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  • MarketingProfs guest blogger Steve Haase of ThoughtLead shares five ideas from speakers at the M.Tech 2011 event regarding improving enterprise management.

  • What should a business look for in a chief content officer—the key person responsible for sharing and creating its content? To succeed in this important role, your ideal candidate should have these critical (but not so obvious) skills.

  • Yahoo Sites comprised the top-ranked Web property in April 2011 with 187.4 million visitors, followed by Microsoft Sites with 178.9 million and Google Sites with 175.9 million, according to comScore Media Metrix service. CareerBuilder captured a spot on the top 50 ranking for the first time in April, at No. 43, while Netflix jumped six spots to No. 36, attracting 28.6 million visitors during the month.

  • The ever-increasing interdependence between search and social media should be viewed as an opportunity rather than a threat. Learn how to use both strategically, and boost your marketing effectiveness.

  • More than two-thirds of companies (68%) plan to formally deploy iPads or other tablet computers by 2012, with sales force automation applications, particularly cloud-based systems, a key driver of that adoption, according to a survey from Model Metrics.

  • MarketingProfs chief content officer and author of "Content Rules," Ann Handley shares the latest 21 words added to the AP Stylebook.

  • If children learn from fairy tale characters and their actions, online marketers can learn to evaluate and improve their online campaigns—and end up with a much healthier ROI—from fairy tale antics, too.

  • More than three-quarters of US microbusiness owners say they are very (42%) or extremely (35%) happy to work for themselves, according to Vistaprint's newly launched Small Business Happiness Index, which tracks the pulse of US microbusinesses. Moreover, 35% say they wouldn't even consider working for someone else.

  • MarketingProfs blogger Michael McLaughlin discusses the importance of asking the right questions to make sure you deliver the best experience to your client.

  • Do you know where you stand after a tradeshow? Research suggests that very few companies measure the tradeshow results that have a direct impact on funding and strategy. Gain insight and close leads with these tips on collecting, analyzing, and applying tradeshow data.

  • Though most email is still read via webmail channels, some 16% of email messages were viewed via mobile device in March 2011, up 80% (7 percentage points) from 9% six months earlier, according to study by Return Path. Such mobile activity occurred steadily during the early part of the week, with increased activity beginning on Thursday into the weekend.

  • MarketingProfs blogger Ted Page offer 13 must-do tips for improving the ranking of your corporate blog, based on his experience at Captains of Industry.

  • Though no one can deny the explosive popularity of social media, some hard-core justifications for its B2B use have yet to be laid out. Consider these four points before leaving social media out of your B2B marketing strategy.

  • Though the use of social media among the nation's smallest businesses surged in 2010—a trend likely to continue in 2011—email and brand websites are still the two most effective marketing tools for small businesses, according to a survey from Constant Contact.

  • MarketingProfs blogger David Reich discusses the scandal of allegations regarding PR giant Burson-Marsteller in waging a smear campaign against Google.

  • The 2010 census results will be released this summer, and marketers should expect major demographic shifts. To cope with these changes, I recommend adopting three approaches for your email, mobile, and social marketing.

  • Fully six in ten marketers (60%) say they plan to increase spending on virtual events and environments in 2011, while 42% plan to decrease spending on physical conferences and tradeshows during the year, according to a survey from Unisfair.

  • MarketingProfs blogger Mark Ivey gives you the 7 main reasons why your blog sucks (it's the content) & offers ideas for making it an engaging, interesting read.

  • The corporate community has recently recognized the potency of using storytelling strategically—to position brands, transform business, and engage and align employees. Here are four distinguishing facets of strategic storytelling that'll help you better understand what it is and how it works.

  • Email and search marketing still have the greatest influence on consumers' online buying behaviors, whereas social media, though it generates awareness, is rarely associated with direct revenue, according to a study by Forrester Research and GSI Commerce.