Ambal's Amusings

JANUARY 31, 2011

Blog WhitePaperPundit Twitter Jonathan_Kantor. He is also the author of the White Paper Pundit blog. This has enabled me to promote my blog and build additional exposure to both my white papers and those of my clients. Blog sharing sites such as BizSugar.com, Sphinn.com, and Reddit.com. WritingWhitePapers Blog.

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Convince & Convert

FEBRUARY 15, 2010

Social network connectivity is becoming the post-modern email newsletter. This puts significant pressure on email to be more relevant, because most of what would be contained in an email newsletter or special offer now happens faster and more personally within Facebook, Twitter or other social outposts.

Social Media 114

Social Media Media Webinar Metrics Paid Search Agency 114

markempa

AUGUST 17, 2007

B2B Lead Generation Blog About Free Resources Get FREE Updates Instantly Get A FREE Chapter from my book. My advice (if you plan to do it) is to start accumulating content and building your lead nurturing library ASAP. How do you build your library of relevant lead nurturing content? But trust me its worth it.

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Lead Nurturing Lead Generation Tactics Lead Scoring 120

markempa

JULY 10, 2006

B2B Lead Generation Blog About Free Resources Get FREE Updates Instantly Get A FREE Chapter from my book. The content flows logically, escalating from fundamentals to tactics and development." The content flows logically, escalating from fundamentals to tactics and development."

Lead Generation 120

Lead Generation Generation B2B Thought Leadership Leads 120

Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

This is because B2B has a smaller potential customer base, a higher average price point, and a customer decision funnel that is more influenced by word of mouth and reputation. First, marketers of all stripes seem to have accepted (for now) that social media in large measure = Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, YouTube and blogs.

Social Media 147

Social Media Media Webinar Metrics Marketing & Strategy 147

Marketing Insider Group

JANUARY 28, 2015

We had nearly 1,600 people sign up for our webinar last week on “ How To Plan And Build An Effective Content Marketing Strategy. Click the link above to our blog post summary of the most important stats, quotes, slides, templates and also to download the presentation and the templates. Content marketing and SEO are totally connected.

Work Management 100

Work Management Webinar Metrics Marketing & Strategy Marketing Strategy 100

Convince & Convert

MARCH 25, 2010

A write up on a blog. Swix also plans to publish its own API so that third-parties can push and pull Swix data into other applications. They’ve only been around approximately 8 weeks, and they already have thousands of customers. A new product launch. Trade show. New YouTube video that goes viral.

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Convince & Convert

JUNE 3, 2010

Possibly a future blog post in that concept. link] jaybaer First time pettifoggery used on this blog. We’re crying about BP too, but for a whole other reason. Billions of dollars. A coven of PR practitioners. And they can’t get just two little words right. Great analogy. link] jaybaer You're sure right about that Denis.

Social Media 156

Social Media Media PR Webinar Metrics 156

Online Marketing Institute

DECEMBER 20, 2010

MarketingProfs Member Login | About Us | Members Benefits | PRO Members MarketingProfs Daily Fix Blog Home Marketing Resources Online Seminars Conferences Videos Research Store PRO Members Forum Blog Jobs Blog Home Archives RSS/XML Veronica Maria Jarski BIO 12.20.10 Each Friday we publish a new one for the enjoyment of our fans.

B2B Marketing 40

B2B Marketing Marketing Management Eloqua RSS 40

Industrial Marketing Today

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

Home Marketing Matters About Contact B2B Marketing Store Company Website B2B Lead Generation Using a Business Blog by Achinta Mitra on September 20, 2010 in B2B Lead Generation , Industrial Marketing Blog In B2B lead generation, quantity versus quality is probably the biggest challenge faced by industrial marketers.

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Convince & Convert

AUGUST 11, 2010

On The Road Again If you’re reading this on the day it’s published, me and my family are somewhere between Albuquerque and Oklahoma City , with cars full of kids, the dog, the cat, the snake, the lizard, and 8 cases of wine. The blog will remain the same. No idea what a Hoosier is. Decided to find out first-hand.

Social Media 115

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Convince & Convert

APRIL 15, 2010

The very blog that you’re reading came out #1. Sure, I pay attention to where I’m ranked in the AdAge Power 150 (a broader ranking of all marketing blogs), and I look at my search rankings, etc. Is Your Company in the Content Marketing Industry? Gizmodo and other tech blogs. Smart, optimized content.

