Oktopost

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Social selling has emerged as a powerful strategy for B2B organizations to engage with prospects, build relationships, and drive sales. To successfully implement social selling, you should make sure to track essential data. 4 types of data you should track to improve social selling ROI 1.

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Direct Marketing Observations

JANUARY 12, 2018

For me, those postulations and assumptions began back in 2006, so I’ve got 11 plus years of data and experience on what I think and what I think I think. Then and now, and thus, the more data a marketer has, the better the decision they can make. Now B2B marketing? B2B influencers? Especially in a B2C setting.

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Oktopost

OCTOBER 30, 2023

For this reason, utilizing intent data has become a pivotal strategy for B2B revenue teams, as more of their budgets become dedicated to generating new business. Intent data offers crucial insights into when prospects are actively seeking solutions and what they intend to purchase based on their online behavior.

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Oktopost

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

In the world of B2B sales, this can be a complex and time-consuming task, as the buyer’s journey is often long and convoluted. Over 84% of B2B executives are using social media as a source for making a purchase decision, which shows that buyers are doing their research online before they make a commitment to a company.

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Oktopost

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

There are few things in a B2B marketer’s toolkit that can deliver as much ROI as paid social media marketing. While anyone can make organic posts, paid social refers to ads placed by a company that also pays for increased exposure to these ads. What is Paid Social Media for B2B?

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Oktopost

JANUARY 25, 2024

While many businesses recognize the importance of maintaining a social media presence, the full potential of these platforms in driving B2B revenue often goes overlooked. Watch the full webinar to gain more valuable insights on driving revenue with your B2B social media strategy. This is exactly where social media comes into play.

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Social Media Strategies Summit

AUGUST 4, 2020

But the way you design your social media strategy might vary depending on the type of business you have, e.g. business to consumer (B2C) or business to business (B2B). Social media and B2B marketing are a better pair than many business people think. Here are some steps to create an effective B2B social media strategy for your business.

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Oktopost

OCTOBER 5, 2022

Want to hear more from renowned B2B marketing leaders? At its core, lead nurturing is rooted in data. The more data you have on leads, the better you can craft engaging content and messaging. Hot Topics of this episode include: Using social engagement data to nurture the right people, with the right content, at the right time.

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Oktopost

MARCH 8, 2021

This is especially true for knowledgeable B2B marketers streamlining their workflow by relying heavily on the latest marketing automation strategies. . As a result, B2B marketers have adapted by implementing solid marketing automation practices to meet growing online demands. . How Marketing Automation Helps Your B2B Marketing.

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The Realtime Report

JANUARY 17, 2022

5 B2B Marketing Strategies. With business-to-business (B2B), it’s important to use the right strategies to generate leads. That said, it’s still crucial to come up with a B2B marketing plan that makes you stand apart from the competition and gets you noticed. Your Business Needs to Use. Let Content Speak for You.

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Webbiquity SMM

AUGUST 27, 2019

Twitter and LinkedIn remain the top two social networks for B2B marketers. Twitter offers some specific capabilities (such as lists ) that make it uniquely valuable for B2B companies. That said, there are some disturbing signs developing for Twitter (and the B2B marketers who rely on the platform).

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Oktopost

MARCH 15, 2021

B2B marketing has felt these shifts as much as any other field. For B2B marketers, the big news about the pandemic-inspired social media renaissance isn’t about vibing on TikTok, but about what’s been happening on LinkedIn. The new habits we’ve learned aren’t going to evaporate the moment we conquer the virus.

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Oktopost

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

CEO of SmartBug Media®, Jen Spencer, takes on data storytelling in this episode. Watch the recording: Want to hear more from renowned marketing leaders on data storytelling? She helped the company reach 50 percent growth in year-over-year traffic and a 363 percent increase in sales leads and so much more!! Episode Summary.

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Sprout Social

JULY 1, 2021

But for business-to-business (B2B) companies, the strategy shifts from a broad audience to a very specific one. B2B SEO has a few basic areas that differ from B2C SEO. In this guide, we’ll outline those key differences and how you can better your own B2B SEO strategy. What is B2B SEO?

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Oktopost

JULY 15, 2020

For B2B marketers, the importance of LinkedIn cannot be overstated. A remarkable 80% of B2B leads that come from social media originate from just one platform, and that’s LinkedIn. It’s not like LinkedIn’s efficacy is a secret— 94% of B2B companies use LinkedIn for marketing. First, they can provide LinkedIn with data.

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Webbiquity SMM

JUNE 7, 2018

In survey after survey, year after year, lead generation is a top priority for B2B brands. No matter how big or small, B2B businesses can’t survive without new leads. According to CMI , 91% of B2B marketers are already using content marketing to generate leads. Here’s how you can do it: Start by Setting Up a Company Page.

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Oktopost

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Cutting through competitive noise is difficult for B2B marketers, making lead generation tricky. Lead generation is proving difficult for 68% of B2B companies, and 61% of marketers pinpoint it as their top challenge. The B2B buyer journey has shifted, with sales reps now only having roughly 5% of a customer’s time.

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Social Selling Masters

OCTOBER 4, 2023

Companies everywhere are embracing the use of AI for their B2B sales, and are seeing significant benefits from doing so. Here, we explore the benefits of using AI in B2B sales, including advanced qualification, personalized interactions, and enhanced sales data analysis, while also addressing the challenges of implementation.

