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Did martech break B2B marketing?

Martech

Part one: The promise The birth of marketing technology brought so much potential to the marketing department. I was a young, freshly minted MBA with a background in computer science, and a two-year stint doing software marketing at IBM. “We just signed up for this Eloqua thing. MQLs (Marketing Qualified Leads).

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The Missing Link Between Media and Marketing

Buzz Marketing for Technology

It’s apparent that there’s a missing vital component in the quest to modernize marketing. Today’s marketing organizations are aggressively modernizing, automating and adding more digitally centered marketing tactics as they focus on their mandate to discover prospects and create new customers.

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9 Stats That Will Make You Want to Invest in Content Marketing

Content Marketing Institute

Editor’s note: Because proving the value of content marketing continues to be necessary, Julia McCoy updated her 2016 post with some fresh stats and perspective. . Content marketing has been moving at the speed of light in recent years. The advent of the internet and social media has a lot to do with this.

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Should You Be a Content Marketing Writer?

ClearVoice

You’ve considered many variations of a creative career, from writing scripts to being a social media coordinator to being a professor. Content marketing might just be the sweet spot. We take a peek into the history and current state of content marketing, how it’s perceived, and the reality of the role.

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Hubspot Alternatives

TrustRadius Marketing

Hubspot’s ‘human’ voice, vast collection of educational materials and networking events have solidified its place as the authority on inbound marketing — and also as one of the most popular marketing automation platforms in the field. . Hubspot: Getting to Know a Marketing Automation Favorite. Let’s jump in.

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7 Ways to Take the Media World by Storm

Convince & Convert

Editor’s Note: The following is an excerpt from Joe Pulizzi’s new book Epic Content Marketing: How to Tell a Different Story, Break through the Clutter and Win More Customers by Marketing Less (McGraw-Hill, 2013). Most media companies either have legacy systems in print or (I can’t believe I’m saying this) digital.

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Differences & Benefits of the Different Video Hosting Options Out There

SmartBug Media

In fact, if you aren’t executing a video marketing strategy by now, you’ve fallen behind. The strategy isn’t necessarily new, and with the rise of more video hosting platforms, it’s now easier and more cost-effective for a business to professionally execute a video marketing strategy. Vimeo PRO: $17/month. Vimeo Business: $50/month.