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Should I Use Facebook For My B2B Marketing Strategy?

Should I Use Facebook For My B2B Marketing Strategy? | Public Relations & Social Marketing Insight | Scoop.it

Should you use Facebook for your B2B marketing strategy? The facts tell us that it's not the best use of your resources.


Question. Should I use Facebook as a tactic for my B2B marketing campaigns?


Answer. Sgt. Joe Friday from Dragnet used to say “All we know are the facts, ma’am.” And the facts tell us that Facebook is a bad place to execute your B2B marketing strategy. Facebook is a great social media platform to the message and engage fans. However, mostly for B2C brands. Many B2B brands and their marketing managers are getting a very low ROFI – Return On Facebook Investment because they do not know all the facts!...

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This post will give some pause for thought. Facebook won't work for all business and here's why.

debbieleven's curator insight, August 28, 2013 5:58 AM

A useful piece on Facebook and B2B.  It can be tempting for small businesses to just jump on the band wagon and throw themselves into social networks hoping that something sticks.  

 

Facebook can seem like an obvious choice because of its size.  This is a good reminder to think about how people use Facebook and whether they are the right people, in the right frame of mind to engage with in relation to what you are offering.

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The family firm selling via Facebook

The family firm selling via Facebook | Public Relations & Social Marketing Insight | Scoop.it

The BBC's Jill Martin visits US clothing company Lolly Wolly Doodle, which is helping to lead the way in selling directly through Facebook.


As a family-run company with just 160 employees and a funny name, US children's clothing manufacturer Lolly Wolly Doodle (LWD) does not immediately seem like a trendsetter.Yet the North Carolina firm and its owner Brandi Temple are at the forefront of how small retailers are increasingly selling their wares directly through Facebook.


Billionaire investor Steve Case, the co-founder of US internet group AOL, is so impressed with LWD and its "Facebook commerce" business model that earlier this year his Revolution Growth fund invested $20m (£13m) in the company.


He says that LWD has the potential to be a billion-dollar business.Mr Case adds: "Ms Temple really had pioneered the whole area of social shopping. It's really bringing consumers almost into the design process."For most people focused on e-commerce, social is an afterthought. For her, it's the main event. I think that's unique."...

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Interesting social business case study. 

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