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A guest post by Amanda Maksymiw of OpenView Labs.
Influencer marketing is all about marketing to those people or groups whom your prospects look to for information. It is not a new strategy. In fact, many B2B companies have been targeted influencers for some time.
Before the Internet change…
There appears to be a shift in social media circles lately. Maybe the death of social media personality Trey Pennington was the catalyst, or maybe people are just plain tired of keeping up. Whatever the cause, some social media bloggers and experts are beginning to question the quantity of our…
A few years ago my younger brother had the opportunity to meet Bono, the lead singer for the Irish rock band U2. This meeting was not the typical “stand in line, get an autograph, shake hands” kind of thing. The setting in which they met gave my brother the opportunity to spend 10 to 15 minutes…
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Of the many aspects of my job, one that I enjoy most is the various conversations I have daily about the emergence of B2B marketing, marketing best practices, and the new B2B buyer. These discussions, in which ideas are exchanged, are a highlight for me. Recently, I had the opportunity to sit down…
Recently, this long-time hockey fan snagged four cushy club tickets to an upcoming Trenton Devils hockey game for about half price via Groupon. (The Trenton Devils are an EHCL hockey team owned and operated by the NHL’s New Jersey Devils. Think: AA team in baseball.) Curious about the marketing…
AdAge has been beating up on social media lately. Matt Creamer wrote last week that popularity doesn’t lead to influence or sales. In the current issue, Rance Crain, who admits that the topic confuses him, writes “advertisers don’t even know what the primary purpose of social media is…
The following is an excerpt from “Make the Website Work: The Small Agency’s Guide to Creating Effective Marketing Sites for Themselves and Their Clients,” Mark O’Brien’s forthcoming book to be published in 2011 by Rockbench. O’Brien is the president of web-development firm Newfangled.
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Dear B2B salespeople,
I am a B2B marketer and, for some time, have felt compelled to write to all of you about the often discussed yet never solved marketing and sales alignment gap. In no way is the intent of my letter to cast aspersions upon you or point the finger for the gap that exists betwe…
Every once in a while we hear about the “love at first sight” love story. You know, the guy and gal who caught each other’s eye, instantly fell in love, had a storybook romance, and were married just a few short weeks after that first chance encounter. These hopelessly romantic stories are…
