Oktopost

JUNE 21, 2022

The term “influencer marketing” often evokes thoughts of popular B2C products showcased by social media gurus with millions of followers. But influencer marketing is not just for B2C. B2B companies are leaving money on the table by not exploring influencer marketing as a significant marketing component for their businesses.

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Social Media Strategies Summit

FEBRUARY 13, 2020

For B2B brands, social media is growing in importance: 66% of B2B marketers report that LinkedIn is effective, 66% say they plan to boost their organic usage of Instagram, and 56% rate YouTube as important to overall brands success ( Articulate ). They then craft a strategy that will resonate. Source: Hubspot Facebook.

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Sprout Social

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

When it comes to influencer marketing , C-suite execs want more than just good engagement. While the impact of influencers in shaping consumer behavior is undeniable, translating it into benefits that resonate with the top brass is key to getting the budgets you need for your influencer program.

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Webbiquity SMM

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Nearly three-quarters of companies plan to maintain or grow their content marketing teams over the next year. Nearly three-quarters (72.6%) of companies plan to maintain or grow the size of their content marketing teams in the coming year. LinkedIn is, of course, the top social media platform for B2B marketers.

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Waxing UnLyrical

DECEMBER 4, 2018

If you are a communications pro, I don’t need to tell you that influencer marketing is hot and could soon outpace traditional paid media spend. Everyone is jumping on the influencer marketing bandwagon because it’s all the rage, just like every other fly-by-night new trend. So, what is influencer marketing?

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Buffer Social

JANUARY 22, 2024

  As we dive into this new era fueled by changing consumer behavior, the influence of AI, and the shifting of how platforms function, certain key trends emerge, painting a picture of a different digital world. But something about 2024 makes me think it stands poised to redefine the social media landscape and the creator economy. 

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Oktopost

JUNE 19, 2020

The social executive community isn’t a complete wasteland; outside of the Fortune 500 bubble, 80% of CEO s around the world, are adopting a social presence. However, there’s still untapped potential for chief executives to bolster their companies’ social media marketing by getting personally involved. Humanizing the Company.

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Webbiquity SMM

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

Social media managers create innovative, high-quality content to engage followers and grow their company’s social media presence. Additionally, knowing what types of designs are eye-catching can help you create branded images or logos that build awareness and represent your company in a memorable way. Guest post by Eva Chan.

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Keyhole.co

JANUARY 27, 2023

Social media is quickly becoming the go-to method medium for B2B marketers looking to promote their business. In fact, a study by the International Data Corporation found that 75% of B2B buyers use social media to make purchasing decisions. This has made producing social media content a top priority for 95% of B2B marketers.

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Oktopost

AUGUST 24, 2021

B2B event marketing has been proven to be as good as gold for this goal. . According to The Changing Environment of Exhibitions and exponents.com: On average, a company sets 31.6% 99% found unique value in this B2B marketing strategy that they did not get from other channels. What is B2B Event Marketing?

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Convince & Convert

APRIL 25, 2014

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. Stewart Brand. See you next week!

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Oktopost

AUGUST 10, 2023

B2B marketing teams share a common aspiration: generating as many Marketing Qualified Leads (MQLs) as possible. While some businesses still put social media in the categories of brand awareness or community management exclusively, research claims that 75% of B2B buyers use social media to make buying decisions.

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Webbiquity SMM

MARCH 31, 2020

The company recently missed earnings estimates for the second time in four quarters, and had to strike a deal with activist investor firm Elliott Management which had “been trying to push (Jack) Dorsey out as part of an overhaul to Twitter’s business.” Though 90% of B2B software companies are on Twitter , barely half are active.

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Sprout Social

MARCH 12, 2024

The key is being quick to the draw when it comes to sharing their unique POV on timely topics, and understanding which issues are important to their community. Like Reformation’s latest campaign with Monica Lewinsky and Vote.org , some brands will rely on influencers and celebrities to communicate their brand values.

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The Realtime Report

JANUARY 28, 2017

Making Social Media An ROI Positive Channel For B2B Businesses By Jingcong Zhao. alone last year , it’s clear that social media is being cemented as a marketing function in most B2B organizations. The biggest reason for this challenge has to do with the mindset with which B2B marketers have approached social.

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Webbiquity SMM

JANUARY 24, 2023

Collaborating with microinfluencers Image credit: Malte Helmhold on Unsplash Influencer marketing has grown to play a major part in social media marketing initiatives. Microinfluencers have a better success rate when promoting items from companies since they have fewer followers, making nearly all of them highly relevant target audiences.

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Keyhole.co

APRIL 3, 2024

Businesses, particularly those in the B2B sector, find it an invaluable tool for connecting with their audience, driving engagement, and sharing industry insights. Twitter communities Join the Twitter Community. X is all about making connections, and what better way to do that than through Twitter Communities?

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Sprout Social

JANUARY 29, 2024

When charting a path forward, social media teams must orient their strategy around network white space, following the lead of influencers and creators breaking through on new channels. Many B2B companies build their social marketing strategy around LinkedIn. Especially as powerhouse networks become increasingly oversaturated.