Paid Content 124

Paid Content Content Marketing Paid Search Agency Planning 124

Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 7, 2010

His “Pull and Stay&# advice; segmenting customers into barrels; platforming; social currency, and other concepts are instantly applicable to real world marketing challenges fitting a wide variety of circumstances. As a business owner your goal needs to be having no gap at all, optimizing every point of contact with your customer.&#

Social Media 115

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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

19% seek customer support. I maintain that as Facebook continues to tie together the real-time Web with the open graph, Twitter usage will inexorably shift from person to person connectivity, to customer to company connectivity. Even though half your customers may not be tweeting or retweeting, they ARE watching, reading, and clicking.

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Social Media Media Stats Statistics 159

Industrial Marketing Today

JUNE 29, 2010

One of the key findings from the study was that B2B marketers are realizing that developing brand awareness among their customers’ customers can capture a larger share of channel margins and build loyalty that can protect them against lower-priced competitors. Definitely not.”

Relevance 60

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Convince & Convert

JULY 26, 2010

“I can publish search engine optimized pitches for free, really?&# If you make a blog or website, you have to find ways to get people to visit your site, thus affecting your search indexing. The more content pointing to your site from sites with authority the better. How do you get them to your website or blog?

Social Media 115

Social Media SEO Marketing Websites PR 115

Industrial Marketing Today

SEPTEMBER 13, 2010

In Needs Awareness and Research phases, the first two stages of the industrial buy cycle (see my earlier post Deconstructing the Four Stages of the Industrial Buy Cycle ) your prospects and customers use a variety of online content to find solutions to their current problems and needs.

Buying Cycle 60

Buying Cycle Marketing Automation Services Peer-to-peer Web 2.0 60

Industrial Marketing Today

JULY 14, 2010

Home Marketing Matters About Contact B2B Marketing Store Company Website Is Content Curation an Easy Way for Content Marketers to Do More With Less? Google News, aggregating content via RSS feeds and social bookmarking sites have been around for a while. So curated content is not something new. What is content curation?

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Industrial Marketing Today

MAY 21, 2010

This timeless classic, one of the first bestselling self-help books published in 1937 and sold over 15 million copies globally is still relevant today. As a B2B marketer, we want to reach our ideal prospects and communicate with customers to maintain top-of-mind awareness throughout their buying cycle.

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Web 2.0 Buying Cycle B2B Blogger 60

Online Marketing Institute

JANUARY 4, 2011

Jeffbullas's Blog Internet Marketing Home Bio Speaking Grade your Site Marketing Resources Twitter Jeff’s YouTube Contact Congratulations: You have successfully subscribed! I then added to that post with some ideas from readers and more of my own with a post titled “ 50 Ways To Optimize Your Blog “.

Paid Content 40

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markempa

JUNE 7, 2005

B2B Lead Generation Blog About Free Resources Get FREE Updates Instantly Get A FREE Chapter from my book. Peter Davidson at the BeConnected blog pointed me to Kevin Stirtzs post on cold calling. Peter explains that we can use a bit of marketing ESP by combining our shared knowledge from various mediums such as email newsletters.

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Convince & Convert

MAY 26, 2010

Content creation and content marketing will continue to allow companies to capitalize on the fact that every customer is now a reporter. YouTube is the second largest search engine in the world, and yet video content continues to be under-leveraged. Facebook fan pages are email newsletters 2.0

Social Media 134

Social Media Media Paid Search Agency Video Marketing 134

Anyword

MARCH 19, 2019

As part of our efforts to bring the publishing community together, we launched The Storytellers : a blog series where we interview some of the most accomplished thought leaders from across the industry (Keywee friends and customers like Gear Patrol , Salon , and Complex ) and share their insights.

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Storytelling Mobile Advertising Newsletter Click Rate 45

Industrial Marketing Today

JUNE 3, 2010

Home Marketing Matters About Contact B2B Marketing Store Company Website How Lack of Marketing Content Can Derail Your Website Redesign Project by Achinta Mitra on June 3, 2010 in Content Marketing , Industrial Websites , Search Engine Optimization (SEO) , Website Design & Development What comes first – site content or site design?

Marketing Websites 60

Marketing Websites Web 2.0 Work Management Buying Cycle 60

Industrial Marketing Today

JUNE 12, 2010

Home Marketing Matters About Contact B2B Marketing Store Company Website B2B Websites: To Publish Prices, Or Not To Publish…That Is The Question by Achinta Mitra on June 12, 2010 in Industrial Marketing Strategies , Sales Strategies , Website Design & Development Do you show prices on your B2B website?

