Convince & Convert

MAY 27, 2014

As content marketing explodes, so too, does the volume of noise. To date, there haven’t been many great examples of humor in B2B. In 2012, I wrote about a supply-chain management software company called Kinaxis. Imagine a portable GPS with an identity crisis in the wake of mobile apps that render it obsolete.

Conversation 167

Conversation B2B Marketing GPS 167

Twist Image

AUGUST 20, 2013

We need to forget about the idea of mobile marketing and start focusing on smart marketing. It''s not about three screens (TV, Web and mobile) or four screens (some people like to say that the tablet is the fourth screen). When mobile is less about where you are and much more about who you are.

Marketing 109

Marketing Mobile B2B Apple 109

Webbiquity SMM

JANUARY 19, 2016

And that usage isn’t all selfies and cat videos; both consumer and B2B purchases are influenced by social content. Most businesses now use social media for marketing and those efforts are expected to continue to increase, yet many marketers and top executives alike find the business value difficult to quantify.

Social Media 100

Social Media Marketing Survey Metrics 100

Webbiquity SMM

JULY 2, 2012

Marketers often seek out benchmarks by which to measure the effectiveness of various marketing programs as well as their performance vs. industry competitors. Several factors impact the share of traffic that any marketer can expect to generate from organic search, including: Having an ongoing SEO program (including a blog).

SEO 188

SEO B2B Social Bookmarking Organization 188

Convince & Convert

AUGUST 8, 2019

The term “dark social” is kicked around every so often by marketers. Messaging apps continue to be on the rise with no end in sight, and they come with a bunch of new opportunities for marketers. mobile users in the U.S. The marketing potential is endless. That was in 2012, when messengers were less popular.

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Brands Analytics Consultant Data 152

Buzz Marketing for Technology

JUNE 5, 2013

Posted in Behavioral Targeting Business Intelligence Conversion Conversion Optimization Customer Experience Interactive Marketing Internet Search SEO Strategy User Generated Content. These behaviors have redefined the way marketers now plan for online shoppers—causing a tremendous shift away from the way they used to plan their campaigns.

Bazaarvoice 230

Bazaarvoice Mobile How To Focus Group 230

Webbiquity SMM

JULY 2, 2012

Marketers often seek out benchmarks by which to measure the effectiveness of various marketing programs as well as their performance vs. industry competitors. Several factors impact the share of traffic that any marketer can expect to generate from organic search, including: Having an ongoing SEO program (including a blog).

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B2B SEO Social Bookmarking Sample 100

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.

Social Media 229

Social Media Hubspot B2B Marketing 229

Sprout Social

FEBRUARY 27, 2017

That’s why it’s absolutely critical for any marketer to stay up to date on the newest social media statistics. To help you out with your current marketing and social efforts, we’re going to get you up to date on the newest stats and trends within the social media world. Mobile accounts for 86% of Twitter’s ad revenue.

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Statistics Social Media LinkedIn Instagram 40

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. Stacey Acevero. Cindy Bates.

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Twitter Bazaarvoice B2B Microsoft 257

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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B2B Strategy Marketing Buy 190

Twist Image

MARCH 4, 2016

It was (and continues to be) a huge paradigm shift that has forced all businesses (B2B, B2C, small, medium and large) to change how they operate, how they communicate, and even how they innovate. When Snapchat first launched, I called this the beginning of The Impermanent Internet (back in 2012). content marketing. everything.

Brands 40

Brands Feed Feedly Engineering 40

Buzz Marketing for Technology

DECEMBER 12, 2012

Posted in Customer Experience eCommerce Mobile. The thick of the 2012 holiday season is here. And if you’re a retailer, hopefully you haven’t just primed your in-store and online offers, but your mobile presence as well. population are avid mobile Internet users, according to 2011 U.S.

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Mobile Cost Retail comScore 197

Webbiquity SMM

NOVEMBER 29, 2012

While consumer brand marketers are embracing Pinterest enthusiastically, many B2B marketers are still in a quandary about the visual sharing site. So, is Pinterest worthwhile for business marketing? B2B Marketing & Pinterest: 5 Tips for Becoming the Ultimate Pinner by Marketo B2B Marketing and Sales Blog.

B2B 190

B2B Marketing SEO Construction 190

Buzz Marketing for Technology

FEBRUARY 12, 2014

Posted in Advertising Content Marketing Conversion Optimization Customer Experience Design Innovation Interactive Marketing Internet Optimization Web Design. Responsive design brings a variety of benefits – both for brand marketers and the consumers interacting with content across multiple devices. Rule #2: Always Be Refining.

Apparel 236

Apparel iPad Mobile Loyalty 236

Webbiquity SMM

FEBRUARY 10, 2015

Or have too many social media marketing statistics.” How effective is social media in comparison to other digital marketing channels? How does B2B social media marketing differ in effectiveness from B2C use? Which network drives half of all social traffic to B2B websites and blogs? VentureBeat ). 68% of U.S.

Statistics 50

Statistics Social Media B2B Hubspot 50

Webbiquity SMM

JANUARY 15, 2013

As noted in 21 (of the) Best Facebook Guides, Tools and Rants of 2012 So Far a few months back, Facebook remains the 800-pound gorilla of the social networking world. Or if not—how have recent changes in Facebook’s layout changed best practices for marketers? what are the secrets to Facebook advertising success?

Facebook 192

Facebook Small Business Advertising Hubspot 192

Webbiquity SMM

DECEMBER 19, 2017

Yet another post about 2018 B2B marketing trends? This piece compiles and analyzes the predictions of more than 100 B2B marketing professionals as published in 10 highly-ranked posts over the past month (best!). Here we go… Content Marketing Trends. ” — 2018 Trends: B2B Marketing , Edelman.

