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  • VIEWPOINT  |  THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 2012
    Improve Sales Lead Generation via Marketing Analytics Part 1: Four Steps
    comprehensive sales lead generation contact strategy employs a multi-touch, multi-media and multi-cycle approach that continuously reaches out to decision makers across a number of sales cycles to deliver qualified leads. And analytics expertise without leveraging technology results in uninformed “what ifs” and conjecture.
  • BLOG MY CALLS  |  MONDAY, APRIL 8, 2013
    How Much Should Sales Reps Know About Marketing Tactics?
    Sales reps should know about every marketing campaign you conduct, every social media effort you launch, every webinar you produce, and every blog you write. 'Recently, our sales manager walked into the LogMyCalls marketing office and started asking us questions about our lead generation efforts, lead assignments, lead quality, etc. Try it.
  • HUBSPOT  |  THURSDAY, MAY 13, 2010
    SEO Is Evolving: But Relevant Content Is Still King
    What will be the impact of social media inclusion in search? Social media will provide some signal to the search engines about real time interest in content and topics. Google is really serious about the voice of the customer and social media and businesses leveraging it as much as they can. Is search engine rank important?
  • HUBSPOT  |  MONDAY, MARCH 25, 2013
    Why Marketers Should Ditch Thank-You Messages for Thank-You Pages
    They’ve already shown you a little bit of good will -- it’s a prime time to put a strong secondary offer forward, whether it be another conversion opportunity, more free content, or a way to connect with you via social media. Finally! You've made it through the long and arduous process of developing a new content offer. That's it! Right?
  • WRITING ON THE WEB  |  WEDNESDAY, JULY 7, 2010
    Phony Testimonials and Dumb Social Proof
    Ask people on social media sites if they need such a product, or if this product seems like a good idea to them. Time-Saving Tips for Social Media Marketing. How do you get good client testimonials for your sales copy, for example, content for a landing page, when you don’t have a lot of previous clients? don’t blame him.
  • GROW - PRACTICAL MARKETING SOLUTIONS  |  FRIDAY, DECEMBER 18, 2009
    Twitter in the trenches: An interview with Lance the repairman
    And he did a great job so I thought I would provide this interview with this hard-working social media entrepreneur: Mark: How long have you been a repairman, Lance? Mark:   And how much of your business is coming from the social media channels? recently moved into an older home that needs a lot of repair work.  As Called him up. 
  • MARKETING GENIUS BLOG  |  FRIDAY, APRIL 9, 2010
    Broad Reach + Intelligent Lead Nurturing = Increased Revenue
    It allows you to engage with valuable content, then bring them back to your site from and email, or a social media conversation with a trackable link. With these essential elements you can create better momentum through the pipeline to drive more sales opportunities for your business.? Marketing automation can level the playing field.
  • HUBSPOT  |  TUESDAY, MAY 21, 2013
    The Future of Inbound: Shel Israel Looks Ahead to the 'Age of Context'
    'Shel Israel writes The Social Beat blog column at Forbes.com and has authored four books about digital media''s impact on business. We look at five converging technology forces: mobile, social media, data, sensors, and location. Here''s what he said. Can you tell us a bit about your upcoming book, The Age of Context ?
  • MODERN B2B MARKETING  |  THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2012
    A Day in the Life of a Content Marketing Manager
    by Dayna Rothman They say that content is king…the Yin to social media’s Yang. In today’s complex buyer landscape, you have to produce thought leadership content in order to draw your prospects in and prompt them to share your messaging across their networks. Content feeds the beast! What does a content marketer do? Definitive Guides.
  • FEARLESS COMPETITOR  |  MONDAY, AUGUST 8, 2011
    How to turn a good white paper into a great lead generation piece
    Their conclusion:  Current media landscape plus increased skepticism requires multiple voices and channels. B2B Lead Generation: Great content or a great lead generation tool. What’s the difference? Jonathan Kantor of White Paper Source also blogged about this. Do you want a trickle of leads or a flood? Then what do you do with it?
  • FEARLESS COMPETITOR  |  WEDNESDAY, JUNE 22, 2011
    When life knocks you down, get up
    He presented “How to Build an Awesome Personal Brand&# at the 140 Social Media Conference and appeared to discuss B2B lead generation on Sales Lead Management Radio. Lead Generation Companies | The Power of Perseverance. Author’s note: One of my all-time favorite posts. Haunting music too. Really inspiring. Over and over and over.
  • FEARLESS COMPETITOR  |  SATURDAY, JUNE 11, 2011
    Harness it in YOUR business – the power of B2B demand generation
    He presented at the 140 Social Media Conference on Long Island and appeared on Sales Lead Management Radio. B2B Demand Generation | Many need our free B2B lead generation content. That’s right. It’s all FREE! Need to learn B2B lead nurturing? was speaking with a good friend at a content marketing company in Boston.
  • JUNTA 42  |  MONDAY, AUGUST 24, 2009
    The Three Rules to Marketing Reset - Spreadable. Ultra-Niche. Consistent.
