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FEARLESS COMPETITOR MAY 18, 2013 Weekend Summary of Highlights from the Fearless Competitor blog 'The weekend has arrived and this is a new thing we’re doing on Saturday’s (at least till college football starts). We’ll be sharing highlights of the week just passed. Here are some of the most popular posts from this week at this Fearless Competitor blog. By the way, this award-winning blog is powered by WPEngine – the best and fastest hosting available. Very smart move! | MARKETING INTERACTIONS MAY 18, 2013 B2B Content Marketing: Thoughtful or Rote Activity? 'I recently read a post written by Brian Carroll of MECLABS. An excerpt caught my attention as this is a problem I see often. He was discussing a finding in Marketing Sherpa's 2013 Email Marketing Benchmark Report that found only 15% of marketers reported they have dedicated resources to produce content for each stage of the buying process. where to begin. Sound familiar? | B2B LEAD GENERATION BLOG MAY 13, 2013 Digital Marketing: B2B marketers can get fresh, new ideas from B2C 'Tweet Regardless of whether you’re selling to people who are purchasing something for their workplace or themselves, you’re still selling to people – especially when it comes to digital marketing. Consider the words of Shawn Burns , Global Vice President of Digital Marketing, SAP: “The B2B space has the same opportunities as the B2C space when it comes to digital marketing. | DIGITAL B2B MARKETING MAY 14, 2013 B2B Marketing: Moving Beyond Campaigns 'Is your B2B marketing activity still built around a series of campaigns? Q1: Security. Q2: Cloud and Mobile. Q3: Lower Cost. Q4: Compliance. Like an old Model T, it might look nice, but it just isn’t practical anymore. What if someone is looking for a solution to improve compliance, but its only Q1? Should they wait until you roll our your compliance campaign? Of course not! source ). | | | | | | | | | -
INDUSTRIAL MARKETING TODAY | WEDNESDAY, MAY 15, 2013 Does Your Website Content Meet the Needs of Industrial Buyers? 'When was the last time you actually read the content on your industrial website? Put yourself in your buyer’s shoes and see if the current content will persuade you to [.]. This is only a content summary. Please click on the headline to read the full article. Visit my website for more content on industrial marketing.]. Content Marketing Industrial Websites Website Design & Development Content Industrial content marketing Industrial Marketing industrial web design MORE >> -
Five tools to help with your social media makeover 'By Ian Cleary, {grow} Contributing Columnist. Part of my daily routine is going to the gym. The gym is a chance for me to think about what I’ve delivered that morning, plan out my day and dream about potential ideas for my business. In the world of social media it’s important to step back and review what you have done and implement changes on a regular basis. And maybe, just maybe, it’s time for a makeover. Here are five cool tools you can use that just might deliver some new “oomph” to your social media efforts: 1. Ignite Facebook Fans. percent. Start Using Slideshare. MORE >> -
FEARLESS COMPETITOR | THURSDAY, MAY 16, 2013 Insights from The CMO Club Innovation Summit – @MargaretMolloy on Marketing Made Simple TV 'In this episode of Marketing Made Simple TV, @MargaretMolloy , Chief Marketing Officer of Velocidi sits down with host Jeff Ogden and shares key take-aways from The CMO Club Innovation Summit in NYC. Learn what’s on the minds of leading CMOs today in this highly engaging show. Margaret Molloy today in this very informative show. Specifically, you’ll learn: 1) Why CMOs today need to “walk in the customers shoes.” ” 2) How to differentiate your company through the brand experience. 3) Business to Business (B2B) or Business to Consumer (B2C)? Who cares anymore? MORE >> -
VIEWPOINT | TUESDAY, MAY 14, 2013 PowerViews with Michael Brenner: The Battle for Customer Attention 'My guest today is Michael Brenner, Vice President of Marketing and Content Strategy at SAP and Managing Editor for the SAP Business Innovation site. At SAP, Michael’s challenge is to transform social business and content marketing to reduce cost-per-acquisition of new customers. Michael is also the author of B2BMarketingInsider.com , where he discusses content marketing, demand generation, mobile strategy, and sales alignment to name a few. Below, you can read highlights from our discussion or use the links to start the video from different parts of the conversation. Sales is Still Important. MORE >> -
DIGITAL B2B MARKETING | THURSDAY, MAY 16, 2013 6 B2B Marketing Mistakes That Are Easy To Make 'The hardest mistakes to avoid are the ones that don’t look like mistakes at all. Last week we shared 5 B2B marketing mistakes that are hard to avoid , and asked for your contributions to complete the list. Below are six more mistakes, including your contributions, that are deceptively easy to make in B2B marketing. Assuming Your Audience is Just Like You. Mistake contributed by Dara Schulenberg and Traci Browne. They aren’t. Study your audience, talk to them, ask them questions, strive to understand them. Then test marketing that is created for your audience, not for you. Wrong. MORE >>
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- Show Us The DATA! That Call Tracking (When Used Properly) Hurts SEO BLOG MY CALLS | FRIDAY, MAY 17, 2013
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- How to Get More Sales Leads – SalesOpTV with marketing experts @eriklurs, @iannarino, @fearlesscomp and @gerhard20 FEARLESS COMPETITOR | TUESDAY, MAY 14, 2013
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