Tue.Jun 25, 2013

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Are you a social media marketing trapper?

Biznology

'I believe that all social media marketing campaigns should probably start with foraging (as I discussed last week) — but as you grow, you need to evolve, especially if you need to bring home more and more food. Social media trappers have figured out how to use hashtags as well as how to generate compelling content with the express purpose of sharing, content that is somewhere else, content that doesn’t live on a social network but, rather, lives on a branded web site, corporate site

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The Danger in Managing to the Funnel

ANNUITAS

'While the funnel has certainly made a big impact on B2B marketing and sales, there is an inherent danger in being too head over heels in love with the funnel.

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7 Mobile Marketing Stats That Will Blow Your Mind

Convince & Convert

'Mobile marketing is the future. Any marketer, or marketing firm worth their weight in invoices knows that the key to future success is adapting to and optimizing for the mobile market. When you’re in a public place, you don’t have to look far to find someone pre-occupied with a smartphone. This very same occurrence that you see on a day-to-day basis also happens at home, with tablets.

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Are You in Spreadsheet Hell or Budgeting Bliss? [Infographic]

Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

'Author: Dayna Rothman Have you ever found yourself stuck in spreadsheet hell? Waking up the morning that your budget is due and dreading the time you will spend stuck in spreadsheet hell as you are trying to track spend on all of your marketing programs? Do you feel like a zombie as you stay up all night trying to reconcile invoices from different members of your team?

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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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Industrial Blogging Lessons Learned from Working with Technical SMEs

Industrial Marketing Today

'My clients often ask me to write posts for their industrial blogs. This requires me to work very closely with engineers and technical SMEs (Subject Matter Experts) on a daily [.]. [ This is only a content summary. Please click on the headline to read the full article. Visit my website for more content on industrial marketing.].

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8 of the Most Uplifting Commercials of All Time

Hubspot

'One of the greatest misconceptions about inbound marketers is that we hate advertisements. Quite the contrary. We hate bad advertisements (but who doesn''t?), and we dislike inefficient marketing & advertising budget expenditures. On the flip side of the same coin, we also love knowing where our money is being spent, and exactly how much ROI we''re going to get back from it.

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eMagine Launches New Websites

EMagine B2B Blog

'eMagine has a large portfolio of website designs, SEO engagements, PPC Campaign Management, Social Media Management and more. We use this blog to provide educational material for our visitors on these subjects. Below is a sampling of some new website launches, and the services eMagine provided: The Lowell Five. Locally governed and managed with 160 years of strength and stability, The Lowell Five is a service oriented community bank providing comprehensive mortgage and loan products in excess o

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The 12 Worst Things About Conferences We're Officially Nixing

Hubspot

'Some events are cool. Some events are as stale as a week-old pizza crust. Okay. Confession time. I''ve done all the following at corporate events: fallen asleep sitting up, gotten a la-hot of work done on my mobile device, found refuge in an isolated corner, Googled how to grow an indoor herb garden. That''s the kind of stuff people do at events that have components falling on the spectrum from boring to downright frustrating.

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Content marketing strategy in plain English: getting started

i-Scoop

'You need a content marketing strategy. That’s what everyone tells you. So, why do you need a content marketing strategy/plan and how do you get started? In plain and simple English (I hope). As a marketer normally you’re accountable and have a duty and goals to accomplish. That’s why before spending money you develop a […].

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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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What You Missed Today: June 25, 2013

Hubspot

'Anyone been to Google today? It''s paying homage to architect Antoni Gaudi, who is most famous for designing the Sagrada Familia church in Barcelona (and may or may not be the origin behind the word "gaudy," according to some in my friend circle). If you haven''t Googled yet today, the image is to the right -- now you''ll understand why it was hailed by Mashable as "barely recognizable.".

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Richardson and Alinean Partner to Deliver New Sales Force Effectiveness Tools and Training

The ROI Guy

'Improving sales effectiveness in this "Do More with Less" economy requires modern skills with interactive selling tools Alinean and Richardson, a leading global sales training and sales strategy execution firm, today announced a partnership to improve sales force effectiveness, creating an integrated offering of Richardson''s sales methodology and skills training with Alinean''s ValueStory™ interactive tablet-based selling tool.

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eMagine Launches New Websites

EMagine B2B Blog

'eMagine has a large portfolio of website designs, SEO engagements, PPC Campaign Management, Social Media Management and more. We use this blog to provide educational material for our visitors on these subjects. Below is a sampling of some new website launches, and the services eMagine provided: The Lowell Five. Locally governed and managed with 160 years of strength and stability, The Lowell Five is a service oriented community bank providing comprehensive mortgage and loan products in excess o

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Fun new ValueStory Video - How to create a new Customer Engagement Tool

The ROI Guy

'ValueStory is a new guided value-selling App, a tool to advance traditional sales PowerPoints (PPTs) into something much more - delivering the data driven value storytelling and financial justification "Challenger" sales reps need to succeed, and today''s more frugal customer demands. ValueStory delivers dynamic whiteboards combined with interactive surveys, diagnostic assessments, benchmarks, cost / benefit analyses, and ROI / TCO calculators.

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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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3 Ways to Gain In-Depth Market Research Insights

Crimson Marketing

'If you are a marketer, you need to understand everything you can about your market. To do that, you first need to understand market segmentation, competitive strategy, and overall strategy. A key component of this is market research. The market research is easy, but gaining insights from that research is difficult. Your job is to find out as much as you can about your customers, and then figure out what to do with those insights.

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Six Seconds? Bah. YouTube Says Long Videos Sometimes Work Better

Hubspot

'Miniature video has been in the news a lot lately, thanks to Twitter’s Vine app where you make six-second movies, and Instagram’s new 15-second video feature. But over at YouTube, they’re finding shorter isn’t always better. “It’s kind of counterintuitive,” says Vanessa Pappas, Global Head of Audience Development at YouTube. “But we’re finding the audience is there for all types of content.

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