Oktopost

JANUARY 12, 2021

B2B organizations often are remiss in remembering B2B buyers are just B2C consumers wearing a different hat. For B2B, this means buyers expect a personalized, well-developed, enticing customer experience (CX) from first learning of your brand until closing a sale. CX has become an intrinsic part of the B2B marketing funnel.

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B2B Marketing Metrics Survey 101

Oktopost

MAY 12, 2021

If you had to guess which business decision could increase your company’s ROI a staggering 6,469% this year, what would your guess be? It turns out that creating a brand community for your B2B company can give you that type of mouthwatering ROI. . The answer is not hitting the lottery or getting purchased by Warren Buffett.

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B2B Communities Brands Loyalty 121

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.

ROI 52

ROI Influencer Marketing Campaign 52

Hootsuite

MAY 16, 2022

If I had a nickel for every time someone Googled “How much do Facebook ads cost?” Yep, the answer to all of your Facebook ad cost questions is, “It depends.”. The biggest thing you can do to lower your Facebook advertising cost is within your control: Measuring your performance and tweaking your campaigns with data-driven decisions.

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Cost CPC Facebook HootSuite 94

Oktopost

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

In the world of B2B sales, this can be a complex and time-consuming task, as the buyer’s journey is often long and convoluted. Over 84% of B2B executives are using social media as a source for making a purchase decision, which shows that buyers are doing their research online before they make a commitment to a company.

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B2B Metrics Engagement Data 84

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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B2B Eventful Marketing Conference 118

Webbiquity SMM

JUNE 7, 2018

In survey after survey, year after year, lead generation is a top priority for B2B brands. No matter how big or small, B2B businesses can’t survive without new leads. It’s the preferred direct marketing tactic for low cost and high ROI. Guest post by Brandon Brown. Email Marketing. Social Media Marketing.

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B2B Brands LinkedIn Influencer 217

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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B2B SEO YouTube Tools 132

Oktopost

JUNE 1, 2023

Any marketer has heard plenty about the high ROI that can be extracted from the social channels – in B2C or B2B – but there are still countless companies out there that are having to forgo that ROI. How Does Lead Scoring Maximize Social Media ROI? Constraints on time and resources. What are the criteria for lead scoring?

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ROI Social Media Marketing Curation 62

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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B2B Facebook How To Campaign 118

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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B2B Influencer Marketing ROI 59

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. About Video Marketing. However, video works.

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B2B Video Strategy Marketing 111

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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Marketing ROI Small Business Yahoo 172

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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B2B Advertising Campaign Statistics 119

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?

ROI 193

ROI Social Media Vocus Metrics 193

Keyhole.co

JULY 28, 2023

In business-to-business (B2B) marketing, social media has become a potent tool for connecting, engaging, and building lasting relationships. However, navigating the B2B social media marketing landscape requires a clear understanding of the best strategies and pitfalls to avoid.

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B2B Company Social Media Marketing 52

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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Examples B2B ROI CPA 62

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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Examples B2B ROI Analytics 136

Social Media Strategies Summit

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

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. Create a Pixel directly in the back end of Facebook to ensure the platform tracks your ad performance and cost per link.

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Examples Facebook B2B Instant Messaging 246

Hootsuite

OCTOBER 21, 2020

B2B social media marketing is often written off as boring or unnecessary. B2B marketing helps Adobe ink bigger contracts. Here’s how to use social media for B2B marketing, social selling, customer service and more. Why use social media for B2B marketing. Wondering if B2B social media marketing is right for your business?

B2B 98

B2B Social Media Tools Tips 98

Social Media Marketing

NOVEMBER 10, 2016

With the increasing competition in the market, successful social media campaigns have become a powerful tool as it gives companies quality leads and produce higher ROI. Yet many of the B2B companies have declined to accept its importance in the market as they think that it has nothing to offer. So, contact us today!!

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B2B Social Networking ROI Campaign 80

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.&#. You can download the executive summary for free (or pay $400 for the full report ).

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B2B Trends Marketing Technorati 185

Buzz Marketing for Technology

MARCH 11, 2010

To help achieve that goal, organizations now adopt formal processes that structure how the listen for mentions of their brands in Social Media and B2B Marketers are no different. To me this is the most fertile area on which to prove ROI. The trick is you just have to be able to listen and show up to the right conversations! Tweet This!

