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How Social Media Changed the Sales Cycle into the Buying Cycle

Webbiquity

Back in prehistoric times (before the Internet, that is), b2b buyers learned about products and services by reading (print) magazines and (printed) analyst reports. Then the Internet came along, and despite pronouncements that it would “change everything,&# it really didn’t for the first several years. Seed this on Newsvine.

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B2B Magazine Digital Strategies Netmarketing Recap – San Francisco

Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

B2B magazine publisher Bob Felsenthal kicked off the event with some interesting stats from a recent survey; 76 percent of marketers plan to increase their online spending and how the top areas of spending are website development, email marketing, and social. This data then helps to create the messaging that HP delivers in their marketing.

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Where is Marketing Going. and Growing. in 2015? [PowerViews LIVE Highlights]

ViewPoint

On March 3, 2015, Direct Marketing Magazine’s Editor-in-Chief, Ginger Conlon, joined me on PowerViews LIVE to talk about “Where Marketing is Going … and Growing … in 2015.” A sales, marketing and customer experience expert, Ginger shares her perspective on current and future marketing trends.

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How a SoLoMo (Social, Local & Mobile) Content Strategy Aids B2B Marketing

Valasys

Prospects with buying intent show several different research methodologies that can also be used to segment them & then, based upon the respective stages of their individual buying-cycles, targeted content can be used to expedite their journeys through the sales funnel & boost sales conversions.

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Why marketers must become the new publishers

Chris Koch

One of the great trends were seeing at ITSMA is increased automation of the lead process. But this trend has an unintended side effect: it exposes our content development processes (or lack thereof). The publishing model is also relevant because as a business model, it is dying—especially for trade magazines. Diversify content.

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Why marketers must become the new publishers

Chris Koch

One of the great trends were seeing at ITSMA is increased automation of the lead process. But this trend has an unintended side effect: it exposes our content development processes (or lack thereof). The publishing model is also relevant because as a business model, it is dying—especially for trade magazines. Diversify content.

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The 2014 Content Marketing Imperative

Marketing Insider Group

Content marketing meets the needs of your buyers across ALL phases of the buying cycle: There is the largest number of potential buyers in the early stages. There are more potential buyers in the middle of the buying process than in the latest stages. The answer is easy: content marketing. Don’t believe me?