    Each customer will have it's own niche channels you need to focus on - different blogs, different communities, different social media tools. The last portion of this interview with Paul Laudicina of A.T. Kearney really struck me. Take a read through this paragraph, and then let's discuss. Immelt [from GE] calls it an economic reset.
  • FEARLESS COMPETITOR  |  WEDNESDAY, JUNE 8, 2011
    What Sales REALLY Needs From Marketing
    He presented “How to Create an Awesome Personal Brand&# at the 140 Social Media Conference on Long Island and appears on Sales Lead Management Radio tomorrow. Lead Generation Companies | What Sales Really Needs from Marketing. Strategies to Get More and Better Prospects into your Sales Pipeline. Jill Konrath.
  • FEARLESS COMPETITOR  |  FRIDAY, MAY 6, 2011
    Facts about Fearless Competitor
    And our Linkedin Profile and social media. Facts about this B2B Lead Generation blog, Fearless Competitor and Find New Customers. Every Friday at 11am). Thoughts about this blog on B2B lead generation and marketing. 47,949 views all-time as of last night (Gulp! That’s a decent-sized city!). Why not? It’s all free.
  • FEARLESS COMPETITOR  |  WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 2011
    Getting Ready for the Aprimo Marketing Summit
    But you may be wondering… How do you publish TWO blogs every day and often multiple times a day, while running the B2B lead generation and social media company, Find New Customers –  and host a huge event like this? Not to worry, dear readers. We’re still here for you. How will these popular blogs publish while you are away?
  • FEARLESS COMPETITOR  |  WEDNESDAY, JULY 14, 2010
    The Era of the Specialist has Arrived
    Because of the power of content, social media and other tools, the expert specialist is a better choice. In a great blog article entitled “5 Predictions on the Future of Marketing, PR and Advertising Agencies &# David Siteman Garland argues that the era of big companies and big firms is over. Product Launch Service. Rent an accountant.
  • SAVVY B2B MARKETING  |  MONDAY, MAY 23, 2011
    3 (Eye-Opening) Benefits I Learned Writing a Free E-Book
    His blog, “ Humanizing Business Communications ,” is packed with new media business communication tips and writing strategies. This week we are thrilled to welcome Tom Clifford. We really enjoy Tom's straightforward and practical inights. if you're thinking about writing an eBook, here are some ideas for you! was stunned.
  • SAVVY B2B MARKETING  |  THURSDAY, JULY 23, 2009
    Ebooks and White Papers: A Complementary Pair
    And, according to the 2009 TechTarget Media Consumption Report , white papers and ebooks are also both popular in the awareness and consideration phases of the buying cycle. I have been thinking a lot about ebooks lately. Here's the question on my mind: How are ebooks different from white papers, and how do you decide which one to use?
  • SAVVY B2B MARKETING  |  THURSDAY, JULY 23, 2009
    Ebooks and White Papers: A Complementary Pair
    And, according to the 2009 TechTarget Media Consumption Report , white papers and ebooks are also both popular in the awareness and consideration phases of the buying cycle. I have been thinking a lot about ebooks lately. Here's the question on my mind: How are ebooks different from white papers, and how do you decide which one to use?
  • GROW - PRACTICAL MARKETING SOLUTIONS  |  TUESDAY, MARCH 27, 2012
    210 Seconds of Fame. What happened and what’s next?
    In addition to providing useful marketing ideas and insights, I’ve also used this blog to document the ups and downs of my personal social media journey. am very fortunate that my new book Return On Influence has caught fire and attracted the attention of many media outlets. Why me? have been doing 3-4 interviews every day.
  • INDUSTRIAL MARKETING TODAY  |  FRIDAY, MAY 6, 2011
    Digital Marketing for Control Engineers, Machine Builders and Designers
    Yup, social media does work in the industrial sector, sometimes. As an industrial marketing consultant, I interact on a daily basis with engineers and technical professionals from the Automation and Process Control industry. receive valuable firsthand feedback on what this audience wants and needs from their digital marketing initiatives.
  • CONVERSIONATION  |  FRIDAY, JULY 15, 2011
    Mobile Is Not a Channel: Multi-Purpose Impact of the Smartphone
    In case you hadn’t noticed yet: while we all are still talking about social media, the more significant evolution that is happening right now is mobile. ExactTarget recently released a report, called “Mobile Indepence Day” (guess when they released it). smartphone is a device. However, it plays a role in many of our daily activities.
  • ILLUMINATING THE FUTURE  |  MONDAY, DECEMBER 21, 2009
    Want to Build Trust? Want to be a Market Leader? Be a Thought Leader
    Firms are increasingly investing in content-rich marketing efforts that involve white papers, articles, case studies, presentations, published research, public relations and social media outreach. By producing rich content and promoting it in various media and channels, they have become trusted authorities in their fields.
  • HUBSPOT  |  SUNDAY, JANUARY 6, 2013
    Facebook Launches Page Manager App for Android, and Other Marketing Stories of the Week
    Once you’ve mastered this skill, try creating these 3 different types of infographics to post on your blog and in your social media accounts. And according to MediaPost, 70% of all interactions on social media sites now involve pictures. As a marketer, there’s no way you can ignore such a large slice of the media consuming pie.
