Tomorrow People

MARCH 15, 2012

What every business needs to know about pull marketing. Most businesses rely on marketing to help attract new leads and sales. Yet, too many companies continue to depend on traditional ‘push’ marketing approaches to achieve this. The benefits of pull marketing mean that there are some important things that every business-owner should know: Pull marketing allows you to draw in leads and business with less effort, and at a lower cost than traditional marketing approaches.

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Marketing Insider Group

MARCH 15, 2012

There is an observation in social media called “ Participation Inequality “ or the “ 1% rule “ that says that 1% of us create content, 9% of us share content and 90% of us are pure consumers of the content created. As a marketer, I feel like it is our role to at least be in the 9%, and ideally in the the 1% of active social users creating or sharing content.

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Social Media Twitter Rules Social Marketing 182

Digital B2B Marketing

MARCH 15, 2012

Last week, I made the case for a new definition of inbound marketing , or as Michael Brenner ( @brennermichael ) called it in the comments, a “call to arms” for inbound marketers. The new definition: Inbound marketing is marketing focused on being found through the recommendation of others and delighting everyone that finds you. As inbound marketing evolves, the components also need to change.

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Biznology

MARCH 15, 2012

Image via Wikipedia. When businesses evaluate social media marketing initiatives, they want to know how many new customers social media will attract to their businesses. But, social media marketing is all about relationships. So perhaps evaluating an investment in social media marketing by looking at new customers is the wrong metric. Lifetime customer value is a financial measure based on the long-term relationship and may offer another way to evaluate social media investments.

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Social Media Media Wikipedia Small Business Marketing 127

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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The Effective Marketer

MARCH 15, 2012

I’ve got to admit, I am a big fan of the “Content Rules” book , by Ann Handley and C.C. Chapman. No, is not groundbreaking or earth-shattering content. Actually, a lot of the stuff you probably are already doing and it kinda seems natural once you read it. But boy, is it actionable. It consolidates a lot of what is out there about content marketing and delivers it in an easy to read format with no gobbledigook or too much fanfare.

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Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

MARCH 15, 2012

by Phil Fernandez An oft discussed subject here at Marketo and throughout the broader Revenue Performance Management (RPM) sector is sales and marketing alignment. Collaboration surely is not just about having a “kumbaya” moment with your colleagues over in marketing and sales – or, for that matter, in IT, product development, finance, or customer support.

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Marketo Work Management Transparency Social Media 86

Hubspot

MARCH 15, 2012

The results of the Local Consumer Review Survey (2012) are in, and Search Engine Land pulled out some interesting pieces of data around the impact of online reviews on consumers' purchasing decisions. So, how important are online reviews to consumers? Survey says: Very! Let's dive into some of the most interesting results to learn why consumers are relying on online reviews more, and why it's critical that your business has an expansive arsenal of positive reviews.

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Case Studies Case Study Paid Search Agency User-Generated Content 59

SnapApp

MARCH 15, 2012

Having mobile is usually better than not having mobile -- unless your mobile message just means you're reaching more people with ineffective advertising. They say half of every marketing dollar is wasted, the trick being identifying which half. You can better spend the working half by avoiding these six common mobile marketing mistakes.? 1. Ignoring Platform Characteristics.

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Hubspot

MARCH 15, 2012

If you've ever played a sport that regarded the 'assist' as an important statistic, you know how valuable it can be. I grew up playing soccer for most of my adolescence, and although I was never the highest scoring player, I was always one of the most regular contributors to making assists. And to be honest, setting my teammates up for success somehow felt even more rewarding than scoring goals myself.

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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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Convince & Convert

MARCH 15, 2012

This is Episode 7 of the Social Pros Podcast : Real People Doing Real Work in Social Media. This episode features Cindy Kim , the Director of Marketing and Social Media for JDA Software. Read on for insights from Cindy, our “Work It Out” advice segment, and Eric’s Social Media Stat of the Week (this week: does Pinterest drive more traffic than all other social networks combined?).

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Hubspot

MARCH 15, 2012

For any company running a successful PPC campaign , long-tail keywords are likely already a part of the strategy. “Long-tail keywords” are typically defined as search queries that contain 3 or more keywords. These terms usually have low search volume and low cost-per-clicks (CPCs), yet they are often overlooked by many PPC marketers. Although individual long-tail keywords don’t have a huge impact on a PPC campaign, when looked at and measured in aggregate, they have the ability

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readwrite

MARCH 15, 2012

In Boston, the startup community, venture capitalists and state government all rue the day they let Facebook leave the city and move to San Francisco. Who could have known at the time that the social platform would one day have 850 million monthly active users and be headed towards one of the largest public offerings in history? Yet, as the anticipated IPO draws nearer, one of the biggest problems facing Facebook is how to monetize its robust mobile ecosystem.

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