Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 22, 2010

LinkedIn – only if I have made a personal connection. I’ll have to look into the new Exact Target tool. My clients are currently set up with Constant Contact which has been trying to add more social tools- but not quite cohesive yet. link] DJ Waldow Jay: I love when you blog about email marketing.

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Industrial Marketing Today

MAY 21, 2010

A B2B blog is the perfect online tool to accomplish that. If you are still not sure about the benefits of using a business blog, head over to HubSpot and read these articles: 6 Reasons Every Small Business Should Be Blogging… Are You Missing the Boat? I say you need both.

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markempa

JANUARY 19, 2006

B2B Lead Generation Blog About Free Resources Get FREE Updates Instantly Get A FREE Chapter from my book. Use a Web analytics tool to monitor your Web visitors. Use a Web analytics tool to monitor your Web visitors. Critical Success Factor #9 Effectiveness 8 Critical Success Factors for Lead Generation 2.0 Use tagged URLs.

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Industrial Marketing Today

APRIL 26, 2010

Paul Dunay in his blog post, “4 C’s of B2B Marketing” has defined this very nicely. Instead of buying print ads in trade journals, they create their own blog and build an active community around it. Cold calling is replaced by useful content and tools that help people find them and contact them for more information.

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Chris Koch

OCTOBER 30, 2009

And yet our latest annual survey of 355 buyers of complex IT solutions, How Customers Choose Solution Providers, 2009: The Importance of Personalization, Epiphanies, and Social Media, shows that the door to the C-suite is opening up. Another surprise was that the big shots use all of the different social media tools pretty evenly.

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Industrial Marketing Today

AUGUST 3, 2010

Some B2B marketers are using more sophisticated ROI measurement tools to track activities over the entire life cycle of a lead. You can read his entire blog post here. The good news is that you can use a free tool like Google Analytics to get a very good handle on your customer engagement.

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Industrial Marketing Today

OCTOBER 2, 2010

They are combining video, audio and sophisticated tracking tools to deliver email campaigns with highly customized messages that engage prospects in their preferred format and measure interactions beyond just open and click-thru rates and well into website behavior. According to SirrusDecisions research, the B2B buyer receives 20.3

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Industrial Marketing Today

SEPTEMBER 13, 2010

Social media among IT and business buyers of technology rose 50% over last year and finally pushed to majority status; 55% said they use social media as part of the technology buying process in 2009 versus just 37% in 2008. One can dedicate an entire site to SEO because it is such a wide and deep online marketing topic.

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Convince & Convert

JULY 20, 2010

The post explored the topic of utilizing common interactive marketing tools in unintended ways to tap into consumer demand. Not unlike traditional surveys, keyword research and social data mining tools tell a powerful story about the information target audiences want from organizations, on-and-offline.

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Industrial Marketing Today

JULY 9, 2010

That is unfortunate because Marketing Automation software is a very useful tool and in my opinion, a necessity these days. I found a good answer to that in a comment by Mike Gospe on a blog post at leadsloth.com where he wrote, “But when it comes to marketing automation, I recommend caution. I would take this a little further.

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Convince & Convert

MAY 13, 2010

Linkedin is for people you know. Let me hear about it: View Comments | Subscribe To This Blog | Sign Up For Our Newsletter Share This Post: Similar Posts That You Might Enjoy: Does Your Blog Have a Long Tail Is Social Media Too Big For Its Britches? Social media allows big companies to act small again.

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Industrial Marketing Today

JANUARY 26, 2010

The content doesn’t have to be dull text; it could be a blog with posts written by in-house experts, “how-to” videos or white papers that position your company as a “thought leader” within the industry. Make judicious use of Facebook, LinkedIn and Tweeter to communicate directly with your core audience and gather free market intelligence.

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Industrial Marketing Today

JULY 6, 2010

I have come across two tools for helping you dig deeper and create marketing content that focuses on benefits over features. The first tool is the Product Analysis Worksheet from the book Personal Selling: An Interactive Approach by Ronald Marks, Ph.D., I found this one from Michael Fortin’s blog.

