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JANUARY 7, 2011

It just goes to show that there is still a lot of controversy when it comes to creative briefs in marketing. Big companies and small companies have different needs, and so their briefs are also formatted differently. If you come from the agency side, you are used to a certain format. United States License. United States License.

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MAY 7, 2010

The Effective Marketer Effectiveness is a discipline and it can be learned Home About the Effective Marketer Books Speaking Explaining Social Media If you need to explain what social media is and the impact it can have in your company or industry, the slideshow below might help. United States License. United States License.

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FEBRUARY 10, 2011

How many B2B vs. B2C companies, industries, and even job titles. This entry was posted on Thursday, February 10th, 2011 at 12:19 pm and is filed under Email Marketing , Lead generation , Marketing Training , Online Marketing. Test them, see if they work, then be the judge. United States License.

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MARCH 24, 2011

Possibly related posts: (automatically generated) Why Social Media Needs to Die What Type of Marketer Are You? B2B Marketing Summit Shows Old Problems Persist This entry was posted on Thursday, March 24th, 2011 at 9:00 am and is filed under Lead generation , Marketing Automation , Marketing Budget , Marketing Management.

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2010

If you see another company being successful (however you define success) and you try to apply the same method, can you guarantee you will also achieve success? A B2B company applying tactics used by B2C companies can be very successful but only after some necessary translation is done. Now let’s go one step further.

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JANUARY 13, 2011

They talk about how the increase in the number of available marketing channels coupled with the resource constraints of most marketing organizations is the toughest challenge for marketers to overcome. So with all these new channels available, why does email marketing continue to be a top choice for marketers everywhere?

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MAY 3, 2011

Based on a recent report on Marketing Technology Adoption for 2011 , the findings of their research shed some light on the challenges we face when it comes to marketing technology. The goal is to make use of cross channel marketing strategies to target the customer at the right moment and influence purchase decisions.

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MAY 10, 2010

The Effective Marketer Effectiveness is a discipline and it can be learned Home About the Effective Marketer Books Speaking Taming Your Brand Mascot From Tony The Tiger, Trix Rabbit and Energizer Bunny to Ronald McDonald and even John McCain (?!) More recently even Twitter mascots have been showing up as a company’s public face.

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MARCH 10, 2011

Click to enlarge Updated above is the timeline of funding for the key players in the marketing automation space (you may argue HubSpot is not a marketing automation vendor, this is subject for another post). It does seem the whole industry is due for a shake-down but until then, the awareness and market education will benefit everyone.

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NOVEMBER 6, 2009

The Effective Marketer Effectiveness is a discipline and it can be learned Home About the Effective Marketer Books Speaking Social Media’s Next Victim? Who doesn’t like to see a big giant fall down on its face, especially if it’s in public? United States License. United States License. United States License.

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

The Effective Marketer Effectiveness is a discipline and it can be learned Home About the Effective Marketer Books Speaking The Opposite of Advertising How can a company embark on an branding campaign without prominently displaying its logo? United States License. United States License. United States License.

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NOVEMBER 30, 2009

The Effective Marketer Effectiveness is a discipline and it can be learned Home About the Effective Marketer Books Speaking The Fun Theory: How to Change Behavior How do you change people’s behavior? And how about your staff or your company’s employees? How are you changing your customers and your prospects behavior?

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DECEMBER 8, 2010

Buyer personas and content creation The interaction was great and the fact that we had people from both SMB and large companies was great, we could hear both sides of the story and how different size companies work with marketing automation. One of the interesting points raised during the discussion was about content creation.

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MAY 9, 2011

When companies start to tailor content to different audiences and stages of the buying cycle, they greatly increase the amount of content, and the type of content needed changes&# Marketing Roles Are Evolving Marketing used to have clearly defined roles. Does it sound familiar? A new role is starting to take shape.

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MAY 18, 2010

The Effective Marketer Effectiveness is a discipline and it can be learned Home About the Effective Marketer Books Speaking What Type of Marketer Are You? When hiring someone for a marketing position , it’s important to know these different types exist. United States License. United States License.

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2010

The Effective Marketer Effectiveness is a discipline and it can be learned Home About the Effective Marketer Books Speaking Web Prototyping With PowerPoint Website re-designs are a common project on the hands of marketers at companies of all sizes. PowerPoint is something everyone knows how to use, though.

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NOVEMBER 29, 2010

This last bit is important for factors outside your influence, maybe a contract that depends on another company has to be signed for the joint marketing campaign to start, or what to do if certain assumptions you’ve made when putting together the plan fail to materialize (i.e. United States License. United States License.

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APRIL 9, 2009

The site not only lists top executives based on approval ratings but also shows you reviews that give you some more specifics of the person, the company, and what it feels like working there. One of the more interesting features is the ability to search for salaries paid at a specific company. United States License.

