Sprout Social

JANUARY 29, 2024

According to a Sprout Social Q4 2023 Pulse Survey, short-form videos are what people want to see most on social, so it’s no surprise that platforms like TikTok and Instagram have seen such fast and steady growth. People are also using social media to learn about and purchase products. Retailers go all-in on Instagram and TikTok.

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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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Webbiquity SMM

JULY 9, 2012

But obtaining and publishing client ratings and reviews is much more difficult in the b2b world. So, what can you do if you’re a b2b marketer who has an abundance of delighted clients, none of whom can provide public endorsement? Image credit: Carla Zanoni. ” Not gonna happen. Here are seven possible tactics.

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Social Media Marketing

MARCH 1, 2010

The study, conducted by Business.com , finds that that four of the top five most effective social media tactics for engaging small business decision makers do not require significant IT investment or involvement. Company / Brand Pages on Social Networking Sites – social network participation is now mainstream for U.S.

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Kikolani

AUGUST 24, 2012

This post is part of a weekly series, Fetching Friday, featuring the best posts of the week in blogging, business, freelancing, SEO, and social media on kikolani.com. The Resources Mashup. 10 B2B Companies That Create Exceptional Content – Examples of B2B companies that create great content and get inbound marketing right.

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Pam Moore

FEBRUARY 24, 2018

Brand leaders around the globe are freaking out as they read the blog posts, watch the videos and see the tweets fly by from the Facebook fear mongers crying that the end of Facebook as we know it has arrived. Facebook 2018 is all About Engagement. It is true that big changes are coming to Facebook. Let’s get real.

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Mindjumpers

JULY 1, 2010

Although it has no use to see this as a novelty and certainly not as yet another silo when we want to have a cross-channel, data-driven and customer-centric holistic marketing strategy, it is worth taking a look at what experts in the area of B2B content marketing advice. What is often missing in B2B content marketing is a strategy.

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Oktopost

APRIL 14, 2023

This feature enables social media managers to easily modify and get new ideas for messages that will resonate with different audiences. Real-life example: A social media manager for a B2B company found that their LinkedIn posts were not generating enough engagement, despite efforts to promote the company’s content on the platform.

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Kikolani

NOVEMBER 19, 2010

The Resources Mashup. Why you shouldn’t switch your email to Facebook – three great reasons not to jump ship. 14 social media experts react to Facebook’s new message system – a look at how influencers feel about the change. 7 social link building tips – how engagement can build links.

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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)?

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Webbiquity SMM

JANUARY 24, 2019

The first step is to choose which social media sites on which to focus your activities. Besides mainstream sites like Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, and Twitter, there are also niche social media platforms that target specific industries. Such a business may look at Facebook and Instagram to reach their customers.

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Pam Moore

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

While your competition is arguing about which social network is going to win… Instagram, Snapchat or Facebook, I'm going to help you build an audience first marketing strategy and plan to zoom right past the competition. It's our most popular service for startups up to Fortune 10 brands in both B2B and B2c markets.

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Training Marketing Small Business ROI 158

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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Sprout Social

FEBRUARY 4, 2020

However, that doesn’t mean that influencer strategies are totally off the table for B2B companies or other brands that might be looking for a more formal approach. With over 600 million members and 300 million active users, LinkedIn is the largest professional networking site in the world. Enter LinkedIn influencers. Several reasons.

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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. So, what can you do if you’re a b2b marketer who has an abundance of delighted clients, none of whom can provide public endorsement? Image credit: Carla Zanoni. ” Not gonna happen. Here are seven possible tactics.

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B2B Case Study Telecommunications Banking 101

Sprout Social

JULY 6, 2022

The top times to post on Twitter we found above may help you determine when you should focus on prioritizing publishing new content versus devoting resources to customer support or consider a multiple Twitter account strategy. Consumer goods social media resources. How to master social media for retail and win more customers.

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Buzz Marketing for Technology

SEPTEMBER 29, 2010

They identified around 60 Million conversations (per year) across blogs, microblogs such as Twitter, discussion forums and social networks like Facebook and other enabling technologies such as YouTube, Vimeo and Flickr relating to Energy. Share this on Facebook. Tweet This! Share this on del.icio.us. Share this on Reddit.

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Hootsuite

APRIL 29, 2020

To keep things simple, you can use our free social media audit template to help you create an up-to-date inventory of all your social accounts. As part of your audit, make a note of how often you’re currently posting on each social network. Use social listening to understand industry norms. 10:45 a.m., 12:45 p.m.,

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Webbiquity SMM

JUNE 11, 2013

With more and more purchases, for business-to-business (b2b) and high-value consumer goods, now starting with online research, it’s imperative to make your business ubiquitous when potential buyers are searching for what you sell. Editor’s note: a version of this post originally appeared on ChamberofCommerce.com in January 2013.

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Hootsuite

JANUARY 4, 2023

Social media advertising. Using paid tools on the social networks to get your content in front of a larger audience. The benefits of social media marketing. Social networks are the second-most-popular type of website or app, topped only by chat and messaging. Top networks for social media marketing.

