B2B Marketing Traction

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In The Rush to B2B Social Media, Don’t Forget Strategy, Analytics

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As many businesses jump on the social media bandwagon, I’m seeing a real lack of strategic planning and analytics as part of the effort. Therefore, why would they need analytics? The reason why this is important is the same for all marketing, not just social media marketing. They just jump right in and do it!

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Is Your B2B Marketing Provider Showing Jazz Hands or Results?

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If you’re not getting analytical reports on your marketing results, it’s time to re-evaluate your marketing provider. ” What the author means is that still, in this day of big data and analytics, too many agencies are still just doing a dog and pony show when it comes to talking about results.

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B2B Marketing: How to Measure Online Conversions

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How do you measure your online marketing performance? How do you know if you need improvement, and how to improve your online marketing? There are many analytic applications that you can use to track the technical details of your online presence. The most commonly used is Google Analytics.

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Case Study: Getting Results with Social Media Marketing

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Still on the fence about social media marketing? Here are actual results one of our clients got when we added social media to their marketing mix. In June of last year, I worked with one of my clients to improve their marketing. We decided to begin by optimizing their website and implementing a blog and social media marketing.

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5 Skills Your Marketing Consultant Must Have

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Marketing is changing fast, and the changes require new skills on the part of marketing consultants and other providers. Here are the skills that today’s marketing providers need to be successful. Avoid these situations by choosing a marketer that has the right skills to successfully and fairly serve your business.

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Does Your B2B Marketing Consultant Have an Agenda?

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One of the trademarks of my consulting practice is that I bring a detailed marketing agenda to client meetings. You’d think this would be a given for B2B marketing consultants, but unfortunately it’s not. Creating a marketing agenda requires forethought. You do have regular marketing meetings, don’t you?

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B2B Marketers: Why It’s Time to Commit…

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…to digital marketing, that is. Your audiences want it, your competitors are probably not doing it, and, there’s proof that digital marketing works for B2B companies. The digital marketing success stories keep getting told as more and more B2B companies are getting on board. Do you need digital marketing expertise?