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Business and Social Media
By Admin on September 05th, 2010

The Case for Social Media in B2B

The article reports that Forbes and Google conducted a survey of 354 executives and found that over 50 percent of the under 40 have a work-related blog, show on up Twitter and visit social networks often.

Valeria connected with experts to ask them for their thoughts on why and how B2B companies benefit from including social media in their marketing strategies.

What’s your experience with B2B social media?

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Social Media Resources
By Admin on September 03rd, 2010

30 Awesome B2B Social Media Resources

This great list sorts the resources into categories including how-to, case studies, networking and presentations. What are your favorite go to resources for B2B social media?

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Top One Percent
By author on August 03rd, 2010

The LinkedIn Company Profile:

Your LinkedIn account is not the same thing as having your company on LinkedIn. Take a look at Publisher Hank Stroll’s Linkedin account (http://www.linkedin.com/in/hankstroll). Now here’s his company’s page (http://www.linkedin.com/companies/internetviz). The article shares how you can make the most of your company’s LinkedIn page.

How do you use LinkedIn?

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10 Mistakes
By author on August 02nd, 2010

10 Mistakes Businesses Make on Social Networks

Here are 10 common mistakes that businesses, organizations and others make when starting social media. If you read our features, you know that the b2b companies that are successful in social media begin with strategy not creating an account.

What do you think is the most important factor for a b2b company’s success in social media?

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B2B Mistake
By Admin on July 16th, 2010

The Biggest B2B Marketing Mistake

Naturally, when thinking about our target market, we think of our customers’ problems and try to solve them. But what if you changed your thinking to focusing on solving your customer’s customer’s problems? No, that’s not a typo.

Let’s say Jim sells XYZ services. Jim is your customer. Imagine the impact you have on Jim if you help him solve HIS customers’ problems. Read Liz Strauss’ article to see how this impacts social media.

What do you use social media for in your B2B business?

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Pros and Cons of Outsourcing
By Admin on July 15th, 2010

Pros and Cons of Outsourcing Your Social Media Marketing

The best person to do social media for a business is the people who work for the business. Social media is about connecting with people and putting a face on a company. However, outsourcing some tasks can help you and your staff learn from experienced users. After all, you need a strategy for social media before getting into it.

How do you feel about outsourcing social media marketing activities?

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Getting Execs on Board
By Admin on June 01st, 2010

Five Tips for Getting Execs on Board

You have plenty of success stories you can use to show that social media really works for b2b. You may need more to convince the upper echelons to move into social media. The article provides suggestions from five people of varying backgrounds to help you get to “YES!”

What other ways can you get buy in from the top?

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Shifts in Social Media Marketing
By Admin on May 31st, 2010

Five Big Shifts in Social Media Marketing

Some marketers think using social media means simply repackaging the company’s brochure-type content as thought leadership. This won’t work. Smart marketers have taken notice of the five shifts and applied them to increase sales. They all revolve around giving the buyer more power and control. Furthermore, social media is an integrated effort. A new client that connected with you on Twitter didn’t necessarily find you on Twitter — it’s about mixing up how you engage with others.

What do you think of the five shifts?

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Room for New Growth
By Hank Stroll on April 26th, 2010

How SMBs Allocate Their Social Media Spending

Social media marketing grew massively in a short time. Where else can you directly engage with customers and colleagues? The infographic in this article will show you the gaps that you can fill now and get ahead of your competitors. Forrester says that social media marketing is growing at double the rate of all other forms of online marketing. Should marketers ignore social media with these kind of numbers?

What does your business plan to do in terms of marketing in the next four years?

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Top 5 Questions for B2B Campaigns
By Hank Stroll on April 22nd, 2010

The Top Five Questions for B2B Social Media Campaigns

This article discusses five questions that many b2bs will ask when looking into social media. The questions cover who should manage social media, whether social media is personal or business, social media’s ROI, finding time to do social media and whether b2b customers really use social media. Even if very few of your customers use it, social media is worth exploring, discovering and understanding. Don’t wait until something happens that pushes you into it. Be ready.

What are your biggest social media questions?

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Marketing Budget Spirals
By Hank Stroll on March 25th, 2010

Marketing Budgets Spiral toward Social

According to “The CMO Survey” by Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business and the American Marketing Association (AMA), B2B companies are upping their social media marketing budgets in both products and services. The next five years shows that marketers will devote almost a fifth of their marketing budget to social media. These results support that B2B marketers are working to improve building relationships and boosting brands.

How will social media affect your marketing strategy?

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Media Benefits of B2B Social Media
By Hank Stroll on March 25th, 2010

Six Earned Media Benefits of B2B Social Media

Do you know the difference between paid and earned media? B2B marketers need to understand the difference between a paid search ad and a Twitter retweet. Or else, the decision could be costly to a company. Earned media using the web has a whole different set of benefits than traditional PR.

What are your experiences with earned and paid media?

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The power of social media
By Meryl K. Evans on March 05th, 2010

10 B2B Social Media Videos Worth Watching

For some people, video is a better way to learn about something new to them. Videos can offer more depth than an article and express emotion. Those in B2B who want to better understand how to use social media from a B2B perspective can get all they need in these 10 diverse videos.

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Social Media
By Meryl K. Evans on March 01st, 2010

Social Media for B2B Companies

Plenty of reports including those from Pew Internet show a massive increase in adult use of social networking sites. So why would small businesses not use social media? Some worry about security, some say they don’t have time, some don’t think they need it to succeed. But is it worth ignoring social media when businesses rely on social media sites for business information?

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The Definitive Social Media ROI Presentation
By Hank Stroll on January 22nd, 2010

The Definitive Social Media ROI Presentation

Measure results in Social Media.
Many executives want ROI numbers for social media. But the fact is … “you simply can’t put a dollar value on friendship, and this is the same thing.”

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Knock It Off!
By Hank Stroll on January 22nd, 2010

Knock It Off!

54% of companies unwisely block access to social media. Does your company?

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