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Nine Benefits of Using Social Proof in Marketing

Webbiquity

Social proof is a powerful tool for marketers who know how to use it effectively. In a nutshell, it’s word-of-mouth, magnified exponentially by the Internet. With social proof, prospective customers get an in-depth look at a product or service without wading through direct marketing or sales-focused copy.

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Direct Marketing Doesn’t Have to Suck

Paul Gillin

In the weeks leading up to the Direct Marketing Association annual conference in Boston this week, exhibitors were out strutting their best stuff. And then I thought about what that says about the state of direct marketing today. Lots of direct marketers still haven’t bought into this idea.

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Top 10 B2B Influencers in 2020

Oktopost

Jay Baer is the President of Convince & Convert, a marketing strategy firm that owns the world’s premier content marketing blog. He is also one of the 200 living members of the Professional Speakers Hall of Fame, and the Word of Mouth Marketing Hall of Fame.

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B2B Lead Generation Blog: Peformance Measurement, Corporate Culture and the CMO

markempa

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. It was clear that each executive had a completely different vision of lead generation and how to measure marketing peformance. What do you think?

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B2B Lead Generation Blog: Embattled CMOs share strategies to improve marketing influence

markempa

During the summit, senior marketing executives were challenged to improve the influence of marketing by building more efficient and accountable marketing organizations. Critical Success Factor #9 Effectiveness 8 Critical Success Factors for Lead Generation 2.0

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B2B Lead Generation Blog: Budget Wars: Sales & Finance vs Marketing

markempa

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. A study by the CMO council showed this is a key reason CMOs are losing influence at the executive table.

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B2B Lead Generation Blog: 10 things marketers will focus on in 2005

markempa

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. Critical Success Factor #9 Effectiveness 8 Critical Success Factors for Lead Generation 2.0