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The B2B marketing ironies of our time

Biznology

Here’s another: Google and Facebook are leading the digital marketing revolution. Did you know that both Google and Facebook use dear old direct mail for cold prospecting in their ad sales businesses? Back in 2010, I was invited to become a contributor to Harvard Business Review ’s online publication. Kudos to them. But hold on.

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2011 B2B Marketing Outlook, According to Google

The Point

Our agency recently developed a report summarizing the results of a B2B marketing survey commissioned by Google and conducted by research company Ipsos OTX. Least surprising result (it is Google, after all): Search Marketing (SEM and SEO) was ranked the most effective channel for generating new leads.

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B2B Marketers Hold Off on Killing Traditional Media

The Effective Marketer

Also interesting to note that telemarketing as a budget item will also remain a key part of the budget, which shows outbound lead generation is still a strong component of most marketing plans. This entry was posted on Friday, October 22nd, 2010 at 9:06 am and is filed under Communication , Marketing Budget , Marketing Management.

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What Is The Future Of Content Marketing?

Marketing Insider Group

We are no longer the folks who blow up balloons at trade shows. And while advertising campaigns and trade shows will continue to be a big part of what we do. Google’s “Zero Moment Of Truth research showed that the number of sources we look for in making a purchase has doubled (2011 vs. 2010).

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Marketing Content That Sells

The Effective Marketer

You are researching a new product or service and Google points you to a website, one of the key vendors in that space, and you have to read the page twice to really get it what they are trying to say. Go to a trade show and the situation gets really bad. That reminds me of what I see when I visit most B2B companies’ websites.

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More Free Marketing Training

The Effective Marketer

That’s why I’m eager to check out two resources: MarketingProfs Digital Marketing World The folks at MarketingProfs held an online trade show that had a great speaker lineup and relevant topics for those in the online world, being very focused on tactics for lead generation, social media, and email marketing among other topics.

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B2B Marketing Summit Shows Old Problems Persist

The Effective Marketer

This entry was posted on Thursday, October 14th, 2010 at 9:05 am and is filed under Communication , Content Marketing , Marketing Planning , Marketing Strategy , Online Marketing. First of all, what is this summit? Sometimes we just need to be reminded of the obvious so that we can focus on the essential. United States License.

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