  • INDUSTRIAL MARKETING TODAY  |  FRIDAY, JULY 23, 2010
    5 Rules of Website Redesign for Engaging Engineers and Industrial.
    Extend its life by making your site content shareable via social media, RSS feeds and forward to a colleague. Rule #5: Use social media judiciously Social media is slowly gaining acceptance within the engineering and industrial community. Another advantage of using social media is increasing your “likeability quotient.”
  • HUBSPOT  |  WEDNESDAY, JUNE 15, 2011
    10 Quick Fixes to Build Killer Landing Pages
    Also, be sure to add social media sharing buttons so that they can share your offer with their friends. The landing page is the single most important part of your online marketing efforts. As an illustration, let’s say your website is attracting 5,000 visits a month with landing pages converting at 10%. That's 500 leads. ” 2.
  • ANNUITAS GROUP  |  TUESDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2012
    We Know You… Or Do We?
    Attend the regional user groups, interact with them via social media, and join your field reps on sales calls.  The Honda Corporation recently aired a new commercial touting their new 2013 Honda Accord.  The theme of the commercial is “We Know You”.  The commercial speaks to us. Genius! What challenges do they face on a daily basis?
  • HUBSPOT  |  FRIDAY, JANUARY 11, 2013
    The Marketer's Guide to Pinterest SEO
    So if your initial trial of using Pinterest for business has yielded positive results and you think Pinterest is a viable social media marketing platform for your business, you know what the next step is, right? Optimization! To get you started, below we’ll outline 10 great tips to optimize your business' Pinterest presence for search.
  • B2BBLOGGERS  |  THURSDAY, MAY 13, 2010
    The Future of Marketing: The Greatest Marketing Challenge of our.
    It’s the strategic deployment of a marketing budget into media channels that will most effectively attract the largest number of customers. Companies like Alterian , Radian6 , Nielsen Business Media and Mobilestorm are a few. Branding and social media opportunities abound. How can we help you Make Good Media? Step 2.
  • DELICIOUS B2BMARKETING  |  MONDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 2010
    2010 B2B Marketing Budgets and Mix Trends Research
    Reviewing the prior survey's results published in April 2009 , I expected that the economy -- and burgeoning interest in social media -- would accelerate the shift toward digital channels throughout 2009 to an unprecedented degree. In fact, most digital media fair equally, and unremarkably, poorly on the list of "what works?"
  • TOM PISELLO  |  MONDAY, AUGUST 9, 2010
    Engaging Content is Key to Content Marketing Success?
    According to Joe Pulizzi, founder of the content marketing outsource site Junta42, which sponsored the survey with MarketingProfs in association with American Business Media and the Business Marketing Association, "Custom media has turned into a real marketing practice. Basic Content Marketing Trumps Social Media and Bl.
  • CONTENT MARKETING EXPERIENCE  |  TUESDAY, MARCH 19, 2013
    An editorial calendar for your corporate blog: tips and templates
    Why do you need an editorial calendar for your corporate blog (and social media presences and your overall content marketing strategy)? Your corporate blog exists for a reason. It’s not there to simply put out content about your business, your products or how great you are. This requires an editorial plan and editorial calendar. Events.
  • MODERN B2B MARKETING  |  TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 2012
    How to Calculate the Value of a Superbowl Ad
    His point was that with the splintering of media and the proliferation of marketing messages, there are fewer and fewer places to capture a mass audience. million, and topped out at a jaw-dropping $4 million. love little kids in Darth Vader helmets as much as the next guy, but here’s the obvious question: Was a Superbowl ad really worth it?
  • VIEWPOINT  |  TUESDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2012
    B2B Lead Generation: The Best of PowerViews
    Over the past few months I have had the pleasure of interviewing nineteen influential B2B sales and marketing leaders to discuss their views in areas like traditional and new media strategies, current and future trends, B2B lead generation, and sales lead management. Below are some highlights (a couple of minutes each).
  • HUBSPOT  |  TUESDAY, JANUARY 15, 2013
    When NOT to Use Lead-Gen CTAs in Your Marketing
    There are certain PR and social media campaigns where your goal isn’t to drive new leads, but to generate buzz. That's why it's important to give your readers some options, particularly on your more top-of-the-funnel marketing assets, like your blog or social media channels. PR and Social "Buzz" Campaigns. doubt very many.
  • BIZNOLOGY  |  TUESDAY, MAY 17, 2011
    Digital Marketing Is Still Direct Marketing
    Last night's presentation was about how marketers can use traditional direct marketing principles to track their success in digital marketing, especially social media. Image via Wikipedia. If you're a marketing executive, and you're not a member of the Marketing Executives Networking Group (MENG) , what are you waiting for?
