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.

B2B 110

B2B Social Media Marketing Survey 110

Waxing UnLyrical

AUGUST 2, 2018

The best way to stand out from the noisy crowd is by employing a few tricks of the content marketing trade. As you work on your content marketing strategy, keep these in mind: Talk to your audience, not at them. The next time you write marketing copy: Use “you” instead of “we”. Segment your target markets.

Content 124

Content Brands Findability Marketing 124

Webbiquity SMM

DECEMBER 11, 2013

Content marketing is a hot topic, primarily in the B2B world but increasingly in consumer marketing as well. And as noted here yesterday , 93% of B2B marketers are now using content marketing, with more than half calling it their biggest priority this year. Content Marketing Strategy Guides.

Strategy 226

Strategy Content Marketing BuzzStream 226

Buzz Marketing for Technology

MARCH 9, 2010

The question is – What is the appropriate level of budget to support social media for a B2B company? First was the post on the Media Budget Ratio (MBR) for a B2B company. According to the IT Services Marketing Association (ITSMA) which, full disclosure, I am a member and an avid fan of their work. So here is my take ….

B2B 198

B2B Social Media Marketing Survey 198

Convince & Convert

APRIL 2, 2015

As a consumer, which would you prefer: watching a video of actor and martial artist Jean-Claude Van Damme do the splits between two heavy haul trucks moving in reverse, or read a white paper about the latest in motor vehicle steering mechanisms? So why make a B2B ad that looks like B2C content? Visual Marketing Magic.

B2B 60

B2B Marketing Microsoft Hubspot 60

Buzz Marketing for Technology

NOVEMBER 10, 2010

You often hear about the concept of mapping content to the sales funnel (especially in B2B Marketing) but it’s not so common in practice. The other version of this is the mapping of content to your buyer types and this too is one I have ignored for a while … until now! I would love to know. Email this to a friend?

Types 255

Types Content Case Study Press Release 255

Buzz Marketing for Technology

NOVEMBER 10, 2010

You often hear about the concept of mapping content to the sales funnel (especially in B2B Marketing) but it’s not so common in practice. The other version of this is the mapping of content to your buyer types and this too is one I have ignored for a while … until now! I would love to know. Email this to a friend?

Types 255

Types Content Case Study Press Release 255

Buzz Marketing for Technology

DECEMBER 29, 2010

Far and away one of the best blog posts I wrote this year was on the new 4′c of B2B Marketing – it was read over 15,000 times and 3X more popular than the next most read blog post of the year. The four P’s were created mainly to describe the ideal “marketing mix.”. Is The White Paper Dead for B2B Marketing?

B2B 209

B2B Engineering ROI Social Media 209

Buzz Marketing for Technology

JANUARY 21, 2010

Ok ok – based on the great response I got from my readers on my last blog post The 4 C’s of B2B Marketing I thought I would try to apply the same principle to Social Media Marketing. 4 Launch them using all available S ocial Media - think Inbound Marketing by Brian Halligan and Dharmesh Shah. . #3

Social Media 250

Social Media Marketing B2B StumbleUpon 250

Pam Moore

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

Do you struggle with having what you think may be the best digital marketing, content marketing, social media marketing or branding plan on the entire planet yet have no budget to implement? My training and consulting agency, Marketing Nutz works with organizations of all sizes from startups to Fortune 10 organizations.

Training 78

Training Marketing Consultant Template 78

Pam Moore

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

Do you struggle with having what you think may be the best digital marketing, content marketing, social media marketing or branding plan on the entire planet yet have no budget to implement? Your executives don't understand social media and digital marketing. Content Editorial Calendar Template.

Training 78

Training Marketing Consultant Template 78

yMarketingMatters

APRIL 10, 2019

Important note before I continue: “Consumer” applies to both B2C and B2B industry. Think P2P :: Person-to-Person marketing. How to reach that END GOAL…closing that sale…is at the heart of any marketing strategy. Again…think Person-to-Person marketing. A HUGE component of online marketing is about social media.

B2B 178

B2B Loyalty Conversation Buy 178

Firebelly

OCTOBER 12, 2015

Here is a list of my nine favorite LinkedIn social media marketing groups that I think you’ll enjoy too. They’re great places to solicit and share social media marketing advice! Social Media Marketing. Social Media Marketing 2.1. Digital Marketing: Social Media, Search, Mobile & More. Learn more ].

