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Marketing Gimmicks versus Value: A Disappointing Example

Digital B2B Marketing

Here is an example that doesn’t make the grade and what B2B marketers can learn from it. How it Started: Discovery In December, I received a Burpee seed catalog with an insert promoting HomeFarming.com , a site promising a community of gardeners as well as tools to keep track of your progress. Be an Expert.

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6 Free Ways to Find the Best B2B Advertising Opportunities

Digital B2B Marketing

Here are some of the common challenges marketers face planning a B2B advertising program: The majority of research services are designed for consumer marketers and provide little information on professional roles. Google Plain old-fashioned search will often uncover potential niche partners, from small sites to blogs.

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Marketers Are Dramatically Underreporting Results from Twitter

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On my site ( B2Bdigital.net ), Google Analytics is underreporting Twitter traffic by 30%! The chart below compares Google Analytics and Twitter’s Site Analytics reported traffic week by week. Below is a screenshot of the custom Google Analytics filter I am using to capture this information. The impact is big.

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Social Media Sleuthing: A-List Traffic and bit.ly Tricks

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Using bit.ly , you can often see this as well as a wealth of other information, such as what content someone shares and even what accounts they manage. Here is some of the information you can discover with a few minutes on Twitter and bitly. Here is an example link with a + added: [link] So how much traffic do they drive?

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How Google Is Killing Native Advertising

Digital B2B Marketing

The difference on a site like Forbes can be thousands of pageviews on each article. Here are two recent examples: Oppenheimer published their view on why actively managed funds are key in emerging markets. You can’t continue to trick savvy readers, or Google, with native advertising on reputable sites.

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6 QR Code Mistakes Marketers Make

Digital B2B Marketing

Yes, QR codes can offer a convenient alternative to URLs or contact information, but stop making these QR code mistakes. In the conference example above, the QR code was a barrier, not an improvement. One of the most egregious examples of this was on the Massachusetts Department of Revenue site a couple years ago.

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Why Lead Scoring and Personas Need To Be Connected

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Your lead scoring is excluding a valuable segment of your audience and you have the information you need to identify the issue! Explicit provided information, such as a timeframe to purchase, role in the purchase process or existing solutions. Let’s look at lead scoring, personas, and the connection that needs to be made.