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Why Most B2B Companies Don’t Use Earned Media (Public Relations)

Marketing Craftmanship

In ways that really matter for companies, notably lead generation, market engagement and revenue generation, no other type of marketing content compares with earned media exposure. They don’t appreciate the power of earned media.

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Social Distancing: Marketing’s New Strategic Mandate

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Although most company CEOs or owners would never consider operating without a website — which serves as the modern-day storefront — many of them over the years have confessed to me that they see no tangible connection between their website or social media and tangible business outcomes, such as lead generation, increased sales or new accounts.

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Diet, Exercise And Marketing: Self-Imposed Obstacles That Ensure Failure

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In marketing as well, we often establish lofty goals — whether they involve lead generation, revenue growth or new accounts — that require a level of investment or period of time that far exceeds actual resources. Regardless of our body shape, age and metabolism, we typically seek chiseled six-pack abs and movie-star good looks.

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Is Your B2B Firm REALLY Marketing…Or Simply Making Tactical Soup?

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Webinars and public forums entail lead qualification and follow-up with prospects. Now that its marketing toolbox contained validation of the senior partner’s intellectual capital in a leading vertical trade magazine, the firm leveraged the value of that exposure. White papers and case studies become quickly outdated.

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Should Marketing Automation Customers be Pre-Qualified?

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Garbage out, garbage in. · Align Marketing & Sales – This is the toughest hurdle, because it’s cultural.

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Time to Kill Your Company’s Zombie Blog?

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Three months later, the Marketing Department grows tired of hounding would-be content contributors, and management is not seeing the expected increase in lead generation or even website traffic. Posting frequency drops from weekly to monthly to quarterly.

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Your Marketing: Is it the Love Child of Warren G. Harding?

Marketing Craftmanship

Speak Their Language – It’s not necessary to understand all the technicalities, issues or nuances related to various corporate functions, but marketers need to know what’s important.