December, 2013

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Forget Best Practices – Get 100,000+ Likes with Your Genuine Voice

Convince & Convert

'David Oliver, Brimfield Police Department. David Oliver, Chief of Police at the Brimfield Police Department in Ohio, joins the Social Pros Podcast this week to discuss the insane popularity of his department’s Facebook page, his book at the foundation its proceeds benefit, and the importance of maintaining a consistent presence and voice in social media.

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2013 in Review: Top Content Marketing Assets & Initiatives for the New Year

KoMarketing Associates

'2013 was a successful year for KoMarketing. With an office relocation , developing a team of new hires , and speaking engagements across two continents and multiple cities, there was little downtime over the past year and 2014 promises even greater opportunities for our team. The beginning of 2013 saw us performing significant program work for clients in Europe.

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Up, Down, Over and Out

ViewPoint

'I woke up thinking about the Frank Sinatra classic "That’s Life" this morning and thought the following was a pretty good description of my life since 2008: I''ve been a puppet, a pauper, a pirate, a poet, a pawn and a king. I''ve been up and down and over and out But I know one thing: Each time I find myself flat on my face, I pick myself up and get back in the race.

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2013 Year in Review: Top 6 focus areas for B2B marketers this year

markempa

'Tweet As the holiday season quickly approaches an end, and marketers prepare to make 2014 their best year yet, we pulled together the top blog posts on the B2B Lead Roundtable Blog to share the most popular topics, chosen by marketers just like you. In 2012, the top focus for B2B marketers was understanding and leveraging social media. With the quickly evolving nature of this medium, it is no surprise it was also the top category marketers wanted to learn more about in 2013.

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Sales & Marketing Alignment: How to Synergize for Success

Speaker: Carlos Hidalgo, Co-Founder & CEO of Digital Exhaust, Author, International Keynote & TEDx Speaker

Recent research shows that only 50% of B2B organizations state that they have good alignment between their marketing and sales teams. This lack of alignment tremendously impacts the ability to meet business goals, and is a limiting factor for building and maintaining customer relationships. While many B2B organizations continue to struggle with aligning their marketing and sales teams, they can take practical steps to unify both teams and simplify their overall approach.

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Generation Y: Implications for the workplace

Savanta

'A client recently asked us to present to a group of CIOs from their enterprise customers. What implications, they wanted to know, does Generation Y have for the workplace? Defining Generation Y. First, let’s define Generation Y. That’s not as easy as it sounds. Generations have ‘fuzzy edges’ so it’s not always clear where they start and end. Some definitions of Generation Y include anyone born from the late 1970s all the way up to the early noughties.

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Here’s the Difference Between Content Marketing and Social Media

Convince & Convert

'Image from Bigstock.com. What is the difference between content marketing and social media? And, with the burgeoning interest in the former, will the latter wane as a tactic or as a marketing term? These were the questions posed to me by my very wise friend Jeff Cohen of the SocialMediaB2B blog. Jeff asked several other content/social thinkers and consultant-types to weigh in as well.

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Happy Holidays From KoMarketing Associates!

KoMarketing Associates

'As many of you already know, we relocated to the Fort Point District of South Boston earlier this year. This holiday season, we’ve enjoyed all of the festivities the area has to offer, such as the 240th anniversary of the Boston Tea Party , the Fort Point Holiday Stroll , the lighting of the Hood Milk Bottle , and more. Here’s a look at some of the scenes of winter and holiday cheer in our neck of the woods.

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Taking away a salesperson’s excuses!

ViewPoint

'I think I have heard all the excuses for not following up on sales leads. The business philosopher, Jim Rohn said, "If you really want to do something, you’ll find a way. If you don’t, you’ll find an excuse.". Salespeople are loaded with excuses when they don’t want to do something, but then again so are the rest of us. Salespeople have said to me that they will follow-up on sales leads: If there is a phone number.

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Lead Generation: 2 questions every marketer should ask themselves about prospect motivation

markempa

'Tweet The most important factor to keep in mind when creating your landing page is your prospects’ motivation. Highly motivated prospects can make for highly motivated leads if your landing pages deliver the right message to the right prospect at the right time. However, it’s the prospects who are not highly motivated that you need to worry about. They will quickly deter from your page unless you can convince them your product or service will provide them with more value than they need to excha

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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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Good Content Marketing Resources You May Have Missed

WriteSpark

The quiet that comes when work slows for the the holidays is a good time to catch up on the best marketing resources of the past year. Here are three that I recommend: 101 Examples of Effective Calls to Action from Hubspot. Full of useful examples for presenting an eye-catching, action-motivating call to action on a webpage. Although largely focused on the visual presentation of call to action buttons and links, copywriters who work with a designer on web content can also learn new techniques fr

