Hootsuite

JULY 13, 2023

Share client testimonials, user-generated content , and real-life case studies in blog posts or other formats to offer social proof that your business is legitimate and your brand is worth engaging with. Say you’re a sneaker company, and you set up your competitor’s brand name as a social-listening search. You’re on your own, kid!

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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? Podcasts vs. YouTube.

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Writtent Blog

APRIL 1, 2013

As consumers increasingly use major search engines to discover brands, companies who provide high-quality information are able to capture interest, and business. 33% of the average B2B marketing budget is currently allocated towards custom content creation. 91% of B2B organizations are currently using custom content for marketing.

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Writtent Blog

APRIL 10, 2013

Can a company ever have too much branded content ? billion dollars in 2013 , 64% of B2B marketers struggle to produce enough blog articles, eBooks, social media posts, and video to meet consumers’ demand. Companies who increase their total landing pages from 10 to 15 see a 55% increase in fresh leads. Start a File of FAQ.

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Writtent Blog

APRIL 10, 2013

Can a company ever have too much branded content ? billion dollars in 2013 , 64% of B2B marketers struggle to produce enough blog articles, eBooks, social media posts, and video to meet consumers’ demand. Companies who increase their total landing pages from 10 to 15 see a 55% increase in fresh leads. Start a File of FAQ.

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Hootsuite

MAY 30, 2023

40% of your potential customers expect companies to connect on their preferred social media channels. Plus, Google’s algorithm makes hundreds of split-second judgments on how legitimate or trustworthy a company is before ranking results. Book a Demo FAQs about social media for lawyers What social media is most used by lawyers?

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Buffer Social

DECEMBER 5, 2023

👇 5 FAQs about content repurposing answered 1: How is repurposing content different from cross-posting and reposting content?   5 ways to repurpose long-form written content Long-form written content includes blog content, ebooks, research reports, whitepapers, and case studies. Let’s go! The commonality?

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Convince & Convert

JUNE 22, 2010

New research from White Horse of 104 companies found that in 86% of companies, executives are not using social media. Would a company launch a major television campaign if the CEO had never watched TV? If anything, social media is MORE important for B2B companies than it is for B2C companies.

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Convince & Convert

MAY 5, 2010

Companies didn’t seem to understand where she was, who she was, or what she wanted. Big companies are starting to follow JaneNation on Twitter , and engage with the community across the social Web. link] [link] Dan Nestle Case study could herald future of ad agencies RT @jaybaer: An Online Community with a Purpose, and a Plan.

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Webbiquity SMM

JULY 31, 2012

One advantage that university marketers have over their most of their b2b counterparts in optimizing their programs is scale; colleges can learn from and fine-tune their messages and marketing processes based on thousands of interactions each year. Only the largest b2b enterprises approach that level of sales activity.

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Convince & Convert

AUGUST 2, 2010

Other instructors include the awesome Mari Smith , Brian Solis , Paul Dunay , my brilliant pal Jeff Widman from BrandGlue , Darren Rowse from ProBlogger , my friend MIke Stelzner (founder of Social Media Examiner ), and a bunch of other great folks, including a lot of specific case studies (even B2B!). All rights reserved.

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Convince & Convert

AUGUST 19, 2010

A collaboration between RESMARK Systems (a provider of hospitality software), Western River Expeditions (an adventure tour company), Compendium (provider of corporate content creation software), and ExactTarget (provider of enterprise messaging software) shows how this can be done day-to-day. That’s it. It makes sharing simple.

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Convince & Convert

MAY 12, 2010

I feel like the other guy in the story- will you try social media if I give you some great case studies? Could I get you to reply to the people who like you and your company on Facebook if we can demonstrate that it strengthens your brand recognition? Ive founded 5 companies, and spent 15 years running digital marketing agencies.

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Sprout Social

JUNE 10, 2021

An email newsletter is a digital communication sent from a company to its list of subscribers. Companies use email newsletters for a variety of reasons: Announce sales and discounts. Inform on company news and updates. In a 2020 study , 81% of B2B marketers used email newsletters for content marketing in the last 12 months.

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Convince & Convert

JUNE 17, 2010

Certainly, it’s not a comprehensive influence formula like Klout , or other Twitter-influence arbiters ( interesting study this week from Sysomos ), but it’s easy to calculate, and I think it makes sense. Convince & Convert [link] #marketing #b2b [link] Assurance RT @ldiomede RT @jaybaer: Is Your Twitter Addiction Paying Off?

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Oktopost

JULY 29, 2021

Lead generation is one of the most significant challenges faced by B2B marketers – and 61% of marketers agree. And 75% of marketers use data on lead generation from their periodic reports to demonstrate how their campaigns directly influence the company’s ROI. Why Is Lead Nurturing Essential for B2B Marketers?

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Convince & Convert

JUNE 24, 2010

Sure, you can tell your company story ad infinitum in social media, but ultimately you’ll benefit so much more if you can make your customers part of your marketing team. Show them aspects of your company that they didn’t already know. Get them to tell your story, and you really have something viable. great points.

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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 7, 2010

The examples and mini case studies he presents provide insights that leave you nodding your head and thinking you could adopt the same approaches. I wonder how Stratten feels about companies servicing customers differently , based on their online influence? Ive founded 5 companies, and spent 15 years running digital marketing agencies.

