MLT Creative

OCTOBER 26, 2010

November 1-2, Total Marketing Discuss. Dubai, UAE: Debate the opportunities and challenges faced by marketers in leveraging social media as a marketing tool. Lauderdale, FL: An online marketing conference featuring today’s leaders in the Social Media, Search Marketing & Venture Capital industries.

B2B Marketing 40

B2B Marketing Advertising Agencies Paid Search Agency Mobile Advertising 40

Online Marketing Institute

NOVEMBER 2, 2009

unemployment rate still near 10%, and uncertain prospects for a quick recovery , marketers need to keep two things in mind. Social Media – according to a study early this year by Forrester Research, 91% of technology b2b decision makers use social media in some form (blogs, video, customer reviews, social networking sites, Twitter, etc.).

Marketing Budget 40

Marketing Budget Budget Programs Marketing Budget Creation Paid Search Agency 40

Webbiquity

APRIL 26, 2010

What strategies and tactics should you employ to maximize business results online? What are the leading marketing thought leaders saying about marketing strategies in 2010? How do you select the right market research to support your goals? Why is content marketing becoming critical? Well worth a read.

Marketing Strategy 100

Marketing Strategy Marketing & Strategy Allocation Budget Programs 100

Hubspot

JANUARY 21, 2011

Another area that small and medium sized businesses can utilize in order to stay ahead of their competition is social media. eMarketer just released a comprehensive report on the state of social network advertising and the findings are pretty interesting. Social Media Marketing Kit. Engage With Your Followers.

Social Networks 28

Social Networks Mobile Advertising Burn Rate Emarketing 28

Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

A comprehensive survey (1,753 respondents) released today by Edison Research, paints a fascinating picture of Twitter and its role in America’s social media ecosystem. And while substantially smaller than the Facebook brigade, the Twitter crew is tuned in to brands like nowhere else on the social Web. 19% seek customer support.

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Social Media Media Stats Statistics 161

Convince & Convert

JULY 20, 2010

Not unlike traditional surveys, keyword research and social data mining tools tell a powerful story about the information target audiences want from organizations, on-and-offline. Now, the rules are changing, and noteworthy, quality content is the future of online marketing success.

Social Media 142

Social Media Media Webinar Metrics Marketing & Strategy 142

Convince & Convert

FEBRUARY 15, 2010

Social network connectivity is becoming the post-modern email newsletter. I certainly do not support the Draconian position that somehow social networks threaten email’s existence as a marketing channel. Twitter knows that you are @somecustomer, and what you Tweet about, and maybe your geography.

Social Media 114

Social Media Media Webinar Metrics Paid Search Agency 114

The Effective Marketer

JUNE 21, 2009

Free Marketing Training from IMU After watching the classes, my take on the University is: Positives: Online archives from each class including slides available on-demand helps a lot when you have busy schedules like mine, and also allows watching at your own pace (i.e. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0

Inbound Marketing 100

Inbound Marketing Training Planning Work Management 100

Hubspot

JULY 13, 2010

Online marketing, or inbound marketing as well call it at HubSpot , has many moving pieces. But as a CEO, you don’t need to get caught up in the details of your company’s online marketing efforts. Why Online Marketing Is Important. View more presentations from HubSpot Internet Marketing.

Online Marketing 28

Online Marketing Work Management Marketing Management Advertising Agencies 28

Convince & Convert

JUNE 2, 2010

Skip to content Skip to navigation Skip to footer Convince and Convert Blog: Social Media Strategy and Social Media Consulting Social Media Strategy Blog Social Media Consulting Blog Social Media Consulting Speaking Newsletter Free Social Media Tools Twitter Interviews About Lijit Search Do You “Like&# How I Look In These Jeans?

Social Media 135

Social Media Media Curation Webinar Metrics 135

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

Convince & Convert

AUGUST 2, 2010

link] Spark Great information from @jaybaer: Everything you ever wanted to know about Facebook. facebook Rocks [link] objectivemarketer Facebook Success Summit 2010 @marismith @jaybaer @briansolis @mike_stelzner @ekaterinawalter and the likes. If it’s not now, it will be soon (see my post tomorrow for more on that).

