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How to Create a Thriving B2B Advocacy Community

Convince & Convert

jtroyer Tweet This Giving Back to Your Top Influencers Back in 2003, VMware ‘s online community was centered around a forum. Today, despite the fractured social media landscape, their community still has one central home on the web: the VMware Community site. See you next week!

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Why More Members, Money, and Ads Don’t Always Mean More Success: A B2B Marketer’s Survival Guide

Webbiquity SMM

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? Guest post by Ariel Applbaum.

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6 Tips for Building a Successful LinkedIn Company Page

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LinkedIn started its life in 2003 as a resource for job seekers and recruiters, but in the intervening years, its functions have multiplied considerably. LinkedIn is where businesses are at, which makes it a fantastic place to find B2B leads and make connections with possible future clients. B2B – Step into my Office.

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The Silent Rise of LinkedIn to 500M Members: What Marketers Need to Know for 2018 [SSM069]

Buffer Social

.” Now, as we close out 2017, it’s clear that LinkedIn is quickly becoming a force to be reckoned with in the world of B2C and B2B marketing. A quick look at LinkedIn’s journey to 500 million members: 2003 (0 members): Launch. In the long-term, this will be a game-changer for marketers and brands in the B2B space.

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Your Guide to the Crowdsourced Workforce - ReadWriteWeb

Buzz Marketing for Technology

A number of large web development discussion communities host contest areas, including NamePros , v7 Network , and Webmaster Talk. The software development community -- especially the open source community -- has long used "bounties" to help lure developers to certain tasks. © 2003-2008 ReadWriteWeb.

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How Social Media and Influencers Have Radically Changed B2B Marketing

Webbiquity SMM

Social media and influencer marketing have each significantly impacted the work of B2B marketers. But the two combined have changed B2B marketing in profound, evolving, and still not completely understood ways. LinkedIn was launched in 2003 and had reached one million users by August 2004. ” Prologue: The Reign of Print.

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Social Media Marketing Guide: LinkedIn

Little Web Giants

After winning a trip to the SMX Social Media Marketing Conference in the Biggest Social Geek competition , hosted by Marin Software , I decided to share my knowledge on these important networks to the social media marketing community. Generally LinkedIn is more geared toward B2B than B2C. Monthly Active Users. Headquarters.