Sat.Oct 15, 2011 - Fri.Oct 21, 2011

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Steve Jobs said: "You can't just ask customers what they want."

Tomorrow People

Why buyer behaviour has changed. “To be successful and grow your business and revenues, you must match the way you market your products with the way your prospects learn about and shop for your products.” Brian Halligan , Co-Author of Inbound Marketing, Chief Executive Officer, Hubspot. “as you’ve noticed, people don’t want to be sold to.

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Webinar Replay: 2012 B2B Marketing Benchmark Report Reveals How Marketers Can Transform Mounting Pressure, Challenges into Revenue

markempa

Tweet Warning: If you watch only the first few minutes of this webinar, you might get discouraged about the state of marketing today. However, if you watch the webinar through the end, you’re going to be excited about marketing’s potential for driving more revenue than ever before. At the beginning of the webinar, Jen Doyle, MarketingSherpa Senior Research Manager and Lead Author of the 2012 B2B Marketing Benchmark Report , revealed that 1,745 marketing organizations are reporting remarkable dec

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“You Can’t Catch Water With A Fist”

ViewPoint

James Obermayer, Executive Director and CEO of the Sales Lead Management Association and President of Sales Leakage Consulting is a regular guest blogger with ViewPoint. JoJo Jensen’s quote from Dirt Farmer’s Wisdom i , “You can’t catch water with a fist,” is especially true in the conflict between sales and marketing. I am particularly struck by her thought that you must be open-handed and open-minded to accomplish almost anything in life.

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B2B and B2C Marketing Automation: Understanding the Differences

Customer Experience Matrix

As you might have guessed from my recent list of B2C marketing automation systems , I’ve recently been spending some time helping consumer marketers to select vendors. This is more a return than a departure: although I’ve written mostly about B2B systems for the past few years, my earlier work was largely in consumer marketing. Like any traveler, I’ve returned home with some new perspectives.

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How to Leverage Behavioral Science Insights for Direct Mail Success

Speaker: Neal Boornazian, President and Nancy Harhut, Co-Founder and Chief Creative Officer - HBT Marketing

Direct mail has consistently remained a powerful tool in the marketer's arsenal, but in an age of digital dominance, its effectiveness hinges on the strategic integration of behavioral science. 💡 When you incorporate powerful behavioral science principles into your direct mail marketing strategies, you can prompt the hardwired decision-making shortcuts your audience relies on — and that automatically unlocks new avenues for engagement, conversion, and brand loyalty.

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30 Smart Quotes on the New Business Marketing

Tomorrow People

With inbound marketing quickly gaining recognition as the most innovative and cost effective form of marketing for business, plenty of people have something to say on the subject. So we’ve carefully selected the best 30 quotes from the world’s greatest branding experts, marketing thinkers and creatives to save you time. Here’s what they have to say on the subject: Why the web takes the lead (and the leads).

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Swabbing the Decks of the Titanic: Why You Should Learn Programming

B2B Memes

Last week journalism professor Matt Waite wrote a blog post worrying about the typical defeatist reaction of journalism students when faced with a coding challenge, whether in HTML, JavaScript, or other language: “I can’t do this,” they tell him. “This is impossible. I’ll never get this.” When I tweeted a link to the article, I wrote “”Journos: If you fear coding, you fear the future.”.

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The 11th Question to Ask Before Buying a Marketing Automation Solution

ViewPoint

A good read I discovered recently is a post by Lauren Carlson, What Do You Wish You Had Asked Your MA Vendor? , on the Marketing Automation Software Guide blog. Lauren’s article is based on her survey of marketing automation users that sought—knowing what they know now—the questions they would ask vendors if they were going back and buying their software all over again.

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What is the Future of Business Marketing?

Tomorrow People

“There is no black magic to successfully attracting customers via the web.” Rand Fishkin, Founder, Seomoz. Ever wished you could pick the brains of the brightest and best in marketing and business? We just did - so you don’t have to. In our eGuide 30 Smart Quotes on the New Business Marketing we bring together insight and expertise from some of the greatest thinkers - and do-ers - in inbound marketing , business and new media.

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Are You Telling or Selling?

Marketing Insider Group

I don’t have much of a post today. I’m sleep-deprived from my newborn ‘s late-night party habits and juggling new projects, old projects and 2012 planning at work. But I do have a question for us all to consider: Are you telling or selling? Are you telling stories in your marketing that inspire, educate or entertain? Or just selling your wares?

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WorkCast's Ultimate Webinar Handbook 2024

Elevate your webinar game with WorkCast's Ultimate Webinar Handbook! Packed with insights from our seasoned webinar experts, this comprehensive guide is your go-to resource for mastering the art of B2B webinars. Learn the fundamentals, from defining webinars to exploring their benefits and diverse use cases. Discover the key elements of running a successful webinar, avoiding common mistakes, and making your sessions more engaging.