Facebook 122

Facebook Paid Search Agency Webinar Metrics Advertising Agencies 122

Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

MARCH 23, 2011

by Maria Pergolino The magnitude of the Internet’s size and scope can be overwhelming when determining how to incorporate the countless B2B marketing facts and strategies you can find on the Web. The State Of B2B Social Media Marketing. The Noob Guide To Online Marketing. B2B Sales and Social Media.

B2B Marketing 48

B2B Marketing B2B Social Media Eye-Tracking 48

Convince & Convert

JULY 21, 2010

She spends her days thinking about social media, public relations and digital strategies for her agency’s consumer focused clients. She spends her days thinking about social media, public relations and digital strategies for her agency’s consumer focused clients. People are sharing photos, ideas, writings and video.

Social Media 156

Social Media Paid Content Media Advertising Agencies 156

Convince & Convert

JULY 5, 2010

I have recruited a posse of incredibly smart social media, digital marketing, and public relations thinkers to entertain and inform you while I’m learning how to pay with colored money, and my son attends hockey camp.

Paid Search Agency 117

Paid Search Agency PR Advertising Agencies Word of Mouth 117

Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 14, 2010

The B2B prospect hanging out on Facebook Sunday night behaves differently and has different information needs than the same person reading e-mail on Monday morning. trying to get at information, oops scratch that b. then getting the information out. Social marketing is evolving. I have seen this part kill a.

Social Media 124

Social Media Work Management Marketing Management Media 124

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

JANUARY 26, 2010

Home Marketing Matters About Contact B2B Marketing Store Company Website The 6 essential rules of a website redesign – Ignore them at your peril by Achinta Mitra on January 26, 2010 in Industrial Websites , Search Engine Optimization (SEO) , Website Design & Development Is you current website an asset or a liability?

Rules 60

Rules Marketing Websites Web 2.0 Buying Cycle 60

Convince & Convert

MAY 5, 2010

So, Lisa Beatty build JaneNation.com , a new opinion, information, and idea community just for women, that launched recently at the Marketing to Women conference. With free membership open to all women, JaneNation combines social networking with opinion collection.

Social Media 127

Social Media Advertising Agencies Paid Search Agency Media 127

Industrial Marketing Today

MAY 26, 2010

Here are some stats, results and recommendations that I found very useful: In the Needs Awareness and Research stages, buyers use a broad array of sources, including social media, Webinars, e-newsletters, search engines and [vertical search engines like] GlobalSpec. There are plenty of charts and graphs too.

Buying Cycle 60

Buying Cycle Buy Web 2.0 Allocation 60

Industrial Marketing Today

MAY 5, 2010

Ardath Albee, CEO of Marketing Interactions, Inc. said it best when she wrote, “Passive reading of your content is not going to help online marketing initiatives shorten buying cycles or increase customer acquisition and revenues.” Your prospects are at different stages of their decision making process when they visit your site.

Sales Cycle 60

Sales Cycle Web 2.0 Buying Cycle Privacy Policies 60

Industrial Marketing Today

AUGUST 20, 2010

Here are my top five industrial marketing lessons: Lesson #1: Save them time Most engineers, especially design engineers are already overloaded with work. Anything you can do to help them find the right information quicker will score big with engineers. You need to move beyond the free Google Custom Search tool for websites.

Web 2.0 60

Web 2.0 Planning Buying Cycle Lead Scoring 60

Convince & Convert

FEBRUARY 10, 2010

Find where your clients/contacts are in the social media realm. Other gr8 uses [link] [link] Richard A Beane III Review of the site Flowtown that can give you information about how your customers use social media. Imported a 4th address – get a picture of Bruce Lee informing me something has gone horribly wrong.

Social Media 129

Social Media Email Marketing Social Marketing Paid Search Agency 129

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? I searched Wikipedia for information but couldn’t find an exact definition. Achinta offers his industrial clients marketing for engineers by an engineer. {

Curation 60

Curation RSS Web 2.0 Content Marketing 60

Industrial Marketing Today

AUGUST 24, 2009

However, to be successful in your online marketing, you must come up with fresh and interesting content regularly. Studies have shown that people retain information quicker and longer when you engage their visual senses. Achinta offers his industrial clients marketing for engineers by an engineer.

