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Social Pros 25 – Alison Carlman, globalgiving

Convince & Convert

Eric: Obviously our Grand Poobah, Mr. Jay Baer, is not on the call. Digg died this week, basically, I guess Digg died several weeks ago but like it officially died this week. DJ Waldow: I think Stephen Covey died, that to me, that’s a little more real than Digg dying. Listen Now. The RSS feed is: [link].

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How Consultants Who Aren’t “Natural Born Sellers” Can Still Sell Successfully

Webbiquity

Quite the contrary, the act of selling, when done well, adds a significant amount of value. Whether or not cold calling is dead. • Thus, the foundation of trust set up between the buyer and seller in the sales process is of paramount importance. There is Nothing Wrong with Selling. Selling is no different. Share this on Bebo.

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Demandbase: A New Twist In The Lead Management Automation Market

Online Marketing Institute

I worry that this tool only ends up helping sales pick out cold calls to make, and is not used by marketers enough to segment, collect, and improve their prospecting databases. Posted by Laura Ramos at 09:40 PM in B2B Marketing , Lauras Posts , Marketing Technology | Permalink Digg This | Save to del.icio.us Among other stuff.

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The Ultimate Glossary: 120 Social Media Marketing Terms Explained

Hubspot

On the web today, things change fast. New applications launch every day, and existing applications continue to evolve and add new features. Just this year we witnessed the debut of Google+ and the introduction of Facebook Timeline. Even the Merriam-Webster Dictionary started adding a few to its collection! Blip.TV - Blip.TV

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33 (of the) Best Marketing Strategy Guides and Insights of 2010

Webbiquity

According to Holger Schulze, “major shifts are taking place in B2B marketing…buyers and decision makers don’t want to get interrupted by a product promo email or a cold call that likely doesn’t come at the exact time they have a specific problem the caller can help with. but: why do we even have a corporate Facebook page?

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Convince and Convert Blog: Social Media Strategy and Social Media.

Convince & Convert

Yes, thanks to social media, business is faster than ever. But it’s also slower than ever. The fundamental premise of social business is that you are interacting and engaging with customers and prospects on a one to one or one to few basis. And that takes time. Trust takes time. Creating advocacy takes time.