Oktopost

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

Influencer marketing is one of the most powerful strategies that could be done for your business. It helps you reach out to a wide range of people, generate new prospects, foster connection with your audience, increase brand loyalty, and of course, B2B’s ultimate metric — get sales. What is influencer marketing strategy?

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Sprout Social

JANUARY 26, 2023

Referral marketing is a powerful tool that can help you leverage your existing customers and fan base to build relationships with new ones. In this guide, we’ll cover everything you need to know about referral marketing, its benefits and how to create a successful referral marketing program.

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Buzz Marketing for Technology

JULY 28, 2010

If you ask the members of my leadership team – they will tell you I keep talking about how I think we have B2B Marketing backward. We focus a lot of energy on the acquisition part of marketing looking for new customers and getting them up the awareness to consideration to purchase cycle. Let me explain …. Tweet This!

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Sprout Social

NOVEMBER 21, 2019

Be honest: when’s the last time you conducted market research? So much of modern marketing is about taking action and chasing immediate results. And taking the time to do research might not seem like much of a priority. Why is market research so important, anyway? First, let’s define what market research is.

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Sprout Social

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

When it comes to influencer marketing , C-suite execs want more than just good engagement. In this article, we dive deep into the benefits of influencer marketing, and ones that matter the most to your C-Suite. Plus, the three critical components of an effective influencer marketing strategy you need to know.

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Koka Sexton

AUGUST 11, 2023

Are You on the Path to Becoming a Top Performer in Content Marketing ? Content marketing is a growing field with more businesses competing for attention and resources than ever before. It’s no surprise then that many content marketers are looking to get ahead by taking on the role of top performers.

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Hootsuite

JANUARY 4, 2023

Social media marketing provides a unique opportunity to connect with this massive audience on the platforms where they already spend their time. But what exactly does social media marketing entail? How do you “do” social media marketing, and how do you get started? What is social media marketing? A whopping 4.74

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Webbiquity SMM

JUNE 21, 2022

Furthermore, more influence equates to more aspirational qualities, which leads to increased brand loyalty and more brand ambassadors. With that in mind, here are seven ways a B2B brand can increase its influence across various marketing platforms and realize the resulting benefits. Create Omnichannel Marketing Campaigns.

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Oktopost

AUGUST 10, 2023

B2B marketing teams share a common aspiration: generating as many Marketing Qualified Leads (MQLs) as possible. While some businesses still put social media in the categories of brand awareness or community management exclusively, research claims that 75% of B2B buyers use social media to make buying decisions.

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Buzzlogix

JANUARY 11, 2018

Achieving B2B mobile marketing success in today’s digital economy means marketing a mobile experience. Based on recent business trends , you might be thinking that mobile marketing is really something that will only benefit B2C companies, but this is incorrect. You need to remember that B2B clients are also customers.

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agora pulse

DECEMBER 23, 2020

Need a good social media marketing book that fuels your learning and your career? Check out 26 top social media marketing books for everyone interested in social media, from newbies to advanced marketers. Social Media Marketing Books for Newbies. Learning the ropes of social media marketing?

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Sprout Social

JANUARY 12, 2022

Customer conversations are among your most valuable marketing assets. With a defined word of mouth marketing strategy, you can create a consistent flow of customer conversations that regularly result in new business. What is word of mouth marketing, anyway? What is word of mouth marketing, anyway? Far from it, actually.

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Webbiquity SMM

JANUARY 23, 2024

But with the steep rise in customer acquisition costs , and research showing it costs up to five times more to acquire a new customer than to keep an existing one, you can’t ignore the importance of customer retention. It will uncover what your target market likes about your competitors and gauge their preferences.

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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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Convince & Convert

OCTOBER 12, 2013

Much of what we’ve come to believe about social media and content marketing is wrong. I crushed them originally a few weeks ago on a webinar for the Content Marketing Institute : Myth 1: My customers are not social. And to me, that makes social primarily a loyalty and retention play, not a straight customer acquisition play.

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Webbiquity SMM

DECEMBER 13, 2011

With those basics established, here are 10 ways for small (or really, almost any size) businesses to use social networks for marketing and PR. What helps most, however, is having your content shared and passed along by others with high influence in your market space. Perform competitive and market research.

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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.

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Pam Moore

DECEMBER 7, 2017

Content marketing in 2018 is going to hit a new dimension of importance, organization and integration. Smart and savvy marketers know the days of throwing social spaghetti at the wall and hoping it sticks are over and done. 2018 content marketing trends, statistics and predictions.

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Sprout Social

MAY 25, 2022

This is especially true as customers rely on social media as a research tool, support channel and place to sound off about brands. Looking at the top challenges of B2B marketers , the growing need for social media CRM integrations is clear. This rings true for B2B and B2C alike. Earn (and track) more social sales.

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Writtent Blog

FEBRUARY 12, 2014

Content marketing moves incredibly fast. So fast that just a decade ago, most of us had never heard of it – today, the tactic is used by 93% of marketers. There’s been a world of changes between then and now, which is why fresh research is crucially important. 78% of CMOs believe custom content is the future of marketing.

