14 b2b marketing + social media stats for 2014

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Social media and marketing statistics for B2B companies around blogging, website traffic and more.

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14 B2B SOCIAL MEDIA + MARKETING Stats for 2014

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40% of B2B buyers say LinkedIn is important when researching technologies and purchases 19% say the same of Twitter

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Top three social networks used by B2B marketers: - 91% LinkedIn - 85% Twitter - 81% Facebook

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62% of B2B marketers say LinkedIn is effective 30% say the same of Facebook

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76% of B2B companies maintain blogs

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B2B companies that blog generate 67% more leads than those that don’t. @LAURENKGRAY

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62% of B2B marketers rate blogging as an effective content marketing tactic

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91% of B2B marketers use content marketing. Just 36% say they are effective at it

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Most effective B2B content marketers: -  Use 12+ different tactics -  Have a documented strategy -  Use an average of 7 different social platforms -  Devote 40% of budgets to content marketing

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Top 3 content marketing tactics used by B2B marketers

-  Social media other than blogs (87%) -  Articles on their own websites (83%) -  E-newsletters (80%)

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B2B marketers rate in-person events and case studies as the most effective content marketing tactics.

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Top 3 organizational goals for B2B content marketing

-  Brand awareness (82%) -  Lead generation (74%) -  Customer acquisition (73%)

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Top 3 metrics used to measure success - Website traffic (63%) -  Sales lead quality (54%) -  Social media sharing (50%)

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45% of B2B marketers have gained a customer through LinkedIn

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On average, B2B marketers who use Twitter generate twice as many leads as those who don’t

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Have questions about increasing blog traffic for your B2B blog? Contact: info@movablemedia.com

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