The Effective Marketer

MAY 10, 2010

A recent article I read on Harvard Business Review, “ Aflac’s CEO Explains How He Fell For The Duck ” made me think about brand messaging and the use of mascots. This entry was posted on Monday, May 10th, 2010 at 11:45 am and is filed under Communication , Marketing Strategy , Online Marketing , Social Media , Uncategorized.

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The Effective Marketer

NOVEMBER 16, 2009

I recently attended the Business of Software conference where I participated in a Pecha Kucha competition. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 Leave a Reply Cancel reply Email Subscription Subscribe to the RSS feed Follow Daniel on Twitter Connect via LinkedIn Follow Me On Twitter!

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The Effective Marketer

FEBRUARY 14, 2009

The Effective Marketer Effectiveness is a discipline and it can be learned Home About the Effective Marketer Books Speaking Effective Manager Defined From time to time I go back to some business books I’ve read that had big influences in my career, one of which is “The One Minute Manager&# , by Ken Blanchard.

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The Effective Marketer

SEPTEMBER 27, 2010

Tips for Designing in Powerpoint This entry was posted on Monday, September 27th, 2010 at 9:06 am and is filed under Communication , Online Marketing , Teamwork , Web Design. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 You can leave a response , or trackback from your own site. Like Be the first to like this post.

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The Effective Marketer

MAY 9, 2011

You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 Leave a Reply Cancel reply Email Subscription Subscribe to the RSS feed Follow Daniel on Twitter Connect via LinkedIn Follow Me On Twitter! You can leave a response , or trackback from your own site. Like Be the first to like this post. United States License.

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The Effective Marketer

JUNE 21, 2009

Free Marketing Training from IMU After watching the classes, my take on the University is: Positives: Online archives from each class including slides available on-demand helps a lot when you have busy schedules like mine, and also allows watching at your own pace (i.e. and measure it religiously.

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The Effective Marketer

JANUARY 6, 2009

Yes, we are all very busy in endless meetings and such but unless you spend time towards the activities you outlined in your plan you won’t be making any progress and you won’t be effective. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 This bullet also reminds you that you need to dedicate time to your plan.

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The Effective Marketer

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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The Effective Marketer

JUNE 23, 2009

The Effective Marketer Effectiveness is a discipline and it can be learned Home About the Effective Marketer Books Speaking Because You Can’t Beat Free Marketing Training This is the second post finalizing the review of the Inbound Marketing University program from HubSpot. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0

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The Effective Marketer

JUNE 13, 2009

I am enrolled in a free course called Inbound Marketing University , created by HubSpot. As a marketer (HubSpot in this case) the question is whether sales will follow. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 Reply Kaila Woodie says: February 5, 2010 at 10:18 am Hi. But that’s another story.

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The Effective Marketer

MARCH 7, 2009

Chuck Palm, from Internet Podcasting Network , closed the day with “Social Media Mania – what should my business do about it?&#. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 He reinforced some key messages we heard throughout the day and added some great stories about Twitter, blogs, and podcasting.

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The Effective Marketer

JANUARY 5, 2009

In 2004 Drucker wrote an article for Harvard Business Review Magazine titled “What makes an effective executive”. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 Leave a Reply Cancel reply Email Subscription Subscribe to the RSS feed Follow Daniel on Twitter Connect via LinkedIn Follow Me On Twitter!

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The Effective Marketer

FEBRUARY 15, 2009

Although I admire Joel Spolsky and think he’s right on the mark 99% of times, I wouldn’t simply copy his business model or his ideas and try to use them in my own company. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 My second reason for liking that post is that I agree with what Jason said.

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The Effective Marketer

JANUARY 25, 2009

Drucker, of course, was right on target when included this principle in his article for effective managers (“ What Makes an Effective Executive ”, Harvard Business Review, June 2004) since one of the most important aspects one should be able to master in order to become effective is time management, and meetings are, as a general rule, a time drag.

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The Effective Marketer

JANUARY 13, 2009

from “What makes an effective executive”, Harvard Business Review, June 2004) This entry was posted on Tuesday, January 13th, 2009 at 10:21 pm and is filed under Decision Making , Marketing Management , Marketing Planning. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 Like Be the first to like this post.

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Industrial Marketing Today

APRIL 20, 2010

Home Marketing Matters About Contact B2B Marketing Store Company Website Social Media and B2B Marketing Do Pair Well by Achinta Mitra on April 20, 2010 in B2B Lead Generation , Industrial Marketing Strategies , Social Media Marketing , Social Networking For a while, it was difficult to find hardcore data to make a business case for social media.

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The Effective Marketer

APRIL 6, 2009

Well, if events are a big part of their marketing budget, then they need someone they can count on to manage that side of the business. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 The question about trade shows above, for example. What is the risk the company faces? Like Be the first to like this post.

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The Effective Marketer

MARCH 9, 2010

What I Don’t Like: Too busy, too many things happening in this email that makes it very distracting. Design #5 Email Sender: MarketingProfs Email Title: How Businesses are Marketing with Facebook and Twitter What I Like: Really great color combination makes it easy in the eye. Like Be the first to like this post.

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Hubspot

JUNE 2, 2010

The Associated Press (AP) today released its 2010 AP Stylebook , which includes a new section that spells out new guidelines relating to social media. This should also be great news for other business bloggers who struggle with how to use these new terms in their writing. Connect with HubSpot :

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The Effective Marketer

JULY 21, 2009

They caution us saying it could be dangerous to our business if incorrectly used and it’s only helpful to build relationships and goodwill. Let’s put aside the fact that the press and the Internet in general are full of stories about how social media is transforming businesses and think in terms of marketing strategy. Please share!

