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The Danger of Automatic Feeds in Social Media

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Fully automatic feeds publish to a social media platform without any human intervention. For example, my HootSuite social media interface allows me to publish the same message simultaneously on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, Foursquare, and soon, Google+. Automation encourages publishers to over communicate. Redundancy.

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Why Sales and Marketing Don't Get Along « The Effective Marketer

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According to a recent chart published by MarketingSherpa (below), 80% of marketers don’t spend time qualifying leads before sending them to sales. It is interesting that back in 2009, MarketingSherpa had published a chart showing the key challenges marketers faced and “generating high quality leads&# was the top one.

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Marketing Content That Sells

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You setup a campaign, define the nurturing stages, and even add some points to different interactions to score the lead and customize the nurturing experience. Email Vendor Selection Methodology - Part 2 now online: [link] #emailmarketing #b2bmarketing 2 hours ago I just grabbed @ AppSumo action video, Google AdWords secrets for Free.

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what's your marketing approach?

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An interesting post by Steve Johnson talks about marketing not being a list, but rather an approach to solving customers problems and helping buyers to buy. Email Vendor Selection Methodology - Part 2 now online: [link] #emailmarketing #b2bmarketing 2 hours ago I just grabbed @ AppSumo action video, Google AdWords secrets for Free.

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2013 B2B Content Marketing Awards

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They also sponsored TedMed 2013, a conference focusing on innovation in healthcare and sent a journalist to cover it and blog about the event as well as host a Google+ post-conference chat. for captivating audiences with customer stories ( www.makino.com ). Runner-Up : Makino Inc., Category: Blog. Category: Digital Publication.

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2013 B2B Content Marketing Awards

The Effective Marketer

They also sponsored TedMed 2013, a conference focusing on innovation in healthcare and sent a journalist to cover it and blog about the event as well as host a Google+ post-conference chat. for captivating audiences with customer stories ( www.makino.com ). Runner-Up : Makino Inc., Category: Blog. Category: Digital Publication.

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Marketing Automation Catching On Fire

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With cash to burn, these companies are focusing on growing the customer base first, with hopes that revenue will follow. Companies are fighting for customers, trying to educate the market, and we may be seeing the beginnings of consolidation. The Marketing Automation Market The Marketing Automation market is at an interesting stage.