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Participating in B2B Marketing Zone

By Tony Karrer - Last updated: Wednesday, July 1, 2009 - Save & Share - 32 Comments

There are several ways that you can participate in this content community.

Subscribe

There are two main feeds for the site:

Best Of - this feed will consist of posts that are limited in number and point to the content that is the best stuff based on social signals.  It will also contain a few posts that are updates on this topic hub.  We highly recommend subscribing to this feed even if you subscribe to the Full Feed.

Full - this is a feed of all of the content coming into this topic hub.  This can be quite a bit of content.  However, it is an easy way to get to see a lot of information on this topic.

You can subscribe to these either by email or by using an RSS Reader.  The email sign-up form is top right.  The RSS feeds are linked on the right hand side.

Collect

If you are interested in helping to collect content on a particular topic or just point us to good content over time, we can use your help.  The system is capable of bringing in good content that has been manually marked.  We are always looking for people who can help us collect good stuff.

Blog

We are constantly on the look out for good blogs on our topic.  Let us know if you have a blog that is:

  • Not sales focused - we try to avoid having content come in that is really more a promotion, selling, marketing tool for someone
  • Provides helpful content - we are looking for content that is deeper than an announcement

In some cases, we will include only parts of a blog based on a keyword, category, tag, etc.

Support

This site is a labor of love.  We are passionate about the topic and want to create something that will be valuable to us and to others who are interested in this topic.  But there are real costs for the software and systems that run this site.

We would welcome involvement from people or individuals who can help defray these costs.

Questions, Thoughts, Ideas

We always welcome questions, thoughts, ideas!

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32 Responses to “Participating in B2B Marketing Zone”

Comment from Lewis Green
Time July 1, 2009 at 12:05 pm

I am eager to watch your efforts grow and succeed. Feel free to grab anything of interest from my blog, bizsolutionsplus http://lgbusinesssolutions.typepad.com/solutions_to_grow_your_bu/

Comment from Rebel Brown
Time July 1, 2009 at 12:52 pm

Hi guys

I write about B2B Strategy and Marketing on my blog Phoenix Rising. Check it out, especially the eBook I published last week (It’s Not About You Anymore) featuring b2B positioning strategies for content development.

THX MUCH and CONGRATS on the site.

Keep smilin’

reb

Comment from Chris Koch
Time July 1, 2009 at 4:04 pm

Please check out my blog. All about B2B technology marketing. http://chriskoch.wordpress.com/.

Chris Koch
Director of Research and Thought Leadership
ITSMA
Lexington Office Park
420 Bedford Street, Suite 110
Lexington, MA 02420
E-mail: ckoch@itsma.com
Phone: +1-781-862-8500 x115
Fax: +1-781-674-1366
http://www.itsma.com
Check out my blog: http://chriskoch.wordpress.com/
Follow me on Twitter: http://twitter.com/Ckochster

ITSMA—Research/Consulting/Training/Community for B2B Marketers

Comment from Howard Sewell
Time July 2, 2009 at 10:08 am

Gentlemen - interested in submitting my blog (URL above) for the B2B Marketing Zone. We have a loyal and substantial readership. Let me know if you have any questions. Regards,

Howard Sewell
Connect Direct

Comment from Elizabeth
Time July 2, 2009 at 11:54 am

Interesting looking site. But why do the rss feed links on the right require email validation from feedburner?

Comment from Tony Karrer
Time July 2, 2009 at 1:56 pm

Elizabeth - thanks for the heads up on that. They shouldn’t. We will get it fixed. Again, thanks.

Comment from seamus walsh
Time July 2, 2009 at 2:02 pm

Best of luck with the new portal! Looks like a real time saver!

Comment from Parker Trewin
Time July 2, 2009 at 3:16 pm

Great idea. I’ve got some blog posts that I think you might be intersted in. http://www.genius.com/marketinggeniusblog/

How do I submit?

Comment from Jep Castelein
Time July 2, 2009 at 5:06 pm

Hi Tony and Tom, I write a blog about Inbound Marketing and Marketing automation at http://www.leadsloth.com. Feel free to include this on B2B Marketing Zone if you feel it is appropriate for the audience. Thanks, Jep

Comment from Stephanie Tilton
Time July 6, 2009 at 6:34 pm

Hi Tony and Tom,
Love the idea of the B2B Marketing Zone. Looking forward to seeing the expertise and perspectives you make available. I belong to a group blog designed to dispense free marketing strategies and resources to B2B companies http://www.savvyb2bmarketing.com/blog

Feel free to include this as a resource.

Best of luck!
Stephanie

Comment from Marc Hausman
Time July 8, 2009 at 6:48 am

Hey there,

Best of success on this exciting new endeavor.

Here is a sampling of relevant content from my “Strategic Guy” blog. Please let me know if there is an appropriate way I can contribute.

Thanks!

http://strategicguy.blogspot.com/2009/04/three-phases-of-social-media-maturation.html

http://strategicguy.blogspot.com/2009/06/will-premium-content-cross-last-mile.html

http://strategicguy.blogspot.com/2009/05/social-media-and-enterprise-sales.html

http://strategicguy.blogspot.com/2009/05/competitive-intel-and-social-media.html

Comment from Mac McIntosh
Time July 8, 2009 at 10:25 pm

This is a great idea! I immediately signed up for the RSS feed.

Please consider including content from:

Sales Lead Insights - A B2B marketing Blog

http://www.sales-lead-insights.com

Thanks,
Mac

Comment from David Kutcher
Time July 9, 2009 at 7:31 am

Please let me know if my blog content matches your interests, http://blog.confluentforms.com

I have included a sampling of articles and links below.

