Buzz Marketing for Technology

MARCH 9, 2010

The question is – What is the appropriate level of budget to support social media for a B2B company? First was the post on the Media Budget Ratio (MBR) for a B2B company. Take for example your classic white paper. What’s your Social Media diet? Tweet This! Share this on Facebook.

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B2B Social Media Marketing Survey 198

Mindjumpers

JULY 1, 2010

Content that is adapted to the preferred channels, digital signals, stages in the lifecycle and needs of customers is becoming increasingly important. The focus on relevant content, that also makes your business “found” in an online world is so strong that there is even a new “marketing discipline”, called content marketing.

B2B 189

B2B Strategy Content Marketing 189

Pam Moore

FEBRUARY 21, 2017

Are you tired of your Facebook cover image, Facebook advertising images, Facebook Group image, Twitter cover images, Pinterest board covers and LinkedIn images not looking as beautiful as the cool social media kids (aka visual savvy social marketers)? With social media, the only guarantee we have is change.

Template 167

Template Templates Social Media Social Networking 167

Webbiquity SMM

APRIL 11, 2012

Recent research from MarketingProfs shows that 84% of B2B companies use social media marketing in some form, and the figure is likely higher for B2C firms. In fact, another recent study from HubSpot reveals that 63% of B2B companies aren’t generating leads from social media at all.

Social Media 176

Social Media B2B Exercises Hubspot 176

Waxing UnLyrical

AUGUST 2, 2018

The best way to stand out from the noisy crowd is by employing a few tricks of the content marketing trade. As you work on your content marketing strategy, keep these in mind: Talk to your audience, not at them. Ask questions on social media. Share the right content on the right social media network.

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Content Brands Findability Marketing 124

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. Bookmark a site on a social bookmarking site where they can look it up later and where some of their contacts might discover it. They’re not much different.

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Engineering Social Media Hubspot Marketing 137

Buzz Marketing for Technology

JANUARY 21, 2010

Ok ok – based on the great response I got from my readers on my last blog post The 4 C’s of B2B Marketing I thought I would try to apply the same principle to Social Media Marketing. 4 Launch them using all available S ocial Media - think Inbound Marketing by Brian Halligan and Dharmesh Shah. . #3

Social Media 250

Social Media Marketing B2B StumbleUpon 250

Firebelly

OCTOBER 12, 2015

Here is a list of my nine favorite LinkedIn social media marketing groups that I think you’ll enjoy too. They’re great places to solicit and share social media marketing advice! Social Media Marketing. Social Media Marketing 2.1. Social Media Marketing & Measurement.

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Pam Moore

JANUARY 4, 2017

So why would we think that marketers and business leaders would think any different when it comes to social media? I remember the early days of social media and watching the tweets fly by looking something like this… Free marketing with social media, join my workshop! However, here is the problem.

Social Media 167

Social Media Social Networking Training Instagram 167

Mindjumpers

APRIL 14, 2011

Tweet Useful Social Media is a company that produces business intelligence products designed to help big businesses get the most of their use of social media. In June 2011, they will be holding The Corporate Social Media Summit in both New York and San Francisco. The State of Corporate Social Media 2011.

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Social Media Conference Report Upcoming 215

Buzz Marketing for Technology

DECEMBER 29, 2010

Far and away one of the best blog posts I wrote this year was on the new 4′c of B2B Marketing – it was read over 15,000 times and 3X more popular than the next most read blog post of the year. Fire your Director of Social Media! Is The White Paper Dead for B2B Marketing?

B2B 209

B2B Engineering ROI Social Media 209

Webbiquity SMM

DECEMBER 11, 2013

Content marketing is a hot topic, primarily in the B2B world but increasingly in consumer marketing as well. And as noted here yesterday , 93% of B2B marketers are now using content marketing, with more than half calling it their biggest priority this year. Content Marketing Strategy Guides.

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Strategy Content Marketing BuzzStream 226

yMarketingMatters

APRIL 10, 2019

Important note before I continue: “Consumer” applies to both B2C and B2B industry. After all, when you boil any business down to its most essential element it is about getting consumers (B2B or B2C) to purchase the product or service that you are offering. It’s Perfect for Social Media. You are talking to people.

