{"id":660,"date":"2013-09-30T07:23:55","date_gmt":"2013-09-30T07:23:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/strategicservices.com\/blog\/?p=660"},"modified":"2017-02-13T09:41:37","modified_gmt":"2017-02-13T09:41:37","slug":"lead-generation-the-social-way","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.metricfox.com\/blog\/?p=660","title":{"rendered":"Lead Generation \u2013 The Social Way!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.metricfox.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/Lead-Generation-Social-Media-1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-661\" alt=\"Lead-Generation-Social-Media\" src=\"http:\/\/www.metricfox.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/Lead-Generation-Social-Media-1.png\" width=\"1100\" height=\"628\" \/><\/a>According to a research by one of the top Marketing Automation companies on B2B marketers\u2019 choice of social media channels for customer acquisition, \u201c77 percent of B2B marketers have acquired a customer through LinkedIn, followed by 60 percent by company blogs, 43 percent through Facebook and 40 percent through Twitter.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Social Media is the most effective and efficient way to generate quality leads in today\u2019s market. The top social media networks &#8212; Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, Google+ and Pinterest &#8212; proved to be the top marketing channels to attract the right target audience faster and better when used the right way with right strategies. However, 40 percent of marketers (most of them still stuck with the traditional marketing ways), do not spend on social media presuming it to be a mere mode of communication for college kids. Little do they know that social media channels, especially Facebook, have made inroads into B2B business and lead generation in a big way.<\/p>\n<p>Are you a marketer who\u2019s putting social media in the backseat? Check out this webinar by Michael Leander to understand why social media lead generation is the newest trend in the market and why you need to adopt it NOW!<\/p>\n<p><b><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Webinar Details:<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>DATE:<\/b> TUESDAY, OCTOBER 1, 2013, 3 pm (GMT)<\/p>\n<p><b>SPEAKER:<\/b> Michael Leander, Marketing Expert and Trainer<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.markedu.com\/2013\/09\/06\/the-lead-marketing-process-setting-up-an-effective-lead-generation-and-lead-conversion-system\/#sthash.mAq74YkJ.NVDhXTeQ.dpbs\"><b>Space for the event is limited! 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