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Tuesday, August 31, 2010
I just finished reading this year’s latest marketing survey results over at the Junta42 site. It’s interesting to see the popularity of different marketing content pieces as part of the overall marketing strategy. You can download the report for yourself here. Social media marketing (with the exception of blogs) is now in the number one spot.
 
Tuesday, August 24, 2010
I recently watched a Ted Talk video of Seth Godin discussing tribes. As Seth so clearly describes it, we are at a pivotal moment in time, where we are changing the way ideas are spread. No longer is it about money or power. It’s about leadership—the ability to organize passion. And, social technologies allow us to do that quite easily.
 
Tuesday, July 13, 2010
SAP just released their 2009 Sustainability Report and I must say I am impressed. They have really raised the bar for corporate sustainability reporting (CSR). Not only are they one of the top reports in the BI and even the software vendor category, but they’re report is top of the line for all CSR reports. You can see an 7.5
 

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Came across this stunning TED video that demonstrates scientific data in both 3-D and audio. It’s not only functional but beautiful as well. Increasing the way we sense, perceive, and interact with data is brilliant. Is this the future of BI? Having watched the video, I find a renewed appreciation for the super intelligent minds out there.
Social media is on the tip of most every B2B marketer’s tongue these days. They’re wondering which activities they should be participating in. Should we be blogging and tweeting?” Should we have a Facebook page?” What about LinkedIn? Should we be there too?” 55% use Twitter for marketing. 49% are active with corporate blogging (up from 32% in 2008).
White papers are still one of the most popular marketing tools for BI and high tech companies, among others. Proof positive is that I just finished my fifth white paper in almost as many weeks. find some long held beliefs about white papers very interesting. Like many opinions, some are held long past their expiration dates. understand it.
I just finished reading this year’s latest marketing survey results over at the Junta42 site. It’s interesting to see the popularity of different marketing content pieces as part of the overall marketing strategy. You can download the report for yourself here. Social media marketing (with the exception of blogs) is now in the number one spot.
I recently watched a Ted Talk video of Seth Godin discussing tribes. As Seth so clearly describes it, we are at a pivotal moment in time, where we are changing the way ideas are spread. No longer is it about money or power. It’s about leadership—the ability to organize passion. And, social technologies allow us to do that quite easily.

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Thursday, September 2, 2010
The best way to promote your company or products is by helping people. Using your expertise to answer people’s questions is one of the most effective marketing activities you can imagine. Nowadays people are not only searching. People try to find the information they are looking for by asking questions. There are a number of websites like [.].
 
Thursday, September 2, 2010
Existentialist playwright Samuel Beckett would have loved this one: Most email marketers continued to send email at a steady, high frequency for nearly two years, despite a total lack of response from the subscriber (no opens, no clicks, no purchases), according to a new study. The results are less than encouraging. cents. Subscribe to RSS.
 
Thursday, September 2, 2010
Online marketing is unique for each business. For large businesses that rely on channel partners to sell and distribute products, the online marketing process can be a challenge. With many channel partners across multiple locations, how can a business make sure that partners have the leads they need to help grow the business? Share the success!
 

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