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10 Ways to Use Social Networks for B2B Marketing

Webbiquity SMM

Social networks are essential for expanding your web presence —not only for creating social signals now a key component in search engine rankings, which makes your website and blog easier to find in search, but also by giving you more places to be found online. This also applies to other professional / social networks (e.g.

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What is Web Presence Optimization, and Why Should I Care?

Webbiquity SMM

for high-value, high-involvement products) now start with search, and more than 90% of B2B purchase cycles begin online. The internal search functions of social networks LinkedIn and Twitter also have higher volume than most second-tier search engines.

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Best LinkedIn Guides, Tips and Tactics of 2010

Webbiquity SMM

LinkedIn is firmly ensconced among the “big 3″ social networks for marketing and business purposes, and though its base of 80 million members is far smaller than the 600 million users of Facebook, its impact in B2B marketing is larger. So how can you get the most out of this business-oriented social network?

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Maximize Your Online Visibility: The Web Presence Optimization (WPO) Framework

Webbiquity SMM

Recent research makes clear that, for high-value consumer purchases as well as b2b procurement, being as “findable” as possible online is critical to winning the business. Paid Presence (search engine ads, banner ads on trade or publication sites, social network ads).

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Eloqua, TopRank, Demandbase and More – OMS Minneapolis Wrapup

Webbiquity SMM

. • Online buyers discover information in three ways, which require three different approaches to capitalize on: active search (use SEM), passive search (use content marketing and SEO), and influence (social media). • A common issue for B2B vendors: how do you sell “boring stuff&# online? Don’t be boring!

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33 (of the) Best Social Media Guides, Tips and Resoures of 2012 So Far

Webbiquity SMM

Brands Face Stream Fatigue as Consumers Look Beyond Gimmicks in Social Networks by Brian Solis. Why Now Is The Time To Build Your Personal Brand by B2B Marketing Insider. 29 Social Media Leaps of Faith by Heidi Cohen. Social Media Facts and Stats. Companies Struggle To Manage Social Media by MediaPost.

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Convince and Convert Blog: Social Media Strategy and Social Media.

Convince & Convert

This means the best kinds of marketing content need to be findable by Google (and the others), properly tagged, and optimized for search engines. If we like it we want to pass it around to our network so that they can interact with it. is Crucial to your Content Marketing Strategy [link] #marketing #b2b [link] Maneesh Why D.I.S.