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How does Digital Social Media and PR help in B2B marketing

Varsha Marathe
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May 6, 2017
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How does Digital Social Media and PR help in B2B marketing

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The key to successful B2B PR is accurately identifying your audience and their drivers, and then developing tailored content that is specifically designed to engage the right audience. In this case, the targeted audience might not be your direct customers and hence it is important to understand the bigger picture.

Once identified, this content needs to be released at the right time, and in the right format, to ensure that the decision-makers you are targeting are reached and understand the message.

The reality is, that tangible business results should be the outcome of quality PR efforts. Positive publicity is a boon for any business but not the end game of B2B PR.

In fact, B2B PR is all about earning results that change perceptions, shape opinions, drive brand preferences, and create new and collateral business opportunities.

The essence of public relations will remain the same but the approach would drastically change with B2B PR

According to the English business magnate Richard Branson,

a good PR story is indefinitely more effective than a front-page advertisement.

 Let us look at the precision scales manufacturer, ‘Kern & Sohn’ as they sought to differentiate themselves and grow market share globally within science and education. With millions of schools and laboratories worldwide, it faced the challenge of a highly commoditised marketplace and generally disinterested media.

It was only with PR’s brilliant efforts that Kern and Sohn displayed their product quality in a unique way of a ‘Space Gnome’ which would captivate the audience and would make more firms to tie up with them for operations.

Two major factors that need to be understood here are –

The Big Picture:

It is only when you carefully examine all details; you realize how significant the flow chain of any product is. In a B2B model, the business does not end with transacting with the client business. It is equaly important to understand what the end result is. This is where Aspire PR steps in as we help understand both sides of the story and at times act as a bridge for communication.

Another important side is the presence of digital media. It might not look like a big deal but with Facebook proving to be the backbone to many business stories, it is pivotal to understand the importance. Digital media provides a platform for not just dealers but the customers as well; a whole seller can reach out to all kinds of customers and create the need for the product/service, thus leading to more brand recognition and value generation. A perfect blend of different social media platforms such as Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn along with others makes the quintessential formula for higher and more personal customer reach.

We help you build the product’s image to the end customer which leads to public affection. In turn, the demand for the product goes up resulting in more demand from the client business.

Quality Networking:

B2B PR does not only apply to the manufacturing (Wholesale-Retail) sector but, to the service sector as well. In this industry ‘Greater networking gets you better business’ and PR does exactly that job of building a better quality network for you.

We at Aspire PR believe in creatively highlighting credentials of your services with the outcome-focused approach and for that to work, it is essential to strategically place your core services in different mediums like traditional and digital media, and make them known in the business world to attract more commercial opportunities and collaborations.

B2B PR is for anyone who understands the importance of optimizing their business with every possible method.

(References –drpr.com.au, cision.com and b2bprblog.com)

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