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B2B Social Media Radian6 Tweetdeck 206

Convince & Convert

JULY 26, 2011

Thus, blogging presents a serious opportunity cost to the company. What do those hours cost the company in salary? What do those hours cost the company in overhead and benefits? Take your monthly salary costs figure ($1405) and multiply it by your company’s standard overhead calculation.

ROI 155

ROI Cost Hosting Analytics 155

Webbiquity SMM

JULY 9, 2012

But obtaining and publishing client ratings and reviews is much more difficult in the b2b world. They helped us identify some online vulnerabilities that could have cost our customers millions of dollars!” Image credit: Carla Zanoni. ” Not gonna happen. It occurs every day, but no one is going to talk about it.

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B2B Case Study Telecommunications Study 189

Webbiquity SMM

OCTOBER 22, 2021

Accurately measuring your social media ROI will help you determine if your marketing strategy is working. Social media is a huge marketing channel that helps you reach a wider audience at an affordable cost compared to traditional modes of advertising. Track and measure your results.

Social Media 205

Social Media Tips Metrics B2B 205

Webbiquity SMM

JULY 31, 2012

One advantage that university marketers have over their most of their b2b counterparts in optimizing their programs is scale; colleges can learn from and fine-tune their messages and marketing processes based on thousands of interactions each year. Only the largest b2b enterprises approach that level of sales activity.

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B2B Marketing Diagrams Price 101

Koka Sexton

NOVEMBER 28, 2012

I am always amused when people talk about the value of Facebook in B2B and that it can’t generate leads. Does Facebook generate B2B sales leads? I’ve talked with some companies being successful with B2B campaigns on Facebook and one is generating over $50,000 a QTR with about a $2.00 cost per lead.

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B2B Facebook ROI Campaign 103

Convince & Convert

APRIL 19, 2016

Four trends are converging to make influencer marketing an increasingly important part of any B2C or B2B marketing program: There is a glut of content being created, and breaking through the noise is more difficult than ever. Influencer Marketing ROI Blows Online Advertising Out of the Water. Not anymore.

ROI 60

ROI Influencer Nielsen Marketing 60

Convince & Convert

JULY 29, 2012

Last week, Susan Etlinger from Altimeter Group published the Social Media ROI Cookbook. click here to view and download the Social Media ROI Cookbook on Slideshare). If you’re looking to place blame for why you can’t measure social media ROI in your company, grab a mirror. Is social media ROI attainable?

ROI 140

ROI Social Media Social CRM Survey 140

Oktopost

JANUARY 9, 2018

Booking a venue, paying for travel arrangements, organizing food supplies, and inviting guest speakers are just a few of the many costs and resources associated with running an event, regardless of its size. That’s why it comes as no surprise that over 50% of B2B […].

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Eventful ROI B2B Travel 88

Sprout Social

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

They expect a positive return on investment (ROI), incremental growth contributions and strategic alignment. Ogilvy research shows that 75% of B2B companies have already jumped on board, realizing its immense potential. Improved customer retention Acquiring new customers can cost five to 25 times more than retaining existing ones.

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Influencer Marketing Collaboration ROI 107

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. According to MarketingSherpa (and many other sources), generating qualified leads remains the top priority for B2B marketers. Here are 20 ideas.

ROI 191

ROI Case Study Bazaarvoice Klout 191

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. How will you measure success and track ROI?

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Discount Marketing How To B2B 127

Sprout Social

MAY 3, 2023

When I think about marketing leaders in my networks and our customers—whether it’s B2C or B2B—our roles encompass so much more than bringing awareness to our brand and positioning. Speak the CFO’s language There are some CFOs that get marketing, the brand and the longer tail ROI investments that we need to make for future growth.

ROI 97

ROI Cost B2B Organization 97

agora pulse

FEBRUARY 22, 2020

But first, let’s take a look at the latest 2020 marketing budget stats: An average of 2% of all revenue is spent directly on a company’s B2B marketing budget. B2B industry professionals list lack of budget (59%) as their biggest obstacle. On the other hand, targeted YouTube ads cost on average, $0.10–$0.30 So, you need video.

Social Media 175

Social Media UGC Tips CPM 175

Webbiquity SMM

DECEMBER 10, 2013

Content marketing has become ubiquitous, with 93% of B2B marketers now using it. 93% of B2B marketers are using content marketing—but only 44% have a documented content strategy. ( B2B Marketing Insider ). 87% of B2B buyers say content has an impact on vendor selection; more than a quarter (27%) say it has a “major impact.”

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Statistics B2B Content Marketing 207