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Social media ROI sucks! (Or, you can prove anything if you send out a survey)

ViewPoint

Social media marketing is now precariously ensconced as a more-or-less mainstream marketing channel. And even with concerns over social metrics, the rise of content marketing has rushed in to boost social’s street cred. After all, content is the “fuel” that drives the social media engine, right?

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Bark, Meow, Tweet: What Our Pets Can Teach Us About Digital Marketing

KoMarketing Associates

What does this have to do with marketing? So, for a fresh take on digital marketing best practices, let’s look to our furry friends for guidance: Liam ( my orange tabby cat): Liam enjoys napping, drinking from the bathroom faucet, and being adored. As marketers, we may feel the same way about our customers and prospects.

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B2B Lead Generation Blog: Top Six Lead Generation Challenges for the Complex Sale in 2006

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Call for speakers: MarketingSherpa’s B2B Marketing Summit 5 dials to tune in your lead generation process Recent Comments Copyright This work is licensed under a Creative Commons License. More attention therefore must be paid to proactively identifying those relatively few and valuable opportunities and nurturing them early.

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B2B Lead Generation Blog: Getting your sales channel to really follow-up on sales leads

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Call for speakers: MarketingSherpa’s B2B Marketing Summit 5 dials to tune in your lead generation process Recent Comments Copyright This work is licensed under a Creative Commons License. Teamwork between the sales and marketing is essential to get the maximum ROI from marketing and lead generation programs.

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B2B Lead Generation Blog: Disciplined Lead Qualification improves sales performance

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Call for speakers: MarketingSherpa’s B2B Marketing Summit 5 dials to tune in your lead generation process Recent Comments Copyright This work is licensed under a Creative Commons License. " Last week, I visited with a CEO who was really upset with his marketing team because he felt they were generating a lot of "junk leads."