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  • Web 2.0 Drives Effective Marketing, Market Share

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    Companies reporting the heaviest use of Web 2.0 technologies—particularly those deploying them beyond their own corporate walls—are deriving the greatest value, including more-effective marketing, stronger collaboration, and increased market share, according to a study by The McKinsey Global Institute.

  • Five Classic Mistakes to Avoid in a Decentralized Sales and Marketing Organization

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    As companies embrace the idea of aligning their decentralized sales and marketing teams, they sometimes make counter-productive decisions. To successfully align Sales and Marketing—and, ultimately close more deals—dodge these five common mistakes.

  • Web-based Email Use Declines as Mobile Soars

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    More than 70 million US mobile users—roughly 30% of all mobile subscribers—accessed email via mobile device as of November 2010, up 36% from the 51.6 million who did so a year earlier, according to comScore Media Metrix. Meanwhile, fewer visited Web-based email destinations during the period, and spent less time on such sites when doing so.

  • How to Market the Cloud

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    Cloud computing is a revolutionary operational model that's changing how IT is managed and delivered. Successfully marketing the cloud requires understanding it and effectively communicating its benefits to prospects.

  • Americans Spending More Time on Twitter

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    The amount of time online Americans spent tweeting and reading tweets on Twitter grew an estimated 18.9% in 2010, while the number of US online adults paying a monthly visit to the microblogging site fell 14% during the same period, according to data from Experian Simmons DataStream.

  • Three Techniques for Real Innovation in Product Development

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    Product, price, place, and promotion are the four Ps of marketing. These days, however, there's a frenetic obsession with promotion, confusion about place, and a hectic battle over price. Amid the chaos, that first P is often overlooked.

  • Many Brands Don't Track Social Media Conversations

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    Despite anticipated increases in 2011 digital and social marketing budgets, only 30.0% of marketers say they have a strong understanding of social media conversations happening around their brands, according to a survey from Alterian.

  • Five Ways to Gain Attention the 'Write' Way

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    CONTENT TYPE: Article | TOPIC: Writing

    Writing is a vital component of various marketing-related tasks. Effective writing can improve sales pitches, enhance brand value, and perfect ad campaigns. Spruce up your marketing with these five tips.

  • Top 50 Websites by Ad Reach and Visits in December

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    Yahoo Sites comprised the top-ranked Web property in December 2010 attracting 181.2 million unique visitors, followed by Google Sites with 179.3 million and Microsoft Sites with 177.0 million, according to comScore Media Metrix service. Meanwhile Amazon recorded its highest month of traffic on record from the holiday shopping surge.

  • Sales and Marketing Best-Practices: Seven Heavenly Virtues

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    Sales and marketing best-practices are universally desirable—but, too often, elusive. Here are seven solid best-practices that address the misalignment between Sales and Marketing and help increase sales.

  • More Inc. 500 Companies Succeeding With Facebook

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    More than seven in ten (71%) of the nation's fastest-growing private companies now use Facebook and, among them, 85% say their efforts are proving successful, up 36 percentage points from the 54% that said so a year earlier, according to a study by the University of Massachusetts at Dartmouth's Center for Marketing Research.

  • Nine Ways to Elevate Your Presentation and Speaking Skills to Black Belt Level

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    Whether you're just beginning to present to audiences, or are a veteran speaker—becoming a speaking champ requires attention to detail. Begin with these nine, nuanced tips to master your speaking skills.

  • iPhone Dominating Mobile Email Activity

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    Some 13.36% of email message opens occur via mobile device with the iPhone comprising more than 65% of that activity on average, according to a study from Knotice, which also finds that mobile email open levels are highest in the early-morning hours but vary dramatically by industry.

  • Three Lesser-Known Ways to Enhance AdWords Quality Score

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    Are you dissatisfied with the results of your Google AdWords ads? A low "Quality Score" could be to blame. If you've tried all else but aren't seeing results, give these three unconventional tips a shot at bumping up your score.

  • Digital Ad Spend to Climb 14%, Social Media 35%

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    US direct and digital advertising expenditures are forecast to reach $163.9 billion in 2011, up 6.2% from 2010 levels, according to a report from the Winterberry Group. Of that total, digital spending is expected to reach $31.6 billion, up 14.0% from the previous year.

  • Online Reputation Management's Top 3 Challenges

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    CONTENT TYPE: Article | TOPIC: Social Media Marketing

    Online reputation management (ORM) has become a hot term in digital marketing. But few marketers know exactly how to use it to their advantage. Learn how to tackle the Top 3 ORM challenges, and let your brand shine.

  • Direct and Digital Marketing Jobs Rebounding in 1Q11

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    In anticipation of stronger business conditions, more than one-half (52%) of digital and direct marketing executives plan to increase hiring in the first quarter of 2011, up from the 41% who said so in the previous quarter, according to a survey from Bernhart Associates.

  • Why You Should Use Engagement Metrics to Guide Your Messaging

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    How many Facebook fans or Twitter followers you have isn't necessarily the best indicator of how many people are receiving your message. But a new breed of engagement metrics can give you those answers, and help mold your messaging to generate the highest levels of engagement.

  • Brands Don't Use Social Media Effectively

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    Though growing numbers of companies are using social channels to connect with their customers, only 12% of business executives say their companies are using social media effectively, according to a study by Harvard Business Review Analytic Services.

  • Five Important B2B Marketing Trends in 2011

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    2011 is here, and that means B2B marketers have just been evaluating plans and allocating budget. Though each company is different, the same five trends will affect them all—and marketers who capitalize on them are better positioned to reach their goals.