Oktopost

SEPTEMBER 4, 2020

When it’s time to launch a B2B marketing campaign on social media, LinkedIn seems like the obvious platform of choice. There’s no mystery why B2B marketers keep flocking to it – it simply works. By the numbers , LinkedIn is supposedly the best social media platform for B2B lead generation. . Not so much. billion users.

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B2B LinkedIn Facebook Statistics 150

Oktopost

APRIL 2, 2020

And communicating the insights can be even harder. . Luckily, for those struggling with this, a good social media reporting strategy can help you make sense of all this. Social reporting in your social media marketing strategy. Social media reporting helps solve two problems. How much value it’s bringing to the company.

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Report Social Media Tools ROI 126

Later

JUNE 28, 2021

LinkedIn is now a powerful business-to-business (B2B) marketing and sales tool. We’re highlighting 5 ways to level up your LinkedIn B2B marketing strategy in this blog post: What Is LinkedIn B2B Marketing? B2B marketing does exactly what it says on the tin. Why You Should Use LinkedIn for B2B Marketing.

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B2B LinkedIn Marketing How To 88

Sprout Social

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Welcome back to the Post Performance Report (PPR), a series where we compile and analyze social media posts and campaigns inspiring us, and breakdown what makes them so genius. The stakes are high, but that doesn’t mean financial companies can ignore social altogether. The play: B2B brands, this one’s for you: Humanize.

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Report Atlassian Brands Sentiment 65

Oktopost

JUNE 19, 2020

Consider these facts from a recent Social CEO Report by CEO.com and Domo: Only 39% of Fortune 500 CEOs have any social profile whatsoever. 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. Humanizing the Company.

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Company B2B Loyalty Survey 124

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? Brand awareness.

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Webbiquity SMM

FEBRUARY 16, 2016

As noted in the 2016 B2B Marketing Trends report , B2B marketing strategies and practices are in the midst of significant change, driven by new technologies and evolving buyer expectations for more “consumer-like” experiences. B2B marketing budgets are shifting to digital and social. And now, the stats!

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B2B Social Media Marketing Survey 110

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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ROI B2B Social Media How To 52

Oktopost

MARCH 26, 2024

That is why we’re excited to share we’ve joined forces with LinkedIn to provide mutual Oktopost and LinkedIn customers the ability to channel messages directly from their LinkedIn Company Page into Oktopost’s Social Inbox.

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B2B LinkedIn Authentication Loyalty 62

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. See you next week!

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Communities B2B How To Forums 134

Buffer Social

JANUARY 22, 2024

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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Social Media Authentication LinkedIn B2B 101

Webbiquity SMM

AUGUST 26, 2014

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? Historical Lessons.

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B2B MySpace Startup Social Networking 190

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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Atlassian ROI Social Media Collaboration 100

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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B2B ROI Social Media Hashtag 91

Sprout Social

DECEMBER 15, 2016

As a SaaS B2B company, LinkedIn has become an increasingly important part of our social strategy. That’s why Sprout’s LinkedIn Company Pages Report is so important for our team. We also use the report to track the progress of our overarching business goals. gain in followers and a 373.7%

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Team LinkedIn Report Company 40

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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Strategy Twitter Tips Marketing 52

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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B2B Company Instagram Cost 170

Social Media Marketing

APRIL 13, 2011

When it comes to B2B social media uses like privileged discussions between manufacturers and resellers or internal discussions between sales and marketing personnel, you'd need a more intimate social network. The private social network as a B2B social media tool has numerous useful applications. B2C marketers may have some luck.

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B2B Social Media Jive Committee 148

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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Conversation Sentiment B2B Module 118

Social Media Marketing

MARCH 1, 2010

The exception – company blogs – should be backed by both a strategic content strategy and the resources necessary to create this content on an ongoing basis before it allocating IT resources to blog creation or management. Company / Brand Pages on Social Networking Sites – social network participation is now mainstream for U.S.

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B2B Study Social Media Small Business 159

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. Here’s a look at what they bring to a job.

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Consultant Social Media Drupal Content management systems 265

Hootsuite

FEBRUARY 12, 2015

Business-to-business social media marketing is no longer just an innovative way to boost sales—it’s essential to your organization’s survival in the competitive B2B market. In fact, a recent survey found 92% of B2B marketers use social media as a content marketing tactic to drive sales. Engage with your customers on social media.