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OCTOBER 21, 2009

The Effective Marketer Effectiveness is a discipline and it can be learned Home About the Effective Marketer Books Speaking Magic Quadrant or Magic Numbers? Big companies all turn to Gartner’s reports to help them on emerging trends and technologies. A Judge Will Decide. United States License. United States License.

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NOVEMBER 16, 2009

What if we could change the way our companies treat presentations and just give everyone six minutes to tell their stories? More than your typical “and in this slide I will talk about X&# , because since the slides are automatically timed, your delivery has to be on time all the time. United States License. United States License.

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AUGUST 14, 2009

Although his criticism was towards Wall Street financial companies that complain they need hefty compensation packages to attract talented employees, you decide whether it applies to your company as well. Web Design Webinar Yes, Please Share This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 United States License.

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FEBRUARY 15, 2010

Studies from multiple email marketing service providers show different numbers when it comes to delivery rates, bounce rates, open rates, clickthrough rates, and more. I work for a B2B software company and we do regular email blasts. Our open rates average 30%. Is this good? Industry benchmarks are only useful for bathroom reading.

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FEBRUARY 14, 2009

Are the tasks you and your team working on going to directly affect the company’s ability to compete in the marketplace? Are the marketing campaigns you are planning or have planned going to directly influence sales? Food for thought. United States License. United States License. United States License.

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JANUARY 11, 2010

The Effective Marketer Effectiveness is a discipline and it can be learned Home About the Effective Marketer Books Speaking Choosing an Email Marketing Software Who’s the best email marketing company/software? Click here for tips from the Effective Marketer Blog Hello there! Slides can be seen below.

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AUGUST 30, 2010

Yup, it is more complicated when you get to the implementation phase of the program, and that’s where most companies fail. David Meerman Scott , in his book The New Rules of Marketing and PR points out that creating quality content is the new imperative: “The tools of the marketing and PR trade have changed.

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OCTOBER 14, 2009

The Effective Marketer Effectiveness is a discipline and it can be learned Home About the Effective Marketer Books Speaking The Networker’s Dream Ever been in a situation where you are trying to get a hold of someone or get introduced to another person but just can’t figure out how? This is the reality for most salespeople.

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FEBRUARY 6, 2009

Web Design Webinar Yes, Please Share This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 United States License. Web Design Webinar Yes, Please Share This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 United States License. Web Design Webinar Yes, Please Share This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0

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JANUARY 18, 2009

You probably heard of countless stories of how a company faced a crisis situation and was able to turn it around and come out even better than before (remember the Tylenol scandal? Johnson came out victorious after a well planned management of the crisis that could have cost the company dearly). United States License.

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JANUARY 17, 2009

In marketing is especially important to ensure that the company as a whole is aware of what is being done. Marketing, after all, affects every part of the organization. Marketing is not just a concentrated effort from the staff in that department, it should be part of every employee’s responsibility.

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MARCH 17, 2010

Design #11 Email Sender: Tableau Software Email Title: 50 Metrics Every Marketer Should Master What I Like: Small but visible logo on top left identifies the company immediately. Right side bar with useful links related to the webinar. Click on the images for larger version. Clean header graphic with big and concise title.

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FEBRUARY 15, 2009

The Effective Marketer Effectiveness is a discipline and it can be learned Home About the Effective Marketer Books Speaking If you’re gonna copy, make it right An interesting blog post by Jason Cohen at OnStartups.com discussed why you shouldn’t copy other companies just because they were successful at what they do.

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FEBRUARY 16, 2009

Sure, in some cases people may respond simply because they love your company/brand and that’s great, but you should also strive to get those who are not necessarily loyal customers to respond, otherwise the survey may end up not telling you the whole truth. The benefit to the survey respondent needs to be obvious. United States License.

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JANUARY 6, 2009

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APRIL 6, 2009

The Effective Marketer Effectiveness is a discipline and it can be learned Home About the Effective Marketer Books Speaking Get Hired in Marketing Want a marketing job? I was recently hiring a marketing coordinator for my company and once again it became obvious to me that most candidates do a poor job at interviewing.

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JANUARY 3, 2009

An effective marketer, therefore, is someone who can accomplish his/her goals and produce the results set forth by the company. Notice I didn’t say ‘marketing results’, I’m referring to the Corporate goals because no marketing can be effective if it doesn’t contribute to the overall goals of the company.

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JANUARY 5, 2009

8 Principles for Effective Marketers Those principles are easily transferable to marketing professionals: Principle 1: Ask yourself “what needs to be done”? As a marketer what is the ONE thing you need to do that will really determine whether your company will be successful? Where is the company headed?

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MAY 18, 2010

Using social media as a direct response vehicle - The reason for much of the success from B2C marketers is that the majority of their products are impulse purchases (i.e. For B2B companies, social media is more about interaction and knowledge sharing (think whitepapers, videos, thought leadership blogs, etc.).

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