Sprout Social

DECEMBER 6, 2023

There lies the magic of B2B influencer marketing. Influencer marketing has long been a staple for business-to-consumer (B2C) brands looking to cultivate more authentic connections with their audience. In this guide, we’re diving into the essentials of B2B influencer marketing. What is B2B influencer marketing?

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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. Our Pulse Survey data also reveals 42% of people expect to use more social networks in 2024.

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Sprout Social

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

With an economic downturn looming, it’s not surprising around 75% of CMOs report being asked to do more with less in a Gartner survey. Marketers are finding it increasingly difficult to set the right budget, optimize it and keep the leads flowing. Managing social media and other marketing channels in this economy can be challenging.

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Sprout Social

OCTOBER 19, 2023

As the digital market space rapidly evolves, customers are seeking authenticity and human connection from brands like never before. To meet this rising demand, your marketing team needs to be agile, think out of the box and keep up with deadlines—all while operating within limited budgets and constrained team bandwidths.

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Sprout Social

JUNE 17, 2021

The Harris Poll, on behalf of Sprout Social, surveyed more than 1,000 US consumers and 250 business executives to better understand how they use social media, the importance of social media marketing, social’s impact on organizations and how its influence will change in the coming years. Not convinced? Why it’s important.

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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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Sprout Social

MARCH 19, 2024

Sprout’s 2023 State of Social Media report confirms these advantages, with 9 out of 10 business leaders acknowledging the indispensable role of AI in enhancing market competitiveness, understanding customer preferences and driving innovation. As such, the insights can give you an in-depth view of the market, customers and competitors.

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Sprout Social

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

It’s not possible to have a successful digital marketing strategy or social media strategy without it. Here’s a peek at some of the many ways audience engagement can benefit your brand: Increase brand loyalty When your audience engages with your brand, especially more than once, they are more likely to stick around for the long term.

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Webbiquity SMM

JANUARY 23, 2024

Image credit: Mohammad Metri on Unsplash Effective customer retention methods can enhance loyalty and generate better word-of-mouth advocacy, ultimately boosting profits. It will uncover what your target market likes about your competitors and gauge their preferences. What do you need for better customer retention?

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Keyhole.co

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

67% of companies increased their influencer marketing budgets from 2022 to 2023. However, the focus of influencer marketing is shifting towards actual influence, not just likes and followers. As a result, the influencer marketing metrics you track will play a crucial role in your business success. Let’s get started!

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Sprout Social

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

And while it’s an effective tool for marketers to engage their subscribers—most will agree it’s a time-consuming task. Or at least, this was true until email marketing templates came along. Let’s explore how you can use templates to make your email marketing more efficient. Simply put—because it works.

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Sprout Social

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

Executing on a social media marketing strategy is like completing an obstacle course. Managing social through down markets requires an additional layer of focus, rigor and empathy. Dietrich is a former CMO, most notably the head of marketing who took Atlassian public in 2015. If you’re feeling the heat, we see you and hear you.

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Hootsuite

MARCH 2, 2022

Let’s talk about why it’s important to understand social media marketing for retail brands. Social marketing can benefit retailers at every stage of the sales funnel. How to use social media marketing for retail to get more sales. Using social media marketing for retail: 3 best practices. That’s more than 4.6

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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

JANUARY 9, 2024

What is social media personalization and why are marketers prioritizing it? Personalization makes audiences feel cared for and connected to your brand, which inspires loyalty and conversions. Consult data reports from trusted publications, survey your customers, collect competitor intel and sift through past social data.

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Sprout Social

JUNE 7, 2023

At the end of the day, we want to cut through the noise and leave a lasting impression that grabs market share. Customers go through a range of emotions (like happiness, inspiration or nostalgia) when they interact with a brand, and when the experience is positive, it creates a lasting impact that fosters brand loyalty.

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Sprout Social

OCTOBER 25, 2022

Brand awareness creates a community that generates word of mouth buzz, ‘I love this product, and I know you will too.’ Your community knows what their friends and family like. Akeeme Hogg Social Media and Email Marketing Lead, ServiceMaster Brands. Brand surveys. That is the power of brand awareness. Fans beget more fans.

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Socialmedia.biz

JULY 8, 2020

Social media marketing is way more than posting a pretty picture and watching the likes roll in. Done correctly, social media marketing can build brand loyalty and, ultimately, drive sales. If you’re trying to get customers to rally around your brand and help promote your products, implement a community hashtag.

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Pixlee

JANUARY 4, 2021

Companies had to look beyond their customer experience models and pivot their digital marketing strategies to accommodate rapidly increasing online consumer demands. Enter digital marketing: the customer experience lever brands quickly adapted to using. Digital marketing did more than entice new shoppers this year.

