Oktopost

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

Upskilling your marketing team is always a good idea. And who can marketers of any level turn to define or refine an ideal marketing job or career in today’s climate? He has been building marketing teams, strategies, and solutions for over 25 years in agency, SaaS, and academic environments. Like What You Heard?

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agora pulse

NOVEMBER 10, 2016

One of the most basic and fundamental rules of marketing is undoubtedly “know your audience.” Without this vital piece of information you won’t be able to find your market, appeal to them, and close the sale (you’re basically just “walking in the woods”). Imagine that B2B is like LinkedIn and B2C is like Facebook. Image Source.

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Webbiquity SMM

JUNE 21, 2022

With that in mind, here are seven ways a B2B brand can increase its influence across various marketing platforms and realize the resulting benefits. This landscape is in constant flux, which presents companies with a huge challenge in increasing their influencing power. Create Omnichannel Marketing Campaigns.

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Sprout Social

MARCH 12, 2024

A proof point that illustrates what many social marketers already know: Presidential elections make social media a hard place to navigate, even if your brand isn’t inherently political. Some brands, like nonprofits and political associations , will inevitably need to be present in social media conversations about controversial topics.

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Buzz Marketing for Technology

JUNE 9, 2010

At the recent ITSMA Marketing Leadership forum I was stunned by a presentation given by Sean Geehan CEO of the Geehan Group author of the upcoming book the B2B Executive Playbook. Which is what the CEO and the market wants from you anyway!). Therefore our spending patterns are typically reversed. Hear me out ….

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Buzz Marketing for Technology

MARCH 2, 2010

And 85 percent believe companies should not just present information via social media, but use it to interact and become more engaged with them. Years ago on this blog I remember saying “measuring engagement is hard since there is no one button you can push as a marketer to measure it&#. A recent Cone Inc.’s Measuring Engagement.

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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. Marketers, PR professionals, bloggers, and journalists have traditional been heavy users. Case in Point: Event Marketing. presentation downloads, session video) after the event. Lots of things.

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Webbiquity SMM

MARCH 31, 2020

Twitter is generally viewed as the second-best social network for B2B marketing , behind only LinkedIn. In the current environment where the coronavirus outbreak and COVID-19 pandemic have shut down live events and even coffee meetings, forcing increased online interaction, B2B marketing activity on Twitter should be exploding.

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Webbiquity SMM

JULY 31, 2012

The adventures have been eye-opening (college life has changed a lot since the 90s) and, sitting late last week in another university presentation, it occurred to me that there are lessons to be learned for social media marketers from the way colleges handle this process: (at least) nine of them.

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Sprout Social

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

When it comes to influencer marketing , C-suite execs want more than just good engagement. In this article, we dive deep into the benefits of influencer marketing, and ones that matter the most to your C-Suite. Plus, the three critical components of an effective influencer marketing strategy you need to know.

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Pam Moore

JUNE 2, 2017

Do you have social media, digital marketing and branding problems? We have been working the past year on a game changing online social media training academy and member community to help solve your biggest problems and challenges related to social media marketing, digital marketing, and branding.

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Sprout Social

JANUARY 26, 2023

Referral marketing is a powerful tool that can help you leverage your existing customers and fan base to build relationships with new ones. In this guide, we’ll cover everything you need to know about referral marketing, its benefits and how to create a successful referral marketing program.

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Social Media Strategies Summit

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

Just because everyone is hanging out there doesn’t mean posting for free will help you achieve your marketing goals. Nor will blowing your marketing budget on driving traffic to your FB page. And with three-fifths of marketers agreeing video ads drive more clicks than static ads, video should likely be part of your plans.

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Webbiquity SMM

JULY 9, 2012

But obtaining and publishing client ratings and reviews is much more difficult in the b2b world. Some companies view their selection of vendors, and their particular methods of using those vendors’ products, as a competitive advantage and so don’t want to reveal their choices or methods to other market players.

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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.

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The Realtime Report

JANUARY 28, 2017

Making Social Media An ROI Positive Channel For B2B Businesses By Jingcong Zhao. Billion spent on social media marketing in the U.S. alone last year , it’s clear that social media is being cemented as a marketing function in most B2B organizations. Yet, 61% of marketers claim measuring ROI is a top challenge.

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Oktopost

JUNE 1, 2023

Any marketer has heard plenty about the high ROI that can be extracted from the social channels – in B2C or B2B – but there are still countless companies out there that are having to forgo that ROI. Jump to Section What is marketing automation? Social media marketing What is a Lead Scoring System? Here’s how.

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Hootsuite

JANUARY 4, 2023

Social media marketing provides a unique opportunity to connect with this massive audience on the platforms where they already spend their time. But what exactly does social media marketing entail? How do you “do” social media marketing, and how do you get started? What is social media marketing? Community management.

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Social Media Strategies Summit

AUGUST 26, 2022

Investing in content marketing can secure exceptional results for your brand. It’s why 97% of businesses had a content marketing strategy in place in 2021. And it’s why 72% of organizations plan to increase their content marketing budgets in 2022. Generate Organic Traffic. Source: google.com. Build Topical Authority.

