Bice: LinkedIn for B2B is what Facebook was for B2C
Bill Bice · BoomTime.com: Hit $2.8m in Revenues, First 100 Customers From Linkedin · May 30, 2020 · at 12:48
Bill Bice, founder and CEO of BoomTime, discusses B2B audience growth channels with Nathan Latka.
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“So if you're in B to B, you know, LinkedIn, this is like Facebook was in B to C 10 years ago. I mean, it's just it's an open area. The growth is tremendous. You know, it is the place to be if you want to grow in B to B.”
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