Direct Marketing Observations

JANUARY 12, 2018

For me, those postulations and assumptions began back in 2006, so I’ve got 11 plus years of data and experience on what I think and what I think I think. Then and now, and thus, the more data a marketer has, the better the decision they can make. Now B2B marketing? B2B influencers? Especially in a B2C setting.

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Webbiquity SMM

AUGUST 27, 2019

Twitter and LinkedIn remain the top two social networks for B2B marketers. Twitter offers some specific capabilities (such as lists ) that make it uniquely valuable for B2B companies. That said, there are some disturbing signs developing for Twitter (and the B2B marketers who rely on the platform). Another 4.1%

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Sprout Social

JULY 1, 2021

But for business-to-business (B2B) companies, the strategy shifts from a broad audience to a very specific one. B2B SEO has a few basic areas that differ from B2C SEO. In this guide, we’ll outline those key differences and how you can better your own B2B SEO strategy. What is B2B SEO? More time in each sales stage.

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Social Media Strategies Summit

AUGUST 4, 2020

But the way you design your social media strategy might vary depending on the type of business you have, e.g. business to consumer (B2C) or business to business (B2B). Social media and B2B marketing are a better pair than many business people think. Here are some steps to create an effective B2B social media strategy for your business.

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Sprout Social

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

For example, if blogs are your highest traffic sources, investing more in those channels makes sense. If customers need help with a specific product issue, for example, but find limited guidance, create in-depth video tutorials to address this pain point. Analytics tools for your website or app are your best bet for such data.

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Oktopost

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

But when it comes to social data, it’s not about how much data you have but rather how you leverage it. 75% of B2B buyers use social media to make buying decisions. Their research and engagement can turn into precious data for your business. Jump ahead: What Kind of Social Data Can You Analyze?

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Oktopost

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Cutting through competitive noise is difficult for B2B marketers, making lead generation tricky. Lead generation is proving difficult for 68% of B2B companies, and 61% of marketers pinpoint it as their top challenge. The B2B buyer journey has shifted, with sales reps now only having roughly 5% of a customer’s time.

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Oktopost

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

Every seasoned B2B marketer knows that launching a new campaign can be a venture into the unknown. That might be a big reason why nearly 70% of B2B content ends up unused , because it doesn’t align with what buyers are interested in. B2B marketing is too high-stakes for any blind leaps of faith. 6 B2B Marketing KPIs to Measure.

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Oktopost

JULY 15, 2020

For B2B marketers, the importance of LinkedIn cannot be overstated. A remarkable 80% of B2B leads that come from social media originate from just one platform, and that’s LinkedIn. It’s not like LinkedIn’s efficacy is a secret— 94% of B2B companies use LinkedIn for marketing. First, they can provide LinkedIn with data.

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Oktopost

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

The B2B sales process has changed, and digitalization has rendered traditional in-person sales methods (such as door-to-door and cold calling) outdated. With sales reps only having 5% of a customer’s time during their B2B buying journey, they have no choice but to pull out all the stops to get customers’ attention.

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Oktopost

JANUARY 12, 2021

B2B organizations often are remiss in remembering B2B buyers are just B2C consumers wearing a different hat. For B2B, this means buyers expect a personalized, well-developed, enticing customer experience (CX) from first learning of your brand until closing a sale. CX has become an intrinsic part of the B2B marketing funnel.

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Sprout Social

JUNE 27, 2022

Can TikTok for B2B marketing unlock the same potential? Not all B2B companies may not be able to capitalize on those instant #TikTokMadeMeBuyIt B2C conversions, but that doesn’t mean they won’t get any value out of the network. When it comes to awareness, TikTok may be just what a B2B social media strategy needs. Published on.

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Webbiquity SMM

MAY 16, 2011

HubSpot last week released the Marketing Data Box , a 3.4 megabyte, 65-slide data dump of marketing facts and statistics from a variety of sources. Here are some of the most interesting observations for B2B marketers: Slide 10: B2B magazines continue to struggle. Content aggregation ?). Email is the #2 priority.

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Oktopost

JANUARY 5, 2021

After all, we live in a world of hyper connectivity, one where up to 67% of B2B buyers are already halfway through the buying journey before they speak with an actual salesperson. In fact, Gartner tells us that B2B buyers will, on average, only spend 17% of the buying cycle meeting with potential suppliers. Click To Tweet. Maybe but….

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Sprout Social

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

And yet, social advocacy examples continue to be the exception. 4 social advocacy program examples to inspire your strategy If you want to get a program started but you’re not sure where to begin, look no further. I get asked about my company more than ever and people comment on how active I am on LinkedIn.

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Audiense

MAY 17, 2018

After last week’s post on insights activation in the pre-campaign phase , we’ll continue today by taking a look at how campaigns can be enriched by consumer insights extracted from social data during the execution of the campaign. Socioeconomic data about the segments and total audiences.

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Sprout Social

JANUARY 3, 2022

In this guide, we’ll show you how to better understand your target audience by creating buyer personas built on social media data. This internal document is used by marketing, sales and product teams to ensure their messages and activities are tailored to the people they want to reach. What is a buyer persona? Glad you asked.

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Oktopost

MARCH 26, 2024

We previously covered the types of data and metrics you can measure to increase ROI on your social selling initiatives. An Influenced Opportunity Report is a crucial tool for B2B organizations seeking to understand the tangible impact of their social media efforts on their sales pipeline. What is an Influenced Opportunity Report?

