Oktopost

MARCH 10, 2022

B2B Growth Marketing, Demand Generation, Field Marketing—however you badge it, it’s a numbers game. Otherwise, you’ll need to track them through Google Analytics or your CRM software through tracking links. We are here to drive revenue. The last few years have been tougher than ever.

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Oktopost

JULY 15, 2020

For B2B marketers, the importance of LinkedIn cannot be overstated. A remarkable 80% of B2B leads that come from social media originate from just one platform, and that’s LinkedIn. It’s not like LinkedIn’s efficacy is a secret— 94% of B2B companies use LinkedIn for marketing. The leads are better.

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Oktopost

APRIL 18, 2022

It’s no wonder that savvy B2B marketers are taking advantage of this popular and portable format to create value-packed audio programs. B2B podcasts are a powerful form of outbound marketing. Jump to Best B2B Podcasts. What is a B2B Podcast? 4 Reasons to Include Podcasting in Your B2B Content Marketing Strategy.

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Oktopost

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

Every seasoned B2B marketer knows that launching a new campaign can be a venture into the unknown. That might be a big reason why nearly 70% of B2B content ends up unused , because it doesn’t align with what buyers are interested in. B2B marketing is too high-stakes for any blind leaps of faith. 6 B2B Marketing KPIs to Measure.

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Oktopost

MARCH 1, 2021

Well, consider today your lucky day because Spotler UK ‘s Senior Marketing Executive, Richard Wall, joined me on a social media workshop to explain everything you need to know so far about the Clubhouse app and what’s in it for B2B Brands in this quick on-demand conversation. What’s in it for B2B Brands? What is Clubhouse?

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B2B Brands Conference LinkedIn 118

Keyhole.co

JUNE 7, 2023

When we think of a B2B branding toolkit, the first thought to pop up in our minds is a handbook that contains the brand’s preferred tone of voice, colors, typography, imagery, vision, values, and messaging pillars. the companies you’re looking at could be high-paying customers with a respectable presence).

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B2B Tips Brands Marketing 52

Oktopost

OCTOBER 30, 2019

Episode two of our podcast, B2B Marketing Now, was posted last week and we learned so much about video for B2B marketing creating this episode. We invited Paul Carpenter to educate us on the value of video for B2B marketing, covering the why and how with video programming. How can you build a video marketing program?

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B2B Video Marketing Module 89

Convince & Convert

DECEMBER 5, 2014

Rob Zaleski is in charge of marketing for a company that is all about teaching people how to be marketers. This keeps him on top of the performances of SEO , partnerships with other companies, and social media, all of which are intertwined in the marketing strategy. Tweetable Moments It’s just getting to know people.

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B2B Social Media Google Construction 153

Waxing UnLyrical

FEBRUARY 5, 2013

This struggle is even more difficult for business-to-business (B2B) marketers, who feel so lost trying effectively target business professionals on Facebook that they only put in half the effort or abandon the platform completely. As a B2B company, your customers know the angles, and they know the game.

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Oktopost

JULY 30, 2020

So many B2B deals closed, and so many connections made. Back in the B2B world, companies are increasingly shining a spotlight to online lead generation and engagement. So what exactly is a webinar, and why are they so crucial to your B2B strategy in 2021? Should you use a dedicated B2B webinar software?

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B2B Platform Price Software 98

Webbiquity SMM

FEBRUARY 16, 2016

As noted in the 2016 B2B Marketing Trends report , B2B marketing strategies and practices are in the midst of significant change, driven by new technologies and evolving buyer expectations for more “consumer-like” experiences. B2B marketing budgets are shifting to digital and social. B2B messaging gets personal.

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Webbiquity SMM

FEBRUARY 8, 2011

Blogging is often viewed as the core component of a B2B social media marketing strategy, and other than discussion forums, it’s the most mature component of social media. So what’s next for B2B blogging? If your company doesn’t have a blog, you’re not a laggard…quite yet. Post on Google Buzz.