  • INSIGHTIQ BLOG  |  TUESDAY, DECEMBER 20, 2011
    3 Mistakes to Avoid When Hiring Digital Strategists
    The smartest of the bunch are full of ideas and have a deep understanding of how digital media is consumed by its target markets - but they don't have the years of experience because they're too young, and they don't have the big-brands because they either haven't had the chance yet, or because they had no desire to. Another issue?
  • THE EFFECTIVE MARKETER  |  THURSDAY, APRIL 26, 2012
    Why Seeding Your Content is Key to Making it Viral
    Is great to see scientific research being done on social media, viral videos, and marketing in general (see previous post on the New Science of Viral Ads ). No wonder there is so much confusion when it comes to social media and viral videos! Problem is, many research papers contradict each other. Fringes:  poorly connected people.
  • B2B MARKETING ZONE POSTS  |  WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 9, 2009
    Top 80 B2B Marketing Posts for 2009
    How to Create a Social Media Marketing Strategy - WebMarketCentral , March 24, 2009. Would YOU Trust a PR Agency Not Involved in Social Media with YOUR Social Media Programs? 42+ Social Media Marketing Tools - Junta 42 , June 2, 2009. Five social media myths that MUST STOP NOW! Need Content? Need Content? Finally!
  • HUBSPOT  |  FRIDAY, AUGUST 6, 2010
    How to Use Web Analytics to Become a Better Marketer
    Additionally it will give you the information to know if social media is actually working and which email campaigns are driving traffic. HubSpot has compiled over 50 original marketing charts and graphs on topics including Lead Generation, Blogging and Social Media, Marketing Budgets, Twitter and Facebook. Download the ebook now!
  • WEBBIQUITY  |  MONDAY, APRIL 26, 2010
    Best Marketing Strategy Insights of 2009
    Don’t Forget the Brand in SEO, PPC and Social Media by Search Engine Journal. Thomas Baekdal offers a 22-point checklist for maximizing the way the web works today, from content generation and social media to calls to action. In Social Media, It’s Not Just Business, It’s Business-To-Business by Brian Solis. ** 5 Stars.
  • BUZZ MARKETING FOR TECHNOLOGY  |  WEDNESDAY, JULY 16, 2008
    100 Cool Things You Can Do With RSS
    Digital & Media Arts. Accredited Degrees. Accredited Distance Learning Degrees. Distance Degree Finder. Enter Your Zip Code: Campus & Online. Online. Campus. Select All Subjects -. Arts & Liberal Studies. Fashion & Interior Design. Fashion Design. Interior Design. Photography. Graphic Design. Animation. Web Design. Business.
  • LOOPFUSE  |  TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 2010
    Know Thy Customer « Loopfuse Marketing Automation Blog – The Mouth.
    On one end we have scientific, media research groups generating new “insights” and on the other squishy coaches like Carnegie who educates on how to be better listeners, how to develop deeper understanding, and ultimately how to move people.  Part of the explanation for this is certainly that it’s not an easy thing to do. 
  • BUZZ MARKETING FOR TECHNOLOGY  |  WEDNESDAY, MAY 15, 2013
    Why CMO’s Need To Be More Involved in Ecommerce
    Other types include customer relationship management (CRM) data and social media data. User-generated content, like ratings, reviews or social media feedback, also aids and influences purchasing decisions. If the $42.3 But online is a big place. And mobile, which can seem like an entirely different universe, looms ever larger.
  • SOCIAL MEDIA B2B  |  THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 2011
    Why Facebook Should be an Essential Ingredient in Your Marketing Strategy
    Adam Brown (AB), Director of Social Media, Dell. Frank Eliason (FE), Senior Vice President of Social Media, Citi. Ekaterina Walter (EW), Social Media Center of Excellence Strategist, Intel. AB: Dell has a heritage in social media because Michael Dell gets it. EW: Why Facebook? What are your objectives? within Dell.
  • DIANNA HUFF - B2B MARCOM  |  THURSDAY, OCTOBER 14, 2010
    Eliminating Clutter Allows You to Focus on Important Stuff
    Multiple social media accounts — I manage my own Twitter, Facebook, Buzz, LinkedIn, and Google Reader accounts. Tweet. I’ve spent the last few months cleaning clutter out of my home. Cleaning out the clutter, while a dusty and dirty job, was oddly therapeutic. came away from the process having learned two valuable lessons: 1.
  • HUBSPOT  |  FRIDAY, DECEMBER 21, 2012
    Before and After: 3 Real-Life Landing Page Makeovers
    So to find those real-life landing pages, we reached out to our fans in social media and asked them to send us a landing page of theirs that they thought was in need of a little optimization love. would also reduce the size of the header and remove the social media links that are at the top of the page (again, to reduce distraction).
  • GROW - PRACTICAL MARKETING SOLUTIONS  |  MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 2012
    Picture This: 10 Amazing Photo Sharing Apps
    Kerry O’Shea Gorgone , JD/MBA, teaches New Media Marketing in the Internet Marketing Master of Science Program at Full Sail University in Winter Park Florida. By {grow} community member Kerry O’Shea Gorgone. have about a dozen photo apps on my iPhone. It’s possible I have a problem, but they all serve different purposes! The Must-Haves.
