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

ViewPoint

But things can get murky when marketers are asked to rate social media in terms of contributing to business goals. Social distribution of content and messages isn’t considered all that effective in providing business value to companies, according to a recent analysis by Forrester Research. It’s hard to believe.

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Social Selling: What Does it Actually Mean?

PureB2B

The obvious social media choice here is LinkedIn, given it is the market’s best business-oriented site, but social selling may potentially be done on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter as well. The advent of the internet and Google, in particular, has altered customer’s purchasing habits.

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Social Selling: What Does it Actually Mean?

PureB2B

The obvious social media choice here is LinkedIn, given it is the market's best business-oriented site, but social selling may potentially be done on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter as well. The advent of the internet and Google, in particular, has altered customer's purchasing habits. Social Selling is the New Sales Model.

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The 20 Best Marketing Conferences In 2013

Marketing Insider Group

There are events covering just about every topic in marketing today: social media, online marketing, search engine marketing, inbound marketing, branding, marketing leadership, content marketing, direct marketing, business marketing and more. Photo Source.

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The Most Important Marketing Metrics

Marketing Insider Group

This calculates the financial return of the company’s investment in all marketing activities. The cost side of the equation must include ALL marketing programs, salaries and expenses. The return side of the equation must show direct marketing contribution to revenue. The Real-Time Marketing Exchange.

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ClickInsights: What was your "Aha" moment in 2009? - Part 2

Ambal's Amusings

I have invited our Panel of B2B Marketing Experts to reflect on 2009 and answer the following question: What was your aha moment in 2009 ? Recommended Resources from B2B Marketing Experts. Forrester Blog for Interactive Marketing Professionals. Ardath Albee's blog Marketing Interactions. Marketing Edge podcast.

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Tom Pisello: The ROI Guy: New TCO Calculator: EMC SMB Virtual.

The ROI Guy

To address this growing market opportunity, Alinean developed the EMC SMB Virtual Solutions Advisor, a TCO calculator at the heart of this new SMB virtualization marketing campaign. ► October (8) Tech Marketers May Need to Rethink Budgets for 201. Tailwinds for Marketing Automation Software - Insi.

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