Whether you’re anxious to get started marketing on Facebook, already there but looking for better results, or not sure if Facebook is right for your company (despite the eye-popping audience numbers), you’ll find guidance here in some of the best posts on Facebook marketing so far in 2010: tips, tactics and best practices for building Facebook pages, growing your fan (or “like&# ) base, advertising, optimizing for search, using Facebook apps and tools, and more, from experts like Mari Smith, Lisa Barone, Ching Ya, John Haydon, Brian Carter, Marty Weintraub and Shel Holtz. MORE >>

In this post I want to focus on the trends in Marketing Automation for 2010. Creation of buyer-centric content. In 2010 you’ll start to hear about marketing methods. At Marketbright, we believe Agile Marketing will emerge as a popular methodology so marketing professionals can adapt and survive in 2010. Social Media Marketing FAIL: In 2010, we’ll see a lot of companies spend a lot of money trying to make a big splash into social networks and many will crash and burn. Manticore Technology wishes you a full-funnel in 2010. predictions. The Contributors. MORE >>

Whenever I can get two numbers into the title of a content marketing post, good things are always bound to happen. ;). As we move into 2010, I thought I'd share these 30 content marketing truths that are taped above my desk. Whenever I lose my way (to a more traditional mindset), I read through this content-marketing heavy list. That the content is more important than the offer. That "being the content" is more important than "surrounding the content" That interruption isn't valued, but engagement is. MORE >>

Brian Solis Home Articles Business – Marketing PR 2.0 – New Communications Social Media Speaking Books Appearances About The State of the Blogosphere 2010 December 13, 2010 View Comments The question we ask ourselves when examining the state of the blogosphere is whether or not the cup is half full or half empty? On Facebook this month, the average user created 90 pieces of content and contributed to the more than 30 billion pieces of content (web links, news stories, blog posts, notes, photo albums, etc.) If pouring, it is half full. startups. MORE >>

Remarkable content LeadershipClick to download How to Find New Customers, our remarkably popular white paper. It’s the first year of Fearless Competitor Favs – my favorite B2B marketing ideas from this past year. We’ll do this each December from now on. I … Continue reading → lead generation sales leadership Sales knowledge marketing funnel Management best practices Marketing Demand Generation Sales 2.0 MORE >>