Tue.Jun 11, 2013

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How B2B Marketing and Sales Alignment is Like a Relay Race

ViewPoint

'At a recent high school track meet I cheered on our team in several heats of the 4 x 100 and 4 x 400 relays and mused that we can look to track and field athletics for inspiration and tactics for marketing and sales alignment. Handoffs of qualified leads from marketing to sales can be as smooth and technically precise as those of the sprinters on a relay track team.

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How to Get Found Where Your Buyers are Looking: Web Presence Optimization

Webbiquity

'Editor’s note: a version of this post originally appeared on ChamberofCommerce.com in January 2013. With more and more purchases, for business-to-business (b2b) and high-value consumer goods, now starting with online research, it’s imperative to make your business ubiquitous when potential buyers are searching for what you sell. It starts with a well-optimized website of course, but there’s much more to it than that; a website isn’t the only way to show up in a search, and traditional sea

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9 Internet Trends Charts You Need To See

Marketing Insider Group

'I have covered Mary Meeker’s Internet Trends charts for a couple of years, starting in 2010 when she talked about the commercial impact of the developing world getting on the internet. Mary claimed that Mobile accessibility was driving rapid changes in the way we advertise, sell and innovate. In 2011 , Mary updated her views on the above but also covered Content Marketing.

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In digital marketing, you must get over your fear of being annoying

Biznology

'According to Jonathan Alter’s new book, The Center Holds , it was Barack Obama’s young geek volunteers who crushed Mitt Romney ‘s “ Mad Men ” campaign out of the 1960s in the 2012 election. And while much of their success had to do with their collective beautiful mind, it also had to do with something that Mr. Alter said as a matter of fact: they got “over the fear of being annoying.” The whole quote from the below interview on the Colbert Show is, &#

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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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Getting the Most out of Middle of the Funnel Content

ANNUITAS

'During my speech I asked the question, “Who has an effective lead nurturing stage in place as part of their Demand Generation program?”.

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A Partner’s Role in Your Strategy

Crimson Marketing

'If you’re a company that deals in partner marketing, you may not be fully taking advantage of all your conjoined potential. For example, an advantage of a partner community is it may spark conversations that lead to innovative ideas. Think of companies, like Samsung (the spoke), who are at the center of their many networks (the hubs), and have potential to foster knowledge sharing relationships.

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Packaging Case Studies to Increase Their Promotional Value

WriteSpark

Go to the website of many technology companies and find the link for case studies. The page that appears is likely a long, undifferentiated list of all the case studies the company has ever produced. What a lost promotional opportunity! Instead of taking time to look through the list, most customers will click on just the first one or two links. Or, they'll look for a company name they recognize, even if that case study isn't necessarily relevant to their interests or situation.

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Stop Whining about Edgerank and Do Something About it

Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

'Author: Jason Miller It continues to happen each and every day. A self-proclaimed social media expert rails on Facebook’s Edgerank algorithm on a major social media website complaining that Facebook should change their ways. I get riled up when I see these types of posts as I believe it turns off businesses from going out there and trying new things– Facebook marketing being one of them.

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The Impact of Mobile Technology in B2B Companies

EMagine B2B Blog

'“Simplicity is actually quite complicated” Today, Apple introduced its newest operating system, iOS7, with a cryptic tag line “Simplicity is actually quite complicated.” And, in the short time the announcement has been live, critics and champions of Apple alike are on board with opinions. This leads to the question: just how impactful is mobile technology in our lives?

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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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The Dark Side of Customer Service: When the Customer Is "Right" but Insane

Hubspot

'By now you''ve probably seen the unbelievable video making the rounds on the internet of a woman demanding her money back at a Dunkin'' Donuts store. If you haven''t, you can see it on Gawker where I first discovered it, or below where we''ve embedded the YouTube video. The video is eight minutes long (you''ll get the gist of it in the first minute or less), but believe me when I say it''s worth eight minutes of your life to watch.

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What eMagine Customers are Saying: Client Recommendations

EMagine B2B Blog

'eMagine is proud to have worked with some of the best and brightest clients on Website Design, Hosting, and Online Marketing in the technology, health care, medical device and other B2B industries. Today we take a look at some SEO and Social Media client testimonials on our work with them: Megan Castillo, Marketing Director for SImparel , Inc. “The eMagine team has been a pleasure to work with and I highly recommend them!

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7 Trailblazing Brands That Won By Being First

Hubspot

'There are plenty of good brands, smart business owners, and savvy marketers that are both risk-averse and successful. They follow trends, do their research, and identify good opportunities to capitalize on. Then there are the trailblazers. The ones that identify trends before mainstream adoption, or heck, just create the trends themselves. The result?

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B2B SEO strategy: targeting buyer intent

Brainrider

B2B SEO strategy and, even more importantly, targeting B2B buyer intent can be a big challenge. This post takes a look at some SEO best practices for B2B SEO strategy, B2B marketing content, and B2B lead generation in order to provide some practical tips. Technical B2B SEO best practice. For years the focus of B2B SEO strategy has been on keyword stuffing and volume of links.

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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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How to Make Sure Your Designers Stay Ahead of the Curve

Hubspot

'Great designers don’t get that way by accident. It takes years of focus and countless hours of practice in order for a designer to establish both a highly polished eye and an expert level of tactical skill. Due to the lengthy nature of the endeavor, it can be difficult -- especially when working in a relatively monotonous corporate environment -- for designers to find the motivation necessary to not only keep creating strong work at their current level, but to improve their skills over time as

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Social Notes: How Technology is Giving Music Power to the People

Convince & Convert

'Image via BigStockPhoto.com. We have come a long way. The music industry has gone from the days of public payola to public crowdfunding of albums that haven’t even been recorded. Social networking, crowdfunding, digital distribution, music streaming services, mobile technology, and affordable recording equipment has put the power of music in the hands of the people.

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What You Need to Know This Morning: June 11, 2013

Hubspot

'and we''re back! Thanks to your fabulous feedback last week, we''re going to keep rolling with this new format every morning Tuesday through Friday. So much news for today, and so little time. The feds are spying on us, and the whistleblower, Edward Snowden, is on the run. Apple showed off a bunch of new stuff, including a new high-end Macbook Pro and a radical new look for the iPhone.