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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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. Bookmark a site on a social bookmarking site where they can look it up later and where some of their contacts might discover it. They’re not much different.

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Convince & Convert

AUGUST 16, 2010

3 must-read articles about social media (plus a bonus from the Convince & Convert vault) Sent twice per week (usually Monday and Friday) Sent at 1pm pacific time 3-2-1: it’s the greatest newsletter in the history of social media newsletters.

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Hootsuite

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

Social media lead generation is part of every marketer’s strategy—whether they know it or not. For marketers ready to move beyond brand awareness and engagement, social media lead generation is a good next step. Collecting leads on social media will help you find people interested in your company.

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Buffer Social

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Cross-posting is when you share a piece of content as-is on another social media platform. Repurposing content is keeping the crux of a piece’s idea and adapting it for other social media channels. Are you new to content creation (for social media or in general)? The commonality?

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agora pulse

SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

Here’s a step-by-step guide on how to start a social media marketing agency. . Want to start your own social media marketing agency? In this article, I’m sharing hacks and advice on how to start your social media marketing agency. Use Social Media Management Tools. Nail Your Launch.

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Oktopost

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Paid media has become a non-negotiable in demand generation. B2B advertising expenditures in the United States totaled $32 billion in 2022, an increase from the $28.9 The data paints a clear picture – paid media is here to stay, and businesses are increasingly aware of its power. billion spent in the previous year.

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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

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.

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Buffer Social

OCTOBER 10, 2023

At Merrative, we help brands and creators publish thought leadership content formats like interview-based blogs, narratives, non-fiction books, webinars, and data stories – and LinkedIn was working for our growth. LinkedIn offers novice creator-friendly content formats like posts, newsletters, and live sessions.

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Keyhole.co

APRIL 2, 2024

Consistently marketing on social media can help your brand generate wide exposure and high-value leads. Mastering social listening metrics and KPIs is about interpreting data and applying the lessons you’ve learned from it to continuously refine your social media marketing approach.

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Webbiquity SMM

DECEMBER 10, 2013

Content marketing has become ubiquitous, with 93% of B2B marketers now using it. 93% of B2B marketers are using content marketing—but only 44% have a documented content strategy. ( B2B Marketing Insider ). 57% of marketers say content marketing is their top external social priority this year. B2B Marketing Insider ).

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Convince & Convert

APRIL 11, 2016

Webinars continue to be an invaluable content marketing tool for companies to attract and engage with prospects as well as retain existing customers to become your advocates. Over the last eight years, my team and I have produced, delivered, and moderated hundreds of webinars across a wide canvas of B2B industries.

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Keyhole.co

JANUARY 4, 2022

While 80% of B2B leads come from LinkedIn, 96% of B2B marketers use LinkedIn to distribute content. When used correctly, LinkedIn can be an effective marketing channel for B2B and B2C companies. Whether you are a small business, working in B2B or B2C, it is the right time to perfect your LinkedIn marketing strategy.

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Convince & Convert

APRIL 25, 2016

Following up on last week’s post covering my most important lessons for attracting your webinar audience , let’s now pivot and focus on how to keep them engaged once they show up live as an attendee at your webinar. Now let’s get into more specifics on how you can keep your audience engaged once they show up for your webinar.

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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. Use social listening to track brand mentions across different social networks and forums.

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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

Yes, social media applies to B2B. In fact, social media can be MORE transformative for a B2B company than a B2C company. This is because B2B has a smaller potential customer base, a higher average price point, and a customer decision funnel that is more influenced by word of mouth and reputation.

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agora pulse

MARCH 1, 2021

For example, have you subscribed to the Agorapulse newsletter yet? If you haven’t but you live, breathe, and work in the world of social media, then I’d highly recommend that you do. Produce a newsletter and encourage people to subscribe to it. Run Q&A webinars and product demos. Sign up here.

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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 22, 2010

Social media marketing is all about potential audience. Social Supports Email in the Interactive Marketing Hub Indeed, email marketing and social media marketing are spiritually and procedurally similar. Social media connectivity is digital bumper stickering. Email is all about actual audience.

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agora pulse

JANUARY 29, 2020

Using social media for lead generation? Here’s a look at the state of social lead generation from folks in the marketing trenches. News outlet Social Media Today and marketing platform SharpSpring recently collaborated to study how marketers are using social media for lead generation.

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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. Subscribe to Social You Should Know. No problem!

