Fri.Mar 06, 2015

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Troubleshooting your B2B marketing data problems

Biznology

'Business-to-business data continues to challenge marketers, who need to identify and communicate with customers and prospects, but who run into thorny issues every day. Problems range from duplicates, to key-entry errors, to missing data elements, and beyond. Recently, Bernice Grossman and I worked with a group of savvy B2B marketers at a DMA conference to compile a list of difficult data problems.

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7 Steps for Performing Your Next SEO Audit

Convince & Convert

'Image via BigStockPhoto.com. Search engine optimization (SEO) audits have the unfortunate reputation of being time-consuming and tedious. However, most people who have owned a website for very long know their importance. Since 93% of online experiences start with search engines ( SEJ ), you need regular audits to keep your site relevant and ranking well.

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The CMO Challenge: Personalized Conversations at Scale

Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

'Author: Phillip Chen The challenge executives face is clear. How do you have personalized conversations at scale? At the Argyle CMO Executive Forum, 35% of the attending executives agreed that delivering personalized content as their greatest marketing challenge—the highest rated selection by far. It was a theme that was reinforced presentation after presentation.

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Why Marketers Need to Give Themselves Permission to Let It Go

Convince & Convert

'Another month, another excellent round of guests on the Social Pros Podcast. In February, we heard from Southwestern Consulting’s time management expert, a social media champion from Life Time Fitness, BroadSuite’s biggest social fan (iSocialFanz), and the Social Media Examiner himself. As always, our Social Pros draw from different backgrounds and perspectives when they join us to talk about social media as a vital source of communication and connection in today’s digit

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WorkCast's Ultimate Webinar Handbook 2024

Elevate your webinar game with WorkCast's Ultimate Webinar Handbook! Packed with insights from our seasoned webinar experts, this comprehensive guide is your go-to resource for mastering the art of B2B webinars. Learn the fundamentals, from defining webinars to exploring their benefits and diverse use cases. Discover the key elements of running a successful webinar, avoiding common mistakes, and making your sessions more engaging.

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Why are Manufacturers Still Struggling with Content Marketing?

Industrial Marketing Today

'Last week, I received an advance copy of the research study, 2015 B2B Manufacturing Content Marketing Trends—North America thanks to Amanda Subler of the Content Marketing Institute (CMI). There may be slight differences between my draft copy and the final version that was published by CMI recently. Even though there has been a slight decline [.] The post Why are Manufacturers Still Struggling with Content Marketing?

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Mastering the Consensus Sale: Do you know your 5.4?

The ROI Guy

'By Dan Sixsmith CEB, the creators of the ''Challenger Sale'', is back with a new wrinkle. Not only should Sales challenge its prospects, armed with new intelligence and personalized insights to win more business, but now the research shows it also needs to proactively identify and build consensus among all of the decision makers. CEB''s research around the increasing role of buying committees tells us that on average there are 5.4 individuals involved in signing off on B2B purchase decisions.

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Visible Experts?: How to Become Visible, Faster

Hinge Marketing

'As you might know by now, Visible Experts℠ are professionals who have achieved high visibility and a reputation for expertise in their industry niche. And our recent research showed that these experts receive a number of personal benefits and bring benefits to both their firms and their clients. Our research study also revealed that while all these experts follow a similar trajectory to success, there’s a way to become an industry star faster.

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LinkedIn Adds Display Network and Lead Gen Suite

KEO Marketing

'LinkedIn has just unveiled a new suite of products aimed at business-to-business (B2B) marketers, and it looks like this could mean big things for marketers, especially those looking to maximize their online marketing budgets. Ever since the social media channel acquired B2B marketing firm Bizo last summer, there has been heavy speculation of a big push to attract more of the B2B crowd.

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Top 10 Ways to Optimize Your Landing Page With Video to Convert More Customers

Vidyard

Concerned that your latest landing page is more of a launching off page? Feeling that it may be too text-heavy, too cluttered, too boring, just not driving enough conversions? Don’t worry, I’ve got a great way to help you turn landing page visitors into actual customers. Drum roll please…It’s time to use video! Why? I’m sure you already know a ton of reasons why, I don’t need to explain it to you.

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The Top 3 Tips for Writing Successful White Papers

In the B2B marketing toolkit, white papers can be a powerful option for reaching decision-makers and experts, presenting them with interesting information that improves their perception of your organization's competence and thought leadership. That said, a poorly executed whitepaper will not only be unable to influence your desired audience but will also come with significant costs that other assets won't incur.

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Enterprise Software Marketers: What’s Your Content Marketing Score?

Content Standard

Higher quality leads. A wider funnel. Accelerated sales. Deep brand loyalty. Customer evangelists. Warm referrals. A two- to four-fold return on investment. As I shared in my last post , when it comes to content marketing success, the proof is in your profit—especially in enterprise software. (Pudding isn’t good for you anyway.) But how do you know you’re setting yourself up to deliver those kinds of metrics?

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How to Use Excel: 14 Simple Excel Shortcuts, Tips & Tricks

Hubspot

'Sometimes, Excel seems too good to be true. All I have to do is enter a formula, and pretty much anything I''d ever need to do manually can be done automatically. Need to merge two sheets with similar data? Excel can do it. Need to do simple math? Excel can do it. Need to combine information in multiple cells? Excel can do it. If you encounter a situation where you need to manually update your data, you''re probably missing out on a formula that can do it for you.

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Is Mobile More Than Just a Portable Version of the Web?

Content Standard

Research shows a growing number of people now access the Web solely through mobile devices. But according to a new report from Altimeter, most companies are behind the curve when it comes to creating mobile-only experiences. Mobile on the Rise. Mobile usage has exploded in recent years. Adults now spend up to two hours per day on the mobile Web, the Content Standard previously reported.

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SnapApp of the Week: Blackbaud's Realize Real Results Campaign

SnapApp

What do you do when you have a flood of stories from customers about how training has helped them make the most of their technology investment? A. File them away for when you “have time to review them.”. B. Turn a few into case studies, if you can get the customers on the phone. C. Build an interactive campaign that highlights the customers’ success and encourages others to think about how their own missions could be helped by the same kind of success.

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21 Advanced ChatGPT Prompts To Take Your Social Media to the Next Level

Upgrade your social media game with our in-depth playbook: "21 advanced ChatGPT prompts for social media managers". These powerful prompts are tailored to supercharge your content creation, strategy development, and results analysis. Say goodbye to writer's block and hello to endless creativity as you effortlessly generate engaging posts, come up with original strategies, and optimize your social media performance - all in a fraction of the time.

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Why People Unfollow Your Brand on Social Media [New Data]

Hubspot

'One of the most important things a brand can do is understand its target audience. What do they worry about? Where do they hang out? How do they prefer to interact with brands? When they dive into answering these questions, many businesses discover that social media is a goldmine for their marketing efforts. Not only are social networks a popular place for people to hang out on, but also consumers expect brands to have a presence on social media.