Comments on: B2B Marketing Observations from BlogWorld Expo http://www.dancewithstrangers.com/2009/10/19/b2b-marketing-observations-from-blogworld-expo/ Random Thoughts Brought To You Randomly Thu, 02 Sep 2010 20:38:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: John Mark Troyer http://www.dancewithstrangers.com/2009/10/19/b2b-marketing-observations-from-blogworld-expo/comment-page-1/#comment-2000 John Mark Troyer Thu, 12 Nov 2009 18:14:18 +0000 http://www.dancewithstrangers.com/?p=1521#comment-2000 Kyle, thanks! I'll take a closer look at those. As I implied, I'm coming from the enterprise community space. Sometimes we're speaking quite a different language than mainline B2B marketers. The fun part now is bridging the gap. Kyle, thanks! I’ll take a closer look at those. As I implied, I’m coming from the enterprise community space. Sometimes we’re speaking quite a different language than mainline B2B marketers. The fun part now is bridging the gap.

]]> By: Kyle Flaherty http://www.dancewithstrangers.com/2009/10/19/b2b-marketing-observations-from-blogworld-expo/comment-page-1/#comment-1999 Kyle Flaherty Thu, 12 Nov 2009 13:49:32 +0000 http://www.dancewithstrangers.com/?p=1521#comment-1999 HI John, thanks for the comment. Here is my stab at an answer, although it may be a longer post at some point. When it comes to online B2B talk I really use a few main resources; MarketingSherpa, SocialMediaB2B.com and Hubspot (their community and their tool actually). Additionally I follow Twitter lists of B2B marketers I trust, one was made by Kipp Bodnar of Social Media B2B: http://twitter.com/smb2b/b2b-thinkers and have joined several B2B marketing groups on LinkedIn. Offline I try to stay away from "social media" events at this point. They were terrific a few years ago, but to be honest I learn more now at events that are purely focused on B2B marketers. Check out the events that MarketingSherpa and MarketingProfs put together, they are really powerful, especially the smaller ones. Finally I've tried to create a small group here in Austin, nothing formal, of B2B marketers I know to get together once a month for coffee. Sharing stories with those folks is sometimes the absolute best form of advice I can get! /kff HI John, thanks for the comment. Here is my stab at an answer, although it may be a longer post at some point.

When it comes to online B2B talk I really use a few main resources; MarketingSherpa, SocialMediaB2B.com and Hubspot (their community and their tool actually). Additionally I follow Twitter lists of B2B marketers I trust, one was made by Kipp Bodnar of Social Media B2B: http://twitter.com/smb2b/b2b-thinkers and have joined several B2B marketing groups on LinkedIn.

Offline I try to stay away from “social media” events at this point. They were terrific a few years ago, but to be honest I learn more now at events that are purely focused on B2B marketers. Check out the events that MarketingSherpa and MarketingProfs put together, they are really powerful, especially the smaller ones. Finally I’ve tried to create a small group here in Austin, nothing formal, of B2B marketers I know to get together once a month for coffee. Sharing stories with those folks is sometimes the absolute best form of advice I can get!

/kff

]]> By: John Mark Troyer http://www.dancewithstrangers.com/2009/10/19/b2b-marketing-observations-from-blogworld-expo/comment-page-1/#comment-1998 John Mark Troyer Thu, 12 Nov 2009 06:53:34 +0000 http://www.dancewithstrangers.com/?p=1521#comment-1998 I'm at VMware, and I'd concur with your points. I'm trying to get out of my domain-specific world and engage with the greater social media community, so can I turn around your question? Where do <i>you</i> go to talk social media with other B2B marketers? Maybe a lot of us are using a "community" label rather than a "social media" one? I’m at VMware, and I’d concur with your points. I’m trying to get out of my domain-specific world and engage with the greater social media community, so can I turn around your question? Where do you go to talk social media with other B2B marketers? Maybe a lot of us are using a “community” label rather than a “social media” one?

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