  • MODERN B2B MARKETING  |  TUESDAY, OCTOBER 16, 2012
    A Marketing Campaign for Every Content Asset: How to Drive Top-of-Funnel Traffic
    The process of developing a relationship with a prospect built on informative content is so powerful that marketers are using their media dollars to increasingly drive traffic to their content. by Dayna Rothman We’d like to welcome Toby Murdock as the author of today’s guest post. You can reach Toby at toby@kapost.com. Search. Syndication.
  • B2BMARKETINGSMARTS  |  WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 2010
    In B2B marketing, it’s a no-compromise world.
    When B2B marketers compromise campaign practices (media, list, content offer, messaging, design, frequency, etc.) When visiting the BizSugar community of blog articles for small business, the title of a post from Susan Oakes of M4BMarketing caught my eye. It was “ How to Confuse Your Customers in One Easy Step.&#
  • CONVERSIONATION  |  WEDNESDAY, MAY 25, 2011
    The Social Customer Service Elite: All Customers Are Equal But Some Are More Equal than Others
    Last week George Orwell’s famous “All animals are equal but some are more equal than others” line from “Animal Farm”, his anti-totalitarianism novella, came to mind in an unusual context: customer service in a “social media world”. Do you remember the days of the Pareto principle? The long tail and the socialization of customer service.
  • B2B MEMES  |  FRIDAY, OCTOBER 22, 2010
    New Editorial Rules Nod to Content Marketing
    Other observers, including Gawker and Media Week , have covered the more prominent changes, such as advertising on magazine covers and “invasive or interruptive&# advertising. But of greatest interest to B2B Memes is the addition of a sentence to section 9 of the guidelines, “Editorial Participation in Advertising.&#
  • HUBSPOT  |  THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2011
    6 Killer SEO Copywriting Tips From @Copyblogger
    Brian Clark joins us for another exciting episode of Inbound Now, HubSpot's social media and inbound marketing podcast ! Brian is CEO of Copyblogger Media. He runs Copyblogger.com , an awesome copyblogging, copywriting, and SEO tips and tricks blog that frequently makes the AdAge Top 150. Tips on writing killer SEO-friendly headlines.
  • PAUL GILLIN  |  MONDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 2011
    CareOne Cashes In On Community
    But there’s nothing underhanded about CareOne, a nine-year-old company with 700 employees and a philosophy that “There’s no reason to be ashamed of being in debt,” according to Social Media Director Nichole Kelly (right). busy online community has been a remarkably effective engine of growth. She would do no such thing. The 1.4
  • HUBSPOT  |  FRIDAY, APRIL 29, 2011
    Top Questions You Asked about Producing a Webinar
    Start with social media by posting updates to your active social media channles whether that is on Twitter, Facebook or LinkedIn. The major interaction points during a webinar include polls, chatting with your audience in the webinar platform and keeping up the conversation on social media. Should you post slides beforehand?
  • CK'S B2B BLOG  |  FRIDAY, DECEMBER 9, 2011
    B2B Mobile Marketing: New Article On Mobile In BtoB Magazine
      • B2B Social Media • B2B Mobile • About CK • CK's Web Site • Services • Contact CK •. Jon Vanzile interviewed me for his article, Going Mobile , that aired this week in BtoB Magazine (access the article here ). The piece addresses the surge of mobile devices, and skyrocketing opportunities of marketing through mobile.
  • B2B IDEAS @ WORK  |  MONDAY, JULY 12, 2010
    Will Your B2B Brand Stand the Test of Time?
    Today, there are so many ways to market your brand – from SEO to social media participation, to advertising, to customer service, to service after the sale. On a recent trip to London, one of many tourist stops was the Museum of Brands, Packaging and Advertising , in Notting Hill. Less “push,” more “pull.”
  • NUSPARK  |  SATURDAY, MAY 28, 2011
    An Email to Bob in Sales: Thanks for aligning with us in Marketing
    You folks stumbled with social media and kept questioning the value of the time and resources. Dear Bob, It’s Paul in Marketing.  How are you?  I haven’t seen you much around the office lately; I know we’re both crazy busy people. You’re busy training all those sales guys and going to conferences.  I’m sure you remember the old days.
  • JUNTA 42  |  WEDNESDAY, MAY 9, 2012
    10 Ways to Optimize Your Enewsletter Landing Page
    I had the pleasure of presenting at the Enewsletter World workshop this week with Jeanne Jennings and Ryan Dorhn (two amazing, first-class media experts). In our new social media world, email assets are more important than ever before. Since it’s public information, that will most likely continue to be the case.
  • TRADESMEN INSIGHTS  |  WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 2011
    SEO Checklist
    Start by spending less advertising dollars on traditional media, and then look to the Internet. Social media – make sure you are taking full advantage of Social Media, Facebook, LinkedIn, Google+ and the like. SEO is as important as the messages you’re trying to deliver. John outlines some typical areas you need address.