B2B 178

B2B Loyalty Conversation Buy 178

Webbiquity SMM

JANUARY 2, 2013

With 92% of companies now incorporating social media into their marketing efforts, it’s no longer sufficient to just “be there” on social networks. What do buyers really want from social media marketers? 25 Social Media Facts and Statistics. e-Strategy Trends ). e-Strategy Trends ).

Social Media 245

Social Media B2B Marketing SEO 245

yMarketingMatters

APRIL 10, 2019

Important note before I continue: “Consumer” applies to both B2C and B2B industry. After all, when you boil any business down to its most essential element it is about getting consumers (B2B or B2C) to purchase the product or service that you are offering. Perfect for Social Media. It’s Perfect for Social Media.

B2B 130

B2B Loyalty Conversation Social Media 130

Oktopost

OCTOBER 10, 2022

Why is Brand Visibility Important for B2B? Leverage Social Listening. Foster Community on Social Media. Focus on Video Content. 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.

Brands 75

Brands B2B SEO Influencer 75

Convince & Convert

APRIL 2, 2015

As a consumer, which would you prefer: watching a video of actor and martial artist Jean-Claude Van Damme do the splits between two heavy haul trucks moving in reverse, or read a white paper about the latest in motor vehicle steering mechanisms? So why make a B2B ad that looks like B2C content? The Value of Video.

B2B 60

B2B Marketing Microsoft Hubspot 60

Convince & Convert

FEBRUARY 23, 2015

Mike_Stelzner Tweet This From his blog , to his podcast , to the yearly Social Media Marketing World conference his team puts together, one cannot argue that Mike Stelzner , CEO/Founder of Social Media Examiner , is a leading voice on all things social media. Then there’s a service side to it.

Social Media 60

Social Media Sites Curation B2B 60

Sprout Social

MAY 25, 2022

Have you test-driven the Sprout Social Salesforce integration yet? There’s a reason why more and more companies are linking their CRMs with social media management tools like Sprout. Social media and customer relationships go hand in hand. Why you need to integrate your CRM with social media ASAP.

Team 109

Team B2B Platform Analytics 109

Webbiquity SMM

APRIL 27, 2010

Whatever questions you may have about social media marketing, you’ll probably find the answers in the 2010 Social Media Marketing Industry Report from white paper guru Michael Stelzner. A year ago, the top questions most marketers had about social media related to tactics, with ROI second.

Report 191

Report Social Media B2B Newsvine 191

Webbiquity SMM

DECEMBER 26, 2012

But as the world has shifted from marketing brochures and printed trade publications to everything online, the connections between PR and marketing have become more apparent; that white paper may be a lead generation asset, but it can also be used to pitch a bylined article. How can media relations skills be leveraged in social media?

Tips 202

Tips B2B Journal SEO 202

Pam Moore

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

Do you struggle with having what you think may be the best digital marketing, content marketing, social media marketing or branding plan on the entire planet yet have no budget to implement? This includes social media. You get out of social media what you put into it, and that includes budget.

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Training Marketing Consultant Template 78

Pam Moore

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

Do you struggle with having what you think may be the best digital marketing, content marketing, social media marketing or branding plan on the entire planet yet have no budget to implement? You struggle with getting budget approved to implement your digital strategies and social media plan.

Training 78

Training Marketing Consultant Template 78

ProBlogger

MAY 10, 2012

This guest post is by Mitt Ray of The White Paper Blog. With the rise in inbound marketing, more and more blogs are using white papers to promote themselves effectively. If you’re keen on learning how to write effective white papers and then use them to promote your blog, then you have to read this post!

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How To Tips Products List 39

yMarketingMatters

APRIL 10, 2019

Important note before I continue: “Consumer” applies to both B2C and B2B industry. After all, when you boil any business down to its most essential element it is about getting consumers (B2B or B2C) to purchase the product or service that you are offering. Perfect for Social Media. It’s Perfect for Social Media.

