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Apparently It’s Now Safe (Again) to Use “Free” in a Subject Line

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In follow-up to the recent 2013 Marketo Summit , the marketing team at ReachForce , a leading provider of B2B data services, sent a message to attendees (including this blogger) crowing about the success of their traffic builder campaign , an email that generated a 42.8%

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Top 10 Posts on B2B Lead Gen for 2010

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If there’s one thing I learned early on as a blogger, it was this: when you title a blog post, don’t imagine the reader actually viewing the blog itself. Plus, there’s an added benefit to this technique: if you title posts for search, they’ll perform well in Twitter for the same reason.

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5 Mistakes to Avoid in Your Next Email Campaign

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If it’s the campaign below, received this week from Lyris , an email marketing software company, the answer is (in the view of this blogger): yes. as titles for sections of content) rather than for an email. Can a campaign about how to improve email design be a prime example of how NOT to design an email?

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Does Renting Email Lists Make Sense Any More?

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When the list industry “discovered” email in earnest back in the 90s, direct marketers like this blogger were enthralled with the potential of a new, hipper alternative to direct mail. Here was a way to reach targeted lists of B2B decision-makers and generate virtually instant results for our clients.

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Is Social Media Wasted on PR Agencies?

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The stated objectives of said plan were: * increase awareness amongst bloggers, influencers and prospects. use targeted, insightful content to attract and engage with qualified prospects. Recently I was made privy to a social media plan authored by a client’s PR agency. expand company’s leads database and community of followers.

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Book Review: Essential Marketing Automation Handbook

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Published by the folks at marketing automation software company Genius.com , and authored by respected consultant, author, and blogger Ardath Albee , this is a valuable primer that would serve as a useful resource to anyone just getting started with a marketing automation system. Again, my advice is not to over-think content mapping.