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Buzz Marketing for Technology

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

And I would argue this is exaggerated even more when it comes to B2B Marketing. Ok so now that I depressed you – lets talk about what I have been thinking B2B Marketers need to do. The problem is, most B2B companies don’t have a strong why. Enter Simon Sinek. What you do, How you do it and Why you do it.

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B2B Marketing Airlines StumbleUpon 243

Convince & Convert

DECEMBER 5, 2014

Rob Zaleski is in charge of marketing for a company that is all about teaching people how to be marketers. This keeps him on top of the performances of SEO , partnerships with other companies, and social media, all of which are intertwined in the marketing strategy. Tweetable Moments It’s just getting to know people.

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B2B Social Media Google Construction 113

The Realtime Report

AUGUST 17, 2012

Google Plus: 170 million “people who have upgraded” via Google. LinkedIn Is Most Important Social Network for B2B Marketers. When asked which social media method is most important for their social outreach, LinkedIn was the clear winner among B2B marketers (chosen by 30%) according to new research by BtoB.

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Buzz Marketing for Technology

DECEMBER 8, 2010

Around this time last year I wrote about the 10 B2B Marketing Predictions for 2010 and while I would say 7 out of 10 have already materialized and the others are on their way. So that begs the question – what’s on the horizon specifically for B2B Marketers next year? NFO is the new SEO – that’s News Feed Optimization on Facebook.

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B2B Marketing Mobile CPM 279

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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Oktopost

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Cutting through competitive noise is difficult for B2B marketers, making lead generation tricky. Lead generation is proving difficult for 68% of B2B companies, and 61% of marketers pinpoint it as their top challenge. The B2B buyer journey has shifted, with sales reps now only having roughly 5% of a customer’s time.

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Data B2B How To Metrics 124

Webbiquity SMM

JUNE 21, 2022

According to recent statistics, 57% of companies in the U.S. With that in mind, here are seven ways a B2B brand can increase its influence across various marketing platforms and realize the resulting benefits. This landscape is in constant flux, which presents companies with a huge challenge in increasing their influencing power.

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Influencer Brands Policies Privacy 288

Oktopost

OCTOBER 28, 2021

Looking for B2B leads on social media? Having a distinct B2B sales advantage over your competitors in that environment can be challenging. To be successful in today’s B2B sales environment, having a strong social selling strategy is paramount to your company’s ability to drive results and generate ROI.

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Tools B2B Price ROI 144

Webbiquity SMM

DECEMBER 1, 2010

MarketingSherpa recently released its 2011 B2B Marketing Benchmark Report. As MarketingSherpa notes, “Year after year, the greatest challenge that B2B organizations face is generating high-quality leads.&#. Post on Google Buzz. You can download the executive summary for free (or pay $400 for the full report ). Tweet This!

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B2B Trends Marketing Technorati 185

Social Media Marketing

APRIL 13, 2011

When it comes to B2B social media uses like privileged discussions between manufacturers and resellers or internal discussions between sales and marketing personnel, you'd need a more intimate social network. You start the process by searching Google and asking your online social network for recommendations. What do you think?

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Oktopost

JANUARY 11, 2024

Types of Demand Generation Tools While some companies prefer to look broadly at marketing automation, others may choose a tool for a specific purpose, such as sending newsletters. 2) Oktopost Oktopost is built specifically for B2B marketing teams, enabling you to streamline social media management with one platform.

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Sherrilynne Starkie

APRIL 3, 2019

Top news this week from the world of social media includes the death of Google+, Facebook’s war on hate, LinkedIn’s lookalike audiences, GMail’s 15th birthday and a primer on using TikTok. Google+ died yesterday. LinkedIn brings lookalike audiences to B2B marketing. Sandberg says we can win against hate.

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LinkedIn B2B Google Newsletter 210

Buzz Marketing for Technology

MARCH 4, 2010

Facebook made its initial announcement of Project Titan to the market on February 5th and was candidly thought to be a Google Gmail killer. So 3 days later on February 8th Google announced Google Buzz ! This is clearly an all out war between Facebook and Google.

