Tue.Nov 15, 2011

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Marketers Do a Bad Job Selecting Marketing Automation Systems

Customer Experience Matrix

I presented my Seven Deadly Sins of Marketing Automation Software Selection during last week’s Webinar with Neolane. (To replay the Webinar, click here.) If you’re wondering how many companies actually commit those sins, the sad answer is: a lot. Here are some statistics. About half of buyers consider only one system , I’m told by various vendors. Some may have known exactly what they needed in advance, but the great majority are just buying the first system that seems to do what they need.

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How to Get Married to Your Clients in 90 Days

Tomorrow People

Two hours to more prospect pulling power? That’s right. In just one two-hour workshop, we’ll show you how you can attract customers more easily and start building a committed customer-base in just 90 days - by applying the power of inbound marketing. Inbound marketing offers companies in all sectors a more powerful and affordable way to draw in new business, providing a 15% increase to top line growth at 60% less cost than traditional marketing methods.

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B2B Marketers Need To Wake Up and Get Social

Marketing Insider Group

A year ago, Forrester released their CMO Mandate: Adapt or Perish where they spoke about the large number of CMOs who are seeking to transform their upended marketing organizations in 2011. The reason for this change agenda, they said, was due to the havoc being brought by a combination of technology-empowered buyers, old-school marketing mindsets and the rush to outsource digital and content marketing to fill the gap created by their own team’s outdated skills.

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Entering the World of Social Media: Better Late than Never

Writing on the Web

Better Late than Never" alt=" Entering the World of Social Media: Better Late than Never" />. (A guest post by Frank Anderson.). Better Late than Never" width="150" height="150" /> The younger generation is, without fail, the heaviest participant in social media. Born straight into the world of online dependency, the art of social media is considered just another common form of innate communication.

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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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Ten Ways the C-Level can Positively Impact Marketing and Sales (Part Two of Two)

ANNUITAS

This is part two of our 2-part series on how the C-Suite can help affect marketing and sales for the better. (c lick here for part one ). A recent report published by MarketingSherpa asked B2B marketers what was the top barrier for overcoming their marketing challenges. 17% cited difficulty in getting buy-in or support from the C-Suite. Quite frankly I am surprised that the percentage is not higher.

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Our Dangerous Addiction to Social Media Case Studies

Convince & Convert

The two most important words in social media should be “so what?” As Tom Webster eloquently put it in his recent Blogworld keynote , when research wears the cloak of content marketing, it’s a recipe for the incurious to pull a fast one on the masses, disguising pointless data as gospel. Tom was referring to data-dredging and the spate of statistical “best practices” that bubble up in social media like something in Jed Clampett’s back yard.

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The Ultimate Cheat Sheet for Mastering Mobile Marketing

Hubspot

In the next two years, Mobithinking tells us one billion people will have accessed the internet using a mobile device. And in the U.S., 25% of people have abandoned the laptop for exclusive use of mobile devices. Aside from the astounding growth of mobile in the U.S., many countries are witnessing people purchase smartphones first, bypassing PC ownership as their first means of internet connectivity.

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Do you let tradeshows eat up your online marketing budget?

EMagine B2B Blog

Maybe it’s the laser light shows, the instant presentations, the knife-throwing jugglers and other gimmicks put on by the larger companies …or just the general din in the hall. No doubt about it, tradeshows are exciting …for both the attendees and the exhibitors. They’re the casinos of corporate marketing. Perhaps that’s what explains why small [.].

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The 7 Worst Marketing Emails You've Ever Seen

Hubspot

Marketing shouldn't make people cry. Do you get marketing email that makes you want to punch your fist through your computer in hopes of actually connecting with the person that sent it. Marketing shouldn't suck this bad. Marketing should solve problems, not induce fits of rage. Raise your hand, and repeat after me. "I will stop sending marketing emails that makes people want to punch me.

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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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How to Leverage Your Facebook Fan Page Welcome Tab

SnapApp

For marketers, Facebook can be a powerful referrer. Believe it or not, for some publishers, like Cosmopolitan Magazine , Facebook has surpassed Google as a traffic source. At face value, one measure of a brand's social media health is its number of Facebook fans. As time passes, only a portion of new fans will remain engaged ?by commenting and liking posts; however, these individuals will indirectly generate new leads and followers ?

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The 5 Deadly Sins of Email Marketing

Hubspot

There are a lot of things that can go wrong with email marketing -- broken links, typos, unoptimized images -- the list goes on. If we step away from this detail-oriented mindset, however, we can understand and fix some of the bigger issues that are likely holding our email marketing campaigns back. That's why David Meerman Scott has identified five deadly sins of email marketing.

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Top Findings from the Marketo Email Marketing Benchmark

Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

by Jon Miller The Marketo Email Marketing Benchmark tracks what’s working – and what’s not – for today’s email marketers and top performers. Here are just a few of the stand-out findings in the report. For even more email marketing findings and best practices, watch my American Marketing Association webinar , where I drill into some of the coolest findings from this innovative benchmark.

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Google Adds Google+ Posts and 'Add to Circles' Buttons to Search Results

Hubspot

It was only a matter of time. Yesterday, All About Content revealed that Google+ posts had started to appear in Google.com organic search results for some Google+ business accounts that have been approved for Direct Connect. These Google+ results appear for both Google+ users and non-users. In other words, even if searchers do not have a Google+ account, they will still see Google+ results for their searches.

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Are Your Impact Comms Resonating With Stakeholders?

Whether your organization is at the start of its sustainability and impact journey or years into it, many brands share a common concern: the uncertainty of whether they are sending stakeholders mixed messages. Creating content that speaks to your audience's “love language” can be a tricky dance. But, worry not! 3BL has put together tips to ensure that your content not only finds its rhythm but also resonates with your target audiences.

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Three B2B Marketing Mistakes from Kim Kardashian’s Wedding

Digital B2B Marketing

The Kim Kardashian and Kris Humphries wedding made a big splash, but the lasting impact hasn’t been what the couple was likely looking for. Sadly, B2B marketing sometimes includes some of the same mistakes. Here are three traps from Kim and Kris’s wedding that catch B2B marketers as well. Each of these problems is familiar, and examples are included with each mistake.

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6 Steps to Implementing an Effective Lead Management Process

Hubspot

This is a guest post written by Pam Sahota. Pam is a marketing communications/social media manager and freelance blogger who loves Boston, photography, charity events, sushi, wine, and the Red Sox. Lead management bridges the gap between marketing and sales. It’s a customer acquisition process which identifies potential buyers (leads), educates them, engages with them, and when the leads are considered qualified, get passed from marketing to sales.

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Three B2B Marketing Mistakes from Kim Kardashian’s Wedding

Digital B2B Marketing

The Kim Kardashian and Kris Humphries wedding made a big splash, but the lasting impact hasn’t been what the couple was likely looking for. Sadly, B2B marketing sometimes includes some of the same mistakes. Here are three traps from Kim and Kris’s wedding that catch B2B marketers as well. Each of these problems is familiar, and examples are included with each mistake.

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How to set up your Google+ Brand Page right

Biznology

Image via CrunchBase. Last week, I wrote Maximize your SEO benefit on Google+ in 8 simple steps before Google opened up G+ Brand Pages, so first go read what I wrote in the previous post (because all of the advice still applies). Not everyone thinks G+ for Business is all that exciting, including other folks on this blog (I’m looking at you Mike and Frank !

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Lets 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.