Sprout Social

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

When it comes to influencer marketing , C-suite execs want more than just good engagement. They expect a positive return on investment (ROI), incremental growth contributions and strategic alignment. In this article, we dive deep into the benefits of influencer marketing, and ones that matter the most to your C-Suite.

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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 …. Email this to a friend?

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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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Oktopost

AUGUST 10, 2022

Want to hear more from renowned B2B marketing leaders? Marketing comes down to people, math, and a whole lot of processes. But with so many processes in place to measure, have we, as marketers, lost the ability to humanize the customer experience? Catch all episodes here. Episode Summary. Meet Kevin.

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Oktopost

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Leads that once flowed through the funnel have now slowed their pace, leaving marketing teams struggling to meet their KPIs. To retain these customers, businesses need to adapt to prove their value and the impact they can have on their customers’ ROI. Jump Ahead What is an MQL?

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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?

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Oktopost

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Leads that once flowed through the funnel have now slowed their pace, leaving marketing teams struggling to meet their KPIs. To retain these customers, businesses need to adapt to prove their value and the impact they can have on their customers’ ROI. Jump Ahead What is an MQL?

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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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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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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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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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Keyhole.co

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Here are a few simple examples: Conversions and return on investment (ROI): Tie your social media strategy to increased sales, sign-ups, or desired actions to demonstrate its value. An eCommerce brand might track conversion rates, while a B2B company might focus on lead generation. Tailor your measurement strategy to your goals.

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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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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. Let’s dig deeper.

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Sprout Social

MAY 25, 2022

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. Let’s assume that the typical B2B buyer’s journey is around eight months. Doing so is a recipe for long-term loyalty and retention. Think about it.

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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 11, 2015

To be fully effective, this presence will be separate from any marketing content but consistent with the message it contains. For marketers, this means it’s time to drag your CEOs into Twitter Town, if they aren’t already there. As BrandFog’s study concisely points out, “The ROI of social media is that you now exist.”.

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Keyhole.co

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Here are a few simple examples: Conversions and return on investment (ROI): Tie your social media strategy to increased sales, sign-ups, or desired actions to demonstrate its value. An eCommerce brand might track conversion rates, while a B2B company might focus on lead generation. Tailor your measurement strategy to your goals.

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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. We’ve curated 59 of the most powerful content marketing stats from the latest, high-quality research reports. 44% of marketers have a documented content strategy.

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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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Oktopost

APRIL 9, 2019

As a marketing agency, you know your clients need results. Especially on social media, which is uncharted territory for many B2B brands, it’s going to be increasingly important for agencies to show exactly how a presence on social networks will yield clicks, conversations, and conversions. Here’s where social media reports come in.

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Sprout Social

OCTOBER 25, 2022

Akeeme Hogg Social Media and Email Marketing Lead, ServiceMaster Brands. Connecting brand awareness to ROI can feel like trying to explain how to get from Chicago to San Francisco by foot. Connecting brand awareness to ROI can feel like trying to explain how to get from Chicago to San Francisco by foot. Fans beget more fans.

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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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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. Given the wealth of tools and information available, businesses today can’t ignore the importance of regular market research. Why is market research so important, anyway?

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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. And according to The CMO Survey, 44% of marketers haven’t been able to show the impact of social at all, much less point to real ROI.

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Sprout Social

MARCH 12, 2020

By now you know that social media is a marketing powerhouse. Social ROI often comes down to the data you collect and how you use it. Social ROI often comes down to the data you collect and how you use it. How can you and your organization effectively embrace a data-driven marketing culture?

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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. Get Started Manage all your social media in one place, measure ROI, and save time with Hootsuite.

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Hootsuite

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

Analytics tools show you which of your social media goals are worth focusing on (and which aren’t), as well as provide the data you need to prove your ROI on Instagram. But now that the dust has settled, which analytics tools are the most useful for Instagram marketers? Important Instagram metrics to track. Website referral traffic.

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Oktopost

MAY 3, 2022

Many B2B businesses have nailed the lead generation and conversion parts of the sales cycle. That’s where customer marketing comes in. That’s where customer marketing comes in. Customer marketing is becoming a necessity in the B2B world. What is Customer Marketing? Types of Customer Marketing.

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Oktopost

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

B2B buyers are bombarded with information daily, and only so many brands can stand out. 64% of CMOs feel that brand marketing should be given higher importance, but CFOs aren’t entirely on the same page: only 26% agree with further investments in this area. What is a brand marketing solution?

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Oktopost

JUNE 9, 2020

Why Employee Advocacy Matters for B2B. How to Measure and Maximize Employee Advocacy ROI. It can take months for a B2B marketing team to build up a company’s presence and credibility online. Why Employee Advocacy Matters for B2B. Table of Contents. What is Employee Advocacy. How to Drive Employee Advocacy Adoption.

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Social Media Strategies Summit

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

Just because everyone is hanging out there doesn’t mean posting for free will help you achieve your marketing goals. Nor will blowing your marketing budget on driving traffic to your FB page. And with three-fifths of marketers agreeing video ads drive more clicks than static ads, video should likely be part of your plans.

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Oktopost

APRIL 4, 2023

This is the heady, irresistible ROI they talk about when social media is brought into the question, and it really is out there – provided you can give the impression of casual spontaneity, rather than integrating it into the structural framework that your social media presence is built on. But how do you get yourself chosen?

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Social Media Marketing

MAY 12, 2019

Management sometimes mixed up their plans and leads to confusion as to how overwhelming marketing analytics affects the Return on Investment (ROI). Due to fast modernization, marketers always want to keep up or even topmost the marketplace. Target account acquisition Customer loyalty and growth. Practice skepticism.

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Oktopost

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Yet, the increasing focus on growth and scalability makes many businesses take customer loyalty for granted. B2B marketing leaders plan to spend 30% of their budgets on brand building , and community management is a vital part of that. Community management software can take your brand building to a new level.

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Webbiquity SMM

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Those stats certainly aren’t lost on marketing professionals, who also understand that more than 70% of people who have a positive experience with a business on social media will recommend that business to their networks. One of those trends is the increasing use of animated GIFs.

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Convince & Convert

APRIL 15, 2010

Sure, I pay attention to where I’m ranked in the AdAge Power 150 (a broader ranking of all marketing blogs), and I look at my search rankings, etc. But I am incredibly delighted to top the list of content marketing blogs, because for me content marketing is becoming fundamental to business success at every level.

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