Facebook and LinkedIn may continue to reign as the top social channels for B2B firms, but a majority of 65 per cent are now also making use of photo-sharing service Instagram, according to a study released late last week. The 2019 Social Media Marketing Industry Report, published by the Social Media Examiner, is based on […]
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Clearbanc’s Michele Romanow explains how her ’20-Min Term Sheet’ could finance 2,000 firms’ paid marketing efforts
Michele Romanow knew she had to do something to help entrepreneurs better market themselves — and keep control over the companies they create — when she first saw the wooden iPhone cases. As a judge on CBC’s Dragon’s Den — a sort of Canadian alternative to the U.S. hit show Shark Tank — Romanow regularly […]
DemandBase launches Cross-Campaign Analytics to offer a holistic view of ABM impact
DemandBase used its ABM Innovation Summit on Thursday to launch a reporting tool called Cross-Campaign Analytics designed to harmonize the data around campaigns run with its customers on its own platform as well as with publishers, demand-side platforms and more. In a keynote that was livestreamed from the ABM Innovation Summit in San Francisco, DemandBase […]
Web Summit founder Paddy Cosgrave explains his decision to pull Collision out of the United States
Paddy Cosgrave has heard his conference referred to as the “Davos of tech” before, but the CEO of Collision says there are at least two things that differentiate it from the World Economic Forum. “We’re not in the Swiss Alps — and poor people are welcome at our event,” Cosgrave joked to the audience at […]
The new Slack logo: Best, worst and funniest reactions to a B2B rebrand
It may have become one of the most popular tools for group collaboration within the enterprise since e-mail, but many business users don’t sound like they’re ready to work with the new Slack logo. On Wednesday Slack published a blog post and took to social media announcing the reband, which also included a purple color […]
Inside The Mind Of . . . Rivi Bloch
Rivi Bloch is the current division chief executive of Taptica’s Performance Advertising business, as well as interim CEO of Taptica International Ltd. Rivi was born and raised in Israel, and spent several years living in San Francisco. She pursued academic degrees in Political Science and Law, and regularly draws on those experiences as Taptica continues […]
Editor’s Note: Why the path to disruption is never a one-way street
Unless it’s a misperception on my part, I feel like I’ve been hearing the word “disruption” less often lately, and I think I know why. When the business community talks about disruption, it can often refer to one of three groups. There are the disruptors — the dazzling startups who enter established industries and either […]
Editor’s note: Why mindfulness is critical for marketers, sales execs, IT leaders and other B2B professionals
I have totally been lying to everyone for months. Ever since I started using a meditation app, Insight Timer, back in February my sessions have been immediately broadcast on my Twitter account afterwords. When friends and business acquaintances bring it up I’ve been feigning ignorance, acting almost embarrassed that I haven’t turned that feature in […]
Behind the scenes with the star of ‘Social Media Marketing: The Movie’
For most people, getting up to speed on social media marketing could take weeks, if not months. In Social Media Marketing: The Movie, John Lincoln gives himself 24 hours. The CEO of San Diego, Calif.-based digital marketing agency Ignite Visibility gave himself a major challenge in Social Media Marketing: The Movie, which will premiere online […]
Editor’s Note: The B2B social media conversation everyone should be having
I may not have been super-qualified, but when one of my content marketing clients asked me to lead a social selling workshop for their team several years ago, I did my best to prepare. I walked in with ideas about a layered approach to sharing content, strategic use of hashtags and a lot more. Almost […]
Gary Vaynerchuk has one piece of social media advice for B2B firms, and it’s super simple
Maybe it’s force of habit, or maybe it’s out of genuine concern, but Gary Vaynerchuk can’t seem to resist offering me some unsolicited career advice. The man known across digital marketing circles as “Gary Vee” was the star speaker at Haste & Hustle: Generation Now, which brought together young entrepreneurs in Toronto this week to […]
Inside The Mind Of . . . Michal Sadowski
Michal Sadowski is founder and CEO of Brand24, a social listening tool used by over 2,000 clients, across 80 countries. He is a mentor at the Startup Weekend and Founder Institute, author of the bestselling book “Social Media Revolution”, and awarded with a “Best Co-Founder” prize in The Next Web Startup Awards 2013. He was […]
Why social media meaning transcends mere ‘engagement’
Where’s the witty banter about important topics? When are the throngs of raving brand fans going to show up with their adulation and streaming video of our products in action? When is Gwyneth going to finally throw some endorsements our way? For goodness sake, we’ve been at this social thing a long time, haven’t we? […]
Jack Dorsey sums up Square’s competitive advantage in attracting independent merchants
Just as the character limits on Twitter are getting longer, Jack Dorsey says merchants can expect an expanded suite of tools from Square following the launch of its contactless chip card reader in Canada — and he’s not worried about the competition from Shopify. The CEO of both Square and Twitter was in Toronto Tuesday […]
Survey: Only 27% Act as Employee Advocates on Social Media
Companies that want their employees to act as their advocates on social media need to have clear policies, a consistent approach and possibly even financial incentives, according to new research. The Marketing Advisory Network report, which was based on a survey of close to 500 professionals this past spring, showed that only 27 per cent […]
3 Reasons Why Marketers Need Twitter Data
Social media is here to stay – good luck finding someone who will argue otherwise. But, marketers are off the mark if they are waiting for one platform to reign supreme, hedging their bets in correlation with user count. Digital consumers use an array of platforms to accomplish significantly different digital goals. I am 24 […]
B2B Trending Conversations: Content Marketing Benchmarks, Social Marketing, the Future of Big Data
Welcome back to another edition of B2B Trending Conversations, our weekly roundup of what’s buzzing about B2B on social media. This week we’ve got a bumper crop of B2B goodies, including the just-published B2B Content Marketing Benchmarks, Budgets and Trends survey, tips on using Twitter lists as well as Snapchat and Instagram to improve your […]
Twitter Chat Recap: Dim Sum Marketing with Andrew Brown
This afternoon our President, Jen Evans, hosted a live Twitter Chat discussion with Andrew Brown, President of Write on the Money, who took over our @B2BNewsNetwork profile for a Q&A. There were some fantastic questions, so we thought we’d share them with everyone. Jen: Kicking off an intro to #dimsum marketing with Andrew Brown! Andrew […]
Twitter Chat Recap: Storytelling with Derek Chezzi
Yesterday B2BNN hosted a live Twitter Chat discussion with Derek Chezzi, Editorial Director, Collaborative Journalism of Edelman Toronto. There were some fantastic questions, so we thought we’d share them with everyone. Q1: You focus on business storytelling. How do you identify a good story to be told? A1: Stories – editorial or brand stories for […]
Top 3 at 3 – Today’s Hot Topics
The Presidential Debate Is Trump the pro business candidate? Should anyone be looking at Trump as a viable candidate? Well, many are. CNN Reports Twitter + Microsoft Not in love with this engagement. Please call Marc Anddeessen just buy it and let it be what it is supposed to be, a postal service for people […]