Oktopost

MARCH 26, 2024

In a world where authenticity, transparency, and efficiency are not just valued but expected, direct communication between brands and their customers is the heartbeat of modern-day business. In parallel, when your customers feel heard, their satisfaction and loyalty increase, only fueling business growth.

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Webbiquity SMM

JUNE 21, 2022

Furthermore, more influence equates to more aspirational qualities, which leads to increased brand loyalty and more brand ambassadors. With that in mind, here are seven ways a B2B brand can increase its influence across various marketing platforms and realize the resulting benefits. Create Omnichannel Marketing Campaigns.

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Oktopost

JULY 22, 2021

Rick Haring, Vice President, Marketing & Communications Americas with International SOS takes the hot seat today. Listen to the podcast: For more thought leadership on risk-taking in B2B marketing, check out our Radically Transparent podcast on Apple Podcasts , Spotify , YouTube or LinkedIn. Catch all episodes here.

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Oktopost

AUGUST 10, 2022

Want to hear more from renowned B2B marketing leaders? Marketing comes down to people, math, and a whole lot of processes. But with so many processes in place to measure, have we, as marketers, lost the ability to humanize the customer experience? Catch all episodes here. Episode Summary. Meet Kevin.

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Sprout Social

JANUARY 29, 2024

They simultaneously hopped on blink-and-you’ll-miss them trends, while championing authenticity. Though “go where your audience is” remains a closely held social marketing belief, audiences across demographics are using every network (looking at you Boomers on TikTok). Retailers go all-in on Instagram and TikTok.

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agora pulse

DECEMBER 23, 2020

Need a good social media marketing book that fuels your learning and your career? Check out 26 top social media marketing books for everyone interested in social media, from newbies to advanced marketers. Social Media Marketing Books for Newbies. Learning the ropes of social media marketing?

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Sprout Social

JANUARY 12, 2022

Customer conversations are among your most valuable marketing assets. With a defined word of mouth marketing strategy, you can create a consistent flow of customer conversations that regularly result in new business. What is word of mouth marketing, anyway? What is word of mouth marketing, anyway? Far from it, actually.

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Oktopost

AUGUST 10, 2023

B2B marketing teams share a common aspiration: generating as many Marketing Qualified Leads (MQLs) as possible. While some businesses still put social media in the categories of brand awareness or community management exclusively, research claims that 75% of B2B buyers use social media to make buying decisions.

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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 11, 2015

To be fully effective, this presence will be separate from any marketing content but consistent with the message it contains. For marketers, this means it’s time to drag your CEOs into Twitter Town, if they aren’t already there. From Brand Awareness to Brand Loyalty, One Tweet at a Time. highlight to tweet). CharityName.

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Hootsuite

JULY 4, 2022

While TikTok users favor authentic, low-production content, there’s still an investment involved in executing clever and engaging videos. It’s also a great channel to support the consideration stage of the buyer journey, drive conversions, and build customer loyalty. For social marketers, TikTok is becoming increasingly hard to ignore.

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Sprout Social

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Each of these brands deliver A+ customer care , which translates to increased awareness, brand loyalty, positive sentiment and revenue. It stands out in a market full of water brands—typically available in plastic containers—as the anti-establishment choice. Engaging with posts and comments in a way that feels genuine and authentic.

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Sprout Social

JANUARY 9, 2024

Regardless of size, most companies face the same challenges—tough competitors, and evolving customer and market demands. They’re eagerly adopting AI-enabled data for AI marketing to thrive and evolve in a data-driven and dynamic business environment. They want a personalized interaction that’s authentic and engaged.

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Likeable

JANUARY 7, 2019

In recent years, “brand purpose” has not only become the marketing buzzword of the moment, but something increasingly demanded by consumers. While many marketers are well aware of the need for purpose, the act of identifying that greater reason for being (beyond profit) and connecting it to customers can be a daunting task.

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Oktopost

AUGUST 4, 2023

It shouldn’t come as a surprise to you that B2B buyers are drawn to buying from people over businesses, especially people they trust. While we love talking about the benefits of loyal and engaged customers in generating more brand loyalty and revenue, what about the untapped potential of engaged employees?

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Hootsuite

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Whether you’re B2B or B2C, your customers want to engage with humans on social media. 61% of your customers say thought leadership content is “a lot more” effective at showcasing your company’s value than traditional marketing. Share your authentic business beliefs. Easy: be active on social media. right now). Lesson for you?

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Social Media Strategies Summit

NOVEMBER 14, 2019

In fact, 97% of B2B marketers use LinkedIn as a content distribution channel and 46% of social media traffic to those company sites comes from LinkedIn. TAKEAWAY : Amplify the voices of your employees within their professional communities to more authentically promote your brands. #3 3 Best Buy Shows They Have Heart.

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agora pulse

JANUARY 3, 2020

Used by celebrities, politicians, and marketers alike, Twitter is the place to increase engagement and spread brand awareness. When fine-tuning your marketing strategy for the year ahead, knowing the stats for 2020 is a must. 75% of B2B businesses market their products and services on Twitter. That’s over 5 per second.

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Rebekah Radice

JULY 15, 2019

Live video is a fantastic way to connect with your audience on a more personal and authentic level, and to humanize your brand. You can even do an interview with a fellow expert or colleague in your niche like Jessika Phillips and Mike Gingerich do with NOW Marketing Group. 82% prefer live video from a brand as opposed to social posts.

