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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. “Marketing automation&# is a misleading term.

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2011 B2B Marketing Trends

Webbiquity

Of eleven different marketing categories, all of those in which marketers said they plan to increase spending in 2011 are online activities: website design / optimization and social media topped the list with 69% of companies planning larger budgets in these areas, followed by virtual events and webinars, SEO, email marketing and paid search.

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Three Words That Should Never Be Used With Social Media

Webbiquity

Certainly b2b marketers, whose appeal is limited to specific niche markets, have always targeted their messages more carefully than have big consumer brands. But scale has still been an important factor, as the largest trade shows and highest-circulation publications, even within a specific niche, command the highest prices.

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Top 56 B2B Marketing Posts October 2010

B2B Marketing Zone Posts

New Editorial Rules Nod to Content Marketing , October 22, 2010 In revised guidelines issued yesterday, the American Society of Magazine Editors, or ASME, addressed types of potential conflict between editorial and advertising content that have grown like weeds in recent years. Online Marketing (52). Inbound Marketing (43).