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Marketing Vs PR: What's the Difference?

SmartBug Media

One important way to do this is to have a comprehensive marketing and public relations (PR) strategy. Many people may view marketing and PR as interchangeable, but they are in fact two distinct forms of communication with unique goals and objectives.

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Best B2B Lead Posts in 2014: Lead generation, lead nurturing and content marketing

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Read on to find out what B2B Lead Roundtable Blog posts were shared the most as well as the three topics B2B marketers valued most in 2014. Topic #1 — Lead generation is king. Lead generation was a huge topic for 2014 and for good reason. But what’s the best way to optimize your lead gen efforts?

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Integrating Social Leads into the Demand Generation Funnel

The Point

And yet, at most B2B companies, social media is still relegated to a role loosely defined as awareness, community-building, or even PR. In addition, the platform integrates with leading marketing automation platforms, such as Eloqua, HubSpot, Marketo, and Pardot. Another way to leverage social media is through lead scoring.

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B2B Lead Generation Blog: How Lead Nurturing Improves Lead Generation ROI

markempa

B2B Lead Generation Blog About Free Resources Get FREE Updates Instantly Get A FREE Chapter from my book. FREE E-Book 8 Critical success factors for lead generation Just tell us where to send your FREE updates Subscribe in a reader Podcast Feed Subscribe via iTunes Recognition Thanks for Reading! What’s lead nurturing?

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How to build a Sales Lead Funnel

Direct Response Coach

Advertising campaigns … direct mail campaigns … email campaigns … search campaigns … PR campaigns … content marketing campaigns … trade show campaigns … etc., The post How to build a Sales Lead Funnel appeared first on McCarthy and King Marketing. These are all important parts of your marketing and [.].

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B2B Lead Generation Blog: Content ideas for lead nurturing and tactics to use

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B2B Lead Generation Blog About Free Resources Get FREE Updates Instantly Get A FREE Chapter from my book. FREE E-Book 8 Critical success factors for lead generation Just tell us where to send your FREE updates Subscribe in a reader Podcast Feed Subscribe via iTunes Recognition Thanks for Reading!

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Is Social Media Wasted on PR Agencies?

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First, let’s get this out of the way: I know some very smart people in the PR field. Yes, some of my best friends are PR people. I’m ready to conclude that many PR agencies don’t really get it when it comes to social media. Recently I was made privy to a social media plan authored by a client’s PR agency. But good grief.