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4 Winning Tactics to Put in Your Marketing Plan

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Google’s algorithmic changes in 2012 and 2013 have been a big nod to substance. Create your Google+ Company Page. Google+ gained critical mass in 2012, and now has over 540 million users (as Kim Garst wrote in the Huffington Post , “Google+ FINALLY Hits the Tipping Point.”) Substance is king. SEO Is dead.

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B2B Marketers: Why a Penguin is Still Ruining Your Website

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Penguin is the code name for a major Google search engine algorithm change that was first implemented in the spring of 2012, and it was designed to stop spammy practices perpetuated by the SEO bad guys.It There are some things you can do to clean up the mess your SEO company created. The effect of Penguin is plain and simple.

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Interim, Outsource CMOs, Marketing Directors on the Rise

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What’s more, it’s not clear that paying the salary and benefits of a senior-level marketing executive is a requirement at all companies. Two I noticed in the past couple of years are The Rise of the Supertemp (HBR, May 2012) and The Disposable Worker (Businessweek, January 2010). Many recent articles address this trend.

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A Social Media Strategy for B2B Marketers

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B2B companies are getting traction on social media. Now I have to include SlideShare (acquired by LinkedIn in 2012), because this social media platform has exploded, with over 60 million users a month and 215 page views per month by the end of 2013. Then, use Facebook to bring out the human side of your company. SlideShare.

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Marketing Technology: Cross the Chasm with the Right Beta Customer

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Do you have a marketing plan for 2012? We’re marketing consultants who drive the right marketing results for B2B companies, including manufacturers, technology companies, service companies and ad agencies. Companies and organizations with: Flat or declining sales - we find new opportunities and tactics for growth.

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B2B Marketing Survey Says Email and Twitter Work

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The survey, the 2012 B2B Marketing Benchmark Report by Optify, analyzed over 62 million visits and more than 350,000 leads from 600+ small and medium-sized B2B websites. And, make sure you have a good presence on Twitter – don’t be a robot like many B2B companies who get on Twitter and just spit out boring sales statements.

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Why CMOs and CIOs Are Different and How to Bridge the Gap

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Now CMOs must learn and implement company-wide technology programs that heavily use technology. As of 2012, CMOs’ tenure grown to an average of 43 months. CIOs have been IT heroes, recognized for control and company productivity. In this highly visible role, CMO tenure was not very long.