October, 2012

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Slidecast: Getting Leads (and More!) From Your Blog

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If you’ve ever wondered how to turn a boring corporate blog into a vibrant, engaging lead generation machine, here’s your opportunity. Access my free Slidecast on “ Getting Leads (and More!) From Your Blog: 10 Tips for Higher Blog ROI.” In just 18 minutes, you’ll learn: • How to leverage your blog for lead nurturing and customer marketing …. • How to use links and tags to generate better search rankings and more leads …. • 3 critical techniques for more effective post titles …. along with tips o

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B2B Display Ads with Demographic Targeting: Why Doesn’t Google Do This?

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Earlier this week, San Francisco-based Demandbase announced its “ Company Targeted Advertising ,” a new platform that allows B2B marketers to target online display advertising either to specific companies (by name) or those that meet specific corporate attributes (company size for example, or vertical industries). The introduction follows on the heels of a similar announcement at September’s Dreamforce conference by Bizo , when they unveiled Bizo Company Targeting , a solution that also allows B

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Ego Bidding: Why Paying for #1 Position on Google Costs You More Than You Think

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In the process of managing search marketing campaigns for clients, we occasionally run into situations where client management is dictating that their company “own” certain key search terms on Google. Additionally, if that domination can’t quickly or easily be achieved through organic means (via Search Engine Optimization), then at minimum the mandate is normally to ensure that the company’s search ad appears at the top of the page.

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How Good Content can Help Improve Database Health

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According to business information provider ZoomInfo (see graphic below, further data here ), more than 70 percent of business cards have one or more changes during a 12-month period. The most common changes (in order): job function, phone number, and mailing address. Even while fewer than 30 percent of contacts on average actually change companies (your numbers may be higher depending on the industries you serve, or even target geographies), one thing is certain: the data you have in your CRM da