Sprout Social

FEBRUARY 5, 2020

That’s probably the reason 47% of B2B marketers say they will use personalization strategies in 2020. There’s so much to say about how to use social listening for sales, but we’re just skimming the surface here. This post How to use social listening tools for business-wide success originally appeared on Sprout Social.

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Webbiquity SMM

FEBRUARY 16, 2011

LinkedIn is firmly ensconced among the “big 3″ social networks for marketing and business purposes, and though its base of 80 million members is far smaller than the 600 million users of Facebook, its impact in B2B marketing is larger. So how can you get the most out of this business-oriented social network?

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Webbiquity SMM

JANUARY 24, 2011

Supplement your email list with your contacts’ social network info? Find out if the username or vanity URL you want is still available across dozens of social sites? Display a feed of brand-related comments from a variety of social networks on your website? Promote events through social media?

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Mindjumpers

JANUARY 3, 2011

Tweet Written by J-P De Clerck , who is an experienced content, conversion and social media consultant. Like Mindjumpers, he is associated with Social Marketing Forum. Sounds like B2B marketing and lead nurturing, doesn’t it? So: now you know how to get the brand engagement. with 77% of the respondents.

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Webbiquity SMM

FEBRUARY 10, 2011

10 Free WordPress Themes for Small Businesses by American Express OPEN Forum. Zachary Sniderman highlights 10 interesting free themes, along with recommendations on how each could be used and optimized. Code to Create Custom Share Buttons for Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn & Delicious by B2B Online Marketing.

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Webbiquity SMM

JUNE 20, 2011

Amid all of the hype, conferences, and rapid adoption of social media marketing by organizations from sole proprietors to the Fortune 100, there remains an undercurrent of skepticism. This surfaces in posts like Social Media Skepticism , 5 reasons why social media skeptics maybe right and Business social networking: where’s the ROI?

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Sprout Social

MARCH 8, 2019

At the end of the day, online social listening gives you a more comprehensive understanding of your brand sentiment. The conversations people are having on your Instagram or Facebook might be night-and-day versus other online forums. Brands should be able to monitor their presence across all social platforms.

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Writtent Blog

JUNE 25, 2013

B2B buyers typically love conferences , and you can fulfill their hunger for details on professional events, even if your business budget didn’t have room for you to actually attend in-person. Blending all the brilliance of a social network and custom RSS feed, Newsgrape connects writers with ideas in real-time.

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Oktopost

JUNE 9, 2020

Why Employee Advocacy Matters for B2B. How to Launch an Employee Advocacy Program. How to Drive Employee Advocacy Adoption. How to Establish Program Goals and KPIs. How to Measure and Maximize Employee Advocacy ROI. How to Choose the Right Platform for Employee Advocacy. Table of Contents.

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Webbiquity SMM

MARCH 29, 2022

Quora marketing is a tactic many B2B and B2C marketers are using to build trustworthy and user-friendly brands online. According to Blogging Wizard , 56% of B2B marketers use Quora to present their brands as thought leaders and customer-centric businesses. Quora is, of course, a social question-and-answer website launched in 2010.

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Diva Marketing Blog

JULY 1, 2011

Just One Crowd Sourced Question is a "sometimes" series where I reach out to people in my social network and invite them to reach out to their networks to answer. My session was on how to ensure saftety using social networks. Why don't people get that social media is not a private communication?

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Convince & Convert

MARCH 29, 2012

Read on for insights from Chris, and Eric’s Social Media Stat of the Week (this week: social media as a B2B lead generator!). Eric’s Social Media Stat of the Week: Social Media is the Best Source of Leads for 11% of B2B Companies. Jay: Yeah, even more so than email in a B2B circumstance.

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Convince & Convert

MARCH 29, 2012

Read on for insights from Chris, and Eric’s Social Media Stat of the Week (this week: social media as a B2B lead generator!). Eric’s Social Media Stat of the Week: Social Media is the Best Source of Leads for 11% of B2B Companies. Jay: Yeah, even more so than email in a B2B circumstance.

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Webbiquity SMM

MAY 10, 2011

Nevertheless, social media activity consumes resources and therefore must produce business results–or those resources will be spent somewhere else. The core of social media marketing efforts should be the corporate blog. An active and helpful support forum? Here are 20 ideas. Showcase your customer support.

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Webbiquity SMM

MARCH 29, 2016

Although more than three-quarters of B2B technology marketers use social media to market their products, less than half say they can tie social channels to revenue generation for their businesses. But it may also be a problem with basic B2B social media marketing strategy. Cross-Platform Social Media Strategy.

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Buzz Marketing for Technology

JULY 7, 2008

Here are some random thoughts from a collection of these experiences and feedback from conference speeches: 1) Features are NOT user experiences: Warning…if you ask someone about desired user experience and they say wiki or forum, you have work to do. 4) None of the following are community platforms: Wikis, Blogs or Forums.

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Koka Sexton

APRIL 6, 2015

Not too long ago, the most commonly used B2B sales technique was cold calling which made it very difficult to establish a cordial relationship with clients. However, the world of sales is quickly doing away with this outdated technique and ushering in the era of Social Selling. But, beware. Make your description crisp and creative.

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Koka Sexton

APRIL 6, 2015

Not too long ago, the most commonly used B2B sales technique was cold calling which made it very difficult to establish a cordial relationship with clients. However, the world of sales is quickly doing away with this outdated technique and ushering in the era of Social Selling. But, beware. Make your description crisp and creative.

