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Bare Essentials: Marketing as a Necessary Evil

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Include contact information; not a generic response form. Remember that your marketing strategy here is consistent contact with decision-makers. Just keep in mind that there is usually an opportunity loss associated with infrequent contact. Ensure that all of your staff profiles include photographs.

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The Death of Rolodex Marketing

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We scan profiles on Match.com to evaluate candidates for a life-long relationship. Studies show that business buyers now complete up to 75% of their decision-making process online, in advance of contacting potential suppliers. Your contacts are a diminishing asset, in terms of business development.

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How WebMD Has Changed B2B Marketing Forever

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Prospective customers now turn to their personal networks and publicly available information — via digital and social media channels—to self-diagnose their problems and to self-prescribe their own solutions. does not guarantee marketplace attention.

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Hedge Fund Marketing: From Oxymoron to Best Practices

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Peppercom’s research shows that: Nearly all of the largest funds have a website, but most of those websites have no marketing value, and consist of little more than a logo and contact information. Very few funds have Twitter accounts. Create a bona fide website, not a proxy. Harness the market reach of LinkedIn.

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Hot Air Balloon Craftsmanship

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When asked about his ballooning credentials – often timidly presented by a novice rider immediately following initial contact with a tree-top – Denny might disclose with a smile that he was, among other things, the former head of the Forbes Magazine Balloon Ascension Division. This information provides some comfort for most nervous riders.