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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I’ve Been Writing A Lot Lately, Just Not Here

Paul Gillin

Marketing’s big miss (BtoB magazine). Repackage (BtoB magazine). B2B blogging Content Marketing corporate marketing Social Media social networks Brian Solis BuzzFeed Customer Experience Huffington Post Search engine optimization Upworthy' From an SEO perspective, they do a lot of things wrong.

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B2B Blogging Excellence

Paul Gillin

I was privileged to moderate the BtoB magazine Social Media Awards Breakfast in New York this week. There I got a chance to meet some remarkable people who took chances on social marketing before it was fashionable and won. Emerson Process Experts was born.

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Attack of the Customers Press Release

Paul Gillin

Decision-makers believe that social media has made managing crises more difficult and more expensive,” Gillin said. “We A popular speaker and writer, he has addressed more than 150 conferences and groups and published more than 200 articles about social media marketing since 2008.

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Recent Writings: Negativity, Social Gaffes and Farewell to Case Studies

Paul Gillin

PR practitioners who undertake influencer relations programs often discover an odd disconnect between them and traditional media relations: Bloggers don’t operate by the same rules as reporters. The recent example of this disparity ended up embarrassing a prominent PR firm , and I analyzed the story in BtoB magazine.

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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. 10 Things Direct Marketers Can Do to Take Advantage of Social Media. With the exception of Gizmo, all the companies have something to sell.

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

Paul Gillin

This Is despite the fact that numerous surveys have shown that Facebook is one of the least effective social networks for B2B marketing. 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.