Wed.Apr 13, 2011

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New eBook: A Practical Guide to Lead Generation with Social Media

NuSpark Consulting

Why social media participation is still misunderstood with many companies is because the roles of sales and marketing blur. Social Media is actually an ideal communications medium to align both sales and marketing with the goal to generate quality prospects and sales-accepted leads by being helpful and providing interesting content. Here are some of the issues that firms struggle with: a.

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Step-by-Step Guide to Selecting the Right Marketing Automation System - Part 2

Customer Experience Matrix

Yesterday' post described the first three steps in Raab Associates' vendor selection process: defining requirements, researching options, and testing vendors against scenarios. This post lists the four steps needed to complete the task. As before, there's a worksheet for each step that can be a model for your own, more detailed version. And remember, the complete set is available for free in our Vendor Selection Workbook in the Resource Library at the Raab Guide Web site. 4.

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Content Rules: Insight and Originality Attracts Clients

Writing on the Web

Content marketing works: you can publish online content – blog posts, videos, webinars and web pages – that attracts clients to you. Using content marketing , you don’t have to chase after them, spend money on advertising, direct mail, or printed newsletters. Or as the authors of Content Rules say, “Produce great stuff, and your customers will come to you.

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Why Aggregation Is Not Distasteful

B2B Memes

What is it about aggregation that riles so many journalists? I understand the competitive motives behind the objections of legacy publishers like Rupert Murdoch and the New York Times. They don’t like the idea of anyone “harvesting revenue that might otherwise be directed to the originators of the material,” as Times editor Bill Keller wrote. But why should individual writers, who have much to gain from the exposure aggregation can provide, find it offensive?

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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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Social Media Success Starts with Commitment, Not Pilot

Digital B2B Marketing

One of the biggest differences between social media and most other marketing channels is the idea of developing an audience. As a marketer, this may not seem all that new at first — you have a marketing database already, right? But an audience isn’t a database. An audience chooses to listen to or engage with you. You earn your audience , by listening and engaging, by entertaining or by providing value.

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B2B Social Media: 4 Ways to Sell the Value to Management

Convince & Convert

Guest post by Eric Schwartzman , coauthor of S ocial Marketing to the Business Customer , the first book devoted exclusively to B2B social media communications. He has been conducting monthly social media training programs since 2006 and works as an independent online communications consultant to businesses, the US Military, government agencies and nonprofits.

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What's happening in social media listening?

Biznology

Image via CrunchBase. Many of you know that I serve as Chief Strategist at Converseon, a leading social media consultancy based in New York City, with a number of world-class clients. I had a chance to sit down with David Carr of Information Week, who published the results of that interview yesterday. If you are interested in the changes that are going on in the social media listening space, check out the full interview, " Converseon Humanizes Social Media Monitoring.".

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10 Tweetable Lessons in Marketing Analytics and ROI

Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

by Jon Miller Recently, I’ve been traveling the country, meeting with over 70 marketing executives to discuss best practices in marketing analytics and measuring and improving marketing ROI. Helping me lead these discussions is Jim Lenskold, president of the Lenskold Group and someone I’ve long admired as a thought leader in the space. I’ve learned quite a bit in the course of these discussions, and found that the following lessons came up again and again.

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The B2B Inbound State of Mind: Build Relationships

MLT Creative

Click to see "Inbound State of Mind" video. Key components of B2B inbound marketing are promoting your message and building relationships through social media. In our Twitter for B2B Marketing Results webinar, Trey Pennington defines marketing as, “the ongoing process of engagement whereby strangers are nurtured into advocates.” Social media engagement is an excellent forum for engaging other like-minded professionals.

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What Regulations Will Impact Sustainability Comms in 2024?

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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7 Steps to an Even Better Business Blog

Hubspot

Blogging is often overlooked for other flashier social media marketing options like Facebook and Twitter. However, having a successful business blog not only supports lead generation; it also provides thoughtful engaging content needed to be successful on social media. While blogging is important, it can also be challenging. Once you have mastered the art of regularly creating content for your blog, it is time to take it to the next level.

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Welcome to SnapApp - with CEO Seth Lieberman

SnapApp

Seth Lieberman, CEO of Pangea Media, the makers of SnapApp, announces the official launch of SnapApp and explains what SnapApp can do for you to drive customer engagement and acquisition. Seth Lieberman - SnapApp Launch Announcement from SnapApp.

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3 Events That Mark Online Marketing Change in 2011

Hubspot

We are barely finished with the first quarter of 2011, but some key events have already shaken up the inbound marketing landscape. Marketers should pay close attention to early signs of change and opportunities, especially when it comes to the social Web. As you read marketing news throughout the year, always look for patterns to help you understand what opportunities might await around the next corner.

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How to Promote an Event with Social Media

Paul Gillin

As a frequent speaker at events of all sizes, I’ve had a chance to observe some of the best practices conference organizers used to promote their events through social media. In most cases, these efforts cost little or nothing more than your time.Here are some suggestions for leveraging social channels for event promotion. I’m sure I haven’t covered all the possibilities, so please contribute your ideas as comments.

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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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Ariana Owes Me (and Maybe You) Big Bucks

B2B Memes

Time to pay up. I’ve never written for the Huffington Post , but I’ve given them something worth much more than words: my attention. So I think it’s only fair that Arianna hand over a reasonable chunk of the $315 million that AOL paid for her site. Sure, Jonathan Tasini and all those other cry babies who are suing her wrote a lot of great content for HuffPo.

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Consolidate and Coordinate your Media

Buzz Marketing for Technology

Forrester has observed that advertising/PR agencies are battling each other for dominance in the digital media space. In reality, the agencies that are actively engaged in this battle are not the ones you want to represent you. Instead, you want truly integrated agencies like the ones Kirk Cheyfitz alludes to in a recent Huffington Post article. Kirk argued that if you keep paid, owned and earned (POE) media in their current silos, you will fail.

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