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The first is an interesting research done by Jasmin Cheng (from Twist Image) about creative briefs in the industry, and the second is a presentation by Nick Emmel on how to properly write a creative brief. Big companies and small companies have different needs, and so their briefs are also formatted differently. United States License.

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You are researching a new product or service and Google points you to a website, one of the key vendors in that space, and you have to read the page twice to really get it what they are trying to say. Go to a trade show and the situation gets really bad. That reminds me of what I see when I visit most B2B companies’ websites.

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AUGUST 23, 2010

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MARCH 24, 2011

It is interesting that back in 2009, MarketingSherpa had published a chart showing the key challenges marketers faced and “generating high quality leads&# was the top one. According to a recent chart published by MarketingSherpa (below), 80% of marketers don’t spend time qualifying leads before sending them to sales.

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MAY 7, 2010

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MAY 9, 2011

Interns are ‘liking’ pages on facebook while the events coordinator is Tweeting about the trade show giveaway at their booth. The power of marketing automation is the ability to target your marketing database with specific content based on their behavior and stage in the purchasing process. What used to be clear roles (i.e.

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FEBRUARY 22, 2011

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FEBRUARY 7, 2011

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2010

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APRIL 6, 2009

Example: for a question like “do you have experience with trade shows?” which is not necessarily a very good question to begin with, but let’s leave it like this for now) you could answer: “yes, I have experience with trade shows and have handled many throughout my career”. OK, you have experience, but how much?

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DECEMBER 8, 2010

In it they show how automatically sending email based on triggers is more effective than allowing subscribers to specify email preferences. Web Design Webinar Yes, Please Share This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 United States License. United States License. United States License.

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OCTOBER 14, 2010

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NOVEMBER 6, 2009

This entry was posted on Friday, November 6th, 2009 at 8:15 am and is filed under Uncategorized. While I still believe that social media is not for everyone , those who decide to go this route should at least learn from others mistakes. What stories or lessons learned do you have to share? United States License. United States License.

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OCTOBER 21, 2009

Big companies all turn to Gartner’s reports to help them on emerging trends and technologies. This entry was posted on Wednesday, October 21st, 2009 at 12:30 pm and is filed under Marketing Planning , Marketing Strategy. From what some vendors say , depending on your space the analyst report won’t help you at all.

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JULY 23, 2010

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DECEMBER 8, 2009

This entry was posted on Tuesday, December 8th, 2009 at 12:05 pm and is filed under Marketing Training. Quality varies: [link] Can you recommend other resources for free marketing knowledge? You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 You can leave a response , or trackback from your own site. United States License.

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

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MARCH 10, 2011

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NOVEMBER 29, 2010

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JANUARY 6, 2009

Marketers are used to creating marketing plans, including advertising campaigns, trade show schedules, etc. In some cases you may have to do some market research prior to changing the product packaging, or contact your customers as a result of new customer service website login options. Spreadsheets abound, and ideas flow.

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OCTOBER 5, 2010

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FEBRUARY 15, 2010

Yes, looking at different email marketing metrics is good to give you and your team an overall sense of how others are doing and also to spot trends but you should set your goals based on your overall objectives and historical performance. Instead of asking how to match the industry averages, ask instead: How can we improve deliverability?

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NOVEMBER 30, 2009

This entry was posted on Monday, November 30th, 2009 at 8:00 am and is filed under Communication , Marketing Strategy , Social Media. Can you make something fun that will entertain and educate them? And how about your staff or your company’s employees? Some food for thought. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0

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NOVEMBER 4, 2009

If you are anything like the typical worker, you can probably list a few things you’ve accomplished such as: read emails responded to emails sent emails deleted emails See a trend here? This entry was posted on Wednesday, November 4th, 2009 at 8:15 am and is filed under Communication , Marketing Management , productivity.

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NOVEMBER 16, 2009

This entry was posted on Monday, November 16th, 2009 at 8:00 am and is filed under Communication. How can you present in a way that will engage the audience? Less is sometimes better. Are you ready to present? 3…2…1… Go! You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 United States License.

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APRIL 9, 2009

This entry was posted on Thursday, April 9th, 2009 at 7:49 pm and is filed under Communication , Hiring. One of the more interesting features is the ability to search for salaries paid at a specific company. Insider information is always good when planning your next career move! You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0

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JANUARY 3, 2009

This entry was posted on Saturday, January 3rd, 2009 at 10:11 am and is filed under Uncategorized. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 You can leave a response , or trackback from your own site. Web Design Webinar Yes, Please Share This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 United States License.

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MAY 18, 2010

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NOVEMBER 6, 2009

Gartner’s comment about the decision focused on them being an independent research organization and denies they use “pay for play&# in the publication of their reports. This entry was posted on Friday, November 6th, 2009 at 12:10 pm and is filed under Communication , Marketing Strategy , Social Media. United States License.

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SEPTEMBER 3, 2009

I’m sitting on a panel next week that will discuss long-term marketing trends. Probably the most comprehensive study along these lines was Global Faces and Networked Places , released by Neilsen in March 2009. This showed that as of December 2008, search was still the most common Internet activity (used by 85.9%

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JANUARY 17, 2009

The business cards that are presented to partners and potential customers are part of marketing branding, the message being delivered about what the company does is tailored and perfected by marketing, the collateral material that is distributed and that sales people use at trade shows and site visits is also marketing, of course.

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JULY 12, 2009

How to Ensure Your Message is Clear Before creating a chart showing the latest web analytics, or the trends in email clickthrough rates explaining the recent results in webinar registrations, think about what exactly you are trying to say. Was the last trade show really effective? Was the last trade show really effective?

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AUGUST 14, 2009

This entry was posted on Friday, August 14th, 2009 at 10:57 am and is filed under Hiring , Marketing Planning , Marketing Strategy. This is also a good resource for ensuring your staff is being compensated according to the market and for negotiating salary with someone you are hiring. Happy salary negotiation! United States License.

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