The Marketing Bureau

Most small businesses haven't figured out how to promote themselves on Flickr—and that means you can get an edge on the competition. And in a recent post at the Influential Marketing Blog, Rohit Bhargava offers several useful how-to pointers. Read more >>

By Kaitlyn Thompson
First Published on www.btobonline.com

Chicago—Microsoft Corp. this morning unveiled Gov2Social, a Web site where visitors can find state and local government officials using social media. Microsoft, one of four presenters at this morning’s BtoB NetMarketing Breakfast, said the new site is the latest part of its the Bright Side of Government initiative, which already has a presence on Faceboo, Twitter and YouTube. Read more >>

By The Newshound

First Published on www.marketingmag.com.au

Sydney - Nielsen has released a study suggesting that Australian marketers are allocating more of their budget to digital than TV, radio or outdoor. The 'Community Engine 2010 Social Media Business Benchmarking Study' also found that 70% of all Australian businesses intend conducting some form of social media activity this year, compared with just 40% in 2008. Read more >>

Integrating e-mail Marketing With Social Media
First Published on www.btobonline.com

B-to-C marketers are already melding social media and e-mail marketing, a tactic that marketers and analysts alike say is an important piece of a company strategy. However, b-to-b marketers aren't completely on board with the strategy. In fact, a recent Silverpop poll of more than 1,800 marketers (“Exploring the Differences and Similarities of B2C and B2B Marketing Tactics”) found that while 42% of b-to-c marketers are including links to social networking sites in their e-mail marketing campaigns, only 29% of b-to-b marketers have done similar integration. Read more >>