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Goal-Directed Marketing: How Marketers Can Help Buyers Achieve Their Goals

Tony Zambito

The latest B2B Marketing Benchmark Study, jointly produced by the Content Marketing Institute and MarketingProfs , indicate the percentage of B2B marketers who believe their organizations are effective at content marketing has dropped to 30% from 38%. Goal-Directed Marketing™ Connects On A Personal Level.

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Marketing 101: What Is Direct Marketing?

US Data Corporation

Direct marketing is making direct contact with a specific audience to promote your products or services. It can be executed through various channels, including direct mail , email marketing , and telemarketing. A key factor in direct marketing is the “call to action,” also known as CTA. Telemarketing.

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Informed Customer Understanding Should Guide Marketing

Tony Zambito

Most often, there is an inertia to marketing being guided by projects, campaigns, and initiatives. Without deep customer understanding, marketing is left to brainstorm a list of potential projects and initiatives. Making use of relevant insights to help guide marketing planning. Choosing Wisely.

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4 Elements that drive B2B direct marketing results

Biznology

If you’re an experienced B2B direct marketer, this is probably not for you. In addition to this customer profile (which is a look in the rear view mirror), other market segments should be identified, especially if a new product or service is being marketed. So with that in mind, this blog is focused on the basics.

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Put Your Data to Work: The Complete Playbook

From search engines to navigation systems, data is used to fuel products, manage risk, inform business strategy, create competitive analysis reports, provide direct marketing services, and much more.

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When You Need Research to Be in the Know and How to Do It

Vision Edge Marketing

Many organizations believe that social listening is a good substitute for traditional market and customer research. Certainly, social listening has its merits and can provide powerful and relevant insights when combined with traditional research. But it is an adjunct to, not a replacement for, traditional market research.

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PowerViews with James Obermayer: Lead Management & Integrated Direct Marketing

ViewPoint

While everyone wants less expensive leads in the form of prospects who identify themselves via company websites, traditional direct marketing is still needed to educate prospects and drive them to websites. The Marketing Manager’s Role in Alignment Leadership & Wealth Building. Stay Tuned.