Eight social media skills for B2B brands to master
Social Media

Eight social media skills for B2B brands to master

8y Mike O'Brien

Eight social media skills for B2B brands to master

When it comes to social media, B2B brands don't tend to be as sophisticated as their B2C brethren. But with these eight tips, they can be. Read More...

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Microsoft to acquire LinkedIn for $26.2 billion
Media

Microsoft to acquire LinkedIn for $26.2 billion

8y Graham Charlton

Microsoft to acquire LinkedIn for $26.2 billion

Microsoft is to buy LinkedIn in a deal valued at $26.2 billion, it was announced today on the Microsoft blog. The markets have already reacted to the ...

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Three reasons why LinkedIn should be a staple of any China marketing strategy
Asia

Three reasons why LinkedIn should be a staple of any China marketing strate...

8y Sophie Loras

Three reasons why LinkedIn should be a staple of a...

LinkedIn should be a business's first point of call when researching the Chinese market, says a business-to-business (B2B) specialist. Read More...

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The U.K. Government's top five tips for dodging disruption
Conference Coverage

The U.K. Government's top five tips for dodging disruption

8y Mike O'Brien

The U.K. Government's top five tips for dodging di...

Being comfortable with failure and making research a team sport are just two ways to avoid disruption, according to Alex Holmes of Government Digital ...

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What is appropriate (and inappropriate) content for LinkedIn?
Content

What is appropriate (and inappropriate) content for LinkedIn?

8y Sophie Loras

What is appropriate (and inappropriate) content fo...

Should you post stories about people dying, religion or bikinis on LinkedIn? That all depends on the business context. Read More...

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10 tips for marketing success on LinkedIn
Asia

10 tips for marketing success on LinkedIn

8y Sophie Loras

10 tips for marketing success on LinkedIn

Using LinkedIn for personal and professional branding is easy, so why do so many brands and individuals get it so wrong? Read More...

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How are B2B brands performing on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, and Pinterest?
Media

How are B2B brands performing on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, an...

8y Matt Owen

How are B2B brands performing on Twitter, Instagra...

In B2B social media there are a few accepted ‘truths’. B2B can’t work on Facebook or Pinterest. Instagram is a waste of time. Linked...

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The Digital Download: Apple gets current, Google and billboards get futuristic
Media

The Digital Download: Apple gets current, Google and billboards get futuris...

8y Mike O'Brien

The Digital Download: Apple gets current, Google a...

Here are five of the biggest deals from the world of digital marketing this week, such as the enhanced targeting from LinkedIn and... billboards? Read...

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Data for dummies: Four places to get started
Data insights

Data for dummies: Four places to get started

8y Mike O'Brien

Data for dummies: Four places to get started

It may be imperative to any marketing strategy, but collecting data is daunting to all the digital dilettantes out there. Here are four tactics to sta...

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Personal branding lessons from four C-level executives
Social Media

Personal branding lessons from four C-level executives

8y Yuyu Chen

Personal branding lessons from four C-level execut...

Nearly every individual has their own personal brand. We looked at the Twitter profiles of four senior marketing executives at different companies, to...

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What's the difference between UX and UI?
Insights

What's the difference between UX and UI?

8y Mike O'Brien

What's the difference between UX and UI?

User interface isn’t the same as the user experience, though it’s part of it. The two terms are often confused, in part because they bleed together so...

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How will a boosted character tweet limit impact the future of Twitter?
Community Management

How will a boosted character tweet limit impact the future of Twitter?

8y Jeanne Jennings

How will a boosted character tweet limit impact th...

Is increasing its character count limit to 10,000 really the answer to Twitter's prayers, or will this change adversely affect the platform in the lon...

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Eight free social media management tools that are easy to use
Analytics

Eight free social media management tools that are easy to use

8y Yuyu Chen

Eight free social media management tools that are ...

If your company does not have the budget for Socialbakers or Adobe Social, you may want to take a look at these eight free social media management to...

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Five killer content tools
Social Media

Five killer content tools

8y Angie Pascale

Five killer content tools

Evaluating what content on your site is performing best will help you understand what to share on social media. Use these five tools to analyze your c...

