Oktopost

MARCH 2, 2020

When you think of it the buying journey of 2020 is not the same as 2010, and definitely not the same as pre 2000. Now, as a B2B marketer , you might be quick to point out that, sure, a lot has changed. But, that’s consumers not B2B. The 2020 buyer journey is an online journey. What about manufacturing?!”

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Sprout Social

JANUARY 26, 2023

You might even read online reviews before you buy, to make sure you’re getting exactly what you expect. They aren’t necessarily offering the best product on the market, but it’s the most coveted because everyone else is buying it. B2B referral marketing programs B2B businesses are no strangers to a long sales process.

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Sprout Social

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

Meryoli Arias , Senior Social Media and Community Manager, and Daniel Cmejla , Senior Director of Community, Customer Marketing, Events, PR, and Social, of Chili Piper gave us an inside look into how they approach social selling. Now, social media makes it easy to specifically target the kind of people most likely to buy from you.

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Social Media Strategies Summit

NOVEMBER 14, 2019

In fact, 97% of B2B marketers use LinkedIn as a content distribution channel and 46% of social media traffic to those company sites comes from LinkedIn. TAKEAWAY : Amplify the voices of your employees within their professional communities to more authentically promote your brands. #3 3 Best Buy Shows They Have Heart.

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Sprout Social

JANUARY 12, 2022

Gymshark, Threadless and Casper are shining examples of brands that flourished thanks to community-building and word of mouth. rating or review is most valuable to someone researching a brand for the first time or buying a new product. This is especially important for B2B brands. See how that works? ” Random photo tag?

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Oktopost

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

75% of B2B buyers use social media to make buying decisions. Discover what interests them, the content they enjoy seeing, their pain points and frustrations. Ultimately, brands can leverage social data to optimize marketing strategies, manage reputation, foster better customer relationships, and sustain profitable growth.

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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

Yes, social media applies to B2B. In fact, social media can be MORE transformative for a B2B company than a B2C company. In fact, social media can be MORE transformative for a B2B company than a B2C company. Are there differences between B2B and B2C in social media? Private brand communities vs. Facebook.

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Sprout Social

JUNE 22, 2021

Forty-seven percent of consumers say they’ll buy from brands that respond to customer questions in a timely manner over a competitor. While LinkedIn is often associated with B2B marketing, there’s plenty of reasons why brands should consider developing their LinkedIn strategy. Key Stats: 756 million members worldwide.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MAY 15, 2012

Now ‘regular’ users have a chance at establishing a more weighty reputation online. B2B content marketers should take note of that, and authors with high personal ranks who produce high-quality content on highly ranked pages should be hired as company representatives, bloggers or spokespeople. SERP Facelift: Rich Snippets.

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Koka Sexton

JULY 22, 2014

The art of bartering is sales in its earliest form; for the most part it was transactions between people from different villages, tribes or communities. The social buying process has turned sales sideways and given more control over to the buyer. A brief history of sales. There are now 5.7B Is that number going to reverse course?

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Oktopost

JUNE 9, 2020

Why Employee Advocacy Matters for B2B. It can take months for a B2B marketing team to build up a company’s presence and credibility online. For them, it’s a way to become thought leaders within their professional communities by sharing insightful and educational content provided by their company. Table of Contents.

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Hootsuite

OCTOBER 21, 2020

B2B social media marketing is often written off as boring or unnecessary. B2B marketing helps Adobe ink bigger contracts. Here’s how to use social media for B2B marketing, social selling, customer service and more. Why use social media for B2B marketing. Wondering if B2B social media marketing is right for your business?

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Sprout Social

JANUARY 20, 2021

B2B buyers have a lot to consider on their path to purchase, and that path is not linear or simple. In fact, 77% of B2B buyers say their latest purchase was very complex or difficult. This is why B2B market research is critical. Market research helps companies to: Understand and build B2B buyer personas.

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Webbiquity SMM

MAY 10, 2011

It can influence your prospects to buy from you, but doesn’t normally lead straight to a purchase. According to MarketingSherpa (and many other sources), generating qualified leads remains the top priority for B2B marketers. Highlight your company’s community involvement. Here are 20 ideas.

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Oktopost

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

B2B buyers are bombarded with information daily, and only so many brands can stand out. Based on the popular 95-5 rule, 95% of your target customers are not yet prepared to buy – but still need your attention. Best For: Oktopost is specifically designed for B2B businesses. Source Why do you need a brand marketing solution?

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Oktopost

APRIL 10, 2024

LinkedIn audiences have twice the buying power of the average web audience, so getting your LinkedIn plan right before you start blasting content is crucial. LinkedIn marketing agencies help B2B marketing teams develop and execute a targeted LinkedIn plan that drives brand awareness, online engagement, and lead generation.

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Convince & Convert

JULY 5, 2010

Wonderful community-building strategy! Wonderful community-building strategy! Wonderful community-building strategy! Wonderful community-building strategy! Wonderful community-building strategy! Wonderful community-building strategy! Wonderful community-building strategy! Thomas for five days.

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Convince & Convert

AUGUST 2, 2010

I’ll be talking about brand community strategy and how to activate your audience. Danny Brown) Tagged as: brand communities , facebook , facebook strategy , facebook success summit , Speaking Engagements Did you enjoy this blog post? Check out all the details and save 50% (only $297 for a limited time).

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Hootsuite

DECEMBER 1, 2022

Read on to find out how to build a LinkedIn strategy that will help you build an engaged community and effectively promote your business on the platform. LinkedIn is well known as the social network of choice for B2B marketers. As mentioned, for B2B companies, LinkedIn can be a goldmine of lead development and relationship building.

