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Inbound Marketing and Outbound Marketing, by Tony Soprano

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relevancy -- just a little fun ;) For years the world of b2b marketing has used outbound marketing as a source of lead generation. Then there was the Google. Studies have shown recently that most buying decisions start with a Google search. Tony Soprano : "Every decision you make affects every facet of every other #?%!%

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Inbound Marketing and Outbound Marketing, by Tony Soprano

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relevancy -- just a little fun ;). Then there was the Google. Studies have shown recently that most buying decisions start with a Google search. Our goal as marketers -- get the buyers to find relevant content, then find links to vendors, then capture their name as a lead (eventually). Classic inbound marketing.

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B2B Marketing and Sales Books: What's On Your Summer Reading List?

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Inbound Marketing : Get Found Using Google, Social Media, and Blogs - Written by the founders of HubSpot, Brian Halligan and Dharmesh Shah, Inbound Marketing delivers on its promise to get your organization found. His lessons on buyer personas (though not necessarily called that) are just as relevant today as they've ever been.

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