B2B 100

B2B Loyalty Conversation Social Media 100

Twist Image

MAY 3, 2012

"Why aren't there more case studies of business to business organizations using social media?" If social media can't help you augment all of those areas, I'm not sure we're all living on the same planet. This is a prime example of the business side of social media picking up steam.

Findability 106

Findability Social Media Case Study ROI 106

Webbiquity SMM

NOVEMBER 17, 2015

A common enough question, but it got me thinking: in more than five years and nearly 500 posts about web presence optimization, SEO, SEM, content marketing, social media, and inbound marketing on this blog, I’ve never actually answered that question here. click to enlarge). It happens.

SEO 100

SEO B2B Consultant News 100

Convince & Convert

APRIL 20, 2010

Last week, I co-published a white paper with Chris Baggott , the CEO of Compendium Blogware (I’m on their advisory board). The free “Blogging’s Long Tail Approach&# white paper is devoted to describing this notion of blog content breadth, and its impact on search term selection, and search term optimization.

Hitwise 117

Hitwise Content Blogger Consultant 117

Webbiquity SMM

DECEMBER 13, 2011

Grow your influence and attract followers/friends/connections by sharing interesting and relevant content—your own, from third parties, and from people you are following / would like to have following you. What helps most, however, is having your content shared and passed along by others with high influence in your market space.

Social Networking 190

Social Networking B2B Plaxo Marketing 190

Convince & Convert

OCTOBER 9, 2013

Instead, I spend my time creating great content in the form of blog posts, white papers and helpful marketing and sales tips and techniques. Today’s buyers, both in the B2B and B2C world are increasingly hiding behind the anonymity of Google and digital content consumption to remain invisible until they are ready to talk to you.

Content 141

Content Proposal B2B Meeting 141

Convince & Convert

MAY 3, 2013

Beth Dockins , Director of Customer Service for Scott’s Miracle-Gro , joins the Social Pros Podcast this week to discuss Scotts approach to social media customer service, social media “tribes”, and how the Scotts brand has evolved to becoming an informational and educational company for lawn and garden owners.

Social Media 130

Social Media Retail Education Airlines 130

Pam Moore

OCTOBER 16, 2019

Considering hiring a digital marketing agency, social media agency or branding consultant? Unfortunately many business and marketing leaders think they can quickly hire a social media or digital marketing agency to generate some fast buzz and a viral video. The truth is that social media is NOT a silo.

Social Media 60

Social Media Consultant How To Training 60

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.

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ROI Case Study Bazaarvoice Klout 191

Convince & Convert

JULY 29, 2012

Last week, Susan Etlinger from Altimeter Group published the Social Media ROI Cookbook. It contains significant quantities of solid thinking, and provides a useful framework of six primary ways to measure social media effectiveness. click here to view and download the Social Media ROI Cookbook on Slideshare).

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ROI Social Media Social CRM Survey 138

Buzz Marketing for Technology

JANUARY 14, 2010

Whether you are a CMO’s of a B2C or B2B Marketing team the key in this next decade is sharing and the key to sharing is Content! Some people call it Content Marketing (Junta42) some people call it Inbound Marketing (HubSpot) but the meaning is basically the same. The Answer: create and share good content.

Brands 213

Brands Hubspot Social Capital StumbleUpon 213

Webbiquity SMM

NOVEMBER 12, 2012

Although the framework has been for the most part enthusiastically embraced (and dozens of people have downloaded the framework white paper ), a few people on Twitter questioned the need for a “new” marketing concept. Content Marketing. Image credit: Ajax Union.

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AJAX SEO Engineering Metrics 194

Convince & Convert

FEBRUARY 12, 2012

Last week I wrote about the 4 (and only 4) possible rationales for agencies to get deep into content marketing. Clearly understanding these rationales is important because content marketing isn’t free. The Six Lifelong Laws of Successful Content Marketing for Agencies. BlissPR is all B2B, and heavily blog-focused.

Content 129

Content Marketing Cost Metrics 129