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Convince & Convert

AUGUST 2, 2010

The new question is “how to I use Facebook optimally – as more than a newfangled Yellow Pages?&# I’ll be talking about brand community strategy and how to activate your audience. Check out all the details and save 50% (only $297 for a limited time). Just go to [link] The Webinars run from October 5 – October 26.

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Kikolani

JANUARY 16, 2011

Alternatively, you can become an expert in a certain social media network, then write an ebook or create a course to how you became successful on that network and then promote that product through that network or offer consulting to individuals or businesses on how to use that network.

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Webbiquity SMM

OCTOBER 27, 2010

Forrester recently released a report by Laura Ramos and Augie Ray on How to Assess the Impact of Social Media in B2B Tech Marketing. While B2B marketers have been ramping up social media activities over the past 18 months, not all are seeing the outcomes they’d hoped for. Open, public social networks (e.g.,

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Hootsuite

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

One thing that’s changed since the early days of social media is that many platforms used to focus on one function, such as social networking or image sharing. Now, most established social media platforms have expanded to incorporate live streaming, augmented reality, shopping, social audio, and more.

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Convince & Convert

APRIL 28, 2010

Look to Yelp and Forums When you get beyond social networks, the heaviest concentration of influential impressions is on ratings and reviews sites (32%), followed by discussion boards/forums at 29%. Someone in your company should be assigned to monitor and respond to ALL reviews and forum posts , positive or negative.

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Convince & Convert

APRIL 13, 2010

Tell me in the comments who influenced you and why, and you could win a copy of the uber-classic book “ How to Win Friends and Influence People. Tagged as: apps , contests , dale carnegie , how to win friends and influence people , influences , iphone , mobile marketing , social media Did you enjoy this blog post?

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Webbiquity SMM

JANUARY 9, 2012

In just a few short years, Twitter has transformed from an odd little sort of public IM service where people posted what they just ate for lunch or what their cat was doing at the moment into one of the big four social networks and a significant channel for news, PR & marketing, politics and more.

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Convince & Convert

MAY 5, 2010

With free membership open to all women, JaneNation combines social networking with opinion collection. There are blogs, forums, quizzes, polls, and sisterhoods (micro communities based on women’s life stages like “caregiver&# or “widow wise&# ).

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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

Skip to content Skip to navigation Skip to footer Convince and Convert Blog: Social Media Strategy and Social Media Consulting Social Media Strategy Blog Social Media Consulting Blog Social Media Consulting Speaking Newsletter Free Social Media Tools Twitter Interviews About Lijit Search Social Media Monitoring Tools – How to Pick The Right One (..)

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Convince & Convert

MARCH 10, 2010

The Best of Twitter 20 From the forward: I’m sitting in a ballroom in Indianapolis in September, 2008 watching Joseph Jaffe give a masterful presentation on social media transforming corporations, when I come upon the idea to interview him on Twitter. August 12, 2010 (766) Twitter Stream © 2008-2010 Convince & Convert, LLC.

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Webbiquity SMM

JANUARY 19, 2011

But fundamentally, 1) there are now far more online venues than just your website or blog where you and/or your company be found (social media pages and profiles, articles, videos, etc.), Social Media Affecting BtoB Buying Behavior by The Proactive Report. How to use search to shield your brand from negativity by iMedia Connection.

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Rebekah Radice

APRIL 30, 2017

How to Start a Successful Blog in 7 Easy Steps. Lots of websites, social media groups and forums. Here’s how to get it set up with Hostgator: STEP 4. Heck, I just Googled “how to know your niche” and came away with over 5 million results. Find Your Topic and Perfect Niche. Do Your Research. High demand.

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Convince & Convert

MAY 31, 2012

B2B Magazine, which also has a website, B2B Online, put out a little research this week that said that amongst B2B companies, 33% of them have “fully embraced social media marketing.” They asked B2B companies, “What was your best social media format? Best network, best outpost?”

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Convince & Convert

MAY 11, 2010

Not in a “here’s our FAQ&# way, but in a vigorous, social media way. For B2B companies, I suggest adding a short slide presentation that answers each question, and possibly a podcast that answers all six in aggregate. Now you’re combining content with marketing, social media with customer service.

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Webbiquity SMM

OCTOBER 5, 2010

While a dwindling number of business executives still dismiss Twitter as a waste of time, recent research suggests it is one of the most valuable social networks for business. Although fewer Americans use Twitter than Facebook, Twitter users “are far more likely to follow Brands/ Companies than social networkers in general.

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Webbiquity SMM

MARCH 23, 2011

Virtually every social media monitoring tool worthy of the label covers the big social networks (Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter), social bookmarking sites (Digg, Reddit) and content sharing sites (YouTube, Flickr). News can travel extremely fast through social media. Frequency of alerts. Metrics and reporting.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MAY 28, 2010

And read these tips on how to become a great blogger. The letter “C&# could be a lot of things, like “content,&# “consistency,&# and “community,&# but customer service is a big part of the evolution of social media. Kirtsy and Other Niche Social Networks. If you can blog, you should.

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Mindjumpers

AUGUST 11, 2010

Like Mindjumpers, he is associated with Social Marketing Forum. But with the arrival of social media their strength has increased even more. In the area of e-mail marketing there are naturally all so-called SWYN tools: send-to-a-friend modules, social sharing tools etc. Leave a Reply Click here to cancel reply.

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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

Social media is hard False. And that’s only because of the alphabet soup of social networks, lifestreams, sharing sites, etc. Social media is not about Facebook or MySpace or Flickr or Twitter or blogs or YouTube. link] Steven Groves Excellent advice on how to make progress and Charlene was spot on as well.

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