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Industrial Marketing Today

APRIL 26, 2010

Your business will grow.&# (See Content Marketing – The Ultimate Cheat Sheet ). Using content for inbound marketing HubSpot , calls inbound marketing as flipping traditional outbound marketing on its head. For 2010, approximately six in 10 marketing professionals surveyed plan to increase their spending on content initiatives.

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The Effective Marketer

FEBRUARY 12, 2009

The Effective Marketer Effectiveness is a discipline and it can be learned Home About the Effective Marketer Books Speaking Outlook Productivity Tips How to use MS Outlook to become more productive Most people have MS outlook as their business email client, but very few really know how to take full advantage of all the options Outlook offers.

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Industrial Marketing Today

MAY 21, 2010

If you are still not sure about the benefits of using a business blog, head over to HubSpot and read these articles: 6 Reasons Every Small Business Should Be Blogging… Are You Missing the Boat? Without passion and expertise, you will have a hard time sustaining your business blog over the long haul.

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Hubspot

JULY 23, 2010

Businesses in particular can capitalize on this because businesses that blog experience 126% higher lead growth than non-blogging businesses. You’ll be surprised that many people will still prefer this over RSS. RSS – This is a standard feature for blogs. Free Download: 2010 Online Marketing Blueprint.

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Hubspot

MARCH 29, 2013

For those of you who didn't catch wind of the news last week, Google has made the decision to retire its RSS feed reading platform after eight years, effective July 1. And to tell you the truth, RSS readers were never going to be a mainstream tool for information consumption. whaddya know? The times, folks? They are a-changin'.

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Online Marketing Institute

NOVEMBER 8, 2010

Social Media Aids Customer Acquisition Many B2C and B2B companies are successfully using social media networks to acquire customers, according to the “State of Inbound Marketing Report&# from internet marketing firm Hubspot.

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Online Marketing Institute

DECEMBER 23, 2010

Edwards Deming’s quote is used on occasion at the HubSpot office. While it is more difficult for many B2B companies to create quality video content that can become viral, it is possible with a little bit of creativity and it can be very successful (as Hubspot has shown us). In God We Trust; All Others Must Bring Data W.

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Online Marketing Institute

NOVEMBER 18, 2010

Business Unusual Visit our Website Authentic, Passionate Digital Marketing. Skip to content Home What We Do About Us Partners Contact Us: Fill in this Form « Powerhouse Strategy Business Branding Listbuilding 101: How to Create a Money Magnet » Blog Marketing: To Do Or Not to Do? How much more leads?

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Hubspot

OCTOBER 15, 2010

Podcasting first experienced growth in 2006, but since 2006, many of the early pioneers and businesses no longer exist. video, audio) that get downloaded from the internet, often via RSS feeds. Today in 2010, 45% of all Americans are aware of podcasting, while 23% of Americans listen to podcasts, which has increased from 11% in 2006.

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Hubspot

SEPTEMBER 29, 2010

The reason you are redesigning your website is to impact your business, not because you are bored with the design or because your CEO wants it to be blue not red. If you have more content, on average you will have more website visitors and grow your business faster. Include a blog, RSS, landing pages, SEO. Focus on functional.

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Hubspot

MAY 3, 2010

There are many great reasons for businesses to blog but one clearly stands out, increasing your keyword rankings and growing your organic search traffic. For most small and medium sized businesses, there is a limit to the number of pages that can fit onto site before it becomes bloated and hard to navigate. Connect with HubSpot :

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Hubspot

JULY 21, 2010

Today Twitter streams, RSS readers and online news sources are dominated by catchy headlines and bullet points. Marketers will need to shift focus and make it easy for content to be included in social magazines by providing RSS feeds and aggregating content through social media. Free Download: 2010 Online Marketing Blueprint.

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Hubspot

DECEMBER 30, 2011

” Blogs are usually maintained by an individual or a business with regular entries of commentary, descriptions of events, or other material such as graphics or video. Google Reader - Google Reader is an RSS reader that allows you to aggregate various blogs and sites and collect updates to new content in one location.

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Hubspot

AUGUST 4, 2010

Groupon and its competitors partner with businesses to offer members a product or service at a major discount (40% off or more). Groupon is essentially providing businesses with the opportunity to acquire a guaranteed sized group of customers. When deciding if collective buying is right for your business, consider scale.

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Webbiquity

OCTOBER 5, 2010

While a dwindling number of business executives still dismiss Twitter as a waste of time, recent research suggests it is one of the most valuable social networks for business. 71% of business users now say Twitter is a useful tool, up from 59% a year ago. So what are the best ways to use Twitter for business?

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Webbiquity

JANUARY 31, 2011

Twitter came of age in 2010, growing at a scorching pace —from 75 million users at the beginning of the year to more than 190 million by the end of December. Twitter is used (officially) in 65 of the Fortune 100 companies , 63% of small to midsized businesses, and nearly half of all B2B enterprises. So why keep trying to do it?…When

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B2B Marketing Zone Posts

OCTOBER 5, 2010

Best of B2B Marketing for September 2010. Best Social PR Guides and Tips of 2010 (So Far) - Webbiquity , September 1, 2010 Social media has fundamentally altered the practice of public relations. B2B Voices , September 1, 2010 Image via CrunchBase. Great stuff in the B2B Marketing world in September. How Is PR Changing?

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