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

ViewPoint

Social distribution of content and messages isn’t considered all that effective in providing business value to companies, according to a recent analysis by Forrester Research. In last place: Facebook, whose problem (according to Forrester VP and principal analyst Nate Elliott) is poor targeting and static-image ad units.

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10+ Essential Research Reports & Guides for B2B Marketers

KoMarketing Associates

BtoB Research Defining the Modern Marketer. BtoB Research, in coordination with Eloqua, surveyed hundreds of online marketing professionals to uncover the core competencies of Modern Marketers. We plan on having some analysis on this report in the coming weeks. ” View the full report. Optify B2B Lead Generation Report.

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Using Social Media to Deepen Customer Relations

Buzz Marketing for Technology

I recently saw figures from Josh Bernoff of Forrester Research that showed 92% of BtoB Technology buyers consider themselves engaging in some form of Social Media. As more and more customers voice their opinions online, the choice is not if you should be responding using Social Media, but when are you going to start responding!

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4 New Marketing Fundamentals Impacting the B2B SEO Professional

KoMarketing Associates

In Forrester Senior Analyst Anthony Mullen’s new report, “ Emerging Touchpoints Require A Marketing Mind Shift “, he identifies four fundamentals marketers must realize, in order to succeed in today’s technology and information-rich environment. Value is the Currency. Agents Broker Brand Relationships.

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How Social Media Helps Marketing, PR, And Sales Become Better Friends

Marketing Insider Group

The alignment problem is what drove me into here… BtoB Magazine recently reported on a Forrester survey that proves the point that this is huge challenge: only 8% of B2B companies say they have tight alignment between sales and marketing. I guess this shouldn’t be a huge shocker. I started my career in sales.

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7 Steps To Sales And Marketing Alignment

Marketing Insider Group

Recently, BtoB Magazine provided a snapshot of a Forrester report that stated that only 8% of companies surveyed feel a tight alignment between marketing and sales. 4 of The Hottest B2B Marketing Insider Topics are on sales alignment including How To Align Marketing With Sales and Marketing Leads: Quality Vs. Quantity.

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What’s your Social Media diet?

Buzz Marketing for Technology

I break out my reading by several meta-topics like Must Reads which is mostly keeping me up to date on things like Facebook because of my book and the new book coming out in November as well as B2B Marketing trends, Primary are blogs that I frequent such as the majors like Mashable and the individual blogs like Web Ink Now (plus a ton more), some personal (..)