Buzz Marketing for Technology

JANUARY 21, 2010

Ok ok – based on the great response I got from my readers on my last blog post The 4 C’s of B2B Marketing I thought I would try to apply the same principle to Social Media Marketing. 4 Launch them using all available S ocial Media - think Inbound Marketing by Brian Halligan and Dharmesh Shah. . #2

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Harp Interactive

APRIL 6, 2010

While on the hunt for meaningful metrics tools, Erwin Hendriks, creator of Social Website Analyzer , brought his insightful resource to my attention. Simply put, Social Website Analyzer is a one-click snapshot of the state of your website’s or brand’s social media presence across the top 20 social media sites.

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Buzz Marketing for Technology

MARCH 11, 2010

One of the biggest challenges for organizations today is managing the flow of information about their brands, products, and services that occurs in social media channels, including microblogs (such as Twitter), social networking sites (such as Facebook), blogs, and online forums. Share it on StumbleUpon.

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Buzz Marketing for Technology

MARCH 16, 2010

Word spreads quickly in Social Media – sometimes more quickly than you can keep up with. You must keep a constant eye on mentions of your brand, your products and your services in order to survive in this market landscape. Share it on StumbleUpon. Related posts: Why is measuring Lead Gen in Social Media so hard?

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Buzz Marketing for Technology

MARCH 9, 2010

The question is – What is the appropriate level of budget to support social media for a B2B company? First was the post on the Media Budget Ratio (MBR) for a B2B company. According to the IT Services Marketing Association (ITSMA) which, full disclosure, I am a member and an avid fan of their work. Share it on StumbleUpon.

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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. They wonder if their organizations are doing enough, if they are doing things right, even if they should be involved in social media at all.

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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.

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Jason Yormark

JANUARY 28, 2011

I absolutely love being able to build out a marketing/social media business for the firm, and we’re already making things happen with some pretty significant clients. Share it on StumbleUpon. The New Gig: VP of Marketing & Social Media @ Strategies 360. More to come! Tweet This! Related Posts.

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Buzz Marketing for Technology

MARCH 18, 2010

In the last post we covered how to create a Social Media Lead Flow. There is a growing number of listening platforms devoted to Social Media – everything from highly customized services that are managed for you, to free tools you can manage yourself. Which media sources are relevant to your goals?

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SocMed Sean

JANUARY 8, 2012

There’s a lot of confusion about social media these days, and marketing professionals aren’t making it any easier. As a result, agencies and marketing professionals are being asked more frequently by executives how they can “use social” or get social” by engaging in the social space.

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Buzz Marketing for Technology

JUNE 15, 2010

But focusing on the Extrovert angle for a second, I began to wonder if you need to be an extrovert to be in social media. Certainly internally in your organization you need to be an extrovert if you want to organize a Tribe or movement in your company to take on social media. Share it on StumbleUpon.

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Buzz Marketing for Technology

SEPTEMBER 29, 2010

At a recent BlogWell event I got a chance to hear Robert Raines from Chevron present his Social Media program and how he reports their activity into the Boardroom. It all starts with the Pulse Report that Chevron had produced by Edelman (their PR firm) using their Alterian’s SM2 social media monitoring tool. Technology.

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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.

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Buzz Marketing for Technology

DECEMBER 22, 2009

At a recent ANA conference I was interviewing Brian Wallace VP of Digital Marketing and Media for RIM when I heard him say “2 years from now- if I still have a Director of Social Media – I should be fired!&# Share it on StumbleUpon. Use Social Media to spot issues before they hit the Contact Center!

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SocMed Sean

JANUARY 21, 2012

There is no doubt that 2012 is going to be THE year of social media. Hand social media activities over to a junior staff member or intern with no communications experience. Those are all important factors in how NOT to engage in social media. Start a Facebook page just so “we can have a Facebook page.

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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. Some experts contend that because social media activity is rich in metrics , you can and should be measuring ROI constantly.

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Webbiquity SMM

AUGUST 25, 2010

Want to stay up-to-date on the latest social media news and thought-leadership commentary without visiting a gazillion different sites, relying on an RSS feed (or someone else’s filter) that inevitably misses important news, or following aggregation sites that regurgitate the same over-exposed content from a handful of popular sites?

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Webbiquity SMM

JUNE 9, 2010

If your small to midsized business is struggling with questions about how to create an effective social media strategy, use social media tools most effectively, make the best use of your time on social media, generate results or other related issues, mark your calendar for this upcoming one-day social media and online marketing event.

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Saying It Social

JUNE 3, 2010

Saying It Social Your Social Media Marketing Resource Home About Polls Our Services Testimonials 12 Reasons Your Business Needs a Social Media Marketing Program YESTERDAY 1. It’s important to claim your brand name across all the major social media platforms.

