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Nine Benefits of Using Social Proof in Marketing

Webbiquity

With social proof, prospective customers get an in-depth look at a product or service without wading through direct marketing or sales-focused copy. But before diving into the advantages it has for marketers who embrace social proof best practices , here’s a closer look at exactly what social proof is and how it works.

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How Content Marketing Can Save Your Digital Marketing Strategy

Content Marketing Institute

Paid digital media is driven by the need to stand out, and promotes differentiating thought leadership more and the buy-now call to action less. B2B marketing is becoming hyper-focused on targeting messaging into specific accounts. The new digital strategy starts by selling a differentiated point of view, says @Robert_Rose.

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Craft a Compelling Offer for Paid Search Marketing

Biznology

In direct marketing offer theory, this is called managing the “offer equation,” which says that response quality is inversely related to response quantity. A great way to differentiate yourself in a highly competitive environment. Examples include a free case study, research report, or white paper.

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10 Book Choices That’ll Improve Your Content Marketing

ClearVoice

Giving customers the content they crave will differentiate you from your competitors. Content marketing can be applied to every level of your funnel. She shows how storytelling can create a relationship with your customers, reflect the values of your brand, and build a voice that differentiates you from your competitors.

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Technology Sales & Marketing - Party Like its 1999?

The ROI Guy

3) Sales tools are gaining in importance: As customers get harder to reach, investments in case studies, white papers and interactive on-line tools have grown - now 17% of total marketing budgets, second only to Advertising (23%) and Events at (19%) and ahead of direct marketing investments (13%).

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Writing Your Own Book to Establish Authority

B2B Digital Marketer

You lay that out in the rest of the book, you share case studies and testimonials, and then you have a call to action saying, let’s get on the phone. So the way that, the way that translates for B to B marketers and B to B salespeople who are looking for sales, qualified leads is here’s another story. What is it?

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19 New Featured Sources on the B2B Marketing Zone

Webbiquity

Mi6Agency Marketing ( Emarketing CMO Demographics Case Study Audience Twitter Aging ). Paul Gillin ( Event Marketing Communities Forecast Loyalty Custom Publishing Direct Marketing Event ). How to Calculate Social Marketing ROI , June 24, 2010. Vital statistics for every B2B marketer , March 16, 2010.