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Alterian Pushes Into Social Media Management with Techrigy Acquisition

Customer Experience Matrix

Summary: Alterian's purchase of Techrigy marks the first integration of serious social media management with marketing automation. Others are sure to follow. Marketing automation vendor Alterian yesterday announced its acquisition of social media monitoring company Techrigy. Even though the Techgrity deal is the first direct acquisition I recall of a social media monitoring system by a marketing automation vendor, it strikes me as an obvious step.

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Annoucing a new family member

markempa

I seldom write personal posts but I'm making an exception to share my joy. Lydia Faith Carroll was born on 7/8/09. She is 7lbs 6oz and 19 inches long. Mindy and Lydia are doing great! Lydia getting some rest : ). Our first family photo with Lydia. A happy family of five! I feel very grateful and blessed.

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Recession Accelerates Marketing Trends Caused by Disruptive Technology

B2B Marketing Traction

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Presenting Effective Charts « The Effective Marketer

The Effective Marketer

The Effective Marketer Effectiveness is a discipline and it can be learned Home About the Effective Marketer Books Speaking Presenting Effective Charts Are your impressive charts effective? Stop doing charts in Excel. At least don’t use the default options that give you 3D bar charts with dull colors and gray background. The fix? Go to Juice Analytics website and download their free add-on to Excel that cleans up charts for a professional look.

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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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Right On Interactive's 5Buckets Simplifies Multi-Channel Messaging

Customer Experience Matrix

Summary: Right On Interactive's 5Buckets connects lists from external customer management systems with many types of output vendors (email, print, fax, text message, automated voice). It's a low-cost, easy-to-use alternative to more powerful marketing automation systems for companies who don't need other marketing automation features. Last Wednesday’s revised ranking of demand generation vendors by Web traffic reminded me that I never published notes from a conversation I had several months ago

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Why You Don't Date Inbound Marketers [Cartoon]

Smashmouth Marketing

In response to Hubspot's Cartoon post today: Jill is going back to the Outbound Marketers when it comes to dating. Who do you date? Inbound or Outbound?

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don't forget your company history

The Effective Marketer

The Effective Marketer Effectiveness is a discipline and it can be learned Home About the Effective Marketer Books Speaking Don’t Forget Your Company History The recent advent of the lost NASA tapes (they lost the original tapes from the Apollo 11 mission, the first Moon landing, then found out that they had all been erased) got me thinking. At my company we do our best to keep “old&# stuff like pictures, awards, magazine ads, even show signage.

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More on Web Traffic Rankings for Demand Generation Vendors

Customer Experience Matrix

Last week’s post on Web traffic rankings of demand generation vendors generated a couple of private responses from vendors, pointing out that the Alexa statistics include traffic to operational subdomains for client landing pages and user log-in. In itself, this doesn’t bother me, since it provides data on actual use of the systems. But different products work differently*, so figures for some vendors include landing page traffic while figures for other vendors do not.

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16 best practices for creating customer councils

Chris Koch

I was researching the ITSMA archives this week to see what we’ve written about customer councils over the years and discovered some great advice that I pass along here: Research what customers would like to see from a council—make a few calls to lead customers before getting started. Vet potential members careful to make sure they are all genuine peers.

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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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Leads Don't Suck - Good Leads Are.

Smashmouth Marketing

When I was on my conference road trip this spring, I heard publicly, from speakers and audience alike the same comment, "Leads Suck". I was suprised that I heard such a jarring statement at multiple venues, but I did. Is it a common trend across the b2b industry? What if you could get your sales team to NEVER say "Leads Suck"? I've asked our clients, I've asked my colleagues, and I've come to some conclusions.

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Social Media for B2B Lead Generation

LeadSloth

Earlier this year Jame-Ane Ervin wrote a great post about the results of promoting her webinar via Social Media. She got a 400% increase in leads! Now that’s effective use of social media. A couple of weeks ago I met one of the founders of the site Social Media B2B : Jeff Cohen ( @dgtlpapercuts ). We started talking and he asked me to write a post about using Social Media for B2B Lead Generation, as LeadSloth has done a fair bit of work in that area.