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Keyhole.co

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Are you in charge of running social media for a community-oriented brand? Then you should know that going live is the most direct way to connect with your community online. Based on a survey of 500 B2C and B2B marketers, Instagram Live is reported to have the highest ROI of any content format. Why Instagram Live?

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Oktopost

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

All of the topics Oktopost cares so much about: employee advocacy, the state of marketing, and developing a personal brand – they’re in this episode! During this laid-back discussion, the two dive into what brought Day to Oktopost, where he thinks marketing is headed, and so much more! Where marketing is headed in 2023.

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agora pulse

DECEMBER 5, 2017

Everyone is getting ready to wrap up for the year, but businesses are also ramping up their marketing. Why not read about these holiday marketing mistakes to help you from repeating them with your own business? This Canadian nonprofit organization uses Giving Tuesday to build community and seek contributions. Final Thoughts.

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Oktopost

APRIL 30, 2020

But the need to communicate, collaborate, and network persists. . In a survey of more than a thousand mid-level and senior marketers taken last year, 41% listed live events as “ the most critical marketing channel ” for their business objectives. It is also the top social media platform for B2B lead generation by far.

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Sprout Social

JULY 6, 2022

Data points that could impact your pricing, sales strategy, product development and, of course, marketing. Simply put, social data is different because it comes from a wider audience, it’s unfiltered and it gives you real-time understanding of your market. But those unstructured data points mean nothing in their raw, hashtagged format.

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Social Media Sentiment Survey Marketing 112

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.

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Social Media Management B2B Social Media HootSuite 40

Webbiquity SMM

FEBRUARY 4, 2013

Today’s explosion of media channels has made it simultaneously more challenging yet more vital for companies to present unified messaging and branding to their markets. Much more than just another tactical marketing field guide, Marketing in the Round aims to provide comprehensive strategy guidance.

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Social Media Strategies Summit

OCTOBER 21, 2021

And for another, the business community seems to like it too. Between August 2019 and August 2020, the number of CEOs present on at least one platform rose from 54% to 62%, per research from Influential Executive. The Present — A leader must meet the expectations of the present in a quality way. Only 12% disagree.

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Pam Moore

MARCH 7, 2023

It's important you understand and develop your brand personality so you can best present yourself to the world as well as achieve your business and marketing goals. A brand personality is what connects your audience, partners, community with YOU, your brand and the people inside. Brands can be similar to humans.

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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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Pam Moore

MARCH 7, 2023

It's important you understand and develop your brand personality so you can best present yourself to the world as well as achieve your business and marketing goals. A brand personality is what connects your audience, partners, community with YOU, your brand and the people inside. Brands can be similar to humans.

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Oktopost

APRIL 2, 2020

In the digital marketing world, making decisions based on data and analytics is crucial to growing your business. Social media marketing analytics is big business. And communicating the insights can be even harder. . Social reporting in your social media marketing strategy. It’s projected to grow by almost $9.4

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Webbiquity SMM

JULY 9, 2012

But obtaining and publishing client ratings and reviews is much more difficult in the b2b world. Some companies view their selection of vendors, and their particular methods of using those vendors’ products, as a competitive advantage and so don’t want to reveal their choices or methods to other market players.

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B2B Case Study Telecommunications Banking 101

Convince & Convert

DECEMBER 7, 2010

Tweet Guest post as part of the virtual book tour by Maddie Grant and Lindy Dreyer to explore concepts from their new book Open Community : a little book of big ideas for associations navigating the social web. We come from the association industry and for many of us “membership” people, community is old hat. It’s what we do.

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agora pulse

SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

Here’s a step-by-step guide on how to start a social media marketing agency. . Want to start your own social media marketing agency? In this article, I’m sharing hacks and advice on how to start your social media marketing agency. How to Delight Clients at Your Social Media Marketing Agency. A Brief History.

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Social Media Marketing How To Tweetdeck 148

agora pulse

FEBRUARY 22, 2020

Your budget may not be reflective of the size of the organization … It may be reflective of the organization’s view toward social media marketing. Related Post: Social Media Marketing 101. B2B industry professionals list lack of budget (59%) as their biggest obstacle. So, what if you have a tight social media budget?

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Social Media UGC Tips CPM 175

Buzz Marketing for Technology

MAY 29, 2013

Interactive Marketing Online Testing Strategy. For sure, online marketers who make sense of big data are going to be better able to build customer experiences around hard data and evidence rather than on hunches and guesswork. The most successful marketers are optimizing and refining all the time. We see this every day.

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Waxing UnLyrical

AUGUST 18, 2014

Marketing got us to the moon 45 years ago and marketing is required to get us to Mars in the future. David Meerman Scott discusses why a tangible public relations and marketing strategy is key in changing attitudes towards future human space missions. 4 content creation tips for B2B software companies.

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