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B2B Social Media Assessment: How Do Your Efforts Stack Up?

6 hours ago by

Inspiration week 4 - How things stack up

In this blog, Amanda Maksymiw offers a simple B2B social media assessment to help marketers determine how to improve their efforts.

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If You are Thinking about Content Marketing as an Add-on, You’ve Got It all Wrong

12 days ago by

In the shiny ball

Content marketing is anything but a shiny object. If it isn’t the focus of your marketing program, you’re doing it wrong.

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A Recap of the Content2Conversion Conference Presented by DemandGen Report

21 days ago by

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DemandGen Report’s first Content2Conversion Conference was full of discussion and insight into B2B lead generation, lead nurturing, and content marketing.

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5 Ways to Make Your B2B Marketing Smart

28 days ago by

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Practicing smart B2B marketing enables you to better connect with your audience, accomplish goals, and avoid looking stupid in the process.

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How to Build Your Personal Brand Like a VC

36 days ago by

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The top venture capitalists are personal branding machines. Here are some of the best practices you can learn from them to elevate your own personal brand.

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Are You Practicing Agile Marketing?

43 days ago by

Grand Prix Gymnastics 2009

Agile marketing is all about being quick, nimble, and well-coordinated with your marketing efforts. Here are insights on OpenView’s agile marketing practices, and how your company can benefit, too.

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New Example of B2B Content Marketing at Work

49 days ago by

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Think about adding on a content hub to your content marketing repertoire to build thought leadership, brand awareness, and community engagement within your target audience.

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Why Influencer Marketing is Good for Your Startup and a Word or Two About Klout

57 days ago by

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A Q&A with influencer marketing enthusiast Amanda Maksymiw, in which she discusses what makes influencer marketing so successful, some impediments to influencer marketing’s success, and a word or two about algorithmic sites that measure your company’s “influence.”

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Fast Tips on Using Social Media and Influencer Marketing for Your Next Event

64 days ago by

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“If you build it, they will come” does not apply to your next event. Here’s how to promote your event within your social networks and leverage the reach of your influencers to boost participation.

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New Facebook for Busy B2B Social Media Marketers

71 days ago by

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Just when you thought you were on top of your company’s social media presence, Facebook announces a new layout for brand pages. Now what?!

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