Mon.Feb 13, 2012

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The 5 Things You Need to Know about the New Google Search

Biznology

Image via CrunchBase. Some of you follow the news every day, watching Google like a hawk every time it makes a move. This post is not for you. This post is for everyone else that has vaguely noticed that Google has made lots of changes over the last couple of years, but they aren’t sure about what all of them mean for search marketers. As someone who has been in search marketing and search technology before that for almost 30 years, I have to say that the changes that Google has made in th

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The Future of Media and The Role I Want to Play

Digital B2B Marketing

The digital media landscape is changing rapidly. Once, most advertising was purchased directly from publishers. Today, increasingly, advertisers and agencies are purchasing media in real time auctions, impression by impression. To put this into context, AT&T purchased 105 billion impressions in 2011, according to research from ComScore. Purchased through modern media platforms, that would require winning 105 billion auctions, and participating in far more.

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The Ugly Truth about Your Website and SEO

B2B Marketing Traction

Paying for ongoing SEO services is a lot like going on a bad date. You heard that SEO is great and it works, you buy the service, but you don’t get the results that were promised. Why is that? The real way to get results from your website is to have great content that visitors need or want. Just as certain rules apply to getting dates with quality people, rules apply to getting visitors to your site.

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What they don’t tell you about online (inbound) marketing

Direct Response Coach

I’m a big fan of online marketing, also known by many as inbound marketing. I see a lot of value in SEO, blogging and social media. I believe every business should make some level of commitment to it. I love being able to produce sales leads at a very low cost. I love having my [.].

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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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Don’t Overlook the Display Ad Campaign Alley-Oop, You Might Miss a Slam Dunk

Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

by Jon Miller I’m pleased to welcome David Karel, Vice President of Marketing at Bizo , as a guest blogger. David has more than 15 years of B2B marketing, business development, and sales experience and we are thrilled to welcome him. As marketers, the goals we set for a given marketing channel or specific campaign will inherently frame its success or failure.

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How to Master the Design of Compelling Calls-to-Action

Hubspot

Calls-to-action (CTAs) are one of the most important elements of lead generation , and they should be used in each and every one of your marketing tactics: emails, social media updates, press releases, trade shows. the list goes on. In fact, whenever you want to ensure your team is moving in the right direction, pose the question, “What’s the call-to-action we're using to drive people's behavior?

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Can we host the Alinean developed sales / marketing tool?

The ROI Guy

Just like several very successful sales and marketing applications, especially salesforce.com, cloud services is our business delivery model. Like salesforce.com or other cloud service providers, they don't let you host because, having the provider host often delivers faster time to market, allows you to focus on your core competencies / applications, often delivers superior service, and in almost all instances, provides lower total cost of ownership (TCO) compared to premise-based solutions.

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How Marketers Can Capitalize on the Sharing Revolution

Hubspot

A few weeks ago, I saw AOL co-founder Steve Case give an interview on The Colbert Report about his company Revolution, which is investing in people and businesses that disrupt the traditional concept of consumer ownership with a more practical and efficient consumer-sharing model. The consumer-sharing concept as a revolution that will impact the way we do business in the future (and now) has been mulling around in my mind ever since.

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20 (More of the) Best SEO Guides, Tips and Insights of 2011

Webbiquity

SEO remains the most cost-effective way to drive website traffic. B2B websites often receive anywhere from 30%-60% from organic search, with 50% or more sometimes coming from Google alone. But SEO is changing. Directory links are worth less, social links worth more, site performance is increasing in importance, site age is decreasing…how is a digital marketer to keep up?

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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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Getting Love From Your Customers on Valentine's Day

SnapApp

The first major consumer holiday of 2012 is just around the corner. Despite continued economic uncertainty, consumers are expected to spend more than they did last year on Valentine's Day. In fact, the average American will spend nearly $200 on the day of love. In a recent survey conducted by American Express, nearly half of all respondents plan on celebrating Valentine's Day at their favorite restaurant.