiquity SMM

MARCH 21, 2012

While B2C marketers focus on Facebook, LinkedIn is consistently cited as the top social network for B2B marketing. Advanced LinkedIn strategies for marketers by iMedia Connection. 7 Quick Ways to Turn Your LinkedIn Profile into a Social Media Marketing Workhorse by Copyblogger. by Market My Career.

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LinkedIn Tips B2B Social Networking 234

Webbiquity SMM

JANUARY 16, 2012

7 Key Elements to a Successful Business Blog by TopRank Online Marketing. 12 Things to Do After You’ve Written a New Blog Post by Content Marketing Institute. Displaying Social Proof – What the Marketing Experts Use by KISSmetrics. Where to Use Keywords in Corporate Blog Posts by TopRank Online Marketing Blog.

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Tools Tips Directory SEO 193

Webbiquity SMM

SEPTEMBER 10, 2012

This year, we’re pleased to honor 50 women (below) and 50 men (in an upcoming post on the Blue Focus Marketing Blog ) who are among the top social media connectors and engagers in the technology world, representing technology vendors as well as related venture capital (VC), advisory and analyst firms. Cindy Bates. Cindy_Bates.

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Twitter Bazaarvoice B2B Microsoft 257

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JANUARY 5, 2010

of articles on the topic of Internet Marketing, from SEO to social media to web usability and then some. They are strategic guides that hopefully will enhance your internet marketing experiences in the future. Without further ado, I now present to you the best internet marketing posts of 2009. Here’s my list for 2008.

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Marketing SEO Journal Engineering 265

Webbiquity SMM

FEBRUARY 7, 2012

Marketers, we’re told, need to think like publishers. How widespread, really, is the use of social media for marketing? How are B2B marketers using social media differently from their B2C counterparts? How are marketers measuring social media success? We’re all hungry for data.

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Statistics Research Social Media B2B 190

Buffer Social

NOVEMBER 13, 2017

What if I told you that LinkedIn, a social media platform that is now 14 years old, is the next big opportunity for marketers and brands? While much of the focus over the last few years has been on perfecting our Facebook and Instagram marketing strategies, LinkedIn has been silently growing their user base to more than 500 million users.

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LinkedIn Microsoft B2B Marketing 112

Webbiquity SMM

JANUARY 17, 2011

For anyone in marketing or PR being asked to make “data-driven&# decisions “based on the numbers&# (and doesn’t that include pretty much everyone in marketing and PR these days?), How are consumers and b2b decision makers using social media in their buying processes? Social Media Facts and Stats.

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Research Social Media B2B Marketing 210

Webbiquity SMM

JANUARY 19, 2011

Web presence optimization (WPO)—using tactics like SEO, PPC, online PR, social media, content marketing and reputation management in a coordinated fashion to maximize your online visibility and business results—is the core theme of this blog. Sally Falkow reports research on new influences in the B2B buying process (e.g.,

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Tips Press Release Reputation B2B 179

Rebekah Radice

APRIL 11, 2016

industry, niche, vertical). Who is your target market? Once you’ve defined who you’re speaking with and marketing to, the rest will feel like a breeze. Where to begin, what to analyze, and what the value (and true ROI) is – no matter your industry. Stay top of mind and on top of trends in your industry.

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Sites Social Media How To LinkedIn 114

Convince & Convert

MAY 31, 2012

B2B Magazine, which also has a website, B2B Online, put out a little research this week that said that amongst B2B companies, 33% of them have “fully embraced social media marketing.” They asked B2B companies, “What was your best social media format? As a B2B company, Eric, what do you think?

B2B 113

B2B LinkedIn Posterous Social Media 113

Webbiquity SMM

DECEMBER 1, 2015

Though social media marketing has become ubiquitous, most companies and brands still struggle to achieve their desired results. Those are among the conclusions it’s fair to draw from the collection of social media marketing facts and statistics below. Influencer marketing? Or to accurately measure their results.

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Social Media Social Networking Real Estate CPC 100

Razor Social

JANUARY 12, 2017

For anyone who is in marketing today, one of the biggest professional fears is falling behind the technological curve. As marketers, we rely so much on software to better create, manage, automate, and analyze our marketing activities that failure to keep up with the pace of change just doesn’t seem like an option.

Marketing 40

Marketing How To Conference Skills 40

Kikolani

NOVEMBER 29, 2010

When it comes to lists of leaders in the tech industry, there is usually always one person who notes the lack of women appearing in them. I took a look at 14 lists that have come out over the last year for the top bloggers, social media marketers, search marketers, and entrepreneurs. And it’s no surprise they notice.

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Convince & Convert

FEBRUARY 23, 2012

I’m joined by my trusty sidekick and social media marketing impresario, Eric Boggs. Speaking of social media marketing impresarios, Lauren Fernandez , from Landry’s Restaurants is going to join us on the show today. There is a distinct bias amongst social and digital marketers to that effect. Let’s get to work.

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