Sprout Social

APRIL 19, 2022

There’s a universal truth behind the rise of conversational marketing: People miss talking to other people. To provide the best customer experience possible, invest in conversational marketing. Let’s dive into what conversational marketing is and how it will help your social media strategy evolve.

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Oktopost

FEBRUARY 19, 2019

Sparta was known for its military and, well, spartan culture with its fierce warriors and advanced fighting strategy. What does this have to do with marketing automation software? Well, in many ways, Marketo and HubSpot are not unlike Sparta and Athens. HubSpot vs. Marketo: Which Capabilities Should You Expect?

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Social Media Strategies Summit

FEBRUARY 13, 2020

With its ability to get in front of a wide array of consumers, social media may be the darling of retail and B2C brands, but it is increasingly difficult for ANY business to ignore the power of social media marketing. This is likely due to the fact that decision makers across industries are active on social media.

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B2B Social Media Brands Hubspot 150

Writtent Blog

DECEMBER 21, 2023

Building a small business content strategy is hard work, but it’s probably about to get much harder. As Doug Kessler of Velocity Partners spectates , “the rush to content marketing in every industry will make it harder and harder for your brand to rise above the noise.” With a sports theme, of course.

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B2B Strategy Tips Content 93

Webbiquity SMM

FEBRUARY 13, 2018

According to Google Trends, social media marketing as a topic if search interest recently turned nine years old (or is about to turn 11 years old, depending on when you place its origin). We’re now long past the days of having to “sell” business executives on the value of social media for marketing.

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Webbiquity SMM

MARCH 13, 2019

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. Bookmark a site on a social bookmarking site where they can look it up later and where some of their contacts might discover it. They Buy Much Faster. Inbound Leads.”

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Social Media Strategies Summit

OCTOBER 24, 2018

According to a 2018 industry report by Social Media Examiner , 87% of all marketers indicated that their social media efforts generated more exposure for their businesses and 78% reported increased traffic to sites. Below you will find 9 components that are critical to a successful social media strategy.

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Social Media Strategy Guidelines Template 113

agora pulse

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

We’ve culled the best social media analytics tools to save you the time and pain of sifting through everything out there. How do you measure your brand’s progress on social media and make sure you’re on track to reach your marketing goals? Social Media Analytics Defined. Here are our favorites.

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Analytics Social Media Tools Price 179

Webbiquity SMM

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

In the last few years, as Instagram has reached 1 billion monthly active users , the platform has become a goldmine for marketers. Today, over 25 million businesses invest time and effort into creating Instagram marketing strategies for their companies to raise brand awareness, increase brand loyalty, and find potential customers.

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Hootsuite

AUGUST 16, 2023

In the vast foggy sea of digital marketing, your social media planning tools can light the way forward. As social media sailors ourselves, we’ve navigated uncharted waters, and know that it requires more than luck to get to where you want to go. What is a social media planning tool?

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Sprout Social

JUNE 28, 2023

For today’s marketing teams, it’s nearly impossible to do your work and stay agile without marketing automation. There has never been more customer, competitor or industry data available to marketing teams. At its core, automation cuts out redundant, time-consuming tasks so your team can focus on strategy.

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Sprout Social

AUGUST 17, 2022

Is it time to step up your social media monitoring ? With so many networks and interactions across social media, tracking your engagement data can be tricky. According to the Sprout Social Index™ , 60% of brands analyze their social data daily. 10 social media monitoring tools that should be on your radar.

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Sprout Social

JULY 25, 2023

Brands need the context social media metrics provide to meet today’s dynamic consumer space and take their business to the next level. That’s why leaders from more than 700 companies surveyed in the 2023 State of Social Media Report revealed that 85% of their business decisions were strongly informed by social data and insights.

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Sprout Social

OCTOBER 25, 2022

Jokes aside, your brand awareness strategy will set the tone for a person’s entire experience with your brand. As your brand awareness strategy matures, you’ll soon find that the most effective awareness drivers don’t come from your official brand channels: they come from your fans. Source: Marketoonist. Fans beget more fans.

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Oktopost

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

Want to hear more from renowned B2B marketing leaders? With less than 25% of leads being sales-ready when they first come in, the question remains: how can we, as marketers, actually know when it’s time for a sales executive to contact them? Hot topics of this episode include: How to leverage social data for better engagement.

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Data Engagement Hubspot B2B 174

Sprout Social

NOVEMBER 15, 2018

Social media has evolved from a nascent marketing channel to an integrated part of all business functions. It’s become critical for businesses to develop a sophisticated approach for how they find, communicate with and support their customers on social.

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Oktopost

APRIL 26, 2021

One of the big problems with social media today is that too many individuals and businesses are using it as a push channel. Or, even worse, without also engaging the audience directly, in addition to one’s content strategy. Instead, you need to be hyper-focused on engaging with your social media audience.

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Sprout Social

AUGUST 25, 2022

Investing in social media management increases your brand’s awareness, generates leads, drives traffic to your site and boosts community engagement. While that sounds great to executives and stakeholders, they may not understand how the costs associated with social media translate to business objectives. Let’s dive in.