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SpotMe Blog

JUNE 13, 2023

Technology and Innovation A top pharma event management company will utilize the latest technology and tools to enhance your event. Relevant experience will ensure they can anticipate challenges and execute flawlessly. SpotMe Named a Leader in The Forrester Wave : B2B Event Management Technology, Q1 2023 report.

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Industrial Marketing Today

JULY 29, 2010

It is not just a matter of measuring better ROI metrics or using the tools of marketing automation du jour. B2B Lead Generation Using a Business Blog Variety of Content is the Key in the Early Stages of the Industrial Buy Cycle Content Auditing and Mapping it to the Industrial Buy Cycle Is Your Industrial Website Still Just a Business Card?

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Hubspot

FEBRUARY 23, 2017

In this blog post, we’ll dive into the stories of some of the earliest social networks -- and why they didn’t stick around. Blogging (on “weblogs,” as they were once called) came to the scene in 1998 with the launch of Open Diary , which included a social networking feature wherein users in groups could read each other’s writing.

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Industrial Marketing Today

MAY 14, 2010

Home Marketing Matters About Contact B2B Marketing Store Company Website 7 Strategies for Using Content to Market Industrial Products by Achinta Mitra on May 14, 2010 in Content Marketing , Industrial Marketing & Web 2.0 , Industrial Marketing Blog I am a big fan of Content Marketing or as some people like to refer to it as Inbound Marketing.

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Industrial Marketing Today

JUNE 8, 2010

Pay attention to the terminology and words your target audience uses when they discuss their problems on social media, forums and blogs. My take: Use a keyword research tool like the free Google Keywords Research Tool to come up with a list of keywords and phrases based around the problems and solutions you discovered in step #1.

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Industrial Marketing Today

AUGUST 20, 2010

You need to move beyond the free Google Custom Search tool for websites. B2B Lead Generation Using a Business Blog Variety of Content is the Key in the Early Stages of the Industrial Buy Cycle Content Auditing and Mapping it to the Industrial Buy Cycle Is Your Industrial Website Still Just a Business Card?

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Industrial Marketing Today

AUGUST 24, 2009

Home Marketing Matters About Contact B2B Marketing Store Company Website Content Creation Made Easy by Achinta Mitra on August 24, 2009 in Content Marketing , Industrial Marketing Blog Are you struggling with creating content? RESEARCH Even before I open up my trusty word processor, I head over to Google’s Keyword Tool.

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Online Marketing Institute

AUGUST 14, 2011

Being a new tool set, there’s a lot of experimentation and it’s important to see what will actually make a change, It’s a very difficult medium to track, unlike transactional advertising, social engagement is hard to tie to point of sale or conversion. Why are social analytics so important? Will send you a ping.

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Online Marketing Institute

NOVEMBER 1, 2010

Reviewing the prior survey's results published in April 2009 , I expected that the economy -- and burgeoning interest in social media -- would accelerate the shift toward digital channels throughout 2009 to an unprecedented degree. More than half of respondents (55%) said they use Twitter for marketing purposes.

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Industrial Marketing Today

SEPTEMBER 27, 2010

Steve Woods said it best when he wrote in his blog post , “As the emphasis on face-to-face interaction as a way to build trust decreases in lieu of other ways of building trust, the need to be “in the field” also decreases.” Provide online access to your in-house subject matter experts via a blog or live chat.

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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

Linkedin Groups vs. Twitter. The pattern holds for YouTube and Linkedin, too. Whether you’re spending millions per year on marketing, or less than $50,000, your proclivity toward being active on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin and YouTube is strikingly similar. Esteban Kolsky´s last blog. Podcasts vs. YouTube.

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Anything Goes Marketing

MARCH 8, 2009

LinkedIn: Starting an Alumni Group When Linkedin started a groups feature (like Facebook groups) I thought about how I could network with former colleagues. LinkedIn tip : Look for ways that you can create niche groups that pull together people with similar interests. Did you go to ITI? That is very cool.

