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Why Social Media Really Matters

Customer Experience Matrix

Some of this may be due to the fact that it’s much easier to buy search advertising (think Google AdWords ) than other types of online ads. But I think the primary reason is that search serves as a gateway to other Internet activity—so marketers wishing to drive traffic to their own Web sites need search advertising to make this happen.

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Demandbase: A New Twist In The Lead Management Automation Market

Online Marketing Institute

B2B marketers looking for ways to turn their Web sites into demand generation tools have some new solutions to consider. Yesterday, Demandbase announced a new software suite to help marketers harvest passive traffic visiting Web sites. The technology appears useful at both ends of this spectrum. Among other stuff.

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Social Pros 27 – Jeremiah Owyang and Rebecca Lieb

Convince & Convert

Our friends at Janrain , all kinds of interesting social signing and social media database marketing. Then you would turn on to social engagement tools, Argyle, Janrain, to be involved with those discussions, whether it’s your employees, community managers, or get the crowd to do it yourself. Image via BigStockPhoto.com.