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2011 B2B Marketing Trends

Webbiquity

The categories with the largest percentage of marketers reporting plans to reduce spending next year were high-cost offline tactics: direct mail, trade shows and print advertising. The study also found that direct mail was judged as a low-effectiveness tactic. Share this on Bebo. Subscribe to the comments for this post?

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7 Reasons Every Business Needs to be on Twitter

Webbiquity

Staying in touch with customers on Twitter is not only more real-time than many other techniques, it’s also far more cost-effective than direct mail, attending trade shows, picking up the phone, or even maintaining a customer newsletter. Growing existing customer business requires ongoing communication. Post this on Diigo.

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Marketing Automation: Like Bringing a Gun to a Knife Fight

Webbiquity

One of the biggest challenges b2b marketers face is what to do with all of those “names&# that come into your system that aren’t really “leads&# yet; contacts collected from white paper downloads, webinar registrations, trade shows and other activities. Share this on del.icio.us. Post this on Diigo. Tweet This!

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Social Media is Simpler Than You Think

Webbiquity

Writing and mailing a letter to a company to complain about or praise their products or services is a lot of work. Historically, most of this activity was done face-to-face, at trade shows, conferences, seminars and other industry events. Social media reduces the friction of customer communications. Share this on del.icio.us.

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2010 B2B Marketing Budgets and Mix Trends Research

Online Marketing Institute

Marketing budget allocations for 2009 looked identical to 2008, with marketers spending less on trade shows, for example, by attending fewer of them. Yet physical events continued to gobble up an average of 20% of program spending.

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Viral Marketing for B2B Lead Generation, Part 2: Viral Promotion

WebMarketCentral

Trade publication editors are more likely to write about viral media that are industry-related (and creative) than those that rely primarily on humor. After blog and trade press mentions, social media and social tagging sites such as Digg and del.icio.us are the most effective means of spreading viral content. in your booth.

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The Ultimate Glossary: 120 Social Media Marketing Terms Explained

Hubspot

Digg - Digg is a social news website that allows members to submit and vote for articles. It is in direct contrast to outbound marketing, which utilizes traditional interruptive marketing tactics such as direct mail, trade shows, print and TV advertising, and cold calling. Reddit - Reddit is similar to Digg.