Paul Gillin

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Bidding Fond Farewell to BtoB Magazine

Paul Gillin

I was sad to learn this week that BtoB magazine , which has existed under various brands for nearly 100 years, will be swallowed by Advertising Age at the end of the year. I have worked with BtoB for nearly seven years, publishing about 120 columns and articles during that time. My association with BtoB began as a happy accident.

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Direct Marketing Doesn’t Have to Suck

Paul Gillin

With 9,400 Twitter followers, 1,200 LinkedIn connections and regular columns in BtoB magazine and The CMO Site , I can extend their reach at very little cost to them. My presentation to this week’s DMA conference is below. View more presentations from Paul Gillin. And I do, nearly every day. Think Like the Customer.

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Facebook Can Work for B2B Marketers, But You Gotta Know the Rules

Paul Gillin

In a survey of marketers conducted by BtoB magazine last year , Facebook was ranked last in usefulness among the top five social networks, trailing blogs, LinkedIn, YouTube and Twitter, in that order. This is an under-utilized tool that enables companies to present an HTML page as their default front door. SAP plays inline videos.