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What the Gig Economy Was Like in 2010 (Part 1 of 5)

ClearVoice

In part one, we take a look back at the state of the gig economy in 2010. As companies start to realize the cost-effective strategies for 1099 employees, and see the value of varied voices and talents, this segment of the economy is only going to grow. Now, they’re leading the charge. 2010 set the tone for the #gigeconomy.

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The new B2B marketing manifesto

Velocity Partners

You can read it here: B2B Brand is Back (and MQLs are B t): A New Sort-of B2B Manifesto. But being a marketer in 2010 was a whole different job. The world has changed around the old go-to-market playbook, and marketers need a new approach ( even Jon Miller, the guy who wrote it, agrees ). Remember that?

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The Cost-Per-Lead Fallacy in Measuring B2B Lead Generation Investments (Pt 1 of 3)

ViewPoint

As much as marketing and sales best practices—not to mention just plain common sense—dictate that cost-per-lead not play a prominent role in managing and measuring B2B lead generation investments, the metric continues to prevail. The problems and costs of a cost-per-lead approach.

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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.

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B2B Marketing Predictions for 2010 - Reflections

Smashmouth Marketing

She asked a bunch of B2B marketing experts for their predictions for 2010. Are you shoring up those marketing techniques that are tried and true? Cost per lead? Cost per opportunity? Leads per marketing event (blogs, tweets, whitepapers)? Hit the ground running in 2010. old-school mix.

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Hard Data to Justify Your Marketing Automation Investment

Customer Experience Matrix

Summary: So you want some hard numbers to prove the value of marketing automation? A client asked yesterday if I had some benchmark information to justify the cost of her marketing automation project. Aberdeen Group has published many studies related to marketing automation. Here's a bunch. Statistics include: • 16.5%

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The Marketing Book Podcast: “Content Marketing Strategy” by Robert Rose

The Forward Observer

Robert has served as the Chief Strategy Advisor of The Content Marketing Institute since its launch in 2010 guiding it to be the leading global content marketing education and training organization. And, he co-authored with Carla Johnson Experiences: The 7th Era of Marketing (which was featured on episode 12 in 2015).