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20 Ways to Generate ROI from a Corporate Blog

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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. Promote white papers / eBooks / reports for lead generation. All of the old measurements are moot.&#. Here are 20 ideas.

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30 Remarkable Content Marketing Facts and Statistics for 2013 (and 2014)

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What’s the ROI of Content Marketing? The three content marketing tactics that deliver the highest ROI are featured articles (cited by 62% of marketers), video (52%) and white papers (46%). Nearly two-thirds of North American B2B vendors use white papers to generate leads; 79% of enterprises and 62% of SMB firms.(

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How Marketers are Using Social Media for Business: New Report

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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. Exposure vs. ROI.

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Riding the Social Media Struggle Bus? You’re Not Alone

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a white paper can be re-used as a presentation, a couple of blog posts and a bylined article) and spread the workload among several internal subject matter experts, so one writer becomes overwhelmed. This is where the “R” happens in social media ROI. Make the action fit the content.

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Search Engine Optimization THEN Blogging THEN Social Media Marketing

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However, it’s certainly reasonable to expect that a good number of hiring managers do searches at Google for “IT Recruiter” and then: Download a white paper about “Successful IT Recruiting” or “The Benefits of Passive Candidates.” Ultimately, they can be exponential.

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10 Ways to Use Social Networks for B2B Marketing

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There’s a reason this item is last on the list: while the goal of social media marketing is ultimately to produce an ROI, where the “R” is usually generated by increased sales, it’s crucial not to promote your offerings too blatantly or too early in the social networking process.

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102 Compelling Social Media and Online Marketing Stats and Facts for 2012 (and 2013)

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Why web presence optimization metrics are vital: half of marketers say tightening integration between social media and traditional marketing is a key goal for 2013, yet nearly a third identify that as one of their top social marketing challenges, and a whopping 57% way measuring social ROI is a challenge. Convince & Convert ).