Contently

MARCH 1, 2022

As a result, the original creators began to kick up a media stink. Aggregators arrived on the digital scene in 1999, when Netscape introduced RSS, or Really Simple Syndication, to pull together in one place content from disparate corners of the Web. RSS feeds are still popular today. By 2019, however, it had a problem.

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Thought Leadership Aggregators Paid Content Ethics 172

The Point

NOVEMBER 28, 2011

The demise of email newsletters as an effective B2B marketing tactic has been, to paraphrase Mr. Twain, grossly exaggerated. In fact, email newsletters can be a critical part of an ongoing lead nurturing strategy. For all their benefits, however, newsletters are a royal pain to produce. Host the newsletter as a blog.

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Newsletter Tips Paid Search Agency Ad Frequency 100

Convince & Convert

APRIL 24, 2014

You already know that a blog can be a powerful tool for building authority and thought-leadership, sharing benefits of your company/product, and addressing your audience’s needs and concerns. Create Value for Your Audience When it comes to a blog readership, it’s important to understand the value you provide your audience.

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Cross-Selling Budget Programs RSS Ad Frequency 159

ConvertKit

MAY 26, 2021

FeedBurner’s unassuming content delivery service has supported millions of bloggers, podcasters, publishers, and creators over the years, delivering countless e-newsletters to fans worldwide (and proudly upholding dot-com-era web design standards). That’s because RSS still keeps much of the creative content flowing around the web.

RSS 69

RSS Work Management Marketing Management Paid Search Agency 69

Sprout Social

APRIL 18, 2017

Usually when you hear about social media automation, you picture the cringe-worthy automatic direct message that sometimes happens after you follow a new account. If you’re considering automation as part of your social media marketing efforts, there are a few key questions to ask yourself: Why do I want to automate? Saves time.

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Social Media Rules Automation Media 102

Writing on the Web

SEPTEMBER 26, 2012

The second-best thing about writing a blog is that you have an opportunity to express your opinions, thoughts, and viewpoints to the rest of the world. But the number one advantage to blogging is that it’s a meritocracy; in other words, anyone can be successful at it! Use social media. Seek out similar blogs.

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markempa

JUNE 7, 2005

B2B Lead Generation Blog About Free Resources Get FREE Updates Instantly Get A FREE Chapter from my book. « Small companies blogging for leads while big companies watch | Main | Revised Lead generation strategy map for complex sales » Should blogs and RSS be a part of your lead generation strategy?

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Convince & Convert

MARCH 23, 2010

Your blog works exactly the same way. There’s a First Time for Everything New research (pdf) by my clients at Compendium Blogware show that for more than two-thirds of corporate blogs, new visitors comprise more than 80% of total blog traffic. State Indicator – Turns orange when you’re in that section 2.

Social Media 119

Social Media Media Webinar Metrics Marketing & Strategy 119

Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

Then this is the blog post for you. I presented today at Social Media AZ , a new conference for Arizonans interested in, and practicing social media. This presentation: “Why Before How: The Keys to Developing a Social Media Strategy in 7 Steps&# also formed the basis for my recent MarketingProfs Webinar.

Social Media 167

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NuSpark Consulting

AUGUST 23, 2012

Do You Have a Corporate Blog? . There are numerous benefits to blog as a company. If managed right, blogging will drive website traffic, expose your thoughts to prospects, and contribute to conversions. So I decided to do a blog post on blogs! Blogs are an ideal medium for fresh content.

Lead Scoring 100

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NuSpark Consulting

AUGUST 23, 2012

Do You Have a Corporate Blog? . There are numerous benefits to blog as a company. If managed right, blogging will drive website traffic, expose your thoughts to prospects, and contribute to conversions. So I decided to do a blog post on blogs! Blogs are an ideal medium for fresh content.

Lead Scoring 100

Lead Scoring Lead Ranking Lead Generation Long Tail Marketing 100

Convince & Convert

FEBRUARY 15, 2010

Social network connectivity is becoming the post-modern email newsletter. This puts significant pressure on email to be more relevant, because most of what would be contained in an email newsletter or special offer now happens faster and more personally within Facebook, Twitter or other social outposts.

Social Media 114

Social Media Media Webinar Metrics Paid Search Agency 114

Content Marketing Institute

DECEMBER 7, 2018

No matter how far AI advances go, software will never replace a human for crafting an insightful and meaningful blog post. The free Google Chrome extension offers basic spelling and grammar corrections in almost every place you write content across the web – web-based emails, social media updates, Google Docs, etc. Cost: Free.

