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Why this LinkedIn Ad Works: 2 Key Tips for Success

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The result is fewer unqualified leads from people who would never buy your product. The ad below from CRM giant Salesforce.com is an exception. For more tips on effective social advertising, download our free white paper: “ Social PPC: Tips for Successful Ads on Twitter, LinkedIn & Facebook. ”.

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6 Key Ways Sales and Marketing Should Collaborate on Content

Brandpoint

That makes perfect sense; most of us want at least a basic understanding of the products, services and prices at hand before hearing a persuasive sales pitch or presentation. Ad copy should align with the process, techniques and verbiage used to sell the products in real-life scenarios.

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Content Selling: How Sales Can Better Leverage Marketing Content

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Recently I had the opportunity to sit down with Daniel Chalef, CEO of KnowledgeTree , developers of an intriguing new solution, built for both Salesforce.com and mobile (iOS), that enables sales teams to instantly find, surface, and present the ideal content in any selling situation. HS) What problem does KnowledgeTree solve? (DC)

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What Do You Sell, Who Do You Sell It To and Why Everyone Has to Have The Same Answer

ViewPoint

The company had a good product—better than the competition—yet it disappeared. A couple of years ago I wrote a blog for Salesforce.com about lead definition. It took less than two years for the company to go through $100 million. All because the CEO did not insist on a common definition of a lead. Define what a lead is.

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B2B Content Marketing: Will Video Kill eBooks?

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We went from zero to 20% to 30% of our opportunities in Salesforce.com resulting from video in the first six months.”. As the tools for creating professional video have reduced production costs, innovative marketers like Act-On are shifting resources to video and seeing great returns. Linda and her team are taking a different path.

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B2B Marketing’s Measurement Problem

Digital B2B Marketing

No one makes a million dollar decision based on one white paper, one email or one Google search. In most B2B organizations, Salesforce.com or a similar solution is the system of record. The buying process may take 12 to 18 months. 20 different people may be involved in the decision.

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Animoto: Easy, Cost-Effective Video Content to Go

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Good video content engages customers and prospects like no white paper or webinar can. At a recent marketing conference I attended, an exec from CRM giant Salesforce.com tagged video as far and away their heaviest focus for new marketing investment, but not all of us have the same kind of marketing spend at our disposal.

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