Groups 100

Groups Groups LinkedIn Social Media 100

Webbiquity SMM

MARCH 13, 2019

But, at the end of the day, they need to generate “leads” that get fed into some kind of offline sales process—just like most b2b [and many b2c] companies do. These are usually the same people who say something like, “We don’t sell anything online” when I ask them about their internet marketing strategy.

Engineering 137

Engineering Social Media Hubspot Marketing 137

Webbiquity SMM

DECEMBER 13, 2011

Grow your influence and attract followers/friends/connections by sharing interesting and relevant content—your own, from third parties, and from people you are following / would like to have following you. What helps most, however, is having your content shared and passed along by others with high influence in your market space.

Social Networking 190

Social Networking B2B Plaxo Marketing 190

yMarketingMatters

APRIL 10, 2019

Important note before I continue: “Consumer” applies to both B2C and B2B industry. Think P2P :: Person-to-Person marketing. How to reach that END GOAL…closing that sale…is at the heart of any marketing strategy. Again…think Person-to-Person marketing. A HUGE component of online marketing is about social media.

B2B 130

B2B Loyalty Conversation Social Media 130

Oktopost

OCTOBER 10, 2022

Why is Brand Visibility Important for B2B? Focus on Video Content. In short, brand visibility refers to how much your brand is seen on different marketing channels. Why Is Brand Visibility Important for B2B? With that in mind, visibility is an important investment for B2B brands that want to reach more customers.

Brands 75

Brands B2B SEO Influencer 75

Sprout Social

MAY 25, 2022

Looking at the top challenges of B2B marketers , the growing need for social media CRM integrations is clear. Giving the sales team relevant content to engage target buyers (23%). This rings true for B2B and B2C alike. Let’s assume that the typical B2B buyer’s journey is around eight months.

Team 110

Team B2B Platform Analytics 110

ProBlogger

MAY 10, 2012

This guest post is by Mitt Ray of The White Paper Blog. With the rise in inbound marketing, more and more blogs are using white papers to promote themselves effectively. If you’re keen on learning how to write effective white papers and then use them to promote your blog, then you have to read this post!

How To 39

How To Tips Products List 39

Oktopost

APRIL 14, 2023

As the social media landscape continues to evolve, so do the challenges faced by social media managers in terms of content creation and management. The need for powerful and efficient tools to manage and create content has never been greater. Content Spark allows social media managers to auto-generate messages with AI.

Social Media Management 62

Social Media Management Social Media Tools B2B 62

Webbiquity SMM

DECEMBER 26, 2012

Public relations (PR) or media relations has long been treated as its own world, separate from marketing. An online ad may be marketing, but the credibility built through PR makes prospective buyers more likely to click on it. What are today’s best practices for B2B PR? ” Best Practices In B2B PR by Fast Company.

Tips 202

Tips B2B Journal SEO 202

Webbiquity SMM

JANUARY 2, 2013

With 92% of companies now incorporating social media into their marketing efforts, it’s no longer sufficient to just “be there” on social networks. The first step to improving digital marketing results is to understand the emerging trends and best practices. What do buyers really want from social media marketers?

Social Media 245

Social Media B2B Marketing SEO 245

Webbiquity SMM

APRIL 11, 2012

Recent research from MarketingProfs shows that 84% of B2B companies use social media marketing in some form, and the figure is likely higher for B2C firms. In fact, another recent study from HubSpot reveals that 63% of B2B companies aren’t generating leads from social media at all.

Social Media 176

Social Media B2B Exercises Hubspot 176

Convince & Convert

OCTOBER 9, 2013

Instead, I spend my time creating great content in the form of blog posts, white papers and helpful marketing and sales tips and techniques. To win that invisible sale, you need to create additional opportunities for prospects to see your content more often and in more places than just your blog. Let’s be clear.

Content 141

Content Proposal B2B Meeting 141

Webbiquity SMM

NOVEMBER 17, 2015

” the delightful Shelly Kramer asked me when I met her recently face-to-face for the first time, at a Minneapolis internet marketing event. I guess that’s because I’ve always wanted this blog to be about you, the reader, and your need for digital marketing information and guidance. Not a place for me to “sell.”