Automation 99

Automation Marketing Automation Services Work Management Marketing Analytics Tools 99

Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

She specializes in social media strategies that lead to actionable plans to achieve real world objectives. I’ve spent a lot of time working with various social media monitoring tools and I’ve whittled my list of favorites down to two or three. And that’s how I pick the right social media monitoring tool for the job.

Social Media 155

Social Media Media Paid Content Work Management 155

Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

However, a lot of people making that news have created expectations and beliefs about social media that aren’t true. Social Media is Inexpensive False. As Charlene Li said recently, social media trades media cost for labor cost. Social Media is Fast False. Social media is by definition slow.

Social Media 149

Social Media Media Webinar Metrics Paid Search Agency 149

Convince & Convert

JULY 28, 2010

Let me hear about it: View Comments | Subscribe To This Blog | Sign Up For Our Newsletter Share This Post: Similar Posts That You Might Enjoy: Is Starbucks the Most Dangerous Competitor to Facebook? Its exactly what my whole career has been built on since starting in 1984 as a busboy in High School. Great article Jay!

Social Media 148

Social Media Media Webinar Metrics Marketing & Strategy 148

The Point

APRIL 21, 2010

How do you reinvent a company blog in a way that does more than simply provide a platform for thought leadership? Like many companies, Navicure’s corporate blog had evolved organically over time, and the marketing team was looking to leverage social media for more than just PR value. The results have been startling.

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Demand Generation Agencies Sales Leads Paid Search Agency Work Management 100

Biznology

JANUARY 12, 2015

Blogs have been around for quite some time now. Business blogs just started to go mainstream about 10 years ago. Blogs have been around for so long because they can be a very useful communication tool for businesses. Here are 10 reasons why you should maintain a blog for your business: Blogging is easy.

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Business Blogging Activities Business Landing Pages 80

Convince & Convert

MARCH 25, 2010

Advanced social media analytics and ROI calculations often require tying together disparate systems, and looking for causation (or at least correlation) between social media success and business outcome. Or, you could just use Swix, the super slick new social media scoreboard that just works. A write up on a blog.

Social Media 117

Social Media Media Webinar Metrics Marketing & Strategy 117

KoMarketing Associates

NOVEMBER 8, 2018

For instance, if a potential customer is used to consuming your useful blog content, getting your email newsletter, and seeing occasional posts on Facebook or Twitter, they will be more likely to remember you when the time comes to actually make a purchase. Sharing snippets of quotes from the company about the award on social media.

Lead Generation 123

Lead Generation B2B Marketing Lead Scoring Lead Ranking 123

Brandpoint

MARCH 31, 2020

This demand generation tactic incorporates two major parts of the PESO model for marketing: Owned Media and Paid Media. Owned Media is all the content you create. It’s every blog post, eBook, whitepaper, piece of on-page copy, email and social media post. This is your library of unique content.

Cost per Lead 142

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Webbiquity

DECEMBER 20, 2011

Ultimately, as Olivier Blanchard has pointed out repeatedly , social media marketing has to demonstrate an ROI (though he acknowledges the questions have to be made more specific). But it’s crucial to the social media ROI debate to recognize that “R” is an end-of-the-process measure. Nine Blog Metrics. Overall traffic.

Social Media 100

Social Media Media Lead Scoring Lead Ranking 100

KoMarketing Associates

NOVEMBER 12, 2015

While content found in email may not offer direct SEO impact, cross-linking and awareness development of content certainly provide an opportunity to acquire links, social media visibility, and,in the case above, ratings/user feedback development. Cross-links to key content marketing assets and social media profiles. 404 ERROR PAGES.

SEO 120

SEO Content Marketing Marketing Management Paid Search Agency 120

Convince & Convert

MARCH 3, 2010

I emphasized that to remain relevant, agencies must differentiate themselves by providing advanced social media services, not just the basics. corporate expenditures on social media will increase by an AVERAGE of 34% a year , and that by 2012, as much will be spent on social media as on email marketing.

Social Media 121

Social Media Paid Search Agency Media Advertising Agencies 121

Chris Koch

JANUARY 22, 2010

I wish I could say that social media leads to sales. So when we think about social media ROI, we need to make a leap of faith. To make ourselves feel a little more comfortable with this idea, we may need to categorize social media with something whose hazy ROI we’re more familiar and comfortable with: PR. Return on media impact.