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Great New Resource for B2B Marketers – B2B Marketing Zone

The Point

Here’s a new site to head for when you’re looking for the latest insight, news, or tips on B2B Marketing. B2B Marketing Zone was launched earlier this month by a pair of Web entrepeneurs, Tony Karrer (BrowseMyStuff) and Tom Pick (WebMarketCentral). B2B Marketing Zone is designed to be a one-stop destination for B2B [.]. Tags: B2B Marketing Blogs Social Media b2b marketing blogs.

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16 best practices for creating customer councils

Chris Koch

I was researching the ITSMA archives this week to see what we’ve written about customer councils over the years and discovered some great advice that I pass along here: Research what customers would like to see from a council—make a few calls to lead customers before getting started. Vet potential members careful to make sure they are all genuine peers.

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What Questions Are Brands Asking About Their ESG Initiatives Ahead of 2024?

Temperatures are rising (and not just metaphorically) as key stakeholders anxiously anticipate the outcomes of COP28. While companies reconsider their 2024 environmental sustainability strategies, there is another aspect of ESG that deserves exploring, the social sector. In the latest edition of "Navigating ESG Comms Through the Cosmos - Sagittarius Edition", 3BL hones in on this sign’s bold quality of asking questions others are burning to know the answers to.

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When will Amazon go Social?

Buzz Marketing for Technology

I was just searching on Amazon for my new book Facebook Marketing for Dummies (Wiley) which is due out in late August. And I was looking at the “personalized recommendations” that Amazon provided me. There was a section on books that were “Frequently Bought Together” with my book. Obviously it lists Facebook for Dummies and maybe not so obvious, Twitter Power.

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Truth #7—Attributes of a Well-Qualified Lead

ViewPoint

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The Power of Word of Mouth Marketing

Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

This sums up the power of word of mouth marketing better than I ever could. Cartoon courtesy of xkcd. Tags: Modern B2B Marketing marketo word of mouth marketing.

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A B2B PR Gem: Compliments of Twitter and My Morning Cup O’ Joe

B2B Marketing Savvy

Other Popular Posts: Stretch Scarce Resources Statistics and Tracking ScoopDog’s Blog Home Page Email Scoop: CarlsonCOS@gmail.com. For updated reports, article trackers and other Adv/Marcom postings, please subscribe to my RSS feed. (Read time: 1-2 minutes) As an ingredient brand in the tech industry, it’s difficult to find instances where you can tout an end-product solution let alone have a chance for gaining any real big-brand PR traction.

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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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How do you define leadership

Wondering Out Loud

I opened iTunes the other day and came across two of my favorite audio clips: the Crispin Day’s speech from Henry the V by Kenneth Branagh and Kurt Russell, as Herb Brooks in Miracle , giving his pregame talk to the team before the 1980 Olympic game against the Soviet Union. Individually each is a great example of oratory skill, but together they illustrate the difficulty of defining leadership and what makes a great leader.

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Tom Pisello: The ROI Guy: VMware launches Realized ROI toolkit.

The ROI Guy

Tom Pisello: The ROI Guy This blog is dedicated to the strategies and tools used by solution providers to better prove and improve the value of B2B solutions to frugal buyers - using diagnostic assessments, interactive white papers, ROI calculators and TCO comparisons. Wednesday, July 15, 2009 VMware launches Realized ROI toolkit, powered by Alinean Provides quantifiable proof to customers of the realized ROI from prior VMware deployments.

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B2B Sales & Marketing Alignment: Thought Leadership With Robert Bell

Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

The next interview in the B2B Marketing thought leader interview series is with Robert Bell, Vice President of Alan/Anthony, Inc., a partnership of business development and marketing experts, and co-author of the book B2B Without The BS ( along with Louis Zacharilla). He's an expert on B2B marketing in general as well as marketing and sales alignment, both topics that is always near and dear to me. 1.

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Stretch Scarce Resources by Evolving a B2B Co-Marketing/MDF Strategy

B2B Marketing Savvy

Other Popular Posts: DIY Media Buying Or Use A Pro ? Twitter PR Gem Email Scoop: CarlsonCOS@gmail.com. For updated reports, article trackers and other Adv/Marcom postings, please subscribe to my RSS feed. ( Read time: 8-10 minutes ) In a tough business climate, co-marketing initiatives can provide a means to stretch scarce marketing dollars.

