Emeric Ernoult, Co-Founder and CEO of Agorapulse, talks about how the company grew from a Facebook contest tool into a full social media management platform. He shares the ups and downs of keeping up with the fast-changing world of social media marketing and how B2B marketers can the get most out of their social media platforms.

He encourages B2B marketers to focus on providing value through educational and entertaining content and offers practical advice for leveraging team members and influencers to enhance social media engagement.

About Agorapulse

Founded in 2010 by Emeric Ernoult and Benoît Hédiard, Agorapulse is a leading social media management platform headquartered in Paris, France. Designed for businesses, agencies, and marketers, Agorapulse streamlines social media workflows by providing tools to schedule posts, monitor conversations, engage with audiences, and analyze performance across multiple platforms, including Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, LinkedIn, YouTube, and TikTok.

About Emeric Ernoult

Emeric is the co-founder and CEO of Agorapulse, a leading social media management platform he grew to $20 million in revenue without external funding. Under his leadership, Agorapulse has distinguished itself in the competitive landscape by ranking #1 across top software review sites like G2, GetApp, Capterra, Appvizer (France), and OMR (Germany). Emeric's strategic vision and commitment to innovation have set industry benchmarks, including the first-ever social media inbox in 2014 and pioneering ROI tracking and analytics features for social media—patented innovations that help marketers prove the value of their investments.

Time Stamps

00:00:17 - Guest Introduction: Emeric Ernoult 00:02:07 - Differences Between the Bay Area and Europe for Startups 00:04:19 - Agorapulse: Solving Social Media Chaos 00:09:29 - B2B Marketing: Beyond LinkedIn 00:11:02 - Measuring Social Media Success 00:16:21 - The Challenge of Entertaining vs. Selling on Social Media 00:21:47 - Tips for B2B Marketers to Create Engaging Content 00:25:59 - Best Marketing Advice Received 00:28:34 - Advice for New Marketers 00:31:47 - Connecting with Emerick and Agorapulse

Quotes

"Social media is probably the most chaotic channel in the whole marketing world. Compare that to email, super simple... Social is not simple, not easy." Emeric Ernoult, Co-Founder and CEO of Agorapulse.

"If there's no proof that this works, it's not going to get budget, it's not going to get human resources, it's not going to get attention." Emeric Ernoult, Co-Founder and CEO of Agorapulse.

"In order to measure anything, you have to have an analytics framework in place. If you are not defining what are the CTAs you want to track on your website, you're not going to be able to track anything on social media." Emeric Ernoult, Co-Founder and CEO of Agorapulse.

"If you are not in constant learning mode, you're going to be out of place in six months. The assets to learn and to stay on top of your game are here, free, in abundance." Emeric Ernoult, Co-Founder and CEO of Agorapulse.

Follow Emeric:

Emeric Ernoult on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ernoult/?originalSubdomain=fr

Agorapulse’s website: https://www.agorapulse.com/

Agorapulse on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/agorapulse/

Follow Mike:

Mike Maynard on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mikemaynard/

Napier website: https://www.napierb2b.com/

Napier LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/napier-partnership-limited/

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