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Keyhole.co

AUGUST 16, 2023

Running a successful marketing campaign requires a dynamic approach that attracts your audience and keeps them engaged. The secret lies in leveraging multiple marketing channels. On their own, both marketing channels have unique strengths and weaknesses. In this blog post, we’ll discuss two: social media and email.

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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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Hootsuite

JULY 6, 2022

In a 2021 survey, 44% of people reported using Instagram to shop weekly. Within those billions of users, Instagram fosters niche communities. Shared common interests bring these smaller communities together. 77% of active Instagram users surveyed in a recent study noted that the app lets them interact with brands.

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Oktopost

JUNE 19, 2020

Only 50 of the 501 CEOs surveyed are on Twitter and 57 are on Facebook. The social executive community isn’t a complete wasteland; outside of the Fortune 500 bubble, 80% of CEO s around the world, are adopting a social presence. Use a social media marketing platform to “listen” for company mentions, taking brand sentiment into account.

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Sprout Social

APRIL 15, 2020

As brands planned their strategies, they could not have predicted the way COVID-19 has quickly swept up global markets and conversations. In the wake of the crisis, some brands and social marketers find themselves pivoting away from the social strategies they worked so hard to plan. However, not all is lost nor does it have to be.

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Pixlee

APRIL 9, 2021

That communication can be through emails, social media interaction, offer messages, or customer support—but any channel that engages your customers directly counts. Building loyalty takes time and ongoing communication; post-purchase communication can catalyze that loyalty. Post-Purchase Review Collection.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

DECEMBER 20, 2011

Experienced marketers will tell you that customers are much more likely to respond to campaigns that engage them on a personal level. The marketing strategy must be relevant and timely while meeting the customer’s individual needs. In terms of rate of response, the simple SMS dominates the market. A few statistics….

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Waxing UnLyrical

APRIL 6, 2016

Influencer marketing is more than just a buzzword. According to a 2015 report by Augure , marketers are increasingly achieving positive results with influencer marketing campaigns. Like most other things in the digital marketing space, garnering the support of influencers in your niche takes time , and sustained effort.

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Later

JUNE 2, 2021

With a new Messenger API for Instagram, businesses will be able to streamline their customer service tools, be more efficient, and build trust with their community. . According to Facebook’s VP of Business Messaging, Emile Litvak: “Our vision is to make business messaging the primary way people and businesses communicate.” .

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Bill Hartzer

FEBRUARY 18, 2010

Companies that use Facebook and Facebook fan pages to market their company to potential clients can increase sales, word-of-mouth marketing and client loyalty significantly among a subset of their clients, according to new research from Rice University’s Jones Graduate School of Business. Paul Dholakia is a William S.

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Idaconcpts

DECEMBER 15, 2010

If you want your online business to be successful then you need to actively market your business. An introductory marketing class will teach you that there are two basic options for marketing: push and pull. A smart online business marketing strategy is to use both types of marketing at the same time.

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Webbiquity SMM

JUNE 6, 2016

If you were asked to rattle off your top marketing strategies, would employee advocacy make the list? Your employees are one of the most valuable marketing assets available, and if you’re not putting them to use as part of an overall marketing strategy, you’re missing out on an incredible opportunity to increase revenue.

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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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Absolute PA

APRIL 11, 2014

That means, you can make a profound connection through your marketing, and provide them with the solutions to their deepest desires and wants through your products and services. ( And, they mostly use tools that you’re probably already using to market your business on the internet. Online surveys.

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Waxing UnLyrical

JUNE 28, 2013

On the different kinds of assets a company has: A3: Tangible assets less than half company value, rest= goodwill, intellectual capital, customer loyalty, consumer support, etc. On how Sodexo specifically measures its Corporate Citizenship efforts: A3: #Sodexo uses 3 year survey of stakeholders. And of course we should!

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Pixlee

JULY 21, 2021

You’ll need to collect user data from web analytics, interviews, surveys, and user research to create your customer persona. That work will help with product development and marketing efforts. Over 80% of marketers say interactive content helps grab the attention of their audience. Optimize for Interactive Content.

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Sprout Social

DECEMBER 5, 2022

Booktok , for example, has become a flourishing online community. And connecting with your audience goes further than making sales—it builds community, which can save you advertising bucks in the future. Enables instant communication. Cook County's CDC #COVID Community Level: Medium.

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Sprout Social

APRIL 29, 2021

A new survey, “ The State of Social Media Investment ,” conducted by The Harris Poll on behalf of Sprout Social has shown how the events of the last year have accelerated both American consumers’ and business’ use and expectations of social media. In a year where everything changed, it’s no surprise that consumers have too. The best advice?

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