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Pam Moore

AUGUST 7, 2018

According to a recent study from the DMA, only 48% of marketers believe they are receiving a positive return on their investment in social media. This is disappointing in that 77% of marketers are using at least one social network for business. The goal is not to “do social media.”

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Social Media Training Startup Social Networking 149

Webbiquity SMM

DECEMBER 12, 2012

Will Google+ be a “Facebook killer” or just Google’s next failed social network? It’s certainly gaining traction, with over 500 million users now on board, already half of Facebook’s total. 5 Things Google+ Offers Brands That Facebook Doesn’t by Sprout Insights.

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Pam Moore

OCTOBER 8, 2020

Additional supporting resources such as our Buyer Persona Worksheet , 5-Day Buyer Persona Bootcamp Virtual Training , 10 Reasons You Need Audience Marketing eBook, Content Calendar Template. Take Action: Download my free Buyer Persona Template here-> Buyer Persona Template Pack (includes editable templates for both B2B and B2C!).

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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! They spend lots of time building the perfect blog, the perfect Facebook page, the perfect Twitter page but then have no plan for a sustained content creation. Share this on Facebook. Tweet This!

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Kikolani

JUNE 28, 2016

The fact is, different social channels speak different languages: LinkedIn speaks the business language; Facebook and Twitter speak the language of friends; Pinterest , Tumblr , and Instagram speak the language of images; Vimeo and Youtube speak the video language, etc. Know the character of every social channel.

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Diva Marketing Blog

SEPTEMBER 15, 2010

For the 999,798th time a VIP Marketing Person said to me, "Toby I sort of get how social media can fit into a B2C company but I don't think it's really right for my B2B company." if that's the case, and social media is about building and nurturing relationships, seems to me that B2B and social media are a match made in virtual heaven.

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Webbiquity SMM

OCTOBER 5, 2012

Again, thank you for reading the MarketingSherpa Readers Choice top b2b marketing blog for 2012. For a more up-to-date look at marketing strategy, check out the Best B2B Marketing and Sales Strategy Guides and Insights of 2011. The One Effective Use of Facebook for B2B Marketing (March 9, 2010).

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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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Social Media Management B2B Social Media HootSuite 40

Webbiquity SMM

MARCH 7, 2019

Social networks have become the primary means of keeping friends, family members, and business contacts up to date on what’s happening in our lives. 77% of all Americans have at least one social media profile. Social media is a powerful tool to build buzz around your event and drive attendance.

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Webbiquity SMM

AUGUST 23, 2011

The key is a balanced strategy of search engine optimization (SEO), social media, syndication and guest posting. This B2B blog isn’t necessarily representative of all blogs of course, but the trends likely aren’t much different for many business blogs. Looking at data from the Webbiquity blog, several trends are apparent.

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Webbiquity SMM

JANUARY 19, 2016

Social media use isn’t quite universal—but it’s getting close. population now has at least one social networking profile; more than half use two or more social networks. The number of worldwide social media users is projected to grow from 2.1 10 Stats About Social Media Demographics.

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Firebelly

AUGUST 8, 2012

A B2B marketer is going to reach her audience differently than a B2C marketer. If you’re a B2B marketer, then LinkedIn and Twitter will be your best bet. But in the B2C world, it’s Twitter and Facebook. That means you need to be a regular user of the social networks your audience is on.

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Pam Moore

DECEMBER 21, 2020

· 7 Steps to a Profitable Digital and Social Media Marketing Plan Developing a digital marketing and social media marketing plan that delivers measurable results requires more than a few pretty visuals or snazzy bite size videos you post on LinkedIn, Facebook and Instagram. Don't blame Mark Zuckerberg.

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Social Media Template Templates Marketing 78

Pam Moore

DECEMBER 21, 2020

· 7 Steps to a Profitable Digital and Social Media Marketing Plan Developing a digital marketing and social media marketing plan that delivers measurable results requires more than a few pretty visuals or snazzy bite size videos you post on LinkedIn, Facebook and Instagram. Don't blame Mark Zuckerberg.

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Social Media Template Templates Marketing 78

Pam Moore

DECEMBER 21, 2020

Developing a digital marketing and social media marketing plan that delivers measurable results requires more than a few pretty visuals or snazzy bite size videos you post on LinkedIn, Facebook and Instagram. You need to pick goals and objectives where your digital and social media tactics can have measurable impact.

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Oktopost

APRIL 22, 2019

Especially, for B2B and Considered Purchase marketing. These include social media, paid search, organic search, paid social, affiliates, email marketing, marketing automation, and many more. Considered purchase funnels are not quite there yet but moving in the direction of B2B funnels. Facebook Vs. Google.

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Software Marketing Analytics B2B 101

Pam Moore

JULY 22, 2020

Take Action: Download my free Buyer Persona Template here-> Buyer Persona Template Pack (includes editable templates for both B2B and B2C!). Supporting Resources (download for FREE!) . Take Action: Download my Buyer Persona Template Pack (editable templates for B2B and B2C). 3 Steps for Audience Marketing Success.

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