Best,

-David

“6 steps to writing a better Request for Proposals, a primer”
http://blog.confluentforms.com/2009/06/6-steps-to-writing-better-request-for.html

“5 quick tips to writing better proposals (RFP responses)”
http://blog.confluentforms.com/2009/05/5-quick-tips-to-writing-better.html

“Don’t squander a great opportunity in the form of a bad RFP”
http://blog.confluentforms.com/2009/04/dont-squander-great-opportunity-in-form.html

“Not all Requests for Proposals are worth a proposal”
http://blog.confluentforms.com/2008/10/not-all-requests-for-proposals-are.html

“Making use of popular social media tools to reach new business”
http://blog.confluentforms.com/2009/01/can-i-twitter-us-to-top-making-use-of.html

Comment from Braden Kelley
Time July 9, 2009 at 8:32 am

You might want to check out Blogging Innovation, one of the leading multiple author innovation and marketing insight blogs:

http://www.business-strategy-innovation.com/innovation-blog.html

Braden (@innovate on Twitter)
http://twitter.com/innovate

Comment from Robert Lesser
Time July 9, 2009 at 8:59 am

Looks likes this community will have some legs to it!

My blog is focused on B2B acquisition marketing so there might be a good fit.

http://www.directimpactnow.com/leadgentools/blog/

Best of success.

Comment from Jeff Ogden
Time July 9, 2009 at 9:10 am

I suggest my widely admired white paper, How to Find New Customers, which can be obtained from http://www.findnewcustomers.net. Also, lots of great articles at http://www.fearlesscompetitor.com.

Comment from Devin
Time July 9, 2009 at 9:32 am

What about a twitter account for your feeds? Thanks–

Comment from Tony Karrer
Time July 9, 2009 at 10:56 am

Thanks everyone for pointing us to these great resources.

Devin - great suggestion! I will try to make that happen.

Comment from Rob Leavitt
Time July 11, 2009 at 10:42 am

Hi guys,

Congrats on the launch; the site looks great and should be a very useful addition to the community. My own blog, ReputationtoRevenue, might have some useful content as well — I tend to cover marketing for B2B tech and related enterprise solutions. Certainly let me know if you want grab any or all of it.

Comment from Wayne Davies
Time July 11, 2009 at 10:56 pm

I’m happy to support this site. I have technical (MySQL, PHP, Linux, Apache) as well as professional direct marketing (from 1993), lead generation, and online marketing (from 1999) expertise. Get in touch via my email address.

Comment from Kevin Joyce
Time July 14, 2009 at 8:50 am

Thanks for creating this hub! Very useful. I subscribed of course! Please consider adding our marketing blog to your list: not salesy, attempts to be educational in small digestible dosages around the topic of marketing automation!

Comment from Mike Damphousse
Time July 16, 2009 at 9:02 am

Tony,
Great stuff. I’m sure you’ll find the content of Smashmouth Marketing to be b2b and marketing and “in the zone”. Let me know if you have any questions.

Mike
http://www.damphousse.org/?b2bmz

Comment from Bill Gadless
Time July 16, 2009 at 2:32 pm

Just wondering if you’d be interested in including our blog. b2bwebstrategy.com

Thanks!

Comment from Landon
Time July 18, 2009 at 1:50 am

I don’t get it, what do you mean by the 3rd paragraph?

Comment from ed
Time July 21, 2009 at 10:07 am

Would love to participate in your community. My blog is Marketinggimbal and is at http://marketinggimbal.typepad.com/

THX
ED

Comment from CarlsonCOS
Time July 22, 2009 at 6:23 am

Love the idea, would welcome inclusion. We are a group of Agency + Client-side execs writing about 2.0 B2B marketing, agency-client relationships and marcom trends/stats. Please check out http://www.scoopdog.wordpress.com for inclusion. thanx.

Scoop

Comment from Tony Karrer
Time July 24, 2009 at 11:46 am

It might not be obvious, but slowly the folks adding their comments here are getting into the system. Very nice growth of the site. I want to thank everyone for working with us.

Landon - I’m not quite sure which paragraph you are referring to in your comment. Happy to clarify any of the items above.

Comment from Kate Forbes
Time July 24, 2009 at 11:49 am

I am impressed with the sheer volume of content in this blog community -and its consistent writing quality across the board. Please consider including our blog, Measurable Marketing, which highlights the complexities and challenges in marketing automation and lead generation deployment. http://www.rubiconmarketing.com/Blog/

I’m looking forward to seeing B2B Marketing Zone grow as it sparks conversations between the best in the blogosphere!

Comment from David Keith Daniels
Time August 4, 2009 at 1:39 pm

Great idea and much needed. Please consider adding the Launch Clinic blog to the mix - http://launchclinic.com

Thanks,
–Dave

Comment from David Raab
Time August 6, 2009 at 1:05 pm

Please take a look at adding http://customerexperiencematrix.blogspot.com/

Good luck with the project!

Comment from Cindy King
Time August 19, 2009 at 8:31 am

Hi Tony & Tom,

I blog about all aspects of the cross-cultural skills needed for businesses to go international.

Please feel free to add anything you find appropriate on http://cindyking.biz/

Are you on Twitter? Give me a shout @CindyKing so I can add you to my favorites and retweet often.

Love your project!

Cindy

Comment from Chris Henneghan
Time August 28, 2009 at 3:22 am

Love this site. It is great to get B2B marketing information in one place - especially social networking info. Please check out our blog - B2B Marketing: Sharing B2B Marketing Communications Insights http://blog.schubert.com/

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