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How to Get More Creative with your B2B Marketing

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There’s a great new book out on how to be more creative called Imagine: How Creativity Works. Written by Jonah Lehrer, Contributing Editor at Wired, the book has some very interesting information for marketers. Here are some of the major takeaways from the book. The old brainstorming rules no longer apply.

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Trust: Get It, Measure It, Grow It Online or Offline

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I just finished reading two books about trust, Trust Agents and The Trusted Advisor. Reading these books was very meaningful for Jennifer Beever the marketer who does social networking and wants to establish a better presence, and for Jennifer Beever the CMO for Hire and B2B marketing consultant who wants to add more value for clients.

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Is Gratitude a Niche Marketing Strategy?

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One of the quotes Kerpen uses in the book surprised me. ” Shouldn’t gratitude be the norm in both our personal and business worlds? According to the CEO of Score It Forward , whose mission is to give a soccer ball to every child, says, “[Gratitude] is a niche.”

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B2B Marketers: The Devil IS In the Details!

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Doerr make in their book, Professional Services Marketing: How The Best Firms Build Premier Brands, Thriving Lead Generation Engines, and Cultures of Business Development Success. They go on to mention that professional service providers often equate the brand with themselves personally, because they are the deliverable.

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B2B Marketers: Why You Should Watch This Science of Persuasion Video

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The groundbreaking research done by Robert Cialdini in his book, Influence: Science and Practice, will change the way you market forever. Reciprocity – Be the first to give and make sure it’s personalized and unexpected. The Science of Persuasion by InfluenceAtWork). Six Universal Principles of the Science of Persuasion.

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4 Ways B2B Marketers Can Benefit from Pinterest

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Popular board categories are used for recipes, fashion, books, wedding planning and home decor. I’m excited about the possibilities of Pinterest on a personal level. Over time as you find images that you like, you pin the images to the appropriate board.

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Why You Should Rethink That Snarky Social Media Comment

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” A person who says they are also a “B2B Marketing Consultant” wrote a comment that was dismissive of my entire post and, in my opinion, snarky in tone. I recently published one of my most popular blog posts on the Business 2 Community blog and was happy to see that it was widely shared and liked by readers.