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Has targeting gone too far? How Amazon ruined Christmas
Data insights

Has targeting gone too far? How Amazon ruined Christmas

8y Mike O'Brien

Has targeting gone too far? How Amazon ruined Chri...

A Brooklyn man's live-in girlfriend knew her Christmas present based on Amazon recommendations. Has targeting become too sophisticated? Read More...

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Meeting consumers on their turf: the value of social media in search marketing
Search

Meeting consumers on their turf: the value of social media in search market...

8y Dave Lloyd

Meeting consumers on their turf: the value of soci...

Understanding the reciprocative relationship between search and content marketing will help brands effectively target and engage with consumers across...

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What is the right way to do display advertising?
Display Advertising

What is the right way to do display advertising?

8y Yuyu Chen

What is the right way to do display advertising?

Regardless of the viewability issue, bot traffic and fraudulent practices, display advertising can be very effective when it’s done right. Read More...

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Why Twitter's removal of share counts is a big pain in the ass
Social

Why Twitter's removal of share counts is a big pain in the ass

8y Yuyu Chen

Why Twitter's removal of share counts is a big pai...

Last week, Twitter removed share counts as part of a change to its widely used tweet and follow buttons. This update has implications on Twitter and p...

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Staying relevant in a mobile, multichannel, data-driven world
Asia

Staying relevant in a mobile, multichannel, data-driven world

9y Nellie Chan

Staying relevant in a mobile, multichannel, data-d...

In a digital world of ongoing change, lead nurturing, segmentation, and the effective creation of quality content are essential in order to help your ...

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4 steps to creating your best webinar ever
Marketing

4 steps to creating your best webinar ever

9y Robin Neifield

4 steps to creating your best webinar ever

Webinars are not only educational; they are also excellent marketing tools. Use these four strategies to execute quality presentations from creation t...

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A beginner's guide to better measuring social ROI
Social

A beginner's guide to better measuring social ROI

9y Himanshu Sareen

A beginner's guide to better measuring social ROI

Since platforms like Facebook and Twitter are considered critical assets to modern campaign strategy, marketers can use these tactics to effectively t...

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10 tips for Hollywood-style social storytelling
Asia

10 tips for Hollywood-style social storytelling

9y Sophie Loras

10 tips for Hollywood-style social storytelling

Content marketers can learn a lot from the formulaic success of Hollywood blockbuster movies, delegates at ClickZ Live Singapore have been told. Read ...

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12 best practices for using LinkedIn groups as a marketing tool
Social

12 best practices for using LinkedIn groups as a marketing tool

9y Kristin Kovner

12 best practices for using LinkedIn groups as a m...

As the "world's largest professional network," LinkedIn is designed to help increase brand awareness. Here is how you can use its groups feature to in...

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How to analyze big data to enhance the purchase journey
Asia

How to analyze big data to enhance the purchase journey

9y Nellie Chan

How to analyze big data to enhance the purchase jo...

Big data can be overwhelming. Here is how to use predictive lead scoring and persona-based marketing to analyze big data to drive business. Read More...

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10 B2B brands that are killing it on social media
Social

10 B2B brands that are killing it on social media

9y Bob Cargill

10 B2B brands that are killing it on social media

Here are 10 examples of large B2B companies that are increasing their brand's awareness by cleverly leveraging social media platforms such as Twitter,...

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Social Media Marketing Budgets and ROI: How to Plan for 2016
Social

Social Media Marketing Budgets and ROI: How to Plan for 2016

9y Jasmine Sandler

Social Media Marketing Budgets and ROI: How to Pla...

Today, social platforms are essential to digital marketing strategy. These insights can help you organize an effective plan to prepare your social med...

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5 Online Freemium Tools for Start-Ups and Agencies
Asia

5 Online Freemium Tools for Start-Ups and Agencies

9y Navneet Kaushal

5 Online Freemium Tools for Start-Ups and Agencies

Freemium tools are the basics needed to get things going for free – here are five to help start-ups on their way. Read More...

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