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Why this LinkedIn Ad Works: 2 Key Tips for Success

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For many B2B Marketers, advertising on LinkedIn is becoming a demand generation staple. At our agency , we’re seeing great results across a broad swath of clients from LinkedIn Sponsored Updates in particular, at a cost per lead similar to, or sometimes better than, traditional search marketing. Click To Tweet.

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Microsoft Buys LinkedIn for $26.2 Billion: Get Ready for Software Vendors as Data Owners

Customer Experience Matrix

billion acquisition of LinkedIn. This is fascinating since Microsoft intersects with LinkedIn in several areas: Dynamics CRM software, Office productivity software, and Bing online advertising. LinkedIn is primarily a social network with revenue from subscriptions, recruiting services, and advertising.

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New B2B Persona Research From Salesforce and LinkedIn Study

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Starting in the fall of 2014, Salesforce started to analyze more than 15 million data points, spanning a four-year period, from two of the largest B2B databases: Data.com and LinkedIn. From there, we grew that, sold that to Exact Target which was then acquired by Salesforce.com. That’s why I interviewed Mathew Sweezey ( @msweezey ).

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LinkedIn Buys Bizo and Oracle Adds Database Services: Everything Is Going According To Plan

Customer Experience Matrix

The past week brought two industry announcements: acquisition of Bizo by LinkedIn and new “Data as a Service” offerings from Oracle. It gives LinkedIn more tools to expand its marketing offerings and lets Bizo use LinkedIn data to improve targeting within its own products.

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Good Reads for B2B Marketing - Advantages of LinkedIn in B2B Marketing

ViewPoint

The B2B Marketing Advantage of LinkedIn. LinkedIn's network of groups is one of the best tools for business-to-business marketers looking to contribute to conversations related to their industry and establish themselves as thought leaders, according to WSJ’s Kate Mitchell. From #SXSW: Charting the Road Ahead for B2B Marketing.

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The Entrepreneur Interview Series #7: Lief Larson, Salesfolks

Webbiquity

But where do you turn for help with a big-ticket buying decision that is anything but “everyday”? LinkedIn, however powerful it is, is not a good tool for helping salespeople be in an open state for inbound customer interest. You can connect with Lief Larson on Twitter and LinkedIn. Here is Lief’s story.

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The B2B Marketer’s Quick Start Guide: Sales Intelligence

Heinz Marketing

LinkedIn Sales Navigator. Chrome extension pulls out email address, phone number, and company details from LinkedIn for your sales team to follow up with. Starting from ground zero with a book of business, Adapt has made it so easy to research and outreach to potential clients, and all I need is their LinkedIn page!