Webbiquity SMM

FEBRUARY 16, 2016

As noted in the 2016 B2B Marketing Trends report , B2B marketing strategies and practices are in the midst of significant change, driven by new technologies and evolving buyer expectations for more “consumer-like” experiences. B2B marketing budgets are shifting to digital and social.

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B2B Social Media Marketing Survey 110

Oktopost

AUGUST 26, 2019

More than half of surveyed marketing professionals believe that videos provide the best return on investment of any media format available to them. Companies that market directly to consumers have quickly figured out that they have to reach their audience through video. So, why are B2B marketers lagging behind?

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B2B Video Strategy Marketing 111

Sprout Social

MAY 9, 2024

The brands are the DJs, guiding the tone of the party with music (products) while consumers are the crowd. Trendsetters and culture drivers like Lia have made influencer marketing an essential piece to social media strategies. We’ll explore five influencer marketing trends shaping the social media landscape in 2024.

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Industry Influencer Trends Marketing 92

Sprout Social

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Social marketers rate influencer marketing as having a significant impact on their brand’s marketing efforts including customer loyalty (87%), awareness (89%) and reputation (87%), according to our Q3 2023 Pulse Survey of 307 social marketers in the United States. What is an influencer marketing campaign?

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Oktopost

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

Social media marketing is always changing. We marketers have to be agile and constantly evaluate how different strategies, tools and platforms are performing. LinkedIn just introduced Product Pages, a part of its ecosystem dedicated to building a trusted community of information around B2B products.

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LinkedIn Products B2B Review 129

Oktopost

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Cutting through competitive noise is difficult for B2B marketers, making lead generation tricky. Lead generation is proving difficult for 68% of B2B companies, and 61% of marketers pinpoint it as their top challenge. The B2B buyer journey has shifted, with sales reps now only having roughly 5% of a customer’s time.

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Convince & Convert

JANUARY 19, 2014

This is most egregiously true in a category where the transactional stakes are often the highest: business to business marketing. B2B customers are ninjas now, stealthily investigating the company and its wares, right under your nose. Now 90% of it has swung to marketing. Now THAT’s self-serve information in B2B marketing.

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B2B Hubspot Marketing Embedding 145

Oktopost

JULY 30, 2020

So many B2B deals closed, and so many connections made. Back in the B2B world, companies are increasingly shining a spotlight to online lead generation and engagement. So what exactly is a webinar, and why are they so crucial to your B2B strategy in 2021? Remember conferences and meetups?! What are webinars?

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B2B Platform Price Software 98

Webbiquity SMM

DECEMBER 1, 2010

MarketingSherpa recently released its 2011 B2B Marketing Benchmark Report. As MarketingSherpa notes, “Year after year, the greatest challenge that B2B organizations face is generating high-quality leads.&#. You can download the executive summary for free (or pay $400 for the full report ).

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B2B Trends Marketing Technorati 185

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.

Discount 119

Discount Marketing How To B2B 119

Keyhole.co

JANUARY 27, 2023

Social media is quickly becoming the go-to method medium for B2B marketers looking to promote their business. In fact, a study by the International Data Corporation found that 75% of B2B buyers use social media to make purchasing decisions. This has made producing social media content a top priority for 95% of B2B marketers.

ROI 52

ROI B2B Social Media How To 52

Oktopost

MAY 23, 2022

The eternal question for B2B marketers is: When is the best time to sell to buyers? But the longer your B2B sales cycle is, the more chances your buyers will lose interest and look elsewhere. What is intent-based marketing? What are the benefits of intent-based marketing? What is Intent-Based Marketing?

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B2B Marketing Paid Search Buy 88

Ignite Social Media

MAY 6, 2021

Many social media platforms are making changes since they’re becoming a critical channel for marketing efforts given the global pandemic, so it’s no surprise that LinkedIn marketing is already in the works with several changes to compete with other platforms. Product Pages. Posts on LinkedIn: Then Versus Now.

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LinkedIn Marketing Eventful Compete 202

Koka Sexton

AUGUST 11, 2023

Navigating Content Marketing Challenges and the Need for Operational Excellence Content marketing is a key component of today’s online marketing strategies and is essential for creating a sustainable competitive advantage. Content marketing is a powerful tool for creating an ongoing dialogue with customers and prospects.

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Content Marketing Repository B2B 52

Webbiquity SMM

JANUARY 23, 2024

Retaining your existing consumer base is also, as noted above, much more cost-effective than concentrating entirely on expensive marketing campaigns in hopes of acquiring new customers. That’s why it’s crucial to stay on top of every instance where someone posts anything related to your brand or products. Customer-centric strategies.

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Sentiment How To Analysis Trends 142

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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Influencer Marketing Collaboration ROI 98

Sprout Social

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

It doesn’t matter how niche a product or service you offer. Digging into your competitor’s approach through a marketing competitor analysis is critical to putting together or updating your brand’s marketing strategy. And this informs your marketing game plan. What is competitor analysis in marketing?

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Analysis Sentiment Marketing How To 96

Webbiquity SMM

DECEMBER 12, 2018

And this percentage is growing with every passing year, which means digital marketing should be at the forefront of any promotional strategy because it is universal, affordable, and will only grow in importance. Influencer Marketing Going Micro. As of June 2018, 4.2 Currently, social media is primarily used for customer service (i.e.,

Trends 168

Trends Marketing Influencer B2B 168

Social Media Strategies Summit

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

Want to know why social media listening should absolutely, 100% be part of your marketing plans right now? Having found where those conversations are happening and what’s being said, marketers use social listening to make smarter decisions. In other words, they’re an ideal market for a brand like Tylenol.

