Convince & Convert

APRIL 25, 2014

jtroyer Tweet This Giving Back to Your Top Influencers Back in 2003, VMware ‘s online community was centered around a forum. Today, despite the fractured social media landscape, their community still has one central home on the web: the VMware Community site. See you next week!

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Communities B2B How To Forums 134

Webbiquity SMM

MARCH 31, 2020

The company recently missed earnings estimates for the second time in four quarters, and had to strike a deal with activist investor firm Elliott Management which had “been trying to push (Jack) Dorsey out as part of an overhaul to Twitter’s business.” Though 90% of B2B software companies are on Twitter , barely half are active.

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Twitter B2B LinkedIn Brand Monitoring 228

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 makes it the ideal platform for B2B marketers on social media.

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ROI B2B Social Media How To 52

Webbiquity SMM

AUGUST 26, 2014

So the question is–are there things that today’s B2B marketers can learn from history, specifically, the tremendous success of Facebook and the rise, fall and possible resurrection of Myspace? How can the respective histories and behaviors of these two companies inform the best practices for B2B marketers? Historical Lessons.

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B2B MySpace Startup Social Networking 190

Buffer Social

JANUARY 22, 2024

He says, “With new and emerging to established creators building up audiences on LinkedIn, thanks to its strong organic reach, this year, we will see more brands looking to capitalize on this and tap into this pool of talent for influencer marketing campaigns, especially companies wanting to get in front of B2B audiences.”

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Buzz Marketing for Technology

AUGUST 18, 2010

So I ran across some interesting stats last week when I picked up a tweet from Jeff Bullas on the 15 essential social media facts and figures for B2B Marketing. I guess we head back to the core of what we do as B2B Marketers and take these lessons learned in Social Media back with us and see if we can innovate.

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B2B Social Media Marketing StumbleUpon 246

Oktopost

MARCH 26, 2024

That is why we’re excited to share we’ve joined forces with LinkedIn to provide mutual Oktopost and LinkedIn customers the ability to channel messages directly from their LinkedIn Company Page into Oktopost’s Social Inbox.

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B2B LinkedIn Authentication Loyalty 62

Sprout Social

JANUARY 29, 2024

With major changes at the company and new platforms like Threads, users are diversifying their time across platforms while remaining loyal to some legacy networks. Our Pulse Survey data also reveals 42% of people expect to use more social networks in 2024. Retailers go all-in on Instagram and TikTok.

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Social Media Strategy Exercises Retail 113

Webbiquity SMM

JULY 9, 2012

Online shopping sites host reviews of products and sellers, and Angie’s List built an improbable business on ratings of household services companies. But obtaining and publishing client ratings and reviews is much more difficult in the b2b world. Image credit: Carla Zanoni. ” Not gonna happen. AT&T or Verizon).

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B2B Case Study Telecommunications Study 189

Webbiquity SMM

JANUARY 24, 2023

The velocity of change across social networks shows no signs of slowing, prompting advertisers to brace themselves for what lies ahead in 2023. While the social media marketing environment is constantly shifting, there are several social media advertising strategies that marketers may choose to focus on this year.

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Advertising Social Media Strategy Authentication 238

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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B2B ROI Social Media Hashtag 91

Social Media Marketing

APRIL 13, 2011

But what if you want to use a social network to collaborate internally? Until recently, no one dared share corporate secrets on social networks. Strategic planning, competitive analysis and product development are just a few activities most companies prefer to keep confidential. B2C marketers may have some luck.

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B2B Social Media Jive Committee 148

Oktopost

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

Not surprisingly, social networks do the same. LinkedIn just introduced Product Pages, a part of its ecosystem dedicated to building a trusted community of information around B2B products. The companies you highlighted can choose to remove themselves from your page if they don’t want to be displayed as a customer.

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LinkedIn Products B2B Review 129

Webbiquity SMM

APRIL 13, 2021

Once you’re able to score an invite, you may want to check out the excellent tutorial on how to get started on Clubhouse from Social Media Examiner (if you don’t mind the obnoxious pop-ups). That would be four times what the company was valued at just four months ago. Three Reasons Clubhouse May Crash and Burn.

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Apple Plaxo Microsoft Vimeo 215

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

Buzz Marketing for Technology

MARCH 4, 2010

The point here for B2C and B2B Marketers is that as Facebook makes their platform rich in interaction and captures more users and hence more conversations about your brand – you will need to be there and engage with their user base. I was talking to a small business owner last night.

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System B2B Facebook Marketing 219

Webbiquity SMM

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

Though it’s still one of the top three social networks for B2B marketers, Twitter is struggling. Given its utility, value, and reach, one might presume B2B event planners consider Twitter as essential as their mobile phones. Twitter is arguably the most flexible and capable social network for B2B marketers.

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Team Marketing B2B Eventful 160

Sprout Social

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

Along with David Sullivan , a Strategic Business Development Representative for Sprout Social, we reached out to our friends at Chili Piper to help us break down the art of social selling from the brand account. We’ll also explore 10 tips and tactics you can use to execute social selling like an expert. What is social selling?

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Tips Authentication LinkedIn Groups 133

Oktopost

OCTOBER 10, 2022

Why is Brand Visibility Important for B2B? Leverage Social Listening. Foster Community on Social Media. For example, a company that shows branded content to its audience once per week is twice as visible as another company that only shows branded content to its audience every other week. Jump to Section.

