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Client Newsletters for B2B Firms Is Content that’s Dead on Arrival

Marketing Craftmanship

Some firms avoid this pain by slapping their logo on boilerplate content purchased from a 3rd party, but those firms can pay a bigger price, in terms of brand damage. MYTH #3: A Newsletter is a Cost-Effective Marketing Tactic The old saw, “Cheap is dear” rings true when it comes to newsletters.

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Why Public Relations Does Not Sit at the Senior Management Table

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For example, to quantify the tangible value of PR, it could be beneficial for the profession to conduct research that compares the long-term stock price volatility (or beta ) of public companies that include PR in its senior level decision-making process against those companies that do not.

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Is Your Client Newsletter a Marketing Albatross?

Marketing Craftmanship

Some firms avoid this pain by slapping their logo on boilerplate content purchased from a 3rd party, but those firms can pay a bigger price, in terms of brand damage. MYTH #3: A Newsletter is a Cost-Effective Marketing Tactic. Each issue involves a frustrating hunt for timely information of genuine interest.

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Confucius Say: Your Case Studies are Worthless

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One example of effective B2B intrinsic selling involved Phibro Energy’s introduction of energy derivatives…which enabled large companies to manage price risk related to gasoline, jet fuel and heating oil. Create Tools to Engage Prospects.

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Client Newsletters: Empty Suit of the B2B Marketing Mix

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Some firms avoid this pain by slapping their logo on boilerplate content purchased from a 3 rd party, but those firms can pay a bigger price, in terms of brand damage. MYTH #3: A Newsletter is a Cost-Effective Marketing Tactic. REALITY #2: Your Clients, Prospects and Referral Sources Care about Themselves.

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Peter Drucker on “The Four Roles of the CFO”

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In the early 1990s, Highlander Consulting was engaged by Phibro Energy to help introduce energy derivatives to Chief Financial Officers at corporations with substantial exposure to fluctuations in oil, gasoline and jet fuel prices. As part of an integrated marketing strategy, management legend Dr. Peter F.

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Three Myths and Realities of Client Newsletters

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Some firms avoid this pain by slapping their logo on boilerplate content purchased from a 3 rd party, but those firms can pay a bigger price, in terms of brand damage. MYTH #3: A Newsletter is a Cost-Effective Marketing Tactic. Each issue involves a frustrating hunt for timely information of genuine interest.