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 messaging gets personal.

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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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Oktopost

APRIL 18, 2022

It’s no wonder that savvy B2B marketers are taking advantage of this popular and portable format to create value-packed audio programs. B2B podcasts are a powerful form of outbound marketing. Jump to Best B2B Podcasts. What is a B2B Podcast? 4 Reasons to Include Podcasting in Your B2B Content Marketing Strategy.

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Oktopost

OCTOBER 30, 2019

Episode two of our podcast, B2B Marketing Now, was posted last week and we learned so much about video for B2B marketing creating this episode. We invited Paul Carpenter to educate us on the value of video for B2B marketing, covering the why and how with video programming. How can you build a video marketing program?

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B2B Video Marketing Module 89

Oktopost

AUGUST 26, 2019

More than half of surveyed marketing professionals believe that videos provide the best return on investment of any media format available to them. So, why are B2B marketers lagging behind? One obvious answer is that traditionally, B2B marketers are, well, traditional. The second caveat to B2B video marketing is ROI.

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Convince & Convert

MAY 27, 2014

To date, there haven’t been many great examples of humor in B2B. And, according to a global Nielsen Survey of Trust in Advertising conducted in September 2013 (58 countries), almost half (47%) of respondents said that humor resonates more than any content approach. These conversations are something every B2B company can do.

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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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Data B2B How To Metrics 62

Webbiquity SMM

JANUARY 23, 2024

Some key conversations may even slip through the cracks. Understanding your customer’s feelings requires a deep dive into the intent behind their social media conversations. Regular social listening assesses conversations around your brand and industry and offers insights on the most relevant trends for your brand.

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Sprout Social

MAY 18, 2022

By 2025, Gartner expects “80% of B2B sales interactions between suppliers and buyers to occur in digital channels.” To get the most out of your content, look at what other B2B buyers are using for distribution. More than 75% of B2B buyers prefer to use recommendations from their professional network. Prospect referrals.

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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. They recently put out a 2010 Budget and Allocations trends document which surveyed the membership to gave you the chart above. Tweet This!

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B2B Social Media Marketing Survey 198

Sprout Social

JANUARY 29, 2024

According to a Sprout Social Q4 2023 Pulse Survey, short-form videos are what people want to see most on social, so it’s no surprise that platforms like TikTok and Instagram have seen such fast and steady growth. Our Pulse Survey data also reveals 42% of people expect to use more social networks in 2024.

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Social Media Strategy Exercises Retail 113

Oktopost

OCTOBER 20, 2021

For B2B marketers, finding new and promising leads is a never-ending challenge. B2B sales have always depended heavily on content marketing, and adding personalization to the mix can be incredibly effective at capturing attention and forging real connections. What are the benefits of content personalization for B2B?

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Koka Sexton

AUGUST 11, 2023

A recent survey by CMI and MarketingProfs revealed that 63% of B2B content marketers ranked “establishing a documented content strategy” as their most important content marketing activity. The same survey also found that budget is the leading obstacle to effective content marketing.

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Oktopost

JANUARY 11, 2024

Lead generation tools focus mainly on conversion: it’s about getting prospects’ information through methods such as gated forms or targeted campaigns. As a result, you often get enhanced customer engagement, lead generation, nurturing, and conversion. Best For: Marketers who want to increase their email list conversions.

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Tools B2B Hubspot Analytics 62

Sprout Social

OCTOBER 25, 2022

Brand surveys. Brand surveys are routine (often biannual) surveys that assess what an audience thinks and feels about your brand. Data from brand surveys can be used to track brand perception over time, providing businesses with the insights needed to shape their company’s image in the right direction. Website traffic.

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Oktopost

AUGUST 10, 2023

B2B marketing teams share a common aspiration: generating as many Marketing Qualified Leads (MQLs) as possible. While some businesses still put social media in the categories of brand awareness or community management exclusively, research claims that 75% of B2B buyers use social media to make buying decisions.

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Convince & Convert

MARCH 11, 2016

However, to substantially boost conversions, content developers must understand the benefits of what they are selling in a very detailed way—in fact, talking about benefits vaguely, or in a way that doesn’t connect with the audience, could be worse than not talking about benefits at all. Test and track conversions. Get personal.

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Oktopost

MAY 23, 2022

The eternal question for B2B marketers is: When is the best time to sell to buyers? But the longer your B2B sales cycle is, the more chances your buyers will lose interest and look elsewhere. B2B buyers conduct 12 online searches before visiting a specific brand’s website. Ads (ad clicks, survey answers).

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Sprout Social

JANUARY 26, 2023

Likelihood of conversion Referral marketing often leads to higher conversion rates than more traditional forms of advertising. B2B and B2C businesses may need to approach their referral marketing strategies a bit differently. B2B referral marketing programs B2B businesses are no strangers to a long sales process.