  • SAVVY B2B MARKETING  |  THURSDAY, JULY 8, 2010
    Mama Nature’s Marketing Tips: Drones Don’t Cut it in the Biz World
    Matt Cheuvront shared some interesting social media stats and encouraged marketers to get out of the echo chamber. Her specialties include brand development, social media strategy, and content marketing. This post is part of my “Marketing According to Mother Nature&# series. They prefer life on auto-pilot. Rote productivity.
  • HUBSPOT  |  FRIDAY, DECEMBER 9, 2011
    Walmart Defeats Target in Monumental Marketing Matchup
    Social Media and Blogging: Tie (But Both Could Do Much Better With Blogging). Both businesses also know their way around social media. Nothing says happy holidays like the early December glow of a big box store. Now, let's see how these two holiday shopping giants fared. Website Traffic: Walmart Wins. Mobile Optimization: Tie!
  • HUBSPOT  |  THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 2010
    Understanding Social Gaming's Marketing Application
    Staying up to date on the latest tactics is a must for your niche market, and social media seems to be the golden child for some. Depending on your company’s target audience, social media games could be a great way to keep them engaged in your brand and help with word-of-mouth marketing (which is why social media can do so well).
  • HUBSPOT  |  THURSDAY, AUGUST 11, 2011
    How to Grow Inbound Links With Guest Blogging Opportunities [@InboundNow #34]
    Most blogs have contact information somewhere on the page or social media icons for you to contact them via Twitter, Facebook, or LinkedIn. Use Social Media. Once you have exhausted the known blogs in your space and have searched high and low on Google using some advanced queries, it's time to turn to social media.
  • ANNUITAS GROUP  |  TUESDAY, MARCH 22, 2011
    What’s Your ROI?
    have written enough on Social Media ROI. This week we are fortunate to have the winner of the 2010 B2B Twitterer of the Year, Michael Brenner , guest post and share his thoughts on Marketing ROI. Michael Brenner is a Sr. Director of Marketing for SAP. He is the author of B2B Marketing Insider and co-founder of Business2Community.com. Metric
  • VIEWPOINT  |  TUESDAY, JULY 10, 2012
    Bulls, Bears, Bernanke and BtoB Lead Generation
    So those companies capable of accurate segmentation, with savvy media strategies, on-target messaging and spot-on execution (including those companies that are clients of PointClear), can expect to stay ahead of the pack over the next six months. When the GDP is up, the lead rate increases, and vice-versa. Lead rates never dropped to zero.
  • HUBSPOT  |  THURSDAY, DECEMBER 2, 2010
    7 Things Blogging Does [Plus a Free EBook]
    liken myself as a Media Hacker. My business blog started out as a means for my agency to tell the world how we think differently about Media, Marketing, Advertising and Communications. It consistently delivers a very solid ROI to our bottom line (take that, you Social Media measurement naysayers!). Now More Than Ever.
  • HUBSPOT  |  FRIDAY, DECEMBER 10, 2010
    12 Lessons from Nike to Help Build Brand Awareness
    How To Monitor Your Social Media Presence In 10 Minutes A Day. Learn strategies to monitor your company's brand and engagement in social media in just 10 minutes per day! Nike is famous for creating commercials that make you want to jump out of your chair or off the couch and go do something. It" to be specific. My ideas are below.
  • MANHATTAN MARKETING MAVEN  |  MONDAY, MAY 23, 2011
    7 Ways to Keep E-mail Competitive
    Email, the digital communications workhorse, will be eclipsed by social and mobile media, unless e-mailers get more sophisticated, segmented and interactive.  Follow an on-going brand or industry conversation in social media and use this content in your e-mail marketing program. Everybody uses it; many every day or every week.
  • MARKETRI  |  FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 2012
    4 Ways to Leverage Case Studies in Your B2B Marketing
    While a blog post may not have the allure of video or other multi-media formats for sharing your case studies, it is a quick and easy standby. Upon completion of a project, you can share your valuable story within hours and easily spread the word on social media. Thus, the value and benefits of a service are simply harder to see.
  • SAVVY B2B MARKETING  |  THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 2010
    Are You Backing Up Your Social Data?
    Her specialties include brand development, social media strategy, and content marketing. What would you do if Gmail crashed, your facebook account got suspended for suspicious activity, your LinkedIn network disappeared, or the Fail Whale moved in permanently? It's important to remember, however, that we don't own that data. EVERYTHING.
  • SALES INTELLIGENCE VIEW  |  MONDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 2013
    The 5 Don’ts of Customer Service
    The prevalence of online services, such as websites, blogs and social media, have made it easier for us to communicate. Are your customer service skills up to par or are you making fatal mistakes that turn your customers away? Good customer service is the backbone to every business, so it is important that you make it a priority in yours. .
  • DIGITAL B2B MARKETING  |  WEDNESDAY, MARCH 27, 2013
    B2B Marketing and the Cheap Tchotchke Mistake
    My favorite product from the conference was a mug from NextMark and their Digital Media Happiness Project. At a recent conference, I returned to my room to a bag full of tchotchkes from sponsors. Most went straight into the trash. Filling my hotel room with cheap junk is not a good way to make me think fondly of you or your product.
