Hootsuite

MAY 16, 2022

If I had a nickel for every time someone Googled “How much do Facebook ads cost?” How many Facebook ads would that buy? Yep, the answer to all of your Facebook ad cost questions is, “It depends.”. But how do you know if your costs are “good” or not in the first place? Cost per action or conversion. It depends.

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Keyhole.co

MARCH 4, 2023

It can be difficult to link your marketing spend back to calculating influencer marketing ROI. And while you may be great at crafting a goal-driven influencer campaign, you might struggle with calculating your influencer marketing ROI just like many others. 50% of millennials trust product recommendations from influencers.

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Oktopost

JUNE 30, 2021

Though it’s still the most widely-used social network in the world , B2B marketers don’t always see it as a viable platform for generating leads. Easy, but wrong — because with the right strategy, Facebook is a viable channel for B2B marketing. Are Facebook Ads Right for B2B? What Are Facebook Ads?

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Oktopost

MAY 2, 2021

For most B2B marketers in 2021, content is changing. With that kind of lead gen, it’s no wonder that YouTube is a high priority among B2B marketers. . In this post, we’ll examine why you should be prioritizing YouTube for your B2B marketing. Why Use YouTube for B2B Marketing? How popular is YouTube?

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Oktopost

AUGUST 24, 2021

B2B event marketing has been proven to be as good as gold for this goal. . 99% found unique value in this B2B marketing strategy that they did not get from other channels. Given that, in this post, we’ll talk about: What B2B event marketing is. What is B2B Event Marketing? Why Is B2B Event Marketing Important?

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The Realtime Report

APRIL 13, 2023

How SMBs Can Overcome Digital Marketing Challenges While digital marketing can provide targeted access to buyers at budgets within reach of small- and medium-sized businesses (SMBs), potentially leveling the playing field, it can also result in quickly escalating costs with little to no results. In the United States, 33.2 of all U.S.

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Oktopost

AUGUST 26, 2019

So, why are B2B marketers lagging behind? One obvious answer is that traditionally, B2B marketers are, well, traditional. For most traditionalists, video doesn’t work for for B2B marketing for two reasons. The second caveat to B2B video marketing is ROI. Imagine buying a car. About Video Marketing.

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Keyhole.co

JUNE 2, 2022

In B2B, word of mouth is one of the kings when it comes to marketing strategies. According to Hubspot , 34% of all marketers use influencer marketing as their go-to strategy for marketing their products or services, making it the most widely used tactic for marketers with the biggest ROI potential. Source: Hubspot.

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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 13, 2020

Nowhere is this more true than in B2B marketing, where buyers aren’t (as) swept up by trends and viral ads. B2B buyers are increasingly using social media and user generated content to research their major purchases. This presents B2B marketers with a new playground. 60% of advertisers on Quora are B2B.

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Webbiquity SMM

AUGUST 23, 2010

Can social media costs be justified on the P&L, so that as belts get ever tighter in this stagnant economy, these projects and tasks can be spared the budget axe? You wouldn’t buy a new machine tool or enterprise software application without an ROI analysis, so why should social media be any different?

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Sprout Social

JANUARY 26, 2023

Little to no cost There are very few upfront costs to this strategy. Be sure to factor in some costs for incentives and planning. Remember, every customer you bring in costs your business money, whether from advertising, discounts or other marketing techniques. Here’s a quick breakdown of both strategies.

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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

MARCH 2, 2020

When you think of it the buying journey of 2020 is not the same as 2010, and definitely not the same as pre 2000. Now, as a B2B marketer , you might be quick to point out that, sure, a lot has changed. But, that’s consumers not B2B. The 2020 buyer journey is an online journey. What about manufacturing?!”

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Webbiquity SMM

MAY 10, 2011

The “ROI of social media&# (or lack thereof) is a hot, and still hotly contested, topic. I summarized arguments from both sides a few months ago in The Social Media ROI Debate. It can influence your prospects to buy from you, but doesn’t normally lead straight to a purchase. All of the old measurements are moot.&#.

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Oktopost

OCTOBER 19, 2020

As Colin Day, Managing Director, EMEA, and APAC at Oktopost put it: “the B2B buyer’s journey has changed and customers have started to adopt a level of self-sufficiency and proactiveness that no longer aligns with what we would class as a ‘conventional sales model’.”. Prove ROI and build more accurate attribution models.

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Oktopost

OCTOBER 10, 2022

Why is Brand Visibility Important for B2B? Why Is Brand Visibility Important for B2B? Visibility is vital for B2B marketing because it helps build your credibility and trust in the eyes of potential customers. With that in mind, visibility is an important investment for B2B brands that want to reach more customers.

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Writtent Blog

JULY 26, 2013

To inspire you to action, we’ve curated 5 of the brightest content marketing stories of the week: Create High-ROI Video Content Marketing With Google+ Hangouts on Air. For many companies, cost and lack of access to high-quality video production are barriers to visual content creation. How to Streamline Your WordPress Blogging Workflow.

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Keyhole.co

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Here are a few simple examples: Conversions and return on investment (ROI): Tie your social media strategy to increased sales, sign-ups, or desired actions to demonstrate its value. An eCommerce brand might track conversion rates, while a B2B company might focus on lead generation. Tailor your measurement strategy to your goals.