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Webinar, December 18: How Marketers Can (Finally) Get Good Customer Data

Customer Experience Matrix

'Let’s face it: no real work will get done next week, what with all the holiday parties and caroling and so forth. So you might as well set aside 2:00 to 3:00 p.m. Eastern time on Wednesday, December 18 and register for the Webinar I’m co-presenting with RedPoint Global on Customer Data Platforms. In addition to uncovering the secret relationship between cuneiform and Justin Bieber, you’ll learn about our latest discovery: a new species of Customer Data Platform, bringing the known total to four

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The Virtuous Circle of Mentorship and Its Impact on Your Career

Convince & Convert

'My friend Marcus Sheridan wrote a very forthright blog post (as is his custom) recently called “ 8 People That Dramatically Impacted My Life in 2013.” I was amazed and gratified to have been mentioned in that post. Here’s what Marcus wrote: I’m going to be very honest here and say there have been times I’ve asked myself why Jay Baer has been so kind to me over these last couple of years.

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Our Favorite Online Marketing Posts of 2013

KoMarketing Associates

'Wow! It’s hard to believe that 2013 is coming to a close. It’s been a fast but fantastic year here at KoMarketing as we’ve welcomed new employees , travelled across the US and China, and moved to a new location in downtown Boston. We’ve also been very fortunate to have amazing clients, partners, and industry friends that we’re so thankful for.

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What Questions Are Brands Asking About Their ESG Initiatives Ahead of 2024?

Temperatures are rising (and not just metaphorically) as key stakeholders anxiously anticipate the outcomes of COP28. While companies reconsider their 2024 environmental sustainability strategies, there is another aspect of ESG that deserves exploring, the social sector. In the latest edition of "Navigating ESG Comms Through the Cosmos - Sagittarius Edition", 3BL hones in on this sign’s bold quality of asking questions others are burning to know the answers to.

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B2B Prospecting Data Just Keeps Getting Better

ViewPoint

'The most reliable and scalable approach to finding new B2B customers is outbound communications, whether by mail, phone or email, to potential prospects, using rented or purchased lists. B2B marketers typically select targets from prospecting lists based on such traditional variables as industry, company size and job role, or title. But new research indicates that B2B prospecting data is much more detailed these days, and includes a plethora of variables to choose from, for refining your target

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3 Important Lessons for Lead Gen and Life

markempa

'Tweet This year, more than ever, has been humbling for me. People look to me as an expert at lead generation because I wrote a book and speak about it. But it seems the more I learn, the less I think I know. I probably am more acutely aware of this because I work for MECLABS, an organization that is laser-focused on learning and teaching others – including many global organizations – about how to continuously improve marketing.

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Good Content Marketing Resources You May Have Missed

WriteSpark

'The quiet that comes when work slows for the the holidays is a good time to catch up on the best marketing resources of the past year. Here are three that I recommend: 101 Examples of Effective Calls to Action from Hubspot. Full of useful examples for presenting an eye-catching, action-motivating call to action on a webpage. Although largely focused on the visual presentation of call to action buttons and links, copywriters who work with a designer on web content can also learn new techniques f

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Woopra Grows from Web Analytics to Multi-Source Customer Data, Insights and Actions

Customer Experience Matrix

'I stumbled over Woopra in their tiny booth during last month’s Dreamforce conference, where I was intrigued enough to let them scan my badge and promptly forgot why. Fortunately, a diligent sales rep followed up by email and I remembered it was worth a closer look. If you’ve been reading my recent posts, you won’t be surprised that I’ve decided they are yet another Customer Data Platform.

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5 Inspiring B2B Marketing Campaigns to Take Yours to the Next Level

Your next big B2B marketing idea starts here. Get inspired with these five successful B2B marketing campaigns. Ready to generate more leads, interest, and revenue with your B2B marketing? In this comprehensive eBook, you’ll get: In-depth studies of five successful B2B marketing campaigns spanning a wide range of industries Key takeaways and lessons from each story to implement in your own strategy Resources to help your own B2B marketing thrive By submitting this form, you agree to have your con

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Are Facebook Ads a Failure?

Convince & Convert

'Image via BigStockPhoto.com. Even though Facebook continues to maintain its impressive user growth and rack up advertising revenue, that growth is coming despite a major shift in the promise of advertising on that platform. Right now, Facebook is on track for $6 billion in ad revenues but it’s walked away from the fundamental premise of its ad platform.

