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Choosing an Email Marketing Software « The Effective Marketer

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This is to help you differentiate between vendors that offer a similar way to accomplish something but one is clearly better (because it’s easier, or gives more options, etc.) Vendors that score very closely may have some clear differentiators that are not easily measurable. Good luck in your email marketing selection process!

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Taming Your Brand Mascot « The Effective Marketer

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Brand mascots are best for highly competitive market arenas where it is hard to differentiate players. Don’t use a brand mascot to promote a luxury item or something with such a distinctive feature or benefit that the character detracts from it. Web Design Webinar Yes, Please Share This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0

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Defense Tech Marketing To Seize More DoD Opportunities

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Chertoff Group / MC2 Security Fund : Michael Chertoff , former homeland security secretary (2009) Point72 Ventures : Daniel Gwak , formermember, In-Q-Tel The National Security and DoD firepower now being put to work across B2G VC and B2G PE firms is immensely valuable for tapping more deeply into the government market.

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B2B Lead Generation Blog: Customer Referrals and Your Sales and Marketing Department

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« Lead generation and the number | Main | Reaching Decision Makers » Customer Referrals and Your Sales and Marketing Department For the complex sale you need enthusiastic referrals to help you build your reputation, differentiate yourself, demonstrate your value proposition, shorten your sales cycle, and drive revenue.

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B2B Lead Generation Blog: Top Six Lead Generation Challenges for the Complex Sale in 2006

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Commoditization will continue and will be more difficult to overcome: Marketers must work much more diligently and creatively to differentiate their organizations against increasing competition. Critical Success Factor #9 Effectiveness 8 Critical Success Factors for Lead Generation 2.0

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B2B Lead Generation Blog: In defense of thought leadership

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Bauer writes, “What differentiates a thought leader from any other knowledgeable company [or individual] is the recognition from the outside world that the company deeply understands its business, the needs of its customers, and the broader marketplace in which it operates.” So what is a thought leader? So what is a thought leader?

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Marketing Hierarchy of Needs: Achieving Marketing Efficiency and Effectiveness

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This represents substantial growth when compared to 2009 cut-backs; however, even with the 2010/2011 snap-back in spending, most marketing budgets will remain below pre-recession levels. For marketers, the news is good overall. co-registration, email list purchases, etc.)