Proactive Report

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

Social media intelligence is the art and science of gathering data about online conversations so that you can use that information to improve your content creation and deliver more value to your audience. . Map where conversations about your brand, product, or topics of interest are taking place in social media platforms.

Social Media 64

Social Media Analysis Research Conversation 64

Sherrilynne Starkie

DECEMBER 31, 2014

To cope, you need to create a ‘culture of content’, according to recent research from the Altimeter Group. It’s more than blo g posts, white papers and newsletters. It means extending publishing beyond the marketing department to include employees across the organization. Analytics: what matters to content marketers?

Content 282

Content Committee How To Curation 282

Waxing UnLyrical

AUGUST 2, 2018

The best way to stand out from the noisy crowd is by employing a few tricks of the content marketing trade. As you work on your content marketing strategy, keep these in mind: Talk to your audience, not at them. The next time you write marketing copy: Use “you” instead of “we”. Ask questions on social media.

Content 124

Content Brands Findability Marketing 124

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

Buffer Social

DECEMBER 17, 2018

When in doubt about your marketing strategy, turn to the social media experts. Social media marketing is becoming increasingly pivotal for businesses around the world. But where are marketers to go for reliable insights ? 13 social media experts share their biggest piece of marketing advice.

Social Media 110

Social Media Marketing Curata Influencer 110

Webbiquity SMM

JANUARY 2, 2013

With 92% of companies now incorporating social media into their marketing efforts, it’s no longer sufficient to just “be there” on social networks. The first step to improving digital marketing results is to understand the emerging trends and best practices. 25 Social Media Facts and Statistics.

Social Media 245

Social Media B2B Marketing SEO 245

Buzz Marketing for Technology

DECEMBER 29, 2010

Far and away one of the best blog posts I wrote this year was on the new 4′c of B2B Marketing – it was read over 15,000 times and 3X more popular than the next most read blog post of the year. The four P’s were created mainly to describe the ideal “marketing mix.”. Fire your Director of Social Media!

B2B 209

B2B Engineering ROI Social Media 209

Social Media Marketing

AUGUST 8, 2013

Why Bezos bought the Post , Facebook gets a CMO and starts bumping, time on digital surpasses TV, Facebook ads are undervalued, Vietnam outlaws sharing news on social sites, GE wants to put an end to press releases, the effect of tweets on TV ratings and more, it''s This Week in Social Media. million a day.

Social Media 167

Social Media Nielsen Press Release News 167

Pam Moore

SEPTEMBER 7, 2016

Why is it so many smart social media and digital marketers claim they want to lead or are already leading their industry and niche? They forget their core business and marketing goals. Many don’t know the most basic analytics of their blog or website traffic, conversion funnels or social media community engagement.

Social Media 60

Social Media Tips Marketing Social Networking 60

Hootsuite

JULY 12, 2022

Owly got a serious makeover, we dialed our photography style up to 10, and we’re embracing our role as your guide to social. And all that strategy got us thinking about the relationship between social and brand identity. That’s a good thing—and it’s entirely because of social media. hot dog combo.

Brands 114

Brands HootSuite Module Meme 114

Webbiquity SMM

MAY 10, 2011

The “ROI of social media&# (or lack thereof) is a hot, and still hotly contested, topic. I summarized arguments from both sides a few months ago in The Social Media ROI Debate. It can influence your prospects to buy from you, but doesn’t normally lead straight to a purchase.

ROI 191

ROI Case Study Bazaarvoice Klout 191

Pam Moore

MAY 27, 2016

It is is as important to understand not only best practices but also worst practices that can damage your personal brand, corporate brand and business success when it comes to social media, business and life! Here are 15 things that smart, social savvy business marketers never do on Facebook. . No bad butt photos!

Facebook 113

Facebook Marketing Groups Groups 113

Convince & Convert

JULY 29, 2012

Last week, Susan Etlinger from Altimeter Group published the Social Media ROI Cookbook. It contains significant quantities of solid thinking, and provides a useful framework of six primary ways to measure social media effectiveness. click here to view and download the Social Media ROI Cookbook on Slideshare).