Social Media 100

Social Media ROI Lead Ranking RSS 100

PureB2B

AUGUST 3, 2016

But if there’s one thing we’ve yet to find a machine able to do properly, it’s crafting a compelling blog post. It’s as close to automating blog posts as you can get, but be forewarned, as these typically create posts based on RSS feeds. Suffice it to say, blogging is best done the old fashioned way. Worst case scenario?

Lead Generation 62

Lead Generation Lead Ranking Lead Scoring Sales Qualified Leads 62

EveryoneSocial

DECEMBER 21, 2020

Instead of sending a one-off email or message in a group chat to your colleagues about a helpful newsletter or blog related to a new project, you could start a group devoted to that topic and keep the conversation going and refreshed. Automate Company Newsletters with Content Email Feature.

Transparency 98

Transparency Newsletter RSS User-Generated Content 98

Biznology

FEBRUARY 5, 2013

I just started as Director of Social Media at Unison Agency in Washington’s historic Georgetown. 1) Email List/Newsletter — Are you subscribed to any newsletters? I am subscribed to the newsletters of Seth Godin , Chris Brogan , CC Chapman, and Christoper Penn. He’s a strategist’s strategist.

Marketing Websites 80

Marketing Websites RSS Paid Search Agency Social Media 80

Convince & Convert

APRIL 24, 2015

million blog posts were written today. Being regular and keeping that blog fresh is one thing that nearly every successful blogger did. Invest time in blogging often, as that’s the only way regular readers will have an incentive to keep coming back to get their fresh fix of your awesome writing. Last time I checked , 3.75

Blogger 166

Blogger Best Practices Merchandising RSS 166

Scoop.it

MARCH 18, 2021

For them, broad categories might be content marketing, social media, project management, and email marketing. You can add: RSS feeds. For example, you may have a group of sources like company executives, news outlets, leading industry blogs… Your options are endless. In Scoop.it, this is best done with tags. This is a Scoop.it

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Convince & Convert

MARCH 4, 2010

Without a statistical measure of your blogging progress, adding content to your blog on a regular basis can be an incredibly lonely proposition. However, even within the business (non cat) blogging arena, there are a wide variety of potential measures to gauge your momentum. Is anyone out there? What’s the Point?

Webinar Metrics 130

Webinar Metrics Marketing & Strategy Paid Search Agency Blogger 130

markempa

DECEMBER 30, 2008

I’ve been blogging for over five years. When I started, there wasn’t a business case on the ROI of blogging, nor was there a lot written on B2B lead generation. Blogging became a way to help build my company’s reputation, and your reputation helps people make conclusions about your brand.

Lead Generation 120

Lead Generation Social Media Generation Webinar Metrics 120

PureB2B

AUGUST 3, 2016

But if there’s one thing we’ve yet to find a machine able to do properly, it’s crafting a compelling blog post. It’s as close to automating blog posts as you can get, but be forewarned, as these typically create posts based on RSS feeds. Suffice it to say, blogging is best done the old fashioned way. Boost Your SEO.

Lead Generation 48

Lead Generation Lead Ranking Lead Scoring Sales Qualified Leads 48

Scoop.it

MARCH 26, 2020

Collaboration with your social media team. Arranging interviews and responding to media inquiries. Many people still see content curation just as an act of sharing third-party content to social media. With Content Monitoring, you can create content feeds based on: RSS feeds. Email newsletter. Social media.

Curation 74

Curation Press Paid Search Agency Content 74

LeadSloth

FEBRUARY 17, 2010

I will be speaking about Marketing Automation features, the marketing technology ecosystem, and the impact of Social Media. Social Media. When talking about Social Media, most people immediately think of Twitter or Facebook. When talking about Social Media, most people immediately think of Twitter or Facebook.

Marketing Automation Services 100

Marketing Automation Services Social Media Marketing Automation Social Marketing 100

Chris Koch

JUNE 26, 2009

In my last post, I hope I convinced you why you should establish a personal presence in social media even if your company hasn’t done so yet. That was the why of social media. I’m going to attempt to explain it by humbly offering my own initiation into social media as a guide. Pick an RSS tool.

Social Media 100

Social Media Social Marketing B2B Marketing Personalization 100

Industrial Marketing Today

APRIL 28, 2010

Home Marketing Matters About Contact B2B Marketing Store Company Website A Blogging Style to Call Your Own by Achinta Mitra on April 28, 2010 in Industrial Marketing Blog , Industrial Marketing Strategies , Social Media Marketing Creating a blog is not too difficult but building an active community around it is.

Web 2.0 60

Web 2.0 Privacy Policies Buying Cycle RSS 60