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The Flaw in Calculating Inbound Marketing vs. Outbound Marketing Cost Per Lead?

Smashmouth Marketing

This past week I was reading HubSpot's study on the state of inbound marketing , and understandably, with HubSpot being in the inbound marketing business, the study showed that the marketing spend on inbound marketing is rising. Inbound: SEO, SEM, Blogs. Outbound: Telemarketing,Email, Events).

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102 Compelling Social Media and Online Marketing Stats and Facts for 2012 (and 2013)

Webbiquity

Social media may be good for 99 things, but lead generation ain’t one of them. According to research from MarketingSherpa, just 12% of marketers rate social media as “very effective” for lead gen while 27% say it is “not effective.” B2B Lead Blog ). Lots more content = lots more leads.

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Best Social Media Stats, Facts and Marketing Research of 2010

Webbiquity

54% of small and midsize businesses (SMBs) were using social media to promote their businesses as of September 2010, double the number using these sites in December 2009. In response, B2B spending on social media is expected to rise 67% over the next three years, with digital and online marketing spending predicted to increase 64%.