Paul Gillin

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Bidding Fond Farewell to BtoB Magazine

Paul Gillin

I was sad to learn this week that BtoB magazine , which has existed under various brands for nearly 100 years, will be swallowed by Advertising Age at the end of the year. The staff has always been a joy to work with, and BtoB has played a critical role in my own education about the transformation of media.

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3 Branded B2B News Services That Get It Right

Paul Gillin

Most content marketing is currently delivered piecemeal in the form of white papers, e-books, webcasts and the like. Its popularity has enabled Adobe to invest in a growing amount of original content, and even sell some advertising space to cover costs. Cisco Connected Futures. Connected Futures is a little-known gem.

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Here’s What 25 B2B Marketers Think Are the Key Trends in 2016

Paul Gillin

I was delighted when B2B Marketing Zone – a website and newsletter that I devour – asked me to be one of 25 contributors to its “ B2B Marketing Trends for 2016 ” e-book. I picked a few quotes from the e-book that I really like. I love this content concept, and it’s an idea more B2B marketers could adopt.

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What a Hotel Manager Taught Me About the Future of Business

Paul Gillin

Wright had to explain that the discount deal the customer had booked was clearly marked as nonrefundable. Certainly not with advertising. Conversely, the owner of the Best Western Premier Marlemont can cut the advertising and direct mail budget because customers are doing a better job of promoting the hotel than any marketing could do.

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The Power of B2B Communities

Paul Gillin

Here are the first 1,100 words of the chapter on B2B social communities from my forthcoming book, co-authored with Eric Schwartzman, entitled Social Marketing to the Business Customer. Spiceworks is a technology company that acts like a media company. They are both the oldest form of social media and also the newest.

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Direct Marketing Doesn’t Have to Suck

Paul Gillin

Here are a few that I welcome into my inbox: Bulldog Reporter’s Daily ‘Dog – This e-mail arrives every morning packed with news and insight about the latest happenings in media and corporate communications. Marketing Charts – This is an invaluable daily digest of the latest market research in media and consumer behavior.

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Attack of the Customers: The Pampers Dry Max Crisis

Paul Gillin

If you’d like to be notified when the book is available, please comment below or drop me a line. Fox is a 30-year media relations veteran with more than a decade at P&G and experience with the customer skirmishes that are a constant fact of life at such companies. It’s due to be published this fall.