November 12, 2012

Keep your buyer persona in mind with B2B social media marketing!

Pop quiz! Ready? Question: Who is your best customer?  That ideal person that you’re trying to target with your B2B social media marketing? When you stop to think about it, you probably have a pretty good idea of who those people are. Their age, values, habits. The ways they’re likely …

October 31, 2012

Are B2B marketers using the right social channels?

Last week we talked about a recent survey of B2B customers that showed just how prominent social media is becoming in the B2B sales process. Buyers were clear that social media is playing an ever-growing part in how they choose to purchase one product over another. But do B2B marketers …

October 24, 2012

Survey says! Social media is a growing factor in B2B sales

Still thinking that social media is just for consumer brands and socializing? Think again. A new survey from DemandGen Report sheds some light on how social media is an ever-growing part of the B2B purchasing process. Just how much is social media impacting B2B sales? The survey shows that 50% …

October 17, 2012

3 B2B Facebook Marketing Tips

So, you have a Facebook page. Congratulations – you’ve made the first step to getting started with your social media presence. But what do you do with it? If you’re truly just getting started in social media, you might want to check out our Becoming A Social Media Star whitepaper. …

October 10, 2012

The nitty gritty of your B2B social media marketing day-to-day

By now, I think we can all agree that having a social media strategy is important. Any objections? No? Good. When we talk to social media marketers about their strategies, we usually hear several general goals. B2B Marketers want to increase awareness, drive traffic or generate leads with their social …

October 4, 2012

3 stories to tell with your B2B social media presence

Last week, we talked about several ways you can use your social media to connect with customers and prospective customers. One of the principles we laid out was the idea that telling a story on social media is a great way to get your message heard. I know what you’re thinking: …

September 26, 2012

Customer service on social media: the rules still apply!

Everyone who has worked in customer service knows it’s not always the easiest job. And thanks to social media, things aren’t getting easier. A single unhappy customer has the potential to make or break your customer service reputation. Just ask Publix, the grocery store that recently received major social media …

September 18, 2012

Twitter announces profile header photos

Twitter announced this morning changes to user profiles, placing a higher emphasis on photos and visual branding. How would we describe them? Well…basically…they’re Facebook profile pictures. But for Twitter. Snarkiness aside, what does that mean exactly? Well, your new header photo will be wide (2:1 aspect ratio), and synced across web and mobile …

September 13, 2012

You asked. We delivered!

Listen up, Argylers! And get excited. We are pumped to release not one, not two, but three new features in Argyle Social! And they just happen to be three of the features we’ve been asked for the most. Without further ado… 1. Post photos to Twitter.  Until now, you’ve been …

September 12, 2012

Raising an eyebrow at social influence scores

“How do I know if my social media strategy is working?” As an Account Manager at Argyle, I hear this question from the customers I work all the time. And it’s an good one. Many of those marketers reasonably assume a good route to understanding this question is to see …