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How the CEO Can Enhance Sales, Marketing, and the Executive Branch

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Someone once told me that CEOs don’t care about leads. Unfortunately, as a result of this thinking, marketing spends a ton of money generating leads for sales that are never followed-up. Here are 5 things CEOs need to consider in order to fix what is broken: What is the CEO’s role as it relates to marketing and sales?

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PowerViews with Ann Handley: First, Get Your Strategy, Messaging & Story Right

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Click to start video at this point — In response to a question about outbound marketing vs. inbound marketing, Ann talks about the right mix being a blend of both. ” Social Media: Less About Lead Gen and More About Creating Relationships. That’s pure lead generation.

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PowerViews with Christopher Hosford – CRM/Marketing Automation/Social Convergence

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Christopher mentions Twitter’s recent launch of its self-serve ad platform similar to Google AdWords: marketers can go in with their credit cards and place ads. He also notes Facebook has just revamped totally its advertising line up with their new Reach Generator. ” Convergence: Technology, CRM & Social Media.

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PowerViews with Chris Hosford – CRM/Marketing Automation/Social Convergence

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Chris mentions Twitter’s recent launch of its self-serve ad platform similar to Google AdWords: marketers can go in with their credit cards and place ads. He also notes Facebook has just revamped totally its advertising line up with their new Reach Generator. A true acceptance of those leads can really bring them on board.”

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PowerViews with Trip Kucera: Best Practices & Surprising Trends

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He adds that this is part of a larger, content-driven marketing trend that includes rich media. Social Media is Becoming a Lead Gen Vehicle. Click to start video at this point —Trip sees social media marketing starting to turn a corner. Along with this trend, media integration is becoming more prominent. I say, ‘yes.’

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3 Ways Inbound Marketing Is Hurting Your Business (#3 Is the Most Surprising)

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Inbound marketing is all the rage. Marketers are falling all over themselves to jump on the bandwagon, convinced that inbound is the path to more leads, less cost, and better business results across the board. But there are problems with inbound marketing. Inbound Marketing Problem #1: Too Many Leads.

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PowerViews with Paul Gillin: Social Media – Pick Your Spots & Focus

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Paul comments, "I think it's a realization on the part of marketers that social media has gone mainstream, that it’s part of the mainstream marketing mix now, and not something to be played with or experimented with. Strategically, what are you trying to accomplish by being on Facebook?’—they