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Convince & Convert

MARCH 4, 2010

Blogging for Community These blogs seek to guild a consistent readership that interact with the blogger(s) and advocate on behalf of the content on other social outposts. Also, I think another viable category for blogging for reputation, or to establish a voice of authority. What do you think? Very helpful post, Jay. What do you think?

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Oktopost

APRIL 4, 2023

A strong social media presence shouldn’t feel manufactured but, when the business’s reputation is at stake in front of an audience of millions, it needs to be carefully manufactured, right? This is especially true for financial services, which are carefully monitored for the way they advertise and communicate with customers.

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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 22, 2010

DJ Waldow Director of Community, Blue Sky Factory @djwaldow [link] Jered I think you hit the nail on the head, here. Warm fuzzies. I have nothing of value to add to this conversation other then reiterating (again?) that I love when you blog about email marketing. All rights reserved.

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Convince & Convert

JUNE 17, 2010

I love the Twitter culture and community, and I spend quite a bit of time using Twitter. Convince & Convert [link] #marketing #b2b [link] Assurance RT @ldiomede RT @jaybaer: Is Your Twitter Addiction Paying Off? Convince & Convert [link] #marketing #b2b [link] Evan E. Maybe you found this blog from Twitter?

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Convince & Convert

MAY 5, 2010

This 40-something Florida Mom found herself undergoing several simultaneous life shifts, and realized that products and the communication about them didn’t resonate with her any longer. “If we’re going to counsel clients on the role of community, and its ability to garner insights, we need to be able to walk the walk.&#

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Convince & Convert

JUNE 22, 2010

Never Heard Of It This is of course a situation that is most acute in B2B, where White Horse found that 60% of companies either have low executive interest in social media, or have modest interest but a lack of education. If anything, social media is MORE important for B2B companies than it is for B2C companies. This makes no sense.

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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 14, 2010

But marketers have always reached out to communities in many forms, and each new medium has taken its turn as Holy Grail for customer influence. The B2B prospect hanging out on Facebook Sunday night behaves differently and has different information needs than the same person reading e-mail on Monday morning. and hope for a.02

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Convince & Convert

AUGUST 16, 2010

August 12, 2010 (766) Twitter Stream © 2008-2010 Convince & Convert, LLC. All rights reserved. 4463 Forest Hill Drive -- Bloomington, Indiana 47401 (602) 616-1895 jason@convinceandconvert.com

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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 7, 2010

DJ Waldow Director of Community, Blue Sky Factory @djwaldow [link] unmarketing Thanks a lot Jay. Heading over to buy it… Guest I really don’t want to be one of those people that trashes an author online but the thing I have never understood about Scott is the claims he makes all over the web. All rights reserved.

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Buffer Social

JULY 28, 2016

By establishing you as credible and trustworthy—not to mention a valuable source of information— we’ll support the business goals and online reputation of the company. You can just say, “I’m a community manager,” or “I manage our digital media efforts,” without giving any follow-up details or definitions. Your Coworker.

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Convince & Convert

JUNE 29, 2010

link] sadie harris Cognitive Surplus – Use Social Connectivity to Change the World [link] [link] Ian Greenleigh “1. More people making stuff (100 million bloggers can’t be wrong) 2. August 12, 2010 (766) Twitter Stream © 2008-2010 Convince & Convert, LLC. All rights reserved.

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Convince & Convert

AUGUST 24, 2010

We absolutely realize it could be interpreted as if we’re trying to “buy&# votes with Make-A-Wish Foundation as the conduit. One other thing that I would toss out there…in our community of Social Media, marketing, etc., But that’s not the intention at all. All rights reserved.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JANUARY 5, 2010

40 Key Elements to Getting Started in Social Media (Louis Gray): Mike Fruchter writes an awesome blog post on Louis Gray’s blog about how to get involved in social media, from branding to blogging to Twitter to community. This post is really poetry, as are all his other writings and blog posts. It’s definitely a worthwhile read.

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Convince & Convert

APRIL 15, 2010

Content without community, without approachability, without humanization and kinship is ineffective. I think your point about being involved in the community is the toughest for companies to put their arms around. I like the idea of building a community. Of course, content alone is not the answer. link] Matthew Ross YES!

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Convince & Convert

JULY 27, 2010

August 12, 2010 (766) Twitter Stream © 2008-2010 Convince & Convert, LLC. All rights reserved. 4463 Forest Hill Drive -- Bloomington, Indiana 47401 (602) 616-1895 jason@convinceandconvert.com

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Convince & Convert

MAY 12, 2010

August 12, 2010 (766) Twitter Stream © 2008-2010 Convince & Convert, LLC. All rights reserved. 4463 Forest Hill Drive -- Bloomington, Indiana 47401 (602) 616-1895 jason@convinceandconvert.com

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Convince & Convert

MAY 27, 2010

Although Flowtown leans toward the B2C mass market culturally, I see monster B2B possibilities here. The More Things Change, The More Things Change | Social Media Marketing | [link] [link] DJ Waldow Mr. Baer – How about Constant Contact buying Nutshell Mail? Someone should buy Flowtown, pronto. All rights reserved.

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Convince & Convert

FEBRUARY 19, 2010

I haven't used it, but looks interesting [link] [link] Meylah Community Anyone use NutshellMail? As I am starting to preach more and more in email marketing – there is no such thing as best practices, only practices that are best for YOU. link] [link] Tom Schneller Is anyone using NutShellMail to manage their social media?

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