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Can Barnes and Noble engage Borders customers?

Biznology

Image by markhillary via Flickr. Celebrating at a funeral is in bad taste, so I’m sure the folks at B&N had to think carefully about to address the contacts they got from a recent acquisition of Borders customer data. Too friendly and cheerful would come across as celebration; too mournful and sympathetic would appear inauthentic or worse.

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The 3 P’s of B2B Lead Generation: People, Process, Platforms

NuSpark Consulting

When people ask me what I do, I usually give them my standard 15-second commercial; generate quality inbound leads and shorten sales cycles via lead generation, lead nurturing, and content marketing. I am also active on Google Plus. Now that the SEO keywords are out of the way, I wanted to touch on my other sell statement; as a digital marketing consultant and founder of NuSpark Marketing, I also resell people, process, and platforms. .

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Writing Compelling Content: What Drives Your Readers?

Writing on the Web

What Drives Your Readers?" alt=" Writing Compelling Content: What Drives Your Readers?" />. What Drives Your Readers?" width="93" height="110" /> In a recent blog post, Compelling Content: What Are Your Readers’ Hot Buttons? , we explored the top 10 hot buttons and the use of emotional words and phrases to tap into these issues. Here’s another model based on only 4 drivers. 4 Drives in a Nutshell.

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Have The Right Content. Help Your Buyers. Get More Customers.

Marketing Insider Group

I have been struggling with this dilemma for months. When you talk to most marketers and even the majority of business people, they get that the web , social media , mobile devices and the content we place on these channels are all important factors in driving real business results. But then the questions arise: How? What is Content Marketing and this thing called a Content Strategy ?

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21 Advanced ChatGPT Prompts To Take Your Social Media to the Next Level

Upgrade your social media game with our in-depth playbook: "21 advanced ChatGPT prompts for social media managers". These powerful prompts are tailored to supercharge your content creation, strategy development, and results analysis. Say goodbye to writer's block and hello to endless creativity as you effortlessly generate engaging posts, come up with original strategies, and optimize your social media performance - all in a fraction of the time.

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Can Barnes and Noble engage Borders customers?

Biznology

Image by markhillary via Flickr. Celebrating at a funeral is in bad taste, so I’m sure the folks at B&N had to think carefully about to address the contacts they got from a recent acquisition of Borders customer data. Too friendly and cheerful would come across as celebration; too mournful and sympathetic would appear inauthentic or worse.

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The 3 P’s of B2B Lead Generation: People, Process, Platforms

NuSpark Consulting

When people ask me what I do, I usually give them my standard 15-second commercial; generate quality inbound leads and shorten sales cycles via lead generation, lead nurturing, and content marketing. I am also active on Google Plus. Now that the SEO keywords are out of the way, I wanted to touch on my other sell statement; as a digital marketing consultant and founder of NuSpark Marketing, I also resell people, process, and platforms. .

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All Media Will Be Social Media

Digital B2B Marketing

This is a forward looking opinion post on the potential future of digital marketing. The future of digital media is social. With the far-reaching tentacles of Google and Facebook, no digital marketer will be able to approach marketing without engaging in some form of social media. Today, companies can choose to ignore social media. Although they cannot stop the conversation, they can ignore the conversation that is happening elsewhere.

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Hot Air Balloon Craftsmanship

Marketing Craftmanship

Denny Fleck -- Hot Air Balloon Craftsman. When he was 21 years-old, Denny Fleck took his first hot air balloon ride. He was hooked for life. Nearly forty years later, on most days from May to October, Denny can be found piloting one of his hot air balloons; ferrying adventurous passengers on an hour-long airborne trek across Northern New Jersey, complete with dogs barking, friendly locals waving and balloon chase vehicle in pursuit below.

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What Regulations Will Impact Sustainability Comms in 2024?

Navigating the waters of sustainability reporting disclosures and regulations can be intimidating, to say the least. With various measures set in motion in 2023 to keep companies accountable, there is a lot in store for brands’ impact communication in the upcoming year. 3BL is kicking off this January with our Navigating ESG Comms Through the Cosmos - Capricorn Edition by highlighting the impact of: The U.S Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Climate disclosure rules The European Commission

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Radian6 Email Campaign Hits the Mark

The Point

There’s a lot to like about the email below received last week from Radian6 , makers of social media monitoring tools (and recently acquired by Salesforce.com.) Most notable: not once in the entire copy is the company or product mentioned. This is content marketing, pure and simple. What I like: 1. The headine: “Strategically Social: 5 Keys to Becoming a Social Business” promises a specific, tangible learning benefit (“5 Keys”), drawing the reader into the copy. 2.

