Oktopost

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

While some B2B brands are still committed to more traditional sales methods, social selling can be even more efficient. In this article, we’ll take a look at the process of social selling and how it can help B2B companies generate more leads (and ultimately more revenue). Which Channels Are Best for B2B Social Selling?

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Oktopost

AUGUST 24, 2021

B2B event marketing has been proven to be as good as gold for this goal. . of its marketing budget for events. 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. Why it’s important.

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Social Media Strategies Summit

AUGUST 4, 2020

Social media is an essential component of the marketing strategy of your business. But the way you design your social media strategy might vary depending on the type of business you have, e.g. business to consumer (B2C) or business to business (B2B). Social media and B2B marketing are a better pair than many business people think.

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Oktopost

MARCH 10, 2022

B2B Growth Marketing, Demand Generation, Field Marketing—however you badge it, it’s a numbers game. Many marketers shy away from social media because they don’t understand how to measure social media return on investment (ROI). How to Measure ROI in Social Media Marketing. We are here to drive revenue.

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Keyhole.co

JUNE 2, 2022

In B2B, word of mouth is one of the kings when it comes to marketing strategies. It’s a rising market that is already bringing a lot of success to companies. Influencer marketing is a strategy you should know about if you’re a marketer. What is influencer marketing? How does influencer marketing work in B2B?

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Buzz Marketing for Technology

NOVEMBER 21, 2012

Business and consumer brands have traditionally approached marketing from two totally different vantage points. But the reality is that B2B buyers are very similar to B2C consumers— whether it’s buying a new car or new enterprise software, consumers want to be educated and informed. 2) Start testing, seriously.

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Webbiquity SMM

MAY 9, 2023

Goal-setting is the foundation of any successful social media (or any other type of) marketing campaign. Having clarity on marketing goals is an important first step, but creating a realistic plan for achieving them is essential. These are among the key questions for marketers to ask when determining how best to reach their goals.

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Oktopost

AUGUST 26, 2019

More than half of surveyed marketing professionals believe that videos provide the best return on investment of any media format available to them. Companies that market directly to consumers have quickly figured out that they have to reach their audience through video. So, why are B2B marketers lagging behind?

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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. That audience could lead to a breakthrough in your marketing if they engage with you. Jump to Best B2B Podcasts.

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Sprout Social

JANUARY 27, 2020

For internet and software companies with products and services they’re proud of, social media provides a platform to reach new customers, show off those products and establish your share of voice in the industry. . Here’s five stats to get you fired up about social media marketing for your software company. . Not convinced?

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Webbiquity SMM

OCTOBER 23, 2019

LinkedIn advertising is a powerful channel for any B2B company looking to reach relevant audiences based on their profession. Here’s how you can upload audience lists to LinkedIn to target users of any software (or specific technology) that’s relevant to your business. Which software is relevant to use for targeting?

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Sprout Social

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

To keep up with it all and better inform your social media marketing strategy , create a customer journey map as a blueprint to help you understand your customers at each stage. When coupled with social media market research , they help brands: Provide an overview of the resources your customers use. Generate marketing campaign ideas.

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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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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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Convince & Convert

OCTOBER 9, 2017

Instagram is a fantastic platform for B2B marketers. You need to be marketing to this demographic, which means you need to consider marketing on Instagram as a great opportunity to build your brand and generate leads. Here are seven examples of B2B brands doing Instagram marketing the right way.

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Sprout Social

JUNE 28, 2023

For today’s marketing teams, it’s nearly impossible to do your work and stay agile without marketing automation. In fact, teams that don’t adopt automation and AI-powered software throughout their tech stack risk falling behind. There has never been more customer, competitor or industry data available to marketing teams.

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Sprout Social

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Digging into your competitor’s approach through a marketing competitor analysis is critical to putting together or updating your brand’s marketing strategy. It is the key to your business’s future success because when you look more closely into your competitors’ marketing, you learn from their successes and mistakes.

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Ignite Social Media

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

As a social media marketer, it can be tempting to jump on every viral trend in hopes of riding that wave of engagement. However, not all trends are created equal when it comes to brand marketing. But a B2B software company likely wouldn’t have an authentic way to engage with that meme. Social media moves fast.

