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JANUARY 24, 2012

I’ve heard a few times now from companies that want to get their content marketing engine cranking but haven’t put anything out there yet because of one of the following reasons: We don’t have a marketing person or department. We don’t have enough time to create content. A Simple Content Marketing Strategy.

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APRIL 3, 2012

Although much deserved attention is given to Blogs, eBooks, Webinars, Data Sheets, Press Releases, Videos, and other typical channels when talking about content creation, you shouldn’t forget to include the following touchpoints in your content marketing plan. Bonus points if you send content that makes the customer smile.

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AUGUST 30, 2010

The Effective Marketer Effectiveness is a discipline and it can be learned Home About the Effective Marketer Books Speaking Marketing Content That Sells When talking with lead nurturing and marketing automation vendors they all make it seem very easy. Who’s going to write all that new content? But why the focus on content?

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MAY 9, 2011

The Effective Marketer Effectiveness is a discipline and it can be learned Home About the Effective Marketer Books Speaking The Rise of the Content Marketer Content Needs a King I know I don’t have to argue the value of content to readers of this blog.

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MARCH 22, 2012

Create sufficient content (how can we possibly keep up with demand for content?). And so, there are new roles coming down the pike based on each of the critical tasks mentioned before: Seed : Content strategist. Create a knowledge base with relevant content that your sales team can leverage during the sales cycle.

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FEBRUARY 9, 2012

It seems that every eBook, blog post, and webinar is now touting content marketing and inbound marketing as the go-to strategies for the new marketers. Content developed for inbound marketing should be more focused on your prospects’ problems and concerns than on your product or solution – Marketo.

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MAY 20, 2011

With the new hype of content creation now making the rounds of webinars, books, and whitepapers another term has regained the spotlight: the buyer persona. Map your content. When you are done, you can then proceed to map out your content to the multiple buyer personas you created. Measure and share your results.

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JANUARY 31, 2012

Note: This is a guest post by Brad Shorr is Director of Content & Social Media for Straight North. Most social platforms enable users to finely tune and personalize their incoming content, dooming any type of mass merchandising effort. See Brad’s bio at the end of the article. How to Avoid Automatic Feeds.

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APRIL 16, 2012

It’s All About The Content. Interesting that four out of five key ingredients in the study deal directly with the content of your ad or video. What good is creating great content if the reader is not willing to share? . High tech gear monitored users as they watched videos. The Videos.

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MAY 24, 2012

Most companies are not taking advantage of advanced email marketing features, or even basic segmentation strategies, as the survey points out. 48% encourage the sharing of content in their email messages. 26% use content personalization. 25% use video content in their emails. 26% use content personalization.

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FEBRUARY 20, 2013

Which content produces the highest quality lead, and does it matter where we measure this success in the customer journey? This method maps channels and content along your customer journey, then identifies those with the highest rate of success for moving contacts to conversion. But this ability raises another issue. Click to Play.

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JUNE 1, 2011

It’s About Content and Processes. And when the process includes both sales and marketing working together on definitions, on content strategy, and qualification criteria companies see higher response rates overall. The magic relies on the higher conversion rates throughout the sales cycle.

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OCTOBER 14, 2010

MarketingSherpa is known for quality content and I have attended a couple conferences ( I was a speaker at the Email Marketing Summit 2008) and have always thought that the best you get from attending an event like this is more in the form of networking than in content itself. You can leave a response , or trackback from your own site.

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MAY 3, 2011

The goal is to make use of cross channel marketing strategies to target the customer at the right moment and influence purchase decisions. Without solid customer data, cross channel strategies become increasingly difficult to implement. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 United States License.

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

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MAY 18, 2011

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2010

This entry was posted on Wednesday, September 29th, 2010 at 3:25 am and is filed under Communication , Decision Making , Marketing Strategy , Online Marketing. How do YOU define success and do you have a special formula? You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 You can leave a response , or trackback from your own site.

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NOVEMBER 6, 2009

A recent article ( When digital marketing strategies go wrong ) from Revolution Magazine, a UK publication, reviews some of the most interesting social media mishaps. And now with social media, there’s no telling who will be the next United to see its market cap hurt because of a blog post or youtube video. United States License.

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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. One of the interesting points raised during the discussion was about content creation.

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JULY 29, 2009

Do you ever stop at some point during the week to rethink your actions, rethink your role, rethink your strategy? This entry was posted on Wednesday, July 29th, 2009 at 8:29 pm and is filed under Communication , Marketing Management , Marketing Strategy. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0

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JANUARY 7, 2011

This entry was posted on Friday, January 7th, 2011 at 9:05 am and is filed under Content Marketing , Marketing Planning. And, if you’re interested in looking at some different formats for creative briefs, check out this blog post on creative brief template review. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0

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FEBRUARY 22, 2011

For corporate blogs using a backup plugin is probably a good investment as well and the editorial calendar plugin is a great help for planning content especially coordinating among different team members. This entry was posted on Tuesday, February 22nd, 2011 at 9:05 am and is filed under Content Marketing , Online Marketing , Social Media.

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NOVEMBER 29, 2010

That’s what I just did This entry was posted on Monday, November 29th, 2010 at 9:00 am and is filed under Decision Making , Marketing Management , Marketing Planning , Marketing ROI , Marketing Strategy. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 You can leave a response , or trackback from your own site.

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APRIL 6, 2011

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NOVEMBER 30, 2009

This entry was posted on Monday, November 30th, 2009 at 8:00 am and is filed under Communication , Marketing Strategy , Social Media. And how about your staff or your company’s employees? Some food for thought. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 You can leave a response , or trackback from your own site.

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JANUARY 13, 2011

Content personalization is not an easy task but according to the research it will likely give you a 38% better open rate and 86% greater click-through rate than non-personalized email messages. Work your way through the list above and start playing with content personalization, even if only for a small segment of your database.

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OCTOBER 22, 2010

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MAY 10, 2010

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AUGUST 23, 2010

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AUGUST 2, 2010

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MAY 7, 2010

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AUGUST 14, 2009

This entry was posted on Friday, August 14th, 2009 at 10:57 am and is filed under Hiring , Marketing Planning , Marketing Strategy. 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.

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JULY 21, 2009

Choosing the right social media strategy While some may say that since your employees are already using social media (facebook pages, tweeter accounts, linkedin posts, etc.) I’m not saying that you shouldn’t use it but I am simply cautioning you to use it as part of your overall strategy. Please share! Thanks for reading the blog.

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OCTOBER 21, 2009

This entry was posted on Wednesday, October 21st, 2009 at 12:30 pm and is filed under Marketing Planning , Marketing Strategy. From what some vendors say , depending on your space the analyst report won’t help you at all. Stay tuned! 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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JUNE 21, 2009

Review of the first 5 classes: Class: How to Blog Effectively for Business (GF101) Professors: Ann Handley & Mack Collier, MarketingProfs This was a basic introduction to blogging, so for those already familiar with what blogging is, there wasn’t much new content. Free content will get you farther. Do you have the people?

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DECEMBER 8, 2009

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NOVEMBER 6, 2009

This entry was posted on Friday, November 6th, 2009 at 12:10 pm and is filed under Communication , Marketing Strategy , Social Media. Keep tuned because ZL can still come back to fight the court’s decision. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 You can leave a response , or trackback from your own site.

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