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Webbiquity SMM

DECEMBER 13, 2011

The “big 5″ social networks have a definite “order of familiarity” to follow for proper social media etiquette: • Twitter, YouTube and Google+: you can follow/add virtually anyone you find interesting/relevant/influential. The only way to found on social networks is to be active on them.

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Oktopost

MARCH 5, 2019

What about Oreo’s social media team capturing the moment when the lights went out during the 2013 Super Bowl? It was only a small part of a social media RTM strategy that Oreo had decided to implement. Before we get into more detail with B2B, let’s look at a couple more successful B2C examples.

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Oktopost

MARCH 20, 2021

Growth hacking is an essential tool for smaller businesses in the B2B space that needs to make the most of every human and financial resource. For instance, a marketer may insist on doing a podcast, a blog, and a video for social. Then invite your existing newsletter subscribers and customers to share it with their networks. .

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Convince & Convert

MAY 13, 2010

While my social media speaking engagements vary enough that I alter my material quite a bit from event to event, there is definitely a batch of one liners that I tend to incorporate. Everyone says social media is a unicorn, but maybe it’s just a horse? Focus on how to be social, not on how to do social.

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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 14, 2010

The debate on Social CRM (sCRM) could easily become a distraction. As marketers, we need to reach our customers where they are and social media’s potential in that regard is unquestionable. However, for marketers, a social media address is insufficient to manage that channel.

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Oktopost

MARCH 31, 2021

Google found that 70% of B2B buyers and researchers increased their online video use. 71% of B2B marketers said they used video content in their strategy. Video marketing will be a cornerstone of an effective B2B marketing strategy in 2021 — here’s how to do it right. Social Video. Source: ImpactPlus.

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Convince & Convert

FEBRUARY 15, 2010

Social network connectivity is becoming the post-modern email newsletter. This puts significant pressure on email to be more relevant, because most of what would be contained in an email newsletter or special offer now happens faster and more personally within Facebook, Twitter or other social outposts.

Social Media 114

Social Media Strategy Social CRM Newsletter 114

Convince & Convert

MAY 4, 2010

I’m delighted to have had the chance to interview technology consultant and author Phil Simon about how technology and social media adoption is changing companies. Do you see social media participation as one of the hurdles businesses now need to successfully clear? Measuring social media is viable, but not obvious.

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Pam Moore

FEBRUARY 24, 2018

By now we should know that when it comes to social media and digital marketing, the only guarantee we have is change. I covered Mark’s announcement and what you can do about it in these two blog posts and webinars: Facebook News Feed Changes 101: What You Need to Know For Your Business. It is one thing we can count on.

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Convince & Convert

FEBRUARY 11, 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 Is It Curtains for the App Store?

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Convince & Convert

AUGUST 19, 2010

It punches a hole in the theory that social media and content creation success has to be a huge time commitment. As I’ve written several times, the people in your company responsible for email, and the people responsible for social media should be the same people.

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Convince & Convert

JULY 20, 2010

While alterations to search algorithms are helping to bring this to fruition, social media has been the real game-changer, placing the power of relevance distinction in the hands of the consumers. Package for Consumption Observe what types of content social media users are interacting with and where.

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Hootsuite

JUNE 17, 2020

There are LinkedIn marketing tools available for every business size and type, from small to large and B2B to B2C. Make use of all your digital touchpoints—newsletter, social channels, website—and ask for follows. This also allows you to ensure all your LinkedIn marketing goals are covered—from webinar promotion to engagement.

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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 7, 2010

I wrote a post a while ago called Social Media Excellence and a Side of Fries about the importance of people to McDonald’s) As you might expect, UnMarketing is not your typical marketing and business book. link] UNcanny Insights From UnMarketing | Book Reviews | Social Media … | eBook Reviews [.]

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Convince & Convert

MAY 19, 2016

Blogging also gives you exposure on social media sites, which dramatically broadens your audience. To further nurture and nourish your leads, consider a webinar. More than 60 percent of marketers use webinars to convert. Whitepapers are the most requested form of content ; they are preferred by 78 percent of B2B buyers.

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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

I presented today at Social Media AZ , a new conference for Arizonans interested in, and practicing social media. This presentation: “Why Before How: The Keys to Developing a Social Media Strategy in 7 Steps&# also formed the basis for my recent MarketingProfs Webinar. Sessions start October 5.

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