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Have a Merry Website Transition: The Complete SEO Checklist

KoMarketing Associates

'Out with the old, in with the new! We’re only a few weeks away from 2014, and excitement is in the air, as thousands of business owners are wishing for a shiny new website this holiday season. I know, I know, the prospect of moving over hundreds of pages of content, while maintaining SEO value, can seem daunting (and not so fun). So, to help facilitate a smooth and stress-free transition, we’ve put together the following SEO checklist to help web owners better prepare for a new website launch:

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3 Tips to Turn Noise Into Value

ViewPoint

'Uses Microsoft Dynamics. Has had the solution for three years. Likes the Detroit Tigers. You may be wondering what these pieces of information are all about. You may be asking yourself why I’ve listed off facts about someone or some company. I’ll tell you – the reason is to show you that without context, information is nothing more than noise. Just like listening to a conversation in a language you don’t know, without context, information is simply various data points – which means the silos of

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Real-Time Giving This Holiday Season [Video]

Crimson Marketing

'How to do holiday marketing the innovative, inspirational way. Happy Holidays! Video: Courtesy of WestJet. The post Real-Time Giving This Holiday Season [Video] appeared first on.

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The AI-Enabled CMO: Practical Tips for Today's B2B Marketers

Speaker: Paul Slack, Vende Digital CEO

On October 11th, understand how to navigate the AI landscape confidently, turning insights into groundbreaking strategies that set you apart. Why attend? You'll learn: Practical applications/Use cases How to find and assess the right AI technology Prioritizing quick wins Mastering prompt engineering Solving marketing challenges efficiently Strategies to launch pilot programs Case studies of B2Bs building smarter businesses with AI Exclusive bonus content: Actionable frameworks to get started qui

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Is Your Marketing Measurement Resolution on Track?

Vision Edge Marketing

'Happy New Years Eve to everyone! 2013 is coming to a close and we are on the threshold of 2014; for those of you across the globe, happy New Year! With the transition into a new year comes new resolutions, and for us at VisionEdge Marketing, marketing resolutions are one of our top priorities. We hope that marketing has made the list for some of your resolutions, and if it has, we are here to help!

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How Businesses Can Market Like Beyoncé

B2B Marketing Traction

'Photo on Flickr by AlexJohnson, Some rights reserved. This month Beyoncé bypassed usual methods for releasing a new album and instead used social media to surprise her fans. It’s a great example of creative marketing, leveraging a fan base and followers on social media as well as using the element of surprise that resulting in record-breaking sales on iTunes.

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How Gary Vaynerchuk Uses Micro-Content to Drive Social Media Results

Convince & Convert

'Gary Vaynerchuk, author @garyvee. Gary Vaynerchuk – entrepreneur, CEO of VaynerMedia , and author – joins the Social Pros Podcast this week to discuss his brand new book Jab, Jab, Jab, Right Hook: How to Tell Your Story in a Noisy, Social World ; how to deal with haters; and making sure to read the room. Read on for some of the highlights and tweetable moments, or listen to the full podcast.

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Dallas Digital Summit: Creative Social Strategies Presentation

KoMarketing Associates

'Today at 4pm CST I will be speaking on the “Creative Social Strategies: More Than Just Facebook” panel at the Dallas Digital Summit. Details are as follows: Creative Social Strategies: More Than Just Facebook. Tuesday, Dec 10, 4:10 – 5:10pm. Competition is fierce for social market share, so being heard through all the noise requires a combination of the best creative, the right timing and continuous campaign optimization on a variety of social platforms – not just Facebook.

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ABM Evolution: How Top Marketers Are Using Account-Based Strategies

In times of economic uncertainty, account-based strategies are essential. According to several business analysts and practitioners, ABM is a necessity for creating more predictable revenue. Research shows that nearly three-quarters of marketers (74%) already have the resources needed to build successful ABM programs.

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PowerViews with Chad Burmeister: Sales is More Scientific Nowadays

ViewPoint

'Field sales is flat while inside sales is up 20 percent in the last few years. That’s part of the new landscape, and so is the ubiquitous use of technology. Knowing the new science of sales is what will help a salesperson to consistently meet expectations, says my latest guest on PowerViews, Chad Burmeister, vice president of corporate sales at ConnectandSell.

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Stop the Insanity. Fire Your PR Firm in 2014.

Marketing Craftmanship

'The attribution is unsupported, but Albert Einstein is often credited with the quote: “Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again, and expecting different results.” Its source notwithstanding, the axiom applies perfectly to the great number of companies that retain PR firms, year after year, to generate publicity that will have little or no impact on tangible business outcomes.

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Top Marketing Predictions For 2014

Marketing Insider Group

'Last year in my 2013 marketing predictions post , I predicted that content marketing would mature in many organizations, that brands would take themselves out of the stories they tell and finally put an end to the notion that marketing equals promotion. I also talked about the connection between personal branding, content marketing and social selling in a truly social business.