In my opinion, aside from the obvious B2B lead generation, funneling, nurturing, and social media the main theme that really resonated with me throughout the entire show was “relevance.” No matter what the topic was, the conversation always came back to the importance of “relevance.” Relevant Content Paths In David Meerman Scott’s keynote, “The New Rules of Marketing & It’s been a gratifying first week at Genius.com. There has been lots of things going on, but I have settled right into place, and it feels great!

DM News, the venerable tabloid that I remember reading while cutting my direct marketing teeth back at Oracle in the late 1980s, is switching from a weekly to bi-weekly publication schedule. This This prompted a discussion on LinkedIn wondering if the change augured tougher times ahead for direct marketers. On the contrary: after almost 20 years [...] ...Tags:

Relevance is key. 58% of those who stop reading, disengage, or unsubscribe quote a lack of relevance as a key factor. Too many people are still looking at unsubscribe rates as a relevant metric to determine whether marketing messages are connecting with an audience. The rest will tune out, emotionally unsubscribe , or even report your message as spam if it loses relevance. Another great chart from MarketingSherpa shows very clearly what we as marketers have long known. The fact is that only some of your audience will unsubscribe.

reading, disengage, or unsubscribe after cite "lack of relevance" as a key factor. relevance must be an essential part of our lead nurturing touches. I'm sure that's not their intent but they are missing the key idea of relevance. So, how do we align better align our email and nurturing messages A recent MarketingSherpa survey of email recipients found that 58% of those who stop reading, factor.

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Only 39% of those interviewed said they find relevance in links offered to vendor content (though their expectation is only 50%). These same buyers say that if they find relevant content, it increases that vendor’s success rate. Buyers want content that is relevant to their needs, and supports their decision making process. I came across some research done by IDG spread across two different posts that was pretty interesting. They interviewed over 100 information technology buyers about their content preferences from vendors.

Only 39% of those interviewed said they find relevance in links offered to vendor content (though their expectation is only 50%). These same buyers say that if they find relevant content, it increases that vendor’s success rate. Buyers want content that is relevant to their needs, and supports their decision making process. I came across some research done by IDG spread across two different posts that was pretty interesting. They interviewed over 100 information technology buyers about their content preferences from vendors.

He had read an article about how the campaign was based on three simple tenants: Simplicity, Consistency and Relevance. Stay on topic and be relevant . But maybe put a relevant twist to it. So make that 30 seconds relevant to what a prospect wants to hear. What can Obama teach us b2b marketers? I

He had read an article about how the campaign was based on three simple tenants: Simplicity, Consistency and Relevance. Stay on topic and be relevant . But maybe put a relevant twist to it. So make that 30 seconds relevant to what a prospect wants to hear. What can Obama teach us b2b marketers? I was recently in a debate with a friend about Obama's marketing efforts.

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