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JANUARY 7, 2011

It just goes to show that there is still a lot of controversy when it comes to creative briefs in marketing. Big companies and small companies have different needs, and so their briefs are also formatted differently. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 Like Be the first to like this post.

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2010

If you see another company being successful (however you define success) and you try to apply the same method, can you guarantee you will also achieve success? A B2B company applying tactics used by B2C companies can be very successful but only after some necessary translation is done. Now let’s go one step further.

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FEBRUARY 10, 2011

How many B2B vs. B2C companies, industries, and even job titles. This entry was posted on Thursday, February 10th, 2011 at 12:19 pm and is filed under Email Marketing , Lead generation , Marketing Training , Online Marketing. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0

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NOVEMBER 6, 2009

The Effective Marketer Effectiveness is a discipline and it can be learned Home About the Effective Marketer Books Speaking Social Media’s Next Victim? We all like stories of companies that mess up and in the process of trying to clean up their act end up messing up even more. Like Be the first to like this post.

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JANUARY 11, 2010

The Effective Marketer Effectiveness is a discipline and it can be learned Home About the Effective Marketer Books Speaking Choosing an Email Marketing Software Who’s the best email marketing company/software? This entry was posted on Monday, January 11th, 2010 at 12:29 pm and is filed under Email Marketing.

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The Effective Marketer

MARCH 24, 2011

Because the solution to the disconnect facing marketing and sales today is to fix the “lead problem&# , once leads are better qualified the two organizations can be friends again. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 You can leave a response , or trackback from your own site. United States License.

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MAY 10, 2010

The Effective Marketer Effectiveness is a discipline and it can be learned Home About the Effective Marketer Books Speaking Taming Your Brand Mascot From Tony The Tiger, Trix Rabbit and Energizer Bunny to Ronald McDonald and even John McCain (?!) More recently even Twitter mascots have been showing up as a company’s public face.

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JANUARY 13, 2011

They talk about how the increase in the number of available marketing channels coupled with the resource constraints of most marketing organizations is the toughest challenge for marketers to overcome. So with all these new channels available, why does email marketing continue to be a top choice for marketers everywhere?

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The Effective Marketer

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

The Effective Marketer Effectiveness is a discipline and it can be learned Home About the Effective Marketer Books Speaking The Opposite of Advertising How can a company embark on an branding campaign without prominently displaying its logo? You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0

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The Effective Marketer

NOVEMBER 30, 2009

The Effective Marketer Effectiveness is a discipline and it can be learned Home About the Effective Marketer Books Speaking The Fun Theory: How to Change Behavior How do you change people’s behavior? And how about your staff or your company’s employees? You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0

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The Effective Marketer

DECEMBER 8, 2010

Buyer personas and content creation The interaction was great and the fact that we had people from both SMB and large companies was great, we could hear both sides of the story and how different size companies work with marketing automation. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0

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MAY 18, 2010

The Effective Marketer Effectiveness is a discipline and it can be learned Home About the Effective Marketer Books Speaking What Type of Marketer Are You? When hiring someone for a marketing position , it’s important to know these different types exist. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2010

The Effective Marketer Effectiveness is a discipline and it can be learned Home About the Effective Marketer Books Speaking Web Prototyping With PowerPoint Website re-designs are a common project on the hands of marketers at companies of all sizes. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0

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The Effective Marketer

MARCH 10, 2011

Click to enlarge Updated above is the timeline of funding for the key players in the marketing automation space (you may argue HubSpot is not a marketing automation vendor, this is subject for another post). You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 I know these companies well. Thanks for sharing it.

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The Effective Marketer

MAY 3, 2011

Based on a recent report on Marketing Technology Adoption for 2011 , the findings of their research shed some light on the challenges we face when it comes to marketing technology. The Goal of Marketing Software The need for marketing software comes from the necessity to better understand customer behavior across multiple channels.

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The Effective Marketer

APRIL 9, 2009

The site not only lists top executives based on approval ratings but also shows you reviews that give you some more specifics of the person, the company, and what it feels like working there. One of the more interesting features is the ability to search for salaries paid at a specific company. Like Be the first to like this post.

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The Effective Marketer

NOVEMBER 29, 2010

This last bit is important for factors outside your influence, maybe a contract that depends on another company has to be signed for the joint marketing campaign to start, or what to do if certain assumptions you’ve made when putting together the plan fail to materialize (i.e. You can leave a response , or trackback from your own site.

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OCTOBER 21, 2009

The Effective Marketer Effectiveness is a discipline and it can be learned Home About the Effective Marketer Books Speaking Magic Quadrant or Magic Numbers? Big companies all turn to Gartner’s reports to help them on emerging trends and technologies. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0

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NOVEMBER 16, 2009

What if we could change the way our companies treat presentations and just give everyone six minutes to tell their stories? You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 Leave a Reply Cancel reply Email Subscription Subscribe to the RSS feed Follow Daniel on Twitter Connect via LinkedIn Follow Me On Twitter!