  • HUBSPOT  |  MONDAY, OCTOBER 10, 2011
    The Business Value of QR Codes [Marketing Cast]
    Connect people with your social media presence. They seem to be everywhere—on posters, subway ads, billboards, and brochures. But what exactly is the business value of QR codes ? Similar in appearance to barcodes, QR codes (Quick Response codes) serve to refer readers to digital content on the internet. Event Marketing & QR Codes.
  • SYNECORE  |  TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 2013
    Which Digital Marketing Interfaces Are Right for Your Business?
    Use digital media to help your customers tackle obstacles when they come up and in turn gain their trust. Creating content and posting it on social media is a great way to pull in new clients to your customer-base, but it needs to be done correctly. Now, I want to break that advice down even further. What is your audience expecting?
  • HUBSPOT  |  THURSDAY, AUGUST 11, 2011
    81% of LinkedIn Users Belong to a LinkedIn Group [Data]
    When it comes to your participation in social media, are you spending most of your time on Facebook and Twitter? If so, you might be overlooking the marketing potential of a very important and valuable social network: LinkedIn. Thirty-five percent also indicated they check the site daily. Now that's quite a bit of activity!
  • HUBSPOT  |  MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 2010
    10 Ways to Take Your Clients from “Eh” to Electrified
    Become the media. One of the most powerful ways to gain exposure, increase your credibility, and get people talking is to get media coverage. Fortunately, today you don’t have to wait for the media to come to you. You can become the media. Build your connections—even introverts can do it! Who are my customers?
  • ANNUITAS GROUP  |  WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 23, 2013
    Marketers…We Still Have Work to Do
    Last week, I had the privilege to serve as one of the presenters at the inaugural Interact13 event, a conference focusing on content marketing, social media, and other interactive marketing media for the B2B and B2C marketer. I must confess, I was a little skeptical going in. Non-Technology marketers seem to be lagging behind.
  • HUBSPOT  |  TUESDAY, AUGUST 17, 2010
    Influential Presentation Attendees are Socially-Motivated
    Presentations offer a powerful marketing channel that can trigger social media sharing and build your reputation as a thought leader. If you want to learn more about the science of delivering contagious presentations, be sure to download the eBook now and register for the August 19th Science of Presentations webinar. Connect with HubSpot
  • B2B MARKETING UNPLUGGED  |  THURSDAY, JANUARY 6, 2011
    Snow, Volcanoes and the Guy in 12D
    As are the media, who should know better, but keep  tossing customer service experts, psychologists and consumer activists onto the bonfire just for fun (along with a few weeping grannies). It is snowing in Europe. It’s been snowing for days and the place is shut down tighter than an auto plant in Michigan. Really? Way down deep.
  • FEARLESS COMPETITOR  |  TUESDAY, APRIL 23, 2013
    I’m Your Customer. You Think You Understand Me, but You Don’t!
    We love your comments and appreciate those who share on social media. 'Do your customers believe you truly understand them? Real Buyer Personas are needed. If you are doing marketing (and Drucker famously said “all there is is marketing and innovation” – so any decent business has someone in charge of Marketing.
  • CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE MATRIX   |  MONDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 2010
    Treehouse Interactive Refines Its Features and Targets Larger Firms
    social media integration. Marketing messages can include a button that lets recipients create social media messages with an embedded URL. Summary: Treehouse Interactive has been slowly enhancing its marketing automation system with features that appeal to experienced users. This might foreshadow attrition problems at other vendors.
  • WEBMARKETCENTRAL  |  THURSDAY, DECEMBER 18, 2008
    Getting More Out of Each Click, Part 2: Docmetrics
    How do you maximize the return on the investment you've made not only in producing valuable white papers and other content, but also in driving traffic to it through search engine advertising, email marketing, banner ads and other media? Are they actually reading your content? Printing it? Passing it along? to your Docmetrics account.
  • SALES INTELLIGENCE VIEW  |  FRIDAY, APRIL 5, 2013
    How Sales Intelligence Can Help Your Marketing & Customer Service Efforts
    While analyzing your sales intelligence you discover that your clients use social media staples Facebook and Twitter to market themselves to their customer base. '[link]. Regardless of the type of business you are in, the ability to find more business is the key to success. However, you need sales intelligence tools to do this today.
  • SAVVY B2B MARKETING  |  MONDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 2010
    Super Bowl Ads - Which Was YOUR Favorite?
    Super Bowl Sunday is the one day of the year that the media and your average Joe unabashedly admit that ads can be fun and entertaining – not just a convenient break in the action for you to get a fresh beer or visit the restroom. But I am a marketing geek. Not the most effective way to get buyers excited. My favorite ad of the evening?
  • MODERN B2B MARKETING  |  MONDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2012
    How to Improve the Visibility of Your Marketing Videos
    Share it with your fans on social media and see which ones gain more popularity. by Dayna Rothman We’d like to welcome Jessica Sanders as today’s guest blogger. Jessica Sanders is an avid small business writer. Marketing videos are slowly becoming an integral part of every business’ online marketing strategy. Proper Sitemap Build.
