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A Checklist for 2012 Content Marketing Plans

Writing on the Web

2012 Content Marketing – how did we get here so fast? I hope you’re doing the same, so you’ll get an idea of what’s needed for your own business in 2012. Which posts generated the most comments? Most importantly, how did you do in 2011, and what are your plans for 2012? What about you?

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Bulls, Bears, Bernanke and BtoB Lead Generation

ViewPoint

Here are the results for Q1, 2001 through Q2, 2012: The numbers say the following to me: Leads trend in the direction of GDP. Overall lead rates trended down in 2002 and from 2008 – Q3 2009—yep, just as the economy did. When the GDP is up, the lead rate increases, and vice-versa. Lead rates never dropped to zero.

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New Infographic: B2B Lead Generation & Content Marketing Trends

NuSpark Consulting

The infographic summarizes key data from a variety of research reports covering B2B and technology lead generation, media strategy, and content marketing trends, from initial solution research to lead nurturing. Chief Marketer’s 2012 Business-to-Business Lead Generation Survey: Your Best Prospects. Here’s the Infographic.

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Is Account-Based Marketing the Holy Grail for Lead Generation Nirvana? [PowerOpinions Part 3]

ViewPoint

Is ABM the Holy Grail to lead generation or just another black box solution destined to cost a lot of money, distract marketing and end up getting more bad leads to sales faster than ever before? Today in part 3, we hear from James Obermayer , Executive Director of the Sales Lead Management Association. Less than 50 beds. 50-250 beds.

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5 Critical Things to Consider When Evaluating Lead Generation Companies

ViewPoint

Given that I run one of the many lead generation companies it will not surprise you to learn that I believe a 3rd party focused on response management, lead generation and qualification and lead nurturing is capable of doing a much better job of those services than you are likely to find inside most companies. D&B —since 2003.

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Webinar Replay: 2012 B2B Marketing Benchmark Report Reveals How Marketers Can Transform Mounting Pressure, Challenges into Revenue

markempa

At the beginning of the webinar, Jen Doyle, MarketingSherpa Senior Research Manager and Lead Author of the 2012 B2B Marketing Benchmark Report , revealed that 1,745 marketing organizations are reporting remarkable declines in marketing effectiveness in 2011. 8:20 – Jen compares B2B Benchmark Report responses between 2009, 2010 and 2011.

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7 Ways to Lighten Up Your Marketing and Generate Conversation

Convince & Convert

In 2012, I wrote about a supply-chain management software company called Kinaxis. Tackle Your Customer’s Problem and Go Way Over the Top Scofield Edit has a great video from 2009 parodying the client-vendor relationship much. I first wrote about this video back in 2009 when it was fresh, but even five years later the idea still works.