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Social Media Strategy Sentiment Marketing 147

Sprout Social

JULY 6, 2022

Those insights drive real business value, whether you’re proactively increasing customer retention, engagement or satisfaction, or creating new products or services that solve problems your customers didn’t even know they had. Data points that could impact your pricing, sales strategy, product development and, of course, marketing.

Social Media 106

Social Media Sentiment Survey Marketing 106

Oktopost

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Cutting through competitive noise is difficult for B2B marketers, making lead generation tricky. Lead generation is proving difficult for 68% of B2B companies, and 61% of marketers pinpoint it as their top challenge. The B2B buyer journey has shifted, with sales reps now only having roughly 5% of a customer’s time.

Data 62

Data B2B How To Metrics 62

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.

Social Media Management 76

Social Media Management B2B Social Media HootSuite 76

Oktopost

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

Employer branding is the marketing of the experience your employees and potential candidates have through your recruiting, employment, and ending of professional relationships with employees. Social media has a different tone than formal surveys and employee feedback on Glassdoor, so you may be able to find more candid feedback here.

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Company B2B Brands How To 136

Oktopost

DECEMBER 21, 2023

They’re expected to make every marketing dollar count and deliver maximum impact on a limited budget. To maximize marketing impact on a limited budget, CMOs need to adopt a strategic approach that analyzes past results, identifies gaps, and enables data-driven decisions on where to allocate resources.

Marketing 62

Marketing Survey Skills How To 62

The Realtime Report

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

What Are The 5 SaaS Marketing. Without a doubt, ensuring you tick all the boxes and cover yourself from all angles during SaaS application marketing is quite hard. Marketing a startup without experience is a lot of work. This article discusses five key SaaS marketing mistakes to avoid for successful marketing.

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Marketing Startup SEO Mobile 91

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.

Social Media 104

Social Media Strategy Exercises Retail 104

Webbiquity SMM

FEBRUARY 2, 2016

Digital marketing budgets continue to rise, often at the expense of offline advertising spend. But digital marketers must continue to evolve practices as they strive to make their content an asset, rather than an annoyance, to prospective buyers. Spending on digital marketing is projected to increase by 12% to 15% on average.

Hubspot 100

Hubspot Marketing B2B Survey 100

Sprout Social

OCTOBER 25, 2022

Brand awareness is the extent to which audiences are familiar with your brand and its product or services. Brands with high levels of consumer recognition can even become synonymous with their product. Brand awareness creates a community that generates word of mouth buzz, ‘I love this product, and I know you will too.’

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Strategy Brands Hubspot Survey 125

Waxing UnLyrical

AUGUST 2, 2018

The best way to stand out from the noisy crowd is by employing a few tricks of the content marketing trade. As you work on your content marketing strategy, keep these in mind: Talk to your audience, not at them. The next time you write marketing copy: Use “you” instead of “we”. Create surveys. Segment your target markets.

Content 124

Content Brands Findability Marketing 124

Oktopost

JANUARY 11, 2024

Generating demand for your product takes more than a one-off campaign. From email marketing to social media and sales outreach, there are various ways in which you can continuously generate demand for your product. Email marketing tools offer list nurturing with segmentation and automation.

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Tools B2B Hubspot Analytics 62

Convince & Convert

JULY 1, 2014

Image via Influitive.com The folks at ReadyTalk , a web conferencing platform had their work cut out for them in marketing their brand against big names such as GoToMeeting, WebEx, and join.me. In general, an advocate is someone who is happy with your brand and willing to talk about it—many marketers just give it the fancy name.

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Case Study Brands B2B Marketing 165

Oktopost

OCTOBER 20, 2021

You might have a fantastic product and the perfect sales pitch, but none of that matters if you don’t have leads who might want to buy what you’re offering. For B2B marketers, finding new and promising leads is a never-ending challenge. What are the benefits of content personalization for B2B?

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Content B2B Statistics Data 122

Oktopost

OCTOBER 26, 2023

Gartner research indicates that a significant portion of B2B buyers use social media to inform their purchasing decisions, with the top channels being YouTube (65%), Facebook (60%), Instagram (55%), X (48%), and Linkedin (43%). You may be wondering why financial institutions need to participate in employee advocacy to begin with.

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Reputation B2B Guidelines Policies 125

Convince & Convert

MAY 27, 2014

As content marketing explodes, so too, does the volume of noise. To date, there haven’t been many great examples of humor in B2B. And, according to a global Nielsen Survey of Trust in Advertising conducted in September 2013 (58 countries), almost half (47%) of respondents said that humor resonates more than any content approach.

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Conversation B2B Marketing GPS 167

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.

Social Media 62

Social Media B2B Sentiment How To 62

Oktopost

JUNE 19, 2020

Only 50 of the 501 CEOs surveyed are on Twitter and 57 are on Facebook. However, there’s still untapped potential for chief executives to bolster their companies’ social media marketing by getting personally involved. Use a social media marketing platform to “listen” for company mentions, taking brand sentiment into account.

Company 124

Company B2B Loyalty Survey 124

Webbiquity SMM

JANUARY 2, 2013

With 92% of companies now incorporating social media into their marketing efforts, it’s no longer sufficient to just “be there” on social networks. The first step to improving digital marketing results is to understand the emerging trends and best practices. What do buyers really want from social media marketers?

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Social Media B2B Marketing SEO 249