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Page 1: Social Media for Business Marketers - the real ways B2B marketers can use social media to drive success

Social Media for Business Marketersthe real ways B2B marketers can use social media to drive success

© 2011 Marketo, Inc.

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Our SpeakersPaul  Gillin / @pgillin

Eric Schwartzman / @ericschwartzmanEric Schwartzman / @ericschwartzman

Authors of 

Social Marketing to the Business Customerwww.B2BSocialMediaBook.com 

#Marketo

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@pgillin

@[email protected]

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Tale of Two Media

60,000

70,000

US Newspaper Business

Circulation (000)

SomewhaVery

Perceived ROI of Company's Social Media Activities

30,000

40,000

50,000Revenues ($000)

Somewhat negative

2%

Neutral16%

S h

Very positive

36%

0

10,000

20,000

1994 1997 2000 2003 2006 2009

Somewhat

positive46%

1994 1997 2000 2003 2006 2009

Average age of US daily newspaper reader: 57Reduction in US newsroom staffs

93% of B2B buyers use search to begin the buying process80% of IT decision-makers say Reduction in US newsroom staffs

since 2001: 45%Direct-mail spending is expected to decline nearly 40% by 2014

word of mouth is their most important source when making buying decisionsGoogle Processes 38 000

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Google Processes 38,000 search queries every second

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How is B2B Different?

• Value-drive decision-makingGroup consensus• Group consensus

• “Bet the business”• Long-term relationshipsLong term relationships• Audience is knowledgeable, engaged, serious• Intense need for information

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Calling All Stakeholders

Number of People Involved in Technology Buying Decisions by Purchase Amount

$25,000 - $99,999

$100,000 - $999,999

1 - 3 4 - 8

9 - 15 >15

More than $1 million

9 15 15

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60%

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New World Prospecting

OUTBOUND INBOUND

Bottom-up lead gen

Enhanced lead

SEO

Blogsqualification

Multiple points of

g

Twitter

C t t P i Multiple points of engagement

Content Premiums

Word of Mouth

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Tools for the Funnel

Impression

SalesLead

White paper | eBookAnalyst report | PublicationBlog | Article | Tweet | Podcast

Quality Contact Case study | Video testimonial

G id d | P d d

Prospect

Guided tour | Product demoWebinar | Press coverageGlossary | ROI calculator

Free trial/ConsultationHelp desk | Chat | ForumTraining | Usage tips C t t i f ti

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CustomerContact information

Source: NowSpeed Marketing, Inc.#Marketo

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Mainstays of B2B Social Media

Value of Each Social Media Platform

LinkedIn

Blogging

YouTube

Facebook

Twitter

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%

Least important 2 3 4 Most important

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BtoB Magazine Survey of 387 Marketers, April, 2010

#Marketo

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Thought Leadership

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Lead Gen Excellence

73 blogs

17 bloggers

600% jump in leads

Top quality

“Get engineers talking to engineers and get everyone else out of the middle.”

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Rick Short, Marcom Director#Marketo @ericschwartzman @pgillin

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Oh, the Things That You Know!

March 30 April 4 April 9Prospect reaches website

through search query "small business accounting," views four pages and subscribes to

newsletter.

Prospect responds to e-mail invitation for "Choosing Small Business Accounting Software" webcast 30 minutes after e-

mail is sent.

pProspect attends webcast,

stays 45 minutes and submits a question related to legal

practices.

April 10Prospect clicks link in webcast

summary e-mail to visit product description page. He

downloads PDF of product

April 12Prospect downloads trial

version of your small business accounting software for legal downloads PDF of product

brochure about software for legal practices.

accounting software for legal practices.

