Facebook officials announced today that it plans to build a new, 300,000-square foot data center just 60 miles outside the Arctic Circle in Lulea, Sweden. The...
Facebook officials announced today that it plans to build a new, 300,000-square foot data center just 60 miles outside the Arctic Circle in Lulea, Sweden. The social networking giant scoured locations around Europe and chose the Northern locale for its low temperatures and access to renewable hydropower. While the story conjures up images of Mark Zuckerberg in a parka, the move to put data centers in remote, often chilly, locations isn’t new. The need for cheap, renewable...
Facebook officials announced today that it plans to build a new, 300,000-square foot data center just 60 miles outside the Arctic Circle in Lulea, Sweden. The social networking giant scoured locations...
There’s no doubt that social media has been a disruptive force on B2B marketing. Yet, many marketers struggle with how to use social media to go beyond...
There’s no doubt that social media has been a disruptive force on B2B marketing. Yet, many marketers struggle with how to use social media to go beyond awareness, to actually drive revenue. I’m here to tell you it’s not magic. In fact, by attaching social media marketing to the 5 Revenue Performance Indicators high-performing companies have adopted, you can drive actual results. Here are five ways social media marketing can be used to drive revenue. 1. Extending Your Reach As...
There’s no doubt that social media has been a disruptive force on B2B marketing. Yet, many marketers struggle with how to use social media to go beyond awareness, to actually drive revenue. I’m...
What a week! Eloqua Experience wrapped up yesterday, and it was rocking! Quite literally, actually, with 2 earthquakes felt on Thursday. We used the Eloqua...
What a week! Eloqua Experience wrapped up yesterday, and it was rocking! Quite literally, actually, with 2 earthquakes felt on Thursday. We used the Eloqua tweet feeder cloud connector to look at the #EE11SF hashtag on Twitter to see when people were tweeting and how the audience for that hashtag grew with each major event. Some things we noticed: - The excitement around the keynote announcements was at least 4x stronger than a 4.2 magnitude quake - People tweeted all...
What a week! Eloqua Experience wrapped up yesterday, and it was rocking! Quite literally, actually, with 2 earthquakes felt on Thursday. We used the Eloqua tweet feeder cloud connector to look at the...
Walking into Salesforce.com’s massive Dreamforce conference recently, a long banner greeted you. “Welcome to the Social Enterprise,” it declared. The sign...
Walking into Salesforce.com’s massive Dreamforce conference recently, a long banner greeted you. “Welcome to the Social Enterprise,” it declared. The sign introduced a question that would linger on the minds of attendees and that Salesforce executives would try to answer: “Just what exactly is a social enterprise?” Is a social enterprise a business that’s integrated social media platforms into its marketing and support functions? Is it all about social CRM? Are we talking...
Walking into Salesforce.com’s massive Dreamforce conference recently, a long banner greeted you. “Welcome to the Social Enterprise,” it declared. The sign introduced a question that would linger on...
“But we’re in B2B marketing…” Ah, the common excuse you hear from those in the B2B marketing industry on why social media isn’t right for their company. Jay...
“But we’re in B2B marketing…” Ah, the common excuse you hear from those in the B2B marketing industry on why social media isn’t right for their company. Jay Baer, the co-author of The Now Revolution, has heard it all before. And this week, at the MarketingSherpa B2B Summit 2011, he set out to destroy seven of the most common B2B social media myths. In the process, Baer exposed 4 B2B social media mistakes far too many marketers make. 1. Assuming Too Much About Your Customers...
“But we’re in B2B marketing…” Ah, the common excuse you hear from those in the B2B marketing industry on why social media isn’t right for their company. Jay Baer, the co-author of The Now...
Suddenly the bevy of changes Facebook has been rolling out the past few days (subscriptions, the social ticker on the Newsfeed) makes sense. Today, during the...
Suddenly the bevy of changes Facebook has been rolling out the past few days (subscriptions, the social ticker on the Newsfeed) makes sense. Today, during the social networking behemoth’s f8 developer conference, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg unveiled a slew of new design layouts and updates. Put into the context of these updates, the motivation for changes to the Facebook Newsfeed, which confounded many, became clearer. Facebook Timeline By far, the most substantial change is...
Suddenly the bevy of changes Facebook has been rolling out the past few days (subscriptions, the social ticker on the Newsfeed) makes sense. Today, during the social networking behemoth’s f8...
Google+ is growing fast, and most marketers should be considering what, if any, plans they should make for conducting programs through this new social network...
Google+ is growing fast, and most marketers should be considering what, if any, plans they should make for conducting programs through this new social network when they eventually launch their inevitable business offering. Understanding how users are using the service is key to developing such a plan. ManageFlitter analyzed over 7000 Google Plus users linked to their system and showed that the average daily public posts per user has dropped from 0.68 to 0.40 when comparing...
Google+ is growing fast, and most marketers should be considering what, if any, plans they should make for conducting programs through this new social network when they eventually launch...
Anyone who’s spent significant time on Twitter has probably jumped on a Twitter chat, or at least seen one in action. You see a hashtag and, suddenly, your...
Anyone who’s spent significant time on Twitter has probably jumped on a Twitter chat, or at least seen one in action. You see a hashtag and, suddenly, your Twitter feed is popping up with questions and answers around a particular topic. If you’re charged with developing a brand’s social media strategy, creating Twitter chats can be tempting. After all, they are an inexpensive way to drive engagement and build community. But it’s not that easy. We consulted with the experts...
Anyone who’s spent significant time on Twitter has probably jumped on a Twitter chat, or at least seen one in action. You see a hashtag and, suddenly, your Twitter feed is popping up with questions...
About 5 years ago, “Social Media” seemed like the hula hoop scene from the Hudsucker Proxy. “You know, for kids”. Today, it’s considered an essential part of...
About 5 years ago, “Social Media” seemed like the hula hoop scene from the Hudsucker Proxy. “You know, for kids”. Today, it’s considered an essential part of any complete marketing strategy. For this week’s chart, we decided to drill into the impact that content being shared on Twitter can have on the bottom line. It’s obvious that having social media mentions can widen the audience of your content. But, how many additional views does that cause? Are those views just...
About 5 years ago, “Social Media” seemed like the hula hoop scene from the Hudsucker Proxy. “You know, for kids”. Today, it’s considered an essential part of any complete marketing strategy. For this...
