Webbiquity SMM

MAY 10, 2016

Along with Google, Facebook is one of the giants of the Internet. 96% of B2C and and 88% of B2B companies use Facebook for marketing. Not surprisingly, an ecosystem of developers and vendors have created tools to extend the marketing capabilities of the world’s largest social network. Google Review Count: 790,000.

Tools 100

Tools Sample Samples Facebook 100

Webbiquity SMM

JANUARY 19, 2016

Most businesses now use social media for marketing and those efforts are expected to continue to increase, yet many marketers and top executives alike find the business value difficult to quantify. 46% of B2B marketers say they’re not sure whether any social channels have generated revenue for their businesses.

Social Media 100

Social Media Marketing Survey Metrics 100

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. B2B messaging gets personal.

B2B 110

B2B Social Media Marketing Survey 110

Webbiquity SMM

AUGUST 9, 2010

While there are unquestionably many ways that social media marketing results can be measured , the debate rages on as to whether it’s truly possible to quantify the ROI from these activities. being made about your company, brand, product or service generally positive, negative or neutral? Influence: a.k.a.

SM2 187

SM2 Alterian Vocus Social Media 187

Webbiquity SMM

JUNE 7, 2018

In fact, according to the 2017 State of Inbound report , lead generation is the biggest challenge for 63% of marketers. Before we jump into exploring the nuances of the lead generation game, let’s take a look at some of the proven methods of acquiring leads tried and tested by B2B marketers. Email Marketing. Content Marketing.

B2B 217

B2B Brands LinkedIn Influencer 217

Webbiquity SMM

DECEMBER 11, 2013

Content marketing is a hot topic, primarily in the B2B world but increasingly in consumer marketing as well. The number of Google searches for the phrase have increased 400% since January 2011. The first step toward content marketing success begins with (or at least should begin with) creation of a content marketing strategy.

Strategy 226

Strategy Content Marketing BuzzStream 226

Webbiquity SMM

MAY 24, 2010

Though social media marketing is rapidly advancing in terms of adoption and sophistication, many marketers and business executives still struggle with it. This confusion is partly due to some still-common misconceptions about social media marketing. Social media marketing is really hard. Social media is free. Not really.

Social Media 220

Social Media Marketing Cost Guidelines 220

Webbiquity SMM

FEBRUARY 2, 2015

Social media is an integral component of any successful digital marketing strategy. While the ROI of social media marketing remains hotly debated , there is no doubt that it can be a great tool for optimizing your web presence —or total nightmare experience depending on the execution of your strategy. Guest post by Gary Dek.

Social Media 100

Social Media Marketing Hashtag URL 100

Webbiquity SMM

DECEMBER 1, 2010

MarketingSherpa recently released its 2011 B2B Marketing Benchmark Report. A slightly higher percentage of marketers than last year (41% vs. 39%) called “marketing to a lengthening sales cycle&# a top challenge. You can download the executive summary for free (or pay $400 for the full report ).

B2B 185

B2B Trends Marketing Technorati 185

Webbiquity SMM

NOVEMBER 2, 2010

With Social Media Marketing: Strategies for Engaging in Facebook, Twitter & Other Social Media , the inimitable Liana “Li&# Evans has provided the definitive handbook for social media marketers. This saves time, effort and money in the long run, but it’s a step too many companies skip over. Social Events (e.g.,

Review 152

Review Social Media Marketing Handbook 152

Webbiquity SMM

DECEMBER 16, 2010

In Defy Gravity: Propel Your Business to High-Velocity Growth , Rebel Brown shows business owners and executives how to shed the weight of legacy baggage, filter out the noise and focus on those opportunities which provide the best potential for profitable growth… Social Media Marketing by Liana “Li&# Evans.

Social Media 188

Social Media Marketing Handbook Engineering 188

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. Google, Yahoo and Bing aren’t the only places people go to look for information.

Social Networking 190

Social Networking B2B Plaxo Marketing 190

Webbiquity SMM

MAY 30, 2010

Ten Reasons NOT to Use Social Media by Sanera People Development Company. How social media is like the seventh grade by Training Marketer. You might be a redneck SEO if… by David Leonhardt’s SEO and Social Media Marketing. 20 Funny, Clueless, Weird, And Existential Google Keyword Searches by MediaPost Search Insider.