Sales Management 60

Sales Management Pricing Price Marketing Websites 60

Industrial Marketing Today

JUNE 15, 2010

Other than some initial hiccups, the updates and the usage have been flawless with our client receiving very favorable comments from their customers. The client uses their in-house resources to regularly update the site content without spending more money on our professional marketing services. Take a quick poll.

CMS Development 60

CMS Development Marketing Websites Work Management Web 2.0 60

ClearVoice

JUNE 14, 2019

Funny thing about this blog post: When I sat down to write it, it dawned on me that I was trying to write a good lead for a post about how to write a good lead. A lot is hinging on your lead, because from it readers will decide to continue investing time and brain power in your content or jump ship. A good lead is enticing. It beckons.

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Webbiquity

FEBRUARY 10, 2010

This post was originally published on the WebMarketCentral blog in January 2010. To Interact with Customers. For most business, it’s far easier and more profitable to generate continued or new business from existing customers than it is to acquire new ones. To Interact with Prospects.

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Industrial Marketing Today

AUGUST 20, 2010

You need to move beyond the free Google Custom Search tool for websites. Lesson #3: Features are the benefits Your online marketing content may consist of images, videos, PowerPoint presentations, PDFs, white papers and pre-recorded webinars. Having a search function on your website is no longer an option, it is a requirement.

Web 2.0 60

Web 2.0 Planning Buying Cycle Lead Scoring 60

Online Marketing Institute

NOVEMBER 18, 2010

Skip to content Home What We Do About Us Partners Contact Us: Fill in this Form « Powerhouse Strategy Business Branding Listbuilding 101: How to Create a Money Magnet » Blog Marketing: To Do Or Not to Do? 5 Key Benefits to Business Blogging # 1 : Companies who blog get more traffic than those who dont.

B2B Thought Leadership 40

B2B Thought Leadership Thought Leadership Cost per Lead RSS 40

Convince & Convert

AUGUST 10, 2010

Last week, I interviewed three men that are helping create an all-new field of marketing and customer service – the emerging discipline of influence mining. Raj Kadam is CEO of Viralheat , a social media listening platform (disclosure: I am a paid customer of Viralheat). Should companies treat customers differently?

Paid Content 133

Paid Content CRM Paid Search Agency Social Media 133

Content Marketing Institute

DECEMBER 31, 2018

This text and the accompanying 30-minute video comes from my Content Marketing World 2018 keynote presentation. 31, 2017, I “retired” from marketing and took a sabbatical for 2018 (which, as of this publishing, I’m still happily on). The team at CMI is nice enough to publish this so the entire CMI audience can watch and read it.

Planning 101

Planning Paid Search Agency Advertising Agencies Terms and Conditions 101

B2B Marketing Zone Posts

MARCH 3, 2010

February 2010. Almost) 100 (of the) Best Social Media Marketing Blog Posts and Articles of 2009 - Webbiquity , February 1, 2010 Social media marketing activity exploded in 2009, and so did coverage of these practices. But you can do much more to make that newsletter and its content work harder for your organization.

B2B Marketing 40

B2B Marketing B2B Webinar Metrics Marketing & Strategy 40

Convince & Convert

JUNE 11, 2010

Amber is Director of Community for Radian6 , co-proprietor of the influential Brass Tack Thinking blog (formerly Altitude Branding), a cool mom, a motivating force, and a hell of a flautist). Customers can be won or lost, every second of every day. Plus, it’s like the personal trainer scenario. One last thing. I know it.

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Webinar Metrics Paid Search Agency Social Media Ad Exchange 124

Online Marketing Institute

NOVEMBER 7, 2010

In the growing content marketing field, some companies choose a pure creation strategy (often using blogging platforms for publishing) and find it to be a challenge. Â Pure content creation is demanding. Â Pure content creation is demanding. Pure automation of content aggregation doesn’t foster interaction.

Curation 40

Curation Enterprise Management B2B Marketing Work Management 40

Industrial Marketing Today

JUNE 8, 2010

In one word content – marketing content that is relevant and tailored to the prospect’s stage on the buy cycle. Before you can deliver your content and engage with your target audience, they need to find you! What is the key to shortening the buy cycle? How can you accomplish all that? My take: Sharpen your listening skills.

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Buying Cycle Buy Work Management Marketing Management 60

Industrial Marketing Today

JULY 23, 2010

Today, technical buyers and engineers expect suppliers to have a substantial online presence with a website packed with relevant content in a variety of formats and easily searchable. That depends, see my earlier post, Do-it-Yourself Search Engine Optimization (SEO) for Your WordPress Blog. Is SEO a DiY (do-it-yourself) job?

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Rules Marketing Websites Marketing Automation Services Web 2.0 60