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Buffer Social

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Social media is still a relatively new field, having risen to prominence in the past two decades. All three now work at a senior level at companies known for their top-notch social media strategies. On the hunt for guidance about how to build a career as a social media executive, I interviewed all three.

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Oktopost

DECEMBER 5, 2022

Backlinks are the backbone of SEO, but Google does not consider backlinks from social media websites as strong as other links. Nevertheless, your SEO efforts with social media are still valuable. What is the connection between SEO and social media? Social media in search. Social signals.

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Oktopost

APRIL 9, 2024

59% of marketers attribute revenue growth to marketing-generated leads , so demand-generation tactics remain a non-negotiable among marketing teams. However, you need to freshen up your strategy to account for the needs and expectations of buyers in the current digital environment.

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Buffer Social

JANUARY 22, 2024

But something about 2024 makes me think it stands poised to redefine the social media landscape and the creator economy.  So, in this article, join me in exploring five themes for social media in 2024 through the lens of industry experts, unraveling their predictions and the reasons behind them.

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Social Media Authentication LinkedIn B2B 101

Ignite Social Media

OCTOBER 6, 2022

Are you looking for a social media management tool to help you with your online marketing? Let’s Check Out Khoros as a Social Media Management Tool . Let’s Check Out Khoros as a Social Media Management Tool . Social Marketing – Orchestrate social campaigns that drive business results.

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Social Media Management Review Social Media Tools 125

Sprout Social

APRIL 17, 2024

Chatbots are strategic assets that enhance your customer care and marketing strategies. We’ll also compare some of the leading platforms in the market so you’re equipped to select the best solution for optimizing your customer connections. But where do you start with building a chatbot? Here are a few to consider.

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Social Media Strategies Summit

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

In today’s competitive commercial landscape, marketing professionals increasingly depend on digital channels for assistance. In the US alone, research from Statista shows that B2B marketing spend has already decreased by over 50% in early 2020. Where else would they go besides social media?

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Sprout Social

JANUARY 4, 2021

Every new year brings opportunities for marketers to try new things, improve upon their old strategies and pitch ideas that have never been brought to the table before. Using social data to prepare your pitch. Inspiration for your social media marketing pitch. Showing how your idea supports business goals.

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Socialmedia.biz

JULY 8, 2020

Social media marketing is way more than posting a pretty picture and watching the likes roll in. Done correctly, social media marketing can build brand loyalty and, ultimately, drive sales. Done correctly, social media marketing can build brand loyalty and, ultimately, drive sales.

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Convince & Convert

AUGUST 27, 2014

Yesterday, HubSpot, the creator of the term “Inbound Marketing,” filed for an IPO. It was our first detailed look into the financial health of HubSpot, and after reading it pretty carefully, I am left with a provocative question. Maybe you will be, too. Read the whole entry. »

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Sprout Social

JULY 7, 2021

In this article, we’ll dig into what conversational commerce is and what it isn’t, how brands should approach their commerce strategies and why they need to involve their social teams from the get go. While conversational commerce often takes place on social media messaging apps, it’s not quite the same as social commerce.

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Unmetric

AUGUST 28, 2019

Social media listening goes beyond just looking at your emails and notifications for @mentions of your brand. To avoid such mishaps what you need is a social media listening tool. Is there a difference between social media monitoring and social media listening?

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Sprout Social

JUNE 1, 2022

From putting an organization on the map to churning out revenue, marketing functions each play a unique role in an organization’s larger goals. At times, it might seem that social media managers are stuck in silos, focused more on brand awareness than direct revenue impact. Lifecycle marketing. Lifecycle Marketing 4??

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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. In the wake of the crisis, some brands and social marketers find themselves pivoting away from the social strategies they worked so hard to plan.

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Oktopost

AUGUST 10, 2023

B2B marketing teams share a common aspiration: generating as many Marketing Qualified Leads (MQLs) as possible. That’s why, now more than ever, optimizing lead generation strategies to identify and nurture these MQLs becomes paramount to any organization’s revenue generation efforts. The easiest way is through social media.

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Ignite Social Media

OCTOBER 6, 2022

Are you looking for a social media management tool to help you with your online marketing? Let’s Check Out Khoros as a Social Media Management Tool . Let’s Check Out Khoros as a Social Media Management Tool . Social Marketing – Orchestrate social campaigns that drive business results.

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Social Media Management Review Social Media Tools 78

Webbiquity SMM

APRIL 29, 2013

HubSpot last week released its 2013 State of Inbound Marketing report, this year weighing in at a massive 175 pages. But as always, the report is crammed with useful facts, interesting stats, and vital tips, tools and techniques for inbound marketing success. To get the full story, download the HubSpot report here.

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Hootsuite

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Social listening tools are some of the most important for any social media marketer to master. Back in the day, marketers had to dedicate substantial budgets to consumer and competitor research through surveys, focus groups, and market testing. Why do marketers need social listening tools?

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Brand Monitoring Tools HootSuite Brands 98

Oktopost

OCTOBER 5, 2022

Want to hear more from renowned B2B marketing leaders? But it’s not enough to base your conversations on your audience’s website and email activity only – what about social media? The Definitive Guide to Social Engagement Data Inside of Marketo. The Definitive Guide to Social Engagement Data Inside of Hubspot.

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