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Going back to basics: Marketing as a conversation

Martech

At the core of all good marketing is a great conversation. That’s not a conversation. Marketing is not advertising. Advertising can be a part of a marketing strategy, but it is just that, a part. It’s about generating great content and offering solutions that start a conversation and keep it going.

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Social media strategy for B2B: what’s required and what’s optional

Chris Koch

Despite all the breathless hype about social media these days, what I hear most from B2B marketers is frustration. For these marketers, the pool of customers and prospects is small and many of them do not want to engage publicly in social media or are simply ignoring it altogether. I think that’s the right decision—up to a point.

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8 Great LinkedIn Groups for B2B Marketers

KoMarketing Associates

It is no secret that LinkedIn is a valuable social media platform for B2B marketers. LinkedIn Groups – participation and ownership – can be part of the mix of when it pertains to B2B social media marketing. B2B Sales, Marketing, Social Media & Lead Generation. Salesforce.com. Salesforce app ecosystem.

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Social media strategy for B2B: what’s required and what’s optional

Chris Koch

Despite all the breathless hype about social media these days, what I hear most from B2B marketers is frustration. For these marketers, the pool of customers and prospects is small and many of them do not want to engage publicly in social media or are simply ignoring it altogether. I think that’s the right decision—up to a point.

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Google Analytics- Calculated Metrics for Lead Generation Websites

NuSpark Consulting

First, let’s assume you have the following conversion goals set up for lead capture on Google Analytics: White Paper landing page form submit (for advertising) (WPLP). Free consultation landing page form submit (for advertising) (FCLP). Total Website Activity Conversion Rate. Website newsletter sign-up (NSU).

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From Awareness to Advocacy: Automate the Entire Customer Lifecycle

Televerde

If you’ve ever used software to schedule a social media post, for instance, or to trigger an email response to a customer inquiry, you’ve used automation tools. Marketing and advertising help drive awareness about a brand, attracting potential leads. Take social media, for example.

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The Pillars of Demand Generation for SaaS Companies

Directive Agency

Activation. Conversion Rate Optimization(CRO), or user experience optimization. million, in what I like to call “free advertising space”, at a dramatically lower cost. Each of these search queries has different search intent and awareness (refer to Eugene Schwartz’s Breakthrough Advertising via ActiveCampaign ): Dropshipping ?