SEO 100

SEO B2B Consultant News 100

yMarketingMatters

APRIL 10, 2019

Important note before I continue: “Consumer” applies to both B2C and B2B industry. Think P2P :: Person-to-Person marketing. How to reach that END GOAL…closing that sale…is at the heart of any marketing strategy. Again…think Person-to-Person marketing. A HUGE component of online marketing is about social media.

B2B 100

B2B Loyalty Conversation Social Media 100

Webbiquity SMM

APRIL 27, 2010

Whatever questions you may have about social media marketing, you’ll probably find the answers in the 2010 Social Media Marketing Industry Report from white paper guru Michael Stelzner. A year ago, the top questions most marketers had about social media related to tactics, with ROI second.

Report 191

Report Social Media B2B Newsvine 191

Convince & Convert

FEBRUARY 12, 2012

Last week I wrote about the 4 (and only 4) possible rationales for agencies to get deep into content marketing. Clearly understanding these rationales is important because content marketing isn’t free. The Six Lifelong Laws of Successful Content Marketing for Agencies. Decentralized Content.

Content 129

Content Marketing Cost Metrics 129

Convince & Convert

APRIL 20, 2010

Last week, I co-published a white paper with Chris Baggott , the CEO of Compendium Blogware (I’m on their advisory board). The free “Blogging’s Long Tail Approach&# white paper is devoted to describing this notion of blog content breadth, and its impact on search term selection, and search term optimization.

Hitwise 117

Hitwise Content Blogger Consultant 117

Pam Moore

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

SocialZoomFactor · Sales and Marketing Conversion Funnels – How to Get Started. One of the best ways to attract more of your dream customers and turn them into paying customers is to learn how to create and optimize sales and marketing conversion funnels. The Ultimate Guide to Sales and Marketing Conversion Funnels .

Conversation 78

Conversation Template Templates Marketing 78

Pam Moore

FEBRUARY 21, 2017

Are you tired of your Facebook cover image, Facebook advertising images, Facebook Group image, Twitter cover images, Pinterest board covers and LinkedIn images not looking as beautiful as the cool social media kids (aka visual savvy social marketers)? And you can do it quicker than a blog post or traditional forms of content and text alone.

Template 167

Template Templates Social Media Social Networking 167

Writtent Blog

MAY 20, 2014

Content marketing — like any other type of online marketing — is continually changing and evolving. Meaning, if your content campaign today looks just like it did in ‘07, then it isn’t as effective as it was in 2007. Social media marketing is the most popular content promotion tactic by a mile.

Trends 95

Trends Content Marketing Curation 95

Convince & Convert

JANUARY 19, 2015

EGC is 2015’s most powerful marketing abbreviation. We’ve talked for years about UGC – user generated content – but now we find that perhaps the best source of great content is instead EGC – employee generated content. Companies are continuing to struggle with making enough relevant content.

Trends 60

Trends Content UGC Marketing 60

Buzz Marketing for Technology

JANUARY 14, 2010

Whether you are a CMO’s of a B2C or B2B Marketing team the key in this next decade is sharing and the key to sharing is Content! Some people call it Content Marketing (Junta42) some people call it Inbound Marketing (HubSpot) but the meaning is basically the same. Tweet This! Share this on Facebook.

Brands 213

Brands Hubspot Social Capital StumbleUpon 213

Convince & Convert

FEBRUARY 23, 2015

Mike_Stelzner Tweet This From his blog , to his podcast , to the yearly Social Media Marketing World conference his team puts together, one cannot argue that Mike Stelzner , CEO/Founder of Social Media Examiner , is a leading voice on all things social media. “Be a servant.” ” See you next week!

Social Media 60

Social Media Sites Curation B2B 60

Pam Moore

JANUARY 4, 2017

Business and marketing leaders aren’t much different. So why would we think that marketers and business leaders would think any different when it comes to social media? I remember the early days of social media and watching the tweets fly by looking something like this… Free marketing with social media, join my workshop!

Social Media 167

Social Media Social Networking Training Instagram 167

Webbiquity SMM

MAY 10, 2011

Yet a Bazaarvoice/CMO Club study showed that only 15% of CMOs could point to a “significant return&# from Facebook marketing efforts, while 9% report no ROI and 35% basically had no idea. The core of social media marketing efforts should be the corporate blog. Promote white papers / eBooks / reports for lead generation.

ROI 191

ROI Case Study Bazaarvoice Klout 191