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Sprout Social

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

With budget cuts, resignations and layoffs in diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) departments, professionals and consumers alike have noticed a trend in companies backtracking on their social justice commitments made in 2020. Cultural heritage months like Black History Month are a cornerstone to many DEI initiatives for brands.

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Buzz Marketing for Technology

MARCH 2, 2010

s Social Media in Business study found that 60 percent of consumers believe they are already interacting with companies on the social Web. Nearly all participants — 93 percent — believe all companies should have a presence in social media. Related posts: B2B Marketing Content: Lure or Lasso? A recent Cone Inc.’s

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Convince & Convert

JULY 9, 2013

Most of us are familiar with the concept of influencer marketing, i.e., marketing to a select group of individuals — such as journalists, bloggers, consultants, or industry analysts — who influence your buyers’ decisions. Most influencers that businesses target, especially B2B businesses, probably aren’t world famous media moguls.

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Webbiquity SMM

MARCH 19, 2024

With a community of two billion monthly users, 90% of whom are used to communicating with brands in-app, Instagram has become one of the most effective marketing channels for B2C companies. In the last few years, an increasing number of B2B marketers have realized the power of Instagram. Guest post by Val Razo.

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Webbiquity SMM

APRIL 13, 2021

The company is currently “in talks to raise funding from investors in a round valuing the business at about $4 billion,” according to Bloomberg. That would be four times what the company was valued at just four months ago. Influencer partnerships? appeared first on B2B Marketing Blog | Webbiquity.

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Oktopost

OCTOBER 10, 2022

Why is Brand Visibility Important for B2B? Foster Community on Social Media. Work with Influencers. For example, a company that shows branded content to its audience once per week is twice as visible as another company that only shows branded content to its audience every other week. Jump to Section.

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Oktopost

MARCH 20, 2022

The practice of social listening was adopted by the B2B marketing community from our B2C counterparts—very much like social media itself. The volume of B2B mentions might be lower, but the potential cost of every missed negative post is so much bigger. Tracking customer conversations, industry trends, and influencers.

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Oktopost

JUNE 19, 2023

These platforms grant easy access to some of the most valuable audiences any B2B enterprise could hope to find – provided you know how to find them, and how to use social media publishing to your advantage. Its centrality is a long-term market shift – one that any B2B enterprise should be working to keep up with.

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Sprout Social

JANUARY 26, 2023

Or maybe through word-of-mouth from a friend , family member or trusted influencer. For example, a company may offer a discount or special promotion to customers who successfully refer their products to someone else. Or, they might partner with an influencer or offer an affiliate program to incentivize people to promote their products.

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Pixlee

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

One of the greatest benefits of utilizing influencers is the genuine connection they can build with a brand and its community. What is an influencer event? You’re probably wondering what this elusive element to influencer marketing is, right? Well, this trending strategy is an influencer event. .

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Sherrilynne Starkie

FEBRUARY 13, 2018

They are highly-qualified professionals with specific digital marketing and communications skills and experience. Companies often call a consultant in because social media is not working. LinkedIn’s Sales Navigator is used by millions of companies, both B2C and B2B. Other influencer relationships are important too.

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Webbiquity SMM

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

Though it’s still one of the top three social networks for B2B marketers, Twitter is struggling. Given its utility, value, and reach, one might presume B2B event planners consider Twitter as essential as their mobile phones. Twitter is arguably the most flexible and capable social network for B2B marketers.

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Social Media Strategies Summit

JUNE 8, 2023

But despite all of these reasons to move away from Facebook, there is no denying the platform’s continued influence. When they wanted to boost brand awareness among Latinx communities in the US, they ran a series of Spanish-language video ads on the platform. Cerveza Victoria USA is aware of this.

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Oktopost

MARCH 2, 2020

Now, as a B2B marketer , you might be quick to point out that, sure, a lot has changed. But, that’s consumers not B2B. Well, according to Google, more than half (52%) of all B2B purchases in 2019 were influenced by digital content and marketing. Why do manufacturing companies need digital marketing?

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Convince & Convert

FEBRUARY 17, 2016

70% of companies will create more content this year (according to Content Marketing Institute). Consumers trust recommendations from real people overwhelmingly more than they trust advertising from companies (according to Nielsen, and others). Increasingly, the answer is to work with influencers and advocates.

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Oktopost

JUNE 15, 2023

From comments on your posts to indirect, untagged mentions of your brand, products, services, social listening makes it possible for you to go above and beyond in terms of customer service and community management. But those major B2B influencers are only the tip of the iceberg.

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Sprout Social

JUNE 13, 2023

The customers I speak to daily, especially those in the B2B space, are always concerned about proving their return on investment for social media. There are no impulse buys in the B2B SaaS industry and quantifying the impact of social media within the buyer’s journey is not always straightforward.

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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. According to Cmejla, being helpful is how you maintain authentic relationships within online communities.

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Oktopost

MARCH 16, 2022

VP Marketing Nicole Wojno-Smith of Tackle.io talks through the modern B2B customer journey. Watch the recording: Want to hear more from renowned B2B marketing leaders? The B2B customer journey has changed—far from the linear funnel most of us love to draw. Catch all episodes here. Episode Summary. So how can we reach them?

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