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2 Simple Frameworks That Will Make You a Better Storyteller

Hubspot

We have an ordinary person (what is), and we have adventure that lies ahead (what could be). In business, the case study is a rather common way marketers use this kind of story to sell a product or service. A case study is the story of where a customer was, where they wanted to be—the tension!

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6 Content Marketing Tips That Drives Leads

Marketing Insider Group

Too often we grab the latest product brochure, sales presentation or case study and post it online. Stay away from arbitrary boundaries like SIC codes and Revenue range or employee size. But customers are looking for you to demonstrate an understanding of their needs before they are ready to engage in the sales process.

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Best Twitter Tips, Tools and Tactics of 2009, Part 1

Webbiquity

but in the end concedes that “Twitter is ripe for experimentation,&# and advises marketers to “be true to your brand personality and ethos and play with this (not so) new tool.&# Case Study: How I Used Twitter to Generate 35,967 Extra Hits to my Site in Just 14 Days by Winning The Web.

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The Gig Economy Is Undeniably Growing… But Where’s It All Headed?

ClearVoice

According to Merriam-Webster , the first written evidence of the word “freelance” was in Sir Walter Scott’s novel, ‘Ivanhoe’ It was two words (“free” and “lance”) and was used to describe “a medieval mercenary who would fight for whichever nation or person paid them the most.”

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Demandbase: A New Twist In The Lead Management Automation Market

Online Marketing Institute

You don’t wait for a cold call to talk to an annoying sales person. VisitorTrack is the only product in the market which blends full profiles of the Companies Visiting (name, address, phone, SIC description.) You don’t dig through your junk email folder to find that email some vendor sent you weeks ago.

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A B2B marketing guide (and how to be successful)

Choozle

Plus, the B2B buying experiences have changed, a new study from Gartner found that despite the proliferation of digital access, 77 percent of B2B buyers still feel that making a purchase is time-consuming—and even painful. The decision stage can leverage vendor/product comparisons, case studies, and free trials.