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B2B Trends Analysis Marketing 293

yMarketingMatters

FEBRUARY 28, 2016

With so many social media and digital marketing options now available, it can be overwhelming to know what you should be doing first. At the same time, it’s also very exciting times for marketers and business owners, to have so many powerful marketing tools to escalate and grow their business, sales and exposure.

Social Media 100

Social Media Marketing Mobile B2B 100

Webbiquity SMM

AUGUST 11, 2015

Though 85% of B2B marketers distribute content on Twitter, only half view it as an effective social media channel, and just 42 Fortune 500 CEOs have a Twitter account (and a third of those haven’t posted anything in the last 100 days). 81% of B2B marketers use Facebook to distribute content. The Wonder of Tech ).

Social Networking 100

Social Networking B2B Paper.li LinkedIn 100

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

Oktopost

AUGUST 15, 2022

In 2012, Facebook launched their mobile ads program, and also acquired Instagram. With the pandemic locking down social interaction to social channels, B2B brands relied on social media to connect with their customers and prospects. In 2021, the Digital 2021: Global Overview report stated announced nearly 4.2 Social Media Today.

Social Media 174

Social Media MySpace Tweetdeck B2B 174

Webbiquity SMM

NOVEMBER 12, 2013

As the use of social media in marketing has become ubiquitous, marketers have turned their attention to making the use of business social media more sophisticated and strategic. How can marketers help their organizations move from “social media marketing” to “social business”? Relevanza ).

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Statistics Social Media B2B Journal 226

Twist Image

AUGUST 16, 2012

When people ask me if this is a bubble, I am quick to answer "no," based solely on this quote by Simon Khalaf of Flurry from March 2012: "In 1999, there were 38 million broadband Internet users worldwide. Today, there are 1.2 billion people getting broadband Internet access on their phones." Everything is social.

Social Media 102

Social Media Adwords Advertising LinkedIn 102

Webbiquity SMM

AUGUST 18, 2012

Social media and inbound marketing techniques have been a boon for marketers. Not only do leads generated through social and content marketing cost half as much as traditional outbound-generated leads (see below), they also close at higher rate (again, see below). Marketing Charts ). Marketing Charts ).

Statistics 204

Statistics Social Media B2B Marketing 204

Webbiquity SMM

DECEMBER 2, 2014

Looking at marketing surveys and studies from the past year, a few trends are clear, among them that buyers are firmly (and increasingly) in control of the purchase cycle. In response, marketers are producing an increasing amount and variety of content to support all stages of the decision process. 9 General Marketing Stats.

NewsCred 273

NewsCred Statistics Social Media B2B 273

Webbiquity SMM

AUGUST 18, 2012

Social media and inbound marketing techniques have been a boon for marketers. Not only do leads generated through social and content marketing cost half as much as traditional outbound-generated leads (see below), they also close at higher rate (again, see below). Marketing Charts ). Marketing Charts ).

Statistics 198

Statistics Social Media B2B Marketing 198

ProBlogger

MARCH 25, 2012

Visual, as it turns out, is also the direction in which the world of online marketing has headed. The rise of visual storytelling as a means of spreading a marketing message couldn’t possibly have evaded you. Then, marketers assume the responsibility of qualifying the new visits and converting them into leads. Slideshare.

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Hubspot Marketing eBook Foursquare 49

Convince & Convert

FEBRUARY 16, 2012

We’re here on Episode 3 of Social Pros with my trusty digital marketing and social media sidekick, Eric Boggs from Argyle Social. Eric : Nobody can kill the goose that lays the golden egg faster than a marketer. ” Jay : I always like when the marketing guy prefaces it with, “This might sound ridiculous.”

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Sharepoint Meeting Social Media Team 115

Webbiquity SMM

MARCH 11, 2013

Online advertising doesn’t directly affect organic search, but it is a vital component of online visibility and can support social and content marketing efforts. How can you best manage a team of digital marketing professionals to coordinate and optimize overall efforts? You have to have a way to get the word out.

SEO 192

SEO Paid Search Engineering Reputation 192

Sprout Social

OCTOBER 17, 2016

Social media marketing evolved from something only a few cutting-edge brands did to an integral piece of every company’s marketing strategy. If social media marketing hasn’t been working for you, the problem could be you’re focusing on the wrong channels. Choosing Your Social Networks.

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Social Media Marketing Hashtag LinkedIn 40

Convince & Convert

JUNE 24, 2016

Kate Volman : Hello, everyone and welcome to Talk Digital to Me, conversations on marketing and customer service with the pros over at Convince & Convert. You know, it’s something that is near and dear to my heart as a marketing person but also just as a lover of efficiency. So Jess, I am super-excited about this topic.

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Content How To eBook Platform 113

Convince & Convert

MARCH 2, 2010

to be larger than email by 2012 doesn’t hurt, either. At Genius.com, we understood relatively early (we announced our gURLs to track traditional and Social Media in July 2009) that while most B2B marketers are engaging in Social Media, very few are actually measuring it. It is Mobile on the radar?

CoTweet 116

CoTweet CoTweet Analysis Consultant 116

Webbiquity SMM

MAY 14, 2013

Dozens of reasons why corporate blogs still matter in B2B marketing by Content Marketing Experience. Five Tips to Make Company Blogs Worth Reading by Marketing Profs. 5 of the Most Important Content & Social Media Tips For A Successful Business Blog by TopRank Online Marketing Blog.

Resources 195

Resources Tips Syndication SEO 195

Writtent Blog

JULY 16, 2013

Have you heard that 90% of companies are using custom content for marketing? Organic search yields some of the most qualified leads of any form of marketing. The average marketer made 145 website updates in 2012 – assuming the majority of those changes are new blog articles , that’s around 4 fresh articles each week!

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Sysomos Hubspot SEO ROI 88