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MAY 9, 2011

When companies start to tailor content to different audiences and stages of the buying cycle, they greatly increase the amount of content, and the type of content needed changes&# Marketing Roles Are Evolving Marketing used to have clearly defined roles. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0

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AUGUST 14, 2009

Although his criticism was towards Wall Street financial companies that complain they need hefty compensation packages to attract talented employees, you decide whether it applies to your company as well. This entry was posted on Friday, August 14th, 2009 at 10:57 am and is filed under Hiring , Marketing Planning , Marketing Strategy.

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The Effective Marketer

FEBRUARY 15, 2010

Studies from multiple email marketing service providers show different numbers when it comes to delivery rates, bounce rates, open rates, clickthrough rates, and more. I work for a B2B software company and we do regular email blasts. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 Our open rates average 30%.

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The Effective Marketer

FEBRUARY 14, 2009

Are the tasks you and your team working on going to directly affect the company’s ability to compete in the marketplace? Are the marketing campaigns you are planning or have planned going to directly influence sales? You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 Food for thought. United States License.

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The Effective Marketer

OCTOBER 14, 2009

The Effective Marketer Effectiveness is a discipline and it can be learned Home About the Effective Marketer Books Speaking The Networker’s Dream Ever been in a situation where you are trying to get a hold of someone or get introduced to another person but just can’t figure out how? This is the reality for most salespeople.

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AUGUST 30, 2010

Yup, it is more complicated when you get to the implementation phase of the program, and that’s where most companies fail. David Meerman Scott , in his book The New Rules of Marketing and PR points out that creating quality content is the new imperative: “The tools of the marketing and PR trade have changed.

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FEBRUARY 6, 2009

You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 Leave a Reply Cancel reply Email Subscription Subscribe to the RSS feed Follow Daniel on Twitter Connect via LinkedIn Follow Me On Twitter! This entry was posted on Friday, February 6th, 2009 at 10:20 pm and is filed under Communication , Teamwork. United States License.

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JANUARY 18, 2009

You probably heard of countless stories of how a company faced a crisis situation and was able to turn it around and come out even better than before (remember the Tylenol scandal? Johnson came out victorious after a well planned management of the crisis that could have cost the company dearly). Like Be the first to like this post.

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The Effective Marketer

JANUARY 17, 2009

In marketing is especially important to ensure that the company as a whole is aware of what is being done. Marketing, after all, affects every part of the organization. Marketing is not just a concentrated effort from the staff in that department, it should be part of every employee’s responsibility.

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FEBRUARY 15, 2009

The Effective Marketer Effectiveness is a discipline and it can be learned Home About the Effective Marketer Books Speaking If you’re gonna copy, make it right An interesting blog post by Jason Cohen at OnStartups.com discussed why you shouldn’t copy other companies just because they were successful at what they do.

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The Effective Marketer

MARCH 17, 2010

Design #11 Email Sender: Tableau Software Email Title: 50 Metrics Every Marketer Should Master What I Like: Small but visible logo on top left identifies the company immediately. This entry was posted on Wednesday, March 17th, 2010 at 12:15 pm and is filed under Email Marketing. Click on the images for larger version.

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The Effective Marketer

FEBRUARY 16, 2009

Sure, in some cases people may respond simply because they love your company/brand and that’s great, but you should also strive to get those who are not necessarily loyal customers to respond, otherwise the survey may end up not telling you the whole truth. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0

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JANUARY 3, 2009

An effective marketer, therefore, is someone who can accomplish his/her goals and produce the results set forth by the company. Notice I didn’t say ‘marketing results’, I’m referring to the Corporate goals because no marketing can be effective if it doesn’t contribute to the overall goals of the company.

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JANUARY 6, 2009

This entry was posted on Tuesday, January 6th, 2009 at 10:17 pm and is filed under Marketing Planning , Marketing Strategy. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 Leave a Reply Cancel reply Email Subscription Subscribe to the RSS feed Follow Daniel on Twitter Connect via LinkedIn Follow Me On Twitter!

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The Effective Marketer

APRIL 6, 2009

The Effective Marketer Effectiveness is a discipline and it can be learned Home About the Effective Marketer Books Speaking Get Hired in Marketing Want a marketing job? I was recently hiring a marketing coordinator for my company and once again it became obvious to me that most candidates do a poor job at interviewing.

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The Effective Marketer

APRIL 29, 2009

Understand and map your needs First and foremost, you should list out all the ways in which your company will be using webinars and the platform. Online training : an instructor sharing PowerPoint slides, maybe sharing the desktop screen and using arrows, circles, and other annotation tools to illustrate a point.

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The Effective Marketer

JANUARY 5, 2009

8 Principles for Effective Marketers Those principles are easily transferable to marketing professionals: Principle 1: Ask yourself “what needs to be done”? As a marketer what is the ONE thing you need to do that will really determine whether your company will be successful? Where is the company headed?

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MARCH 7, 2009

Is great to be able to discuss your own challenges with other marketers and realize that you’re not alone out there… I met some great people and learned some stuff I can start using right now in my own company. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 Like Be the first to like this post.

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