Web 2.0 60

Web 2.0 Copywriting Content Buying Cycle 60

Convince & Convert

MARCH 4, 2010

markwilliamschaefer I would add that for commerce-oriented blogs, it would also be possible to track clicks back to a commerce-related part of a website for product information, registration, etc. In the well-documented Marriott case study, they tracked $500 mm in bookings from links on the corporate blog. Very helpful post, Jay.

Webinar Metrics 132

Webinar Metrics Marketing & Strategy Paid Search Agency Blogger 132

Industrial Marketing Today

SEPTEMBER 27, 2010

Home Marketing Matters About Contact B2B Marketing Store Company Website Have Digital Marketing and Social Media Killed the Industrial Sales Job? Digital marketing has also changed how industrial and technical buyers behave, search and consume information that they need at different stages of the buy cycle.

Social Media 60

Social Media Social Marketing Media Planning 60

Industrial Marketing Today

APRIL 30, 2010

With a majority of marketing efforts going digital, that means even more content is needed. Not just any content, but ideas, information and expertise they find relevant and helpful for answering questions they have about problems they’re trying to solve. Copyright © 2010 Tiecas, Inc.

Planning 60

Planning B2B Marketing Emarketing B2B 60

Convince & Convert

APRIL 20, 2010

More from Convince and Convert 5 Ways to be a Social Networking Smash How to Create a Share of Voice Report Does Your Facebook Page Have a Pulse? Whilst my site is very simple it was built from the outset to focus on the words brand, branding and more recently, social media. marierowley thank you for your great information.

Long Tail Marketing 117

Long Tail Marketing Blogger Paper Content 117

Online Marketing Institute

DECEMBER 1, 2010

LinkedIn users will be shown events that match their specific business needs based on the information they’ve added to their LinkedIn profile (Job Title, Industry, etc.), It’s a year old but the information is still useful. The blog can even extend beyond the conference and be used as a year-round source of information.

Social Media 40

Social Media Event Marketing Social Marketing B2B Marketing 40

Industrial Marketing Today

JULY 23, 2010

The more detailed and specific information you can provide with the least number of search queries or clicks, the better will be the user experience. The shelf life of your content is pretty short because new information is generated very quickly on the Internet. That’s good news but it also creates a credibility problem.

Rules 60

Rules Marketing Websites Marketing Automation Services Web 2.0 60

Convince & Convert

MARCH 10, 2010

In re-reading each of these interviews multiple times to create this compilation, the information and insights conveyed in a short format are exceptional. Thank you so very much to each of the Twitter 20 participants, who gave so freely of their time and their knowledge in the true spirit of social media.

Social Media 117

Social Media Media Webinar Metrics Marketing & Strategy 117

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. Create and deliver useful information such as white papers, industry research and trends and how-to guides for selecting the right solution provider. Copyright © 2010 Tiecas, Inc. How can you accomplish all that?

Buying Cycle 60

Buying Cycle Buy Work Management Marketing Management 60

Convince & Convert

MAY 11, 2010

Those who lack the knowledge of providing useful information or how/what to provide? By contributing genuinely will make the users believe that you know what you are saying and can build credibility in your network! Those who lack the knowledge of providing useful information or how/what to provide? Maybe others disagree?

FAQ 139

FAQ Top of Funnel Paid Search Agency Social Media 139

Convince & Convert

APRIL 6, 2010

Too many companies and organizations are reinventing the content wheel for every social outpost they maintain. Too many companies and organizations are reinventing the content wheel for every social outpost they maintain. A better approach is to create a content ecosystem that allows you to repurpose and cascade your best information.

Paid Content 146

Paid Content Ad Building Brand Identity Branding 146

Convince & Convert

JUNE 24, 2010

I’ve been in marketing or advertising (online or otherwise) for 20 years. With Social Media, take a look at Chris Brogan. He doesn't just spew endless bits of information about his product (books, etc.). You’re thinking that I’m crazy. But, I’m not. They do that for real, right?

Social Media 122

Social Media Paid Content Media Webinar Metrics 122

Convince & Convert

JULY 15, 2010

I have been the one man show for social media marketing for [link] Tourism website for the area, and have gotten accounts to 5000 within 9 months. (via

Social Media 142

Social Media Paid Content Media Act-On 142