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Is Youtility the Future of Marketing?

Convince & Convert

Ever since the first caveman tried to sell a rock to another caveman, we’ve been relying upon some variation of the same marketing song and dance. It doesn’t matter if the message is conveyed via smoke signal, carrier pigeon, direct mail, TV, or flashy banner ad, the plea is the same: “We’ve got good stuff, wanna buy some?” What we’re trying to do with all forms of marketing is tie interests to actions.

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All Media Will Be Social Media

Digital B2B Marketing

This is a forward looking opinion post on the potential future of digital marketing. The future of digital media is social. With the far-reaching tentacles of Google and Facebook, no digital marketer will be able to approach marketing without engaging in some form of social media. Today, companies can choose to ignore social media. Although [.].

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Don’t be afraid of fake reviews

Biznology

Image via CrunchBase. Last week, I talked about how you really do know what to say in social media. I got lots of nice feedback on that post, but I know that some of you are still skeptical. I know that some of you still believe that old PR maxim to never dignify a scurrilous story with a response. Or that some criticisms are “one-day stories,” and answering them just “gives them legs.” And some of you are especially adamant about this when it comes to reviews of your bus

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The Resurgence of Direct Mail as a Growth Marketing Strategy

Speaker: Jeff Tarran, COO, Gunderson Direct & Margaret Pepe, Executive Director of Product Management, U.S. Postal Service

Learn the secrets to direct mail success for growth marketers! Industry veterans Jeff Tarran and Margaret Pepe are here to delve into how direct mail has completely evolved in recent years, and has rightfully earned a seat at the table alongside the email and digital marketing plans of SMBs, enterprise companies, and agencies as they look into strategy for 2024 and beyond.

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B2B Marketer: Are You a Hedgehog or a Fox?

B2B Marketing Traction

In business there are hedgehogs and there are foxes. I believe the concept applies to marketers, too. In the book Good to Great , Jim Collions wrote that great companies acted more like hedgehogs – simple, dowdy creatures that know one thing and stick to it. The comparison companies in the Good to Great study were more like foxes, wrote Collins, craft, cunning, fast and everchanging.

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Social Media Lessons From the Offline Real World

Convince & Convert

An interesting report released from Pew Internet Research about the use of location-based services among adults found that only 28% of American adult cell phone owners use services such as maps or recommendations based on their location. In addition, 4% of all American adults use check-in apps such as Foursquare and Gowalla. Conversely, in the social media community, checking-in is a frequent behavior, and legions of blog posts are written about location-based services.

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Facebook Tips for Midsize Businesses

Paul Gillin

With Facebook presenting a tempting target of 800 million potential customers, small businesses are flocking to social network as a fast and easy way to generate business. But many SMB’s don’t take full advantage of the Facebook platform because they’re intimidated by the learning curve and the technical knowledge that Facebook applications demand.

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Can Barnes and Noble engage Borders customers?

Biznology

Image by markhillary via Flickr. Celebrating at a funeral is in bad taste, so I’m sure the folks at B&N had to think carefully about to address the contacts they got from a recent acquisition of Borders customer data. Too friendly and cheerful would come across as celebration; too mournful and sympathetic would appear inauthentic or worse.

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How to Improve Email Deliverability and Optimize Each Send

Learn how to optimize email deliverability and drive greater email ROI. What lands your email in the customer’s inbox? Understanding those factors, otherwise known as email deliverability, is critical to getting the most return on your campaign investments. But the “rules” around which factors land you in the spam folder aren’t always easy to keep up with.

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What Do I Spend on My Marketing Budget? Part 1

B2B Marketing Traction

Blog entry excerpted from the Marketing chapter written by Jennifer Beever in The Book on Business from A to Z. Business owners and marketing managers often ask how to figure out what their marketing budget should be. Here’s a classic marketing consultant answer: “ It depends. “ Your marketing budget does depend on a variety of factors, including your lead generation return rates and lead-to-buyer conversion rates.

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Why-Fi? Destroy Real-Time Social Media Obstacles

Convince & Convert

Although it’s expanded and morphed to become a catch-all term that means both everything and yet nothing, “social media” started with user-generated content, as sites like Yelp enabled consumers to weigh-in and sway collective opinion. And while Twitter and Facebook (in particular) have stolen the buzz scepter from those UGC pioneers, the importance of facilitating customer-created content has not faded a bit.

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Are Community Forums Good for Manufacturers and Industrial Companies?

Industrial Marketing Today

Blogging and mainstream social media sites like LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter and YouTube get all the attention these days. What about good ol’ community forums? Community forums have been around a lot longer than the newer social media channels. Some even consider it the original crowdsourcing platform for content. Traditionally used as customer support tools by manufacturers and industrial distributors, the discussion threads were primarily text-based.