Webbiquity SMM

MARCH 13, 2019

But, at the end of the day, they need to generate “leads” that get fed into some kind of offline sales process—just like most b2b [and many b2c] companies do. These are usually the same people who say something like, “We don’t sell anything online” when I ask them about their internet marketing strategy.

Engineering 137

Engineering Social Media Hubspot Marketing 137

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.

Social Networking 190

Social Networking B2B Plaxo Marketing 190

ProBlogger

MAY 10, 2012

This guest post is by Mitt Ray of The White Paper Blog. With the rise in inbound marketing, more and more blogs are using white papers to promote themselves effectively. If you’re keen on learning how to write effective white papers and then use them to promote your blog, then you have to read this post!

How To 39

How To Tips Products List 39

Webbiquity SMM

APRIL 11, 2012

Recent research from MarketingProfs shows that 84% of B2B companies use social media marketing in some form, and the figure is likely higher for B2C firms. In fact, another recent study from HubSpot reveals that 63% of B2B companies aren’t generating leads from social media at all.

Social Media 176

Social Media B2B Exercises Hubspot 176

SalesChoice

DECEMBER 23, 2019

You can also find the CEO AI Readiness white paper here. Here’s a white paper you can download from our library to address that issue. Please RSVP to attend. But with end of year approaching and your clients reconsidering their budget, it’s just as important to spare a year-end thought to reducing churn.

Newsletter 20

Newsletter Cost Library Consultant 20

Webbiquity SMM

MAY 10, 2011

Yet a Bazaarvoice/CMO Club study showed that only 15% of CMOs could point to a “significant return&# from Facebook marketing efforts, while 9% report no ROI and 35% basically had no idea. The core of social media marketing efforts should be the corporate blog. Promote white papers / eBooks / reports for lead generation.

ROI 191

ROI Case Study Bazaarvoice Klout 191

Convince & Convert

APRIL 20, 2010

Last week, I co-published a white paper with Chris Baggott , the CEO of Compendium Blogware (I’m on their advisory board). The free “Blogging’s Long Tail Approach&# white paper is devoted to describing this notion of blog content breadth, and its impact on search term selection, and search term optimization.

Hitwise 117

Hitwise Content Blogger Consultant 117

Writtent Blog

FEBRUARY 20, 2014

The average marketer today uses 12 different content marketing tactics. Ten years ago, only a handful of us had even heard of content marketing. You need to consistently come up with more content marketing ideas to publish even more engaging content. Let that statistic just sink in for a minute. Co-Creation.

Content 104

Content Marketing Screencast Tumblr 104

Writtent Blog

MAY 20, 2014

Content marketing — like any other type of online marketing — is continually changing and evolving. Example: one of my Internet marketing buddies’ content marketing campaign was built heavily around article directory submissions (think Ezine Articles ). Image source: Marketing Profs. Image source.

Trends 95

Trends Content Marketing Curation 95

agora pulse

AUGUST 19, 2020

The definition of content creation is the process of creating your own content from scratch and marketing it to your followers or subscribers. A total of 76% of buyers are willing to share their information in exchange for white papers; ebooks took second place with 63%. Lately, I’m obsessed with chef Jamie Oliver’s marketing.

Curation 130

Curation Content Curata Flipboard 130

Writtent Blog

MAY 15, 2013

For many content marketers, curation is something of a silver bullet. For many companies, it’s no longer enough to blog three times a week and release a white paper once a quarter. For many companies, it’s no longer enough to blog three times a week and release a white paper once a quarter. Curation Is Social.

Curation 103

Curation Curata Content Mashup 103

Webbiquity SMM

SEPTEMBER 4, 2012

With The B2B Social Media Book: Become a Marketing Superstar by Generating Leads with Blogging, LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook, Email, and More , authors Kipp Bodnar of HubSpot and Jeffrey L. Cohen of Salesforce Radian6 have literally written the book on social media best practices for B2B marketers.

B2B 185

B2B Social Media Review eBook 185

Oktopost

JUNE 9, 2020

Why Employee Advocacy Matters for B2B. It can take months for a B2B marketing team to build up a company’s presence and credibility online. This is exactly why employee advocacy is so powerful: your team is the key to unlocking the true potential of social media marketing. Why Employee Advocacy Matters for B2B.

B2B 144

B2B Survey ROI Metrics 144

Sprout Social

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

If you can’t answer these questions, then you need a content marketing plan. According to one recent study , only 40% of B2B marketers have a documented content marketing strategy. Whether or not you are in that 40%, it’s a good idea to establish or revisit an existing content marketing plan. But you’re not alone.