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Keyhole.co

JANUARY 27, 2023

Social media is quickly becoming the go-to method medium for B2B marketers looking to promote their business. In fact, a study by the International Data Corporation found that 75% of B2B buyers use social media to make purchasing decisions. This has made producing social media content a top priority for 95% of B2B marketers.

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Convince & Convert

OCTOBER 9, 2017

Instagram is a fantastic platform for B2B marketers. Over half of millennials are active users on Instagram. In this guide, we’ve rounded up several examples of B2B brands leveraging Instagram to get closer to customers and drive real results. Here are seven examples of B2B brands doing Instagram marketing the right way.

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Webbiquity SMM

APRIL 4, 2023

A scroll through your feed will reveal examples: Learn : If you’re scrolling for how-to videos, articles about vacation destinations, or slow cooker recipes, you’re in learning mode. Mary Mathes is Director of Data Insights for Alpha-Diver , the market research firm that applies neuroscience to more deeply understand marketplace behavior.

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The Realtime Report

JANUARY 28, 2017

Making Social Media An ROI Positive Channel For B2B Businesses By Jingcong Zhao. alone last year , it’s clear that social media is being cemented as a marketing function in most B2B organizations. The biggest reason for this challenge has to do with the mindset with which B2B marketers have approached social.

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Oktopost

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

Here’s what we think about it: the biggest value of integrating social advertising functionality into your social media management platform is all about DATA. And when we say data we mean Social BI , our powerful analytics tool that allows you to ask business-related questions and dig into your social data to find answers.

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Oktopost

MAY 23, 2022

The eternal question for B2B marketers is: When is the best time to sell to buyers? But the longer your B2B sales cycle is, the more chances your buyers will lose interest and look elsewhere. What is intent data? It can be split into two categories, active and passive: 1. Active Intent. Quick Links.

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Webbiquity SMM

JANUARY 23, 2024

In software development, for example, that means prioritizing new features requested by existing users over new functionality that may (or may not) help win more new deals. For example, this tweet talks about Domino’s Pizza without tagging the brand. Monitor competitor activity. What do you need for better customer retention?

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Sprout Social

MAY 5, 2021

In the context of marketing and sales enablement, this support comes in the form of marketing content, data and insights from customer interactions. Again, the average B2B buyer’s journey is growing longer. Your marketing team is sitting on a potential goldmine of data when it comes to what customers want. How-to videos.

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Oktopost

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

B2B buyers have traded in conversations with sales reps for independently researching solutions, and they spend considerable time doing so on social media themselves. All this data will appear within Oktopost’s People Database showing you who is interacting with your content and their topics of interest. But why is this so important?

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Direct Marketing Observations

OCTOBER 4, 2017

B2B Social media success is like the American ninja warrior TV show. The same holds true for B2B marketers. B2B social media marketing can be brutal but it’s not a loser. Those challenges, metaphorically speaking, completely exist in B2B social media in 2017. We have user data before and after the mail is sent.

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Sprout Social

MARCH 12, 2024

According to Sprout Social Listening data , from January 1 to March 6, 2024 there were almost 7.6 The dawn of social media activism—from #OccupyWallStreet to #ArabSpring to the 2016 US presidential election—changed people’s expectations of brands. Of these conversations, less than half were positive. Will brands sit this one out?

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Oktopost

JANUARY 11, 2024

Demand generation tools leverage automation technologies to help you understand your customers better and make data-driven decisions. Many demand generation tools offer data accuracy, which makes strategy planning better. What is a Demand Generation Tool?

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Oktopost

DECEMBER 4, 2023

With the strong presence of B2B buyers on LinkedIn, sales teams are now leveraging the platform to optimize their prospecting efforts, moving beyond solely using cold calling and traditional outreach methods. LinkedIn Sales Navigator has evolved into an indispensable tool for the majority of sales teams.

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Oktopost

JULY 22, 2021

B2B marketing campaigns tend to be more like a marathon than a sprint. Finding success at the end of the long B2B sales cycle means knowing your customer and meeting them where they’re at, which is why Customer Relationship Management tools are so essential. Quality CRM solutions pay for themselves many times over.

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Oktopost

MARCH 2, 2020

Now, as a B2B marketer , you might be quick to point out that, sure, a lot has changed. But, that’s consumers not B2B. Well, according to Google, more than half (52%) of all B2B purchases in 2019 were influenced by digital content and marketing. However, non-sales business activities should not be discounted either. .

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Sprout Social

JANUARY 26, 2023

For example, a company may offer a discount or special promotion to customers who successfully refer their products to someone else. This not only encourages people to share product information but also to become active participants in the marketing process by finding potential leads and providing referrals.

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Buzz Marketing for Technology

MARCH 9, 2010

The question is – What is the appropriate level of budget to support social media for a B2B company? First was the post on the Media Budget Ratio (MBR) for a B2B company. Take for example your classic white paper. I actually tried to tackle this question a few times on my blog before. So here is my take ….

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Oktopost

SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

Much like other B2B decision-makers, your customers and prospects spend a lot of time on social media. Even better – do you use social data to improve how your organization market, sell and support your products and services? Enrich Lead and Customer Data. You can also use this data in your other Dynamics dashboards.

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Sprout Social

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Direct competitors actively compete with you for the same customers, such as a similar business in your local area. For example, if you run a B2B CRM software company that sells to small and medium-sized businesses, a CRM for enterprise clients would be your indirect competitor. Calls-to-action (CTAs): What’s their sales pitch?

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