{"id":652872,"date":"2013-04-17T08:55:46","date_gmt":"2013-04-17T12:55:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gigaom.com\/?p=630764"},"modified":"2013-04-17T08:55:46","modified_gmt":"2013-04-17T12:55:46","slug":"reaching-buyers-with-vertical-networks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/652872","title":{"rendered":"Reaching buyers with vertical networks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Have you tried to sell anything on Facebook lately? For all the promise of interactive targeting technologies, it\u2019s never been harder for marketers to cut through the clutter. Sure, advertisers can buy audiences in real time, independent of context, but that\u2019s rarely the best way to make a meaningful impression on a business decision maker. Wasn\u2019t social media supposed to enable marketing to an engaged audience?<\/p>\n<p>In response, digital publishers are talking about native advertising as if advertorials were something new. In fact, there are good ways and bad ways to make use of native advertising, and some of the more promising vehicles to reach professionals are emerging vertical networks. This session will look at best practices for marketing to IT buyers and influencers.<\/p>\n<p>Discussion topics include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>How should marketers view vertical networks within the context of social platforms such as LinkedIn and Facebook?<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Where do technology buyers congregate, what are they interested in and how do they like to be engaged?<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>What characteristics make vertical networks attractive?<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>What are the best practices for prioritizing professional and vertical networks as marketing platforms?<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Our panel of experts includes:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pro.gigaom.com\/members\/cormacfoster\/?utm_source=tech&#38;utm_medium=editorial&#038;%2338;utm_campaign=intext&#038;%2338;utm_term=630764+reaching-buyers-with-vertical-networks&#038;%2338;utm_content=kathyosweiler\"><b>Cormac Foster<\/b><\/a>, research director, <a href=\"http:\/\/pro.gigaom.com\/?utm_source=tech&#38;utm_medium=editorial&#038;%2338;utm_campaign=intext&#038;%2338;utm_term=630764+reaching-buyers-with-vertical-networks&#038;%2338;utm_content=kathyosweiler\">GigaOM Research<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/pro.gigaom.com\/members\/davidcard\/profile?utm_source=tech&#38;utm_medium=editorial&#038;%2338;utm_campaign=intext&#038;%2338;utm_term=630764+reaching-buyers-with-vertical-networks&#038;%2338;utm_content=kathyosweiler\"><b>David Card<\/b><\/a>, VP of Research, <a href=\"http:\/\/pro.gigaom.com\/?utm_source=tech&#38;utm_medium=editorial&#038;%2338;utm_campaign=intext&#038;%2338;utm_term=630764+reaching-buyers-with-vertical-networks&#038;%2338;utm_content=kathyosweiler\">GigaOM Pro<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/community.spiceworks.com\/profile\/show\/Rob%20Harris\"><b>Rob Harris<\/b><\/a>, senior IT lead and operating systems architect,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ausdig.com\/\">Austin Digital, Inc.<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/community.spiceworks.com\/profile\/show\/Justin.Davison?tab=about\"><b>Justin Davison<\/b><\/a>, senior systems engineer, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.rjlg.com\/\">R J Lee Group<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/community.spiceworks.com\/profile\/show\/Jay%20%28Spiceworks%29\"><b>Jay Hallberg<\/b><\/a>, Co\u2013Founder &#38; Vice President of Marketing <a href=\"http:\/\/www.spiceworks.com\/\">Spiceworks<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/pro.gigaom.com\/webinars\/spiceworks-reaching-buyers-with-vertical-networks\/?utm_source=tech&#38;utm_medium=editorial&#038;%2338;utm_content=kathyosweiler&#038;%2338;utm_campaign=intext&#038;%2338;utm_term=630764+reaching-buyers-with-vertical-networks\">Register here<\/a><\/strong> to join GigaOM Research and our sponsor Spiceworks<b> <\/b>for \u201cReaching buyers with vertical networks,\u201d a free analyst roundtable webinar on <b>Thursday, April 25, 2013 at 10:00 a.m. PT.<\/b><\/p>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/stats.wordpress.com\/b.gif?host=gigaom.com&#038;blog=14960843&#038;%23038;post=630764&#038;%23038;subd=gigaom2&#038;%23038;ref=&#038;%23038;feed=1\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/pubads.g.doubleclick.net\/gampad\/jump?iu=\/1008864\/GigaOM_RSS_300x250&#038;sz=300x250&#038;%23038;c=782662\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/pubads.g.doubleclick.net\/gampad\/ad?iu=\/1008864\/GigaOM_RSS_300x250&#038;sz=300x250&#038;%23038;c=782662\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img width='1' height='1' src='http:\/\/gigaom.feedsportal.com\/c\/34996\/f\/646446\/s\/2ad369cb\/mf.gif' border='0'\/><\/p>\n<div class='mf-viral'>\n<table border='0'>\n<tr>\n<td valign='middle'><a href=\"http:\/\/share.feedsportal.com\/share\/twitter\/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fgigaom.com%2F2013%2F04%2F17%2Freaching-buyers-with-vertical-networks%2F&#038;t=Reaching+buyers+with+vertical+networks\" ><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/res3.feedsportal.com\/social\/twitter.png\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a>&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/share.feedsportal.com\/share\/facebook\/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fgigaom.com%2F2013%2F04%2F17%2Freaching-buyers-with-vertical-networks%2F&#038;t=Reaching+buyers+with+vertical+networks\" ><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/res3.feedsportal.com\/social\/facebook.png\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a>&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/share.feedsportal.com\/share\/linkedin\/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fgigaom.com%2F2013%2F04%2F17%2Freaching-buyers-with-vertical-networks%2F&#038;t=Reaching+buyers+with+vertical+networks\" ><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/res3.feedsportal.com\/social\/linkedin.png\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a>&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/share.feedsportal.com\/share\/gplus\/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fgigaom.com%2F2013%2F04%2F17%2Freaching-buyers-with-vertical-networks%2F&#038;t=Reaching+buyers+with+vertical+networks\" ><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/res3.feedsportal.com\/social\/googleplus.png\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a>&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/share.feedsportal.com\/share\/email\/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fgigaom.com%2F2013%2F04%2F17%2Freaching-buyers-with-vertical-networks%2F&#038;t=Reaching+buyers+with+vertical+networks\" ><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/res3.feedsportal.com\/social\/email.png\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td valign='middle'><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/da.feedsportal.com\/r\/163644773980\/u\/49\/f\/646446\/c\/34996\/s\/2ad369cb\/a2.htm\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/da.feedsportal.com\/r\/163644773980\/u\/49\/f\/646446\/c\/34996\/s\/2ad369cb\/a2.img\" border=\"0\"\/><\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" src=\"http:\/\/pi.feedsportal.com\/r\/163644773980\/u\/49\/f\/646446\/c\/34996\/s\/2ad369cb\/a2t.img\" border=\"0\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"feedflare\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/OmMalik?a=FMjaS9eGwoQ:yghS8FIkDtc:yIl2AUoC8zA\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/OmMalik?d=yIl2AUoC8zA\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~r\/OmMalik\/~4\/FMjaS9eGwoQ\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\"\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Have you tried to sell anything on Facebook lately? 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