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MDF Funds & How to Use Them

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In uncertain economic times, Market Development Funds (MDF) can be a precious resource for channel partners (resellers, distributors, ISVs) looking for budget to fund sales and marketing activity. For others, it might be a lack of marketing resources. Why are channel partners leaving so much money on the table? Or an ad on LinkedIn.

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Meeting the Needs of the Self-Serve B2B Buyer

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As in the consumer space, B2B buyers use a variety of content to research prospective purchases: social media, Google search, review sites. Key Finding 1: Buyers have all but replaced vendor-provided content. Less and less of that content is vendor-provided.

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Blog Makeover Nets Sales Leads for Software Company

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Like many companies, Navicure’s corporate blog had evolved organically over time, and the marketing team was looking to leverage social media for more than just PR value. convert that search traffic to measurable sales leads. So far, this feature is amongst the most-read content on the blog.).

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Report: B2B Blogging Trends in 2011

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In addition to tips, ideas, and opinions from some of the brightest minds in social media, the report also includes links to more than 60 articles and blog posts about blogging strategy, tactics, and best practices for B2B Marketers. Title blog posts with Google search results in mind.

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How to Answer a Question: 5 Tips for Making the Most of LinkedIn

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Not only do the discussions live on in posterity on LinkedIn and in search results, but over time, if you respond intelligently and on topic (see note #2, below), you can accumulate a peer rating in the form of “best answers” in categories specific to your areas of expertise. Tags: Social Media linkedin. Tweet your response.

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10 Things to Do When Marketing Spend is On Hold

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If someone found your blog through search results, how easy is it for that visitor to subscribe to the blog or downloaded related assets? Assess social media strategy. Is your organic social media working hard enough? Is your organic social media working hard enough? Update your resource center.

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Stop Asking Your Marketing Agency for Client References

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In this digital/social media age, however, I’d argue that formal references are old-fashioned, of debatable value, and have outlived their usefulness. What’s their social media strategy? What other techniques or resources do you use to evaluate new marketing vendors? So what are the alternatives? Comments welcome.