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B2B Social Media Strategy and Executive Buy-in

Marketing Insider Group

I link to some of the latest research from firms like emarketer, Forrester, Morgan Stanley and the Altimeter Group and cite popular social media experts like Charlene Li, Shannon Paul, Jay Baer and Jason Falls. I explain the 5 steps required to gaining executive buy-in.

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B2B Marketing Mix: Will Online, Social Tactics Lead?

Online Marketing Institute

This blog draws on the heritage of my Forrester research. Disclaimer The views expressed on this blog are mine alone and do not necessarily reflect the views of my employer, Xerox Global Services, nor those of my former one, Forrester Research. Inside Sales And Telemarketing Help Boost B2B Brands: Really?

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Why Is Search…So…Darn…Hard!

Marketing Insider Group

Some folks view online marketing, and its automation, as a catalyst for said alignment (see Forrester’s report by Jeff Ernst of a similar title). Not everyone in B2B “buys&# that they each hold a stake in search – Sales/Marketing/IT/Execs,etc.