Convince & Convert

FEBRUARY 10, 2010

Both seek to keep your brand top-of-mind with customers and prospects, communicating in a relevant, timely way that ideally is measurable and testable. But the problem with email and social media is that too many people are positioning it as an either/or scenario.

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Convince & Convert

FEBRUARY 15, 2010

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. The future of more relevant email lies in Socialized Subject Lines. really appreciate it.

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Convince & Convert

JULY 27, 2010

link] Laura Click Are You Growing Enough Voices – a great post about utilizing guest bloggers from @jaybaer: [link] [link] Ian Greenleigh Jay- Inviting, commissioning and curating content that expands the relevance of your blog to its readers is the part of engagement that's not talked about enough, IMO.

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Convince & Convert

FEBRUARY 11, 2010

February 11th, 2010 |Written By: Jay Baer | View Comments Tweet Guest post by Bob Dennis , freelance Web designer with experience in everything from audio production to social networking. link] Karl Tiedemann You should take a look at the “Apple App Store Economy&# chart which boils down a lot of the relevant numbers here ( [link] ).

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Convince & Convert

MARCH 3, 2010

link] Inspired Magazine 6 Critical Services Agencies Must Provide to Stay Relevant in Social Media [link] [link] Colin Welch RT @jaybaer: 6 Critical Services Agencies Must Provide to Stay Relevant in Social Media [link] [link] Chaitanya Reddy.

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Convince & Convert

JUNE 17, 2010

We have focused on relevant followers, in our industry by and large. I love the Twitter culture and community, and I spend quite a bit of time using Twitter. By far and away it has been our best means of getting our story out, and capturing business.

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markempa

APRIL 19, 2007

Buyers want to know you understand them and that you’re relevant to their specific needs. Buyers want to know you understand them and that you’re relevant to their specific needs. Critical Success Factor #9 Effectiveness 8 Critical Success Factors for Lead Generation 2.0 Research shows that Podcasts do impact B2B purchase decisions.

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markempa

MAY 20, 2005

« Asking for referrals does more than generate leads | Main | Lead generation ROI depends on a good handoff » Lead Generation via Industry Experts Proactively building relationships with industry experts is a powerful way to generate sales leads and positive word of mouth (WOM). they need you.

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markempa

JUNE 8, 2007

During our interview we cover a variety of topics that are relevant to lead generation, PR and marketing. Critical Success Factor #9 Effectiveness 8 Critical Success Factors for Lead Generation 2.0 David also writes the Web Ink Now blog and has been named to the MarketingSherpa Viral Marketing Hall of Fame for the past two years in a row.

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markempa

JUNE 8, 2005

This is especially important in generating postitive word of mouth (WOM) too. It must be relevant! This is especially important in generating postitive word of mouth (WOM) too. It must be relevant! Critical Success Factor #9 Effectiveness 8 Critical Success Factors for Lead Generation 2.0

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markempa

AUGUST 17, 2007

How do you build your library of relevant lead nurturing content? You might also find value in my recent webinar on lead nurturing relevant. How do you build your library of relevant lead nurturing content? Critical Success Factor #9 Effectiveness 8 Critical Success Factors for Lead Generation 2.0 What can you send via email?

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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 14, 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 Why Social CRM Needs to Be Less About the Social and More About (..)

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markempa

JUNE 29, 2007

Their data shows that over 50% of tech buyers admitted to short listing a vendor after receiving a well timed and relevant phone call. This indicates the importance of relevant educational events and online content for lead generation. This indicates the importance of relevant educational events and online content for lead generation.

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Convince & Convert

MARCH 4, 2010

It’s imperative that you select the most relevant ones that match with your blog’s purpose and intent. Commerce If you have done steps 1 and 2, in the Consideration phase of the Buyer's Journey, you will continue to be relevant i.e. short-listed among candidates to solve the buyer's problem. What’s the Point?

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Valasys

DECEMBER 18, 2019

According to research by Forbes, 89% of the companies today compete primarily based on customer experience, as compared to 36% back in the year 2010. The articles published on the platform are relevant & comprehensive & derived from original research. Read more: How Omnichannel Reputation Management Assists in B2B Branding.

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ViewPoint

SEPTEMBER 27, 2012

and notes how transformation has been driven by marketing budgets reaching new lows in 2009 and 2010: “Marketing, rather than just trying to do more with less, had to do something differently and had to transform.”. New Buyers & the Need for More Relevant, Specific & Targeted Communications. It’s important to balance the two.”.

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Convince & Convert

AUGUST 19, 2010

Since April, 2010 Western River has collected more than 1,100 of these customer stories. You have to ask for sharing behavior in a relevant, contextual, streamlined fashion. And once the system was set up and the business rules determined, the company spends almost no time managing the program. It makes sharing simple.

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Convince & Convert

MARCH 10, 2010

So many of his points fit neatly into sound bites, that it seemed a natural – and relevant – forum for a conversation. From that spark of an idea, long before live chats and interviews on Twitter became commonplace, we end up here.

