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Top 3 Mistakes Brands Make with Influencer Marketing

Convince & Convert

Influencer marketing—who hasn’t heard of it? More buzz-worthy than a hive of bees, this valuable strategy is quickly becoming (and, in some cases, already is) the focus of many brands looking to optimize the social space. This can be a very manual process. If it sounds easier than scouring Twitter profiles, that’s because it is!

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The More Industrial Marketing Changes, the More it Stays the Same

Industrial Marketing Today

The primary goal of industrial marketing has not changed even though marketing strategies and tactics have changed significantly in the past 5 years. Either that or we industrial marketers haven’t quite figured out the lead generation puzzle yet. This chart from the same report will illustrate my point.

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Marketing, Death and Taxes

Marketing Insider Group

So while this may be considered blasphemy to some of my fellow marketers, clearly we are wasting large portions of our marketing budgets. Maybe Marketing isn’t as bad a death or taxes but sometimes it feels like it. So how do we pull Marketing out of its downward spiral: the same way we deal with death and taxes.

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The Top 3 Priorities for 2010 Marketing Budgets

Online Marketing Institute

unemployment rate still near 10%, and uncertain prospects for a quick recovery , marketers need to keep two things in mind. Social Media – according to a study early this year by Forrester Research, 91% of technology b2b decision makers use social media in some form (blogs, video, customer reviews, social networking sites, Twitter, etc.).

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Why Social Media Is Not For Everyone « The Effective Marketer

The Effective Marketer

We’re told that if you have a good plan , if you follow a proven framework for rolling out your social media activities and integrate them with your sales efforts , then the ROI will be clear . That is, if you can translate all those additional site visits, downloads, and re-tweets into sales. Otherwise it’s just buzz.

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Why You're the Key to Social Media Success

Convince & Convert

Also, many B2B purchases are heavily researched, providing a real success path for content creation and socially-derived thought leadership. The problems with that are clearly one of culture (truly believing that every customer is a reporter), and of definition (thinking that social media is somehow driven by Twitter and Facebook).

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How to Leverage User-Generated Content in Your Marketing Strategy

Hubspot

Let's face it, most brands don't have the resources or expertise to compete with larger, more established companies with bigger marketing budgets. Different types of media can be utilized to improve your organization's value creation initiatives. It's a win-win situation, as brands greatly benefit from the buzz.