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Five Ways to “Get Real” With B-to-B Social Media

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Today, 89% of B-to-B marketers in the U.S. are using social media, says a study conducted by iTracks and the Business Marketing Association (BMA). In fact, B-to-B use of social media may have even eclipsed that of consumer marketers, according to another report from White Horse Productions. First, get busy on LinkedIn.

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To Gate or Not to Gate, That Is the B-to-B Content Marketing Question

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There’s a spirited debate in B-to-B marketing about whether it’s best to give away information (aka “content,” like white papers and research reports) to all comers, versus requiring web visitors to provide some information in exchange for a content download. Credit: Getty Images via @daylife.

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Fresh Insights in Selling to SMBs

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These buyers trust their peers more than any other information source, across the spectrum from awareness, to researching product details, to the buying decision. They still rely on trade shows and events for product information–second only to peers and colleagues. Here are the nuggets that were most revealing to me.

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Lights, camera, action: Video helps you stay in touch with customers

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One problem that plagues B-to-B sales and marketing is coming up with relevant, timely messages for nurturing customer relationships. The relentless challenge of creating new content is one of the most common impediments to long-term communications success for B-to-B marketers. Image via Wikipedia.

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5 Steps to customer data hygiene: it’s not sexy, but it’s essential

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Are you happy with the quality of the information in your marketing database? Leverage the access of customer-facing personnel to fresh contact information. Train and motivate call center personnel, customer service, salespeople, and distributors—anyone with direct customer contact—to request updated information at each meeting.

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Exciting new tools for B2B prospecting

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Early examples of this exciting new trend in prospecting were Jigsaw, a business-card swapping tool that allowed sales people to trade contacts, and ZoomInfo, which scrapes corporate websites for information about business people and merges the information into a vast pool of data for analysis and lead generation campaigns.

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Beware of dubious data providers: a 9-point checklist

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Ken Magill, who writes an amusing and informative publication on email marketing, tackled this subject on behalf of one of his readers, who had unhappily prepaid for an email list that didn’t arrive. All terrific ideas, which I have gladly incorporated in my approach. You’re never going to see that $3000 again,” says Ken to the sucker.

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