Digital B2B Marketing

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QuinStreet Buys Ziff Davis Enterprise: Is B2B Just Lead Gen Now?

Digital B2B Marketing

Although it has not been publicly announced, it appears QuinStreet has purchased Ziff Davis Enterprise , the publishers of eWeek, Baseline, CIO Insight and Channel Insider (not to be confused with Ziff Davis, the publisher of PC Magazine, or ZDNet, which is owned by CBSi). ” In other words, QuinStreet is a lead generation company.

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B2B Marketing Has a Perception Problem

Digital B2B Marketing

However, in B2B, the value of perceptions have been set aside, in favor of the new holy grail of B2B marketing: lead generation. B2B Marketing’s Lead Generation Focus B2B marketers are pitching white papers, webinars and other content at every turn. All they see are leads.

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6 QR Code Mistakes Marketers Make

Digital B2B Marketing

A lead gen form. But that hasn’t stopped marketers from using them underground in subway stations and in in-flight magazines. On a recent flight I counted a dozen ads with QR codes in the in-flight magazine. In the conference example above, the QR code was a barrier, not an improvement. Don’t Say Where It Will Go.

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The Trick to Seeing Through Marketing Statistics

Digital B2B Marketing

Demand generation (including lead generation, email marketing, content marketing, pipeline development and sales enablement). Lead generation. This is a favorite trick among magazine publishers. Improving brand metrics (including awareness, perception, intent to purchase and likelihood to recommend). Brand awareness.

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Three Requirements as Marketers, Agencies and Publishers Converge

Digital B2B Marketing

In April Crain Communications, the publisher of BtoB Magazine, announced the creation of CrainsSocial , a new marketing services group offering social media solutions to marketers. This is one more introduction in a long line of changes that are blurring traditional roles in the marketing landscape.

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The Thin Line Between Social Media Marketing and Spam

Digital B2B Marketing

With more people publishing and more competition for our attention, free and easy-to-use communication channels lead to spam. One presumably well-intentioned individual spammed influential individuals and organizations in B2B marketing, from BtoB Magazine ( @btobmagazine ) to Jonathon Block ( @jblock ) to Steve Farnsworth ( @steveology ).

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B2B Marketers Are Turning Away Prospects

Digital B2B Marketing

According to recent research from IDC, lead generation is a top B2B marketing priority , and in the next four years Sirius Decisions predicts 75% of all registrations will be captured online. One of the primary ways B2B marketers capture leads online is asking prospects to register for content.