Tue.May 08, 2012

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What’s wrong with SEO copywriting

Tomorrow People

SEO copywriting is popular right now. No wonder, when you consider the impact of targeted content on search engine rankings and the growing value of well crafted content in general. But there is something wrong with SEO copywriting. Something that stops many companies from gaining the kinds of results they want from their SEO. Here’s what it is: The mystery of the missing strategy.

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Numbers Game: Putting Analytics into Perspective

Webbiquity

Guest post by Hernán Gonzalez. Experienced marketers understand added benefits are what make a sale and features are what provide value. That meant that campaigns with lots of bells and whistles were assumed to be more productive. Each accent added to a brand’s “wow” factor and more updates meant more sales would soon follow. However, the creation of modern day analytics tools has changed the marketing environment from hopeful anticipation to anxiety.

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Why Lead Generation is Irrelevant

ANNUITAS

According to a 2011 study by MarketingSherpa , 74% of B2B marketers stated that their biggest challenge was generating high quality leads. The next biggest challenge was a distant second: 49% cited “generating a high volume of leads”. One of the reasons that generating high quality leads continues to present itself as the top challenge (it took #1 honors in 2010 as well) is that marketers are focusing on the wrong thing – lead generation.

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Be a persistent social media parent

Biznology

They always say that the parents who put in all the boring, taken-for-granted time are the very best. That it’s not even about quality time, it’s about persistent time, time spent. I don’t want to compare parenting to social media community development and management but I guess I just did. Folks tend to have the zeal of the newly-converted when they first adopt social media into their communications, sales, and marketing plan; however, the truth of being a “parent”

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Sales & Marketing Alignment: How to Synergize for Success

Speaker: Carlos Hidalgo, Co-Founder & CEO of Digital Exhaust, Author, International Keynote & TEDx Speaker

Recent research shows that only 50% of B2B organizations state that they have good alignment between their marketing and sales teams. This lack of alignment tremendously impacts the ability to meet business goals, and is a limiting factor for building and maintaining customer relationships. While many B2B organizations continue to struggle with aligning their marketing and sales teams, they can take practical steps to unify both teams and simplify their overall approach.

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How Much Copy Do I Need On My Landing Page?

The Point

An effective landing page does two things, I would argue: 1) it validates the viewer’s decision to click on whatever ad it was that led him or her to the page in the first place, and 2) it closes the deal. The amount of copy that it takes to accomplish these tasks: make the reader feel good about the decision to respond, and drive him or her to complete the required form, varies widely.

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The Five Reasons Why Most Facebook Brand Pages Aren’t True Communities

Convince & Convert

Jessica Malnik is a PR/marketing coordinator, social media specialist, videographer and an avid blogger. Visit her blog for social media, technology, public relations and marketing ramblings. What are the defining characteristics of a community? It’s a topic I’ve been pondering more and more lately. Is it about geography, common interests, socio-economic similarities, or similar viewpoints?

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Missing Technical Details May Turn Away Buyers

WriteSpark

What can a catalog about sewing threads teach a technology marketer about writing effective sales content? A lot about missed opportunities for engaging prospects and motivating them to make a purchase. I create art quilts as a hobby and at a recent trade show I eagerly picked up a catalog from a well-regarded specialty thread manufacturer. With hundreds of threads on the market, I was looking for detailed guidance about the qualities of each thread, its best application in terms of projects and

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Turning Marketing Into a Revenue Center: Interview with Debbie Qaqish

Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

by Jason Miller The Marketo 2012 Global User Summit is right around the corner and we have a stellar lineup of keynotes including Debbie Qaqish, Chief Revenue Officer at the Pedowitz Group. We are pleased to welcome her to the Modern B2B Marketing blog where she discusses how to transform marketing from a cost center to a revenue driver. Please tell us a little bit about The Pedowitz Group and how your company aligns to deliver/support cloud services to your customers?

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The 10 Greatest Marketing Campaigns of All Time

Hubspot

I’ve always been a little leery of proclaiming anything "the best." I never declared anyone my best friend as a kid because I was afraid my other friends might assume I thought less of them. So it was a little difficult for me to come up with just one "best" marketing campaign of all time -- which is why I came up with 10 instead. Why are these 10 marketing campaigns the best of all time?

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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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5 Ways to Customize Facebook to Improve Your Business Presence

EMagine B2B Blog

We all know Facebook “forced” us to change our appearance to the timeline. And we’ve all whined about it, posted about it, complained and shaken our fists in the air. How about using it to improve your business presence? Here are five ways: 1. Pin your images with purpose. Pinning is a new feature of [.].

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20 Simple Ways to Boost Blog Subscribers

Hubspot

It's not an uncommon scenario: Business bloggers get so caught up in the grind of churning out quality content on a regular basis, they tend to forget about some of the other fundamental factors that contribute to a successful blog. One of these factors is a growing subscriber base. You know, those dedicated blog readers that keep coming back to your blog on a regular basis?

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Facebook Coupon App - Reward Your Facebook Fans with a Coupon for Free

SnapApp

Are you making the most of the Favorite Apps section of your Facebook Timeline page? When SnapApp released our free Facebook Landing Page app, we sought to encourage marketers and businesses on Facebook to utilize the Favorite App section of their page. One of the most popular uses of our free app is a like-gated Facebook Coupon Page used to reward fans with an exclusive offer.

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Google+ Launches Hangouts on Air to the Masses: What Marketers Need to Know

Hubspot

With new social networks like Pinterest popping up on the scene and stealing the spotlight, it seemed like Google+ had been falling by the wayside over the past several months. But a new announcement may help put it back on the radar, at least for marketers. Yesterday, Google announced that Google+ Hangouts on Air would start rolling out to all users worldwide.

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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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Why Engagement Will Not Generate Leads (and what to do about it)

ViewPoint

Today's guest blogger is Jeff Molander. Jeff is the authority on making social media sell, adjunct faculty at Loyola University business school, a social selling speaker and author of, Off the Hook Marketing: How to make social media sell. Produce engaging content. For years now, there's been a steady drum beat coming from content marketing experts who say producing engaging content on LinkedIn, Facebook, YouTube and other social media is the key to success.

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18 Stats On The Mobile Market You Need To Know [Infographic]

Marketing Insider Group

I am a sucker for a great infographic just as much as the next guy or gal. My best post of 2012 so far (and by far) is 8 great marketing infographics to inspire you in 2012. With more than 2,400 Retweets, 650 “pins,” 200 LinkedIn shares, 47 “likes” and 45 Google+ shares and 25 comments, I was truly astonished by the amount of support and interest.