Oktopost

APRIL 28, 2024

To close more deals, sales executives are starting to take social media for sales seriously. The B2B sales space is changing. In case you haven’t heard yet – building relationships and engaging on social media platforms is the future of B2B sales. We’re sure you already felt the shift in B2B buyer behavior.

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Buzz Marketing for Technology

FEBRUARY 9, 2010

Trust is not a new thing in the world of sales either – its a fact that people enjoy buying from people that they trust and in B2B Marketing part of our job is to shorten the time spent building trust so sales can have an easier time and focus on selling. Social Media changes that and elevates Trust to the individual level.

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The Realtime Report

JANUARY 28, 2017

Making Social Media An ROI Positive Channel For B2B Businesses By Jingcong Zhao. Billion spent on social media marketing in the U.S. alone last year , it’s clear that social media is being cemented as a marketing function in most B2B organizations. Yet, 61% of marketers claim measuring ROI is a top challenge.

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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changed, and digitalization has rendered traditional in-person sales methods (such as door-to-door and cold calling) outdated. This digital shift has welcomed a new era in sales: social selling. For B2B buyers, they’re likely to be on LinkedIn primarily.

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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. Sharing is how you build a Brand In a recent BusinessWeek article featuring Tony Hsieh from Zappos. What’s your Social Media diet?

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Sprout Social

MAY 18, 2022

You need to know which metrics to pay attention to when you’re measuring the success of selling on social media. In this article, we’ll walk you through 8 social selling metrics to pay attention to. LinkedIn’s Social Selling Index (SSI). Inbound connections and network growth. Follower engagement rate.

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Metrics B2B Software Social Media 138

Webbiquity SMM

APRIL 13, 2021

One thing all of the most popular social networks (Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, even Pinterest and TikTok) have in common in the asynchronous nature of their content. Similarly, Clubhouse is breaking all the established “rules” of social networks. But here are three reasons for skepticism.

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Social Media Marketing

MARCH 1, 2010

The study, conducted by Business.com , finds that that four of the top five most effective social media tactics for engaging small business decision makers do not require significant IT investment or involvement. Company / Brand Pages on Social Networking Sites – social network participation is now mainstream for U.S.

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B2B Study Social Media Small Business 159

Small Business Mavericks

OCTOBER 28, 2015

For social networking, you should join LinkedIn. B2B marketing principles are a lot like B2C marketing principles, but businesses can often be easier to sell to. So if you are targeting other businesses with your online marketing, then read what they’re reading and hang out in the same places they are hanging out at.

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Sprout Social

MARCH 28, 2024

With over a billion members in 200+ countries and territories worldwide, LinkedIn is one of the most popular social networks for brands looking to reach a professional audience. For example, suppose you’re a social media marketer at a B2B marketing software company for small businesses. Hashtags may be the answer.

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Buffer Social

JANUARY 22, 2024

So, in this article, join me in exploring five themes for social media in 2024 through the lens of industry experts, unraveling their predictions and the reasons behind them. The decline in organic reach on public channels and the rise of "dark social" channels are key drivers of this trend.

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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. This digital shift has welcomed a new era in sales: social selling. For B2B buyers, they’re likely to be on LinkedIn primarily.

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Examples B2B ROI Analytics 62

Webbiquity SMM

JANUARY 2, 2013

With 92% of companies now incorporating social media into their marketing efforts, it’s no longer sufficient to just “be there” on social networks. Marketers believe the highest consumer priorities on social media are insights for buying decisions (59%) and customer service (58%). B2B Lead Blog ).

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Direct Marketing Observations

NOVEMBER 20, 2013

Case in point, this morning I came across an interview with Erich Joachimsthaler, a former Harvard professor, author of over 40 articles & two books on brand strategy and the CEO of Vivaldi Partners Group. That is, the comeback campaign sought to activate loyalists and fans through various efforts on social networks.

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Sprout Social

APRIL 25, 2024

Consider this: When you spend an hour formatting a spreadsheet, you’re losing an hour that you could have spent on your social media marketing strategy. In this article, we’re sharing every social media marketing template we’ve ever made. Facebook marketing strategy template Facebook is synonymous with social media.

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Webbiquity SMM

MARCH 15, 2018

As a social media content curation and scheduling tool, its aim is to help you find quality content to share on your profile. Each major social network has its own set of applets designed to help you save time and generate better results. Share the links you post on one social network on a different one, automatically.

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Social Media Tools Software Curation 234

Sprout Social

FEBRUARY 4, 2020

However, that doesn’t mean that influencer strategies are totally off the table for B2B companies or other brands that might be looking for a more formal approach. With over 600 million members and 300 million active users, LinkedIn is the largest professional networking site in the world. Enter LinkedIn influencers.

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Hootsuite

APRIL 29, 2020

You can look for opportunities to reinforce social messaging across platforms. In this article we explain how to create a social media schedule. Then, we share an easy-to-customize social media posting schedule template. Finally, we walk you through exactly how to schedule social media posts. 10:45 a.m.,

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Oktopost

OCTOBER 10, 2022

In this article, we’ll explain what brand visibility is and why it needs to be a critical part of your overall branding strategy in 2022 and beyond. Why is Brand Visibility Important for B2B? Why Is Brand Visibility Important for B2B? Engagement: The amount of people who engage with your brand across social networks.

