I cannot wait to redo the home page of Find New Customers – simple, few words and a clear call to action. It will be beautiful too, just like CopyBlogger. But I cannot wait for the professional to finish, so I did what I could and took pruning shears to Find New Customers. What do you think? Are the changes good or did I prune too deeply? After (28 Words). Find New Customers helps companies rapidly grow revenue by transforming how they attract, engage and win new customers. Grab our awesome free white paper, How to Find New Customers! Before (550 words). Please give us more of them.” MORE >>

Save Some Time on Us. Some of the better reads we encountered this week. We’ve run a hi-liter through each post/article to emphasize what jumped out at us when reading them. We call these our Fave Five Posts. In 2012 we will focus on: technology trends, community and network development, crowdsourcing & B2B marketing. If you have ideas on how we can provide more and better value to you in sharing these posts let us know below. Our Favourite Posts for Week of Feb 13, 2012. This inspired the headline for this fave five post! See #5 below). Enjoy! In fact they should! 4) Nimble 2.0 MORE >>

Discussion: In 2008, the Obama campaign’s online and social media teams set a new high watermark for digital strategy and execution in politics, while also developing concepts and tools that influenced countless organizations, from non-profits looking to fundraise to companies seeking to better connect with customers. The same architects of the groundbreaking digital effort in 2008 have returned for 2012, but the game has changed. This panel is part of Social Media Week NYC. Panelists: Andrew Rasiej , Founder of Personal Democracy Media. This drove a lot of how we worked the campaign. New tool? MORE >>

by Jody Mooney | Tweet this Has your inbox ever been plagued by a poorly made “sales email”? You’re not alone. Most of us have received one of those cringe-worthy emails from some anonymous seeming sales rep. The wrong name, the impersonal subject line (“XYZ” placeholder, anyone?), the comic sans font, we all know it when we see it. In fact, a quick Google search for “worst sales email” yields a strong sampling of entertaining emails and customer rants. Sales emails play a critical role in finding opportunities, but not if the recipient is left shaking their head. Be Timely. Time kills deals.” MORE >>

Email marketing is a central part of your inbound marketing strategy, but it can be an intimidating tactic to tackle if you're a newbie. Heck, even seasoned email marketers are continually learning new terms (we learned some new ones for this post!) and must keep up to date with ever-changing laws that affect how you do your job. So we put together this glossary of email marketing terms that you can refer back to any time you wonder what they heck a blog post, your boss, or your ESP's documentation is talking about. Email Marketing Glossary: 44 Terms to Know. per email address. newsletters). MORE >>