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3 Things We've Learned After Years of LinkedIn Group Spam (and what to do now)

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Today's guest blogger is Jeff Molander. In 2008 LinkedIn introduced Groups and for years now B2B marketers have been tortured by inappropriate, low-value comments and linking—people trying to promote "their thing." Here is a proven system to use LinkedIn for B2B sales leads and prospecting. As it turns out a lot. Take Action.

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Good Reads for B2B Marketing - Protect Your Online Reputation

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LinkedIn revamps contacts tool to boost relationship management. The LinkedIn Contacts tool that began for some select users could help marketers organize, maintain, and nurture business contacts. Via ClickZ.

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Social media ROI sucks! (Or, you can prove anything if you send out a survey)

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LinkedIn was rated eighth out of 13 channels and YouTube was 10th, followed by Google+, and Twitter. B-to-b marketers have had issues with Facebook for a while, but what accounts for the poor evaluation of LinkedIn, a perennial b-to-b darling? Christopher Hosford is a frequent guest blogger for ViewPoint. It’s hard to believe.

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Successful Content Marketing Plans Do 1 Thing Really Well

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Today's guest blogger is Jeff Molander. I’ve been using LinkedIn and blogging to generate B2B leads and sales very effectively lately. I’ve been using LinkedIn and blogging to generate B2B leads and sales very effectively lately. In my case, I blogged but also used LinkedIn in a new way.

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B2B Prospecting Data Just Keeps Getting Better

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Links to LinkedIn profiles of company managers (Stirista). Today''s guest blogger is Ruth P. Ruth consults on customer acquisition and retention, teaches marketing at Columbia Business School and is a guest blogger at HBR.org and Biznology. List of company competitors (OneSource). Biographies of company contacts (OneSource).

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Five Ways B2B Marketers Can Get the Most from Facebook

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T oday we're pleased to have Paul Gillin as our guest blogger. They prefer LinkedIn, a professional network that's all about getting business done. Facebook has about as much in common with LinkedIn as a Hawaiian shirt does with a three-piece suit. LinkedIn is nine-to-five and Facebook is after-hours. Here are five tips.

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Youth, Lead Quality, Social Selling, Inside Sales and Outbound Marketing

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But if you’re a rep who sells heavy machinery, spending a lot of time on Twitter and LinkedIn probably isn’t an effective and efficient use of your time, Dave said. Click to start video at this point —Are you a sales rep in the high-tech industry? If so, you should probably be doing a lot of social selling. By Dan McDade.'