Are You Tweaking Your 2012 Social Media Plan?
Now that we’ve crossed over into another year, are you reviewing what you did last year and trying to make improvements? I ran across a paper by Radian 6 (you can download it here) that highlighted 30 ideas to think about to include in your planning.
Interesting Stats on B-to-B Marketers Thoughts on Social Media
We all are getting into social media in some fashion. Some more active than others, but how are we doing and what do we think of this new media? Penton Media just released a B-to-B Marketing study called Truth in the Trenches that surveyed 3,000-plus folks like us.
How Do You Share Content If You Don’t Have a Blog?
Doing a blog is a major commitment and lots of us haven’t pulled the trigger for just that reason. But I’m sure you’ve got good content to share but how do you do it?
Why a Mobile Strategy Is So Important to Reach the Professional Tradesman
We all know how busy contractors and the trades are. Most of their time is spent on the job site. They rely on their smartphones, and more and more are using tablets in the field. Mobile is not going away. Consider this stat: 77% of the world’s population (5.3 billion people) are mobile subscribers!
Should Google+ Be Part of Your Content Marketing Strategy?
Some of you may have already jumped into Google+. According to recent stats, as of January 2012, there are over 90 million users (Twitter has 100 million active users). To put this in perspective, they launched Google+ by invitation in June of 2011 and opened it up to the public in September of 2011. Google is positioning Google+ as their Facebook for B-to-B.
What Are You Doing to Grow Your Email List of Professional Tradesmen?
I know we all know “CONTENT IS KING” and we focus on putting out good stuff. But we should be just as focused on building the list to whom we’ll be sending all this valuable info.
Media Companies are Changing Ways They Deliver Content
Here’s an interesting Stat-in December of 2011 eMarketer released a study that showed mobile had surpased print readership. Mobile increased by 30% in 2011 to 65 minutes a day compared to print at 44 minutes. Magazines are finding that their content consumption on smartphones and tablets are beginning to boom.
Here’s an Example of a Small Manufacturer Who’s Leveraging Social Media
I always like stories of the little guys who take on the 800# gorilla and win the battle. One of the benefits of social media is you don’t have to be an 800# gorilla to succeed. In my opinion, it’s the one who is consistent on providing good content and responding in a timely matter that really counts.
Social Media Presents An Opportunity for Manufacturers: Are you Taking Advantage of It?
The manufacturing industry has been somewhat slow to accept social media as a marketing tool. This is largely because it can be difficult to see how social media plays into the larger business-to-business (B2B) marketing strategy.
Georgia Foley, executive director of the Specialty Tools and Fasteners Distributors Association, gives a brief overview of the construction industry’s outlook for 2012.