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User-Generated Content: How to Use It for Good and Avoid a PR Crisis

Contently

The campaign was informative, inspiring, and relatable to the audience. Here’s an example of when it’s bad: United Breaks Guitars is a song and music video that musician Dave Carroll created in 2009 after United Airlines damaged his guitar during a flight. That can be a good thing or a bad thing.

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Best Marketing Strategy Insights of 2009

Webbiquity

Jodi Harris summarizes highlights from Mandalay Entertainment Founder and CEO Peter Guber’s keynote speech at the 2009 Entertainment Marketing Summit advising marketers to overcome resistance to change, create memorable stories and great content in order to motivate prospects. 5 Social Media Myths by Digital Tonto. Well worth a read.

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The 8 Wrong Questions PR Firms Are Asking About Social Media | PR.

Convince & Convert

But, under pressure from digital and advertising agencies each looking to be the driver of the social media express, PR firms are sometimes turning over inquisitional rocks that do not portray them as strategic caretakers of brands’ social presences. What’s the hot new trend in social media that we can bring to our clients?

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ClickInsights: What was your "Aha" moment in 2009? - Part 2

Ambal's Amusings

I have invited our Panel of B2B Marketing Experts to reflect on 2009 and answer the following question: What was your aha moment in 2009 ? B2B Lead Generation Benchmark Study 2009. Google alerts pull a wide variety of information to you. What was your "Aha" moment in 2009? Read on to get their insights.

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It’s time for CMOs to talk business

Martech

months — the lowest since 2009, and far below the 80-month tenure for CEOs. The scope of the CMO position shouldn’t be limited mostly to marketing communications, such as advertising, PR and social media. According to many surveys, this milestone means I’m on borrowed time – and have been for some time.

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Influencer Marketing: What is it and Why Should You be Doing it?

Onalytica B2B

Word-of-mouth, social influence, PR and Public Affairs are highly relevant to the way we should be approaching influencer marketing. To engage with influencers 10 years ago you would often need to go through a PR firm with the contacts at magazines, whereas now it can be as simple as sending a direct message (DM) or easily accessible email.

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Shape the B2B Barometer

Savanta

The B2B Barometer has been a consistent feature of the B2B landscape since 2009. What percentage of their budget is allocated to different marketing channels, e.g. PR, telemarketing? With these goals in mind, maybe you feel the eight information areas above are spot on and we should keep things just as they are.