Social media influence in the workplace may be relatively small

If you’re a brand trying to influence key business contacts through social media, it may not be happening during business hours … and it may not be happening at all, according to new findings by WorkPlace Media. While more than half (55%) of office workers with Web access have at least one social networking account, […]

A double-standard on social media marketing?

If you’ve been reading the blog posts this week about social media and measurement, you owe it to yourself to read the fascinating comment section under the article The biggest lie in social media marketing. Smart people read this blog!! One commentary from Trey Pennington reflects a common obstacle for many of us — a […]

Social media time shock strategies

This is Part 4 of my interview with Dr. Ben Hanna, former eBay exec, online marketing pioneer and VP of Business.com. Part 1: Four breakthrough Twitter insights Part 2: Essential B2B social media start-up strategies Part 3: Developing a social media strategy when the rules aren’t clear One of the things most people learn is […]

Twitter for business: Four breakthrough insights

I’m privileged to introduce a week-long series of B2B social media insights with Dr. Ben Hanna, Vice President of Marketing for Business.com, where he oversees brand strategy, online marketing, public relations, social media, direct marketing and events. Ben is a true online marketing pioneer. Prior to his current position, Ben led the eBay B2B trading […]