Tue.Feb 14, 2012

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The Coming Death of Self-Publishing

B2B Memes

It won’t be long before self-publishing as a concept is dead. That’s not to say that the activity of publishing, whether it’s done by an individual, a small loose-knit group, or a corporation, is in decline. In fact, it’s healthier and growing faster than ever. But as an implicit indicator of quality, the idea inherent in the phrase “self-publishing” increasingly serves no purpose (other than a historical one).

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Why Your Social Media Marketing Stinks

Marketing Insider Group

Social networking is as old as humanity, and even the term social media has been around for quite a while. But as a function within marketing, social media management is only 3 years old at best for the majority of organizations. Despite all this, many B2B marketing organizations are seeing huge growth in the number of channels their business is demanding.

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Should I Remove Offer Content from My Website During a Campaign?

The Point

A client asks: “If we’re planning on using a particular white paper as part of a lead generation campaign, or even for lead nurturing , is it a good idea to remove that same content asset from our main Website? I’m concerned about people bypassing the campaign and just downloading the paper from our site.”. My response: The short answer to your question is: “no,” but let me expand a little.

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Top Valentine’s Day Ideas for Pulling in More Prospects

Tomorrow People

Looking for inspiration for your marketing this Valentine’s Day? Wondering how you can create a stronger relationship with your client-base? Try out some of our top marketing ideas for Valentine’s Day 2012: Create a perfect match : Create a perfect match between each stage of your marketing and sales pipeline to ensure that you nurture people from prospects into customers.

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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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The Ladder of Emotional Values: Pleasure Reigns

Writing on the Web

What emotions are people seeking to satisfy online? What can we understand about human motivations and values in order for content marketing to work? Maslow’s famous hierarchy of needs tells us we are motivated to satisfy our basic needs first (food, shelter, clothing), before we seek to obtain satisfaction for social, intellectual and spiritual needs.

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Industrial Age Thinking Thwarts Potential of Internal Social Nets

Paul Gillin

About 15 years ago the CEO of the company where I worked decided that it was important that employees should learn to use the technology they were writing about. He asked my business unit to build a computer lab that employees could use at any time to play and experiment. A large rectangular block of space was annexed in the middle of the open office and a spacious facility was constructed with spot lighting, tinted picture windows and all the latest PCs and Macs with large color monitors, color

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25 TEDTalk Quotes to Inspire You

Hubspot

Have you ever attended live or viewed an online TEDTalk ? You know, those inspiring, funny, or fascinating talks from industry leaders and amazing people that take place around the world? Today, the TED nonprofit, which began in 1984 as an annual conference that brought together people from the technology, entertainment, and design industries, has launched TED Quotes , a web page on the TED.com website dedicated to featuring some of the best quotes from its TEDTalks.

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Long web pages are okay! 4 ways to convince your visitor to scroll down the page

EMagine B2B Blog

SEO experts have long been saying your ideal web or blog page length should be between 200-250 words, and if you have more to say, break it up into several pages of 200-250 words. This statement has confounded companies who had a lot to say about a subject and preferred to say it all on [.].

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11 Ways to Give and Get Customer Love

Hubspot

It's Valentine's Day, and if you still haven't gotten that special someone something special, you should probably rush over to your local drug store. There's still time, and there are probably 2 or 3 fairly cheesy greeting cards left to choose from. Okay, maybe you deserve a little bit more credit, you actually made your dinner reservations weeks ago, and you have a genuinely heartfelt token of your affection wrapped and ready to go.

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The Top 3 Tips for Writing Successful White Papers

In the B2B marketing toolkit, white papers can be a powerful option for reaching decision-makers and experts, presenting them with interesting information that improves their perception of your organization's competence and thought leadership. That said, a poorly executed whitepaper will not only be unable to influence your desired audience but will also come with significant costs that other assets won't incur.

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Don’t Ignore Message Boards in Your Social Media Marketing Strategy

Biznology

The problem with most social media marketing agencies is that we’re fickle. We tend to keep rushing into the future, adopting anything and everything hot and new and throwing the way the rest. When it comes to online forums, I believe the baby has been thrown away with the bath water. In our constant hunger for the latest and greatest, we have mostly abandoned these working class heroes–message boards–preferring exciting new money to boring old money.

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9 Ways B2Bs Can Excel With Location-Based Social Media

Hubspot

This is a guest blog post written by Brian Honigman, the social media account manager at LunaMetrics. As a Google Analytics certified partner, LunaMetrics also specializes in social media, search engine optimization, and PPC. You can follow him on Twitter as @Brian_Honigman or @LunaMetrics. B2B companies don't often see how location-based social platforms like Foursquare, Gowalla, SCVNGR, Facebook Places, or Google Places, can benefit them or their customers.

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Eight Shortcuts to More Successful Sales & Marketing Collaboration

ViewPoint

Matt Heinz has more than 12 years of marketing, business development and sales experience from a variety of organizations, vertical industries and company sizes; including Microsoft, Weber Shandwick, Boeing, The Seattle Mariners, Market Leader and Verdiem. Matt began Heinz Marketing in 2007 to help clients focus their business on market and customer opportunities, then execute a plan to scale revenue and customer growth.

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Case Studies: Ask Short, Clear Questions

WriteSpark

When you ask questions during a case study interview, do you talk too much? If you're getting answers that are lackluster, confusing, or less complete or enthusiastic than you expect, the problem may be how you asked the questions. Common symptoms: Using more than two sentences for a question. Asking for too much information in a single question. Feeling the temptation to explain a topic or share a story of your experience after you state the question, but before you allow the customer to answer

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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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Will The Rise of the Photo Apps Kill the Written Word?

Convince & Convert

Ekaterina Walter is a social media strategist at Intel. She is a part of Intel’s Social Media Center of Excellence and is responsible for company-wide social media enablement and corporate social networking strategy. She was recently elected to serve on the board of directors of WOMMA. Overall, the statistics point in just one direction: blogging is dying.

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Case Studies: Ask Short, Clear Questions

WriteSpark

When you ask questions during a case study interview, do you talk too much? If you're getting answers that are lackluster, confusing, or less complete or enthusiastic than you expect, the problem may be how you asked the questions. Common symptoms: Using more than two sentences for a question. Asking for too much information in a single question. Feeling the temptation to explain a topic or share a story of your experience after you state the question, but before you allow the customer to answer

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Marketing Can Make You Crazy: Valentine’s Day Edition

Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

by Jason Miller Being a good B2B marketer means driving sales and engaging customers all while building meaningful relationships. Because of this inherit trait, one would think that marketers are big fans of creatively celerating Valentine’s Day. But what happens when you mix work with your Valentine’s Day messaging? Hilarity ensues. We asked Marketo employees to caption the photo below by completing the phrase “You Know You’re in Marketing When…” with a funny Valentine theme.