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Wednesday, June 23, 2010
And is there a way to leverage the social web to keep your customers … even in the extreme case of a commodity market? There is usually only one winner in a commodity market — the lowest cost supplier — except in periods of high demand when supply falls short.  witnessed this in the automotive market in the 1990s. 
 
Tuesday, June 1, 2010
There does seem to be an app for just about anything when you own an iPhone, so you'd think that Google might be worried about Apple's big lead in the important mobile marketplace. And Android has already passed iPhone in the number of units sold in the U.S., although Apple still has a big lead in other geographies.
 
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
In my last post Before Nurturing a New B2B Lead, Ask the Golden Question we talked about asking a compelling question for new B2B leads before you send the lead down the nurturing path. Thank you for your interest in WWW. Does your material talk all about how the NetMaster 5000 finally puts you in control of your network usage?
 

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The inimitable Harry Hoover at THINKing is locked in a tight battle in the PRWeek blog competition. To vote, scroll down to the bottom where you see the charts and click on "My Creative Team." Let's put Harry over the top
Each one of these steps has a variety of sub-steps and considerations similar to those you'd go through in constructing a lead nurturing program for a buying process. Or perhaps test the wording of the bulleted points in several different versions to see which work best for motivating registrations. Are you unveiling new research?
In a world in which the pace of developments and amount of information available in any given domain is soaring out of sight, itâ??s intend to spend more of my time answering this question in a practical fashion, as this has become an absolutely vital issue in a world of information run amok. About Ross Dawson.
With content in over 30 business and technology categories, Insight24 has been called " YouTube for B2B podcasts, webcasts etc." It's an interesting model, and one likely to work well for ON24, provided they are able to lock in high-quality syndication partners.
It has nothing to do with business or marketing but it might be entertaining or inspiring to you all the same : ) My wife and I spent this weekend in the cool mountain air of lovely Highlands, NC. As our first hike of the weekend, we chose a trail at the end of a remote gravel road in the Nantahala Forest. This is a true story.
TechCrunch has reported that the Wall Street Journal has LinkedIn in their cross-hairs – or do they – with a something called WSJ Connect. What I do know is I don’t what the WSJ getting involved in the networking game, at least not as the lead.  And the first went so well they decided it was worth another try.
This has manifested in a number of ways including increasing calls for volunteerism, greater individual philanthropic giving, and a negative public opinion of the country's direction. For generations, marketers have devised ways to generate demand, create locked-in recurring revenue customers, and increase profits.
The Summer of Love revisited: Social media is still locked in the hands of the technophiles and the marketers, who focus on mechanical and business applications.  In fact, the cultural change Justin is seeking might have already taken place. Do any of you read Justin Kownacki ? You should. Woodstock for today.
Have you ever stood in a booth at a tradeshow peddling your wares? For security reasons, they were generally set up in a room adjacent to the campus cafeteria. Completely intimidated, most attendees would not even make eye contact and would only hesitate briefly in front of your table to see if you had a free giveaway.
The question this raises in my mind is where the industry goes from here. The more sophisticated vendors will of course continue to add features, but it’s not clear that most marketers will be interested in the additional capabilities or be able to handle the added complexity. This brings us back to features. There is an alternative.