How to Become a Threads Influencer: a Starting Point

When Threads, the new social media sensation created by Instagram, launched last Wednesday, users flocked to the platform to try it for themselves. Within six days the platform has amassed more than 100M users that have been busy posting ‘threads’, engaging with posts, and following people and brands. Yesterday, I stumbled upon a post that … Read more

Unlocking the Power of AI in Social Media Advertising: Best Practices and Platforms’ Approaches

Social media advertising has evolved from simple banner ads and promoted posts into a sophisticated part of the marketing mix that can deliver unprecedented levels of engagement and conversion. With social media platforms boasting billions of active users, it has become more critical than ever that brands create targeted, relevant, and effective ad campaigns. Over … Read more

How to Turn Followers and Fans into Leads (and when not to)

One of the most evident goals of a social media program is to grow the fan base. Publish great content, develop a voice, reach out to others in social networks, rinse and repeat. But as social media becomes more accountable, marketers look for ways to generate leads throughout the process. So how do you best … Read more

Social Media and Email: Two Separate Worlds? #B2Bchat

Email marketing and social media marketing – two core marketing channels – were born approximately a decade apart. And among most B2B marketing organizations, social media and email are still handled as two separate entities. Chris Hosford, in his recent article in BtoB Magazine, points out that social and email interactions depend on each other … Read more

Content Marketing: How Companies are Doing It [Infographic]

Why do companies pursue content marketing, and how are they doing it? A new Infographic from Marketo and ColumnFive Media reflects the growing importance of content marketing, and gives us some insight into the specific tactics being used today. Here are some of the highlights: Companies with over 1,000 employees use an average of 9 … Read more

Is Quora Relevant for B2B Marketing?

It was just over two months ago that Robert Scoble gave an implicit endorsement for Quora, asking the question: Is Quora the biggest blogging innovation in 10 years?. Quora, made available to the public in June 2010, was co-founded by Facebook’s former CTO Adam D’Angleo, and at first glance appears similar to LinkedIn Answers, Wikipedia, … Read more

Aligning B2B Sales and Marketing Efforts in Social Media

Marketing and public relations departments tend to be the ones driving social media within companies. But what about Sales? How can they best contribute to carrying the brand message and communicating with prospective customers? Join us for our upcoming #B2Bchat session on Thursday, December 16 at 5:00pm Pacific, where we’ll dive in to: Aligning B2B … Read more