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JUNE 24, 2014

There’s nothing quite like good, old-fashioned fear. Marketers need to remember that just because something is new and different doesn’t mean it’s bad, or even dangerous. The social media versus ROI debate has actually become somewhat of a punch line in marketing circles. It’s remarkable how often these words go unheeded.

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Social Media Brands ROI Case Study 192

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APRIL 19, 2011

There have been numerous posts written about the pitfalls of social media marketing (including helpful pieces from Online Social Networking , Sysomos , and one I wrote for HubSpot ). a restaurant tweeting out lunch specials to area businesses at late morning) social media is just not effective as a direct marketing / direct response tool.

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Social Media Sysomos Case Study B2B 193

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MAY 3, 2011

The answer may come from the email marketing field. Many of these were other B2B marketers, but others were social media experts, journalists, PR professionals, or just plain fascinating personalities. This list will be posted on Cheryl Burgess’ Blue Focus Marketing Blog. What is it? Jennifer Aaker. Allison Mooney. allimooney.

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Twitter Pharmaceuticals B2B Biotechnology 279

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MAY 10, 2011

Yet a Bazaarvoice/CMO Club study showed that only 15% of CMOs could point to a “significant return&# from Facebook marketing efforts, while 9% report no ROI and 35% basically had no idea. The core of social media marketing efforts should be the corporate blog. Gather market intelligence. What should they promote?

ROI 191

ROI Case Study Bazaarvoice Klout 191

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JULY 31, 2012

The adventures have been eye-opening (college life has changed a lot since the 90s) and, sitting late last week in another university presentation, it occurred to me that there are lessons to be learned for social media marketers from the way colleges handle this process: (at least) nine of them. Provide prospects with a “guided tour.”

B2B 188

B2B Marketing Diagrams ROI 188

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DECEMBER 16, 2014

Though the use of social media and social networks for marketing is now nearly ubiquitous, and 78% of companies have dedicated social media teams, many marketers sill struggle with certain aspects of social marketing, such as formalizing strategies and measuring results. How are social media marketing best practices evolving?

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Social Media Tumblr Marketing B2B 245

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MAY 23, 2017

According to recent research from Forrester, digital marketing spend in the US will reach $120 billion by 2021. Spread over paid search, video marketing, social media and other online channels , digital is expected to account for more than 46% of all advertising in the next five years. Guest post by Cheryl Joy. Dig right in!

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B2B Strategy Marketing Microsoft 198

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AUGUST 25, 2015

B2B marketers today certainly live in “interesting times” (in the sense of the not-actually-Chinese curse ). While search, social media, ecommerce and content marketing have dramatically altered the roles of buyers and sellers, a number of traditional channels (that is, pre-dating millennials) remain highly effective.

B2B 100

B2B Marketing Advertising Statistics 100

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JULY 31, 2012

The adventures have been eye-opening (college life has changed a lot since the 90s) and, sitting late last week in another university presentation, it occurred to me that there are lessons to be learned for social media marketers from the way colleges handle this process: (at least) nine of them. Provide prospects with a “guided tour.”

B2B 101

B2B Marketing Diagrams Price 101

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NOVEMBER 29, 2012

While consumer brand marketers are embracing Pinterest enthusiastically, many B2B marketers are still in a quandary about the visual sharing site. On the other hand, 80% of users are women and the most popular topics continue to be fashion, cooking, home decor, crafts, weddings and kids. Does it really help with SEO?

B2B 190

B2B Marketing SEO Construction 190

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JANUARY 30, 2014

It’s a virtually essential channel for consumer brands, particularly those in fashion, food, interior design, crafts, and travel. Find the answers to those questions and many more here in a dozen of the best Pinterest marketing guides of the past year. (Or perhaps guessed it from the title of this post.). Users will spend 4.5

Marketing 191

Marketing Crowdsourcing Social Networking Hubspot 191

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DECEMBER 1, 2015

Though social media marketing has become ubiquitous, most companies and brands still struggle to achieve their desired results. Those are among the conclusions it’s fair to draw from the collection of social media marketing facts and statistics below. Influencer marketing? Or to accurately measure their results.

Social Media 100

Social Media Social Networking Real Estate CPC 100

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JUNE 15, 2020

Quora can help you generate quality leads for your business while keeping your marketing costs low. But it’s usually best to match your tone of voice to your industry; the style appropriate for a casual fashion or fast food chain is much different than that for law firms or medical device companies.