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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. Not so much.

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Oktopost

JANUARY 12, 2021

B2B organizations often are remiss in remembering B2B buyers are just B2C consumers wearing a different hat. For B2B, this means buyers expect a personalized, well-developed, enticing customer experience (CX) from first learning of your brand until closing a sale. CX has become an intrinsic part of the B2B marketing funnel.

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Oktopost

MAY 4, 2020

The world is a very connected place and B2B brands have long been expected to intertwine more humanity into their marketing efforts. After all, companies are marketing to people. But in today’s environment, how can B2B brands be more human when interactions have gone digital? With him is Susan Vitale , CMO of iCIMS.

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Oktopost

JUNE 30, 2021

Though it’s still the most widely-used social network in the world , B2B marketers don’t always see it as a viable platform for generating leads. Easy, but wrong — because with the right strategy, Facebook is a viable channel for B2B marketing. Are Facebook Ads Right for B2B? What Are Facebook Ads?

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Webbiquity SMM

JUNE 17, 2014

Much has been written about how the internet in general, and the explosion of content marketing in particular, has changed the nature of b2b marketing. Today’s b2b buyers are typically 70% of the way through their purchase process before they contact a vendor’s sales team.

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Oktopost

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

But that doesn’t mean you should ignore the B2B email marketing opportunity and (properly) engage your clients and prospects with holiday greetings. . Why use B2B email marketing this holiday season? Forward-thinking businesses have been tapping into end-of-year B2B marketing for many years. Plan ahead.

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Oktopost

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

But when it comes to social data, it’s not about how much data you have but rather how you leverage it. 75% of B2B buyers use social media to make buying decisions. Their research and engagement can turn into precious data for your business. Jump ahead: What Kind of Social Data Can You Analyze?

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Your Escape From 9 to 5

JUNE 27, 2022

B2B marketers love the notion of getting more qualified leads while spending less, whether it be pay per click campaigns, email marketing or print advertising. Too many companies fail to track and measure their lead generation efforts. The approach is inefficient and can seriously damage your company’s profitability potential.

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Oktopost

APRIL 8, 2020

Businesses are being forced to rethink B2B messaging. What lessons can be learned from the global economy to help marketers deploy new B2B messaging in this current climate? Ask them what they want to hear from your brand and if your current B2B messaging is on point. Incorporate social media data. Social Media channels.

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Oktopost

JANUARY 5, 2021

Over the past 30 years, I have been helping companies build and operate high performing go-to-market functions across the globe. After all, we live in a world of hyper connectivity, one where up to 67% of B2B buyers are already halfway through the buying journey before they speak with an actual salesperson. Click To Tweet.

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Oktopost

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

Every seasoned B2B marketer knows that launching a new campaign can be a venture into the unknown. That might be a big reason why nearly 70% of B2B content ends up unused , because it doesn’t align with what buyers are interested in. B2B marketing is too high-stakes for any blind leaps of faith. 6 B2B Marketing KPIs to Measure.

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Sprout Social

JUNE 27, 2022

Can TikTok for B2B marketing unlock the same potential? Not all B2B companies may not be able to capitalize on those instant #TikTokMadeMeBuyIt B2C conversions, but that doesn’t mean they won’t get any value out of the network. When it comes to awareness, TikTok may be just what a B2B social media strategy needs.

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Oktopost

APRIL 2, 2021

More concerned with business than cat videos or politics, it is the perfect B2B marketing platform. LinkedIn’s impressive user list of over 30 million companies is a target-rich environment for savvy marketers. One reason for LinkedIn’s increasing popularity is that B2B marketers use it for lead generation.

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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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Oktopost

JULY 30, 2020

So many B2B deals closed, and so many connections made. Back in the B2B world, companies are increasingly shining a spotlight to online lead generation and engagement. So what exactly is a webinar, and why are they so crucial to your B2B strategy in 2021? Should you use a dedicated B2B webinar software?

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Keyhole.co

JUNE 2, 2022

In B2B, word of mouth is one of the kings when it comes to marketing strategies. It’s a rising market that is already bringing a lot of success to companies. Influencer marketing is a marketing strategy where a social media influencer promotes a product from a company. How does influencer marketing work in B2B?

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Buzz Marketing for Technology

NOVEMBER 21, 2012

But the reality is that B2B buyers are very similar to B2C consumers— whether it’s buying a new car or new enterprise software, consumers want to be educated and informed. Sites must be more visual, more concise and more consumable, taking the following into account: 1) Design your site for the consumer, not the company.

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Oktopost

MAY 16, 2022

So, how do you use social media to actually earn revenue for B2B? Recently, we participated in a fireside chat with Shane Redding, Strategy and Evolution Expert at B2B Marketing during Martechopia. Transforming Social Media into a B2B Growth Engine through Employee Advocacy. Some are real obstacles, others are philosophical.

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Oktopost

JUNE 29, 2022

Want to hear more from renowned B2B marketing leaders? Aside from actual marketing, CMO’s have technology, product development, data management, and staffing on their plate. I’ve never met a company that was really good at being something for everyone. Keith Messick, CMO of LaunchDarkly, on the Radically Transparent podcast.

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