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How to Market an Analyst Report

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By which I mean that most analyst reports – Gartner Magic Quadrants, Forrester Wave Reports, and the like – are marketed as press announcements vs. information of value that might attract prospects actively evaluating your type of solution. However, in my experience, most tech companies don’t know how to market them.

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Campaign Makeover: Simple Changes Increase Email Response by 25 Percent

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I would a) break it up into 2 paragraphs at minimum, and 2) tie the copy back to the offer in action-oriented terms, as in: “In a new white paper from Forrester, learn how …”. A few days later, Kevin responded with the results: “Based on your input, I made the following changes to the Forrester campaign: 1.

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2 Email Campaigns Show How (and How Not) to “Sell” Content

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One, a white paper offer from sales tax automation company Avalara , is a plodding recitation of facts that does little to grab the reader. Note the sub-head (“Forrester Research, Inc. For more tips on email creative, download a copy of the white paper: “ Top 10 B2B Email Marketing Mistakes.”.