Social Media 191

Social Media Marketing Avatar Microsoft 191

Webbiquity SMM

DECEMBER 20, 2011

Ultimately, as Olivier Blanchard has pointed out repeatedly , social media marketing has to demonstrate an ROI (though he acknowledges the questions have to be made more specific). company website, newsletters, syndication sites). company website, newsletters, syndication sites). Number of company followers.

Social Media 194

Social Media Metrics ROI Klout 194

Webbiquity SMM

FEBRUARY 23, 2016

, the “big three” among both consumers and marketers continue to thrive and dominate. marketers used the site in 2015, and that figure is expected to approach 70% by 2017) while Google+ is struggling (though it has 300 million active monthly users worldwide, less than 6 million made any public posts in 2015).

Social Networking 100

Social Networking B2B LinkedIn Instagram 100

Webbiquity SMM

SEPTEMBER 9, 2013

If your website traffic from organic search has fallen over the past year, take some small solace in knowing you’re not alone—in fact, you’re in good (if not happy) company. And it’s not only Google. So in order to maintain and grow website traffic, online marketing practices have to change as well.

Directory 196

Directory SEO B2B Real Estate 196

Webbiquity SMM

AUGUST 2, 2018

At some point today, a social media marketer is going to get fired. For many companies, especially B2B vendors, these are completely unrealistic, impractical expectations. The harsh reality is that most companies have absolutely no chance of dominating the social media landscape the way they envision. They’ll Google You.

Social Media 107

Social Media B2B Engineering SEO 107

Webbiquity SMM

MARCH 30, 2012

With more than 90% of companies now using social media to find employees and 82% having a Facebook page , there’s no question that business use of social media has become commonplace. Which voices are most influential in your market space. Facebook / LinkedIn / Google Plus metrics (i.e.

Vocus 184

Vocus Alltop Message Boards Klout 184

Webbiquity SMM

OCTOBER 11, 2011

As indicated in the masthead of my blog, it has both an explanational definition (The fusion of SEO, search marketing, social media, reputation management, content marketing and social PR) and a reasonal one (Being omnipresent on the web for the search phrase that uniquely describes you or your organization.)

Findability 216

Findability B2B Directory SEO 216

Webbiquity SMM

NOVEMBER 16, 2010

The grandmotherly maxim, “The good Lord gave you two ears but only one mouth for a reason&# applies to social interactions in general, but is nowhere more critical than in social media marketing. Without this information, the company’s social media pronouncements appear off-topic, unsolicited and out of touch.

SM2 189

SM2 Alterian Social Media Influencer 189

Webbiquity SMM

DECEMBER 15, 2020

Twitter is consistently rated as the second-best social network for B2B and tech companies, behind only LinkedIn. So, not surprisingly, the vast majority of Minnesota tech companies have a Twitter presence. This research looked at 187 companies tracked over the past decade on the Minnesota Technology Twitter list.

Company 149

Company Twitter Software System 149

Webbiquity SMM

SEPTEMBER 9, 2014

Worse, C-level executives who don’t use social media themselves are also much less likely to understand how to capitalize on the social media savvy and reach of their employees to benefit their companies. ” Expanding a company’s social presence through its employees’ networks requires some give and take.

Yammer 198

Yammer Policies Social Media Yahoo 198

Webbiquity SMM

OCTOBER 23, 2019

LinkedIn advertising is a powerful channel for any B2B company looking to reach relevant audiences based on their profession. How to extract a list of companies/websites using this software. The first step will for some be the hardest: finding the right software, where targeting their users make sense for your company.

Software 107

Software LinkedIn Content management systems How To 107

Webbiquity SMM

AUGUST 26, 2014

So the question is–are there things that today’s B2B marketers can learn from history, specifically, the tremendous success of Facebook and the rise, fall and possible resurrection of Myspace? How can the respective histories and behaviors of these two companies inform the best practices for B2B marketers?

B2B 190

B2B MySpace Startup Social Networking 190

Webbiquity SMM

SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

Examples range from Google News and Yahoo! These technologies include Browse My Stuff (which powers both the B2B Marketing Zone and Social Media Informer ) and Paper.li , which enables users to create custom online “newspapers&# based on a Twitterer and his/her followers, a hashtag subject or a Twitter list.

