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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. Tactics like telemarketing, PR and PPC advertising fell predominantly into the “somewhat effective&# camp. Share this on Bebo.

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Is Social Media BS?

Webbiquity

Traditionally, big brands used TV and print advertising, while their smaller counterparts employed direct mail and telemarketing, to reach consumers directly through interruption marketing. You can send a small delegation to a trade show to evaluate the potential for a big booth next year. Ditto for telemarketing.