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Sprout Social

JANUARY 9, 2024

Regardless of size, most companies face the same challenges—tough competitors, and evolving customer and market demands. They’re eagerly adopting AI-enabled data for AI marketing to thrive and evolve in a data-driven and dynamic business environment. Enter AI analytics.

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Keyhole.co

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

However, while it affects both B2B and B2C industries, the dynamics differ. B2B brand reputation A reputation crisis for a B2B brand often has a limited audience and can be contained through direct communication channels and negotiations. It also portrays a consumer-centric image, fosters loyalty, and improves brand reputation.

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Hootsuite

JULY 4, 2022

Do your research by signing up for a personal TikTok account and lurking around to see who’s using the platform and how. It’s also a great channel to support the consideration stage of the buyer journey, drive conversions, and build customer loyalty. For social marketers, TikTok is becoming increasingly hard to ignore.

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Sprout Social

OCTOBER 25, 2022

Our research shows that the most effective purchase drivers on social media are recommendations from friends, comments and product reviews and familiarity with a brand. Akeeme Hogg Social Media and Email Marketing Lead, ServiceMaster Brands. Share of voice compares your brand’s market share on social to its top competitors.

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Oktopost

MARCH 20, 2021

Now, more than ever before, marketers must get creative to accelerate growth in the face of a shifting global business landscape. According to a survey conducted by CoSchedule , 74% of marketers say they set marketing goals, but only 3% admit to reaching them. Growth hacking isn’t prescriptive.

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Oktopost

APRIL 6, 2023

In the B2B world, you don’t just want to be looked upon as just another business selling a particular product or service. While, for plenty of retailers in the B2C world, that reputation can work out just fine, the world of B2B is different. Not only is this good for lead conversion and customer loyalty, but it’s good for SEO.

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Oktopost

AUGUST 4, 2023

It shouldn’t come as a surprise to you that B2B buyers are drawn to buying from people over businesses, especially people they trust. While we love talking about the benefits of loyal and engaged customers in generating more brand loyalty and revenue, what about the untapped potential of engaged employees?

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Convince & Convert

MARCH 6, 2017

” In fact, new research from eMarketer shows that less than 20% of B2B marketers know for sure that their social media is generating positive results, and I’d guess the B2C data is similar. But it does mean that marketers don’t have an effective way to measure the impact. Awareness or loyalty?

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agora pulse

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

How do you measure your brand’s progress on social media and make sure you’re on track to reach your marketing goals? With analytics, your brand can also achieve more advanced goals like increasing return on investment (ROI), getting more value from campaigns, and integrating social media marketing goals with business goals.

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Sprout Social

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

We’ve seen it firsthand: our own research notes that 76% of consumers follow brands on social media for the sake of customer support. A shining example of multichannel marketing , conversational commerce represents a win-win for merchants and shoppers alike. This is the big one for businesses in B2B. Build brand loyalty.

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Sprout Social

MARCH 12, 2020

By now you know that social media is a marketing powerhouse. Customers, competitors, campaigns, cultural events—today’s marketers have real-time data on it all and still, 39% say they struggle to demonstrate the value of social across their organizations. Building a data-driven marketing culture.

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The Realtime Report

JUNE 21, 2019

To close this gap, here are four customer experience metrics that all businesses — B2C, B2B, and B2B2C — should be using to constantly raise the bar and delight customers: Net Promoter Score (NPS). Customer Satisfaction (CSAT). CSAT is typically used to capture customer experience levels for one-time interactions. The Bottom Line.

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Oktopost

MARCH 27, 2024

Using social listening to pick up on conversations from your industry and competitors can be the difference between leading the market and playing catch-up. However, not all social listening is created equal, especially when comparing the needs of B2B and B2C organizations. Unfortunately, the same is not true in B2B.

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Convince & Convert

JUNE 1, 2014

That happened to me – and you’re damn right I dad-milked that sucker – when it was announced last week that (among digital marketers) I am the most retweeted and most mentioned person on Twitter (PDF). How is Pharrell the #10 most mentioned person on Twitter among digital marketers? That guy is EVERYWHERE!

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Writtent Blog

APRIL 1, 2014

An estimated 88% of brands today are using social media for marketing. The study illustrated above indicates that today’s marketers are most likely to use social media for brand recognition, customer loyalty, driving sales, and improving their SEO. Research Your Audience. Research Your Competitors. Image credit.

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Hootsuite

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Whether you’re B2B or B2C, your customers want to engage with humans on social media. 61% of your customers say thought leadership content is “a lot more” effective at showcasing your company’s value than traditional marketing. How can you — a CEO, CFO, CMO, or other executive — tip the scale in your favor? right now).

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Convince & Convert

MARCH 1, 2016

Through our consulting practice here at Convince & Convert, my colleagues and I discovered that customer service is being disrupted in the same ways and for the same reasons that marketing has been disrupted – mobile, Millennials, social media. Just about everything in this book is backed up by serious research.

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