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Buzz Marketing for Technology

JANUARY 19, 2010

We’ve all heard about the four P’s of marketing. The four P’s were created mainly to describe the ideal “marketing mix&#. The term “marketing mix&# became popularized after Neil H. Borden published his 1964 article, Concept of the Marketing Mix. Share it on StumbleUpon.

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B2B Marketing StumbleUpon Patterns 277

Buzz Marketing for Technology

APRIL 27, 2010

One of the biggest challenges for organizations today is managing the flow of information about their brands, products, and services that occurs in social media channels, including microblogs (such as Twitter), social networking sites (such as Facebook), blogs, and online forums. Share it on StumbleUpon. Tweet This!

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Jason Yormark

OCTOBER 18, 2010

Tweet It’s amazing to me how quickly social media and community management have exploded in the job market. There’s some great resources out there to target your job search when it comes to social media and community management jobs. Just use “social media” or “community manager” to get started.

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Buzz Marketing for Technology

FEBRUARY 2, 2010

A while back I created a post called – There is no “campaign&# in Social Media because when marketers use the word “campaign,” it tends to suggest an initiative to get a message out to a targeted group of constituents. Share it on StumbleUpon. Just 4 People doing Social Media?

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SocMed Sean

APRIL 1, 2012

Finding a social media professional to help you with your online activities can sometimes be a tough process. 1) How long have you been engaged in social networking and/or social media channels? 1) How long have you been engaged in social networking and/or social media channels?

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Webbiquity SMM

JUNE 7, 2010

One of the challenges in measuring the ROI of social media marketing is that the use of social networking and social sharing tools isn’t confined to the marketing group. Social media is being used in multiple functions across the enterprise, from product development (e.g. Tweet This!

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Idaconcpts

SEPTEMBER 13, 2010

Here’s what happens when Beth, the new Marketing Manager for Social Media enters Dilbert’s corporate world: What do you think? Share it on StumbleUpon. Sounds familiar? Email this to a friend? Subscribe to the comments for this post? Share this on Facebook. Tweet This! Share this on LinkedIn.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MAY 18, 2010

Social Media Consultant and Tech Geek at Heart Home About Press Consulting Contact Sitemap Home > Marketing , Social Media > 10 Reasons Why Your Business Needs a Killer Social Media Strategy 10 Reasons Why Your Business Needs a Killer Social Media Strategy by Tamar Weinberg on May 18, 2010 Share This is a guest post by Beth Hrusch.

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Webbiquity SMM

APRIL 27, 2010

Whatever questions you may have about social media marketing, you’ll probably find the answers in the 2010 Social Media Marketing Industry Report from white paper guru Michael Stelzner. A year ago, the top questions most marketers had about social media related to tactics, with ROI second.

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The Realtime Report

AUGUST 17, 2012

Please email marissa@modernmediapartners.com if you have additional updates, or a social network that you feel should be on the list. LinkedIn Is Most Important Social Network for B2B Marketers. YouTube was significantly less popular with just 8%, and Google+ was most important for only 1% of B2B marketers.

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Webbiquity SMM

DECEMBER 6, 2010

Social media and PR would seem to be natural allies. So why do corporate PR and social media efforts so often appear disconnected and out of sync? To be sure, some agencies and companies get it, and do an effective job integrating social media and PR efforts. Since many (most?) Share this on Bebo.

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Buzz Marketing for Technology

APRIL 21, 2010

When it comes to Social Media data the same holds up to a point! There is clearly a spectrum of Social Media data that can be collected by any listening platform like a Radian6 or a Networked Insights. Share it on StumbleUpon. But in reality it’s what you do with that data that makes the big difference.

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Buzz Marketing for Technology

MAY 6, 2010

Imagine a world where B2B Marketers could target specific decision makers in specific companies using Social Media ads. Tim Kassouf the Director of Marketing at G.1440 This is the kind of innovative techniques marketers and agencies will need to be honing over the next few years. Share it on StumbleUpon.

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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.

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Idaconcpts

AUGUST 26, 2010

On August 25, 2010, Social Media Informer launched. Social Media Infomer is a new hub and aggregator for social media content makes it easier to cut through the noise and find a signal. SMI was developed by some of the same people as the popular B2B Marketing Zone b2b marketing portal.

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Buzz Marketing for Technology

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

Which means Publishers (or Marketers) are now the “white noise” in comparison to User Generated Content. Notice that marketers don’t make that list (duh) but also think about how much more content you have been getting from those sources now that social media has arrived. Share it on StumbleUpon.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JANUARY 11, 2008

Nearly four months later, the social features appear to be here to stay. As Digg becomes more of a social network and less of a social news network (or a hybrid that incorporates both elements), it has a lot of obstacles it needs to face. My current Digg settings prohibit anyone from seeing my Digg shouts.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JUNE 3, 2010

and after being a full time mom and performing various social media marketing tasks throughout, I’ve learned that there are many parallels that can be taken from parenthood that also apply to social media marketing. MrBabyMan , Digg’s top user, was an unknown once. Silence can hurt you.

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