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Why Lack of Strategy Will Kill Your B2B Blog

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Blogging drives traffic to websites and generates leads. To succeed in blogging (and in the bigger universe of content marketing), you need a strategy. Strategy is even more important when you have multiple people blogging. Now you need to communicate your strategy with others so that the blog posts adhere to your objective.

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Case Study: Getting Results with Social Media Marketing

B2B Marketing Traction

We decided to begin by optimizing their website and implementing a blog and social media marketing. Implementing a multiple-author blog is like herding cats. The blog implementation was an interesting challenge, as it involved coordinating several people who were asked (not told) to contribute. Then it was time for Twitter.

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B2B Marketers – How to Make Your Website Mobile-Friendly

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I wrote about this in a blog post last month, 6 New Ideas for Your 2013 Marketing Plan. In his blog post, 3 Ways Mobile Insights Are Informing Online and Offline Marketing , Paul Dunay points to three things to learn from mobile users – 1.) Use Google Analytics to measure activity on your site using mobile devices.

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

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In this blog post I share some of my observations about the differences between the two, and what is needed to bridge the gap. This is just one of many articles and blog posts calling for increased cooperation between the two executive roles. Flickr Photo by Scott McCleod, Some Rights Reserved.

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Social Media & SEO: Are You There Yet?

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When is your tweet, blog post, and video content enough? Up to a month for Google to crawl your new site or new blog. So plan to: Blog frequently. Register your website and blog with directories. Keep analyzing traffic and keywords with Google Analytics. When will you see results from social media and SEO?

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5 Skills Your Marketing Consultant Must Have

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I wrote about this, too, in previous posts, In The Rush to B2B Social Media, Don’t Forget Strategy, Analytics , and Why Lack of Strategy will Kill your B2B Blog. Today’s marketing provider must be tech savvy, with direct experience in executing search engine optimization, website development, social media and analytics.

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I.D. What’s In Your Marketing Wheelhouse, Then Outsource the Rest

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This issue has especially reared its ugly head now that blogs have been proven to get great results for online marketing. Last I heard, the blog abandonment rate was 95%.) Don’t start a blog if you don’t like to write or don’t have the time – hire someone who does. analytics is more critical than ever.