Mon.Feb 27, 2012

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Lead Scores Too High? Maybe They Need An Expiration Date.

The Point

In the early stages of a recent client engagement, it became apparent that the schema already in place to determine and assign lead scores was, well: broken. The most glaring symptom was the absurdly high scores: hundreds of contacts had lead scores of more than 1,000, even though the supposed threshold for a sales-ready lead was a mere 100 points. Amongst companies who adopt marketing automation technology, the problem of lead score inflation is a common one, mainly due to the rudimentary way i

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SEO is Only One Part of an Integrated Marketing Strategy

Biznology

People are constantly using the Internet. Whether they are browsing from a desktop computer, laptop, smart phone, or tablet, the Internet is always “on”. When people are looking for information and researching products and services, they turn to the Internet. More specifically, they turn to the search engines. Businesses today understand that in order to be successful online, they need to have a positive search engine presence and invest in SEO.

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The iPad and the False Distinction Between Consumption and Creation

B2B Memes

Listening yesterday to Leo Laporte’s podcast, This Week in Tech , I was reminded how technology is constantly befuddling those who believe in a clear distinction between content consumption and creation. Midway through the show (at about 1:09), discussion turned to how Adobe will soon be releasing Photoshop for the iPad , and how Microsoft is expected to do the same for its Office suite.

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SEO FYI: 9 Tips for B2B Website Lead Generation Improvement

MLT Creative

The B2B website home page plays a major role in lead generation and positive return on marketing investment. B2B marketers must drive qualified visitors to the website and convert them to qualified leads with a persuasive call-to-action. Visitors can then access an offer by providing contact information on a landing page. These conversions can then be nurtured with marketing automation and passed on to sales for further follow-up and ultimately converting to new customers.

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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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LinkedIn Launches Company Follow Button (How to Add It Now)

Hubspot

Looking to generate more followers for your awesomely optimized LinkedIn Company Page ? (It is awesomely optimized, right?) This morning, LinkedIn made it just a little bit easier to generate company followers with the launch of its new follow button. Like Twitter's follow button and Facebook's like button, LinkedIn's version makes it simple for your website visitors to follow your company's LinkedIn page with just one click.

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20 Fresh Stats About the State of Inbound Marketing in 2012

Hubspot

HubSpot's 2012 State of Inbound Marketing Report is now available! The report is based on a survey conducted in January 2012 of 972 marketing professionals. The study includes data and insights about marketers' costs, budgets, lead quality, and priorities. This is the fourth consecutive year HubSpot has conducted this study, so the latest report includes not only current data, but also trends from 2009 to 2012.

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17 (of the) Best Email Marketing Guides of 2011

Webbiquity

As figures below show, email marketing remains a vital element of modern B2B and B2C marketing programs. More than four out of five internet users check their email first when they go online for business each day, and nearly three-quarters check email six or more times per day. Email messages generate 15 to 20 times the response rate of traditional paper direct mail—while costing much less and being more environmentally friendly.