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Breaking down B2C vs. B2B social media metrics and why it matters

Oktopost

Are you measuring the right B2B social media metrics? Many B2B organizations find themselves using social media management platforms originally crafted for B2C brands. B2B social media metrics and how they differ from B2C As a B2B marketer, you know at the end of the day, you’re marketing to people.

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Top B2B Brands on Social Media

Social Media Strategies Summit

For B2B brands, social media is growing in importance: 66% of B2B marketers report that LinkedIn is effective, 66% say they plan to boost their organic usage of Instagram, and 56% rate YouTube as important to overall brands success ( Articulate ). They then craft a strategy that will resonate. Source: Hubspot Facebook. Source: Square.

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Navigating social media marketing in an election year

Sprout Social

The key is being quick to the draw when it comes to sharing their unique POV on timely topics, and understanding which issues are important to their community. Like Reformation’s latest campaign with Monica Lewinsky and Vote.org , some brands will rely on influencers and celebrities to communicate their brand values.

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How to Use Social Media to Generate More Leads for Your Business

Oktopost

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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Oktopost’s Social Listening: Tap Into Conversations That Impact Your Business

Oktopost

The practice of social listening was adopted by the B2B marketing community from our B2C counterparts—very much like social media itself. The volume of B2B mentions might be lower, but the potential cost of every missed negative post is so much bigger. Tracking customer conversations, industry trends, and influencers.

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Creating Engagement in B2B Marketing

Buzz Marketing for Technology

Well I have since learned otherwise from the folks at Networked Insights who not only measure the number of posts in one period versus the number posts in another period but they also measure the tone and sentiment of those posts giving you an indication that (in our case) sentiment is trending in a positive direction! Tweet This!

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Why You Need to Incorporate Social Media into Your Lead Generation Strategy

Oktopost

These platforms grant easy access to some of the most valuable audiences any B2B enterprise could hope to find – provided you know how to find them, and how to use social media publishing to your advantage. Its centrality is a long-term market shift – one that any B2B enterprise should be working to keep up with.