Content 111

Content How To Marketing Template 111

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.

B2B 100

B2B Social Media Strategy Marketing 100

Webbiquity SMM

FEBRUARY 21, 2012

There have been numerous models proposed for social media and content marketing (including the Four C’s of Social Media Marketing model previously published here), but when all of the complexity is stripped away, social media marketing success comes down to two core elements: content and amplification. Newsletters.

B2B 190

B2B Social Media Alltop Marketing 190

Convince & Convert

MAY 27, 2010

Let’s say you have a white paper for download on your site. Although Flowtown leans toward the B2C mass market culturally, I see monster B2B possibilities here. Although Flowtown leans toward the B2C mass market culturally, I see monster B2B possibilities here. These are exciting times at Bulb HQ!

Consultant 122

Consultant Metrics Social Media Social CRM 122

Convince & Convert

MARCH 18, 2016

This is episode two of my new show: Marketing Marvels. There is A LOT of marketing technology out there, and it’s difficult to know what all the platforms and packages do, whether it makes sense for your business, how it stacks up to competitors, and a bunch of other key questions. Marketing Marvels viewers get a two week free trial.

Marketing 60

Marketing Content eBook Joomla 60

Oktopost

JULY 23, 2020

When someone mentions “Content Marketing,” what are the first words that come to mind? Yes, but content marketing is much more than the sum of its parts. In 2020 it is becoming an increasingly important tool in B2B lead generation. As many as 70% of B2B marketers use content marketing to generate leads.

Content 169

Content B2B How To Types 169

Convince & Convert

APRIL 28, 2010

But now, social media is enabling companies to make influencer outreach a foundational marketing tactic. Finding Your Influencers As noted in the study, the notion of true 1:1 marketing via social media is a bit of a fallacy. Fly more miles, get priority seating on an airline. Eat 10 sandwiches, get the 11th free.

Social Media 147

Social Media Strategy Influencer Social CRM 147

Convince & Convert

MARCH 23, 2010

Humanize Your Blog Remember, it’s a blog not a white paper, and a key differentiator is personality. If you have complementary resources like an Ebook, email newsletter, events or otherwise, make sure those are easy for first-time visitors to find as well. Consequently, I have two recommendations.

Social Media 119

Social Media Strategy Consultant RSS 119

Convince & Convert

DECEMBER 7, 2011

In just 10 years we’ve moved from laggards pondering whether they even wanted a website, to a circumstance where “content marketing” and “corporate storytelling” are garnering serious budgetary resources. We also created and gave away for free a Content Marketing Testing Guide. Closed Kimono.

Content 135

Content Marketing Consultant Study 135

Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

Social Media is “Viral Marketing&# False, in the same way that a square is also a rectangle, but a rectangle isn’t a square. You’re engaged in an advertising and marketing campaign that uses the Web as its distribution platform. You have to create content, be part of many communities, and proceed incrementally.

Social Media 149

Social Media Strategy Consultant Web 2.0 149

Convince & Convert

JANUARY 11, 2017

Few digital marketers entirely neglect marketing analytics. Barry: I read a post on your blog about tracking social media KPIs where you wrote, “One of the reasons some B2B marketers are resistant to using social media is the difficulty in measuring social media ROI.”. But are they seizing their full power? Daniel: Yeah.

Social Media 60

Social Media ROI B2B Metrics 60

Webbiquity SMM

NOVEMBER 12, 2013

As the use of social media in marketing has become ubiquitous, marketers have turned their attention to making the use of business social media more sophisticated and strategic. How can marketers help their organizations move from “social media marketing” to “social business”? Relevanza ).

Statistics 226

Statistics Social Media B2B Journal 226

Webbiquity SMM

NOVEMBER 6, 2013

While the findings are interesting and no doubt reflect the experience of many b2b marketers, it’s crucial not to misinterpret the results. A study from Siriius Decisions found that b2b buyers are typically 70% of the way through their purchase process before they contact a vendor’s sales team.

B2B 188

B2B Research Newsletter Conference 188

Convince & Convert

JUNE 12, 2013

Content marketing evangelists have spoken – “Create great content that appeals to your customers and you’ll profit.”. While this is true, marketers often forget the importance of promoting their content – people don’t find content by mistake, or by accident. But that’s why marketers have jobs right?

BuzzStream 150

BuzzStream Content Metadata Reddit 150

Convince & Convert

MAY 19, 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 Why D.I.S. Then they can go back to business as usual.

Social Media 137

Social Media Strategy Consultant Social CRM 137