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System B2B Facebook Marketing 219

Oktopost

OCTOBER 14, 2020

Approached by Google to mentor start-ups and now sharing their growth hacking expertise on our podcast, Stefanie Amini and Melanie Amini , the co-founders of Gossip Media guide the conversation on this episode of Stuff You Should Know About Our Changed New World , Oktopost ‘s original podcast show. And it really does take two!

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B2B Skills Hosting LinkedIn 136

Webbiquity SMM

SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

Examples range from Google News and Yahoo! These technologies include Browse My Stuff (which powers both the B2B Marketing Zone and Social Media Informer ) and Paper.li , which enables users to create custom online “newspapers&# based on a Twitterer and his/her followers, a hashtag subject or a Twitter list. Post on Google Buzz.

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Aggregator Paper.li B2B Content 187

Convince & Convert

OCTOBER 28, 2010

Tweet B2B social media is one of the most nettlesome of all social media marketing topics. There are plenty of half-truths and misunderstandings about what, where, why, and how B2B social media works (or doesn’t). I tried to dispel the most common B2B social media myths in this Webinar for Genius.com and Focus.

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B2B Social Media Metrics Study 152

Convince & Convert

APRIL 2, 2015

The brand wasn’t targeting consumers, but transport companies. So why make a B2B ad that looks like B2C content? The answer is simple: B2B clients are consumers, too (highlight to tweet). Increasingly, B2B brands are taking this maxim to heart. Why should consumers have all the fun? Image via Microsoft Stories.

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Webbiquity SMM

NOVEMBER 8, 2010

Nominations and voting are now open for the B2B Twitterer of the Year (B2BTOTY) awards. Here’s your chance to recognize your favorite B2B organization or individual for their exceptional Twitter skills. Nominations can be submitted in 10 categories: • National / International B2B Manufacturer (includes software developers).

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B2B Twitter Committee Technorati 161

Oktopost

JUNE 21, 2022

B2B companies are leaving money on the table by not exploring influencer marketing as a significant marketing component for their businesses. According to 74% of B2B marketers in a recent study, influencer marketing positively impacts a customer’s relationship with the brand. What is B2B influencer marketing?

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Influencer LinkedIn B2B Industry 88

Oktopost

MAY 11, 2022

Watch the recording: Want to hear more from renowned B2B marketing leaders? Christopher is a specialist in Content Governance, AI, and pipeline management with over 20 years of experience growing companies in the technology sector. Radically Transparent is a podcast geared towards the modern-day B2B marketer. Episode Summary.

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Brands Content B2B Apple 144

Webbiquity SMM

DECEMBER 12, 2012

Will Google+ be a “Facebook killer” or just Google’s next failed social network? Then again, the average Facebook user spends nearly seven hours per month on the site—compared to just three minutes for the average Google+user. So what makes Google+ special? Google+ Guides and Tips.

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Small Business Mavericks

OCTOBER 28, 2015

If your target market is technology companies, many of them are on Google+. Many times, you can connect and establish relationships with company big wigs on their own forums. Technology company employees in particular tend to use their own forums a lot. Internet marketers tend to hang out there a lot, too.

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Oktopost

OCTOBER 29, 2020

With a huge spike in video content across social media and no signs of it slowing down, producing engaging thought leadership videos have become the latest trend for B2B marketers. She’s guided video strategies and campaigns for companies such as Google Cloud, Cynet, Ourcrowd and Mixtiles. Want to Catch Another Episode?

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Video Social Media Engagement B2B 104

Oktopost

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

B2B advertising expenditures in the United States totaled $32 billion in 2022, an increase from the $28.9 Jump ahead: Examples of Paid Media for B2B Marketers Why Do You Need A Paid Media Plan in Digital Marketing? Source: Titan Growth B2B marketers have various options to reach their target audience directly through paid media.

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Sprout Social

JANUARY 26, 2023

Through Google search? For example, a company may offer a discount or special promotion to customers who successfully refer their products to someone else. The best part of referral marketing programs is they don’t just benefit companies–customers also reap the rewards of their efforts. How did you find it?

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