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Brands B2B SEO Influencer 75

Webbiquity SMM

MARCH 22, 2018

However, you’ll be up against some stiff competition on the world’s largest social network. Particularly for complex topics or B2B technology content marketing , it often makes sense to bring in outside expertise. However, it’s well worth taking advantage of the giant social network’s tools.

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Tips Facebook B2B Review 191

Hootsuite

FEBRUARY 12, 2015

Business-to-business social media marketing is no longer just an innovative way to boost sales—it’s essential to your organization’s survival in the competitive B2B market. In fact, a recent survey found 92% of B2B marketers use social media as a content marketing tactic to drive sales.

Social Media Management 76

Social Media Management B2B Social Media HootSuite 76

Webbiquity SMM

JULY 9, 2012

Online shopping sites host reviews of products and sellers, and Angie’s List built an improbable business on ratings of household services companies. But obtaining and publishing client ratings and reviews is much more difficult in the b2b world. Image credit: Carla Zanoni. ” Not gonna happen. AT&T or Verizon).

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B2B Case Study Telecommunications Banking 101

Socialmedia.biz

MARCH 25, 2021

A company or a person posts a Tweet or an Instagram post that links to a piece of content, followed by a dozen (or unbelievably, sometimes more) hashtags. The feature was so popular that it was eventually adopted by other social networks like Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn — making it a key feature in the social marketing world.

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Hashtag Brands How To Conference 78

Webbiquity SMM

MARCH 13, 2019

I did a website analysis and custom demonstration for a local IT recruiting company recently. This is a very successful company. 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. They’re not much different.

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Engineering Social Media Hubspot Marketing 137

Unmetric

OCTOBER 25, 2019

In 2011, we set out to elevate the way marketers create and analyze their social media strategies. It began when I was at my previous company in the enterprise peer-to-peer data backup space. The challenge: No one was excited to learn more about IT solutions on social media where cat videos dominated. By joining the Falcon.io

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Social Media Management Class Compete Social Media 114

Convince & Convert

JUNE 24, 2014

For the user of these social networks, the question is how much time do you want to spend posting, tweeting, pinning, creating or following? Let’s use a couple different competitive landscapes of companies to illustrate how you would choose the dominant channels for your organization. Who is Where Among the Top Soda Brands?

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How To B2B Social Networking Apple 167

Convince & Convert

DECEMBER 7, 2010

Tweet Guest post as part of the virtual book tour by Maddie Grant and Lindy Dreyer to explore concepts from their new book Open Community : a little book of big ideas for associations navigating the social web. We come from the association industry and for many of us “membership” people, community is old hat. It’s what we do.

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Skills Communities Collaboration Organization 124

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

Social Media Strategies Summit

JUNE 8, 2023

It’s still the most-used social network in the US, with 73% of American consumers visiting the site regularly… Source: Statista It’s also the platform 65% of marketers plan to use most in 2023. But they were interested to discover if they could use the social network to increase purchases via physical retail stores.

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Brands Facebook Influencer Campaign 130

Hootsuite

JANUARY 4, 2023

At its core, social media marketing is about building relationships with your audience in the places they already spend their time online. Unlike traditional advertising, social media marketing allows for two-way communication between individuals and brands. Social marketers do a lot more than scroll through TikTok all day.

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Social Media HootSuite Marketing Social Networking 76

Oktopost

OCTOBER 24, 2022

Employees are the most important part of any business, yet far too many companies fail to include employees in their marketing plan. This type of content can be posted everywhere, but it’s most common on social media platforms like Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn. How did you find out about [company name]?

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Social Media How To B2B LinkedIn 109

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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Instagram Tools Hashtag Authentication 159

Convince & Convert

OCTOBER 12, 2013

I crushed them originally a few weeks ago on a webinar for the Content Marketing Institute : Myth 1: My customers are not social. 2013 data from the Pew Internet project finds 72% of American adults who are online use social networking sites. Even among Americans 65 years old and better, 43% of them use social.

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Social Media Content Marketing B2B 167

Sprout Social

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

As a provider of B2B software, Sprout’s frontline teams often get asked the question: what integrations and partnerships do you provide? The results will be not only more successful utilization of the Sprout platform, but more compelling community conversations and engagements across your social channels.

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Reddit Hubspot API Reputation 105

Buzz Marketing for Technology

JUNE 15, 2010

But focusing on the Extrovert angle for a second, I began to wonder if you need to be an extrovert to be in social media. Certainly internally in your organization you need to be an extrovert if you want to organize a Tribe or movement in your company to take on social media. Email this to a friend?

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Social Media Lurker Crowdsourcing Wiki 207

Hootsuite

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Whether you’re B2B or B2C, your customers want to engage with humans on social media. 56% of customers want more relatable, personable content from brands on social, but 48% of brands are still posting self-promotional content multiple times a week. Easy: be active on social media. Why should execs be on social media?

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Social Media Strategy HootSuite Sentiment 111

Hootsuite

FEBRUARY 12, 2015

Business-to-business social media marketing is no longer just an innovative way to boost sales—it’s essential to your organization’s survival in the competitive B2B market. In fact, a recent survey found 92% of B2B marketers use social media as a content marketing tactic to drive sales.

Social Media Management 40

Social Media Management B2B Social Media HootSuite 40