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Social Media Strategies Summit

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

It lets you discover, learn from, and get involved in online conversations about your brand, on whichever platform they’re happening. Having found where those conversations are happening and what’s being said, marketers use social listening to make smarter decisions. Cloudera Leverages B2B Social Listening to Assess Market Sentiment.

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Social Media Strategy Sentiment Marketing 147

Oktopost

JUNE 19, 2020

Only 50 of the 501 CEOs surveyed are on Twitter and 57 are on Facebook. Simply put, when a social CEO is the prominent human face of a B2B company, that company is easier and more appealing to do business with. In BRANDfog’s survey of 1,000 corporate employees, 83% of US respondents and 73% of UK respondents.

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Oktopost

OCTOBER 10, 2022

Why is Brand Visibility Important for B2B? Why Is Brand Visibility Important for B2B? Visibility is vital for B2B marketing because it helps build your credibility and trust in the eyes of potential customers. With that in mind, visibility is an important investment for B2B brands that want to reach more customers.

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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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Oktopost

NOVEMBER 4, 2019

We’re long past the days when conversations with chatbots were full of stilted non sequiturs. Today’s chatbots are still quite obviously bots, but they’ve gotten much better at both maintaining natural conversational flow and understanding the discussion their human interlocutors are trying to have. So you want to build a chatbot?

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Sprout Social

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Ogilvy research shows that 75% of B2B companies have already jumped on board, realizing its immense potential. It’s also important to align influencer activities with platforms that drive high engagement and conversion rates. Plus, the three critical components of an effective influencer marketing strategy you need to know.

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The Realtime Report

APRIL 11, 2019

Use social listening tools such as Hootsuite to track and respond to the conversation about your business on social media. Paid Social Expands Your Reach and Aids Conversions. As reported by Smart Insights, the survey company Crowdtap found that 64% of people use social media for shopping inspiration.

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Oktopost

APRIL 30, 2020

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. Attendees can connect and converse with each other in the event feed. Attendees can also start conversations and post media to the event feed.

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Sprout Social

JULY 6, 2022

You probably collect survey data from your customers, monitor product reviews and conduct focus groups. When you put out a survey, you’re getting input from your current customers. Your customers might hold back on a survey that’s going directly to you, but on social media, they’re posting their thoughts as they come.

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Social Media Sentiment Survey Marketing 116

Sprout Social

JANUARY 9, 2024

When applied in marketing, AI analytics extracts meaningful insights from various data sources such as social media listening, review websites, customer forums and survey data. You get a complete picture of what’s top-of-mind in social conversations and uncover common themes and topics regarding your brand, products and service.

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Sprout Social

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Don’t forget to integrate feedback mechanisms, such as customer surveys or user testing. Use surveys or feedback forms to ask customers how they felt during their experience. Also, monitor discussions and conversations to get a deeper understanding of the questions, concerns and topics that are top-of-mind for your potential customers.

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Webbiquity SMM

DECEMBER 12, 2018

You should be watching not just for @ or hashtag mentions, but to all instances where somebody drops the name of your company or product in conversations, on blogs, news websites. The post Digital Marketing Trends to Watch in 2019 appeared first on B2B Marketing Blog | Webbiquity.

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Buzz Marketing for Technology

NOVEMBER 9, 2011

A recent Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) survey found that only 20% of CMO’s felt social media produced measurable ROI and 62% hoped it may someday. If the CMO’s lacked ROI confidence, then just imagine what a CFO or CEO survey might have told us! FOUND the ROI of Social Media for B2B Marketers! Finding intent to purchase.

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Social Media Jive ROI Press Release 198

Ignite Social Media

MAY 6, 2021

Therefore, you might potentially miss the opportunity for a connection to see something relevant or would be helpful for them to review and miss your chance for a follow-up conversation. 82% of B2B marketers had the greatest success with LinkedIn – this is important if your brand primarily focuses on B2B.

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Oktopost

DECEMBER 21, 2023

Research your market The 2023 CMO Survey found that marketing budgets account for more than 10% of their organization’s total budget , and contribute to about 9% of their organization’s revenue. Here are some places to start your research: Customer Surveys : Gather insights directly from your target audience through surveys.

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Keyhole.co

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

However, while it affects both B2B and B2C industries, the dynamics differ. B2B brand reputation A reputation crisis for a B2B brand often has a limited audience and can be contained through direct communication channels and negotiations. Deep dive into the sentiment of every online conversation around your brand.

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Sprout Social

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

For example, if you run a B2B CRM software company that sells to small and medium-sized businesses, a CRM for enterprise clients would be your indirect competitor. You could also survey and ask your customers what other brands they considered when making a similar purchase.

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Sprout Social

APRIL 15, 2020

As brands planned their strategies, they could not have predicted the way COVID-19 has quickly swept up global markets and conversations. Listening is a powerful tool for understanding broader conversations around major events, crisis situations, your brand and so much more. However, not all is lost nor does it have to be.

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