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Social Media Management B2B Social Media HootSuite 76

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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Social Media Authentication Communities Campaign 110

Convince & Convert

MARCH 8, 2012

This episode features Jonathan Wichmann the head of social media for Maersk Line , the world’s largest container shipping company. Huge thanks to data-driven social media management software company Argyle Social for their presenting sponsorship, as well as Infusionsoft and Jim Kukral at DigitalBookLaunch. I’m B-to-B.

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Company Instagram B2B Survey 120

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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B2B Marketing Construction Committee 136

Oktopost

DECEMBER 19, 2022

There’s no denying that social media has become an important part of a B2B marketing strategy. No other channel goes further in creating real relationships with your customers, and a community around your brand. It’ll help you stay ahead of potential attacks and offer your B2B services that your customers can trust.

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Social Media How To Policies Authentication 125

Webbiquity SMM

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

Though it’s still one of the top three social networks for B2B marketers, Twitter is struggling. The Motley Fool reported at the end of October that, “the number of frequent tweeters is shrinking — its current monthly active user base of 326 million or so is about 9 million less than it was last year at this time.”

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Buzz Marketing for Technology

OCTOBER 19, 2011

I’ve been working with many B2B companies to help them figure out when and how to use social media in their business. 3) Leverage your community – Whether you build your own or rent one from a provider like LinkedIn Groups, a community is a great place to promote a new solution to your existing customers.

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Social Media Jive Marketing B2B 230

Oktopost

FEBRUARY 19, 2019

Both companies have different strategic paradigms. Our basis for a comparison between the two is a list of capabilities for enterprise companies. Marketo was built with a focus on Salesforce CRM users, and to this day the majority of Marketo B2B. Email reporting on campaigns. HubSpot Community. Pricing (monthly).

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Hubspot API Metadata B2B 110

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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Tips Authentication LinkedIn Groups 131

Sprout Social

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Ogilvy research shows that 75% of B2B companies have already jumped on board, realizing its immense potential. Influencers help organizations use these authentic interactions to build a loyal community around their brand. Productivity app Notion uses Easlo to build a community for the brand to this end.

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Influencer Marketing Collaboration ROI 104

Webbiquity SMM

MARCH 13, 2019

I did a website analysis and custom demonstration for a local IT recruiting company recently. This is a very successful company. They need a pipeline of companies that want to hire them to recruit on their behalf. By Peter Caputa. They’re a leader in their field and they have a good number of recruiters working for them.

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Engineering Social Media Hubspot Marketing 137

Hootsuite

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Whether you’re B2B or B2C, your customers want to engage with humans on social media. Build a (human) personal brand Being on social media benefits your company and also has big perks for you. Or, share your genuine excitement about a new product or feature your company is launching and geek out alongside your customers.

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Social Media Strategy HootSuite Sentiment 111

Social Media Strategies Summit

OCTOBER 21, 2021

According to research from Brunswick Group , 63% agree they would prefer to work for a company where the CEO uses digital and social media. And for another, the business community seems to like it too. Brian Scudamore is the Founder and CEO of O2E Brands , the company behind home service brands like 1-800-GOT-JUNK?

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Social Media Startup LinkedIn Telecommunications 211

Pixlee

MAY 21, 2020

Hootsuite reports that more than half (52%) of all online brand discovery is occurring in public social feeds. According to the Content Marketing Institute’s 2020 B2B Benchmarks, Budgets, and Trends report , almost three-quarters (72%) of B2B marketers who are using online paid channels are also using paid social.

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Sentiment B2B HootSuite Retail 95

Sprout Social

OCTOBER 10, 2023

But influencer marketing isn’t as simple as picking any creator, creating one-off content and reaping the benefits of their loyal following—our report found 81% of social marketers describe influencer marketing as an essential part of their social media strategy. Their brand collaboration with e.l.f

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Examples Influencer Campaign Marketing 125

Ignite Social Media

MAY 6, 2021

Some users are tired of this tactic so much that they’re beginning to report users for spam. LinkedIn stories allow you to share content with your community for up to 24 hours (which tends to be the standard timeline for this content to stay active). This new tab on your LinkedIn company page seems like a great addition.

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LinkedIn Marketing Eventful Compete 202