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It is becoming clear that using social media to simply broadcast marketing messages is not an effective use of the channel. The key to success in social is to garner engagement from your customers. Social media is online word-of-mouth. People interact with content that is interesting, funny, entertaining or helpful to them.
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Call me a brand evangelist, an ambassador, a hired goon but I am a proud Google Plusser and here’s why.
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I’ve said it before, but consumer power will continue to grow. Customers can provide your business some really exciting and unique ideas to help your business grow. Loyal customers want to help the brands they buy/love to keep them alive. The most important thing we can do as marketers is listen to our customers. After all, the best marketers are the best listeners.
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But contest marketing should not be your only strategy to create brand buzz. Social media is a tool used for communication and should not be the objective of your marketing strategy. To remain engaged in the communication process across all channels, B2B marketers need to expand their online footprints.
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Content marketing is more important than ever before. To ensure that you are getting the most out of your marketing efforts, you must develop a content marketing strategy that is unique, relevant and measurable.
“The goal of delivering exceptional content & stories to engage audiences in a company’s brand and value proposition is not new — [...]
As B2B marketers, we need to coordinate our interactive marketing initiatives to maintain consistency throughout several different channels. Social media enhances the value of email and in return, email maximizes social media efforts. Email campaigns give marketers the opportunity to expose their brands as much as possible. It is the most cost effective interactive tool and increasing in its effectiveness. Email allows marketers to deliver a valuable visualization of their message through the user experience.
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New developments in the online space give you more ways than ever to creatively reach and engage your target market, but don’t make the mistake of thinking everything has changed. When it comes down to it, a lot of what we need to do online is good old-fashioned direct response advertising. We’re trying to get someone to do something—to click, to buy, to join—to respond.
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Mass marketing must be differentiated so that marketers reach the consumers who are listening. People share content because it is relevant to them. The more information is shared, the greater the exchange of value. If I like a product, I’m going to tell my friends about it and vice versa. Marketers use emotions to create a personal experience for the consumers.
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Social media provides the opportunity for market researchers to listen to and mine consumer insights, but this is not the only opportunity presented. Social media allows consumers to directly respond to the changing marketing conditions.
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A fundamental change has occurred in buyer behavior — most now conduct the majority of their product research online. This shift has forever altered b-to-b marketing leadership practices. You can achieve marketing leadership by becoming a trusted resource for strong, practical information.
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