ROI 138

ROI Social Media Social CRM Survey 138

Mindjumpers

JULY 1, 2010

This guest blog is written by J-P De Clerck , who is an experienced interactive marketing journalist and blogger. The focus on relevant content, that also makes your business “found” in an online world is so strong that there is even a new “marketing discipline”, called content marketing.

B2B 189

B2B Strategy Content Marketing 189

Webbiquity SMM

DECEMBER 26, 2012

Public relations (PR) or media relations has long been treated as its own world, separate from marketing. An online ad may be marketing, but the credibility built through PR makes prospective buyers more likely to click on it. How can media relations skills be leveraged in social media?

Tips 202

Tips B2B Journal SEO 202

Webbiquity SMM

OCTOBER 6, 2015

As the economy improves and marketing budgets increase, the dollars are flowing disproportionately to online ads. Marketers last year spent $19 billion on search advertising, $7 billion on social media ads, and almost $4 billion on display (primarily banner ads). Image credit: Pear Analytics.

Advertising 100

Advertising Price Research Software 100

Convince & Convert

APRIL 20, 2010

Last week, I co-published a white paper with Chris Baggott , the CEO of Compendium Blogware (I’m on their advisory board). The free “Blogging’s Long Tail Approach&# white paper is devoted to describing this notion of blog content breadth, and its impact on search term selection, and search term optimization.

Hitwise 117

Hitwise Content Blogger Consultant 117

Convince & Convert

MAY 20, 2014

Image via BigStockPhoto.com C-suite executives are a coveted audience for any content marketer. This group has proven to be a somewhat elusive target for marketers, with a unique set of challenges, constraints, and considerations you’re not likely to encounter in your broader content marketing segments.

Engagement 144

Engagement Content Klout Groups 144

Proactive Report

SEPTEMBER 12, 2009

Dell’s Take Your Own Path campaign is a very smart combination of traditional PR and social media. Listening to their market of SMBs. The PR group layed a key role in helping determine which Dell customers to feature. “It is not just about how much you buy,” Brewitt said. What led to this bright idea?

Social Media 107

Social Media Case Study Small Business Advertising 107

Convince & Convert

FEBRUARY 12, 2012

Last week I wrote about the 4 (and only 4) possible rationales for agencies to get deep into content marketing. Clearly understanding these rationales is important because content marketing isn’t free. The Six Lifelong Laws of Successful Content Marketing for Agencies. Delegation equals death in social media.

Content 129

Content Marketing Cost Metrics 129

Bill Hartzer

MARCH 29, 2012

There are countless ways to go about putting together a successful Internet marketing strategy for your small business. For those overseeing the marketing plans, take a moment to look at your game plan to see if it involves Facebook. If it does not, you need to rethink your plans.

Facebook 73

Facebook Marketing Small Business Advertising 73

Convince & Convert

DECEMBER 18, 2013

That means that digital marketers now have a number of powerful new options to consider when forming their budgets. As with Facebook’s retargeting platform, FBX, Tailored Audiences is run through a select group of Twitter-approved vendors. Ben Plomion is VP of Marketing at Chango , where he heads up marketing and communications.

Twitter 132

Twitter Handbook Yahoo Advertising 132

Direct Marketing Observations

JANUARY 31, 2024

If there was ever a direct call to action for all that we do in social media, particularly social media marketing in the biotech space, then that would be it. I don’t see a lot of “how-to-do” social media marketing articles that focus on the biotechnology industry, and there’s probably a good reason for that.

Industry 146

Industry Social Media Biotechnology Marketing 146

Hootsuite

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

You’ll see the three best chatbot examples in customer service, sales, marketing, and conversational AI. Bonus: Learn how to sell more products on social media with our free Social Commerce 101 guide. You can see exactly how these bots can assist with your customer service, sales, and marketing.

Examples 96

Examples FAQ Insurance Retail 96

Audiense

MARCH 28, 2018

Last week I read a white paper that Pulsar recently published (Pulsar is a platform that has recently been added to the list of Audiense partners). Analysing recent social media conversation about cryptocurrencies and audience data we can answer questions like the followings: What are people saying about the topic/brand?