B2B 172

B2B Policies How To Wikipedia 172

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AUGUST 22, 2012

Old-fashioned word of mouth (WOM): while so much attention today is lavished on social media marketing (and not unrightly so necessarily), the fact is–people still talk. Utilize best practices in social media marketing and online PR. Particularly at the executive level.

How To 169

How To Conference Analytics Social Bookmarking 169

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DECEMBER 19, 2017

Yet another post about 2018 B2B marketing trends? This piece compiles and analyzes the predictions of more than 100 B2B marketing professionals as published in 10 highly-ranked posts over the past month (best!). The predictions ranged from honing content marketing strategy (popular) to sales-marketing alignment (a bit old?)

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B2B Trends Analysis Marketing 293

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JANUARY 19, 2011

Web presence optimization (WPO)—using tactics like SEO, PPC, online PR, social media, content marketing and reputation management in a coordinated fashion to maximize your online visibility and business results—is the core theme of this blog. Why B2B Marketers Should Leverage Flickr by Search Engine Land. of the past year.

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Tips Press Release Reputation B2B 179

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FEBRUARY 25, 2014

Despite the reputation Google+ has in some circles for being the social network that everyone has joined but no one uses , marketers are increasing viewing it as a vital platform for branding and engagement. Find the answers to these questions and many others here in 18 Google+ marketing tips and guides from more than a dozen experts.

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Google Yammer Social Networking SEO 198

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2015

Most companies have adapted to the ongoing communication revolution in piecemeal fashion, setting up new channels and appointing customer support personnel to monitor them as new platforms gain widespread popularity. But this ad hoc approach to customer support channels has significant drawbacks.

B2B 100

B2B Repository Collaboration Knowledge Base 100

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JANUARY 3, 2011

Sean Donahue notes that, “If you’re still on the fence about the importance of a company blog, consider this trend: Many B2B marketers report that their team’s blog — not the company homepage — is now the most popular entry point for online visitors,&# then provides tips for maximizing company blog success. by MarketingSherpa.

Tips 176

Tips Sysomos SEO WordPress 176

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JANUARY 10, 2011

And though a website used primarily by young people to post embarrassing pictures of themselves and by older people to share cute pictures of their progeny would seem an odd venue for selling after-shave or enterprise software, both b2c and b2b marketers have embraced the platform in droves simply due to its incredible scale and reach.

Facebook 210

Facebook B2B Privacy MySpace 210

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AUGUST 18, 2012

Social media and inbound marketing techniques have been a boon for marketers. Not only do leads generated through social and content marketing cost half as much as traditional outbound-generated leads (see below), they also close at higher rate (again, see below). Marketing Charts ). Marketing Charts ).

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Statistics Social Media B2B Marketing 204

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AUGUST 18, 2012

Social media and inbound marketing techniques have been a boon for marketers. Not only do leads generated through social and content marketing cost half as much as traditional outbound-generated leads (see below), they also close at higher rate (again, see below). Marketing Charts ). Marketing Charts ).

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Statistics Social Media B2B Marketing 198

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MARCH 19, 2012

The inbound marketing experts at HubSpot along with Jeff Ente of Who’s Blogging What have just published an outstanding collection of social media insights, 54 Pearls of Marketing Wisdom by “26 of the world’s best marketing experts.” Download 54 Pearls of Marketing Wisdom today. Quite a lineup.

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Hubspot Marketing Mobile Social Networking 168

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AUGUST 23, 2016

Increasing use of mobile devices combined with the popularity of “snackable” information have made visual content an increasingly important component of content marketing. Dominated by fashion and food posts, Pinterest is most commonly viewed as more of a B2C platform by marketers.

Instagram 100

Instagram Tools Sample Samples 100

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SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

Data junkies, stats addicts, web trivia buffs rejoice — here are a deluge of social media, search and other marketing research facts and figures from 50 articles and blog posts published so far in 2010. How are marketers planning to allocate budgets this year? How do B2B social media marketing practices differ from B2C companies?

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Research Social Media B2B Statistics 191

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MARCH 11, 2013

Online advertising doesn’t directly affect organic search, but it is a vital component of online visibility and can support social and content marketing efforts. How can you best manage a team of digital marketing professionals to coordinate and optimize overall efforts? You have to have a way to get the word out.

SEO 192

SEO Paid Search Engineering Reputation 192

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APRIL 23, 2012

Here are a few of the best technology / marketing related creations. Clever QR Code Example: The World Park by Firebelly Social Media Marketing Blog. Okay, it’s not marketing-related, but this video take-off on “Just Haven’t Met You Yet” is extraordinarily well done. Sh*t No Adult with ADHD Says ).

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Posterous Social Media Marketing Case Study 173