  • HUBSPOT  |  TUESDAY, JANUARY 17, 2012
    9 Ways to Truly Suck at Lead Management
    Digital media, social media, mobile, and all the traditional marketing channels vie for your and consumers’ attention now. Don’t bother with social media. Pop Quiz: Name your most important job as a marketer. Yes, creating brand awareness is important. Building brand loyalty is up there, too. Congratulations! Wrong.
  • FEARLESS COMPETITOR  |  TUESDAY, MAY 21, 2013
    Joint Forrester, ITSMA, and VisionEdge Marketing Survey Finds Marketers are Operationally Proficient but Strategically Stalled
    We love comments and those who share on social media. 'Most Marketers Measure Marketing Activity and Not Business Outcomes – Marketing Metrics are not working – a study finds. So when they invited me to share the findings of this recent study, I was delighted to do so. Find New Customers is also a member of ITSMA. A – 27%.
  • SAVVY B2B MARKETING  |  THURSDAY, JANUARY 26, 2012
    Does your brand stand up?
    Her specialties include brand development, social media strategy, and content marketing. You are not in control of your brand. You never were and you never will be. You may own your brand, but, its identity is defined by your audience: your prospects, peers, and customers. You can make suggestions, of course. They will get angry.
  • CONNECT THE DOCS  |  WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 13, 2010
    Stop. Read No Further.
    As Outspoken Media says, "By targeting phrases like “how to&# or “tutorial&# or “help with X&# , you also set yourself up to benefit from future search traffic when someone borks their 301 redirect in the year 2011 and it’s your descriptively-titled post that ranks for it.". Gotcha! And you want it to be irresistible.
  • CONNECT THE DOCS  |  THURSDAY, OCTOBER 1, 2009
    ClickInsights: How to choose a white paper syndication partner?
    In fact, according to MarketingSherpa, 78% of companies rate white paper syndication as the most effective media purchase, even outperforming online ads, paid search, emails and offers in third-party newsletters. ClickInsights: Tips on how to use social media marketing for promoting white papers. How do you market your white papers?
  • VIEWPOINT  |  MONDAY, OCTOBER 10, 2011
    Who is teaching the CMO how to sell?
    Buyers can now glean a majority of information on potential solutions from the web or through social media. Debbie Qaqish is Principal Partner and Chief Revenue Marketing Officer for demand generation agency, The Pedowitz Group. Her first book, " The Rise of the Revenue Marketer ® ," will be published in 2012. Who doesn’t want this?
  • PAUL GILLIN  |  MONDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 2010
    My Favorite Productivity Apps – Multimedia & Web
    monitors any RSS feed you specify and automatically posts items to social media accounts such as Twitter and Facebook. You can also export categories of feeds and display them on a website, as I do with the “Media Sites&# list in the right-hand sidebar on Newspaper Death Watch. Most are free, all are bargains. Photo/video. Audio.
  • SAZBEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 2011
    Finding Marketing Technologists
    People who have a lot of tech gadgets or are very active in social media. The Rist of the Marketing Technologist content was presented by Jim Suchara and Dave Bachleda at the SIM Detroit meeting last night, which was attended by IT practitioners mostly at management or executive levels. Should IT? Should Marketing? Marketing Strategy
  • SAZBEAN  |  TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 2010
    Considerations for Using Facebook for Business
    Tags: B2B B2C Business News & Notes Social Media Social Networks communication consideration considerations consumption criticism of facebook facebook facebook features for business hitwise Internet Advertising Marketing online social networking page view social networking world wide web
  • TRADESMEN INSIGHTS  |  WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 2012
    Are You Listening?
    One of the first rules of social media is to listen. Most of us get that when it comes to our outward activities and from groups that you belong to. But when it comes to listening to what people are saying about us, are we doing a good job? Jay Baer thinks we all could do better. Anything that revolves around your category.
  • SAVVY B2B MARKETING  |  THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 2010
    Beating Marketing Overwhelm
    Her specialties include brand development, social media strategy, and content marketing. I'm having one of those days. You know - the kind where you walk in circles and still manage to get lost, where you stare at the same paragraph on the screen for minutes at a time without anything registering in your brain. Marketing Overwhelm It happens.
  • SAVVY B2B MARKETING  |  MONDAY, MAY 10, 2010
    Email Sins - Don’t Make Me Block You
    Her specialties include brand development, social media strategy, and content marketing. As the hard-working Savvy team builds a bigger audience, we find that we are also attracting more and more unsolicited offers for services ranging from SEO to marketing automation to domain name insurance. For real? For real. You've been blocked.
  • TRADESMEN INSIGHTS  |  TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2011
    What Are You Doing to Reach the Young Professional Tradesmen?
    They think of social media as one possible avenue to connect with these young people, but often neglect the mobile devices. I know one of the biggest challenges for manufacturers that we represent is getting to the young entrants in the trades. Consider this: 91 million U.S. Do you have a mobile friendly website? What’s your plan?
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