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Seven Reasons Your B2B Marketing Should Include Cats

Webbiquity SMM

B2B marketing can be tough, especially when so many campaigns look the same. Even in B2B, buyers are actual humans with feelings. Cat Memes and Videos Go Viral. If you’re using social media as part of your B2B or account-based marketing strategy (and who isn’t these days?), So should your marketing include cats?

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How to Strategically Use Social Media Trends to Boost Your Brand

Ignite Social Media

Can we authentically connect it back to our brand mission and values? But a B2B software company likely wouldn’t have an authentic way to engage with that meme. Choosing Trends That Align With Your Brand Goals The key to successfully using trends for your brand is relevance.

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The Meme-ification of Instagram

Buffer Social

We’re seeing this happen on Instagram today: less polish, more authenticity. In particular, we’re noticing an embrace of memes — that historically unpolished, yet highly relatable category of social media content. The Trend on Instagram: Less Polish, More Authenticity. Memes included. Memes are clever.

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5 Themes We Expect to See Across Social Media in 2024 (ft. Expert Contributions)

Buffer Social

He says, “With new and emerging to established creators building up audiences on LinkedIn, thanks to its strong organic reach, this year, we will see more brands looking to capitalize on this and tap into this pool of talent for influencer marketing campaigns, especially companies wanting to get in front of B2B audiences.”

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Viral and Cultural Moments: How and When Brands Should Tap into the Conversation

Social Media Strategies Summit

But whatever a trend looks like for your specific brand and audience, one thing’s clear: you should only get involved authentically. Consumers crave authenticity. Indeed, research from Forrester shows that 71% of Americans feel they can relate to authentic brands — and therefore want to back them. Do they even care about this?

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Instagram eCommerce: 5 Tips To Leverage Instagram To Market A New Online Store

Keyhole.co

Being a visual-first platform, it’s particularly suitable for eCommerce marketing (as opposed to B2B, software, and service-based businesses), because you have all the creative liberty to post eye-catching product photos, entertaining and/or educational videos, user-generated content, and more. Create original memes Everyone loves memes.

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12 CEOs You Should Be Following on Social Media

Social Media Strategies Summit

Simply put, it looks a lot like most people’s Instagrams –– full of photos of food, memes, quotes, and pictures of herself, her friends, and family. And she does it all while maintaining an authentic online presence. Perhaps the most significant overall takeaway is the importance of authenticity. Conclusion.