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Oktopost

MAY 23, 2022

The eternal question for B2B marketers is: When is the best time to sell to buyers? But the longer your B2B sales cycle is, the more chances your buyers will lose interest and look elsewhere. What is intent-based marketing? What are the benefits of intent-based marketing? What is Intent-Based Marketing?

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Webbiquity SMM

MARCH 31, 2020

Twitter is generally viewed as the second-best social network for B2B marketing , behind only LinkedIn. In the current environment where the coronavirus outbreak and COVID-19 pandemic have shut down live events and even coffee meetings, forcing increased online interaction, B2B marketing activity on Twitter should be exploding.

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Sprout Social

JANUARY 25, 2022

To keep up with it all and better inform your social media marketing strategy , create a customer journey map. 4 Types of customer journey maps & examples. And with the support of social media market research , they also help brands in other ways. Generates marketing campaign ideas. These maps put the customer first.

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Oktopost

AUGUST 3, 2021

Metrics associated with your KPIs can inform every aspect of your B2B marketing strategy. So it’s no surprise that more than two-thirds of marketers cite measuring metrics as their top priority. To draw accurate conclusions that lead to actionable insights, you will need to leverage the power of a marketing dashboard. .

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Oktopost

MARCH 2, 2020

This is the main reason that brands and marketers spend huge sums of money on digital promotion. Now, as a B2B marketer , you might be quick to point out that, sure, a lot has changed. But, that’s consumers not B2B. However, that is not the only reason manufacturing brands should adopt digital marketing.

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Social Media Strategies Summit

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

Want to know why social media listening should absolutely, 100% be part of your marketing plans right now? Well, let me give you an example. Having found where those conversations are happening and what’s being said, marketers use social listening to make smarter decisions. 3 Examples of Social Media Listening in Action.

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Oktopost

MARCH 5, 2019

Staying relative has always been a challenge for marketers. Attention spans decrease and the public becomes desensitized to marketing messages. This means marketers need to to up their game. Done right, real time marketing (RTM) captures (and holds) the attention of your target audience. What is Real-Time Marketing?

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Sprout Social

MARCH 28, 2024

In this article, we’ll dive into why hashtags matter, how they boost your brand’s visibility and how to use LinkedIn hashtag analytics to add fuel to the fire of your LinkedIn marketing strategy. For example, suppose you’re a social media marketer at a B2B marketing software company for small businesses.

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Webbiquity SMM

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

Whether you’re an aspiring social media manager looking to grow your skill set, or a marketing leader seeking an experienced professional for your team, below are seven essential skills for social media managers to contribute to your company’s success. Be adaptable and open to change. Become a better writer.

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Sprout Social

MAY 18, 2022

By 2025, Gartner expects “80% of B2B sales interactions between suppliers and buyers to occur in digital channels.” If you use software to execute your employee advocacy program , this metric should already be available. Sprout’s employee advocacy software Bambu offers reports like this and much more. Follower engagement rate.

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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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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.

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Oktopost

MARCH 23, 2020

B2B marketing and sales professionals are fighting a daily battle to convert a finite number of leads. This is why automation of B2B marketing and sales activities appears inevitable. It’s clear that organizations looking to scale up embrace automation tools and solutions to boost their marketing and sales operations.

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Convince & Convert

JUNE 7, 2017

B2B companies have an attention problem. As marketing technology has improved over the last few years, marketers have fallen back on uninspired tactics like formulaic outbound emails and lackluster drip campaigns. Account-based marketing opens up room for innovation and risk-taking. The onions touched on targeting.

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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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Webbiquity SMM

JANUARY 24, 2019

There are several reasons why marketers may want to partially automate their social media campaigns. First, success with social media marketing comes with frequency (plus quality). Depending on your campaign strategy and target audience, social media marketing could be a 24×7 job. Guest post by Anand Srinivasan.

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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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Webbiquity SMM

JANUARY 23, 2024

Retaining your existing consumer base is also, as noted above, much more cost-effective than concentrating entirely on expensive marketing campaigns in hopes of acquiring new customers. For example, this tweet talks about Domino’s Pizza without tagging the brand. What do you need for better customer retention? Monitor brand mentions.

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Webbiquity SMM

JULY 9, 2012

But obtaining and publishing client ratings and reviews is much more difficult in the b2b world. Some companies view their selection of vendors, and their particular methods of using those vendors’ products, as a competitive advantage and so don’t want to reveal their choices or methods to other market players.

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