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9 Places to Source Authoritative Stats for Your Content Marketing

Marketing Insider Group

.” Maybe you were never burned by using the first number you found, only to discover it’s from a blog post that points to an article published three years ago, which in turn links to a white paper from 2012, which referenced the original statistic in a 1998 university study. You’ll find these firms quoted often in the press.

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B2B Industrial Marketing Trends: Recap of the GlobalSpec 2012 Report

KoMarketing Associates

As Q3 draws to a close, B2B marketers are already thinking ahead to 2013, strategizing about what’s worked thus far in 2012—and what hasn’t. In 2012, 67 percent of survey respondents cited customer acquisition/lead gen, with 20 percent indicating they are more focused on brand awareness than they had been previously.

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6 Sales & Marketing Strategy Recommendations for 2012

ViewPoint

He does a great job of clearly presenting, assessing and recommending solutions for today’s pressing sales lead management challenges. I encourage you to visit and explore the entire post in which Hugh suggests that leaders should adopt these six sales and marketing strategies in 2012: 1.

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B2B Lead Roundtable Blog: Our 10 most popular blog posts of 2012

markempa

Here’s an at-a-glance analysis that could provide a glimpse of the most pressing issues lead generation professionals have faced in 2012: Understanding and leveraging social media. Four blog posts focused on some aspect of social media. This interest is also reflected in lead generation budgets.

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A Checklist for 2012 Content Marketing Plans

Writing on the Web

2012 Content Marketing – how did we get here so fast? I hope you’re doing the same, so you’ll get an idea of what’s needed for your own business in 2012. What were the press releases that got the most clicks? Most importantly, how did you do in 2011, and what are your plans for 2012?

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Raab Report: B2B Marketing Automation Revenues to Hit $525 Million in 2012

Customer Experience Matrix

With 2012 half finished, I can now make a reasonably solid estimate for this year. The table below shows my calculations: The total comes to $362 million estimated 2012 revenue. Each has announced revenue for 2011 (formally or in press interviews) and two, Infusionsoft and Marketo, have made forecasts for 2012.

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2012 Resolutions for the B2B Marketer

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Although there are five, I’m hoping that each B2B marketer should resolve to focus on at least one for 2012. If this is still the marketing and sales approach for your organization, you should resolve to stop it in 2012. As you look to transform your organization in 2012, be realistic with your time frame.