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Convince & Convert

MAY 2, 2016

Employee advocacy is increasingly becoming an integral part of B2B marketers’ social media strategies, and for good reason. Your employees are a valuable asset you should be leveraging as part of your marketing efforts from the day they start working at your company (or even before they start). It’s true that 72.6%

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Sprout Social

MARCH 8, 2019

Recent video marketing statistics note that 80% of people note that videos are helpful in making purchasing decisions. Monitoring your comment section and notifications can actually help you breed brand loyalty. Simply put, its user base is not exactly friendly to businesses or marketers. So, what should you look for on Reddit?

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Oktopost

JUNE 9, 2020

Why Employee Advocacy Matters for B2B. It can take months for a B2B marketing team to build up a company’s presence and credibility online. This is exactly why employee advocacy is so powerful: your team is the key to unlocking the true potential of social media marketing. Why Employee Advocacy Matters for B2B.

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Buffer Social

JUNE 13, 2019

We’re seeing this happen on Instagram today: less polish, more authenticity. The Trend on Instagram: Less Polish, More Authenticity. They cross-post community tweets as testimonials, they show before-and-after images of their customers, they have marketing graphics and staged photos. And they use the occasional meme.

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Oktopost

APRIL 4, 2023

Most of us can remember a time before – and, for that matter, how it used to look before businesses and individuals started to catch onto its potential for marketing. There are lots of different theories and ideas – that’s why social media marketing is as big as it is these days – and, as social media evolves, each one will have its day.

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Pixlee

JULY 2, 2021

Allyssa Eclarin is the Director of Product Marketing at Postal , an offline marketing automation and experience marketing platform that helps companies drive brand loyalty, increase conversions, boost overall employee happiness, and improve customer health scores. So from there I joined the B2B tech world.

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Convince & Convert

APRIL 15, 2010

Sure, I pay attention to where I’m ranked in the AdAge Power 150 (a broader ranking of all marketing blogs), and I look at my search rankings, etc. But I am incredibly delighted to top the list of content marketing blogs, because for me content marketing is becoming fundamental to business success at every level.

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Social Media Strategies Summit

AUGUST 26, 2022

Investing in content marketing can secure exceptional results for your brand. It’s why 97% of businesses had a content marketing strategy in place in 2021. And it’s why 72% of organizations plan to increase their content marketing budgets in 2022. Generate Organic Traffic. Source: google.com. Build Topical Authority.

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Webbiquity SMM

JUNE 26, 2019

Social media marketing has come a long way over the past decade. Creativity and engagement are essential for a successful B2B or consumer brand social strategy. Here are four key benefits of social media marketing. Here are four key benefits of social media marketing. Guest post by Brad Richardson. Build Brand Awareness.

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Convince & Convert

JUNE 24, 2010

I’ve been in marketing or advertising (online or otherwise) for 20 years. Authenticity You can’t lie in infomercials. Sure, you can tell your company story ad infinitum in social media, but ultimately you’ll benefit so much more if you can make your customers part of your marketing team. But, I’m not.

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Oktopost

AUGUST 9, 2020

B2B marketers harness this power by asking employees to promote their organization on social media. This marketing practice is called employee advocacy. While companies greatly benefit from it (amplified reach, increased customer loyalty and social lead gen among the few), social advocacy is also extremely valuable to employees.

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Hootsuite

MAY 26, 2021

Think it’s the same as social media marketing ? When you do that, you’re more likely to build trust and loyalty. That means you can reach out to an audience who already have an interest in what you’re offering and authentically connect with them, offering useful information when the time is right. Spoiler: It’s not.).

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Oktopost

JUNE 22, 2023

If you’re looking for high-scoring leads that fall squarely within your market, then look no further. True, it may be more closely associated with B2C customers, but B2B execs and buyers aren’t operating in a vacuum where the power of thought leadership and share of voice no longer matter. In some ways, they matter more for B2B.

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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 7, 2010

UNderstandable One of the most commendable aspects of this book is Stratten’s gift for boiling down a marketing principle to its simplest form. UNderstandable One of the most commendable aspects of this book is Stratten’s gift for boiling down a marketing principle to its simplest form.

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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

Social Media is “Viral Marketing&# False, in the same way that a square is also a rectangle, but a rectangle isn’t a square. You’re engaged in an advertising and marketing campaign that uses the Web as its distribution platform. You have to create content, be part of many communities, and proceed incrementally.

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Oktopost

MARCH 16, 2022

In this piece, we’ll cover what a sentiment analysis is, how to track it, and what the benefits are for B2B brands. These market-leading technologies analyze all digital interactions for tone, intent, and feelings. Aligning your business’s interactions with your audience encourages brand loyalty. Step 1: Locate Audience.

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Sprout Social

JUNE 20, 2023

Figuring out how to build a brand is a must-do for modern marketers. This applies to B2B and B2C brands alike. This applies to marketing campaigns, how you talk to customers and so much more. Meanwhile, the “building” happens through your marketing efforts. Because consumers are overwhelmed with product choices.

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Oktopost

MAY 13, 2021

B2B marketers know that social media is where people share their thoughts and opinions. There are many metrics to measure and track on social media marketing, but the one that tells you how much conversational space you’re occupying is Share of Voice. What types of engagement work best on your customers.

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Hootsuite

JUNE 27, 2022

That can be intimidating, because marketing to these groups is notoriously difficult. Because TikTok is wildly embracing things that aren’t traditionally or mainstream cool—so long as it comes across as authentic. Authenticity rules on TikTok. Your brand can be embraced one minute and shunned the next. Even finance.

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