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markempa

JULY 9, 2007

The goal of lead nurturing is to maintain a relevant and consistent dialog with viable leads - regardless of their timing to purchase - until they are sales ready. Critical Success Factor #9 Effectiveness 8 Critical Success Factors for Lead Generation 2.0

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markempa

JULY 10, 2006

Because the sales team is responsible for much of the customer’s perception of the company, concerted care must go into developing the ongoing, relevant communications that the sales team will employ as it builds relationships with customers. Critical Success Factor #9 Effectiveness 8 Critical Success Factors for Lead Generation 2.0

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markempa

OCTOBER 11, 2006

Critical Success Factor #9 Effectiveness 8 Critical Success Factors for Lead Generation 2.0 Call for speakers: MarketingSherpa’s B2B Marketing Summit 5 dials to tune in your lead generation process Recent Comments Copyright This work is licensed under a Creative Commons License.

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Convince & Convert

JUNE 24, 2010

is Crucial to your Content Marketing Strategy 6 Lessons Learned From the Demise of MySpace Driving Sales with Relevancy and Utility [link] Innovate AZ 3 Ways Infomercials Can Inspire Your Social Media: I know, I know. You’re thinking that I’m crazy. But, I’m not.

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markempa

MAY 21, 2007

Create a plan to add value every time you touch your future customers with relevant ideas, content and resources. Develop a lead nurturing plan – While you may generate leads from your initial campaign, you will generate more by following up with additional touches just be sure that are meaningful and relevant to your audience.

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markempa

DECEMBER 7, 2006

Show Agenda How is six sigma relevant to the sales and marketing process? Show Agenda How is six sigma relevant to the sales and marketing process? Critical Success Factor #9 Effectiveness 8 Critical Success Factors for Lead Generation 2.0 What are the barriers in helping to create the six sigma process?

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Convince & Convert

APRIL 6, 2010

When creating and promoting social content, include specific, relevant keywords and search phrases wherever possible. I recommend using a mixture of your Top 25 phrases and some that are highly relevant to your business, but perhaps aren’t sending as much traffic as you’d like at present.

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Convince & Convert

AUGUST 10, 2010

We are aggregating vast amounts of data, and in our integration with Facebook for example, we don’t open up everything we get because some of it just isn’t relevant. “Who Should I Know&# for example, is a relevant and important question that needs to be better answered. It’s in our DNA.

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markempa

JUNE 13, 2007

First, they may indicate the status quo in an organization is changing and secondly, they can contribute to the development of timely and relevant sales and marketing messaging. Relevance is one of the most difficult things to achieve with lead generation programs but trigger events can help a great deal.

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markempa

MAY 23, 2005

Dont for get your audience wants information that is relevant and meaningful. Relevant Content - a catalyst for big attendance High quality content can dramatically build webinar attendance. Relevant content builds credibility, generates positive word of mouth (wom) and creates a buzz for future events.

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markempa

JUNE 21, 2006

Create content thats relevant for each stage of the buying cycle. Create content thats relevant for each stage of the buying cycle. Critical Success Factor #9 Effectiveness 8 Critical Success Factors for Lead Generation 2.0 Connect sales and marketing metrics together. Focus on the data points you REALLY need to measure in your CRM.

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markempa

MARCH 30, 2007

The goal is not to try to buy the biggest list possible, but instead build the most relevant list possible based your ideal customer profile. I have found marketers often overlook the lists and data they already have in search of new contacts rather than building upon relevant conversations. So where should you start?

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markempa

AUGUST 23, 2006

Can you send them other relevant and educational content? Critical Success Factor #9 Effectiveness 8 Critical Success Factors for Lead Generation 2.0 Call for speakers: MarketingSherpa’s B2B Marketing Summit 5 dials to tune in your lead generation process Recent Comments Copyright This work is licensed under a Creative Commons License.

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markempa

JUNE 16, 2006

The key is that you need to listen first, ask the right questions, participate and be relevant. The key is that you need to listen first, ask the right questions, participate and be relevant. Critical Success Factor #9 Effectiveness 8 Critical Success Factors for Lead Generation 2.0

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markempa

MAY 18, 2007

Analyze competitive information, and develop a SWOT (strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, threats) Improve relevance of sales tools and marketing materials with sales input. Critical Success Factor #9 Effectiveness 8 Critical Success Factors for Lead Generation 2.0 Do your lead generation messaging align with your target audiences needs?

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markempa

JUNE 14, 2006

And interestingly, those who do have good, relevant content lock it up behind registration pages. Critical Success Factor #9 Effectiveness 8 Critical Success Factors for Lead Generation 2.0 What most companies lack is thought-leading content that addresses needs of people who are in the early stages of their buying process.

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Convince & Convert

APRIL 28, 2010

2- So what we do for clients is we would identify the 100's to 10 000's relevant and influential people in a given community (topic/vertical/ around a passion) and 3- Then we would map back their customer database. At the same time, word of mouth marketing IS important, and effective. Especially the competitive aspect.

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markempa

JULY 13, 2006

Sales content is most relevant in the later stages of the buying process. Sales content is most relevant in the later stages of the buying process. Critical Success Factor #9 Effectiveness 8 Critical Success Factors for Lead Generation 2.0 An excellent way to reach people early is by developing thought-leading content.

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Convince & Convert

APRIL 1, 2010

Wouldn't be too hard to turn this ad into a better converting, more relevant piece. To take less time, I’m thinking I would post the photo to wherever it is most relevant. The chronically bad Minnesota Timberwolves NBA franchise has this sign in the Twin Cities airport: Bravo.

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