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The AI-Enabled CMO: Practical Tips for Today's B2B Marketers

Speaker: Paul Slack, Vende Digital CEO

On October 11th, understand how to navigate the AI landscape confidently, turning insights into groundbreaking strategies that set you apart. Why attend? You'll learn: Practical applications/Use cases How to find and assess the right AI technology Prioritizing quick wins Mastering prompt engineering Solving marketing challenges efficiently Strategies to launch pilot programs Case studies of B2Bs building smarter businesses with AI Exclusive bonus content: Actionable frameworks to get started qui

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Stop Advertising and Start Communicating

Dahle Communication

One of the things I like about social media is that it is getting businesses and people to communicate with each other. Twitter is a great example. On Twitter, I can have a conversation with someone or several people. It is not a normal conversation where there is an immediate feedback on what you have tweeted, but it is a long-term conversation. Sometimes there is immediate feedback with the RT's and DM's, but for the most part, it is a long-term building process.

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New Partner Profitability Tool launched by Microsoft at Worldwide Partner Conference

The ROI Guy

A featured resource for Microsoft channel partners, the toolkit developed by Alinean helps partners determine the business case for launching new Microsoft based practices. Microsoft channel partners can use the new Partner Profitability tool to assess the potential revenue, investment, costs and margin of driving new practices with Microsoft based technology.

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Does More Twitter Followers Equal More Traffic?

WebMarketCentral

Until recently, I've believed that, for the sake of Twitter etiquette, I should follow back pretty much everyone who follows me on Twitter (as long as they used a real name, real photo, and weren't peddling an "Internet dating site"). I thought it would be rude not to do so. But two items recently got me re-thinking that rule. The first was this post from Soshable, Following on Twitter: Quality vs Quantity.

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SiteCore Adds Analytics and Marketing To Web Content Management

Customer Experience Matrix

Summary: SiteCore has added extensive analytical and marketing features to its Web content management system. The integrated analytics should save considerable effort for marketers. Channel-specific marketing automation is less appealing but should help to keep marketing automation vendors on their toes. I commented last month that more Web content management system (CMS) vendors are adding marketing automation features.

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Let's Get Physical: How to Blend Direct Mail Marketing with Your Digital Strategy

Speaker: Akeel Jabber, B2B SaaS Investor and Growth Marketer at Horizen Capital

⭐ Are you ready to boost campaign success? Consider the untapped potential of integrating direct mail marketing seamlessly with digital marketing strategies. Combining the physical, tangible impact of direct mail with the dynamic reach of digital marketing can be a game-changer, significantly increasing your ROI when done right. Direct mail grabs attention, making it great for reaching your target audience 📩 Digital marketing keeps the momentum going, driving action 📲 So.

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Wit and Underlying Wisdom: 10 Iconic Quotes ~ScoopD

B2B Marketing Savvy

Other Popular Posts: DIY Media Buying Or Use A Pro ? Statistics and Tracking ScoopDog’s Blog Home Page Email Scoop: CarlsonCOS@gmail.com. For updated reports, article trackers and other Adv/Marcom postings, please subscribe to my RSS feed. Quotes and Other Pearls: (Read time: 2-3 minutes) Surprising how many instances (below) still apply.

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Microsoft launches first server virtualization financial planning toolkit at Worldwide Partner Conference, developed by Alinean.

The ROI Guy

The program integrates the Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit with Alinean ROI analysis for the first asset and configuration based ROI analysis of server virtualization. Microsoft's Assessment and Planning Toolkit (MAP) can be used by organizations to monitor and assess servers for virtualization. Discovering server assets and then monitoring utilization, the real world performance information is used to help IT teams assess the best potential candidates for virtualization, and determine

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The BMZ Content Portal for B2B Marketers Gains Traction

WebMarketCentral

There's been a lot of activity since the B2B Marketing Zone (BMZ) officially launched two weeks ago. Traffic continues to grow and the number of featured bloggers has doubled. Awareness has been expanded through posts from prominent b2b bloggers like Brian Carroll , Ardath Albee and Cece Salomon-Lee. Also this morning, Rebel Brown (who's got one of the best blogger names anywhere) posted an informative interview with me and Tony Karrer, the technical and creative guru behind the site and the und