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Tailwinds for Marketing Automation Software - Insight from CRM Analyst Lauren Carlson

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Increasingly, the first two-thirds of that cycle is spent researching the market and vendors, without regular contact with a sales rep. To remain top of mind with the buyer and claim the “thought leadership” position, marketers are deploying marketing automation to provide a steady stream of educational content for buyers.

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Top 56 B2B Marketing Posts for September 2010

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And as any blogger can tell you, PR pros understand this, as witnessed by the incredible increase in blogger outreach “pitches&# from corporate PR departments and firms over the past two years. Use groups as an opportunity to establish your position as a thought leader in your industry. Disintermediation (3). Media (258).