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Sprout Social

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

They see your ads, interact with you on social media and explore your website before they buy. A basic customer journey map includes the buying stages (and support touchpoints) a customer goes through. This helps determine the ROI of customer-centric engagement and service. Creating the map is a great internal exercise.

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Pam Moore

JUNE 2, 2017

Tired of no ROI and wasted time and money… look no further than Social Profit Factor! Step 2: Enroll / buy your virtual seat and you will be inside the academy and community within minutes! Difficulty obtaining funding, budget or stakeholder buy-in? Increase ROI across all facets of marketing investment.

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Keyhole.co

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Here are a few simple examples: Conversions and return on investment (ROI): Tie your social media strategy to increased sales, sign-ups, or desired actions to demonstrate its value. An eCommerce brand might track conversion rates, while a B2B company might focus on lead generation. Tailor your measurement strategy to your goals.

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Social Media Management Social Media Strategy Metrics 52

Convince & Convert

MARCH 6, 2017

” In fact, new research from eMarketer shows that less than 20% of B2B marketers know for sure that their social media is generating positive results, and I’d guess the B2C data is similar. And according to The CMO Survey, 44% of marketers haven’t been able to show the impact of social at all, much less point to real ROI.

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Webbiquity SMM

MARCH 13, 2019

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. They Buy Much Faster. However, if each of these online marketing activities are done in a silo, they’re a lot less likely to produce an exponential ROI.

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Writtent Blog

FEBRUARY 12, 2014

93% of B2B marketers use content marketing, a 2% increase over 2012. Content marketing costs 62% less than traditional marketing and generates about 3 times as many leads. 42% of B2B marketers say they’re effective at content marketing. B2B marketers with a documented strategy are more likely to consider themselves effective.

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Webbiquity SMM

JANUARY 2, 2013

Marketers believe the highest consumer priorities on social media are insights for buying decisions (59%) and customer service (58%). B2B buyers are most likely to share useful vendor content via email (79%), followed by LinkedIn (53%), Twitter (39%) and Facebook (18%). B2B Lead Blog ). e-Strategy Trends ). Earnest Agency ).

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Sprout Social

JANUARY 25, 2022

Today’s customers see your brand’s ads, interact with you on social media and explore your website before they buy from you. A basic customer journey map will include the buying stages (and support touchpoints) a customer goes through. This helps determine the ROI of customer-centric engagement and service.

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Webbiquity SMM

JUNE 20, 2011

This surfaces in posts like Social Media Skepticism , 5 reasons why social media skeptics maybe right and Business social networking: where’s the ROI? It’s hard to measure the ROI. Maybe or maybe not, the social media ROI debate continues. Your buyers are there, and they expect you to be there as well.

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Buffer Social

JULY 23, 2019

More engagement, more clicks, and lower ROI. Today, you see influencer marketing as a core strategy of direct-to-consumer brands, of e-commerce shops — even B2B companies are getting into the game. In fact, studies show that 70% of millennial consumers are influenced by the recommendations of their peers in buying decisions.

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Webbiquity SMM

DECEMBER 21, 2010

From a pure lead generation / ROI standpoint, this skepticism isn’t entirely unjustified; research from earlier this year showed that branding metrics (increased brand exposure, webs traffic, email subscribers partnerships)—not strict revenue or ROI measures—topped the list of benefits that b2b marketers realized from social media activities.

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Sprout Social

JUNE 28, 2023

Marketing automation tools also assist with lead scoring, generation and nurturing, as well as measuring the ROI of campaigns. Enhanced ROI on staff costs: Employees spend more time on critical business tasks rather than repetitive work. Calculated ROI and click-through-rates for your ad campaigns.

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Sprout Social

MARCH 21, 2017

Unfortunately, a significant number of companies still believe that simply having a strong social media presence, posting content on a consistent basis and engaging with fans is going to have a positive impact on the overall ROI (return on investment) of a brand on its own. Think of what occurs when you first discover a new Facebook page.

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Social Media Strategies Summit

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

Your value proposition needs to outline your benefits and the advantage of buying from you versus the competitor. The process can feel quite effective initially, but it’s hard to measure your ROI. Analyzing Your ROI: The first step to creating high-converting Facebook ad examples is identifying what you want to achieve.

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Oktopost

SEPTEMBER 27, 2022

In fact, marketers feel better about their video ROI than ever before, and people now watch twice as much video overall as they did in 2018. Naturally, this presents both challenges and opportunities for B2B marketers. On the other, competition is getting more intense in virtually every B2B field.

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Oktopost

JUNE 22, 2021

It’s no secret that a flooded email inbox comes with the territory of being a B2B marketer. Between social media messaging, video conferencing apps, and workplace communication tools such as Slack, B2B marketers have no shortage of tools to streamline effective communication. The B2B Email Marketing Advantages.

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Oktopost

JUNE 9, 2020

Why Employee Advocacy Matters for B2B. How to Measure and Maximize Employee Advocacy ROI. It can take months for a B2B marketing team to build up a company’s presence and credibility online. Why Employee Advocacy Matters for B2B. Gain Leadership and Employee Buy-In. Table of Contents. What is Employee Advocacy.

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Oktopost

MAY 3, 2022

Many B2B businesses have nailed the lead generation and conversion parts of the sales cycle. Customer marketing is becoming a necessity in the B2B world. How to Build a Great B2B Customer Marketing Strategy. 4 B2B Customer Marketing Trends You Can Use. But when the deal is done, what happens next?

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