Analysis 87

Analysis Research Metadata Patterns 87

Janet Fouts

FEBRUARY 11, 2013

Some CEO’s can’t create content either, and they let their marketing person do it for them. I work with a talented team of community managers and I know many more through speaking, conferences and social media. The one indisputable thing I can say about community managers is; they’re a diverse group.

Communities 141

Communities Content Jive Meme 141

Convince & Convert

APRIL 28, 2010

Because our behaviors on the social Web leave a noticeable fingerprint, smart companies can modify the way they engage and interact with us, based on our social graph, purchase history, etc. But now, social media is enabling companies to make influencer outreach a foundational marketing tactic. What would you do?

Social Media 147

Social Media Strategy Influencer Social CRM 147

Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

However, a lot of people making that news have created expectations and beliefs about social media that aren’t true. Social Media is Inexpensive False. As Charlene Li said recently, social media trades media cost for labor cost. Social Media is Fast False. Absolutely.

Social Media 149

Social Media Strategy Consultant Web 2.0 149

Ignite Social Media

JUNE 16, 2016

Influencers have taken the marketing world by storm. As demand grows within the marketing industry, so does the need to get the most out of influencer strategy and to use these influential content creators in unique ways. These groups and individuals have worked hard to build voices and opinions that their audiences trust and seek out.

Influencer 60

Influencer Strategy How To Collaboration 60

Mindjumpers

JANUARY 23, 2012

Tweet In January 2012, a report called ‘Global Social Media Adoption In 2011’ was published by Forrester. This report uses Forrester’s Social Technographics groupings to show how people around the world use social media. Regional social media adoption patterns: Here are some brief take-aways from the report.

Social Media 234

Social Media Patterns Statistics Report 234

Proactive Report

DECEMBER 30, 2010

One of the positive aspects of doing PR and marketing online is that there is a wealth of information available. Media measurement requires quantity and quality. Social media can and should be measured. Measuring outcomes is preferred to measuring media results (outputs). Pretty much everything can be tracked.

Data 75

Data Social Media Case Study Skills 75

Buzz Marketing for Technology

MARCH 23, 2009

BLiNQ Media just released an unprecedented white paper that debunks common assumptions about social media behavior indicating branders may be missing the mark on their "sweet spot" of target users. No one has ever analyzed 117 million records in Facebook and the results are surprising!

Facebook 146

Facebook Posterous Applications Analysis 146

Buffer Social

NOVEMBER 30, 2016

When I first started out with digital marketing, I was blown away by the sheer amount of online marketing resources and social media classes. I read hundreds of articles and enrolled in as many marketing courses that I could possibly get my hands on. Digital marketing classes (9-17). What Is Social?

Class 40

Class Skills Social Media Marketing 40

Mindjumpers

DECEMBER 3, 2010

Tweet Written by J-P De Clerck , who is an experienced content, conversion and social media consultant. Like Mindjumpers, he is associated with Social Marketing Forum. Based on this list, it is clear that personal and plain fun content are shared most, probably another argument for word-of-mouth marketing.

Content 213

Content Social Bookmarking Press Release Research 213

agora pulse

FEBRUARY 1, 2017

Your social CRM tool makes standing out from the competition and engaging with your customers easier. It brings all your social media accounts together making them easy to monitor. We use it for our email lists, when setting marketing goals and while we create content for the various stages of awareness.

Social CRM 60

Social CRM Avatar Groups Groups 60

Buzz Marketing for Technology

JUNE 27, 2008

Recent Media Appearances. « Professional services network offsite: Tapping the Power of Collaboration | Main | Audio stream of radio interview on Facebook, networks, connectivity, and media » Eight steps to thriving on information overload. In fact, I think that social media is creating a generation of social outcasts.

Web 2.0 244

Web 2.0 Movable Type Collaboration Journal 244

Socialmedia.biz

JULY 23, 2017

While the other popular social networks only seem to be copying each other ’s latest top functionalities, LinkedIn stands apart in this regard. After all, the B2B value of social media use is completely different from B2C uses. That’s a content distribution opportunity that B2B marketers should not overlook.

LinkedIn 76

LinkedIn Analytics Metrics Social Networking 76