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Social Networks: The Power of 130

The average Facebook member has 130 friends, who each receive notifications of their network’s Facebook activities

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Reuse and Distribute

Use Every Available Channel to Promote

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Don’t Just Say “Follow Us On Twitter”

Promote benefits of membershipDescribe contentOff lti lOffer multiple topical destinationsEmbed widgets toEmbed widgets to keep people on site

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ROI is Simple, Knucklehead

ROI = COST OF INVESTMENT

(GAIN FROM INVESTMENT - COST OF INVESTMENT)

COST OF INVESTMENT

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Basic Business Metrics

Lifetime Value of a Customer = (Longevity * Revenue) * Margin(Longevity * Revenue) * Margin

Conversion Rate = Conversion Rate New Customers/ Visits or Leads

Value of a Lead/Visitor = Visitor * Conversion Rate * Lifetime Value

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These are NOT ROI

Website Visitors Press coverage

Video viewsImpressions

Click-throughs

Store visits

RetweetsVideo views

Coupons distributedStore visits “Buzz”

Employment applications Blog comments

Friends

Employment applications

FaceBook friends

Blog comments

Twitter followers

But if you can quantify their financial impact you have ROI!

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impact, you have ROI!#Marketo @ericschwartzman @pgillin

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OK, Let’s Make it Real

Typical customer Moe spendsTypical customer Moe spends $10,000/year with you

Moe is with you for five years

Your profit margin is 10%Your profit margin is 10%

Lifetime value of Moe is($10 000 * 5) * 1 $5 000($10,000 * 5) * .1 = $5,000

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Applying ROI: Value of a Visitor

Monthly Visitors

10,000Visitors

Conversion Rate

.5%Rate

Lifetime Value $5,000

Calculation (10,000 * .005 * 5)/10,000Calculation ( , ) ,

Value of a Visitor $25

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[email protected]‐656‐0734Site: gillin.com / Blog: paulgillin.com

[email protected]‐455‐4000ericschwartzman.com/ Blog: ontherecordpodcast.com

#Marketo

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Q AQ&A@pgillin@pgillin@ericschwartman

#Marketo

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Post‐webinar discussion, right after today’s webinar (use #Marketo)today s webinar (use #Marketo)http://bit.ly/MarketoChat

Webinar slides and discussion highlightsg ghttp://linkd.in/marketo‐group 

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The Revenue Masters Webinar SeriesJanuary May 2011January - May 2011

Social Media for Business MarketersThe Definitive Guide to Lead ScoringThe Definitive Guide to Lead ScoringCEO Roundtable DiscussionFrom No‐Budget to Signed Deal using Provocation‐Based SellingWinning with Better Landing PagesWinning with Better Landing PagesSearch Marketing and Social MediaBuilding a Successful Customer CommunityAddi th H T h i t L d N t iAdding the Human Touch into your Lead Nurturing

Featuring Anne Holland, Sandy Carter, Paul Gillin, Jon Miller, Lee Odden Brian Carroll Rand Fishkin and moreLee Odden, Brian Carroll, Rand Fishkin, and more.www.marketo.com

Page 24#Marketo#Marketo

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The Revenue Masters Webinar SeriesJanuary May 2011January - May 2011

Social Media for Business MarketersThe Definitive Guide to Lead ScoringThe Definitive Guide to Lead ScoringCEO Roundtable DiscussionFrom No‐Budget to Signed Deal using Provocation‐Based SellingWinning with Better Landing PagesWinning with Better Landing PagesSearch Marketing and Social MediaBuilding a Successful Customer CommunityAddi th H T h i t L d N t iAdding the Human Touch into your Lead Nurturing

Featuring Anne Holland, Sandy Carter, Paul Gillin, Jon Miller, Lee Odden Brian Carroll Rand Fishkin and moreLee Odden, Brian Carroll, Rand Fishkin, and more.www.marketo.com

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The Revenue Masters Webinar SeriesJanuary May 2011January - May 2011

Social Media for Business MarketersThe Definitive Guide to Lead ScoringThe Definitive Guide to Lead ScoringCEO Roundtable DiscussionFrom No‐Budget to Signed Deal using Provocation‐Based SellingWinning with Better Landing PagesWinning with Better Landing PagesSearch Marketing and Social MediaBuilding a Successful Customer CommunityAddi th H T h i t L d N t iAdding the Human Touch into your Lead Nurturing

Featuring Anne Holland, Sandy Carter, Paul Gillin, Jon Miller, Lee Odden Brian Carroll Rand Fishkin and moreLee Odden, Brian Carroll, Rand Fishkin, and more.www.marketo.com

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