Newsletter | March 29, 2023

03.29.23 -- Embrace the FOMO-B2B Social Media Marketing

 
     
 
     
 
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FROM THE EDITOR

 

Embrace the FOMO and seek better results from your social media activity! 

 

Think back to when you first began using social media as a B2B marketing channel. There’s a pretty good chance it was because others, perhaps competitors, were using it.

 

If you’re my age, you may have asked one of the younger members of your staff about it-making them feel especially valued BTW-learned some Canva basics, and took the leap. No real outcomes in mind, no strategy, no master messages, no content schedule, you just did it, and there's nothing wrong with that!

 

If this was your experience and you have never applied the same planning to your social media presence as you do the rest of your marketing communications, maybe it’s time.

 

This edition of our newsletter features a great article from Grace Peoples at Altitude Marketing, seven magnificent things you can do to get the most from your B2B social media marketing efforts.

 

Social media channels aren't intended to be free billboard space for our ads. When we operate in those spaces with an understanding that they are communities, our efforts will be much more impactul and rewarding. So, we've included several more articles on being human, including your customer's perspective in your content, and making real connections. 

 

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- Perry

Perry Rearick

Chief Editor | Follow Your Buyer

prearick@followyourbuyer.com
 


 

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B2B social media content is one of the hardest things for companies to get right. In this article, I explore what social media is, why businesses should care about it, and tips for getting started with seven types of posts. 

 
 
 
 
     
Are Your Customers Everywhere In Your Marketing Content?
 
 

Chevy introduced their 2023 electric vehicle (EV) fleet in September, a traditional time when automakers unveil their new models. The timing of the campaign, done by ad agency Commonwealth//McCann, isn’t unusual, but it is a great ad that offers a lesson in customer-centric messaging. 

 
 
 
 
     
Making B2B Human Again!
 
 

At some point we sucked the life out of our B2B marketing communications. Maybe it’s the way we over automate our outgoing messages or that we’ve turned our marketing departments into impersonal content production centers.

 
 
 
 
     
Is Your B2B Social Media Program Like A Self-Licking Ice Cream Cone?
 
 

For years when a B2B company expressed an interest in starting a social media program, I often cautioned them that it was like a self-licking ice cream cone. Were they prepared to continuously put fresh scoops of content on their page? However, my advice was wrong!