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Convince & Convert

APRIL 1, 2010

The team’s record for the last five years: 2009-10 (14-60) so far 2008-09 (24-58) 2007-08 (22-60) 2006-07 (32-50) 2005-06 (33-49) In fact, the Timberwolves have won a playoff series only one time in their 21 years of existence. Talk about an ad that’s chock full of truth and authenticity. Your Web site. Linked from Twitter.

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Convince & Convert

MAY 11, 2010

I also like to look at search data, both the searches that people are conducting about your company on Google ( use this free keyword tool ), (insert Google keyword tool screen shot) and the searches conducted on your Web site (assuming you have a search function). Your LInkedin page. Your blog, naturally.

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Convince & Convert

JUNE 2, 2010

Skip to content Skip to navigation Skip to footer Convince and Convert Blog: Social Media Strategy and Social Media Consulting Social Media Strategy Blog Social Media Consulting Blog Social Media Consulting Speaking Newsletter Free Social Media Tools Twitter Interviews About Lijit Search Do You “Like&# How I Look In These Jeans?

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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 7, 2010

There are a few sections devoted to the mechanics of Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin, and other social media operational specifics. Baer’s review of a new marketing book called UnMarketing by Scott Stratten is as insightful as most articles are on his excellent Convince and Convert blog. The rise of [.] Original post by Jay Baer [.]

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Buzz Marketing for Technology

OCTOBER 11, 2008

Knowledge, Skills and Tools for the Learning 2.0 LEARNING TOOLS DIRECTORY. TOP 10 TOOLS LISTS. NEW TOOLS FOR LEARNING CLUB. Ning, LinkedIn, Facebook) and the. discuss the use of 25 free tools for education or. Challenges 2009 : The EDUCAUSE Top Teaching and Learning. Red Resener, LinkedIn).

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Convince & Convert

FEBRUARY 19, 2010

Then Linkedin. Maybe your blog. And More… Although I’m not using it presently, you can also configure your NutshellMail to include Linkedin and MySpace content, as well as updates from the Ning groups of which you are a member. You run over to check your Twitter account. This, I'll try. This, I'll try.

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Convince & Convert

FEBRUARY 10, 2010

Several blog posts have foolishly been written about social media “killing&# email. And that’s the premise behind Flowtown , one of the most exciting new social media tools I’ve seen in months. “Should we be on Twitter, or Facebook, or Linkedin, or YouTube, or some other places?&#

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Marketing Insider Group

APRIL 24, 2023

DuckDuckGo was created in 2008 by Gabriel Weinberg, and is best known for its focus on user privacy. Ecosia Image Source: Ecosia Ecosia was created by Christian Knoll in 2009 with a focus on environmental sustainability. It allows users to search for blogs and blog posts across a wide range of niche topics.

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Online Marketing Institute

NOVEMBER 8, 2010

Furthermore, there was a 33% percent conversion rate on leads generated through the New York landing page , compared to a 12% conversion rate on 2008. The company started a blog, participated in LinkedIn LinkedIn and engaged on Twitter. For a niche community, that’s a feat.

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Convince & Convert

FEBRUARY 24, 2010

Southwest Airlines has to coordinate its marketing and customer service response, in real-time, create its own content on its blog and Twitter account, while also dealing with the media jackals. and/or Linkedin Answers, or create a series of helpful YouTube videos ( like Coldwell Banker ). Now, he tweeted it to his 1.6

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Buzz Marketing for Technology

JUNE 27, 2008

Social Search at LinkedIn Beats Google. Written by Bernard Lunn / May 21, 2008 11:15 AM. / Business social network LinkedIn. Long time readers of this blog know that I have already chronicled my success at using LinkedIn for both business development and recruiting. When LinkedIn Wont Work. 12 Comments.

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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

I mined my Google Analytics and put together a list of the 25 most popular posts that have ever appeared on this blog , ranked by total number of page views. The appetite for tools content is huge. On this list #1, #5, #7, #11, #14, #16 all include a presentation, or free social media tool. This is a shocking ratio to me.

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