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Webbiquity SMM

APRIL 30, 2020

Social media marketing. With live events shut down, digital marketing using content and social networks has become even more important for brands and marketers. More than 70% of marketers say social media marketing has significantly helped them. Facebook is the largest social network with more than 2.5

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Buzz Marketing for Technology

JANUARY 26, 2011

It’s the interconnected nature of today’s social networks like Facebook or microblogs like Twitter and the way they broadcast their messages to the world but also in the process creating permanent search friendly records that make them so powerful and also potentially dangerous.

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Social Media Microblogging B2B Journal 213

Webbiquity SMM

MARCH 13, 2019

They’ve adapted to using online social networks (namely LinkedIn) to identify passive candidates in the last few years and it’s serving them well. But, at the end of the day, they need to generate “leads” that get fed into some kind of offline sales process—just like most b2b [and many b2c] companies do.

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Engineering Social Media Hubspot Marketing 137

Keyhole.co

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

However, while it affects both B2B and B2C industries, the dynamics differ. B2B brand reputation A reputation crisis for a B2B brand often has a limited audience and can be contained through direct communication channels and negotiations. Use social listening to track brand mentions across different social networks and forums.

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Buzz Marketing for Technology

SEPTEMBER 29, 2010

It all starts with the Pulse Report that Chevron had produced by Edelman (their PR firm) using their Alterian’s SM2 social media monitoring tool. Obviously a topic like Energy has been written about for ages – at its highest level it has millions of conversations, press, articles, blog pages and best of all opinions!

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Webbiquity SMM

MAY 1, 2018

However, digital technology, and social networking sites in particular, have fundamentally altered the way events are experienced. Through social media platforms , attendees and businesses can share content and experiences from the event. With that said, pictures and written content shared to social media can be useful too.

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Platform Engagement Hashtag Eventful 152

Kikolani

JUNE 28, 2016

In his article for Ana Hoffman’s Traffic Generation Cafe, Thomas E. Hanna gives three reasons you should stop thinking of your audience : it fails to cultivate relationships; it treats social networks nothing but distribution channels; it kills engagement. Know the character of every social channel.

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Convince & Convert

APRIL 19, 2017

During my most recent exhibit at a B2B marketing conference in London, I met and spoke with lots of great customers, partners, and prospects. Although they came from different countries and industries, there was one common theme that stood out to me: the decline in organic reach and engagement on social media.

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B2B Social Media Organization Study 109

Webbiquity SMM

DECEMBER 16, 2013

Line Up Your B2B Content with your Customer’s Goals by Business2Community. ** 5 STARS. 59% of B2B marketers consider blogs their most valuable channel. • 70% of buyers would rather learn about a company through an article rather than an advertisement. Infographics About Content Marketing. Pam is a content marketing rockstar.

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Sprout Social

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

We’ll also explore 10 tips and tactics you can use to execute social selling like an expert. What is social selling? Social selling is a lead generation strategy designed to help salespeople interact with prospects through social networks. Social networks are one of the main places where information is exchanged.

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Tips Authentication LinkedIn Groups 133

Webbiquity SMM

DECEMBER 12, 2012

Will Google+ be a “Facebook killer” or just Google’s next failed social network? “Ghost town” or not, many experts agree that Google+ is here to stay, and it’s valuable for b2b marketing, SEO , personal branding, and reputation management. by B2B Digital Marketing.

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Google Tips Bookmarklet SEO 216

Oktopost

APRIL 9, 2019

Especially on social media, which is uncharted territory for many B2B brands, it’s going to be increasingly important for agencies to show exactly how a presence on social networks will yield clicks, conversations, and conversions. Here’s where social media reports come in.

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Oktopost

OCTOBER 24, 2022

In this article, we’ll explain the basics of employee spotlight posts and how to successfully implement them into your campaigns. Social media marketing can be tricky, particularly for B2B brands that need to create an image that’s professional and relatable at the same time. How to measure engagement on an employee spotlight.

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Social Media How To B2B LinkedIn 109

Webbiquity SMM

OCTOBER 5, 2012

Again, thank you for reading the MarketingSherpa Readers Choice top b2b marketing blog for 2012. For a more up-to-date look at marketing strategy, check out the Best B2B Marketing and Sales Strategy Guides and Insights of 2011. The One Effective Use of Facebook for B2B Marketing (March 9, 2010). It Depends (October 13, 2010).

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Vocus B2B Social Media Statistics 155

Buzz Marketing for Technology

JANUARY 14, 2010

In a recent BusinessWeek article featuring Tony Hsieh from Zappos – they closed with a quote from Tony “Sharing is how we build our brand.&# Whether you are a CMO’s of a B2C or B2B Marketing team the key in this next decade is sharing and the key to sharing is Content! Why you need to build your Social Capital?

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Convince & Convert

AUGUST 8, 2019

The four most popular messaging apps already have more monthly active users than the four major social networks. If you go to The New York Times right now, pick any article, and send the URL via Facebook Messenger to one of your friends, you’ve shared it via dark social. Is Dark Social Messing with Your Metrics?

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Brands Analytics Consultant Data 152

Webbiquity SMM

APRIL 11, 2012

Recent research from MarketingProfs shows that 84% of B2B companies use social media marketing in some form, and the figure is likely higher for B2C firms. In fact, another recent study from HubSpot reveals that 63% of B2B companies aren’t generating leads from social media at all. Not a good plan. Stick with it.

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Hootsuite

JANUARY 4, 2023

Social media advertising. Using paid tools on the social networks to get your content in front of a larger audience. The benefits of social media marketing. Social networks are the second-most-popular type of website or app, topped only by chat and messaging. Top networks for social media marketing.

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