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Webbiquity SMM

MARCH 29, 2022

Quora marketing is a tactic many B2B and B2C marketers are using to build trustworthy and user-friendly brands online. According to Blogging Wizard , 56% of B2B marketers use Quora to present their brands as thought leaders and customer-centric businesses. Quora Marketing FAQ- Your Questions Answered! #1- visitors per month.

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Convince & Convert

JULY 6, 2010

She leads the agency’s social media group, and has more than 20 years experience in consumer, technology, B2B and social media marketing. Build Your Defense Shield Especially in times of crisis, it’s a company’s obligation to be as open and transparent as possible, as well as to communicate most expeditiously to those consumers impacted.

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Convince & Convert

APRIL 28, 2010

Because our behaviors on the social Web leave a noticeable fingerprint, smart companies can modify the way they engage and interact with us, based on our social graph, purchase history, etc. But now, social media is enabling companies to make influencer outreach a foundational marketing tactic. million followers on Twitter?

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Convince & Convert

JUNE 29, 2010

His chronicle of an online study group at Ryerson University is a perfect example of the ramifications of widespread interconnectivity that society will be wrestling with into the future. Ive founded 5 companies, and spent 15 years running digital marketing agencies. And when the accidents went away, so did the behaviors.

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Convince & Convert

MARCH 4, 2010

In the well-documented Marriott case study, they tracked $500 mm in bookings from links on the corporate blog. In the well-documented Marriott case study, they tracked $500 mm in bookings from links on the corporate blog. Ive founded 5 companies, and spent 15 years running digital marketing agencies. Very helpful post, Jay.

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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

The full 49-page study is full of interesting graphs and data morsels, but these are the 7 findings that I didn’t anticipate: 1. 49% of monthly Twitter users follow brands or companies, compared to just 16% of social network users overall. 87% of respondents had heard of Twitter, compared to 88% who had heard of Facebook.

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Webbiquity SMM

FEBRUARY 21, 2012

Case studies. Of course, in the B2B realm, your content should be targeted at addressing a specific question or concern of a specific type of buyer at a specific stage of the buying cycle (e.g. Content can be produced in a wide variety of formats: • White papers. Presentations. Product data sheets / brochures. Blog posts. Checklists.

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Convince & Convert

APRIL 1, 2010

In a world where company employees from Legos reward their most die hard fans by engaging with them in their online communities, what better vertical to do something similar than with professional sports? . A great (and yes tragic) case study. link] Sodapopgirl @jaybaer One of the best articles I have read on this topic.

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Convince & Convert

JUNE 7, 2010

As befits the CEO of a company built on a wide-open corporate culture, Hsieh is remarkably candid about his successes, failures, and fortunes throughout, and this first section is the strongest in the book. Each harrowing near death of Zappos makes you cheer that much louder inside when the company eventually succeeds on a grand scale.

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Convince & Convert

MAY 31, 2012

Huge thanks to data-driven social media management software company Argyle Social for their presenting sponsorship, as well as Infusionsoft , Janrain , and Jim Kukral at DigitalBookLaunch. Jay : I want to start off the show by thanking our kind sponsors, Eric’s company Argyle Social, data driven social media management.

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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

Your company needs to be part of that conversation. It’s about having a strategy for making your company or organization more like a person and less like a machine. If your customers and prospects feel like your company is more human and actually cares about them, they’ll want to be part of it. Bravo, man.

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Convince & Convert

FEBRUARY 25, 2010

Her company Audience Audit provides strategic marketing support and audience segmentation research that helps organizations understand their customers better. For Part 1 of “Operation Guillaume”, the company launched an online poll of their fans to identify the highest-priority “geek” movies.

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Convince & Convert

MARCH 3, 2010

Remember, the most important customer of EVERY company is Google. Companies often get so close to their own knitting that they cannot see the knots, and that brand of myopia is especially difficult to overcome in social media. I'd love to write up a case study on you guys when you're ready.

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Convince & Convert

APRIL 14, 2010

Geek Squad Founder Robert Stephens was asked about the contradiction of a services company providing helpful videos at a conference where I spoke. Social Media Success = Find a Way to Remove Friction Start today by conducting a Helpfulness Audit for your company. I think some companies do a good job of this…Comcast to name one.

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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

Can you describe what your company does in 120 characters or less? If you’re a small company, congratulations, this should be pretty easy. If you’re a big company, how can you act small again? link] Clare Swindlehurst Can you describe what your company does in 120 characters or less? What’s Your Pitch?

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Convince & Convert

MARCH 23, 2010

Also, while I think it’s somewhat less likely that a first-time visitor will tweet or Digg or Stumble your work (I’d love to see a study on that), you should make that process as easy as possible as well. Ive founded 5 companies, and spent 15 years running digital marketing agencies.

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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

I know that different companies provide different amounts of historical data at the start of the campaign (another item I should have included – may need to do a follow up on this on my own blog later on as I get all this great feedback on items to include!) I think that is more powerful than targeting by city, state or region.

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Convince & Convert

JULY 22, 2010

According to a recent Social Media and Online PR Report from Econsultancy , 86% of companies surveyed planned to spend more on social media marketing in 2010, but only 25% say they have gained “real, tangible value&# from the medium. Please let me know by commenting below!

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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

Don’t Sell Too Early Many of the missteps that contributed to MySpace’s decay were based on the company not moving beyond its core proposition. In 2006, you have a veritable ATM machine, with companies begging you to put banner ads on your site. I have studied and proven this. It’s understandable on one hand.

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