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Report: B2B Blogging Trends in 2011

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Tony Karrer and Tom Pick, founders of the popular B2B Marketing site B2B Marketing Zone just released a compelling report on B2B Blogging Trends in 2011. 2011 may be the year when B2B companies finally realize blogs are more than just a PR vehicle for propagating so-called thought leadership.

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Blog Makeover Nets Sales Leads for Software Company

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How do you reinvent a company blog in a way that does more than simply provide a platform for thought leadership? That was the challenge faced by Navicure , a leading Internet-based medical claims clearinghouse in Atlanta that helps medical practices increase profitability. convert that search traffic to measurable sales leads.

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8 Things Your CEO Can Write About On His/Her Blog

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Launching a CEO blog but the boss isn’t sure what to write about? Best Practices – strategies, tips and techniques for improving results, ROI, efficiency, productivity, value, etc. Commentary/Analysis – as different from #1 (opinion), a written response to a third party article, blog post, report or market event.

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How to Revive a Dying E-Newsletter: 4 Tips

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Examples could be Case Studies, Best Practices, Industry News, Opinion/Analysis, etc. Host the newsletter as a blog. There are countless reasons to host your newsletter on a blog platform like WordPress. It allows for greater flexibility in how people choose to subscribe: via email, Twitter, RSS, or Facebook.

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Is Social Media Wasted on PR Agencies?

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Yes, some of my best friends are PR people. In practice, however, adopting a narrow focus on social media solely for PR purposes (just when did social media become the province of PR anyway?) First, let’s get this out of the way: I know some very smart people in the PR field. But good grief. is doing clients a disservice.

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Do Lead Nurturing Campaigns Always Need an Offer?

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As further context, the 4-1-1 Rule that Jon references is a principle intended for Twitter and credited to Tipping Point Labs and Joe Pulizzi of the Content Marketing Institute. Jon wrote the book on lead nurturing ( literally ) but, personally, I have concerns about extending Twitter rules into the realm of email marketing.

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21 Tips & Other Impressions from the Marketo User Summit

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Here are 21 of the more useful, practical or inspiring ideas on lead nurturing, content marketing and demand generation that I heard: 1. Use separate URLs when promoting content via Twitter, Facebook, blogs, PR, etc. Use multiple excerpts from your new white paper as blog posts (or tweets).

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