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10 marketing functions that brands should keep in-house

SmartBrief - Marketing

That said, I do have a strong opinion regarding how best to leverage marketing agencies and consultants, as outlined in the following article. Degree of difficulty: 3 Event marketing Creating a meaningful presence at industry trade shows and conferences is still an effective sales and marketing strategy.

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Show Me the Numbers: Hard Data on Internet Use and Media Spend

Customer Experience Matrix

Summary: Here are links to about twenty studies with statistics on online media consumption and advertising spend. Naturally I have plenty of opinions on the topic, but just for fun I decided to scare up a few facts to reinforce them. Zenith Optimedia pretty much agrees: its October 2008 report shows U.S. for TV and 10.2%

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Beyond the Basics: 5 Account Based Marketing Tactics From the Pros

Engagio

With many of today’s most lucrative industries, including computer software, healthcare technology, marketing and advertising, generating more than half of their revenue through social selling, it’s clear this is the new tool of choice for B2B marketers. They trust you and value your opinion before you pitch a damn thing.

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Do QR codes have a role in B2B marketing?

MLT Creative

A recent post on Mobile Commerce Daily said QR scanning in North America increased 1,200 percent in the last six months. We have found QR codes to be a powerful tool when linked to an informative video segment or a mobile site with a clear message and call-to-action. I don’t doubt it. You could do this with customers as well.

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Creative Marketing Strategies: How to Market a Cannabis Company

Single Grain

Second, many marketing programs and platforms (and particularly those that serve ads nationally) have outright banned cannabis-related advertisements. But with regulatory concerns and a lack of cooperation from many advertising platforms, cannabis companies are fighting an uphill battle when it comes to attracting new customers.

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Digital Natives in Our Midst | Advice and Opinion

Buzz Marketing for Technology

Advice & Opinion. Advice and Opinion. Advice & Opinion : Difference Engine. It is their older peers that I have to repeat that lesson too (no printing the actual network diagram, complete with FW locations and IP addresses on marketing brochures; no giving away product roadmaps at Trade Shows.). advertisement.

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Three Key Insights on How B2B Marketing is Changing

Webbiquity

While there’s pretty much a consensus among marketers that blogging is productive, video is hot, and budgets are too small, there are also areas where opinions diverge. “Mobile apps” were not yet a thing. And in terms of the types of programs, it’s not just about advertising.