Aggregator 187

Aggregator Paper.li B2B Content 187

Webbiquity SMM

MAY 15, 2012

A year ago, Cheryl Burgess and I published the first #Nifty 50 award winners, starting with the #Nifty50 Women of Twitter on this blog in May 2011 and followed by the #Nifty50 Men of Twitter published on Cheryl’s Blue Focus Marketing blog in June. Check out Google’s Project Glass Video. to 50 disadvantaged kids in all 50 states.

Twitter 188

Twitter iPad Apple B2B 188

Webbiquity SMM

OCTOBER 13, 2010

Other than your company’s website, most mentions were likely in well-known online news sites or trade industry publication sites. A simple tool like Google Alerts would pick up most stray citations. If Google Alerts had been developed with a focus on social media, this would be it.

SM2 202

SM2 Vocus Alterian Radian6 202

Webbiquity SMM

APRIL 11, 2011

The better tools not only show who’s talking about your company and where, but also display sentiment analysis, trends over time, competitive share-of-voice, measures of influence, engagement and more. Put another way, it’s the opposite of search engine marketing (smart companies use both).

Metrics 176

Metrics Social Media Adwords ROI 176

Webbiquity SMM

NOVEMBER 5, 2013

By Cheryl Burgess, originally published on the Blue Focus Marketing Blog. Cheryl Burgess ( @ckburgess ) CEO and CMO of Blue Focus Marketing, author of The Social Employee – How Great Companies Make Social Media Work , published by McGraw-Hill, in summer 2013. ” She was featured in Fast Company and Business Insider.

Twitter 187

Twitter Airlines Syndication Blogger 187

Webbiquity SMM

APRIL 11, 2011

The better tools not only show who’s talking about your company and where, but also display sentiment analysis, trends over time, competitive share-of-voice, measures of influence, engagement and more. Put another way, it’s the opposite of search engine marketing (smart companies use both).

Metrics 167

Metrics Social Media Adwords ROI 167

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

Webbiquity SMM

FEBRUARY 8, 2011

Blogging is often viewed as the core component of a B2B social media marketing strategy, and other than discussion forums, it’s the most mature component of social media. Facebook, Twitter and even newer tools like Quora may be sexier and get more attention, but blogs are the workhorses essential to making social media marketing work.

Aggregage 181

Aggregage B2B Trends Hubspot 181

Webbiquity SMM

JULY 23, 2013

Virtually all businesses can benefit from providing their company and contact details to the local versions of Google, Bing and Yahoo!, Create business accounts and actively participate on Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook and Google+. It isn’t nice to try to fool Google, Yahoo!, Four Worthwhile Link Sources. Social media.

Directory 194

Directory Types SEO Engineering 194

Webbiquity SMM

FEBRUARY 16, 2011

LinkedIn is firmly ensconced among the “big 3″ social networks for marketing and business purposes, and though its base of 80 million members is far smaller than the 600 million users of Facebook, its impact in B2B marketing is larger. LinkedIn New Feature – Follow Company by Success CREEations.

LinkedIn 189

LinkedIn Tips B2B Findability 189

Webbiquity SMM

JUNE 20, 2011

Amid all of the hype, conferences, and rapid adoption of social media marketing by organizations from sole proprietors to the Fortune 100, there remains an undercurrent of skepticism. It’s why a search for “social media sucks&# on Google yields almost 12 million results (so much for my SEO on this post, oh well).

Social Media 205

Social Media ROI Social Networking Foursquare 205

Webbiquity SMM

JULY 25, 2011

Also, keep in mind that search is no longer just Google. It’s not only great for search, but showcases your (or your company’s) expertise, helps humanize your company (blogs are more informal and less promotional than corporate websites), and encourages reader interaction.

Reputation 173

Reputation Directory Social Bookmarking Diagrams 173

Webbiquity SMM

APRIL 5, 2011

A growing number of community colleges, vocational schools, online universities, technical colleges and even big-name universities are now offering social media certificate programs (Google this if you like, I don’t want to legitimize any of them with a link). Ultimately, social media is a tool.

Social Media 151

Social Media Microsoft Policies Cost 151