October, 2009

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Are Social Links the Answer to Lagging Email Response?

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Email marketing and marketing automation provider Silverpop just released a timely white paper (registration required) that gives new hope to B2B marketers looking for creative ways to increase response from email campaigns. In “Emails Gone Viral: Measuring “Share to Social” Performance” , Silverpop provides compelling data that suggests adding social links to emails can have a significant effect on email reach (views), click-through, and response.

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How to Choose the Right Offer for your PPC Landing Page

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Do search campaigns demand a different approach to offer strategy compared to other demand generation programs, say emails? Answer: yes. Remember, there are two fundamental truths about someone arriving at your landing page via a search ad: 1. He/she received very little information about your company in the ad (105 characters to be precise, including the URL) so it pays to consider the person uninformed and unconvinced.

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Is Social Media Wasted on PR Agencies?

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First, let’s get this out of the way: I know some very smart people in the PR field. Yes, some of my best friends are PR people. But good grief. I’m ready to conclude that many PR agencies don’t really get it when it comes to social media. Either that, or they’re just choosing to frame the discussion in such a way as to greatly limit the potential of their clients’ social media initiatives.